The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-03-06

bill was amended in the House on mo-
tion Of Representative Jenkins 20 that the
jury shall consist OF seven instead OF
twelve men. The bill then passed with
out debate Nothing In the I'LL Is allow
ed TO affect the rights OF parties TO suits
now pending in such cases.
The House next passed. the Senate bill
which authorizes the health officer 10 IS
sue a permit for removing the remains %
the late Gen. E O. c. Ord from Oak Hill
Cemetery to Arlington National Gene
terry The Incorporation OF the Frederick
Douglass Memorial ard Historical AssU-
citation was then considered. the bill hav-
ing been introduced. by request. by Rep
ressntative Pesrre. OF Maryland. Deem
Der II last The incorporato-s are Helen
Douglass. William H. H. Hart Francis J.
Grimke. May Wrigh; Sewan and Edward
A Clarke. The objects OF the association
are TO preserve to posterity the memory
OF the life and character Of the late Fred
erick Douglass and 10 collect. COilate. and
pTCSs rye a historical record Of the incep-
ton. progress. and elimination OF the an
ti-slaveTy movement N the United States,
and 10 assemble in the homestead Of the
late Frederick Douglass. called Cedar Hill.
in An9cOStia, all such suitable exhibits Of
records or things illustrative or cOmmem-
orative Of the anti-slavery movement and
history a : NAV be donated to he assecia-
tion or acquired by purchase, beqUest, or
other lawful means.
Government b. Trustees.
Legal details for the management OF the
association are provided In the bill The
government Is 10 be vested in board OF
nor more shan hire. who shall be elected
by the corp0rators at their first meeting. or
al such time thereafter as the cO-pcr2tors
may at their first meeting appoint for that
purpose. The board Of trustees shall have
perpetual succession, and in them and
their successors shall be vested he power
granted 20 the association. No misnomer
Of the corporation shall defeat or annul
any grant. donation. sift. devise. or be-
quest 10 or from the corporation. Author
ity is given the corporation to cause 10 be
erected at such suitable site upon the
homestead in AnacOstia, after acquisition
of title TO the same. as may be selected
by the board OF trustees, a monument TO
the memory of the late Frederick Doug'
lass. of such character and at such cost
as in their judgment may seem lit, in &C
cordance with the means of the assOcie-
ZION and compatible with the objects and
purposes thereof
Representative Mudd. of Mary and. eX-
planned the provisions OF the bill said II
called for no money to be appropriated by
the government. and was for what he re-
garded as n worthy object Mr.. Mudd
said that the corporation was not exempt
from taxation
Not in sympathy with the Bill.
Representative Bailey. Of Texas, declar-
ed that he had no sympathy with the bill.
but would not oppose it if one section was
struck out. The section Objectionable TO
him was the one authorizing the board OF
trustees Of the association to organize
auxiliary associations in the veriOus
States and counties of this Union. or else
where. for the purpose Of soliciting funds
and transferring the same to the treasurer
of the association to carry into effect the
objects Of the association.
Representative Bailey said the branches
could be extended into any State. although
it's citizens might object. The section pro-
vided for the ''federalizins" of a corpora
ton. Then the heated passage between
Mr.. Bailey and the Speaker followed, and
a roll call was taken on the appeal from
the Speakers decision. When that had
been laid on the table Mr.. Bailey refused
to proceed and Chairman BabcOck refused
to allow a motion to strike out the sec
ton. Mr. Bailey then continued his fill
buster, calling for the yeas and nays on
the previous question. which carried, le7
to 50. A roll call was taken on the motion
to engToss. ard carried l0l yeas 10 80
nays. 10 present. Mr.. Bailey then de-
manded the reading of the engrossed bill
Speaker Henderson said the passage of
the Dill would come up to-day as I'M
finished business.
Three More Measures Passed.
Chairman Babcock moved to go into
Committee of the Whole to consider a bill
to relieve Chairman Dengler from the pro-
visions of the alien ownership law. The bill
affects three pieces of property in the Dis
trict. valued at about 5000. The motion,
after considerable parliamentary discus
sion. carried, "a 20 co. but Mr.. Bailey made
the point of no quorum. Speaker Hende--
son counted $50 present. and Mr.. Bailey
demanded the yeas and nays.
THE gentleman from Texas demands
the yeas and nays" said the Speaker.
I'm view of that friendly salutation."
said Mr. Bailey Il withdraw the demand"
This restored good telling. and the bill
passed in committee, and subsequently in
the House. A bill OF similar character,
in favor of Francisco Perna, of Montgom-
cry County, Maryland, who purchased a
tract of land near Tennallytown, also
passed; also a bill 10 convey to William
II. Dix. of Baltimore, a lot of land In this
city. when he pays such compensation as
the Secretary of the Interior deems proper
When these bills had been disposed of
Chairman Ba5cock announced that he had
no more business TO consider for the day