Show G GRAVE A f S SENATORS T AMUSE MU THEMSELVES tL Vf Protected from Public Gaze They Play flay the lie Game of Jal Alai Behind Closed Doors MUCH INTERESTED IN Id GAME CAME I They Thc Did It Not Sot for Pleasure or Profit lint to Get Light on tile Case disc of or General Leonard Wood the pilI para for playing Jal a 11 game same which figure conspicuously In tn the tha contest against the tha confirmation ot of Gen Leonard Wood Wool to be bo major gen oral eral of the army the of af thu the United States senate amused them therm themselves selves sele for tar more mare than nn an hour this after atter afternoon afternoon noon noan protected from the gazo gaze of o thu public by the closed doors ot of an ex executive les lon lonA A lively Interest Inte at was manifested In Inthe Inthe Inthe the game RaUle Jt 11 was stated by members member mem a of at the committee that the game would be Introduced at ot the tile St Bt Louis exiled exposi exposition thin tion I Senators Proctor Cockrell Quarles Teller f Scott Scot I Pelt Pettus us Black Blackburn r burn and and others othes who vim participated In III Inthe inthe the homing hearing before the military affairs committee where the game was wag ex explained by experts were the tho exponents exponent of ot Jal Spoleto Cockrell and l who have paid extensive visits to 10 Cuba Cub while the tho season was at Its Ita height explained that tho time gambling fumbling features of or the game ame are ure not essential to Its adoption by 11 the Cubans while Senators Blackburn Scott and nud Teller contended that without the tho betting bolting privileges the tho company would not have made application to Gen Oen Wood for Cal tho the concession to erect a n building as headquarters for thu the game The Tho demonstration of ot jal came In the time last Insl hour ot of the session and through It all nil ran ti IL discussion of the game gamp In which many man senators participated hinted Gen Oen Woods defenders scored a Il point when Senator Patterson admitted that ho he hind had spent BI nt a day dllY studying the testimony mony many In regard to the game and had conic come to the tho conclusion that It contained nothing detrimental to Gen Oen Woods conduct i and no reason for far opposition to his confirmation Tho Time said Raid that thaI he hall hail ex ox potted to oppose time the confirmation on tho the strength of et tho the testimony hut but that thol thata u tL more urgent reason than that must bo be advanced I In regard to 10 time the the principal speaker were worB Senators Culberson Culber on Pat Patterson Patterson I terson Teller and Black Bluck Blackburn burn b rn Senator Proctor the acting chairman man of the committee on military nf af affairs fairs made n requisition on un tho war department for the apparatus for play playIng playIng Ing In tho the game In e and when the hearings had bud been concluded he lie decided to keep tho the it tides In tn his hll office to use In the event tho members of the thu senate were Interested In addition to the equipment for tor tin tho I game gamo he hind lind u It picture of ot n tL pelota court showing Un nen Wood and three companions enjoying loo game Senator Quarles resumed his In support of ot the Iho nomination when tho time senate went Into executive ex session at nt 1263 1253 p II m 01 and held the tho floor until 4 A Ap p m 10 It 11 had been expected that Sen Hen Senator miter ator Teller would follow tollow but hut on account ac account count of or the late into hour a II general this din was WR had Instead Senator For Foraker oker aker will speak penk tomorrow In defense of ar Gen Wood and will occupy moat most of af I the th day a This Thill will carry c rr the ui case talle over until Saturday night nt at least as na Sena Senn Senators Senatore tore tors Teller roller and Alger both are ure sched ached scheduled for tor speeches Senator Alger Ager In Is armed with a letter written to 10 len lea Wood by Senator Teller on Feb JG 18 1901 1001 complimenting him for his deserved promotion on the occa oce occasIon sIon slon ot of Woods confirmation as all Senator Alger expects to 10 use uso this letter against Senator Teller when the tho latter Inter makes mAkell his hla speech In opposition to 10 Woods confirmation to tobo tobo tobe bo be |