Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette.

intention 10 recess over uhlh - a. "
Monday. to remain in session until noon,
then adjourn the called session by one
drop of the gayel, and Immediately re-
convene in regular session by another.
This ceremony has been abandoned as
unnecessary. The House will meet to-
morrow to receive Speaker s announce
ment of committee assignments. linen
floor leader Payne will move that the
House adjourn. There will be no ref
erence whatever to the called or the
regular session. Ghe House will simply
adjourn until Monday noon. When 1t
shall meet again at that time, the extra
session, by virtue of the constitutional
provision requiring Congress to convene
in regular session at noon on the trst
Monday in December, will be at an end.
The adjournment on Saturday will be in
the called session, the converting on
Monday will be in regular session..
There has been no understanding be-
tween House and Senate on the subject,
but the House leaders are so sure OF the
correctness of their position that they
deem further conferences unnecessary.
1t is reported that Senator Hanna has
definitely decided not to accept the
Craftsmanship of the republican nation
Al committee for another term, and that
he will so inform the President this
evening The President and Mr.. Hanna
are expected at this meeting to agree
upon someone for the Craftsmanship
It is believed that Mr.. Hanna will insist
on the retention of Perry Heath as
secretary of the committee until the close
of his term, which will be at the time OF
the national convention.
The members of the North Carolina
Editors Association in annual session
here, were received by Speaker Cannon
in the lobby Immediately upon adjourn
ment today. The speaker is North
Carolinan by birth, and had a pleasant
word to say to the editors and their
wives.
Following the action of the House,
the Senate at 1886 adjourned until to-
| morrow. Should the House tomorrow
decide to adjourn the extra session sine
die. and adopt a resolution to that effect
the Senate will thus be ready to receive
il. Such a resolution is not, however,
expected and the probabilities are that
after brief session tomorrow the Senate
will take recess until shortly before
noon Monday, and that the extra session
will be allowed to merge into the regular
session.
Speaker Cannon was an early caller
At the Whit. House today, coming III
response to a summons from ths Presi-
dent. "The President seEt for me to
talk over little matter" he said, "and
| came a-running. TomOrroS at
twelve o'clock nOOn," he continued, in
response to a question regarding the time
of his announcement of the committee
ships, Gas the old colored man said at
the meeting, five weeks from next
Lords day, divine service will be held
here, the Lord permittin', and the Lord
not permittin', five weeks from next
Lords day, nohow'. So tomorrow at
twelve noon nohow. There is a Little
clerical work to be done; that's all. l
wanted to get the committees in the new
directory; otherwise l would not an
nounce them so soon, perhaps. But
they are all fixed up; I've had plenty Of
time, and | guess the job will do"
Local friends perpetrated ajoke on W.
Godfrey Hunter who is known as Ken
tucky's "gumshoe" politician, and who
vas sworn IN as successor to the late
Congressman Boreing today. On his
desk he found huge bouquet OF chrysan-
themums and American Beauties, attach
ed to which by handsome silk stringers
we're pair of huge gum shoes, and
pair of smaller rubber boots. No one
enjoyed the joke more heartily than Rep
resentative Hunter himself.
Representative Sherley, of Kentucky,
introduced bill in the House today to
reduce the tax on whisky from Sl.lO to
70 cents.
The Postoffice Department having
ruled the other day that National Guard
organizations are not entitled to free use
of the mails, although the privilege has
heretofore been granted the, Representa-
tive Maynard, of Virginia introduced a
bill in the House today to save the situa-
ton by making such practice lawful.
Rear Admiral Harrington, command
ing the Norfolk navy yard, tele0-aphs
the Navy Department as follows rrsard'
ing the submarine torpedo boats Mecca
sin and Adder: 'Moccasin on beach south
of Currituck life saving station about 100
wards out. No life lost. Yankton has
gone there. Weather now moderate.
Rear Admiral Wise, commanding the
training squadron in Hampton Roads,
sent the following message: "Peoria ar
rived with Adder. Moccasin adrift on coast
south of Cape Henry. All crew saved
Reports very heavy sea. Yanktcn gone
to hunt for her."
ANONYMOUS letters circulating around
Washington deal with the affairs of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Most of them indirectly attack Mrs.
Charles w. Fairbanks's methods of adj
ministering the affairs of that organiza-
ton. The point at issue seems to be
the disposition Of the case of Miss Baird
Huey. who has for three years clamored
for a vindication from certain charges
alleged to have been made against her.
Her opponents are some of the best
known and most influential women in
Pennsylvania. Mrs. Fairbanks has
been disposed to deal kindly with Miss
-Huey and her contentious, but
Mrs. Roberts, of Rittenhouse Square,
Philadelphia, asserts that there is moth
ing in Miss BairdHuey's assertions.