Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-23
Eram W annlngLOn.
Of the Alexandns Gsptte.

AOOs eVs
Including today there are just eight
legislative days left before Congress
reaches the end OF It's constitutional term
on the 18th Of March. 1t is probable,
however, that the session Of next Sat
urday, the 2od of March, will be con-
tinued over Sunday without adjourn
meut and that there will be considerable
business done In the national legislature
on the Sabbath Every effort will be
made TO avoid this by meeting early
every morning next week and by hol".
ing night sessions The appropriation
bills are in a very backward state but
there Is no reason to believe that they
will not be completed 10 time to permit
of the orderly adjournment of Congress
Only two Of the fourteen big supply
bills have yet been sent TO the President
for his signature. Seven Of the 9TH RS
have been passed by the House, amended
by the Senate aud arc now in the
hands Of conference committees. The
posiofice, sundry civil and general def
CLERGY appropriation bills have veto be
considered by the Senate and the latter
has not yet been presented to the House.
Next week will e devoted principally
to the consideration of The spprop riatiou
bills. An effort will be made 10 secure
the ratification of the Santo Domi' G ;
treaty. What Ia to be done IN the House
With the ship subsidy proposition has
been the absorbing topic throughout the
week. Speaker Cannon on THURSDAY
refused the subsdyites night session.
The understanding is, however, that the
subsidy men will be given q daV or 90
10 court and the measure, according to
present indications, will be used az
1lIer during the coming week when the
House Is awaiting the report OF the con-
ferees on the many appropriation bills
that are still In course Of Prepa alton.
The War Department will give Brig
Gen. Fred. Grant f. chance to say
whether or not he was correctly quoted
Ia the press reports Of bis remarks at
the Ct. A. r. banquet In Philadelphia,
last night. lie VAS alleged 10 have crit
icized tho Presidents course in compro-
mising on an international question with
the Mayor of San Francisco, and to
have compared President Roosevelrs
course with that which his own father,
tho late President Grant, would have
taken under similar circumstances.
The report of VIM. d. Foulke,
special inspector in the lndian ser
vice, upon the charges made against
W. 0. Bealle, Secretary Of the com.
mission to The Eve civilized tribes, has
been received by the Senate committee
on indian alaira. 1t finds that Bealle
was guilty Of many gross improPrieties,
bringing scandal on tho commission,
and recommends that he prohibited
from further participation In any on.
rollmeut case before the commission and
that his resignation should be demanded
if be PERSISTS In taking part in the de-
termination Of such cases. II was
charged that Beall was for time EN-
ployed by the Grm Of Mansfield, Nc
MuYrsyO and Cornish, attorneys for
The ChOctsw and ChickaSaw nations,
who wero then aud have since been
practicing before the commission. This
is the firm which q year or 80 ago pro
secuted claim against The government
successfully and received fee of $780,
900. Coming back to his position as
secretary Of the commission it wss fur
her charged that Be4ll proceeded to
pass upon and or Indicate the rights OF
the parties whose cases he had prepared
while 10 the Office Of said attorneys and
that he was the subssTvieDt sgent OF
said attorneys aud ordered the prepare
ton of decisions in accordance with
their wishes. The charges affected TO
some degree Tsms Bixby, a member of
the commission, but Inspector Foulke
did not 60 into that merely saying that
Blxby did not seem to know as much as
he should about what was going on in
bis Office
The largest balloon In the United
States, "the America" was successfully
launched into the air from the gas works
10 southeast Washington this afternoon.
l. carried the owner, ]. O. Mccoy, and
two others. At 2 o'clock the balloon
was caught in a cross current and started
10 the direction Of Chesapeake Bay at
rate of about 10 miles an hour.
The Hon. James Bryce, the newly
appointed British Ambassador TO the
United States, will DO formally pre-.
scented tn President Roosevelt on Mon
day afternoon.
What amounts to practical declara-
ton Of war By Honduras against NIcara-
qua has been officially communicated to
the United States Government through
American Minister Leslie Combs OF
Guaternaly.
The report of the interstate commerce
commission on the ''bloek" system on
railroads was sent TO the Senate today
1t recommends the ensutment OF !egis'
lstion to compel all roads 10 adopt the
block system within the next three or
four years.
Mr.. Henry, Of Texas, it's said. nav
be candidate for Speaker Of the nex'
House
Jail Delivery.
Dover, Del, Feo. %. With the
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