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CAXAL ZONE COBDHIIHB
WHAT .MAGOON FOUND.
Sanitation Success — Supreme Court
„ Capable — Need of Silver Coinage.
Washington. Feb. a— Charles E. Magoon,
Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, was before
the Senate, Committee on Interooeanlc Canals
to-day and gave his testimony in connection
with the investigation of the canal zone. He
outlined conditions on the isthmus as they were
hen he was assigned to duty there last spring.
He said he found an excellent organization for
the government of the zone, but that the men
mere much overworked and anxious over the
possible effects of the reorganization. No re
movals were made. The sanitary force was also
well organized, and it had done and Is now do
li.p. he Fald, excellent work. The government
had been e*pe«'iallv fortunate in securing in that
force a number of army men who had been en
gaged in the sanitation of Cuba.
He gave details regarding the ravages of
yellow fever la.«t season, and said that while
most of the victims were white men. some were
colored, The natives were not. however, en
tirely immune. He said he had accepted the
doctrine that mosquitoes are the agents In
•^reading yellow fever, but that no preventive
methods had boon neglected.
-Do you believe." asked Senator Morgan, "that
with all the mosquitoes killed all the diseases
•would disappear?"
"No." replied the witness, "but we are trying
nevertheless to get rid of the mosquitoes— to
kill them ©ft."
"A pretty big undertaking." suggested the
.Alabama Senator, and Governor Magoon as
rented, add in* that It is difficult to make any
tropical rlimaie healthful for men from the tem
perate rone. Ho Raid the authorities are also
proceeding on the theory that malaria is spread
*>y mosquitoes. Senator Morgan questioned the
•witness closely concerning the origin of the yel
low fever in Panama, himself insisting that the
fever is native there. Governor Ma goon con
tended that fever conditions there are better
than formerly.
Governor Magoon said the chief Justice of the
canal zone was not a citizen of the United
Ftates. and that the selection whs based on the
precedents «stabliFhed In the Philippine Islands
and Porto Rico. He saw no reason why such
•n appointment could not properly be made.
*««nator Knox questioned the Governor as to the
truth of Poultney Bigelow's charges as to the
Incapacity of the court, and Governor Magoon
replied that the chief Justice had been for years
chief Justice of the Panama Supreme Court and
to an able lawyer. He also characterized Judges
Collins and Gudger as good lawyers. Gudper
Freaks Spanish and Collins French. He had
heard many compliments for th*s court and no
complaints.
Under examination by Senator Morgan the
question via* raised whether the courts, as con
stituted by the Isthmian Canal Commission,
could deny to an American citizen his Inherent
right to ■ trial by Jury when charged with a
capital offence. Judge Magocn said that pre
sented ■ serious question. In a general discus
sion of the subject Senator Knox said he- should
not like to decide what the ruling of the United
Htates Supreme Court would be in this matter.
Jury trials are not had in the canal zone nor
In the Philippines, and in the latter the Supreme
t'ourt had upheld the system as applied to the
trial of a native Filipino. Senator Knox said
lie could not say what the decision would be if
an American, Roing to possessions of the United
Rates, were tried and convicted in like manner,
governor Magoon paid that the apparent 40
I.rr cent profit made by this government
through the purchase and use of Panaman
stamps surcharged "Caiial Zon**"' would not pay
the tost «>f the postal service in the zone. He
iMHti that. legislation would be necessary to
«djust many of the land titles in the zone.
About half of the lands are claimed by private
jiartie?. ««i- explanation given by Governor
Magoon of the Interest the United States had
in establishing th- Panama currency was that
the use of American money doubled the price
of everything, for the reason that the people
wanted as many silver dollars worth 100 cents
Rf they had received pesos worth SO cents for
articles sold.
I>iP.u««ijir <!)«» necessity for the coinage sys
ten; end the agreement by which the United
Mates if to maintain the parity and the
floriated banks will supply silver to the
commission. Governor Magoon said that the new
Vm!£s7. '^ ■*"?" *? Popular that it was almost
Immediately absorbed by commerce. Senator
£££& •*«»«' the United State, should no.
"Hablirti a Fub-treasury on the isthmus to ag
532JT ! | w »*r w! ««T *lr«r. Governor Magoon
»"l'""l Hi.'t that chum be done, but that as
rapidly «„ th« silver was shipped to the treasufy
■nd paid out it would diiuwwr and Lever come
•met! that ihe people liked the money because
Stt?£SSf! Jt drove out an other cir
"That is about the most logical free silver
gM exploited since Mr. rievoland"— - belan
Senator Morgan. He ha 1 meant to »v Mr'
began, and repeated "sii cc Mr
l '' Vt ' " The rxarif, AiMn f
<;ox - -n «ill Presumed"! ' M^y.
N" EIGHT IIOVK DAY.
