Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-12
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.I
Washington, March II.

CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria GaEette.l
Washington, March II.
President Roosevelt today sent to Con-
gress the first veto of the present SEES
sion. He declines TO approve House
bill 10, $50, providing for sittings Of the
u. S. Courts at Miami, Florida. Terms
Of court are now held in four other
cities in Florida, and the President coin
cides with the views of the Attorney
General that public interest would not
be subserved by having an additional
sitting place. Besides, it would entail
considerable expense.
The paper trust was badly worsted IN
the U. S. Supreme Court today. The
appeals of the General Paper Company,
and its officials, the paper trust,
against the ruling of the circuit court
for the Eastern district Of Wisconsin,
ordering the appellants to open books and
documents before examiner In the anti
trust investigation, was dismissed by
the Supreme Court OF the United States,
today. the decision being against the
trust. Justice McKenna's opinion held
that the order was not appeslable, and
the Supreme Court OF the United States
has no Jurisdiction. The order there
fore stands. Appeals by the same parties
against orders by the circuit court OF
Minnesota 10 contempt proceedings based
on appellants, refusal TO produce books
10 Minnesota we're held Dy Justice Nc
Kenna to be within the jurisdiction OF
The Supreme Court of the United States.
The judgment in these cases was affirm
ed. the whole set of cases going against
the trust, and making a sweeping VIC
tory for the government.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States today reversed the decision OF the
Circuit Court of the northern district OF
Illinois in the so-calIed "Chicago Trac-
lion' cases. The cases are remanded
to that court for further action 10 line
with the opinion OF the Supreme Court
Of the United States. Justice Day read
the SYNOPSIS of the opinion which will be
filed later. Justices McKenna, Brewer
and Brown dissented.
In the appeal of Anna Valentino, the
condemned New Jersey murderess, from
the refusal of the Circuit Court of New
Jersey to grant writ of habeas corpus,
The Supreme Court of the United States
today in an opinion by Justice Peckham
affirmed the lower courts decision. Re-
lief is thus refused to Anna Valentino
and Jersey justice will take its course
General Grosvenor, OF Ohio, who was
recently beaten for denomination in The
Eleventh congressional district, today
nominated President Roosevelt for the
third term. He did not make the nom
inati0n 10 50 many words but the trend
of his remarks led only in one direction,
and that way to the present occupant o.
the White House He began his little
lecture on politics by mentioning the
I ct that he had just returned from
short visit to Ohio and commented on
the fact that the legislature was pretty
busy passing Two cents mile and otheI
radical bills calculated to worry the co.'s
ration interests. at just shows the
direction of public thought" he said.
"Ten years ago had any such bills oeen
presented as are now passed by pracii-
cally unanimous vote, the people would
have howled anarchy aud socialism.