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

Representatives. IN OCnRtsso Atou lAo
III 3osier realm were tsrget, for in.trroga-
t OBS from all sides tJdsy. They were
supposed to know or t, be able to guess
What will be done BY the republican
at, +, convention in Indiana t1morrow.
AS it will be The first big convention
to 20 on record regarding President
Tefrs naturalization, the thrift aud some
les, dominating but important Issues the
ir srest therein precluded patient wait
ing for actual results. The search for
information, however, brought no iiiunl'
mating reward. The general impression
was hat il the convention took an ad-
vsnced position 1t would tend to
9 r.Dgthen the progressives' movement
In msny states.
Stricken With spoplexy, George J.
Fritch aged SO, fell down fight OF
steps today at his home, 1lOS Monroe
street northwest, and died shortly after
being taken TO a hospital.
The recent death OF Justice Brewer
necessita!ed q change in the seating OF
the icstices on the bench OF the Supreme
Court. Today, the frat time that the
CT urt has been in session since the death
OF the second seDior menber Of the ctu't.
the new arrangement of seats WIS made.
Justice White takes Ju'tIce Brewers
olacs on the left, Justice Holmes that OF
Justice McKenus, while the two end
sc ats are vecant--one being assigned 10
Justice Mnody and which will be given
t, the member to be appointed In jug
tice Brewers place Ga the right OF
Chief Justice Fuller, Juice Mckenna
takes Justice Whit-'s place; Justice
Day that of Justice Holmes and Jultice
Luton that formerly occupied by Justice
Moody.
ORiug t } the absence of Solicitor Cen
ersl Bowers, who was called cut OF the
city today because OF The death OF his
( ther-:n.law, Judge Thomas Wilson,
argument in the so.called "inheritance
tax cases. was t,day postponed. Solic.
tor General Bowers was to have appear
ed In behalf of the government. The
cases involve the question whether when
testato, died within one year immedi-
ately prior to the taking on OF the act
repeating the lnheri'auce lax, bis Legacy
10 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, frs. session today and received from
Represett sIive S:eenersop, the author oil
a resolution calling for the Investigation,
list OF witnesses whom the committee
will summon. Chairman Olcott assured
the committee and those present that "a
fair and open investigation will be had. "
FoSmer Governor Myrop T. Herrick, Of
Ohio, probably will be heard tomorrow,
hia name being Ia the list furnished BY
Mr.. Steenersou. The others named by the
Minnesota representative include James
7. McCleary, former rePresettatiVe, anc
former Second Assistant Postmaster
| General John A. PentoD, of Cleveland,
| secretsry OF tie Merchant Marine League,
of CLEVELAND. aud editor OF the American
Flag, 10 which some OF the chargess
| agains! Representative S.eenerson and
Representative KaSlermaDn (teP. Wis.
| we're printed; John NJ. MsxSell, Of
Cleveland; j P Dotson, OF Crookst'p,
! Mimi, and w. P. Hackney, OF Kansas.
aerrick Is an official Of the league.
Mr.. S!eeuerson offered in evidence today
/ copies of the American Flag, which Is
| the official organ of the league, as we'll
as ether papers.
a rehesring In the sS.hour law cases
was granted today t, the B. & o. 8. W.
Railroad by the u. s.Supreme court.
The Senate judiciary committee d.
cided today to recommend the conhrma'
ton of two Maryland nominations;
John o. Rose, for United stites district
lodge, and John P. Hall, United States
district attorney.
Finding no error 10 the decision OF the
lower tribunal, the U. s. Supreme Conrt
today bs!d that JOHN Wynue must pay
the death penalty for The murder OF A,
EE. McKiunon on board the ship "Rose.
crars," Id the harbor :of Honolulu, Il.
T., in 1907.