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Show pH MEWLAfiOS DEFEND THEMSELVES I m ecrefary to President and Ne-L' Ne-L' infftvada Senator Explain Away Nfl Charges of Sims. "jR)MIT HOLDING STOCK M IX WASHINGTON RAILWAY ltli Deny Any Attempt to In- 'fflBucncc Legislation in Favor villi of Corporation. M ' fisSpWASUlXGTON"f April 21. The ref-'vjnccs ref-'vjnccs to Mr. Locb, secretary to the ?rcsideiil, in the House yesterday by 0yfr. Sims, i connection with his own-iftjffship own-iftjffship of 4700 shares of stock in the nggaghington ra'v:i.V ail(' electric cimi-ejajaivy, cimi-ejajaivy, culled forth today a letter from hW'' L-oeh o that jjo.utleman. oxplain-VmJK oxplain-VmJK 'low the stock, came into his poses-i(i$2pn poses-i(i$2pn and suggesting to Mr. Sims that rjjje should be more scrupulous in dal-.rnjg dal-.rnjg with men's diameters and reputa-qraons. reputa-qraons. -.Mr. Suns read the letter, wsl Loob's Explanation. j 'wExplniiung his possession of the i a?tfoek. TVTr. Loeb says: ! Forty-seven hundred shares of the , 'JkiRpital stock of the Washington Kail- I gay and Electric company stand in ailjny'iiame on tiie books of the company. J9ne hundred of these shares, enough to j&sjnablp me to qualify as a director, nre ,nine; -KJOO arc holdings of friends of j V.(ninc for whom 1 simply acted as rep- . . firesentntive at. the last annual meeting .Tpfr the stockholders of the company, at i .twliich I wns elected a director with the I yicw to ni possible clo,M.ion as presi- j Wrient ot the company if I decided to ; Jake up Mini, line of work after leav- j jjwnp official life. This record has been Thd still "is open to you or any other tfiKouest man at any time, and it clenr-'jSffif clenr-'jSffif demonstrates that any insinuation Jwhat in any mysterious or unworthy .jvvay or in auy wn.y whatever 1 have Mcumul;ited such a considerable fortune for-tune as your speech implies, is as nn-.fiSir nn-.fiSir to n'n' as it is unworthy of vou." $iiESpeaking of what he calls Mr. Sims's SljSliilimation that 1 have improperly SSinterfored with traction legislation, ;' iSfMr. Loeb says-. $ Would Not Interfere. wSk' ' Immediately after my election as -upyklircotor of the company, the chairman Jhf the House district, committee, Mr. Sniith., oTi llprl on me and started to ask ajuv aeh ice as to. certain, bills affecting fjlfe traction company, pending before Kllie committee. I at "once, informed him $ji!iut while I occupied the position of 'ulccrof arv Jo the President I could not Wind would not discuss with any member jjSSf Congress any matters of legislation 2?affoeting the local public service cor-Wporat cor-Wporat jons, ay''l have seen Chairman Smith, who fvill verify this statement, and X cite liis instance to show how scrupulously Sifaaroful J have been to observe the proprieties pro-prieties in the case." Jig After reading the letter Mr, Rims Ssaid that he was the last person to take 5jBndvantage of any congressional privilege say anything derogatory to any man slQjfiid therefore he felt that the letter EJshould be read in as public, a manner testis he had made his statement. Mr. Sims iffiijeolnrcd. however, that ho had based 53lfis statement on an official conimuniea--.Cion to the speaker wherein it was -ritbown that Mr. Loeb had 4700 shares ,:iiof the stock in his name. otgt Newlands Also Explains, ?M Later Mr. Sims, without mentioning r;tho name of the Senator to whom he Ijftcslcrday referred, but who, it was P.yyjja'rned through the Senator himself, 'warns Senator Nowlumls of Nevada, as 'givning over 1000 shares of capital "Mra.'tion stock, read n statement from 'fjjMo Senator saying that the stock came .iiito his possession as trustee of the jsjjiaharoii estate long before his entry tftuito public life, and that since he coii-jolled coii-jolled it he had not participated in an3' "-legislation on street railway matters. 'ciw Senator Nowlands himself gave out, iH1 slatenierit in which he said that when Tj5he legislation regarding ihe street rail-varTav.s rail-varTav.s in connection with the union sta-'iSioh sta-'iSioh came before the district committee informed the members of the eoni--rjinitrec of his iuterest in the stock and .llfh noun cod that he would not pnrtici-Jpate pnrtici-Jpate in tlieir deliberations or action of .Jtflie district committee or of the Senate afj(i this subject. pjffcOMMITTEE NAMED V$t T0 PE0BE APER TEUST iiM WASHINGTON, April 21. Although pjrtjgveral hours were consumed in roll MjTtfi"s' the day in the House was one of a pyomparative activity, and several mens-be mens-be IfTfcs of importance? were put through. 