I'Senale lief uses to Strike Out Pro
timom to Enforce It on Canal
TVa.liington. Feb. a—Almost the entire session of
th' S^at- t-v-day w a » devoted to the consideration
o. the l. rgrnt Deficiency bill. which was passed
practically as it was reported from the Committee
*>n .Appropriations. The only discussion la con
nection with tlm bill »■« over an amendment sue-
Felted by senator Patterson to strike out the pro
' vision relieving alien workmen on the canal from
th« operations of th* Eight Hour lav. Senator Pat
tereon contend*^ that to require men to labor more
than eight l.our. a day Jn the tropics was in
fcunian. and srsu^i that tl» requirements -«ould
rto injustice to American labor. Several Senators
MBUJta! mm ° f t !ie Ch * mb " contr °vcrted th«
I .
Th* amenamrnt vraa voted down without resort
xr.r to a rollcaJl.
At th beginning of the session Mr Foralcer p,a
•ented an amendment to the Statehood bill direct-
Inr Ui« method of pro,^d inc i., Arizona and New .
Mexico on the Question of admission. It directs
that within thirty day* after th- approval of th«
statehood bin th« Ooverncrs of the , wo Territories
•haJl respectively rail elections f v r submitting th
«u«sUou of Joint Statehood la the voters of the
•wo proposed States eeparat-ly. and that the union
•ban not be consummated unless a majority of th«
votes In each Territory are cast In the affirmative.
YOUR AILMENT is NATURES
REPROOF.
To overcome that ailment
You require Nature's Ai>Bi«tance«
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Is Nature's Own Remedy.
NO FAMILY SHOULD EVER BE
WITHOUT IT
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that if it marked tSu 'fHLIT HALT.'
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flattery—
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" The Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Mil wai laid
before the Senate and read at length.
When the reading of the bill had been concluded
Senator Patterson moved to strike out the provis
ion removing the time limitation from the re
quirements In the employment of alien laborers on
the Panama Canal. lie spoke In support of the
amendment, contending that the Inevitable effect
would be to eliminate entirely the possibility of
craplosing American labor on the canal. He said
that with the time limitation removed from one
class of labor on the canal others to whom the
limitation did apply would not be employed. He
thought that With improved sanitary conditions in
Panama a large number of negro citizens of this
country could find profitable employment there if
the eight-hour law was enforced. He also thought
that many American mechanic* would find em
ployment In the canal tone.
Mr. Hale said that it had been Impossible to get
American negroes to go to Panama, to work.
Mr. Money also opposed the amendment. He aia
not believe that there would be any American
labor there. "They won't live more than eight
hours after arrival." he said, "when they are turn-
Ing up a million germs with every spadeful of
earth." "Work there, he eald, means death.
"What it all means In plain, brutal English Is
that there Is being prepared on the isthmus a
slaughter house for aliens, and that the canal Is
to be built at a fearful cost, not only of money
but of life," responded Mr. Patterson. In persist
ing in pressing the amendment upon the Senate.
Mi. Gallinger called attention to the statement
of the canal officials that sanitary condition* on
the Isthmus were much improved, and Mr. Patter
son replied that these statements did not corre
spond -with the testimony given by Senators. He
SSund in the bad sanitary condition alone he line
of the canal the strongest reason for a limit on tne
tl Mr°Tiifman also fook issue with Mr. Patterson
Bay! kg that "when the Colorado Senator makes an
appeal for alien labor, he would better look a. little
closer home and consider the American laborer,
who in the end must pay for building the. canal
He made an appeal for a common sense course in
dealing with the canal and for the exclusion of
cant from the consideration of the question He
thought Mr. Patterson was "conjuring up foblms
which no one else can see." and said that the in
terests of foreign laborers would bo protected t>j
their own governments.
Mr. Patterson replied that It was quite probable
that the work would be done under contract, ren
dering governmental Interference all the more dim
cult He said this debate had had only the effect
of confirming him In the opinion that there should
be a limitation. "Even though It be called cant,
he added. "i am willing to stand by the contention
that the provision in the bill is inhuman toward
alien labor and opposed to the interests of Amer
ican labor." He added that If one-half that was
promised in the way of sanitation on the line of the
canal is to be realized many Americans would seek
work there. He withdrew the amendment he had
offered and offered another fixing the limit of a.
day's labor on canal work at ten hours instead of
C Mr. Simmons said that the testimony taken be
fore the canal committee showed that fully 10 per
cent of the Americans on the isthmus were em
ployed in outdoor work, many of them being in
charge of foreign workmen.
He saw great difficulty in enforcing the eight
hour law as to those men and not enforcing it as
to the men of whom they have charge. He said
that Mr. Wallace had taken this view. Mr. Slmms
did not. however, advocate an eight-hour day lor
the West Indian laborers employed on the canal.
Mr. Hale said that the Secretary of War. Mr.
Shonts and Mr. Stevens had taken a position op
posed to that of Mr. Wallace.
Mr. Allison appealed to the Senators to let the bill
proceed to a. vote, saying that the difficulty could
be remedied in a general bill on the canal ques
tion He added that he would favor the eight-hour
limitation on all labor In the canal zone.
