The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-25
LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON

| OF WAnComue 10 Compel Juuko FtonN'"
J. Wing OF the United States District
Court OF the northern district OF Ohio.
to tako what the department OF Jus
tics maintains IL legal action with res
pcct to certain Chinese exclusion cases.
This is the first time In the history OF
tho Supreme Court that the govern
mcnt has sought q writ OF mandsmus
against a federal Judge. In his nppli-
cation Attorney General Knox main
tsins that Judge Wing. In holding un-
constitutional that part OF the Chinese
exclusion law which provides for tho
deportation of alien Chinese after
hearing before n United States commits
sicner. is proceeding contrary to de-
| cisions OF the United States Supreme
Court and is preventing the dsporta-
ton OF Chinese who are unlawfully In
the United States.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Bristow. in testifying before tho
house special committee on tho post
ofllce report. claimed for himself re-
sponsibility for only the first seven
pages OF the report which was sent to
the postofiice committee. and said tho
other portions OF tho document wero
the work of other officials OF tho de-
purtmcnt. The clerk hire section. no
said. was prepared In the ONCE OF the
first assistant postmaster general and
that part relating to leases by inspec-
tors and others in his own department
Mr. Bristow's testimony threw much
light on all phases OF the inquiry. Ho
practically cleared members OF con
sress from wrong. G.doing touching the
clerk hire section OF the report. by
stating that it was the duty Of tho
first assistants office to ascertain tho
condition OF the work In al ONCE
where au increase had been recon-
| mcndod.
In concluding his hearing before tho
| House committee on interstate and for
eiEn commerce Admiral Walker, presi-
| dent OF the Panama Canal Company,
| stated that actual work on the canal
would be begun after the commission
| had made II stay of Il few weeks on tho
| isthmus for which II was to sail March
"9th Admiral Walker In answer to a
| question. said that n large number OF
| inspectors would be employed by the
| commission These inspectors would
| he engineers and he did not want the
| law TO provide that they should be
selected through the civil service COM
mission admiral" asked Chairman
| Hepburn, what you have said In dis
| arrangement OF the civil service COM
mission has been cry painful to some
members OF the committee. Don't you
think II would be possible for you to
| select what char-women. scavengers
and watcr-carrters you will need through
the civil service?" Il am sorry to be
misunderstood" replied the admiral.
because | am thorough believer in
| tho civil service when It does not ap
| ply to us. But | am very sure that 1t
would not be satisfactory to the 18th
mus of Panama
With the paraphernalia for playing
Jai Alai. n lame which figures conspic-
uously In the contest against the con-
nrmation Of General Leonard Wood to
be major general. the members Of tho
senate amused themselves more than
an hour. protected from the gaze OF
the public by the closed doors Of an
executive session. A lively interest
| was manifested IN the game It was
| stated by members OF the committee
that the game will be introduced at the
| 81. Louis exposition. Senators Proc
! tor. CoCkvell. Quarles. Foraker. Teller.
| Scott, Pettus. Blackburn and others
who participated in the hearings BE-
/ fore the military Affairs committee,
/ where the game was explained by az
! ports. were the eNponents Of Jai Alai.
! Senators CoCkrell and Foraker. who
/ have paid extensive visits to Cuba
while the "Pelota" season was at Its
| height. explained that the gambling
I features OF the game are not essential
( 10 its adoption by the Cubans. while
/ Senators Blackburn, Scott and Teller
/ coutepded that without the betting
/ privileges the ia! Alas company would
not have made application TO General
/ Woni for the concession TO erect =
building as headquarters FOR the game.
! The demonstration of Jat Alai came in
the last hour OF the session and
| through Il all ran a discussion OF the
game, in which many senators paruci-
pated General Wc<Is defenders
scored \ point when Senator Patterson
admitted that he had spent day
studying the testimony in regard TO the
game and had come 10 the conclusion
that il contained nothing detrimental
10 General Woods conduct and no rea-
son for opposition 10 his confirmation.
Admiral Walker. in his hearing be-
fore the House committee. explained
that the estimate Of cost q the Panama
canal made by the las, commission d!d
not include the expense of governing
the canal zone Considerable discus
sion was iuGulSsi in as 10 what pro-
vision should Re made in the proposed
law regarding the disbursement OF
money and the auditing OF accounts.
cGt 10 conclusion WAS reached. The
admiral wanted every safeguard pos
SsHle III this connection. The engineer
ing features ~ the work were explained
81 some length, IS well s. the intense
interest which Irrespective contractors
already are taking in the matter. The
2GIriga, SS:d tAst On the steamer oa
which the commission Was to sail state
vooInS hsd been engaged 70 the oapae-
iJy q she ship by the agents Of pros