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WOULD DIVIDE COST
Chairman Cannon on Park
Commission Plans.
DISTRICT TO PAY HALF
INDICATION OF ATTITUDE OF THE
HOUSE.
How the Appropriations Committee
Regards the Proposed Improve
ment of the Capital.
An indication of the attitude the House
of Representatives will take when the
projects for the improvement of Washing
ton as advocated by the park commission
come before it can perhaps be had by the
statements of Chairman Cannon of the ap
propriations committee in discussing the
sundry civil bill today. Touching directly
"on this point Mr. Cannon said:
"Great plans have been made for the ex
tension of the park system In the District
of Columbia. We already have a great
park system, many hundreds of little parks
scattered all through the city, and then we
have the Zoo. We have Rock Creek Park,
and have had it for many years. The fu
ture is well cared for and well assured
from the standpoint of the government ser
vice in jhe District of Columbia and for the
convenience of its inhabitants and for the
welfare and pleasure of all the people. But
this system of parks being reserved, we
can go slowly. The Almighty did much in
the Rock Creek Park. If you just let it
alone, making a few roads, which are grad
ually being constructed, you cannot im
prove much upon nature, and it will not be
necessary for a decade to make much of
expenditure in that splendid park.
Park Commission Plans.
"There is a park commission proposition
that has never been adopted by Congress,
and. so far as I am concerned, I am in
clined to say never will be adopted by my
vote. It was not a self-appointed commis
sion. but a commission appointed by the
cc-ordinate branch of Congress under a
resolution. That commission made their
plans splendid and magnificent. When the
hproTtmail is compute it is to cost $2W,
000. Ooo. As I understand it. it involves the
condemning of all the territory between the
Mall ar.d Pennsylvania avenue, and the
payment of the dajnages from the public
treasury, and a great many other matters
that, in my judgment, ought not to be en
acted."
Mr. Rer.ton wanted to know if this prop
erty was not once the property of the gov
ernm.-: : and that the proposition now was
to buy it back.
"I am not advised as to that " Mr. Can
non replied, "but it may be true; but it
is now the property of individuals. I will
not enter upon a discussion of its merits.
It may come later in connection with this
or some other bill. My position and that
of your committee. I think without dissent,
as I understand it. is about as follows:
Th.it f..r construction of public buildings
to carry on the public business, in the city
of Washington, we stand quite ready to co
operate and recommend all apt appropria
tion as speedily as the public service re
ir.iires and the public revenues will allow,
with due regard for the public services else
where in the I'nited States.
The District to Pay Half.
"The second proposition is to beautfy the
city without regard to the public service
and to ir.ake it a beauty spot In the United
States. As to that great project the prop
osition of your committee is that we shall
go just so fast in beautifying the city ol
Washington as the people of the city of
Washington are willing to go and no faster,
. paying half the expense thereof by tax
ation. That is a very good check upon that
kind of improvements. Therefore, in the
Improvement of this park. $70,000. which
but commences it. we provide that one-halt
? ?f that sum shall be paid from the revenues
tf the District. And so as to all the great
park systems of the District of Columbia,
your committee are thoroughly of opinion
that they ought to be and must be im
proved, one-half from the treasury of tile
United States and the other half by local
taxation.
The Hall of Records.
"There is one other matter that I want
to call to the attention of the committee.
Th?re Is a great cry for a hall of records
In the District. There is a great cry for
the erection of a palace of justice, a new
State Department, a new Department of
Justice, and so on, and so on. Some of
these works might well be commenced, but
they iiii^ht to be commenced with care, to
make them fairly agree with the improve
ments that have been made in the District
on the one hand and to shut off extrav
agance upon the other.
"Much that is said about a hall of records
rr ight well be unsaid, if the government
of th?> United Stales paid enough atten
tion to the records of the United States,
to pn serve the records that ought to be
preserved and to destroy those that are of
no account.
Capitol Improvement!
After declaring that if all the old useless
records of the government were destroyed
there would be room enough for govern
ment work. Air Cannon turned his atten
tion to the proposed addition to the Capi
tol building and the renovation of the ro
tunda, tn>! said Ilia' investigation showed
that to complete the Capitol wouid cost
J_\rjxi.oi'o: i,, renovate the rotunda. JL'7r.,i. i.i.
"In addition to that," he continued, "un
der this provision of the law the architect
of the <*.:pitol has ascertained that to con
struct a tunnel from the Capitol some
where to land that is south of ifs or south
tast. nearby, the Capitol grounds, and to
complete a building with 4MI rooms In it in
a style of architecture that would com
port fairly well with the surroundings of
the Capitol and l.ihrary of Congress and
construct a tunnel from the Capitol to
?tuch building, constructing such a build
ing with a great basement that would hold
all the documents and that would hold in
addition the heating apparatus of the
Capitol, move it all out and your lighting
apparatus into such a building, giving ad
ditional room in th?* Capitol for committee
rooms, removing the condition that we
have from the musty documents, that the
construction of such a building would cost,
in round numbers, ti.uni.iKdi. and ihat
with th? completion of the Capitol would
cost $o.77.Y<??>.
Taxation of Personal Property.
Regarding the improvement of the capi
tal Mr. Rucker asked:
"Does the gentleman believe that every
Improvement of that nature ought to be
borne by the District."