The amendment was lost. Mr. Tillman expressed
dissatisfaction with the relationship between the
Canal Commission and the Panama Railroad Com
pany, and said he hoped the canal committee
would find means of unifying the canal and the
road. Mr. Hale agreed with the statement made
by Mr. Tillman as to the desirability of doing away
with the dual arrangement.
The Mil was then passed, and at 8:08 p. m. the
Senate went into executive session and adjourned
at 2:15 p. m., until Monday.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS EXPENDITURES
Caxe and Maintenance of Building and
Grounds More Than for Capitol.
Washington, F.;b. 9.— Expenditures by the Library
or Congress were generally Investigated to-day by
the sub-committee of the House Committee of Ap
propriations, which is preparing the legislative bill,
The annual cost of the care and mlntenance of the
library building: and grounds Is $80,000, or nearly
$?".<»" more than the cost for similar service in the
Capitol, a much larger building. Superintendent
Green, of the library buildings and grounds, was
before the sub-committee much of the day, Mr.
Green's salary for his services at tho library is
$5,000 a year and he draws another government
salary of $2,000 from the National Museum. Sev
eral members of the sub-committee suggested that
it might be well in reducing the expenses to begin
with th« superintendent's salary, and said they be
lieved an SI,9M) man would be fully competent to
perform the services looked after by the superin
tendent.
The sub-committee has also gone Into the lists of
persons employed as assistants to the librarian and
I-ibrairian Putnam's statements have shown that
Massachusetts has been drawn upon morn than any
other part of the country for assistants and the
South furnished only thirty-four out of a staff of
more than three hundred.
MANY PENSION BILLS PASSED.
House Puts Through 429 in 72 Minutes-
Philippine Tariff Amendments Adopted.
Washington, Feb. The House to-day ground
out its "rial semi-monthly grist of private pen
sions, passing in seventy-two minutes, 429 bills for
the benefit of veterans, who are barred for one
reason or another from coming In under this gen
eral statute. Seventy-five per cent of the benefi
ciaries are either blind or bedridden.
This order, •with a number of minor bills, and th«
passage of two amendments to the Philippine Tariff
act of 1905, constituted the transactions of the day.
The tariff amendments place American cotton
Roods on an equality, so far as the cost of produc
tion is concerntd, with European goods. Low
grades of shoes wer« .admitted at a lower tariff.
The bill to amend the Philippine Tariff act was
called up by Mr. Payne, of New-York, chairman
of the Way» and Means Committee. He explained
that th« bill related to cotton goods anil shoes; that
the cotton goods amendment was made necessary
because of a misapprehension which resulted in a
discrimination against American-made goods in the
tariff act of March 3, 1&03. The cotton manufact
urers in this country, he said, make goods It inches
wide. European manufacturers weave double this
width nnd then cut the strip in the centre, thus sav
ing half the cost. Thes<» goods are known in th*
trade as "false selvage" goods, on which the rate is
raised to the point which does away with the dis
crimination against American goods.
Low grade and children's shoes are placed in a
lower class, making th* tariff less, as Mr. Payne
stated, to encourage the wearing of shoes in the
islands. No one wished to debate the bill, which
passed without objection.
At 2:28 o'clock the House adjourned until Mon
day.
TO REORGANIZE STATE DEPARTMENT
Secretary Root Proposes to Put It on a Busi
ness Basis — "Emergency Clerks."
Washington, Feb. 9.--"The Post" to-day says
that Secretary Hoot la about to reorganize the
State Department and put it on a business basis.
He will apply the same remedy to the consular
service. Inefficient and incapacitated clerks are to
be dismissed and a corps of active, alert and com
petent clerks substituted. Rod tape is to be ruth
lessly cut. and antiquated method* superseded by
those more consistent with Mr. Root's notion of
what a great department of the government should
be.
This plan of the Secretary of State was unfolded
to the House sub-committee on the Legislative
Appropriation bill at an executive session hearing
yesterday. His ideas met with the cordial approval
of the committee. Mr. Root told the sub-committee
that he had detailed two of the best men In the
department to study departmental methods. It
was discovered by members for the first time that
there was an emergency appropriation of $40,000 ap
propriated year after year since the Spanish war
from which "emergency clerks" had been paid.
DELIVERY OF MAIL ON RURAL ROUTES.
Washington. Feb. 9.— At the Postofllce Depart
ment to-day it was stated that an erroneous Im
pression seems to exist In some parts of th« coun
try. particularly in Kansas, regarding the ocopo of
the rural free delivery service. Although the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General has recom
mended that mall matter be permitted to he ad
dressed to rural boxes according to their numbers
and not to any particular Individual, the same
as in postofflcec. the Postmaster General has not is
yet given his approval to the same, m not a few
instance* tl.o proposition gave rise to complafn Yt
being alleged that th« rural fireo delivery servir*
would he utilized by large business tause? through
out the country a*, on advertising medium to t!«
disadvantage of the local merchants A- th«
matter now BUnds unless mail is speciflcally ad
l^ojggf *+*- on rural "rou"*'!, 1 StU
TO CLUE A COLD IS ONE DAY
Tl»kt LAXATIVE HKuMO Oulr'n- T,n.r. ?i
refund monty if it rails to curt I W a«o?r?I« 1 ' 11
tf EW'YfmK DATLY TRTBFNE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1906.
