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

to!ney G2neral lof LUG AusI'ot
ment Lawler. Ths president, in his
letter. admits that he ordered Mr.. Law
Ter TO frame a letter, and says ne told
him lust what views he wished act forth.
He also Gays he told Mr.. LAWYER to
write the Letter 'sas if be we're presl-
dent" Mr.. Taft contsnds, however,
that the instructions to Mr.. Ls"ler
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 LAWYER
draft was confined to few paragraphs
''on general subjects"
The "proseeu.ion" In the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigation is preparing to
figure out today why The Lswler draft
| OF the presidents letter was not sent to
the Seuats 10 reply to the Senate resolu-
ton asking for the documents in the
| case. The president did send to The
Ssnste the summary of Attorney General
WickershaG, which he has admitted was
not before him, ia sts present form, when
he passed on the charges. La transmit
ting the various documents to the Senate
the president wrote: "To the Senate:
In response to the resolution OF the San
| a.e of December 81, l909-'Resolvee:
tast the president be and is hereby re-
oested, If, 10 bis opinion, not incom-
pstible with the public lot rest, to trans.
NIT to Congress any reports, statements,
| pspers, or document, upon which be
acted 10 reacbIug bis conclusions with
reference to tbs u charges"
III transit herewith the following
papers ;" Here the president enumer-
ates, emitting, however, any reference
to the Lswler memorandum, and incI1d-
| Ing the Wickersbam 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:enographer Kirby regarding it
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 In.
terror" said Kerby," had been informed
! 5y telegraph of the prospective pu5lica.
/ ton OF my affidavit and the department
~sa furnished with resume 1T my sf-
| fdavIt. Massey had been directed to
see ne, and ask me ii it was true, and
he brought along notes as to his direc-
tions. told him it was true, and he
went away" Three hours after Massey
saw Kerby the copy of the lswler draf!
was sent to the committee, by Attorney
General Wickersham.
Lieut.. Commander Reginald r. Bal.
KNAPP, Naval Attsehs Berl!u, will act as
Naval Aide to Special Ambassador
| Roosevelt 10 place of Commander Andrew
Long, naval sttscbe al Vienna. No
reason Ia assigned for this sudden change.
Ia az effort to secure the passage OF
o few itrms ou the presideut's legis.
lstiVe programme strenuous action 10
being taken todsy to get the senstor.
isl insurgents In line. OVeralures made
to them involve the abandonment OF
many bills tina! had been scheduled for
passage this session aud important
changes In the few to be passed. A
report today credited the president With
having eaid be did NIT care 80 much
for form IS long as legislation was OBJ
tsined. The six progressives not In
viled to 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 were not sin their opin-
ion in the public interest,""
President Taft today signed the bill
creating a buresu OF mines in the Depart.
ment of Commerce and Labor which will
supervise all of the work In connection
with the mining industry DOW done By
various government buresus. No de-
cisiou tas 5seu reached as to who will
head tbs new buresu.
| Uhsrles w. Morse's last hope oil
freedom from the Atlanta peniteulisry
wss lost today when the U. s. Supreme
court denied motion byIhis counsel, for
leave t. file petition for habeas corpus.
Morse's only hope now lies In executive
elemency.
| Amendments 10 the bankruptcy law
placing the compensation OF receivers
on percentage basis we're reported to
the Ssnats By The committee on judiciary
today.
The judgment of the ecu of appeals
of Kentucky holding cont lonsl tae
s's'e act OF 1906 providing for occupa'
ton and license taxes on distilless was
today affirmed by the U. 8. Soprano
Court, in decision by Justice Lurson
In the case OF the Browa Formau Com.
psny agsinst The state of Kentucky. The
act provides for tax OF one aud one
fourth ceuts on each gallon OF COM
pounded, etc, spirits.
Representative John Dwight, of New
York, republican whip of the II u'e,
made the prediction today that Congress
will net adjourn until July 10.
The governments suits agains! the
Standard Oil Company and the American
Tobacco Company, recently ordered TO
be rcsubmitted by the Supreme Court Of
he United Stt:s we're today set down
for reargunent on November ID next BY
that court. At orney General Wicker.
sham asked the court to get date for
tbs reargumsnt of the two trust bustipg
suits, stating thst it vas impoIt,nt that
they be heard as soon IS possible
Counsel for the Standard Oil Company
and the tobacco trust concurred. Upon