Mr. Cannon?"I do."
Mr. Rucker?"And none of them paid
for in whole by the government? Now if
the gentleman will kindly answer me if he
can. This half which is paid by the city
or the District of course is raised by local
taxation."
Mr. Cannon?"Yes."
Mr. Rucker?"There has been a good deal
ef discussion in the newspapers about the
f ixation of personal property here. Will
the gentleman advise me as to whether
personal properly is taxed here?"
Mr. Cannon?"Practically I understand
Bot."
Mr. Rucker?"Then does not the gentle
man believe that before we appropriate an
other dollar for expenses that the city
ought to pay one-half of, that the city
ought to be required to tax personal prop
erty in this District?"
"I will say to my friend that the news
papers say that the District committers
that have charge of legislation are consid
ering that subject, and it has been an
nounced that provisions to be recommended
are about ready. Your committee on ap
propriations has delayed the preparation of
its appropriation bill for the purpose of
feeing whether or not such legislation
would be enacted, and as one member or
that committee I am not willing to provide
for expenditures for improvements ol the
District proper except as the District con
tributes its quota.
'? \nd I trust before this bill is enacted?I
mean the District bill that is to come later
?that legislation under the lead of the Dis
trict committee of the House and of the
District committee of the Senate will pro
I vide for an increase of revenue. I trust
that will be the case.'
The Proposed Loan.
| Mr. Rucker?"There is a proposition pend
ing to make a loan of ten or fifteen mil
lions of dollars to the District. Does that
I come before the committee on appropria
j tions?"
I Mr. Cannon?"No; that would not. That
' would involve legislation of which the Dis
! trict committee of the House would have
jurisdiction.
Mr. Kucker?"And not yours.
Mr. Cannon?"in my judgment it is not
necessary to make a loan. In my judg
pent if there was a fair assessment of the
real estate of the District of Columbia, that
the revenues would be increased a million
of d illars. say. or more, by reason of that
fair assessment. Then, if there was a fan
assessment of the personal property of the
District, of th capital stocks of the va
rious corporations, and the choses of ac
tion, substantially like such property is
taxed in the states, in my judgment t
would yield at least a million and a halt
of dollars of revenue. That would make
two millions and a half, and two millions
and a half increase, with a like amount
added from the national treasury, will do
all the work that is desirable to be done
in the District of Columbia, in my judg
ment. and as fast as it ought to be done
without the borrowing of one cent."
Mr. Rucker?"Then it is the best policy
of the government to impose taxes on all
the personalty and money, stocks, bonds,
choses in action, and force the District in
that way to raise a part and the govern
ment pay its part, rather than to loan."
Mr. Cannon?"I have no doubt that the
property of the District ought to be taxed
for the' benefit of the District revenues as
it is taxed elsewhere."
Mr. Rucker?"The gentleman doubtless
has seen in the papers that taxation of per
sonal property might compel some rich gen
tlemen to leave the District."
Mr. Cannon?"Well, X don't know. it
stims to me that if they should insist on
going on that account 1 would frac
ture the Constitution tor the purpose of
constructing a flag and hiring a band as
they depart." (Laughter.)
Mr. Rucker?"I am very glad to hear the
gentleman say that. I agree with him
One other proposition. If they do not go
the newspapers say they might be forced
to commit perjury in order to hide their
property. The newspapers here in Wash
ington say that."
.Mr. Cannon?"I do not believe that many
gentlemen of wealth, I do not believe that
any gentlemen of wealth, would leave the
District of Columbia under just taxation;
and now. to be candid, for fear I may have
been misunderstood, I am very glad that
any American citizen who sees proper to
come to Washington to live, should come,
nor is it a crime in my eyes for a man to
be rich."
Mr. Grosvenor interrupted here to ask li
there was any law authorizing the taxation
of personal assets in the District of Colum
bia
Mr. Cannon?"None that is enforced, as I
understand it.'1
Mr. Grosvenor?"Why Is It not enforced?
What is the trouble?"
Mr. Cannon?"Well, I think probably that
the machinery, as I understand it. Is not
provided for Its enforcement, as Is
claimed."
Mr. Grosvenor?"And In the meantime
the District of Columbia has become a
haven of rest for those who dislike to pay
taxes elsewhere, and they drift here and
obtain a nominal residence without paying
any taxes here and reporting themselves as
non-residents of the state from which they
came." . ,
Mr. Cannon?"I fear that is the case, I do
not know; but I suspect that is the case In
many instances."
Mr. Grosvenor?"Don't you think It would
be a good cure for that to refuse to appro
priate money until some system of taxa
tion is enforced here that will equalize
those assessed upon our own people?"
Mr. Cannon?"Oh, as Congress is the
common coune:il for the District, a better
cure is that, knowing the evil, we apply
the remedy."
Mr. Cannon then turned his attention to
#ther matters in the bill.
MAJ. WALLER ON THE STAND.
Marine Officer Testifies in His Own Be
half in Manila.
MANILA. March SI.?Major Littleton W.
T. Waller of the Marine Corps testified In
Ms own behalf today at the trial by cRurt
martial on the charge of killing natives of
the Island of Samar without trial. He
graphically described the hardships the
marines endured owing to the treachery of
I the natives and the attempted robbery of
arms, and said he was not aware that the
guide, Victor, was a notorious and infamous
I insurgent captain who bad led insurgents
at Basey and Ralangiga, otherwise he
-would not have allowed Victor to go with
the party.