CUSTOM HOUSE fNQTTIRT
RENTAL FROM CITY JUXK.
Suher's Charges of "Outrage and
Steal" Not Borne Out by Facts.
[From Tli« Trlbun* Bureau.]
■Washington. Feb. 0.-At a hearing before the
House Committee on Public Buildings ana
Grounds to-day the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury. Horace A. Taylor, took considerable
of the wind out of Congressman Sulzer'3 sails
in regard to the charges made by him that the
disposal of the old Custom House property In
New-York to the National City Bank was an
"outrage end a steal." The committee was In
session to hear the facts In the case, in order
intelligently to pass upon the resolution pre
sented to the House by Mr. Sulzer, which called
for Information as to when the deed for the sale
wa3 executed, where it was deposited and why
it had not been recorded in New-York County.
Mr. Sulzer stated that the authorities In New-
York have never been able to find out when the
deed was executed or where it was deposited
or any information concerning it. He also as-
Bailed the Treasury ■ Department for the trans
action, pronouncing it an "unspeakable outrage"
on the government and on the city of New-York.
He asserted that the property was worth $6,000,
000 when it was sold, and it worth $10,000,000
now. He said that the Custom House covered
two large blocks, about 800 by 400 feet. Ho
stated that more than $1,000,000 had already
been paid to the National City Bank for rent.
He further stated that not a dollar had been
paid for the property by the National City
Bank— that the transaction was simply a matter
of bookkeeping, transferring the purchase price
of $3,265,000 from one account to another. He
declared that there ought to be an investigation
by Congress of the whole affair.
Mr. Taylor, replying in detail to the charges,
said that, in the first place, no deed had ever
been executed, so it could not be deposited any
where and could not be recorded. The reason
the deed had not been executed, continued Mr.
Taylor, was because the property was not fully
paid for. and under the contract the National
City Bank was not compelled to make final pay
ment and get the deed until the new Custom
House was completed.
Mr. Taylor showed by the records that the
property, under an act of Congress, was offered
at one time for $4,000,000. that $2,000 was spent
in advertising to secure bidders and not a bid
could be secured. He produced letters from a
former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
under President Harrison and from an Acting
Secretary of the Treasury under President
Cleveland stating that it was doubtful whether
the property could be sold for as much as
$3,000,000. and suggesting that it would be un
wise to place this limit In the bill, because If no
bidders could be secured the sale could not be
made. He also showed that under a second act
of Congress, fixing the minimum price at $3,000,
000, the property was advertised in eleven
leading New-York papers and efforts were made
for months to secure bidders, and the highest
bid of the three submitted was $3,265,000. or
$265,000 above the amount fixed by Congress.
He further showed that the government, in
stead of having paid $1,000,000 in rentals, had
paid less than one-half that sum. He showed
that the eizo of the lot. instead of being two
large blocks, was less than one-half of one. Mr.
Suller had stated that the lot was SOO by 400 feet,
making 320,000 square feet, while there are only
33 GOO square feet in it. or one-ninth the size
given by Mr. Sulzer. In replying to tho charge
that the National City Bank had not paid a.
dollar for the property, but simply transferred
the account on its books, he showed that tho
full amount had been actually transferred to
the credit of the government at the Sub-Treas
ury in New- York, making a payment as com
plete as though the actual currency had been
paid over.
Mr Taylor stated that the transaction con
nected with the sale of the Custom House
property was as clean and intelligent a transac
tion as any ever made by a public officer; that
more than $250,000 above the amount fixed by
Congress was secured, and the money was
turned over to the credit of the government,
barring $80,000 still unpaid. The property was
leased Just as Congress directed it should be.
for 4 per cent on the amount of the purchase.
He declared that It was remarkable that Mr.
Gage the Secretary of the Treasury at tho time,
should now be assailed for doing precisely what
Congress authorized and directed that he
should do.
TEACH NAMES OF TREES.
Forest Service to Aid Towns to
Label Them.
[From The Tribune Bureau. ]
Washington. Feb. 9.— The Increased 'merest la
forests and forest trees, which la a sign of the
times, has, among other things, led many city and
town officials to seek to make known the names of
trees growing in streets and parks. Not only are
such trees In many cases now without marks of
Identification, but In m>t a few cases they have
been labelled with Incorrect names. The Forest
Service has devised plans by which Ha co-operation
may be secured in correctly identifying the public
tiees of any community which may care to call
upon it.
There are two ways in which assistance may be
given. Where the work is on a large scale a repre
sentative of tlio service will visit the town or city
and Identify the trees by examination on the spot.
In most cases, however. Identification by corre
spondence will prove entirely adequate. This will
require merely that Fpecimena of the trees be sent
to the Forest Service, together with r rougu
sample plat showing their location, the plat and
specimen being numbered to correspond.
