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be impsache'l or net probably will be-
decided within few hours from the
time when Il is is written The sub
comittee which has made the investi-
cation called for by the House. under
the Nicely resolution, is understood to
have its report ready for presentation
to the full committee to day Tuesday. J
What action the full committee will
take can not be foretold. Ii the
committee adopts the report of the sub
committee and recommends the dismiss
sal of the charges Of the impeachment
Of the Judge, the House wonld have
time to act upon the report before ad-
journing on Tuesday at noon. But If
the full committee wants futher time
to consider the findings of its sub
committee. the matter may have to go
over till the next Congress meets AS
all business before the House of Rep
resentatives dies with the expiration of
that body, the resolution would have to
be introduced over again in the next
House, if action on it were de sired. End
the testimony would have to be aiken
again, although the evidence already
in might be accepted by the committee
of thenfxt House. MANY persons here
believe it would be unfair to Judge
Dayton to let the matter go over with
out action, after the testimony taken
has been permitted 10 get to the public.
so that an effort will he made to have
the House take action in the mater if
possible before adjournment. while
Judge Dayton has not had he privilee e
of pre- serting any witnesses in his own
behalf. to do which might put dif-
ferent phase on The matter, still these
who have been interested in bringing
out the ties i'm NV against him feel
pleased with the showing thew believe
they have made in support of tire
charges
With the fling of exceptions to the
report of Special Master Charles F..
Littlefie'd, by both Virginia and West
Virginia. the concluding chanters of
! this litigation are brought much closer
T Doubtless the Supreme Court will get q
time for filing OF briefs and possibly
for the making Of oral argum n S 5. sod
upon the excepfinrs and then t-n final
!, decree of the Court will he sw, ed
: 1t is known that tn Court desires 10
conclude the ease at the nar'Ipst possib'e
date and it my be possible that fl
nal decree can be rendered before ad.
joIrnme- t of Court ia Iune fer the
, summer. In view however, of the ne v
5 questions brought before the Court Nv
1.-the Ma ter's report il may not {
> possible to give an opinion until II {
, fall term. which opens 10 October
How to m Ike satisfactory selection
: of postmaster at Moundsvi'le frcm 2
5 list of 81 candidates is y at uEict
, is worrying C ,ngressman NJ. " Nicely,
) who expects to visit Moundsville next
week and listen to the various applicants
for The place. Major Nicely has made
three propositions TO y e cand da es fol
appoin .ment First he said he woulc
e recon m md for appointment anyone d
| the 81 up n whom all The car d;dat.s
might agree. Second, ha pop ,sea
settlement of the contest by an electn /
to be participated in by Demnc atie
e patrons oil the Monnds4illA office arc
e the applicant with the highest woe IL
. be named. Third, he agrees to MIKE
his own selection and recommend some
one for the place without an election
! provided the various aspirants agree
e to abide by his selection ard support
t his action. l may be that an election
|, will be necessary tod tie min ] the Con
CHEESEMAN'S action.
Senator Chiffon wants proyl> inr
} incorporated il the naval appropriation
bill for board of seven persons, two
from the army engineer corp, two from
the navy and three civilians, who shaI
examine into the ACCESSIBILITY of estab
y fishing and maintaining plants for thu
p manufacture of powder, projectiles
I guns, armor plate and other muni.ions
of war and to report to Compress at Tx
next session He believes such plan
/ or lants could be established in advan
tage in West Virginia or some othel
g place along the Ohio or Mississippi val
} Ieys Pos masterships in tha seconC
9 district have occupied the attention u
Congressman W. G. Brown largely fol
Q the last week. Sew raj q lega ions
3 have been here to confer with him il
5 regard to the appointments and Mr.
s Brown has stated that he expects tt
4 have every postmastership contest il
/ his district settled by the time Con
T gress adjou ms this week, SO he will no
!, have them on his mind after the reces.
= begins. During the last week he hal
q Recommended DanielJ Moran for post
9 master at Thomas, Tucker. county, ant
the President has sent the nomination
d to the Senate. His confirmation, with
J. out objection, is expected.
On Keeninp (lne'S Word