The major also said he carried out Gen.
Smith's orders entirely and never went be
i yond them, except in the last paragraph of
the order which he issued on taking com
i mand of the murine's, calling on the latter
i to avenge the slaughter at Balangiga of
' their comrades of the ?th Infantry in the
| Chinese e-xpedition. Every other act Gen.
Smith absolutely inspired.
? * ?> ?
CRITICISM RESULTED FATALLY.
Two Young Men Shot by Escorts of
Girls They Insulted.
CHICAGO. March 31.?Because a number ;
of boys made remarks about the Easter |
hais worn by two girls who were accom- |
I panied by two young men, George Stranz,
sixteen years old. and Stanley Goblinski,
eighteen years old, were mortally wounded
by one of the men, who made his escape.
' During the excitement the two girls and
the other man disappeared.
Stranz and Goblinski were standing on a
stree t corner when the two couples passenJ.
Goblinski is said to have made a compli
mentary remark about the hats the girls
wore. The e3cort of one of the girls ob
jected ami Goblinski repeated the remark,
insisting at the same time no insult was
inteneled. Without a word of warning. It
is said, the man drew a revolver from his
coat pocket and tired four shots Into the
crowd. Only two of the bullets took effect
Goblinski was shot in the right breast.
Goblinski and Stranz were hurried to the j
county hospital and attending physicians
sav they have little hopes of their recovery, i
REFUSES A PARDON.
President Declines to Show Leniency
to Rathbone.
EfTeirts are oelng made by the friends of j
Kates Q. Rathbone to secure a pardon for
him from the sentence of the Havana
court. Senator Hanna has requested the
President to issue a pardon for Rathbone,
but this the latter has declined to do.
The President, however, has promised to
send for the papers in the case and have
them thoroughly reviewed. It is stated
that unless he finds something radically
wrong he will allow the verdict to stand.
J
TO
GOVERN FILIPINOS
Bill Favored by the Senate
Committee.
A REPORT AUTHORIZED
FUTURE ESTABLISHMENT OF
PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES.
The New Dollar and Provisions for tho
Coinage of Silver Bullion at
Manila and San Francisco.
The Senate committee on the Philippines
today completed consideration of the bill
prescribing a form of government for the
Philippine Islands and authorized Senator
Lodge to report it to the Senate after vot
ing down the democratic substitute by a
party vote.
Census of the Population.
The amendment providing for a census of
the population of the islands is as follows:
That whenever the existing insurrection in
the Philippine Islands shall have ceased and
a condition of general and complete peace
shall have been established therein and the
facts shall be certified to the President by
the Philippine commission, the President, j
upon being satisfied thereof, shall order a
census of the Philippine Islands to be taken;
such census in its inquiries relating to the
population shall take and make so far as
practicable full report for all the inhabi
tants. of name, age, sex. race, or tribe,
whether native or foreign born, literacy in
Spanish, native dialect or language, or in
English, school attendance and ownership
of homes, and such other information sep
arately for each island, each province and
municipality, or other civil division, needful
to inform the President and Congress con- j
cerning the capacity, fitness and readiness
of all the people of the Philippine Islands,
! and of particular islands, provinces and
municipalities and other Civil divisions, for
the establishment and maintenance In the |
[ Philippine Islands or certain of them of a
permanent popular representative govern
ment."
After the completion of the census the
Philippine commission is required to re
port fully to the President and to Congress
"their recommendations based on such cen- '
sus and upon the operation of the local
governments provided for, whether or not
alt or certain of the Philippine Islands, are
capable, lit and ready for the establishment
of a permanent popular representative gov
ernment."
Functions of the Commission.
The Philippine commission is continued
in effect and there is no further hint than
that above quoted of a possible change.
The following provision is made for the
extension of the commission's authority:
"That the Philippine commission, mean
time. are hereby authorized and directed,
in their discretion, to continue to estab
| lish additional municipal and provincial
governments in the Philippine Islands,
with popular representative government so
far and so fast as communities in such civil
divisions are capable, lit and ready for
the same, the qualification of electors in
elections in municipalities and provinces to
be the same as now provided by law for
electors in municipal elections; and said
Philippine commission whenever they find
other male Inhabitants of lawful age in
such municipalities and provinces capable,
fit and ready for such extension shall in
clude the same among the electors, with
the purpose of gradually extending to
municipalities and provinces, permanent
popular representative government."
Other features of the bill relate to the de
tails of the commission's administration,
! and have been from to time been pub
lished.
The Proposed Currency.
The provision concerning the currency to
I be used in the islands covers six pages of
the bill. After authorizing the Philippine
government to establish a mint at Manila
and extending the coinage laws of the
United States so far as applicable to the
islands the following is inserted as a sec
tion:
"That the said Philippine government Is
authorized to coin a silver dollar which
shall contain 41(! grains of standard silver,
and the standard of said silver coins shall
be such that of 1,(100 parts by weight 900
shall be of pure motal and 100 of alloy, and
the alloy shall be of copper. And upon the
said silver dollar there shall be devices and
inscriptions to be prescribed by the govern
ment of the Philippine Islands, with the ap
proval of the Secretary of War of the
United States, which devices and inscrip
tions shall express or symbolize the sov
ereignty of the United States and that it is
a coin of the Philippine Islands, together
with the denomination of the coin, ex
pressed in English. Filipino and Chinese
characters, and the date of its coinage.
