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The Omaha Daily Bee roil ALL THE NEWS OMAHA BEE YOUR MONET'S WORTH WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Generally fair. For Iowa Partly cloudy. For weather report pane t. VOL. XXXLX-NO. 15G. OMAIIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1910-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. DISTRIBUTION OP COAL CARS i i Supreme Court Eulei that Hatter la Under Supervision of Interitate Commerce Commission. DECISION IS IMPORTANT ONE Will Have Bearing Upon Freight Rate Caiei Yet to Be Heard. COURT'S ORDER IS SWEETING It Applies to All Cars Owned by Ship pers and Railroads. HISTORY OF THE SUITS They Were Brought by Independent Cosl Companies that Alleged Rail road Were Dlaertmlnatin Aaalnst Them. WASHINGTON, Jan. M. The supreme court of the United States today decided the various cases before It Involving the power of the Interstate Commerce commis sion to regulate distribution of railroad cars among coal companies, upholding the j commission's power, but deciding the vari ous cases on their individual merits. The decision Is rewarded by the govern ment as moat Important In that It upholds the powers of the commission, and It Is expected to 'have an Important bearing on the rate cases still to be heard by ' the court. ... In announcing the decision. Justice White considered two objections io the dejt-gatlou of power to the commission, the first being that no such delegation had been made by the Interstate commerce law In the matter of distribution of company fuel cars aa a means of prohibiting unjust preferences and undue discrimination, and the second, that even if such power should be dele gated, the order enjoined by the court be low was beyond the authority conferred by the law. j The first objection, he said, rented on the erroneous assumption that commerce, In the constitutional sense, embraced only shipment In a technical sense and did not therefore extend to carriers engaged In Interstate commerce. Tars Instruments ot Commerce. "It may not be doubted," be said, "that the equipment of a raflro&d company en gaged In Interstate commerce Included In which are Its coal cars, axe Instruments ot such' commerce. From this It neces sarily .follows that such cars are em braced within the governmental power of regulation, which extends, In time of car shortage, to compelling a just and equal distribution and the prevention of an un just and discriminatory one." Of the oecond contention Justice White aid: x "The construction which the Interstate " commerce, . act JiaA essHated and the remedial character'-' of' the amendment adopted In 1908 all served to establish the want of merit in the contention. -"In addition, to adopt would require us to hold that congress, in enlarging the i power ot the commission over rates, had so drafted the amendment as to cripple and paralyse Its power In correcting abuses as 10 preferences ana uircn mi nations which It was the great and fundamental purpose of congress to further." I History of Salt. ', 1 As originally Instituted by the railroad company, the court were asked to enjoin the enforcement of the Interstate Com merce commission's order aa It applied to the distribution of the fuel cars of foreign railroads and private cars of other ship pers, aa well as the oar employed by the Initial railroad companies themselves In hauling their own fuel. The United States circuit court for the Northern district of Illinois sustained the commission with reference to the first two classes, but granted an injunction restrain . Ing the enforcement of the regulation with reference to the company-owned cars. This, therefore, was the only point Involved in toaay s decision and on that point the supreme court reversed the trial court, In addition announcing In broad terms Its sup port of the commission. Kffect of Decision. "The decision rendered today,' said As sistant Attorney General Ellis, who argued the case tor the government before the su- v"tm court. Is one of the most Important B Hints kind that haa aua. - W ' ' . wvi, KIIIIUUUCVU, The case of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail 4 road company against the Pitcalm Coal company. Involving a complaint of unequal distribution ot cars by Independent coal operators In West Vlrglia was technically decided In favor of the railroad company. In that the decision of the United States circuit court of appeals for the Fourth circuit was reversed. This action, however, was taken only on the ground that the complaint should have been made origin' ally to the Interstate Commerce commls slon Instead of the courts. I , COTTON CR0P IS SHORT Nine Million Bales This Year, as Com. pared with Twelve Million Same Time Last Year. WASHINGTON, Jan. lO.