For such Identification a full set of specimens,
illustrating mature foliage, and, if possible, speci
mens of the flowers and of the fruit ias the botanist
calls the seeds) ehould be sent. Fruit specimens are
very essential, but flowers may be omitted if they
cannot be readily secured. Two or three specimens
of branches in leaf. 10 to 13 inches long, taken
from different parts of the crown, so as to exhibit
all of the leaf forms common to the Bpecles, will
answer for the foliage. One or two specimens of
the foliage, flowers and fruit may be placed be
tween sheet* of ordinary news or blotting paper
about 12 by 10 inches In size. Thirty to fifty
specimens and sheets may thus be piled one on top
of another, and the whole bundle placed between
two stiff pieces of mill board, pasteboard or thin
picture backing, a little larger than the sheets of
paper carrying the specimens. The package must
then bo well tied and wrapped, when it may be sent
by mail If under four pounds In weight. If, before
sending the specimens are changed to dry sheets
of paper once in twenty-four hours, keeping them
constantly under a weight of from forty to fifty
pounds, they can be thoroughly dried within two or
three weeks, when they will not he so heavy and
will still be- In excellent condition for identification
Suggestions as to labels and their use aro also
made by the service when requested.
HAWAII'S STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE.
Why Its Fortifications Should Be Im
proved.
Washington. Feb. 9.— Hawaii's Importance as
a strategic point was emphasized by Repre
sentative Hepburn, of lowa. In a speech to-day
before the House Committee on Territories,
which is conducting hearings on the bill to give
Hawaii 75 per cent of its revenues and customs
for use in public works. Mr. Hepburn Bald In
his opinion no fleet could make a successful
demonstration against the American Pacific
coast without Hawaii as a. base for supplies
He also spoke at length abrit the protection
Hawaii offers the United B * ><* against disease
and said that, after the Lou i a. Purchase Ha
wall doubtless was the mo. i valuable aeuulsl
tlon of the United States, and should be assisted
In every way to develop Its resources and Im
prove its schools, harbors and fortifications.
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MATE BILL DISCUSSED.
Taken Up in Senate Committee —
Majority Report for It Expected.
Washington, Feb. 9.— The Senate Committee
on Interstate Commerce to-day began consid
eration of the Hepburn rate bill, which passed
the House yesterday. This measure Is now
made the basis of legislation and has been taken
up section by section. To-day was devoted to
the first section, which describes the kind of
transportation to Vvhlch the act shall apply.
There was a discussion In the committee as to
whether express companies and Pullman cars
are included In this section; also whether under
the terms of the section railroads would not
be compelled to transfer freight in transit at
the option of the shipper. Several amendments
were suggested to meet objections raised by
different Senators.
The committee will meet again to-morrow. It
Is generally conceded that the Hepburn bill,
with only fow modification!, will have a ma
jority report when the committee votes next
Friday.
The amendments offered came from members
of the committee believed to be opposed to the
passage of the bill. None were offered by mem
bers known to be friendly to the measure. Not
one of the amendments was voted on to-day.
It became evident In the discussion of the
various amendments that the arrangements to
discuss the bill next week would accomplish no
Important res-ilt. bo great were the differences
of the opponents and champions of the bill.
Senators Clapp and Dolliver charged that the
amendments were offered to obstruct the per
fection of a bill that stands a good chance to
become a law. Senator Aldrich replied that the
amendments had been offered seriously, where
upon Senator Clapp announced that he wou'd
"waste no more time" in the consideration of a
bill, but would be present to vote on the meas
ure on February lb". He then left the commit
tee room.
After the departure of Senator Clapp Senator
Dolliver took the committee to task for Its
"levity" in considering railroad rate legislation.
He called attention to the fact that the commit
tee had been conducting hearings since last
summer and had not arrived at any agreement.
He charged that some members of the commit
tee did not appear to desire 1 an agreement. Sen
ator Aldrich objected to the charge that "lev
ity" had been displayed and said he had been
serious in everything he had offered. Warming
up to the defence of his sincerity, he said that
he would talk in any manner he pleased in dis
cussing the proposed legislation and would not
be called to account by Senator Dolliver. The
lowa Senator, who is the particular champion
of the Hepburn bill, with equal emphasis re
plied that he, too, would choose his own lan
guage and characterize as he chose the methods
that he said had been resorted to. Chairman
Elklns, who had taken part in the early dis
pute, rapped for order, and a few minutes later
the committee adjourned.
MAY INQUIRE INTO PENNSYLVANIA ROAD
Washington. Feb. 9.— Senator Tlllrnan will make
an effort on Monday to secure an Investigation, on
the lines of the GUlespi© resolution, relative to the
combination of Eastern railroads under the man
agement of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
He says the letter written by Governor Dawson of
West Virginia shows a Bltuatlon that needs aa In
quiry.
SMOOT TO PUT IN DEFENCE
His Counsel Convinced That Wit
nesses Arc Necessary.