5$&he principal of these, perhaps, was the flf&;te8olution by Speaker Cannon, provid-fnV'ylE provid-fnV'ylE for a investigation of the paper ir tfjnisl, and in pursuance of its provisions 'of A!fo sneaker announced as the commit-!reeji commit-!reeji or six who will conduct the invest i-AjtiTOtion i-AjtiTOtion Messrs Mann (Illinois), Miller noljansus), Stnlforel (Wisconsin), I3nn-IosiQ(m I3nn-IosiQ(m (Ul'io), Sims (Tennessee) and Ryan Ncw York). The Democrats as a unit . Vfoted against the ret-olutiuii after the ' .gUjolaration of Mr. Williams that he did c P 'K,''ov a sincere effort would be i SHadc to arrive at the truth jJl Another measure passed was one in 5f?1i ieli importers generally are interest-iPSfih interest-iPSfih and Avliich practically creates the inWyiinrd of general appraisers at New in'p(ork ;i trial conn in matters pertaining 3X'Ajtfiji customs diitiesj appeals therefrom to oR tahen to the circuit court of appeals nrPstoatl of the circuit court, as hereto- vSgre. otsjSnt crest in the proceedings attached dl$bl,- letter from Secretary Loeb to Mr. rayfjiniia of Tennessee, asserting- that the ,llfGjl7')0 shares of Washington street rail-J3ay rail-J3ay stock in his name, with the exe-op- Sjjbn of one hundred shares, belonged lo 3 iKvlherfi, and denying" that, he had in any 'gT'i nncr exerted thf inihience of his otli--vfal position in behalf of the company '-ftl which he was a director. The un-btjelineil un-btjelineil Senator also referred to by Mr. isljWTms, :i lid who is Senator Norlands of ",-rmSvada. sent, a similar communication, ni utir.'uel on Page Two. III iLOEB AXD NEWIjANDS j " DEFEND THBMSBLYES Continued from Pno One. ffTk declarinpr that tho stock in his name M wns simply held as frnstoo, and that he kr had never participated in louislatioi re- 13 Litinjr to the street railways or Wash- -o angton.' ' " t1 J All the bills passed worn considered Ijl under tho suspension of (he rules. Hj . .At p. m. tho House recessed wild i VL vll.30 tomorrow. II j L CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY j;, BILL BE O.OMME NDB D ( ft WASHINGTON. April 21. The Mc-y' Mc-y' : Call campaign publicity bill today was 'j . unanimously recommended o the House-( House-( ' for passage bv the commitleo on eloe-j eloe-j f " lion of President, Vice-president, and Representatives in Congress. Though ,- introduced , by a Hopubliean, the report. I ;j! had tho undivided support of-the Dcm-'ii Dcm-'ii i, .ocratlc members of the commiltoe and ,'. Tof tho national publicity lav.- organizn-;tion. organizn-;tion. It w:ip J ho subject, of much spir-K spir-K ' ii.ed discussion in the committee, and today's notion in recommending the fir , hill ior passngo caused .jubilation among ylM' tho minority in the House and somo j ' surprise on' tho Republican side, tho if ) Republican chairman of the committee, Mr. Gaines (West Virginia), having roll ro-ll j cent!- expressed himself as opposed to 111; ' porno of tho provisions of the measure. J;1 t The. bill provides that "all coniobu-,1 coniobu-,1 ; tions hereaitor made to. poliricaiftgm- i m,;'-, paijri engaged in promotion of lhcxlcc-fion lhcxlcc-fion of .Representatives or delegates to ?.!,', tha' Congress of tho United States or of 'My presidential electors at any election at i1' . which Representatives or delegates shall yy 1jq -voted for Fhnll be reported by .such ,'x j. ' committees to tho dork of tho House Jj l! of "Representatives.'' ,' t Tho bill was so amended that any jj ' jperson may, in connection with sunn . y. ' election, pav from his own private -j j i funds for the purpose of influencing . Jl 1 or controlling in two or more States Jfl the result of an election at which Rop-iXl Rop-iXl j-esentatives in Congress arc to be elect-A) elect-A) ed, his traveling expenses. A provision f j L allowing him to pay ' for writing, print-' print-' ing, preparing and circulating any let-tor, let-tor, circular or other publication where--,u by ho ma3 slato his position or views , fl , "iipon any question," was stricken out. i if i jie maj. however, pay. for stationery ; &hd pos'tago and for telegraph and tolo' i I pbone Borvico mthout being subjoct i to tho provisions of the act. The f k ' clause providing that "nothing In this l t net shall