Regulating Silver Coinage.
"That any owner of silver bullion may
deposit the same a,t the mint in the Philip
pine Islands, to be coined aB hereinbefore
provided. Silver bullion brought to the
mint of the Philippine Islands for coinage
shall be received and coined by the proper
officers for the benefit of the depositor;
provided, that it shall be lawful to refuse
at any mint any deposit of less than 100
dollars, and also any bullion so base as to
be unsuitable for the operations of the
mint; and. provided also, that when gold
is combined with said bullion in such small
proportion tha.t it cannot be separated ad
vantageously no allowance shall be made
for such gold to the depositor."
The silver dollar is made a legal tender
In the Philippines.
There is a further requirement that the
depositor of bullion to be coined shall be
required to pay one cent for each piece
coined. Authority is given for the coinage
at San Francisco, at the request of the
Philippine government, of the silver dol
lars authorized by the act, but it is re
quired that the silver coined at the San
Francisco mint shall have been produced
In the United States.
Silver certificates of not less than $10 in
denomination are authorized.
Subsidiary Coinage.
Authority also is given for the coinage of
a subsidiary Philippine coinage, consisting
of half dollars and of 20 cents and 10-cent
pieces. This coinage is to be conducted
under the authority of the Philippine gov
ernment with the approval of the Secre
tary of War of the United States, and there
Is a provision that the dollars and sub
sidiary coins issued under Spanish author
ity may be recoined into subsidiary coins
by the Philippine government without con
sulting the Secretary of War. Minor coins
of one-half cent and of one cent in copper
and of five cents In nickel are also au
thorized. Provision is made for the mint
age of the subsidiary coinage at any mint
In the United States. Existing provisions
In force In the Islands making any form of
money legal tender are repealed after De
cember 31, 1905.
Civil Service Examinations.
Examinations are announced by the civil
service commission as follows: May 6,
librarian, Philippine service, <1,400; May 6
and 7, examiner of surveys, general land
U9ce, 15 per day, and junior agricultural
draftsman, $8.40; May 6, 7 and 8, marine
draftsman, light house service; April 22.
assistant (scientific) Department of Agri
culture.
Gossip About Coming Diplo
matic Changes.
.
OLD MASONIC CHARTER
SHOWN TO THE PRESIDENT BY
MB. SENEB. "
Michigan Lady School Teachers Be
ceived in the East Boom?Very
Few Callers Today.
The prospective resignation of Geot V. L.
Meyer as ambassador to Italy, for the pur
pose of making the race {or Congress to
fill the vacancy created by Representative
Moody becoming Secretary-of the Navy to
succeed John D. Long, has opened up a
wonderful speculative Held for newspapers
as to possible changes in tl? diplomatic
service. The most interesting? possibilities,
however. Have not been tafeched upon.
These grow out of the expected retire
ment in the course of time of Andrew D.
White, the ambassador to Germany. Noth
ing official is known at the iBtate Depart
ment of the prospects of such a change,
but there is a general disposition to be
lieve that Mr. White will retire from his
post in the course of a year, not because
of any lack of harmony or understanding
with the administration, but simply because
he wants to go back to private life for
the benefit of his health, in the event
he follows his supposed Intentions, un
usual pressure will be exerted in behalf of
David J. Hill, first assistant secretary of
state, for the German ambassadorship.
He is from New York and from the same
portion of the state as Mr. White. In view
of the increasing importance of the rela
tions of this country to Germany the Presi
dent would want a specially eauipped man
for the place. Mr. Hill would be pointed
out as such a man. The vacancy created
by Mr. Hill's promotion wouldr be followed,
if the influence should be sufficient to carry
out the program, by the elevation of W. W.
Rockhill to assistant secretary.. He is at
present director of the bureau of .American
republics and was the special commissioner
of this country to China when peace nego
tiations were in progress there. Mr. Rock
hill was minister to Greece a. few years
ago and prior to that was third assistant
secretary of state. He was in the State
Department for years.
Bellamy Storer. who is now minister to
Madrid, is suggested for the Italian em
bassy to succeed Mr. Mej'er. This would 1
leave a good place at Madrid. H. Clay
Evans is suggested for this position, but
after all th< re i? little foundation in actual
fact for the gossip?circumstances, plaus
ibility. fitness and political injf*ence being
the considerations on which" most of the
gossips is based. . ^
The Oldest Masonic Charter.
President Roosevelt thi??o*ning saw the !
original copy of the oldest dliarter for a
Masonic lodge in the TTnit,ed Sttktes. This
is the charter of Killwinning Cross Dodge
of Caroline county, Ya" It is dated Sep- J
tember 1, 1775, and is signed by Lord Aber
dour, grand master of the Grand Lodge of
Scotland and other officials of the Grand
Lodge of that date. The original was shown
to the President by ex-Kepresentative
James B. Sener of this city and Fredericks
burg. Mr. Sener is a member of Killwin
ning Lodge, which prizes the ancient char
ter very much and takes great care of it.