"Washington, Feb. o.— The Introduction of tes
timony against Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah
was closed by the protestants' counsel to-day.
A. S. "Worthington, who represents the Senator,
said he was not ready tr> proceed, but that he
would communicate with Chairman Burrows
within a few days. The character of the evi
dence offered this session, said Mr. 'Worthing
ton, had convinced him of the desirability of
calling witnesses for the defence. With refer
ence to the list of members of the Utah Con
stitutional Convention, members of the legis
lature and State officers charged with having
been polygamists. Mr. 'Worthtngt.m said that it
might be necessary to call from one hundred to
two hundred witnesses to disprove the testimony
of the prosecution, unless the committee per
mitted the filing of affidavits. He Baid that
Senator Sivmot was anxious that the case should
be closed and that there should not be one day
of avoidable delay.
C. A- Smurthwaite, of Ogden. -was called for
cross-examination to-day before the Committee
on Privileges and Elections. The •witness said
the usual course to settle difficulties between
members of the church is to lay complaints with
the teachers of the ward In which the ag
grieved parties reside, and the bishop, after
hearing the complaint, ordinarily instructs the
teachers to do everything in their power to ad-
Just tho differences. Mr. Worthlngton asked
Mr. Smurthwaite if he had any reason to be
lieve his trouble with President Smith over their
rival salt Interests could not have been adjusted
in tho same way. The witness replied: "Yes, my
knowledge of the leaders of the church con
vinced mo that was impossible."
Senator Knox then inquired of the witness if
the llormOQ First Presidency had followed up
its threat to ruin him because he insisted upon
continuing in the salt business. He said his
company went on and made salt, but its com
petitors reduced the price of crude salt from $8
to $li a ton. The witness said his company had
been compelled to pile up its production. The
effect, he -said, was to Injure his credit and de
preciate the value of the stock of his company.
After explaining the tithing system of the
Mormon Church, Mr. Smurthwaite was asked
if the tithes wero invested in corporations. "1
am fearful that tuey are," he replied. Ha esti
mated that tithing brought the church a reve
nue of from $1,5<.M».0u0 to $'2,000,000 a year, but
no accounting had been made, so far as he
knew.
The protestants* counsel then announced that
their case was closed.
PHILIPPINE TARIFF QUESTION.
Secretary Taft's Views Regarding Tobacco
and Sugar in Bond.
Washington. Feb. 9.-Secretary Tart resumed his
discussion of Philippine tobacco before the Senate
Committee on the Philippines to-day. He expressed
the opinion that the United States probably -would
not suffer any reduction In tariff Income from
Philippine products under the proposed Philippine
Tariff act. a, the Increase In the amount of Insular
products sent to this country at lower tariff rate*
would compensate for the decrease in duty
Discussing the provision of the bill relating to
Philippine sugar now In bond In this country Sec
retary Taft explained that Smith Dell & Co an
English corporation in business ! n Manila "own
sugar In bond upon which they must pay additional
duty aggregating $400,000 If their sugar Is not per
mitted to be taken out of bond at the reduced tariff
rate proposed by the bilL The Secretary of Wir
said the English firms In this country are oloV^v
linked with those of the Islands, and he adCi«X
that the sugar in bond be admitted at the lo w er
The . Secretary argued that limitations on the
methods of production in the Philippines would in
sure for many years protection of the tobacco and
beet sugar Interests of this country. ODacco an
Beet sugar men will be heard on Monday and
Tuesday, and Mr. Tuft will return on Wednesday
of next week. Senator Hale gave notice that he de
sired to examine the Secretary at that time.
MUZZLE OF 12-INCH GUN BLOWN OFF.
Washington. Feb. 9.-A telephone message re
ceived at th« Navy Department states thai an
accident occurred at the naval proving ground, at
Indian Head. th! morning, by which a part of the
muzzle of a 12-lnch gun was blown off. The gun
has been usM in various kinds of experimental
work and already l,ad fir, a a kir-e , rVumblr of
rounds. A lthoußh ni,oes of the in zrlo wer" blown
tea .• •.'ij.l.ierat.ie dbtaace, no on* «a» inliwl auS
*Krr TV 111 " " f i MUfc """M^rlt »>..! Mr I.ongworth
MATER LIKES RE POET.
Xerc-York Life A'otc Looking for
Haw il ton's Property.
Pending: the decision of th« question of apply
ing for Andrew Hamilton's extradition should
he persist In remaining abroad, the New- York
Life has begun an Inquiry Into the amount of
proyerty owned by him in this country,
and any attempt by Mr. Hamilton to dispose
of it will be frustrated.
It was reported last night that Mr. Hamilton
Is now under constant surveillance. The com
pany's attitude toward him was itrer.sthened
yesterday by Attorney Genera! Mayer. »who «al<l
significantly:
The character of the report of the Fowler
committee for thoroughness and candor Is most
encouraging, and indicates the good faith of that
committee.
"Have you arrived at any conclusion as to
political contributions?" the Attorney General
was asked.
