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| ___ IT IS NEWS | 1025 Lou L n s u mb - 8 Ah ,s POT --- ' _ LVOL. XLHE No. 7 P PAGES - © An CBN OURT | Judiciary Committee Criticizes | Keller For His Failure to Testify “HOUSE ACTS TOMORROW \ M Hopes For Immediate: Action When Resolution is Submitted WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Attorney General Harry M. Dafgherty was ex- onerated today by the house judiciary committee of impeachment charges brought by Rep. Oscar E. Keller, Re: publican of Minnesota. The vote was 12% to 2, the Demo- cratic members favoring going before. the house with an impeachment reso- lution. Representative Keller, author of the charges, was criticized by the committee for failure to comply with the committee's directions to produce efi‘fim‘ce'. The committee held he had djftitutional right or privilege to withHold his testimony. It voted 11 to: 3 to submit a report to the house con- cerning Keller's action but to make no recommendations. a Those voting against the criticism of Kelley were Reps. Thomas of Ken- tucky, and Sumner of Texas, Demo- © crats. Representative Montagu of Vir- q - ginia, did not vote on the resolutiqn. 5+ ., The resolution exonerating Attorney A# Daugherty follows: 7 U That the committee ° has made an examination touching the matter charged to ascertain if there is any probable grounds to believe that any of the charges are true and on consideration of the charges and the evidence obtained, it does not ap- pear that there is any ground to be- leve that Harry M. Daugherty, attor- ney general, has been guilty (bf-31.112 high crime or misdemeanor reqluring the interposition of the impeaching powers of the house. \RESOLVED That be discharged from further considera- xsm-of the charges and proposed im- peachment of Harry M. Daugherty, at- torney general of the United States.\ > The report will be submitted to the, ~\ - nouse tomorrow by Chairman Volstead together with the resolution exonerat- ing Daugherty. Yolstead announced he would ask for its immediate adoption. Doubt was expressed by commifltee members that Any further action would be taken immediately on the recommendations - affecting Keller, who is now absent from Washington. « WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The resig- nation of Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty has not been - tendered Président Hardin pected, it was oftafally declared - at the White House this afternoon. HANG MRS. THOMPSON AND YOUNG BYWATERS LONDON, Jan,. 9 -In a cold drizzle of tain was hangéd in the courtyard of Hol- L .loway Jail at 9 o'clock this morning 0 the murder of her husband, L - Tthe same moment the woman's 20+ 4 year old lover, Frederick | Bywaters, - condemned on the same charge, went $ to his doom on the scaffold in Penton * - ille prisop. . Percy Thompson was stabbed to - ._ death at Hford on Oct. 4 by Bywaters © ~'_ after Mrs, Thompson had made an un- successful effort to poison him. + Mrs. Thompson collapsed and was under . as the hour drew mear for her to go to the scaffold: t oogseionsnasshbut in, lucid moments . .~. eafied for Bywaters, courage tothe end and smoked a Cl- c- the fatal black hood of death, '.. ALBANY, f 0 will be Interested in a bill introduced. é . Kt the opening session of the Tegisla- © i> extend the lime during which wood- ~ ... cook miay be tiken. 'The bill, if it be- ¥ember 30; ifistead of November 15. The bill provides that a person may take fiot to exceed Six woodcock *in -can operate on schedule time. row. . ° From North Creek to Giens Falls the committee I and it is not ex:} Mrs. Edith Jessie Thompson, At. the care of a prison physician | She lapsed into un- _'Che condemned youth 'kept up his. | rsrétte before the hangman adjusted . oss, MEE CHANGES wWOoOpcock LAW. tue .. AB , Jan,. 