Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28

Wllee. L viii not eenQ 10 likeness 10 ~
woman at all. l will not have it taken
by no means tu. / will write letter II
You will send me name OF q woman"
In an opinion which rtqu'rad tW1
hou's t, read Ju.tice Wright OF the
Supreme O)urt of the District OF Colum.
bia today sdninistsred scsta:ng re! uke
t. the United S!,tss Senate. Justice
Wright held tbs the ccu't bad iurisfc
ion over the actions of the joiot COM
mittee on print 'ng OF Congress because
1t is constitute ed by st tlte, BE emphati-
caIly averred ono parscu is ebove The
Las no ms er how exalted hia station
Nearly t1e entire opinion was devoted t,
Justice Wrights' answer t, the Senate
rsso' u;ion which declares tist he had
both invaded the CONT t1tioual prerog.
alives of the Senate" Is issuiog rule
t, the members OF the joint committee
to show c5uie Why mandsmus should
not be is. d 10 compel them to consider
the bid of the Valley Paper Co.,, Holly.
soka, Mass. to supply papsr for govern !
mel printing.
The court anntuaced It, willingness
to 60 ahead with the proceedings but
Fred B Rhodes, of the Valley Paper
Company, asked until Friday for further
pleadiugs. At that time he will ask
that the appearance of the House mem
bers of the committee be disregsrded be-
cause tie Senate has not PERMITTED It's
members t, appear, and that, as pro.
vided by law, the case be heard ex-psrte
through the default of the congressional
committee. Meanwhile the Senate nay
elect to appear and plead to the merits OF
the case for it nu't go to the paper COM
paoy fer default. In either event, I is
certain that the case Sill be appealed to
the Supreme Ctu.t on the question Of
iuriadic,ion by the House members OF
the Committee who were direct I'd by The
Ii Il TO take this action.
In ignoring the order of Judge Wright
to APPEAR in c0u.t The Senate commit.
tee on printing was guided BY the advice
of the Senate committee on Judiciary.
Members of the Later say that the action
Of the committee was matter OF -ftu't
and not cort 'ppt of C II t. They are OF
the opinion that the Valley Paper Com
psny will loose the case on the evidence
and that, therefore, the question OF the
power # Judge Wright t, summon con.
gressmen to court, will net be determine
cd 10 this proceeding
impeachment OF the president general
o: the D. A. R., Mra. Julia 9. Scott,
for violating the contribution Of the
order ia openly tslkeds OF In local D. a.
R circles here. The immediate cause
OF The row is Mrs. Scotts summary dis.
missal from the employ of the society
Of Miss Agnes G,rsld, clerk Ct D. A.
r. headQu arters, Rho WIS., private secrs-
tary t, Mrs. Donald McLean during her
two administrations So president general.
Miss Garsld's friends assert that the
charge of Decentralization upon which
she was dismissed was sublerfuge, and
that Mrs. Scott was Influenced in her
action by Miss Grads refusal to speak
to Mre. Amos G. Draper, the chief lieu.
tenant of Mira. Scott, and By the fact
that the young girls mother is one Of
the most opt,poken of the adhereats OF
Mrs. William Cummings Story, Who rap
against Mrs. Scott for rle Office oil presi-
dert general.
Chairman Moore, Of the special com.
mitiee investigating the cost OF food 10
Lhs District OF Columbia, met tocay and
llt,ned to the testimony of Albert NJ.
Read, secrelsrY of the National Ware
house Mems Association, and Frank \
II )rn, aecretary OF t,e Merchants Re-
irige asIug Company, of Nav YORK, and
the Merchants RelrigeratiDg Company
of New jersey. The six other members
of The House committee, that are sup.
posed to be investigating with Mr.. M9oro,
failed 10 mstsiia liz, go he.WeDt ahead
al! By himself. The witnesses; who are
both cold storage men, testified to the
benign influence which their business
has Il pom the prosperity OF the country
and very warmly asserted taat II there
was q Combine" among them, 1t had
slipped In withtu. their knoTlege and
they didn't even know of its existence.
| An interesting legal question involving
| the right OF n aicipslity to lis. and
tax as loans and investmeuts, tho policles
and loans on policies of q life insurance
company, was decided to-day By the U 5.
Sup'eme,Oturt In the case OF the City OF
New Orleans against the New York Life
Insu 'auce Company. The court held that
such a view was un!ensble In the eyes OF
the law. The board of assessors OF New
Orleans assessed the New York Life for
taxes on all loans made BY them to
policy holders. The insurance company
was victorious In the courts 10 their cor,
| lertion thst the city had the right only to
tax their sctual money on hand, In their
branch Office at New Orleans.
Louis Kamaiky aud J. Sapheut Il q,
two OF tia leading jewish journalists OIL
| the country were assured, BY President
Taft todey tast the United St tea ID
| making every effort to SECURE Russian
recognition ofAmericsn passports in the
bands OF Jews. Kamaiky and S'pher.
stein were among the delegation OF the
American Associ ton OF Foreign News.
papers, which called on the president to.
ta7. The president showed them some
of the correspondence between Washing
ton and Ambassador Rockhill st ST.
Petersburg besrlng on tie passport ques-
ton. He told them that The Ambassador
is arranging a personal audience with
the Car 10 order u press the matter,
The United States government locses
lust s7s,5S4 II by a decision Of the
Supreme Curt of the Uaited Sut's,
rendered today In the claim OF William
L.. lhnk "a