"Yes," replied Mr. Mayer. "After studying
the legal propositions Involved, I am convlncad
that tho courts will hold that payment of po
litical contributions was unauthorized and In
violation of law. I have no reason to be-llev«
that a contrary view Is entertained by the- In
vestigating committees of th« insurance com
panies. **
"Does this also apply to legal expenses not
accounted for?" "Yes,"* said the Attorn ay Gen
eral.
It Is understood that th« Nffw-York Lif« Is
besinnlngr suita in pursuance of the Fowler re
port.
The possibility of the Attorney General begin
ning suit hinges on the practical result of th«
company's impending action. It Is known that
Mr. Mayer has confidence In the Fowler commit
tee and Its counsel. Nona the less a situation
may arise -wherein Mr. Mayer will ask the courts
to fix the liability of directors for any moneys
not recovered In these suits. This, however, ia
not expected yet.
A cable message. It Is said, was sent to Mr.
Hamilton yesterday summarizing the Fowler
committee's report. It is believed that up to last
night the opportunity -aras atill open to Mr.
Hamilton to return to this country of his o^vn
volition.
Friends of ex-President McCall seem to realize
that Mr. McCall's further liability depends large-
Iy on Mr. Hamilton's accounting-
District Attorney Jerome departed yesterday
to spend the waek-end at his country home at
Lakeville. Conn. So far as could be learned, Mr.
Jerome before his departure neither ajked nor
received a copy of the Fowler report.
It la not believed that Mr. Hamilton has suffi
cient property hero to liquidate any Judgment
obtained against him in a civil suit. The printed
report that any suit will be besrun In the French
courts against Mr. Hamilton Is dismissed as ab
surd.
Despite the persistent revival of the rumor of
dissension In the Mutual Life's Traesdala com
mittee, Charles A. Peabody. president of the
company. 6ent word by Charles H. Warren that
he had heard nothing of any such trouble. Ha
added that the company's officials were assisting
the committee in every possible way.
Pbltcyholder9 In the New-York Life are not
entitled to see the company's liata. according to
a decision, handed down yesterday by the Appel
late Division of the Supreme Court, In tfce Ven
ner case.
The decision reverses the order of Justice
Greenbaum, granting a peremptory writ of
mandamus compelling the company to permit
the Inspection of its records ao that C. H. Ven
ner and the other petitioners may obtain the
names and addresses of the company's policy
holders. Justice Clarke, who writes the opinion,
says that the lower court's action In granting
the order was Improper. Justices Ingraham and
Laughlln concur. Justice Houghton dissents.
The following reference to C. H. Venner Is
made In the opinion:
It is further alleged that the p«titioner, Ven
ner. Is notoriously a professional litigant, and is
well and widely known for acquiring small in
terests to create controversies to obstruct the
consummation of Important corporate transac
tions, and there are incorporated extracts from
various judicial records and published opinions
of various States and federal courts tending to
establish that allegation.
Justice Clarke's opinion declares that there Is
no statute "authorizing the Inspection here de
manded." The opinion declares that Mr. Venner
Is not a stockholder and has not stockholder's
rights.
The opinion adds that the company's card in
dex contains much Information to which the
petitioner Is not entitled, and that the posses
sion of the 750.000 names and addresses "might
be a most valuable asset in unscrupulous hands."
FEDERAL CONTROL OF INSURANCE.
Judiciary Committee of House Inquiring as
to Power of Congress.
Washington, Feb. ft— Acting under instructions
of the House, the Judiciary Committee to-day
began an Investigation In order that It may
report whether or not Congress has tha power
to provide for federal control of Insurance. That
this authority does exist was maintained by
K. W. Breckenridge. of Omaha, chairman of the
insurance committee of the American Bar Asso
ciation. At the August meeting of this associa
tion, at Narragansett Pier, Mr. Breckenridga
made a motion to have his committee Instructed
by the association to prepare a bill providing
such control. The opposite view of the question
was presented to the committee by George
"Whitlock. of Baltimore. The Bar Association,
by a vote of 113 to X). sent to Its Insurance
committeo for consideration a resolution declar
ing federal control of Insurance illegal and un
constitutional under the decisions of the Su
preme Court of the United States.
Mr. Whitlock, was the author of that resolu
tion, and presented that view to-day. Mr.
Breckenridge presented statistics to chow that
the Insurance business was national and not
local in character. Of twenty of the largest life
insurance companies, he said, only 15 per cent
of their business was done in the States wherein
they were chartered.
Mr. Breckemridge read decisions by the Su
preme Court from which he drew the conclusion
that the doctrine had been laid down that tha
court was not bound by the precedent of rre
vioua decisions on constitutional question* and
suegested the decision on the income tax oaia
was contrary to previous decisions. Hs also
cited the ca.se> of Carroll against Greenwich, de
cided in 1905. by tha Supreme Court, In which
fire Insurance was held to be commerce.