-The report of the census bureau Issued today shows that S.646.2S5 bales of cotton, counting round bales aa half bales, were ginned from the growth of 1909 to January 1, 1910. aa com pared with U,5,y8 bales for the crop of kws; s.kii.umi lor the crop of MOT, and 11.- 741.039 tor the croo ot 1901 The proportlcn for the last three crops ginned to January 1 Is 96. 1 per cent for the crop of 1908 ; 90 for 1907 and 90.4 for 190. The number of round bales Included this year Is 144.847, IS.57I last year and 17,JW for the season ot 1907-S. Sea Island this year aggregated 89,499 bales; last year W and 73,425 for 1907-S. LIVE STOCK SHOW AT DENVER emamwjsamn Thirteenth Annual Convention of Na tleual Association Will Open Tuesday. DENVER, Jan. lO.-Delegates are arriv Ing for the thirteenth annual convention ot the American National Live Stock assocla lion, wnicn opens tomorrow for a three days' session. Many trains carrying live stock from all Varts of the country, which bad been de lved by storms, have arrived and relieved ears that exhibits would not all be In place when the gates of the Western Live took show are officially thrown open to morrow ior the week's display. Preparing to Start Work at Homcstakc Mine '"res Boilers of Two" Hoists, H) Hen Have Agreed Return. LEAD," .J'O. -(Special Ttle ''' ince of things A the Homestake eparing to resume grain.) Fron this morning K ''. Mining company operations and that .fie lockout of miners, which has lasted from December IS, is at an end. Last evening the boilers of the Star hoist were fired up and this morning a fire was put under the boilers In the 111 1 1 "on hoist, the largest operated by the company. The company has not receded from Its position as given when the notice of the lockout was published and will employ only nonunion men. It Is asserted by company' officials that they have secured the signatures-of 1.300 former employes who are willing to work under the conditions named by the com pany. These Include the same hours of labor, eight hours to a shift, and the same wages as formerly paid, and to work aa nonunion men. Today everything Is quiet and there has so far been no sign of trouble. None of a serious nature la anticipated. The com pany still retains Its guards of detectives. It is the Intention of the company to start up the Amicus mill with 240 stamps at once, and also Cyanide plant No. 1 and a part of the Big Slimes plant, the latter being located at Deadwood. James Klrwafh, member of the executive commit tee of the Western Federation of Miners, arrived this afternoon to take charge of the situation for the members of, 'hat organisation. The Company has AmphAtt cally denied that it Is shipping in men, claiming that enough of Its old employes have signified a willingness to return to work and that In a few weeks evory stamp will be operating of the 1,000 In (he tom- ,iany's mlllsl and that all of Its Cyanide, Slimes and other plants will be In opera tion and operated by ex-members of I he union. Taft Ready to Write Message on Conservation President Will Outline Changes in Laws Relating to Public Lands. WASHINGTON, Jan. lO.-Prestdent Taft will begin work on his special message to congress dealing with the conservation of natural resource noma time this week. , He had a consultation on the subject to day with Secretary Balllngar, who had drawn up a number of laws which will serve as the framework, for the - much needod new legislation -doing"' with the public lands and resources. The president also conferred with Secre tary Wilson, regarding the re-organisation of the forestry bureau, recently headed "by Glfford Plnchot. Although the provisions of the special message of President Taft, proposing fur ther railway and anti-trust legislation, were known to all of the members of the senate, It was read today as a special compli ment to the executive. The message was read In the house on Friday and was published throughout the country. Courtesy only could dictate its reading In the senate. I Letter Incident Is Not Closed Further Steps May Be Taken to Fix . Responsibility for Theft of .. Wickersham Miiiive. . NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Thomas p. Reilly, special Investigator of the Interstate Com merce commission, pleaded not guilty today to a charge of having) taken ahd published without authority a letter written by' At torney Qeneral Wickersham bearing on the American Sugar Refining .'