The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-20
DEFEAT FOR LOWERING
HIS RESOLUTION NOT FAVORED BY
 COMMITTEE.
Congressman Richardson Delivers q Speech in the House on the Subject of Quarantine-Reese
 still in Washington.

Washington, Dec. 19.-(Special. J. The House Committee on Agriculture today bS unanimous vote refused to report the Lowering resolution direct ing Secretary Wilson to issue a new cotton report by January l.
 At the hearing asked for by Mir. Low ering, Representative Clayton was the first to speak in opposition to the prop osition. He said that the last cotton report issued by the Department was as accurate, no doubt, as is possible to get and charged that this movement was in the interest of the bears" and would play into the hands of reckless speculators and that there was no de- mand for another report. Represent ative BurIeson, Texas, and Webb. North Carolina, also spoke against the reso- 1ution.
 Representative Bowie. who is a lead ing member of the Agriculture Commit tee, took an active part in defeating what he considered a direct attempt to injure the cotton industry of the South.
 Judge Richardson addressed the House for an hour today discussing at the out set of his remarks those features of the Presidents message relating to in- surance, the railroad rate question and trusts. Judge Richardson said he could not see any excuse for giving the Bu- reau of Corporations any greater power and if the Government desires to get after the trusts there was now ample authority to proceed.
 The greater part of his speech was devoted to the quarantine subject, and he stated that during yellow fever epi- denies there was much clamor for Fed eral control. He would be willing, he declared. to fight yellow fever for ages to come rather than surrender State and local power tfrat some people would give up.
 The federal government he thought should prevent as far as possible the disease from being brought in from other countries and prevents it's spread from one state to another He did not think a federal quarantine law could be framed so as nos to interfere with constitutional rights of the states.
 The House Commerce Committee to- day appointed a subcommittee consist ing of Representatives Wanger (Pa.) ), Mann Ull.) and Richardson (Ala.), to consider and report upon Judge Rich ardsons bill introduced the first day of the session granting power rights to firms at certain points on the Tennes- see River in Alabama; the Commerce Committee also fixed February 2Sth as the date for action on Judge Richard sons bill creating a commission to be appointed by the President to visit for eign countries in the interest of cotton products.
 Representative Hehin has been in- formed by several members of the House Judiciary Committee that they favor his bill providing that in the trial of crim- inaI cases by jury. Unted States District and Circuit Judges, but not attorneys, as enormously published, shall refrain from expressing to the jury an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the ac- cused.
 The Senate today confirmed q large number of United States attorneys and marshals Mir. Long the marshal, from Northern Alabama district being among the lucky ones. but Erastus J. Parsons, nominated to be attorney for the Middle District is still hanging fire in the committee, and his opponents continue to put in their best licks 10 have him held up indefinitely if they cannot in- duce the president to revoke the ap- pointment
 District Attorney Reese is still here and is determined as to when he will start for Montgomery. Referee Scott Is out of town and Is said to have gone to Alabama.
 A patent for an automatic car coup Ter has been issued to Andrew J. Beard of Mt. Pinson. -t.
 Rural carriers appointed: Center vile. .sroute 1, Robert L. Cadell. carrier Walter B. cadell. substitute. Elkwood route 3. H. A Johnson, carrier, Sam c