The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-09
NO ACTION YET TAKEN Parsons Case Still Hang
 ing Fire. NEW RUM0R IS CIRCULATED Judge Thorington for the District
 Attorneyship. District Attorney Reese Remains in washington--Judge Jones Will Appear Before Committee of The House.
By Alfred J. shofer.

Washington, Jan. S.-(Special. )-The Senate Judiciary Committee met this morning and passed over the case of Erastus J. Parsons, nominated to be attorney for the Middle Alabama Dis trist. Opponents of Parsons draw some comfort from this action, but sey- erai of the Repubiican senators say contested were passed over. The com mittee simply decided 10 act upon those nominations that are not being fought by political and other rivals.
 A curious rumor was floating around the capitol today. and Is merely given for what 1t is worth. 1t was to the effect that if the President can be in- duced to withdraw the Parsons nomina. ton, the other factions would be will ing to have Judge William Thorning- ton, dean of the law faculty at the State University. named for the posi- tion. His legal residence, 1t Is claim cd, Is Montgomery. Friends of Par sons say that one of the principal ob- jection to Parsons is that that he does not reside in the district and the cry of the carpet bagger" was started against him. They insist that Judge Thornington Is no longer resident or Montgomery, but contend that ought not to make any difference, for all over the country men have been appointed from time u time to district attorney ships who did not live exactly within the confines of the district. That they were residents of the state was suffi- cIent in the eyes the appointing pow CTS.
 Runner Not Believed.
 Some of the Parsons packers declared that there is nothing whatever In the ThorninEton rumor They do not think he would have the place if rendered, n l &I.aN t. ts. not a A~ publican.
 As Judge Jones is expected here to appear in the 18th inst, before the House Judiciary Committee when the Clayton and Richardson bills for an additional Judge for Alabama will be taken up, efforts are being made, 1t is reputed, to have the Parsons nom ination held up at least until after nc arrives. It is not claimed that any or the Senators wish to, consult Judge Jones or that he desires to take a hand in this matter.
 The case is attracting so much att tentIon and there Is such controversy over 1t that all sorts of stories can DC heard. The packers of Parsons are more positive today than ever Of ms confirmation. They insist that the op- position to him in the Senate Judiciary Committee amounts to nothing.
 District Attorney Reese is still here and was at the Capitol today. Al though Postofice Department ohcials are reticent regarding the visit last week of Referee Thompson and As ststant District Attorney Steele Of BIT minRham, it is understood that since the publication to the effect that pros cautions will probably not be ordered in tho money borrowing proceedings which are alleged to have been the cause of the removal or Postmaster Hughes at Birmingham some tart communications have come from Alabama on the subject. t. The talk Is that the people protesting do not see why Hughes should have been punished and the beneficiaries of his alleged irregularities while In or flee can be permitted to go Tree II neains 10 look as if clearer explana- tions will soon have to be made, MOrEan's Railway Bill.
 Senator Morgan introduced tooay railroad rate bill which he said Tn an swer to The Advertiser correspondent Innnirv was intended to obviate. in his opinion, the objections he had to the various measures that have been oner- cd in Cong&ss The Senator obtained consent to have his measure printed m full in the Congressional Record and Is expected to make speech eNpia'h inR it's provisions at no distant day. Senator Pettus introduced today doz- en or more war claims bills in the in- terest of Alabamians. Senator Morgan also introduced a bill similar to that offered several weeks ago in 'he House bv Representative Richardson proN'd- ing for the appointment of commlS 1 ston to visit foreign countries in the interest of cotton products or the Uni ted States
 Representative Taylor returned last night on a belated train. He will be ! busy helping in the preparation of the big sundry civil appropriation oHl' be- ing il minority member of the sub-com. mitte having that important measure in charge. Mir. Taylor says he feeL confident that his bill authorizing the | Mobile Railway and Dock Company tC construct bridge across the watei between the end of Cedar Point anG Dauphin Island will pass. Representa- tives Wiley, Bankhead and Burnett have also returned.
 Colonel Wiley found awaiting hin a pleasing invitation from Secretary and Mrs Taft who will soon entertain the members of the party who visited the Philippines last summer
 Representative Clayton introduced . bill in the House today directing tha after findings of facts are declared bS the court of claims, the Secretary ol Treasury shall pay the claims without again referring tho same to Congress for a special appropriation under the Bowman or Tucker acts.