.conthany prosecutions. , , ' Reilly, who had spent SUridiy In the Tombs, was brought In handcuffed to an Italian counterfeiter. It was Intimated to day that further steps would be taken to tlx responsibility for the appearance of the purloined papers In print. AID IN I. C. ARBITRATION sma-ssansna " r , Prof. Meyer of Wisconsin Will Be the Third Member of Board. WASHINGTON, Jan. I0.-Profeeor B. II. Meyer of Madison, . Wis., .today Was designated aa the third arbitrator In ' the controversy between the Illinois Central Railway company and Its telegraphers. The board of arbitration will meet In the federal building, Chicago, en January 17. Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Com merce commission and Dr. Nelll, com missioner of labor, the mediators tinder the Krdinan act, announced today the designa tion of Prof. Meyer aa the third arbitra tor. . . ' Spirit of the Gideons May Save Life, I' The sprit of The Gideons America's band ot Christian traveling men coupled WtD medical sklll. may save the life ot a half breed Indian youth lying oritlcally 111 at the Omaha General hospital. Jimmle Culberson, a U-ycar-otd brave, whose mother was a Sioux qtiaw. Ilea In Room 73 ot the hospital with koto feet frosen. One will have to be amputated. The youth waa brought to Omaha from Dallas, 8. D., by John J. Ott,' a form or Council Bluffs traveling roan. There was a touching seen at Union station when Northwestern train - No. 10U pulled Into the train shed.. An ambulance stood waiting for the , boy. From - the baggage car ahead a stretcher was lifted on ' which lay the Indian youth, grimly bearing the torture ot his experience. Mr. Ott accompanied the patient. Train men at the depot recognised the former iincl! llluffs man, tor he has passed HARR1MAN MEN AT WHITE HOUSE Attorneys for Railroad System Wish to Settle Dissolution Suit Out of Court. CONFERENCE LASTS FOUR HOURS Discussion"Relates Entirely to Find ing Basis for Negotiations. PRESIDENT IS N0NC0MMTTAL His Attitude Will Depend Upon Propo sition Railroads Make. TASX FOR RAILROAD LAWYERS Mnat Correct Evils Complained of or Skew Government Officials that They Are Entirely In Error. . WASHINGTON, Jan. W.-Negotiations have begun lokklng to a settlement : "out of court" of the government's suit for the dissolution of the merger of the so-called Harrlman lines, brought under the pro visions of the Sherman anti-trust law Rumors of such negotiation had been cur rent for aome time past. Today they took concrete form at a conference at the White House granted by President Taft at the solicitation of the railroad officials. It oan be stated authoritatively that no decision of any sort was reached. It was said that today's conference was the first of a series of meetings which are to be held for the purpose ot determining upon what ground, if any, the representatives of the Harrlman lines and the government can meet for an adjustment of the situa tion. Task for Railroad Men. President Taft has given no Intimation as to what his atitude will be and his final determination in the matter, It Is stated, will depend largely upon the proposition the railroads have to make looking toward a compliance with the anti-trust law. The case will not be dropped. It is said, except upon such terms aa will look to a cor rection of the evils complained of in the government suit, or unless the government can be shown to be completely In error. Today's conference was attended by Judge Robert S. Lovett, president of the Union Pacific and allied Harrlman lines; Attorney General Wickersham, Frank B. Kellogg, "trust buster" and special at torney for the United States In the case against the railroads; and Former Sena tor John C. Spooner, and Maxwell Evarts of New York, attorneys for Uie Harrlman lines. The conference la.Ued from shortly after 3 o'clock until 7 p. m. None of the members of .the railroad party would dis cuss the matter In any way. Attorney General Wickersham has taken no- definite poMuU': in the matter' as jrefr. He went Into the conference today open minded, for up to this time he has not been called upon to deal with the suit in any way. No time was fixed tor a resump tion of the conference, but it probably will be within a few days. History of Salt. The suit against the Harrlman lines, which consist In chief of the Union Pa cific, the Southern Pacific, the Oregon Short Line and the Oregon Railroad and Navigation company, was begun following an Inquiry before the Interstate Commerce commission. It was during these hearings that the enormous stockholdings of the Harrlman lines In other railroads first came to general public attention. Mr, Har rlman himself appeared before the com mission