Mr Whitlock contended that the American
Bar Association had not committed itself on th«
question, and that if the Supreme Court haj
ever established any doctrine it was that Insur
ance was not commerce. Three chief Justice*
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HIND AT SERTICBS AT VAKlOti . UCRr^
Tb« Tribune pahllshe* «eh Saturday .-,.,---.
meat* of the various churrhen, wttn a*axr of a-»«i*iiL
BDd topic of *«ruioa. Consult th**« LiTrrtuiT^!
to-day under h-jk'.int of Isio.i. \,r l <•»«.■• ■"*•
and twenty associate Justices, h* said, had all
gone on record to that effect.
J. A. M'CALL RESTING COMTOBTABLT,
Physicians Find Condition Not Alarsmi^-.
Attribute Illness Chiefly to Worry.
■Lakewood, N. J., Feb. 9 (Special)— of aw.
sages inquiring as to the condition of John a. 3l>
Call were received by Mrs. Me Call at th« l4Q«t
House to-day. Nearly all were from business -tii
dates of. Mr. McCall in New- York. To all tnquMai
: Mrs. McCall returned the same answer:
"Mr. McCall Is resting very comfortably to-4aj^
Mrs. McCall is assiduously guarding her husband
from the- Intrusion of matters that relate in any
way to his business affairs. The Mc<JaUs an
, occupying a suite of ten rooms on the second tat
of the hotel.
Dr. Paul T. Klmball visited Mr. McCall tut:?
breakfast this morning. The patient passed a Tsry
restless night, but the physician found riothJaf
alarming about his condition. Dr. Vancierpool, of
New- York, who Is expected her* to-night, called m
early to Inquire how Mr. Mci "all had slept, ad
afterward talked with Dr. Kimball about the cam
John C. McCall arrived here this afternoon, ut
Judg» Edward C. McCall and wife are expected to
morrow morning. Judge and Mrs. McCall Imm
made regular visits each week since Mr. XeGnl
has been here, coming down on Saturday aad it
maining over Sunday. It Is the constant effort at
the members of his family to keep his mind fram
reverting to his troubles. "While it ii true that ha
la suffering from liver trouble, it is evident to SU
friends as well as his physicians that hid preaat
condition Is due- almost entirely to worry.
T. W. LAWSON SEES SEN. LA FOLLETTE.
■Washington. Feb. ».— Thomas "W. Lawson. of Be*
ton. was at the Capitol to-day. He cam* to ||
Senate wing first and then went to the Houam
see Representative McCall, of Massachusetts.
-Mr. Lawson was the- guest of Mr. McCaß at
luncheon at th« Capitol, at which. Speaker Camm
and Representatives Williams, of Misssss!p#;
Smith, of Michigan, and LUtlefleia. of Mains. war*
other guests.
Mr. Lawson had a. conference with Senator La
Follette. of Wisconsin, in the afternoon. Tt* Sen
ator is a member of the insurance committee which
Mr. Lawson organized last sum me* and th« coa«
ference was In relation to Insurance affairs.
TITLE LIFE PRESERVERS.
Experiments Show They Will Support
Double the "Weight of Human. Body.
"Washington, Feb. The serviceability of Mi
Ufa preservers forma the subject of a special »
port to Secretary Metcalf of the Department of
Commerce and Labor, by Supervising TmuwMi
Bermingham, of the Pacific Coast district. mate
public to-day. The- report Is regarded as sjedillj
significant at this time in view of tie alkptto*
made that the Tula life preservers or. txati tia
Valencia, recently wrecked on the coast of TTu^u
lneton. were of Insufficient buoyancy, and !«••
tlcally worthless. Before the Valencia <!!■■*•
Secretary Metcalf called for the report, wiilefc ti
baaed on those made by Rear Admiral Xs=;i
It was demonstrated that Ufa preservers mad* el
this material, and weighing: three pound* •*»
capable of sustaining twenty-seven pound* of MM
for more than ninety days. Ths esperimeo: •••
conducted with preservers having their ends wir*i
and with the end* unbound, but dipped in paEi2S»
paint. The best results were obtained fiWB ••
latter. The report states that a-< th-» weight fl<*»
human body in water averages twelve pound* ••
tests show that Tula life preservers are I *!*
BUStalnln|r more than double that waxht ™*5
Ject of life preservers aboard the valencm wu
com» in for particular attention by tin j;»a»»
committee, which will investigate the disaster.
BEAVERS'S TRIAL GOES OVER.
Washlaston. Feb. -The trial d G«on» *•
Beavers, former Stat* Senator George Great *
Binghamton. N. V., and W. P. Coremus, on I*
dlctments alleging fraud in connection witlx ti«
letting of postal contracts, which wassetftrl***
day next, has been postponed until th» fellows*
Monday. Thia action was made necessary & rs *!
son of the fact that A. 8. Wo r . r: : n'.on, of °— 15
in the cases, will bo unable to eoncluda >■»"»
before the Senator Smoot lnv«sUsation cots—
until a week hence.
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enough" — 'Too smoky, .
etc.
th.
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"Fine"— "A ftrst-dass
Scotch" — " Mellow and
Smooth " — " Can't get
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