Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-21
FIFTY SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Washington, d. c., March 81.
SENATE,

mI. lellef presented 10 the 09Dhte tnls
morning q memorial from the legisls-
t1re of Colorado protesting against the
cortnuation OF the war in South Africa,
aud appealing to the President and
Congress to tender the good offices of
this government 10 the combs tAnts
With view OF securing peace.
Immediately after the completion of
the routine business the bill for the
protection OF the PRECEDENT was taken
up. No Senator bting ready to pro.
coed, the measure was temporarily
laid aside and the war revenue reduc-
ton bill was laid before the Senate.
Mr,Aldrioh, 10 charge of the bill, said
be hoped both measures could be dis.
posed Of today. 10 that event, ad-
journment over to Monday would be
taken.
10 response to an inquiry OF Mr..
Hoar, Mr.. Aldrich announced that any
amendments would I've opposed.
Mr.. Hosr had favored one refuoding
the amounts now 10 the Treasury
arising from the tax on charitable be-
quests, but said that under the cir
oumstsnces be would not iusist. 10
explans ton Mr.. Aldrich announced
that the pending bill repealed all Of
the war taxes of 1898. and that only the
bucket shop tax OF 1901 was retained.
The committee amendments were
then agreed to. Vote was deferred
until later.
Mr.. Patterson took the floor TO
ol.oooka HE Apoarf hill
providing for the protection OF the
President. He would eliminate the
seditious feature, coDfine the punish
ment to attack on the President or
Vice President or the next 10 succes-
sion and use the word murder"
instead OF "willfully or msliciously
kill or cause the DEATH" He
charged that anarchy would be
increased by the passage of the bill.
and tlat while without the Law II
might be a generation before a Presi-
deIt was killed, with it such an as
ssut might come in year or two.
He thought the measure would open
up pandora box of grave evils.
During the debate which followed
Mr.. Fairbanks, In referring to TIE kill
log of President Mckinley, declared the
crime at Buffalo was only equslled by
that on Calvary.
HOUSE.
The House today In committee OF
the whole resumed consideration oil the
rivers aud hsrbors appropriation bill.
REAPPoRTIoNMENT.-The bill to re-
apportion the State into congressional
districts was completed by the Senate
committee on privileges and elections
yesterday evening, and will be reported
today. Changes are made 10 nine OF
the ten districts, the Seventh (Hays)
remaining intact. The First district
(Joues) gives up Caroline, Spottsylvanis
and Fredericksburg to the Eighth, aud
receives from the Second the portion
north OF james river, with the excep-
ton OF Charles City county. The Sec.
oud district (Msynard's) will consist OF
Norfolk, Portsmouth and that portion
Of the present Second district south OF
the James. The Third district (Lamb's)
gives Chesterfield to the Fourth, but
retain Manchester and receives Charles
CITY. The Fourth district Lsssiter's)
GAS Chesterfield added to IL. Halifax
is added to the Fifth district from the
sixth. The Sixth district (Otsy's) loses
Halifax to the Fifth and Charlotte to
the Tenth, but gets Pulaski from the
Ninth aud Rockbridge and Botetourt
from the Tenth. The Eighth (Rixey's)
has Caroline, Spot;sylvauis and Fred
ericksburg added to it The Nlutn
district (Rhes's) loses Pulaski to the
Sixth. The Tenth district (Flood's)
receives Charlotte from the SIKH, but
loses Botetourt and Rockbridge to toe
Sixth.
HAS COAST LINE BEEN SOLD PIT is
rumored in Wilmington, DEL, That the
parties holding the controlling interest
IN the Atlantic Coast Line system have
sold out to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. The price paid for this con-
trolling interest cannot be learned, but
it must be large. While this report
cannot be corborstsd now, for all in a
position to know are retlcent or pro-
fees ignorance, still there is probably