The charter is written on parchment and
in a clear, legible script; Mr. Sener says
the charter is a year older than the oldest
charter In New York state and two years
older than any In Massachusetts. The
President was made a Master Mason after
his inauguration as Ylce President a year
ago and the document was inspected with
great pleasure by him. Mr. Sener also pre
sented the President with u bound copy of
the report for 1901 of the state board of
visitors to Mount Yernon. The report was
prepared by Mr. Sener and Is a valuable
historical document.
About 2TH) lady teachers from Grand
Rapids and Saginaw, Mich., were received
by the President in the east room of the
White House.
President's Easy Day.
Most everybody having business at the
White House seems to have'concluded that
this was, or ought to be, a holiday at the Ex
ecutive Mansion, and did not go there dur
ing the day. Compared with other days,
the President had more leisure today than
at any time during hty administration.
There were not many callers and no long
conferences were held. The President un
doubtedly experienced the novelty of the
situation, as ordinarily he is never without
a caller and a host of others waiting for
him. For awhile today the prevailing quiet
and lack of waiting visitors gave an ap
pearance of Sunday.
The Roosevelt children are home from
school and had some companions during the
day. They played in the house and yard
and appeared to enjoy themselves very
much.
The Charleston Trip.
The details of the President's trip to
Charleston next week have not been ar
ranged, but the President and party will
leave Monday afternoon, April 7, and reach
Charleston Tuesday morning. That day
and Wednesday and Thursday will be spent
at Charleston and Sommervllle, and the
party will leave for WasJiln?ton Thursday
afternoon, reaching Washington Friday
morning. The party wlH be absent from
the city four nights and three days.
Presidential Nominations.
The President today tha following !
nominations to the Senafc?: ?
Pension agent at Bostdtf, Mass^?Augustus
J. Hoitt. b
Register of land office .gt Topelca, Kan.?
Charles H. Titus.
Receivers of public mtiheys?J. G. Wood,
at Topeka, Kan.; De- Witt C. Tufts, at
Fargo, N. D.
Assistant collector of cuatom%.at Jersey
City, N. J., district of New, Yoek?Edward
Fry of New Jersey.
War?First lieutenants in the, artillery
corps, Jacob M. Coward, New Jersey; Edw.
L. Glasgow, KansaB; Robert B. McBride,
Georgia.
United States marshal for the territory
of Oklahoma?William D. Fossejtt.,
Among the nominations'. wejp a large
number of postmasters and promotions In
the navy. * \
Major Buhlen Beports Here. j
Major George Ruhlen of the quarter- \
master's department, recently stationed on
the Pacific coast, reported at the War De- j
partment today for duty , in the quarter
master general's office. He will have
charge of posts and barracks, heretofore
under the supervision eg Major Medad C.
Martin, quartermaster, :?rho "is now under
orders for duty in tjtte ghlilpplnes.
Capt. Bockwell to Betire.
Capt. Charles Henry KockwelJ, formerly
on duty at the Mare Island navy yard, will
go on the retired list affthe navy April 20,
on account of age. He entered the service
in July, 1862. from Massachusetts, his na
tive state, and served through the war of
th* retattMi with dfcrttsetton. He will be
designated on the retired MM as a rear ad
i astral. Junior crate
National Leaders Interested
in the Ontlook.
REDISTRICTING STATES
ESTIMATES AS TO GAINS AND
LOSSES OF BOTH PABTIES.
Anxiety Over the Failure to Bedistrict
the State of Ohio?Matter to
. Be Taken Up.
"With a republican majority of GO.OOO in
the state, the republicans stand the risk, of
U sing six congressional districts in Ohio to
the democrats, if the state is not redistrict
eJ by the present legislature."
This mes^Sge brought to Washington by
Ohio politicians has caused some uneasi
ness among the congressional leaders, who
art. concerned in the impending campaign
for Congress. It probably will result in the
national leaders taking cognizance of the
Ohio situation.
It is asserted that obstacles are being
thrown In the way of redisricting the state
b> one member of the delegation in the
House, who is thought to be afraid that he
wiL lose prestige by a change in the exist
ing lines of the districts. At any rate, the
republican leaders In the Ohio legislature
have not been able to agree upon the wis
dom of redisricting the state, although sev
eral caucuses upon the subject ha\e beeii
held.
Interests National Leaders.
The situation, it is claimed, interests the
national leaders and they are called upon
to lend their influence to the faction which
is urging redistricting. In bringing the at
tention of the national leaders to the case
the fact is pointed out that in addition to
the four districts which are now represent
ed in Congress by democrats?the fourth,
fifth, thirteenth and seventeenth districts
there are two others that are republican by
such imager pluralities as to .practically
prevent their being counted in the repub
lican column. The. twelfth district olum
bus and Franklin' counties! was carried in
the last election by Tompkins, republican,
over Lientz, democrat, by eighteen votes.
The third (Dayton) was carried by Nevin,
republican, by 1*?4 votes. Hoth districts are
normally democratic. Some of the Ohio
republicans contend that these districts
should be strengthened by the sacrifice of
some of the supernumerary republican
votes in other districts.
The national leaders interested in the con
gressional outlook will probably feel war
ranted in taking cognizance of the Ohio sit
uation. as they have reason to feel con
cerned over the general results of redis
tricting throughout the Union.