and was on the witness stand for several days. Mr. Harrlman, it will - be remembered, declined to answer a number of questions put to him and the matter had to be taken to the United States circuit court for determination. Frank B. Kel'.osg and C. A. Severance of St. Paul represented the government In the case. Judge Lovett, now the head of the vast system Mr. Harrl man built up, was general counsel for the railroads. Senator Spooner and John O, Mlllburn also appeared In behalf of Mr, Harrlman. The suit for the dissolution of the combl nation of railroads was brought In Salt Lake City and Is pending In the courts there. Testimony has been taken In number of cities already. Parliament Ends with Brief Rites New Body is Called to Meet February 15 . by Proclamation of King Edward. LONDON, Jan. 10. The second Parlia ment of King Edward's reign came to an end today. 'The ceremony ot dissolution waa brief. Four privy councillors attended at Buckingham palace, where at J;30 this morning the king signed the procla matlon dissolving me present ana sum moning a new Parliament to meet Febru ary 15. Within an hour the royal writs had been dispatched from the crown office to every constituency of the United King- dom. of Indian Boy through Union atation countless times on his errands of the road. "I found the boy In a dugout near Dal laa." said Mr. Ott, "He was In horrible agony, for his feet were frosen atlff. His parents evidently were at loss how to care for him. as the boy had been down on his back many days In a helpless con dltlon. I went to county officials and re ceived an order to bring the youth to Omaha In hope that his limbs might be saved. "The boy's chances are slim." said Dr, A. 8. Pinto. "His right foot wtu have to be amputated and perhaps the left one, too. He is In a precarious condition and. to make matters worse, he stolidly re fuses to suomn to surgical attention. His Indian blood tells In him, for he simply grits his teeth and bears the. pain. He doubtless would have died bad not a friend come to his rescue." I From the New York Herald. BAD HEART TARES SPENDER Son of James H. Moore Dead in Chi cago Resort. DAZZLED BROADWAY WITH COIN Once Gave 920,000 Dinner to Select Few and at Another Feast Pearl .. Necklaces Were the Favors. 1 CHICAGO, Jan. 10. After a postmortem examination of the body of Nathaniel F. Moore, the son of James H. Moore, the financier, who was found .dead in a resort here today, CoKmer'a Phvsiclan Re.lnhardt announced Mta,hftd dSiVwt rreet- dis ease superinduced -by- "saatritlsv and ne phritis., - A more thorough postmortem examina tion could not have been made," said Coro ner Hoffman. "It proved conclusively Moore died of heart disease. Not the slightest trace of drugs nor poisoning was found, nor was there any external mark ot violence." , The Inquest was opened at 10 o'clock at Mr. Moore's apartments on the Lake Shore drive. , . Mr. Moore was known as lavish with money and did not cenfine his spending to any one section of the country. When he was 21 years old, in 1906, he was given a creek for S100.000 by his father. The police are said to be working on the theory that a drug, often used to keep liberal spenders awake In resorts, so that they would continue to buy drinks freely. may .have been the cause of Mr. Moore's death. The drug Is not considered to have a serious effect, but sometimes the appli cation of it has unexpected results. When Moore failed to revive it Is said the physicians gave him two hypodermic Injections of morphine. Mr. Moore Is said to have given Victor ia Shaw, the proprietor of the resort In which his body was found, a check for 11,600 two weeks ago. Police report that while Moore had a reputation for alwaya carrying large amounts of money with him, only S2.50 was found In his pockets. f 20,000 Dinner Specialty. NEW YORK, Jan. 10. The death of Nathaniel Ford Moore In Chicago yester day ends the career of one of New York's best known spenders. Tiring of his me teoric career, Moore left for the west, say ing he waa going to fit himself to aid his father In his railroad Interests. His marriage to Miss Helen Fargo In 1905 followed a romantic courtship and a motor trip through the south of France under the chaperonage of the young woman's aunt. Young Moore In the winter of 1907 caused Broadway to gasp by giving a $20,000 dinner to a select few. Gold and diamond sleeve buttons were given away to the guests. At a dinner given on his twenty-first birthday Moore gave away to the guests pearl neck laces costing several hundred dollars each. Ke Action la Walsh Case. WASHINGTON, Jan. lO.