The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-03-23
SHAKY ON LOCK- CANAL
POSSIBLE THAT SENATE MAY FA.
VoR SEA LEVEL PLAN.
TlLLMAN CALLS RATE BlLL"BRAT'

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Seven Hundred Descendants Of Poca.
hontas up to Date-Women on the
Exposition Warpath--Dolliver Talks
About Great Lawyers.
| Washington, March 30 Special. 80
If the senate committee should decide
upon sea level canal, n result that
would not be surprising In view OF the
Developments In the committee. Il VIII
probably mean long contest In con
| grcss. The cry would he raised that
this was another defeat for the presl.
| dent, because he has earnestly favored
Il lock cnnnl No doubt II will be point
cd out that the canal IL to Join the San
to Domingo treaty, the Philippine tarllr
bill and the Joint statehood bill, all
measures wanted by the president, but
which have been defeated In the senate.
| No doubt the senate committee ON
lntcroCCanlc canals was favorable TO n
lock canal when II began It's inquiry,
but the development of the hearings
has shaken n number OF members, who
begin TO doubt the ACCESSIBILITY OF locks.
Senators on Rate Bills.
In running debate on rate lcglsla-
tion something concerning tho authors
OF the pending bill was mentioned, and
Senator Dolliycr was given credit for
II share In framing 1t. Senator Tlllmnn
had been speaking about great legal
lights, and Dollver said that he had
never boastcd of being great lawyer
and added, IL have not acquired the
art OF saying of one that he is the
greatest lawyer in the world and OF an
other that he IL still greater, and then
advancing my own opinion contradict
ing both"
II admire the senator's modesty very
much" replied Tillman. 1--WE all know
that In the bottom of his soul he thinks
he Is as great II lawyer as either OF
them.
Foraker and TiIman Bills.
| Now" continued Tlllmnn, 81 just
have word for my friend from Ohio,
who made some alluslon to his bill
moment ago, and, with the pride Of
paternity, he practically said it was
the only good bill that had been intro
duced He forgot that little baby of
mine, which he, along with my friend
from Rhode Island (AldrchD, was
80 much In love with when Il was
brought modcstly into this chamber
that they indicated IL desire, If would
consent to put some little cloak of
court review around the little infant,
that they would adopt It,"
Why He Reported the Bill.
After saying that bantllng Ia sleep.
Ing peacefully" referring to his own
BILL he thus explained how he came to
be In charge of the house bill: Some
body by some hocus pocus-I hardly
know how it happened-came TO us un-
eXpectcdly and In great hurry dump
| ed this baby in my arms. 1t Is sup
posed to be or said to be for the pur-
pose Of giving the people relief am
| suspicious of the paternity of the brat.
/ am suspicious OF the bantling itself;
but, finding that the interstate com
inerce committee would do nothing but
talk and talk, thought ii was best to
bring this controversy into the senate
and out In the open"
Will Get Even With Gardner.
There are women who are waiting to
get even with Representative Gardner
of Massachusetts, chairman Of the eX-
position committee, who Is opposed to
appropriations for cXpositiOns. They
are all Interested In the coming James
town exposition, or at least that pOr-
tion of ii which relates To POcahOntas
and II monument to the memory of that
Indian woman who figured SO promi.
nently in the history of Virginia.
81 am going TO live long enough"
said one of the ladies who have already
reached the uncertain age period, "tO
see Gardner aud all Massachusetts
down here asking for II large appro-
priation for the exposition that com
, memorates the landing of the pilgrims.
I'll wager they will want $l,OOOOOO."
Defendants of Pocahontas.
In this same connection | learned
that the good women who are going to
lmmOrtalizc Pocahontas have started
In by making an effort to obtain the
descendants of this woman and have
found 100, who have reported them
selves to the association.
THAT Is IA pretty good joke on the
professor of history OF Johns Hop
kins,' remarked particularly clever
woman, "fOr he has declared that Po-
cahontas was myth and existed only
In the minds of a few romancers who
wrote tales of the early settlements in
the colonies, Now, | say that PJca-
hontas had more influence on the early
history of Amerlca than any other wo-