Effect of Apportionment Act.
The apportionment act passed in the last
Congress added twenty-nine members to the
House of Representatives. It was assumed
that as the redistricting would occur at a
time when the republicans were in control
of the legislature of the larger states, in
which the reapportionment occurred, the
change of the lines of the district would
reflect some added advantages to the re
publicans in the succeeding elections.
The apportionment act, however, g ive the
democrats a great advantage at the outset.
Ten additional members were added in
states solid!v democratic; Texas received
three, and Arkansas, Colorado, Florida,
I.ouisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and North
Carolina one each. Furthermore, the Mis
souri legislature gerrymandered the state
so as to deprive the republicans of one dis
trict, which virtually increased the total
democratic gain in those states to twelve.
There were twelve democratic votes in the
House of Representatives obtained without
turning a hand, and to be added to the
existing advantage possessed by the demo
crats on their votes from other southern
states. Thus, the dead weight which the
republicans have to carry in every cam
paign, by reason of the "solid south's"
certain representation was increased.
The republicans had no such advantage
anywhere along their line. In every state
which they redistrict they have to fight for
their life. They cannot be certain of any
thing, outside of an occasional rock-ribbed
Pennsylvania district.
In Several States.
So the republican legislatures have at
tempted, as well as they might, to redistrict
their states and grain a stray district here
and there. The general result, as stated,
has not been such as-to cause an excess of
jubilation.
. California has redlstricted. and It remains
to be seen whether the outcome will give
the republicans even the one additional seat
which the reapportionment accorded the
state. Colorado did not redistrict. The ad
ditional member of the House will be elect
ed at large and will be anti-republican.
Connecticut did not redistrict and her ad
ditional member of the House, to be elected
at large, will be a republican; but the dem
ocrats are not hopeless of carrying one of
the districts in this state.
In Illinois the republicans have scored.
The state gets tjiree additional seats in the
House under the apportionment act and
the redistricting will' insure them to the
republicans.
Massachilfcetts gets one additional seat
in the House, but the redistricting will not
increase that gain to the republicans.
In New Jersey the republicans cleaned
up a good job. The apportionment act gave
two additional seats in the House and the
legislature redistricted the state in a way
to put the democrats to disadvantage in
districts where heretofore they have some
time had a fighting chance.
New Yorlc received three additional seats
In the House by the apportionment act.
The redistricting seems to promise them
to the republicans. North Dakota will elect
an additional representatlve-at-large, and
he will probably be a republican. North
Carolina received ode additional seat and
secured it for the democrats. Pennsyl
vania was given three additional seats, and
the republican legislature did the best it
could to cast them In republican districts.
Texas, as stated, gives her three additional
stats to the democrats. Washington re
ce'ved one additional seat, and will elect a
representatlve-at-large, probably a repub
West Virginia was given one additional
seat in the House and the redistricting
seems to assure her five votes to the re
publicans. \
Wisconsin furnishes a peculiar situation.
The s'ate got one additional seat in the
House, but. although the present delega
tion is solidly republican, there is no ap
parent increase of the republican strength,
for in redistricting the state the legislature
had to throw one district to the demo
Minnesota got two additional seats and
the state was redlstricted to republican ad
vantage. Mississippi received one addi
tional seat in the House, which, of course,
goes to the democrats.
Speculative Estimates.
It must be remembered that all of the
foregoing estimate* of republican strength
art speculative, based upon present repre
sentation. The republicans know to their
sorrow however, that landslides can occur
congressional elections. The gain in re
districting may be easily wiped out in a
slump in close districts that have not been
materially changed.
In Maryland the republicans will probably
lose two districts in the next election. Ken
tucky will doubtless assure one. more dem
ocratic district. These changes added to
the primal advantage of the democrats in
the "solid south" cause the national lead
ers to ponder seriously over the situation.
WILL SHORTLY RETIRE.
Rear Admiral Farquhar to Quit Active
Service April 11.
After forty-eight years of active naval
service. Rear Admiral Norman H. Far
quhar will go on the retired list of the
navy on the 11th proximo, that being the
anniversary of his sixty-second birthday.
He is now chairman of the light house
board. The command ot the North At
lantic Squadron was his last sea service.
One of the notable features of his career
was the praiseworthy manner in which he
handled the flagship Trenton in the Sa
moan hurricane of 1889. For his conduct
on that occasion he was placed at the head
cf the naval bureau of equipment for four
years, with the relative rank of commo
dore.
Admiral Farquhar is a native of Penn
sylvania. from which state he was ap
pointed to the Naval Academy in 1854.
He stands second on the list of rear ad
mirals and his retirement will occasion the
promotion of Capt. James H. Sands, who
is a Washingtonian. but who was ap
pointed to the navy from Maryland. Capt.
Sands at present is a member of the naval
retiring board.
Rear Admiral George C. Remry, now on
his way home from command of the Asiatic
station, will succeed Admiral Farquhar as
chairman of the light house board.
SCHEME ABANDONED
Post Office Chief Clerkship Not to Be
Excepted.
It is stated on good authority today that
the attempt to except from the protection
of the civil service the chief clerkship of the
Post Office Department has been abandon
ed. The present chief clerk, Mr. Blaine W.
