Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-04

morrow. This decision was reached by
the House committe on rules today. The
ruIe that will be reported to the House
for the consideration of the bill, will
allow ten hours general debate and three
hours debate under the five minute rule
in the committee Of the whole, when
amendments are to be offered and voted
upon. 1t is the presentexpectation that
the postofiice bill will be disposed OF at
the close of business today and that the
antitrust bill will have the floor to-
morrow.
If the desires of the majority OF the
House committee on naval affairs snail
prevail, nothing more will be heard at
this session of the Lessler bribery
charges. So far as the House is con-
cerned. it is to be considered closed
incident. Republicans generally are
satisfied to drop public discussion Of the
matter. Some democrats may show
some disappointment but, on the whole,
there is but little disposition to make a
party matter of it.
Elections committee No. |, OF the
House of Representatives, decided yes
terday not to allow James Cowden, who
contested the seat of Representative
Carter Glass. of the Sixth Virginia
District, any expenses for contestants
fees. The decision of the committee
was based upon the view that Cowden
had no real right to contest and that,
therefore, he had no calm to any ex-
penses.
Secretary Root today issued orders re-
assigning the general officers of the army
made necessary by the forthcoming re.
tirement of Major Generals Hughes and
Davis.
It's understood that the correspond
ents of many of the southern newspaper
will send to those papers the names o
the southern Congressman who attenc
the Presidents reception tomorrow
night, and should colored men ant
women be present at the reception Thu
fact will be specially mentioned.
The State Department has been ad
yised from Guatemala that Sierra ha
turned over the presidency of Hondura
to the council of ministers, and tina
Bonilla has proclaimed himself Preslden
at Amapala. -.
Representative Claude A. Swanson is at hi
Washington home, the Cairo Apartment:
quite sick, and will be unable to look after nj
congressional work for several days.
The comming session Of Congress OF Daugh
ters of the American Revolution promises '
proye an unusually lively one, spirited ngn
being expected over the election OF presiuen
general. the three years Of the term OF MT
Senator Fairbanks having about expired
Mrs. Donald Mclean, of New York, is agai
a candidate for that coveted position. Al On
last session of the Congress Of the ID. "A. Il
Mrs. Mclean, with an eye to the future, III
troduced an amendment to the constitution
I the effect that no officer, with the exceptio
of the vice presidents general and the trea
nrer. shall be eligible to reelection. IN
measure. which would ehectually dispose I
Mrs. Fairbanks candidacy to succeed hersei
will be brought up the first thing AFTER III
converting Of the Congress. =,
The President todaylsent to the Senate III
following nominations: To be Assocla'
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the Philil
pine Islands, John T. McDonough,, OF Ne
York; TO be United States Circuit Judge Il
the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Willis va
Devanter, of Wyoming; TO be Associa'
Justice of the Supreme Court of the Terrlfor
of Oklahoma, Clinton +. Irwin, OF ILLINOIS.