The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-30
BILL PRACTICALLY SHELVED.
MEASURE FOR REMOVAL OF IN
DICTED CONTRACTORS.

Republican Members of House Judi
ciary Committee Voted Down 4Io-
tion to Discharge the sub-Com nlit-
tee-Not Likely to BE Heard From
at This Session-Enorts to Have
the Fast Mail ON the southwestcru
Retained.
Washington May 29.-The Republicans
members of the House Committee on Judi.
ciary refused to-day to discharge the sub
committee from further consideration OF
the bill designed to bring about the ex-
tradition of the contractors, Greene and
the Gaynors. of the famous Atlantic Com
tracing Company. from New York Ia
Georgia, where they are under indicts
ment. ~
When the committee met itswas under~
stood that this bill would be taken up
for consideration. Seeing that there waa
no purpose on the part of the suk-com-
mittee having the matter in charge to
make a report and feeling sure it was the
purpose of that committee to hold the
matter up until 1t would be too late 10 be-
OF any use, Mr.. Fleming of Georgia moved
that the Subcommittee be discharged from
its further consideration and that the fun
committee consider it.
1t was with some difficulty that he was
able TO get his motion before the commits
tee, because It was the evident purpose oG
Chairman Ray to keep the matter from
coming up II possible; but Mr.. Fleming
was insistent Then the Republicans.
when the motion was finally put. voted it
down. Six Democrats and one RepubIi-
can, Littlefield of Maine, voted to dis
charge the subcommittee but seven Re-
publlcans voted against the motion and u
being tie, the motion was lost.
II is believed that this is the end OF tho
matter so far as this Congress is con-
cerned. 1t Is worthy of comment that Mr..
Ray chairman of the committee is one OF
Mr.. Platts lieutenants I'm New York and
that he sent the bill to the subcommittee,
of which Mr.. Alexander, also a New York;
Republican, Is chairman. The bill has been
quietly slumberng in that subcommittee
for weeks, the delay in taking action be-
ing attributed TO various reasons
The strong political influence at the
back of the men wanted in Georgia, par
ticularly the close relations maintained
between Greene and the New York Re-
publican machine of which he is a part, Is
naturally regarded as the strong factor i'm
shaping the action of the Republican ma
1ority of the committee.
Chairman Rays Statement.
Chairman Ray OF the committee, made
the following statement Of the matter
and OF the law involved:
The Gaynor extradition bill proposing
10 change the existing law so as to pro-
vide for the removal Of indicted persons
from one judicial district 70 another for
trial without evidence of guilt and on a
mere Indictment was attempted to be
taken from the sub-committee having IL
in charge. Mr. Fleming made the motion
TO suspend the rules and discharge such
committee. The motion was lost. The
members present stood to q The present
Law makes ample provision for such re-
movals. but in some. if not all, Jurisdic-
lions, evidence of probable guilt must be
produced before such removals are made.
The bill is special in character seeking
In the Gaynor case to avoid the necessity
OF proving probable cause before the Unit
ed States judge In New York before Gay-
nor and his associates are sent to Geor<
gia for trIak"
want Fast Mail Continued.
The recent order of the postoffice de-
partment taking off the fast mail which
has been carried over the Central and
Southwestern roads from Atlanta 20
Montgomery by the way of Macon. has
caused storm Of protest on the part OF
the business men OF Macon Fort Valleys
Montezuma, Eufaula and other points
along the route, and this morning a
bushel or more of kilograms of protest
were received by senators and representa-
tives whose people are interested.
This is the mail that has been going ON
the morning train out of Atlanta by the
Central to Macon and thence by the
Southwestern to Eufaula and Montgom-
cry. Senators Bacon and Clay, Congress-
men Lewis and Adamson of Georgia and
Clayton and Benkhead of Alabama, spent
an hour with the second assistant post
master general this morning endeavoring
TO secure a revocation of the order which
discontinued the mail. The value of this
mail to the section affected and the rea-
son for its continuance were forcfbiy pre-
sented by this delegation OF Georgians
and Alabamians, and while the matter
has not been settled, they believe theis
endeavors will be successful.
Gen. Shallenberger said he would make
a thorough investigation, but his presene
inclinations In view of the representations
made him, are to rescind the order. Should
he not be impressed with the need of the
service he will give the members inter-
ested another opportunity to confer with
him. The order as IL stands Is to go into
effect the first of July, but those who
conferred with Gen. Shallenberger this
morning feel certain he will not make the
change he has proposed, but that the mail
will remain.