apply to any comniiltoe or s j. . organization for the discussion or ad-J ad-J j vancemcnt of political questions or i , principles without connection with nnj" f i Buch. election" also was stricken out. h t j OONGH-nSS UNLIKELY TO UNDERTAKE NEW WOEK fjji I WASHINGTON, April 21. At a IIP) jiteoting of the T?opublican tecring II U , CQuimirteo of the Senate today tho leg- 1 M' Jslativo programme was discussed but J Sio .decision was Tcached to add any im- I I porta ut measures destined for cnact- I rj , ment at tho present session of Con- h press. In regard to currencv legisla- I' J lion it was stated that if tho House D , pascd a bill providing for a commi3- I U isiou to investigate financial matters I ;i the Sonatc would immediately upon re- I I coipt of the measure, vote to add the I t'J Aldrich currency bill with a view of I ; putting the whole subject into confer- I f. ence. I ? Senator Aldneh mado it clear that I j'j ,Jf-, thero v.-as to be financial legislation I fij of any character at this session it would j.! "be along tho line of what already had t j -j been dono in tho Senate, with concur- R rence in ihe provision for a commis- H j . sion to sit during the recess of Con- 1 j. irress to consider currenc3' matters. )'-, Senator Halo told his colleagues on ! . fho committee that tho sentiment, of the I ; I Snnato was against the four battleships jll tichenio advocated by the President aoid r i that it would be useless to try to got 8. I tny appropriation for moro than two f 1 battleships at this session. 1; . .It appeared from the discussion that ll, thoro wore few measures in addition f '-t to appropriation bills that havo any jf p'rospect for passage at tho present scs- ' i Eion. ! Although no date for adjournment j wa3 considered, it was generally agreed 1 that the business of tho session could j j bo concluded .about tho middle of May, 1 j :. unless the minority filibustering in tliie f if I , House should prolong the session. Sen- I '.'., j&tor Beveridgo opposed an ad.iourn- i ment without an effort (o carry our. tho j ; President's policy or somo action show-. I l jng a disposition to revise tho tariff. '; puch as tho appointment, of a commis- J ' f; pion. To" ignore these things, ho said, fwoiild bo a gravo mistahc. Io' 1 SENATOR WARNER SAYS , . t f NEGROES WERE GUILTY 1 ' , WASHINGTON, April 3. Calling at-I at-I Mention to the Grand Army button he ,? woro on tho lapel of his coat and in- y .eistiug that he had no prejudice against :, negro soldiers, somo of whom ho claimed ,.' ns comrades, Senator Warner of Mis-pouri; Mis-pouri; iu the Senate today, declared his ! -onviction that the town of Browns- ville, Tex., had been shot up by the ( jiegro soldiers of the Twcnty-fif fh in- , ' fnntry in 19'OG. Mr. Warner quoted ex- V I tensivcly from tho testimony iaken in ! j .' the Brownsville caso and presented an argument to sustain his beliof In the 1 ' guilt of the negro soldiers. Without j ', concluding his remarks, which ho will ' i resume tomorrow, Senator Wavner gave j way for tho naval appropriation bill, j iwhich was read in part. An amend- l j jjnent was adopted making tho 20 per ,y (icent increase in the pay of officers np- ''' j ' iply to those retired ns well as on the ft J ' jHCtivo list. In connection with the con- ti sidorntion of the naval bill the Senate (? j entered into a loug discussion of the i 'policy of sending a nnval flotilla around i ' 'tho world. This policy was sharply j icriticiscd bv Sonator Bacon. Thc'Sc-ii-! j' ,ato adopted tho conference roport on i , (the Indian appropriation bill and at t ; ",,4.55 p. m. adnourned until tomorrow. H j . PRESIDENT "WILL SIGN HyJ I 'l THE LIABILITY MEASURE H I) i WASHINGTON, April 21. As a re- j " ,sult of au opinion rendered to the . Pros- i t i ident by Attorney General Bonaparto ; at tho cabinet' meeting todn.v, it. is be- . j , lioved tho President will sign tho cm- H' j "3 i plovers' liability bill. , H' j) j ij The bill was not Tccoived, from tho 1 , 1 I jnttofnoy , general's office until after 15 j n I ,o 'clock tills evening, and consequently Hj i will not bo laid beforothc Prccident a 1 (f untiL tomorrow. He has accepted tho P -j 'opinion of tho attorney general .that tho ft j bill is constitutional and has waived jl) any bus'piciou thai. lie. might have had 8 Ft to the conlrari'. The President i con-j con-j j ! fident 'that the bill will 'stand the test j r j in. the courtSf |