-No action was taken by the supreme court of the United States today on the petition of John R. Walsh for a writ of certiorari. Are you taking advantage of the dry goods clearing sales which are now going on? You can save money by buy ing the goods now and having it made up right away. At this time tho dressmakers are not rushed, and you can have your work done more satisfactorily and at less expense than later. Look under the head "Dressmakers" on the -first want ad page, where a num ber of special inducements are offered. Have you read the want ada today? mmmZ' ----- , "'" One Good Turn Deserves Another. Senators Agree on Howell for Attorneyship W. P. Warner Will Be Reappointed United States Marshal Names to -Senate Tuesday. (From, a Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Jan. lit. (Special Tele gram.) Senators Burkett and Brown this morning recommended the reappointment ot William P. Warner to be United States marshal and Frank 8. Howell to be United States district attorney for Nebraska, vice Charles A. Goss. President Tatt, It Is ex' peeled, will send these nominations to the senate tomorrow. ' , V The renomlnatlon of William P. Warner to be United States marshal, and the nomination of Frank S. Howell to be United States district attorney to succeed Charles A. Goss as Indorsed by Senators Burkett and Brown to the president today did not come as a surprise to those posted on Nebraska politics. The selection of Mr. Howell was left largely to Senator Brown, the equities of the federal appointments being very largely In his favor as Senator Burkett had been more than generously treated In naming the candidate for United States district Judge, the present United States marshal and the collector of Inter nal revenue. Mr. Goss had many endorsements, sev eral hundred in number, which was like wise true of Mr. Howell. Friends of both candidates have been extremely active In pushing their claims, but on the show down, Brown with his equity won out. "Thank you tor the Information. It's the first I've had, and that's all I care to say now," - said Mr. Howell when advised of the news from Washington. Mr. Howell Is a member ot the law firm of Jeffries & Howell. He Jias never held a public office. He was born and reared In Georgia and studied law In tha office of Judge Westmorland ot Atlanta. In 13 he came to Nebraska, hanging out his shingle at North Loup, Valley county, and from there went to Albion, then Blair and thence came to Omaha in 1900. He has been a republican since 1S89 and has done much active party work, though heretofore without official reward. He is rated high as an attorney. Charles A. Goss, district attorney, smiled as If he had received the best news of his life when informed of the action at Wash ington. . "Why, aren't you disappointed?" a friend, asked. "Oh, no," happily replied Mr. Goss, "not disappointed at all." Mr. Goss was appointed to the office by President Roosevelt when the latter dis missed Irving F. Baxter, who succeeded W. 8. Summers. There had been a dead lock with Harry Lindsay favored , by Sen ator pletrlch and W. F. Gurley by Senator Millard and Mr. Goss was finally decldeu on a compromise. Funds for Forts Arc Cut Over Two and Half Million WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Fortifications for the United States and insular posses sions for the year 1911 will cost $5,617,200, over 12,500,000 less than tor U10, If the house adopts the recommendations ot the appropriations committee, submitted today. The committee cut the department esti mates tor the coming year, S 1,100,524.66. The largest slngla Item In the appro priation la for the sea cost batteries of the Phllllplne Islands, where It Is recom mended that l,00u be expended during the coming year. For light and power plants In the Philippines $46,000 Is recom mended; for search lights In Important harbors In the Islands, $ltt,000; with some thousands of dollars for scattering Items, including $7,000 for the reclamation of land for fortification purposes. The total tor fortifications In the Philip pines and Hawaii is $2.iWi,3uO. The sum of $000,000 la recommended tor. sea coast guns and carriages, and for the purchase and manufacture and test of land tur POWERS OPPOSE KNOX PLAN All Comment in Japan is Hostile to Neutralization Scheme. RUSSIAN PRESS ALSO OBJECTS Wonld Complete Bond Under I'roposl ton of American and British Capitalist- Paris Pre dicts Fall ore. TOKIO, Jan. 10. No doubt may be en tertained , concerning Japan's attitude toward the American plan to neutralize the Manchurlan railways. Secretary Knox's proposition has not called forth a word of favor trom any source In