Taylor, will accordingly continue in office
until he may be retired under the operation
of the law?either by his own voluntary
resignation or on charges?and as his effi
ciency and ability have not so far been
questioned, the possibility of charges is not
seriously considered.
This result is thought to be the outcome
of a conference held Saturday evening by
Postmaster General Payne and Messrs.
Procter and Foulke of the civil service
commission. The three gentlemen talked
the matter over at length, but refused to
disclose the effect of their discussion at.the
close of the conference and again this
morning, it is understood that it was then
agreed no further effort should be made
to exclude one chief clerkship from the
civil service and leave the seven other simi
lar offices untouched.
The attitude of the commission in the
matter has already been outlined in The
Star. It is held that sueh a step?the trans
fer or removal of an efficient chief clerk
because of his political views?would be a
direct blow at the cause of civil service
reform; that it would expose the depart
mental service to attacks on similar
grouYids at ever}- point and that It would
remove from the body of clerks the incent
ive of promotion by merit to protection
in the highest clerical offices of the several
departments. In spite of representations
from the commission to this effect. Mr.
Payne is said to have at first insisted on
the transfer of Mr. Taylor, and to hqve de
clared an intention to attempt to accom
plish it by securing the exercise of execu
tive authority. This was announced ex
clusively in The Star last Wednesday. At
once the widest interest was manifested in
the subject, and the attitude of the com
mission was so widely approved that the
PosUnaster General has been persuaded to
abandon the project.
THE ARMY UNIFORM.
Nothing Definitely Settled by the
Board Considering the Matter.
The army board on uniforms and equip
ment has adjourned to meet at the call of
its president. Adjournment was taken for
the purpose of allowing the three subcom
mittees to obtain additional information
and acquire samples of material necessary
in arriving at definite conclusions. Noth
ing has yet been definitely settled, although
there are indications which may be re
garded as calculated to govern the final
recommendations of the boaftJ. In view of
the fact that there is a desire to have a
similarity of uniforms worn in this country
and in the tropics, it is expected that khaki
will receive strong favor at the hands of
the board, but this does not necessarily
mean that the blue service uniform will be
entirely banished from use.
The question of insignia Is not likely to
involve many difficulties in its solution. It
is not probable that the uniform of officers
of the lines and staff will suffer a material
change. The officers' cap will probably be
changed so as to conform to the pattern
worn by the officers of Lieut. Gen. Miles'
staff and recently adopted by the Corps of
Engineers. An evening dress coat is also
suggested for adoption. It will be some
time probably before the board completes
its work and submit a report to the Sec
retary of War.
EMPLOYES PROTEST.
Object to Extra Leave of Absence
Without Pay.
Nearly 3"0 per diem employes of the New
York navy yard have joined in a protest
against the passage of House bills 9180 and
1)505, granting an additional fifteen days'
leave of absence without pay to per diem
employes of navy yards. The explanation
of this apparently strange action on the
part of the men in contained in a brief
statement added to the protest. "We feel,"
say the men. "that if either of said bills
is passed the chances for permanent em
ployment for a great number of men will
be decreased owing to the increased cost
of labor to the government. We are more
than satisfied with the present allowance
of fifteen days' leave."
This protest was sent to Secretary I.ong
and by him will be forwarded to the proper
committee in Congress.
Census Bureau Dismissals.
With the discharges to be made -today
and Thursday, the record of dismissals in
the census bureau for the week will be
about l<m. Eighty were dismissed Satur
day. Twenty or more are to go this after
noon. Sixty or more are slated for Thurs
day. By April 15, 31X1 clerks are to lose
thiir positions. Only 1W of the 4+4 clerks
in the agricultural division are to be carried
on the rolls May 1.
Personal Mention.
Mr. H<*vard Guy Douglas is very ill with
pneumonia at his residence, lK}ti Oregon
avenue.
J. Irving Mowatt, P.H.D., LL.D., of
Brcwn University Is stopping at the Dewey.
Mr. John Coyle Carmody has returned to
the city, much Improved in health, after a
five weeks' visit to Palm Beach and other
Florida resorts.
Th? following members of the freshman
class, Princeton University, Max R. Kauff
rnann. Henry F. Munn, Ralph G. Duvall,
James Phelan, Clarence E. Wright, Van
Brunner Holman, Phillip L. Frich, Charles
T Tittznan, Dion K. Kerr and Edward D.
Townsend, are home lor the Easter holi
days. ?
NEW UNION STATION
Bill Introduced in Senate
Today by Mr. McMillan.
MANY CHANGES MADE
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED BY
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
Location of Tracks and Character ot
the Proposed Depot?Question of
Damages to Property.
Senator McMillan today Introduced In tha
Senate a bill to provide for a union rail
road station in this city. This bill is un
der consideration by the Senate committee
and. as introduced by Mr. McMillan today,
contains various amendments to the orig
inal bill. It includes practically all the
amendments suggested by the Commis
sioners and changes discussed In the meet
ings of the committee.
An important new provision Is one deter
mining the damages to property tn the vtrtn
lty of the new union station of Massachu
setts avenue the jury shall take into con
sideration any benefits that may accrue
by reason of the location of the station in
proximity to the property alleged to have
been damaged.
