Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-12

Dy tue 1uulhu appropriation uiiis 1hoio
is no expectation that 1t will be posi-
BILE to resume next week the considera-'
ton of the ship subsidy bill, but that
measure will be forced to the front as
soon as other pressing subjects have
been disposed Of. The tentative pro-
gramme for next weeks proceedings In
the House includes devotion to District
of Columbia business on Monday. Then
tho river and harbor bill will be dis
posed of. LIQUIDS bill to codify the postal
laws will hold the boards next week.
II any time remains, an appropriation
bill will be taken up, probably the
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
Justice Hagner today ordered Robert
B. Rodney to pay his wife $40 q month
alimony and $50 towards counsel fees
pepding the settlement of the original
suit for maintenance brought by Mrs.
Rodney, Judge Hagner further or.
dered that the hearing of the case De
en- camera, as he did not think the SEN
sa.ional charges should be made public.
Mr.. Rodney is retired naval officer,
we'll up in years and was only married
two months ago. Much Of the marital
troubles of the couples are charged BY
Rodney to interference on the part OF
Miss Cole, bis wife's cousin and COM
panion.
1t took the Senate just two and one
half minutes late yesterday afternoon
to decide that the next House of Rep
resentatives should consist OF 1856 men,
bers. This passing OF the reapportion
ment bill was case OF snap Judgment
and Senator Clay, OF Georgia, has
scarcely vet awakened to the realiza-
ton of what was done. 1t happened
this way: Just before o'clock, when
the Senate was expecting to ADJOURN,
Mr.. Garter, chairman of the census
committee, called the reapportionment
bill up and asked for its immediate
consideration. Mr.. Pettus objected,
but Mr.. Carter urged that 1t was an
important matter especially because
many State legislatures are now 10 ses'
sion and would desire to make provis-
ion for the re-districting of their States
where necessary. Senator Pettus
thereupon withdrew his objection.
10 the meantime Senator Clay
bad been holding hurried con-
sultation with several of the demo.
| Gratis. He announced that he de-
sired to confer with the representatives
from bis State before it was passed up
on, but thought be could do so that
evening, and was willing that II should
be taken up now. Senator Frye was
| 10 the chair and he is anxious to clear
the way as soon ss possible for the
further consideration OF the ship sub.
sIdy bill. He therefore began to rattle
off the parliamentary question: 1.-THE
bill ia before the Senate in committee
of the whole and open for amendments.
There being no amendments the bill ls
reported to the Senate without amend.
ment. The question is shall the bill
be read q third time. The question
now is shall the bill be passed. Those
In favor say aye those opposed
no. The bill is passed." 1t was
all done inside of three minutes.
There was scarcely pause between
| Mr.. Frye's sentences. Not Senator
responded 10 the call for vote. Mr..
Clay did not know what had been done
until the clerk began reading some
measure, and then he walked over to
Senator Carter's desk and with very
red face learned how he had been caught
mapping. Mr.. Clay afterwards said thai
of course be had expected there would
be some debate on the bill and he hac
no idea that IL was intended tt
rush the measure through last night
There have been discovered In the
archives In Paris. France, hitherto un'
published correspondence and docu'
ments relating to The purchase Of
Louisiana 10 1903 by the United States
Governor Nash, of Ohio, joins Joseph
Welby, president of the Historical and
Philosophical Society OF Ohio, in ask.
| Jog Congress to have these records
copied and printed. They maintain
that In 1871 the records narrowly es'
capped destruction and hold that such
an event would be catastrophe.
Senator Warren desires the establish
ment of district court 10 the territory
of Hawaii, and has introduced bill In
the Senate to that effect. 1t provides
for the holding of court in Honolulu
and in Hilo.
Rafael Del Pan Fontella, the native
Filipino who is in Washington 10 the
the interest of the Filipino indepen-
dence petition which has been present
ed to the Senate, is lawyer and grad.
uate Of the University of Madrid. He
published LA Oceania Espapala" in
Manila, which he says was suppressed
by General Otis because he advised the
General on his arrival there to use
peaceful rather than forceful means to
subdue the Fillpinos. In talking for
publication Mr.. Fonteila said; "How
can we be traitors or rebels when we
are not citizens OF the United StatesP
We can no more commit treason
against the United States than an
| American can do so against Spain. We
are no rebels. We seek by peaceful
means to gain our independence.
Aguinaldo Is alive and is in the mount
aims In the province of Bangued, the
most healthy part OF the island. The
Filipino government is established and
| acknowledged in all parts of the islands
where the American army does not
extend its power. In other words we,
hold about rs per cent. of the territory
1t is expected that there will be q
lively time in the next executive ses.
| sion of the Senate when the nomina-
ton of James F. Harlan, son OF Justice
Harlan, of the Supreme Court, to be at.
torney- general for the island OF Porto
Rico comes up for confirmation. There
| is no disposition on the part OF demo
| cratic Senators to defeat the nomina'
ton but the democrats are not going to
let the opportunity pass to criticise