New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-28
trrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. April Il.
! SENATE. TO MARK TlME.-The purpose
| of the leaderss of the Senate in holding
hearings on the Canadian reciprocity meas
ure Is not so much to CLEAN additional III
| formation on this subject as 10 xii, time.
| The present plan OF the Republicans In the
! upper house IL TO adhere TO the suggestion
! Of tho President IN his message to this ses-
J sion Of Congress and 10 deal almost ex-
| clusivelv with Canadian reciprocity. IL Is
not expected that any tariff legislation
other than this will be passed. TO that
end u is proposed TO hold the reciprocity
agreement IN the Finance COMMITTEES wh'le
| the Democrats in the House are passing
1 their popgun tariff bills. and when these
are passed TO bring out the reciprocity
agreement. debate and pass IL, and then
10 propose TO the House the advisability
OF a prompt adjournment. OF course, 1t is
impossible 10 make definite plans so early
az this but that is the tentative pro-
rramme Of the Republican leaders The
hearings on the reciprocity agreement may
therefore be expected TO be somewhat pro-
lcnged, unless. OF course, the Executive
brings pressure 10 bear to obtain an early
report in order that the debate In the
Senate. which viii be extensive, may be-
gin,
NEW JUDGE FOR NEW YORk.-Rep-
resentative Littleton. with the assistance
| and support OF the Attorney General. has
prepared a bill providing for an additional
federal Judge for the Southern District OF
| New York The purpose of this measure
for which Mr.. Littleton has already OBJ
, tanned the approval of Representative Gay
ton, chairman OF the Judiciary Committee,
! is not permanently 10 increase the federal
judiciary in the Southern District. but 10
provide an additional judge while Judge
George 3. Adams remain on the bench hut
continues unable 10 perform his duties The
dockets of the Southern District arc great
~ crowded. and Judge Adams has been for
some time In 700 feeble health 10 hold
court Mr. Littleton has, therefore. pre-
pared a bill which provides for an addition
al Judge. but further provides that when
the place held by Judge Adams shall be-
come vacant it shall not be filed. In effect
this means that Judge Adams successor
may be appointed now and may continue
10 serve indefinitely. but that with the re-
tirement Of Judge Adams tho number OF
Judges for the Southern District will be-
come the same as heretofore. Senator'S
Root and O'Gorman will doubtless obtain
favorable consideration Of the bill in the
Senate.
WICKERSHAM PLEASEp.-The Attor-
ney General received to-day Peyton Cor
don, the special Assistant Attorney Gem
oral who has been so ably representing
the Department of Justice in Idaho. CON-
fronted by the unrerttng hostility Of a
community which regards the fact that l.
is composed OF pioneers IN a new country
as sufficient 20 entitle il 10 everything in
sight and as making any interference on
the part of those who would enforce the
federal statutes an objectionable violation
Of individual liberty. Mr.. Gordon has prose-
cuted the cases entrusted TO his care fear
lessly and persistently. and already has
ecme important convictions 10 his credit.
For instance. he was the chief prosecutor,
having associated with him Fletcher
Dobyns. who procured the conviction OF
John r. Walsh in the trial of kester and
Kettenbach both Of whom have been
sentenced to Ave years imprisonment for
,raking as cashier and president, re.
spectively Of the Lewiston National Bank.
false returns 10 tho Controller Of the Cur
rency. Mr. Gordon is also CONFLICTING a
civil case whereby he is attempting 70 re-
cover for the United States title to some