Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-06

business. Mr.. GalIinger will on Mon
day explain at some length its provisions
and purposes desired. Other advocates
# a ship subsidy expect to be beard
later. There has been thus far no gen
eral order Of business for the Senate de-
cided upon. The joint statehood bill is
now in committee. 1t may be reported
before the end of the week. 1t is the
intention to press it to a speedy passage
"a soon as it is ready. 1t is expected
that the steering committee will meet
early in the week and arrange pro-
gramme for the remainder of the session.
Present indications point to a large por-
ton OF the coming week being devoted
TO a consideration of executive business.
There are many important nominations
yet TO be acted upon.
There will be an outburst OF sectional
luminosity in the House next week. Not
the North against the South but the West
against the East. The Statehood bill will
be reported to the House by Mr.. Hamil-
ton of Michigan, author of the measure
and chairman of the committee on terri
tories which has had 1t under consider
alton. Then the concert will begin.
The bill provides for the creation OF two
new States Oklahoma, composed OF Ok
lahoma and Indian Territory; and Ari-
zona, of Arizona and New Mexico. There
is no objection, either on the part OF re-
publicaHs or democrats, TO the creation
of the new State of Oklahoma, as out
lined; but the opposition to the consoll-
dation of Arizona and New Mexico as
one State, is violent, particularly among
western republicans. The westerners de-
clare that it is scheme 10 weaken the
west in the United States Senate. In
order to prevent the possibility of dis
arrangement Of the plans of the leading
republicans, the committee on rules VIII
accompany the Hamilton bill with rule
providing, as its most important feature,
that no amendments shall be permitted
As was made evident In the House con-
ference held on the statehood bill, there
are enough republicans in the House OPP
posed to the bill, to upset the rule, II
they should vote with the democrats.
The bill will be accompanied by a
minority report Of the democrats OF the
committee on territories, charging the
republicans with a violation OF party
platforms, which are construed to plainly
promise statehood for each OF the Terri
tories Of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and
Arizona. 1t is better, these men OF the
minority contend, that the Territories
oppos d to consolidation "shall be de-
MED statehood under the theory OF this
pill indefinitely than that the conditions
forced by an unnatural union should
exist"
The methods aud management by
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Of
the St. Louis fair of 1904 may yet be
the subject of national investigation.
Senator Carter, of Montana, who headed
the national commission, is prepared t.
turn loose broadside after brOadside in
case Congress should make inquiry into
the manner in which the original federal
appropriation of So, 600, 900 and the sub
sequent loans to the fair were spent.
Under the federal law by which the
money was paid, the national commits
sion was created and given certain au'
lhority in conjunction with the expo
sition company. Senator Carter is still
mad over the way he says this law-given
authority of the national commission was
ignored by the exposition company head
ed by David r Francis. Charges of utter
disregard of the federal law creating the
commission, fraud and irregularity in
the awards OF medals and prizes, mis-
management of the fair by inadequate
advertisement, the wholesale issue OF
free admissions to the fair grounus, and
finally favorism in the disposal of the
great mass OF salvage left on the exposi'
tiOn grounds are contained in the long
report filed by Senator Carter with the
Department of State. Of the alleged
crookedness 10 awards, Senator Carter
has this to say: ALLEGATIONS therein
contain Gin letter of protest to the ex-
position company of fragrant violations
of the rules and regulations in the selec
ton of and organization of juries are
strongly supported by the records and
silence of officials of the exposition CON-
pany. The charges of fraud and corrup-
ton 10 connection with certain awards
have never been denied or explained.
It was officially admitted at The War
Dep lrtment today that the order recent
ly issued sending the LIST and 2nd In
fantry and the Sth aud 18th batteries Of
field artillery to the Philippians was due
to the state of unrest now existing in
China