Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-05
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law.
The Columbian legation here in treat
ing the differences arising from the old
controversy over the secession OF Panama
has adopted the most conservative and
diplomatic course. Colombia's opinion
as TO the duty of the United States has
been presented TO the State Department
without an exaggerated accompaniment
of charges of bad faith by the United
States toward Columbia during the Pan
ANA revolution, and no claim for money
has been fued. That Columbia pra' tical
agrees that she has no claim against
Panama for the assumption of portion
of the national debt is shown by advice.
received here containing statement by
President Reyes.
Among the nominations sent TO The
Senate today were those Of Royal f.
Cabell to be postmaster at Richmond,
Va, Hanford Anderson at West Point,
and 8. Brown Allen to be U. s. Mar.
shall for the western district Of Virginia.
The nomination of William T. Vernon,
of Kansas, to be Register of the Treas
ury, was also sent TO the Senate.
Representative Grosyenor, will intro
duced an amendment TO the Hepburn rail-
road rate bill providing that no official,
agent, or employee of any railroad shall
be interested in the furnishing OF ma
terial or supplies TO such company, or IN
the business of transportation as com
mon carrier Of freight or passengers oyeI
the works, owned, leased, controlled, oil
worked by such company.
Representative LongswOrth has an
nounced his best man and ushers at bis
wedding. The best man is Thomas
Nelson Perkins, a classmate at Harvard,
and the ushers Quincy A. Shaw, Of Bos-
ton; Frederick Winthrop, of New York
Francis R. Bangs, of Boston; Guy Nor.
man. of Boston; Z. A. Wallingford, d
Cincinnati; Larz Anderson, of Washing.
ton; Viscount Chambrun and Theodore
Roosevelt, jr.
Secretary of State Root believes thai
the necessary two-thirds majority of the
Senate could be secured for the ratifica.
ton of the Santo Domingo treaty, i
Senator'S we're free to exercise their own
Judgment in the matter. "The calling
of the democratic caucus" he said to
day, sis an almost absolute presump'
ton that more than two-lhirds OF The
membership of the Senate are in favol
of the treaty, else why was caucus
called" In other words, if the treaty
fails Of ratification, it will simply be be-
cause some of those in favor of it have
not been permitted the privilege of
discretionary vote on the question.
A telegrsphic report to the War De
partment from San Francisco states tina
the board of officers that investigated
the fire en- the transport Meade have de
cded that it was caused by spontaneoui
combustion.
When the Senate met today Richard
Olney, of Massachusetts,, was reelected
member of the board of regents of tb'
Smithsonian Institution.
Everything was quiet about the CAPT
tol today and the attendance OF bott
branches of Congress was slim, while bu
few spectators were in the galleries. Or
the democratic side of the House at moor
during the discussion of the abroad rate
bill there were hardly thirty members in
their seats.
Mr.. Hay, Of the Seventh Virgins
District, who has been at his home IL
Madison by reason of the illness of hi
little girl with appendicitis, is back il
bis place in the House. His daughte
is re overing.
Senator Martin has introduced tn
following bills for relief, the claims be
ing for supplies used or property de
stroyed by federal forces during the civil
war. Thomas II. Wilson, of Fairfa'
county, $3.50; estate of George s. Ayre
of Loudoun, 81, 900; Arthur F. Cliff, o
Stafford county, s., l6l; w. II. Italia
ierro. administrator of John G. Italia
ferro, King George county, So, go; estaI
of Simon w. Woolon, 2,5CO; estate 0
Ambrose Hood, Fauquier county
$4,000.