El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-08
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elected representative Ansberry, of
Ohio, a member of the committee On
ways and means. to succeed William
Hughes, of New Jersey. who resigned
to seek election to the senate
The caucus approved all the recon-
mendauons OF the ways and means
committee to I'LL committee vacancies
which included Flood, of Virginia. to
succeed governor Sulzer as chairman of
the foreign affairs committee, and
Humphreys, Of Mississippi, to succeed
Flood at the head Of the territorial
committee.
Archibald Is GriIIed.
The improperly of a federal judge
writing to an attorney on one side o.
a case that had been argued befors
him. for information or argument to
clear up doubtful points. became the
point around which members of the
senate fired question after question at
Judge Robert ". Archibald Of the United
States commerce court.
Cross examination of the jurist be-
gun by representative Sterling viz
tually was taken out Of his hands when
that change was reached involving
judge Archbald's correspondence with
attorney Helm Bruce Of the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad. Members
Of the senate demanded of judge Arch
bald time and again whether he Gid
not think it improper and unfair to
the other parties in a suit, to request
Of one attorney an explanation or cor
privileges to the Otner side He in
sisted he thought there was nothing
improper in his conduct
There remains now only the closing
arguments and the vote Of the senate
as to whether or not judge Archibald
is guilty. The senate determined to
give three days to the arguments, tie
time to be equally divided
Managers representing the house
opened final arguments against judge
Archibald, when the senate convened
today.
asbip Combine Give Rebates.
A system of deferred rebates grant
ed by the sOcalled ship combine" to
membe was described to the house
merchant marine committee by a repre-
sentative Of a firm that had received
rebates for four years.
The testimony was given by Joseph
Purcell, of Hard & Rand, Of New York,
one of the largest importers of Brazil
ian coffee to the United States, who
said that for shipping its coffee eX-
clusively by the Lambert & Holt. the
Empire line and the Hamburg-SOuth
American line, his concern is given a
maximum rebate OF 10 percent
J. J. Stechta. New York agent for the
Lloyd Brazilero line, owned and op-
Grated by the Brazilian government be-
tween New York and Brazil, testified
that his company lost S6,000000 IN the
last six years in attempting to COM
would Exclude Rebafers.
VIM. LOWery, South American agent
for the Pan American Mail. which is
claimed was driven out of business by
the trust" testified how large shippers
declined to use the new line for fear
of losing their rebates from the Euro
pean lines. He suggested a statute ex-
Guiding from American ports, Euro
pean ships giving such rebates, as a
remedy for the situation
I'VE have built the Pan American
for the benefit of the British owners
unless this government aids an Amer
lean marine said he.
Men in London Control.
'@The idea that the ocean is free, is
about as big a. fallacy as exists IN
America testified VIM H Douglass, a
large New York exporter to South
America and Europe. The steamship
lines German and British, were in com
bination, having the rates under their
strict control. he added, and his firm
was supposed to give its business to
the Houston line.
The men who sit in London control
ing these lines can throw contracts for
goods to any country they please simply
by raising or lowering rates. Mr.. Doug
lass testified.
Special Rates to TRUSTS
Don't they make special rates TO
the Harvester combine and the Steel
-rust2' asked representative Hum
Dhrey.
Yes, 7 think 50 and to the Standard
On company answered Mr. Douglass
Millions for Good Roads.
A federal appropriation OF SZ5,OOO,OOO