Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-25
From Washington.
OorEsspondauss Of the Alexsndris casssts
Washington, February 20.


gtesslonsl investigating committee tue
witness Jones hsvicg Fetuned tle stand.
II related the circumstances leading up
10 bis report of August 10, 1907, which
has played an important part 10 the
hearings go far. Tie witness corrobo'
rat I'd 10 every particular TIE testimony
of prev GU, witnesses as to the action OF
Special Agent H. K. Love, associated
With Jones in the Investigation, In re.
fusing to sign this Jones report on Au-
gust 10. The announcement that elf
ford Pinchot, the former chief forester,
and the party oil the second part 10 the
hyphena'ed controversy over conserva'
lion, would probably take the witness
q and today q crowd packed the hearing
room.
The judiciary committee Of thu House
voted q oanimously todSy to report isv'
orsbly the resolution offered by Reprs-
sentative Henry (dem. Tex, changing
the date Of the inauguration Of the P 'es'-
dent from March 4 to the last Thursdsy
In April.
The committee this eltsrnoon con-
timed the consideration OF another r'ss-
luton by Mr.. Henry providing for I'LL
lug the ofiCe OF president by natural or
der OF succession, in case of the death Of
the president betWeen the date OF cleo
lion aud inauguration. There exists t t
,be present time no constitutional pre-
vision covering that contingency.
The government will sppea the World
libel suit, which was dismissed By Ja.-
lice HOugh 10 New York city few
weeks sgo. Ait:r todsy's Cabinet meet
ing Attorney General Wickersbam wired
District At orney Wise. OF New York.
VINO had charge OF the case to file papers
for the appeal. Tue mstt,r was d ,cided
ut the full Cabinet meeting, the frat l.
many weeks that has baeu attended ty
every member. Today was the last ds'
upon which notice Of appeals culd Le
fled In the World suit.
RepreseDt'tive Perkins, Of New YORK,
passed a fairly comfortable night and
seems ID be lit le stronger this morn
log. The doctors are now looking for
ward to qnIet stage, though they are
not yet wiling to give much Assuiante
for hia recovery.
Bsciu o the recent installation In the
mint at Philadelphis of automatic couot
Ing aud weighing machines bss render
ed their services unnecessary 66 en-
nIovees NJ th,t In tltution will lose their
positions on March l. They are mostly
mechauics and lauorers.
TIE Senate committee on Interstate
commerce decided today 10 recommend
the passage OF the Taft-Ekius bill
| amending the interstate commerce Law.
The majority OF the committee reported
the original bill as altered BY the later
| Wickt rsham amendments, all or the
lstser being sccepted. Senator Gum.
Minis will present minority report. Il
vas apparent when the committee went
| into session today that the mSjorlty had
determined to report the administration
bill. Their differences with the minority
had been fully discussed at two long SEES
sious and there was no disposition on the
part of the minority to prolong todsy's
meeting with additional debate. There
were six ytts In favor OF and ftu'
sgsin,t the administration bill. Three,
ali democrats, we're absent. It Ia the ir-
| lection Of the leaders to give the bill
right Of way 10 the Senate proceedings
after the postal savings bank bill bss
been acted upon. The bank bill will 90
to foal vote next Thursday.
Fiueucisl aud political development
| In Liberia are 10 81 ID hopeless tsugle
thst the need for assistance from the
| Unit, ID States Is becoming very u'gen:,
according to dispatch received Of The
Is ate Department today from Charge
| Ellis at MonrovIa. He adds that COZ
ditions along the coat make 1t desirable
that 40 American cruiser be sent. SecTe
lary Kaox hes not yet decided whether
| ibis will be done. The stats Dspart-
ment sill hss under consideration the
np)rt OF the conplsslon sent to u
beria nearly year ago to investigate
he conditions and 10 adjust plans i1r
| the rehabilitation Of the black republic
| At tina. time the Liberisn government
made q number oil r6qu asis through the
commission. As soon ss q tentative
agreement IS to what this government
will do In Ktsponse to these rtque'tI II
reached the report Of this commission
| will be submitted + Congress.
1 IL
The question as 10 whether the Joint
commit ee on printing OF Congress II
subject to q Jurisdiction Of the court wa
/ arsusd before Justice Wright OF The Su-
creme Court of the District OF Columbls
today. in. Yeikes. former commit
sioner of internal revenue, appeared 81
attorney for the H use members OF th'
committee, together With George Hsmil
tor, Representatives Cooper rep, Pa,
sturgiss (tep. W. Va, and Finley
! dem, 8. Osr.), the e u,e members o.
| the commit,ee, pu! In their answer to-
| dsy as directed by the House two weeks
sgo. They commended that the oour
had no poser to issus such q writ be-
cause the members OF the j1int commit
| tee were 9 part OF the legislative depart
ment of the government and responsible
only to Congress. They contended slsH
that the petition of the Valley PsPel
Company for q writ OF msndsmu', which
precipitated the question, was faulty
i'These petitioners" ssid Attorney
Yerkts, hhsd showed their respte! FOL
the courts OF the land by appearing
here to submit the quest on OF luris
dictIon. They are willing u answer
all the matters conisin.d 10 tht
petition of the paper company, ant
have nothing to conceal. hlwsvtr
they submit that as members OF tn
| Il ouse that they are net subjsc! 10 jnrls