The tollowing is added to provide for am
ple mreet railroad facilities at the union
station: '
"Section 12?That the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia are hereby author
ized and directed to lay out on the p'.aza
provld?d for In this act and on the streets
extending thereto, and to authorize the use
of such extensions of street railway lines
as may be necessary to accommodate public
to and from said union station."
The bill looat< s the tunnel to connect
tracks In South Washington with the union
station under the w< s? sidewalk of let
street east, instead of under the middle of
the strtet as provided at lirst. In order to
have a further precaution against any in
jury to the foundation walls of the Con
gressional Library building.
Location of Tracks.
The bill authorizes the Baltimore and Po
tomac and the B. and O. Railroad Com
panits to locate, construct, maintain and
operate a double-track railroad, commenc
ing on the road of the Baltimore and Po
tomac at or near the crossing of 2d street
southwest at the elevation of the railroad
provided for In the act of Congri ss relating
to the Baltimore and Potomac Kailroad
Company, approved February 12. 1 HOI,
thence curving toward the north,
crossing over Virginia avenue with a
clearance of fifteen feet above the present
( curb thereof, crossing over 1st street south
west and Delaware avenue southwest, at a
point about forty feet north of the north
house line of E street, with a clearance of
not less than sixteen feet; thence curving
to the northward, crossing over Canal
street and Smith Capitol street with a
clearance of not less than fourteen feet
above the curbs thereof; thenoe passing uit
I der the intersection of D street with Nc?
Jersey avenue, C street southeast and B
street southeast at the Intersection with 1st
street; thence continuing alone 1st street
to near E street northeast; thence curving
to the eastward, crossing under the pro
posed circle at Massachusetts avenue to a
connection with the tracks in the proposed
terminal station to be built on the north
side of Massachusetts avenue as provided
for; thence running from the said north
line of Massachusetts avenue on the ter
minal station structure northeastwardly to
Delaware avenue; thence, still on the ter
minal structure, and on the easternmost
part of the viaduct, to be located in Dela
ware avenue, to the north side of M street
northeast; thence northwardly, still
on Delaware avenue, crossing Florida
avenue overhead, by means of a girder
bridge or by masonry arches, to the north
side of that avenue; thence by a line, still
northwardly, curving to the east, and cross
ing under New Tork avenue, by the most
practicable route, in a gen< rally northeast
erly direction, to a point on the north line
of Montana avenue, as projected, from
which terminal point the Baltimore and Po
tomac Railroad Company is authorized to
locate-, construct, maintain and operate a
line of railroad, of two or more tracks, by
the most practicable route, to a point of
connection with its present railroad near
MagTuder station. Maryland: and a right of
way 100 feet in width for that line of rail
road as Jt shall be located through lands
belonging to the United Sinus reform
school is granted to the Baltimore and Po
tomac Railroad Company, on such terms as
the Attorney General shall prescribe. It is
provided that the portion of the line of rail
road lying south of Florida avenue shall be
used for passenger trains otily. except In
I cases of temporary emergi ncy. and then
for a period not exceeding twenty-four
hours, unless with the consent of the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia.
Joint Construction.
Provision Is made for the joint construc
tion of the line from Massachusetts avenue
to Florida avenue by the Baltimore and Po
tomac railroad and the terminal company,
the division of cost to be agreed on by them,
or the terminal company may construct the
whole or part of the terminal facilities if
j the Baltimore and Potomac company so
elect, provision being made to purchase the
interest of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company and for the Issuance of stock of
the terminal company. The terminal sta
tion is to be constructed by the terminal
company as follows;
"Beginning on the north side of Massa
chusetts avenue at a distance of :i?*i feet
northwest from the west side of Delaware
avenue, measured at right angles thtreto;
tlience by a line parallel with Delaware
avenue and 3<K> feet therefrom northeast
wardly to a point in the south line of I
street northeast: thence by a straight line
northeastwardly to a poir.t in the intersec
tion of the west line of Delaware avenue
with the south line of I, street northeast;
thence eastwardly along the south line of
L street northeast to a point in the Inter
section with the west line of 'id street
northeast; thence south along the west line
of i!d street northeast to a point about
eighty feet north of the north line of K
street northeast; thence by a line parallel
with and distant 30? feet measured at right
angles thereto eastwardly from the cast
line of Delaware avenue southwestwardljr
to a point In the north line of Massachu
setts avenue: thence by the said north line
of Massachusetts avenue to the point of
beginning."
Character o? Terminal Station.
The terminal station Hhall cost not leaa
than $4.000,4W#?. "and shall be monumental
in character." The plans are to be subject
to the approval of the Commissioners The
company can acquire land for the station
and for a atroet forty feet wide on each
Bide of it, which it Is to dedicate to tha
District. The viaduct leading northward
from the passenger station and terminal
between the south side of L, atreet .and the
north aide of M street may occupy so much
of the bed of Delaware avenue as lies weat
of a line drawn parallel with the east bulM
ing line of that avenue and forty feet weat-f
wardly of it; provided that as id terminal!
station and viaduct a hall be so conatruetadl
aa to permit H, K. L and M streets and
Florida avenue to be paased and continued
under the came through openings or spaoea
of auffldent clearance to permit tha
use of thoae atreeta and avenosa
in the form and manner and of the <i tiai a>