Japan. The diplomats here, while disinclined to ex press opinions, certainly do not support the- project. , To the foreign commercial element,' the whole thing appears Impracticable. Count Hayahl, former minister of foreign affairs In an Interview today said: "It amounts to a conflcatlon by the pow ers of Japan's rights In Manchuria gained as a reward of heavy expenditure of blood, and treasure. . The popular sentiment Is certainly violently opposed to the proposi tion." Count Hayashl compared the present situ ation with that, which followed the Jap anese and Chinese war In 1S96, when the powers out maneuvered Japan and obtained the rights for which she had fought. He insisted that Japan was . obxervlng con slstfently the convention with the United States, preserving thle integrity of China and maintaining the principle ot the open door and equal opportunity. No Menace to Russia. The Kokumln, a seml-offli'lal organ repre senting Uie view of Premier Katsura, says the Japanese reply to the American note will be couched in friendly terms because the suggestion comes from a friendly power, but at the same time inquires whether Germany and France would be willing to neutralise Shantung and Yunnan provinces, Tho highest authority is given for tho assurance that there Is not the slightest foundation for current reports that Japan Is menanclng Russia. The relations and interests of the two governments are said to be closer than ever before. News' dispatches from the United States published here and reporting a feeling of uneasiness In Russia have caused some perplexity in official circles, because re cently the steadily Improving relations be tween Japan and Russia , have been strengthened ar moreover since both aov etnments are equally and steadfastly op posed to the proposition of Secretary Knox Rnsslan Paper is Hostile. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 10-The Novoe Vremya, In an editorial today, discusses the American proposal for the neutralize tlon of the Manchurlan railway. The paper advises the rejection of the first part of the memorandum concerning the tale of the existing roads to China, through the financing of an international syndicate. It recommends that the Russian govern ment support the Chlnchow & Atgun rail- (Continued on Second Page.) rets, $1)3,800. Two hundred thousand dollars Is recommended for the construction of fire control stations and accessories. The total for armament and fortifica tions for defense In the United States Is $1,70,000, the principal Item In which is one of $000,000 for mountain and field cannon and equipment. An appropriation ot $440,000 Is recommended for ammunition and subcallber guns for sea coast artillery practice, which Is practically the largest amount appropriated for the present year. The sum of $100,000 appears for search lights for Important harbors and $200,000 for the construction of fire control, range finders, etc. The estimate of $370,000 to be used for the alteration and mairjlerTaiice of sea count artillery Is allowed In the bill. The principal cuts from the 1U10 appro priations ais In ammunition for sea coast guns, sea cost batteries In the Philippines, alteration and maintenance of sea coast artillery, submarine mines and sites for fortifications and sea cost defenses Hh the L'nlted Stale. REPUBLICANS WILL CAUCUS Members of Both Houses to Meet on Wednesday Night to Select the Congressional Committee. STATE DELEGATIONS MEETING Hinshaw Will Probably Succeed Pol lard as Member from Nebraska. OyTLOOK IN IOWA , MIXED Dawson is Candidate for Re-election, but Support is not Unanimous. STATUS OF THE INSURGENTS All Will Be Asked to Attend First Tanrns, hat Real Test Will t ome with Selection of Bnllenaer Inqnlry Committee. (From a Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (Special Tele gram.) A caucus of republicans of both branches of congress has been called to meet Wednesday evening for the purpose of selecting tho congressional committee fr the campaign of 1810. Senator Hale has signed this call as chairman of the caucus of republican senators, while Representa tive Currier, chairman of the house repub lican caucus, has done likewise. Delega tions are already meeting and Interesting fights are developing In many of the state. Iowa is In the foreground In this par tlnrlar Representative Dawson of the Second district Is a candidate for re-election, and it is understood he Is assured of six votes, brft If he cannot have the unani mous vote of his delegation It Is extremely doubtful If he will accept re-election with a divided delegation. The Insurgent mem bers ot the Iowa delegation met