Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-04

Representatives In Congress from the
II ooser realm were target, for inttIrogs.
OBS from all sides today. They were
supposed to know or to be able to guess
What will be done by the republicsn
su convention In Indiana tomorrow.
As II will he the fret big convention
to 90 on record regarding President
TsfPs administration, the tlrIff ADD some
less dominating bat important Issues the
irt ,rest therein precluded patient wait
iug for attssl rssnlts. The search for
information, however, brought no illumi-
mating reward. The general impression
wss that II the convention took sn ad-
vsnctd position 1t would tend to
8 rsug then the progressives' movement
In msny states.
Stricken with spopIexy, George j..
Fritch sged SO, fell down fight OF
steps today at his home, ll0S Monroe
street northwest, and died shortly after
being taken to a hospital.
The recent death OF Justice Brewer
necessitaled a change in the seating OF
the Justices on the bench OF the Supreme
Court. Today, the frat time that the
CT 1t has been in session since the death
OF the second senior mtEber OF the ctu't
the new arrangement Of seats was made.
Justice White takes Ju'tIcs Brewers
olacs on the left, Justice Holmes that OF
Justice McKenns, while the two end
seats are vscsnt--One being assigned 10
Justice Moody and which will be given
to the member to be appointed in jus
tee Brewers place 90 the right OF
Chief Justice Fuller, Juice McKenDs
takes Justice Wits place; Justice
Day thst of Jutt'cs Holmes and ultice
Luton that formerly occupied BY Justice
Moody.
ORIug to the absence Of Solicitor Gen
ersl BJwers, who was called tut OF the
city today because OF The death OF his
{ ther-.n.law, Judge Thomas Wilson,
argument 10 the so.called "inherit,nce
tax csses" was to-day postponed. S)lic-
tor General Bowers was to have sppear-
ed 10 behalf Of the government. The
cases involve the question whether when
a tesiator died within one year immedi-
ately prior to the taking on OF the act
repeating the inheritance tax, bis legacy
IL to be considered free from the opera.
lion Of the tx. Various courts have
rendered different decisions on the que;-
lon.
The special committee appointed BY
he House to Investigate the alleged
hip subsidy lobby at tho Capitol, held
T., frst session today and received from
Represet tslive Sieenersop, the author OF
a resolution calling for the investigation,
a list of witnesses whom the committee
will summon. Chairman Olcott ss ured
the committee and those present that SO
faIr and open investigation will be hsd."
Fosmer Governor Myron T. Hefrlck, Of
Ohio, probably will be heard tomorrow,
his name being In the llst furnished by
Mr.. Steenersou. The others named by the
Minnesota representative include James
I. MeOleary, former representative, src
former Second Assistant Postmaster
General John A.. PenloD, OF Cleveland,
secretsry of TIE Merchant Marine League.
of CLEVELAND, sud editor of The American
Flag, in which some OF the charges
agains! Represept'tive S.eenerson and
Representative KaSiermsun (tep. Wis.,
we're printed; John NJ. Maxwell, OF
Oleyelaud;J P. Dotson, Of Orookttlu,
Mimi, and w. ?. Hackney, OF Kansas.
GerFick Is an official Of The league.
Mr.. Stevenson offered 10 evidence today
copies OF the American Flsg, which is
the official organ of the league, as we'll
as other papers.
A nhearing In the sS.hour law cases
was granted today t. the B. & o. 8. W.
Railroad BY the u. s.Supreme 0OuIt
The Senate judiciary committee DE-
cided today to recommend the cou6rma.
ton of two Maryland nomination.;
john o. Rose, for United stites district
lodge, and John P. Hall, UOited States
district attorney.
Finding no error 10 the decision OF the
lower tribunal, the u. 8. Supreme Court
today bs!d that John Wynue must pay
the death penalty for the murder of A.
F. McKinnon on board the ship "Rose.
crang," III the hsrbor of Honolulu, II.
T., in 1907.