The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-18
BY WAY OF ILLUSTRATION
Pettus One of the Opponents
 Of the Diversion.
auarles Continues His Speech in Ad- vocaoy of the confirmation of Leonard Wood as lEajor
 General.

Washington, March i7.-with the para
 phernaiia for playing Jaf Aiai, game
 which figures conspicuousiy i'm the couS
 test. against the confirmation of General Leonard Wood to be major general. tlle
 members Of the United States Senate amused themselves for more than an hour this afternoon. protected from the gaze of the public by the ctOaed doors og an executive session.
 A lively interest was manifested in the game. It was stated by members of the committee that the game would be i1s-' troduced at the St. Louis exposition- Senators Proctor, Cockreil, Quariea. Nos ralxer, Teller. Scott. Pettus, Blackburn and others who participated in the heav- ings before the Military Affairs Comzaik- tee where the game was explained ny e4z perts were the exponents of Jai Alai. Gambling Esatura. Messrs Cockreli and ForalkeF wt0 have paid extensive visits to Cuba while the ''Petotar season was at its height. explained that the gambling features ok the game are not essential fo it's adop@ ton by the Cubans. while Senators Black burn, Scott and Teller contende0 that without the betting privileges the 5ai aiai company would not have made nppiicar tion to General Wood for the ocneessiou to erect building as headquarters for tANEHGs BQGGlHEA0 claspfng the basket racuuettes in their hands and gesticulating in their efforts
 to illustrate the manner of throwing the fpetota' ball in real play was 50 uns
 usual that it came nearer hodlding q
 quorum than have any of the dary speeches that have been made for or against General Woods confirmation. After the executive session had ad- tourned group of Senators gathered n the middle of the Chamber and Eenatcz Blackburn read from tho printed tegtis mony given in the Wood hearing to pr0eN that the game Is devoted alnoAt wholly to gambling and that General Wood knew this fact when he granted fne l franchise to thk company
 The danlonstfation c1 5Ai alAi camb in
 the last hour Of the sssslon and through 1t all ran discussion of the game n
 which many Senators participated. Point for Wood.
 General Woods defenders scored q paint
 when Senator ratterson admitted that
 he had spent day studying the testi-
 n1ony in regard to the game and had
 come to the conclusion that 1t contained nothing detrimental to General Wood'G
 conduct, and no reason for opposition Co
 his confirmation.
 The Senator said that he had expected
 to oppose confirmation on the strength
 of the testimony against General Wood
 but that more urgent reason than that must be advanced.
 Tn regard to jai alai. the principal speakers were Senators Cuiberaon. pak-
 terson, Teller, Hoar, Proctor and Black
 burn. Senator Proctor. the acting chnir@
 man of the Committee on Military Af~
 fairs. in addition to the equipment of the game. had picture of rpetota" court
 showing General Wood and three come panions enjoying the game.
 Senator Quaries resumed his speech in support of the nomination when the Sem ate went into executive session at 12:6s ?. m.. and held the floor unttl ,. m. It had been expected that Sanator Tes- | Ter would follow but on account of the
 late hour general dlneuseion was had ! instead.
 Senator FoFaker win speak to-morrow
 in defense of General Wood and will oc. cupy most of the day. This will carry the case over until Saturday night at | least as Senators Teller and AIger both
 are scheduled for speeches