Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-16

WRIT is CONTINUED
Not Main Plca-,N(ay
Seek to Answer Allegations Sc,
Forth in Complaint.

Washington, April l6--At the re-
quest of counse! ;or the Treasury de-
pUrtment officials, the hearing on the
RUE to show cdliSe in the suit of the
Riggs National Bank against Secre-
tuy Of the Treasury McAdoo, comp
tro!ier of the Currency Williams, anG
United State Treasurer Burke for
an injunction was continued until
May y. when tic case was called be-
Sore Justice Mccoy in Equity Couri
No. ! this morning.
An order was signed continuing
not only the rlilc, but also the ;rm.
orary restraining order to prevent the
converting intp The Treasury of - =
600 due to the bank as interes:
imposed as Il penalty against the
bank by Comptroller Williams.
Washington; April l6--Fulther
evidence that The government expects
q have hari fight on its hand; IL
lie injunction proceedings brou4h;
By che Riggs National Bank against
Secretary McAGoo and Comptroller
Williams has been given by govern
mert counsel a'nounccs that Il post
I.onement will oe sought when III,
raSe comes up today in the niS:ric!
Supreme Court
LOUIS D. Er&rdeiS, special l.;is.
tar. attoney-Lcrcral in charge Of
lhc case. was not prepared to tet
IL : night MS how much tima II
would ask :ron, the reurt. It Tas il
d.catcd, howcvnr. that he would .:eel.
& continuance for least ii week.
.ur. Rrandeis vas unwilling to dis
tus> the case. It WAS believed, how
ever that the fact that Il posa0ne.
ment will he sought shows the govern
mtnt does nor expect to make. it
main plea agaInS, the jurisdiction:oi
tie court but will seek to answer thi
sc. forth in the bank:
bill of complaint, which charged Nes.
rs McAloo az. Williams with con
'piincy to wreck it, and with long
persecution
ii that proves to be the case, ii is
possible the court will ask for '::ht
outside that furnished in the bill anC
i.e answer and the arguments of law
ycrs. That 81 what hose vino arr
following every move in the case arr
81. tintoe to hear. The witness cnar
probably would lie occupied by nosi
oI the bank officials and some of thc
most prominent men in Official life.
At one time o. another, most OF tbs
llcsent Treasury officials have mac
knowledge Of the .interchanges ne
tween Mr.. Williams and the RlrG:
bank Mr.. Williams has expressed
willingness to go on the stand II as
kcd to do so and if. counsel advises
ii Although Secretary McAdoo l.
still confined to his home, recovering
rom an operation, no one IN otll"la'
life doubts his willingness to appear
in the case if 1t reaches the stage
nero testimony is taken.
Ii. statement issued last n1gh'
ior:ner Senator Bailey, of counSe! foi
the bank. denied that amy other nat
ioanl bank had any part iii the pend
inc proceedings. or had been consult
eG about the suit in any way.
The decision in this case Nj.
PaiIev's statement said, will deter
mir how far the banks Of this coun.
tjv are subier.. to the arbitrary pow
or of the Comptroller, Of. the Cur,
rcpcy and also how far the Comp
troller of the Currency Is suoJec. tt
rbo limitation Of the law. It coult
,,,- therefore, he otherwise than ma
,i,a hanks are concerned, whether
they sympathize with the TreaS'i"!
,frcials or the Riggs National Bank