Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-09

Washington. Feb Practically
every question that hay t'rea. q Is
likely soon to be before the senate, was
discussed last evening at the first Of
the promised series of night sessions
to discuss the ship subsidy bill, but very
little time was devoted to the pending
measure.
The subsidy situation is one Of great
uncertainty. There are as many opin-
ions among senators as to its fate rs
there are amendments suggested for It's
perfection. Two important questions
the night sessions themselves viii have
TO answer are the teEacity of the ltc-
publican advocates and the staying
qualities of the Democratic opposition.
Night sessions Indicate II last-ditch
stage of the battle. The trouble in pre-
dieting its outcome largely arises from
the lack of popular demand for this
legislation. When Il party goes into
night sessions for measure it needs
pressing popular sentiment from be-
hind The country rs Il whole has not
awakened to the need of subsidy lrgis-
Ing powers of its advocates.
Friends Of the subsidy deny that any
threat has been made to hold up the
river and harbor bill, in W Eich nearly
all the senators have local interests.
until he subsidy is passed by the senate.
This report, they say, sprung from the
annOuncrm, in the commerce COM
Ilittnn 1,y lN,.t.n In
and diplomatic language, that of course
he and others who were so mitch i'll
tcrcstcd in the subsidy could not be cy-
ppcted to find much time FOR the river
and hnrbor bill until the other matter
was off their minds. This would apply
only to the senate. If the subsidy
should get through that body there
would then be no obstacle in the way
Of the river and harbor appropriations
while the house WAS graphing with the
subsidy 1t will be recalled that this is
the appropriation bil. in which Chair
man Burton is interested
Two Important measures were dis
posed of by the senate yesterday, the
i'iii'tis 'luNills 'pl'l opl Dlil
and the war revenue reduction measure
The former was under consideration
less than an hour. The only change
made In ii was the strengthening of the
provision against hazing Mt West Point
During the remainder Of the afternoon
session the war revenue reduction bill
was before the senate. The lIl.ance
committees amendment levying n tax
on transactions in so-callcd "buckrt.
shops modifying the t.: upon cigars
and cigarets, and providing for re-
bate Oh unbrokcn packages of tobacco,
in addition to several others of q minor
character. were adopted.
Debn,c OH the roStotlicc appropriation
bill consumed another day in the house. !
About two hours were occupied by
Chairman Loud Of the nOstoflce COM
mittee, who was member of the postal
commission, In the discussion Of the
subjects investigated by ii. The rc-
lnainder Of the day was occupied in de.
Dnte upOn the pncumaticc service, Spc.
cal mail facilities and railway IRnil
pay.
Washington, Feb. 7.-Scnntor Hale
yesterday submitted to the senate a
number of communications from the
secretary of the navy concerning naval
affairs. One of these Is q list showing
the names of vessels purchased for the
navy during the war with Spain, to-
gcther with the prices paid and also |
a list Of such vessels which have been
sold, together with the prices received |
for them. The latter includes the fol- |
lowing: Niagara S2OO,OOO, sold for
$4,000; Badger $367, 900, sold for Sl35,-
600; Resolute $4,000, sold for $780,
900; Vulcan S35O,OOO. sold for $175 900;
Cassius SlGO,59i, sold for purchase
price: Scipio $S5,T69, sold for $50, 125:
Hector 100000, sold for $G5,15O.
Washington, Feb. 7.-General Otis |
visited the White House and war de-
partment yesterday for the purpose OF
presenting to the president and Sccrc-
tary Root, BcnitO Legarda, the first
vice president of the original Philippine
republic. S"Aor Legurda is now Oh
his way to Manila, by way of San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Legarda expressed himself
rs having no doubt that the American
occupation of the Philippines would re-
suit in lasting good to the Filipino peo.
pie. and said that conditions generally
on the islands were rapidly improving.
Washington, Feb. Tt is understood
Mt the war department that the trans.
port Mcpherson. which Is ashore Off
Havana, ran out of her course in fog.
She was in command of Captain Helm.
richs, former officer Of the navy. The
question as to who was responsible for
the accident will he determined by an
official investigation.
Washington, Feb 7.--The pension of
tlie widow of General I.awton was yes.
terlay reported by the house committee
on pensions mt 500 per month"; a rcduc-
ton from 500 per month, fixed by the
senate. The reduction was due to the
rule of the committee to report no bill