in caucus tonight for the purpose of determining whom they will support In the event Dawson decides to pull out of the contest. ' As to Nebraska, Representative Ulnshaw Is expected to succeed to- Representative Pollard's place. In South Dakota, Representative Martin will go on the committee, while Represen tative Mondell will hold his old place from Wyoming. Not In many years has so much Interest been takn over representation on the con gressional committee. State delegations. having both repulars and Insurgents In tt eir representation, are scrapping In a manner that la necessarily bound to leave sore spots and In view of the Balllnger- Ptnchot controversy, which Is fanning the flames, It is impossible to predict Just what the outcome will be. The present congressional committee has taken upon itself to Indicate that lnror gents will be treated as such In the cam paign ot 11)10 on the ground that they are not oaly opposed to "Cirinonlm" and the rulos In the house of representatives, but that they are id opposition to President Taft and the administration. J'irt now these differences may be harmonlavd Is one of the most troublesome questl-ins facing the party at this moment. Kvery republican, as indicated ' In the conitre sional directory, will be asked to attend the caucus Wednesday night, whan the congressional committee is to be clion. After that another caucus In all likelihood will be held for the purpose of presenting to the houHe a slate of republican mem bers who are to conduct on the part of that body the Investigation into the affairs of the Interior department and the foro-jlry bureau. Then will come the tests ot steel. It Is argued by the regulars that unless a definite plan Is agreed upon by the house republicans every member of the houre could be put in nomination for a place on this committee, with the result that It might take days to reach a conclusion. As the republicans have generally conducted legislation by caucus, the selection of rhls investigation committee should likewise be done by caucus. Attltnde of Majority. Representative Underwood, speaking for the democrats of the house, said the mi nority would probably hold a caucus also on the Ballinger-Plnchot inquisition. There Is a prospect of the Joint democratic re publican Insurgent committee being named to oppoee the committee of the regular re publicans, wnicn wouia onng a itai uitun on the floor. "We are like the outside nine," said Mr. Underwood, "waiting to see which way the ball Is going to be batted. We can't play until they hit something In Our direction." The letter Issued by the republican con gressional committee, which had the effect of throwing a few bricks Into the Insur gent camp, came from the "literary bu reau" maintained by that organization. It was stated that the congressional com mittee did not exist as a body at this time and therefore was pot responsible. Representative McKlnley of Illinois, 'chairman of the committee, admitted today there was virtually no committee in eas Istence now, but he himself assumed re sponsibility for the letter. It was sent out. he said, under his guidance from the re publican headquarters In this city as part of the regular weekly news letter." PltOCKKDIIVGS OF TUB HOITSM Democrats Aid In Voting; Down tfee . Amendment to Cnrtall Expenses. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Tennlng the avowed policy of economy of the Taft ad ministration as a "political exigency" which would not prove to be an economy in the long run, Representative Hay of Virginia made an earnest plea against cur tailing the $1,350,000 appropriation for na tional guard encampments while the army appropriation bill was before the house to day. Mr. Hay said the administration did not really mean to reduce Its expenditures permanently, but that If It did the economy should not be practiced at the expense of the cltlxeu soldiery, upon whom the coun try would have to rely If It got Into trouble. An amendment by Representative Mann of Illinois reduced the appropriation to $1,000, 000 In the Interest of, economy, It was op posed by Representatives Knapp of New York,, Prince of Illinois, Kahn of Cali fornia, Craig of Alabama and Bulxer of New York. Representative Sherley of Kentucky fa fored the reduction, declaring that tha militiamen could got better and cheaper In struction In the arts of w ar by ha Ing them taught by regulars the year around than by a two weeks' outing annually at these encampments. The amendment was voted down and Mr. Mann callt d for . a division. Only nine members supported it, but while the "nays" were being counted, Mr. Maui) III W i