Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-16

tOIney GsDersl IOr tue AuWtiOt DoPeit
meut Lswler. Ths president, 10 his
letter. admits that be ordered Mr.. Law
Ter TO frame letter, and Saga he told
him ius. wbst views he wished set forth.
He also Gays he told Mr.. Lawler to
write the leitsr "as If be we're presi-
dent" Mr.. Taft cont snds, however,
that the instructions to Mr.. Lswler
were given after be had thoroughly re-
viewed the documents submitted by the
Interior Department officials In their
defense, and that his use OF the LaWler
draft was confined to few paragraphs
''on general subjects"
The "prosecuiion" liz the Bsllinger-
Pinchot investigation is preparing to
figure ont today why The Lawler draft
OF the presidents letter was not sent to
The Seusts In reply to the Senate resolu-
ton ssking for the documents 10 the
case. The president did send to The
Senate the summary of Attorney General
Wickeuham, which he bss admitted was
not before him, in Its present form, when
he passed on the charges. 10 transmit
ting the various documents to the Senate
the president wrote: "To the Senate:
Ia response t. the resolution OF the Sen
s.e Of December 81, l909-'ResoIvef:
tast the president be and Is hereby re-
crested, II, 10 bis opinion, not incom-
pstible with the public lot rest, to trans.
init to Congress any reports, statements,
pepers, or documeDti upon which he
acted ia reaching his conclusions with
reference t. the y charges"
'T transit herewith the following
papers :" Here the president ennmsr-
stes, emitting, however, any reference
TO the Lswler memorandum, and incIud-
ing the Wickersham summary. An
other point upon which the ''proSecu-
| ton" is working today Is the fact that
the copy OF the Lswler draft was hurried
10 the Investigating committee from the
Department OF Justice. after the state
ment Of S:enogrspher Kirby regarding 1t
had been In the hands of the officials for
several hours. Ksrby says that about
noon Saturday, Massey, the other STE
nographer, who worked on the LaWler
letter, called upon him.
"At 1880 the Department of the To-.
terIor," said Ksrby," had been informed
by telegraph OF the prospective pu1lica.
ton OF my affidavit and the department
VISA furnished With 3 resume nj my sf-
fdavit. Massey had been directed to
ser me, and ask me II II was true, and
he brought along notes IS to his direc-
lions. 1 told him it wss true, aud he
went away" Three hours after Massey
saw Kerby the copy of the Lawler draft
was sent to the committee, By Attorney
General WIckersham.
Lieut.. Commander Reginald r. Bel
knap, Naval Attsohe Bsrl!D, will act as
Naval Aide to Special Ambassador
Roosevelt 10 place Of Commander Andrew
Long, naval sttscbe at Vienna. No
reason Is assigned for this sudden change.
Ia an effort to secure the passage OF
few itrms on the presideufs legis'
lstlVe programme strenuous acton IL
being taken todsy to get the senst1r
isl insurgents In line. OVerstures made
to them involve the abandonment OF
many bills that had been scheduled for
passage this session aud important
changes In the few to be passed. A
report today credited the president With
having saId be did net care 80 much
for form IS long as legislation WAS OBJ
tsined. The six progressives not To-
vted to a peace meeting held by the
president were urged to lay aside their
"advauced ideas" and thus make ''lt
possible to solIdify the party" The
insurgents received these reports OF the
conference with reserve and intimated
that they would vote for no bills or parts
of bills that we're not "in their opin-
ion In the public interest"
President Taft today signed the bill
creating a buretu otmines In the Depart.
ment of Commerce and Labor which will
supervise all of the work In connection
with the mining industry now done by
various government buresus. No de-
cisiOn has 5ten reached IS to who will
bead this new buresu.
Charles w. Morse's last hope OF
freedom from the Atlanta peDiteulisry
wss lost today when the u 8. Supreme
Oour! denied 8 motion byIhis counsel, for
leave 10 file petition for babess corpus.
MOrse's only hope now lies 10 executive
elemency.
Amendments 10 the bankruptcy law
placing the compensation OF receivers
on percentage basis we're reported to
the Senate By the committse on judiciary
today.
The judgment OF the ecu of sppssls
of Kentucky holding eoUst u ional the
s's'e act Of 1906 providing for oceups.
ton and lIcense lakes on distilleIs was
today affirmed by the U. 8. Saprsme
Court, 10 decision by Justice Lurion
In the case OF the Brown Formsu Dom.
psny against the state Of Kentucky. The
act provides for tax of one aud one
fourth cents on each gallon OF COM
pounded, etc, spirits.
Representative John DHight, of New
York, republican whip Of the II use,
made the prediction today that Congress
will net adjourn until July Is.
The governments suits against The
Standard Oil Company and the American
Tobacco Company, recently ordered 10
be resubmitted by the Supreme Court Of
he United SItss were today set down
for reargument on November IA next by
that court. At orney General Wicker.
sham asked the court to tet date for
tbs reargument of the two trust bustIog
suits, stating tbst 1t wss impoTtlut that
they he haaYh as Rnnn "A nnaAihle