Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-04-22
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corrs,pendencs Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, D. c., April %.
Senator Hanna ssys he will now take
steps TO show the world that his friend
Estes G. Rathbone Is an innocent man
deliberately prosecuted by Gov. Gen.
Wood. He says he has documentary
evidence to prove that the Military
Governor swayed the court that con-
vjcted the Director General OF Posts
Senator Hanna has q great mass oil
papers bearing upon the case and DC
soon as possible he will go over them
with an attorney. The Senator has mol
not vet decided what his first step will
he Rstbbone will remain In Havana
as his bail will not allow him to leave
| the island The Senator's duties will moi
hermit him to be present at the trial Of
| the proceedings when they are heard
Init he will employ the best legal talent
obtaiuable and will stand by Rathbone
until the bitter end.
The President today sent to the Sem
alta the nomination Of Rear Admiral
Henry c. Taylor, to be Chief OF the
Bureau of Navigation.
President Roosevelt today appointed
Benz. F. Barnes, Of New Jersey to suc'
coed the late Major o. L. Pruden as
assistant secretary to the President.
Mr.. Barnes has been connected with
the White House staff since 1898.
The House committee on military
affairs while considering bill to cor
| rect the military record OF Harrison
Wagner, who has lately been receiving
a pension of $40e month, has learned
that a bill alleged to have passed the
Senate in bis favor, together with the
favorable report of the committee,
attested by the Senate clerk, are imita'
tons.
The House committee on judiciary q
week from today will hear advocates
OF the Lowering resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution to
give Congress the power to establish
uniform hours OF labor Ia manufactures.
The House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce gave hearing
today to advocates Of the bill to give
| pensions to the men OF the life saving
service.
The House committee on naval af'
fairs today decided to incorporate in
the naval appropriation bill, which is
| to be reported this week, provision
for two battleships, two cruisers, and
two eunboats, to be built at navy yards
ANY or ell Of them-if the Secretary
of the Navy in his discretion so orders.
The battleships are to have tonnage
of Is 900 tons each, are to be the largest
ever built, and are to cost, exclusive oil
armor and armament, not to exceed
| S4,212, 900; the armored cruisers are To
| be of IA 500 tons displacement, to cost
81. 659. 900 eacb the gunbosts, OF ], 00C
tons. to cost each $685., 900. The demo
| cratic programme provided that half Of
the ships should be built at United
States Dsvy yards. The bill will carry
about SIC, 900, 900, of which about $685.
900, 900 will be for new ships.
Ii was announced ct the War De.
partment today that the court martial
OF Brig. Gen. Jacob Smith in the Philip
pines, begun under direct orders OF the
President, will not be subject to review
by Gen. Chaffee. The records of the
proceedings and the findings will be
sent to the President. War Depart.
ment Officials consider this action OF
the President particularly significant
No attempt is made by the War De-
partment to hide the fact that Gen,
Smith is 10 q very serious predicsment.
Senator Foraker today introduced a
bill appropristing $4,000 for the cree
ton OF O monument In the city OF
| Washington 10 the memory OF the
| l ,457 ex-prisoners from thelConfederate
prisons OF Cahaba and Andersonville
and those who were killed 10 the ex-
plosion OF the steamer Sultsna on the
night Of April 81, 1865, near Memphis,
Tenn.
President Roosevelt todsy sent q
message to Congress ommending an
appropriation of $4,000 to enable
him to appoint two commissioners
to visit Central and South Am.
erica to examine the proposed
route OF q Psn'AmericaD railway
and to ascertain Whist concession the TO.
spective governments will grant. as recon-
mended by the Pan.American Congress re-
| Gently held in Mexico. and to investigate and
| report upon the means Of extending the com.
merce OF the United States with those re-
gions.
The breach between the administration OF
| the War Department and the Senate COM
mittee on military affairs was widened todsy
when Senator Hawley, chairman Of the COM
mittee introduced bill TO increase the eff
cheney of she army which IL essentially differ
emit In many respects from thst which was
prepared by Secretary Root and which hiss
been 30 vigorously opposed by Lieutena' I
General Miles. The bill eliminates the gen.
ersl staff system, which Secretary Root so
strongly fAvors, and places upon General
Miles the duties which the Secretary OF War
would depute to the chief of ttaf Under
Senator Hswley's bill, General Miles would
become the commander Of the entire United
States army in fact as we'll as in name.
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUs.--Th