8. -Huntefs in War | ~*. _ pe county ahd Northern. New York | ~ * dure, by Senator Baumes, seeking to /. .comeb a law, would permit the taking: of woodcock from October J to. No-, ==-- 7 ( R jorn - jour - BE RE-OPENED - Corinth and Schuylervj‘lle Buses Unable. to 'Get Through to Glens Falls Today Vork is being rushed today in Warren county and Saratoga county to open highways so that anto stage and trolley sérvice | ; Con- ditions will be about normal tomor- the highway is open, The stage from North Creek to Chestertown made its run this morning and the driver re- that the road was in good condition. County Superintendent of. Highways Bertram EH. Murray has had plows it work so that when the storm ceased the highways were in passable condi-, tion. ~ s J. B. Cooper, of Diamond Point, who has the contract to keep the high- way open from .a point five milles north of Glens Falls to a point five miles south of Glens Falls and to: Gansevoort plowed out these roads to- day so that automobiles can be oper- ated 'between Gansevoort and Glens Falls. _ | . The Saratoga road south of the Griswold Tavern to Saratoga Springs will not be opened by the Saratoga county officials before tomorrow. They are devoting most of their ener- gy in opening up the highway leading from Saratoga Springs to Sammie; ville. Both of these sections of the highways are badly drifted. The road south of Gansevoort to Schulerville and over which the Schuylerville- Glens Falls bus operates may not be. opened for several days. Teams will he placed at work plowing out the: road but no county truck will be placed on the road for several days. The roads from North Creek to North River are being plowed out. to- day and from Indian Lake to North Creek-plows are in operation. . From North to Newcomb and thence to Long Lake it is expected that automobile travel may be reSsum- ed by tomorrow. In many or the Essex county towns itr -will be several days before some: of the highways are opened. . The Corinth stage running to Glens Falls made no trip today. It is ex- 'pected that the entire highway from 'Corinth to the Lake George road will be operied by night. The road from Corinth to Luzerne was plowed open this morning. This afternoon plows are at work from Luzerne to the Lake George road. ~ ‘ Delaware and Hudson trains are running nearly on time today accord- ing to announcenent made at the D and H. station, The Hudson Valley Railway com- pany is gradually getting cars back on schedule time. Cars were operated on all divisions today with but litlle delay according to a statement made at the local offices this aftérnoon. UNALLOYED BUNK, SMITH CALLS JESSE'S SPEECH ALBANY, N. Y, camouflage\ was Governor Smith's comment today. on the charges of in- sincerity made against him by Ag- semblyman George N. Jesse of New York. R \His speech in the assembly last night\ said the governor, \was pure unalloyed bunk, His constituents on Washington Heights woke up this morning to find they have in Albany, {instead of a man acting in their best interésts, one who is trying to estab- {lish himself as the spokesman of his party.\ 2 . Assemblyman Jesso charged the governor's 'home rule and municipal ownership - recommendations - were subterfuges. He objected 'to the governor's proposal 'public utility * corporations, entirely within a city, -can come under city regulations. INCORPORATE PLATTSBURGH - STORE. ALBANY, Jan. (8 -Capitalized at $25,000, the full amount being paid Up, 'the I. Grete Co., Inc., filed papers with the secretary of, state today, 'The [company incorporates for the purpose of conducting & general store in Platts- burgh. clude W. .D. Crete and A. H. Crete, of Plattsburgh, each owning T14j4 shares lof stock: and Israel Crete, also of d moring { Vesterday's storm blocked roads to automobile travel. ' 'pbrted ' on arriving in,. Chestertown | Jan. 9-\Cheep | particularly | «lhat only |. The directors are also sub~ scribers' to the capital stock, and in» no, . - 26% t i. m- ROOM/AND MAILING DEPARTMENT W FGL y BARES: - NEAR MER ROUGE Identifies E‘xaltéd1 Cyclops andf Dr. McKoin as Directors of Activities 'LAYS TERRORISM TO K. K. K. Witness Accuses Exalted Cy- clops of Threatening Lives® of Five Men COURTHOUSE, BASTROP, La., Jan. 9.-The \invisible empire\ of the Ku Klux Klan, with its secret and far reaching ramifications, was openly branded today with full responsibility 'for the \reign of terror\ in Morehouse parish which culminated in the hide- ous murder of Watt Daniel and Thom. asd Richards, by J. T. Norsworthy, for- mer Klan captain 'and a sensattonal surprise witness for the state. Norsworthy, a giant in stature, smil ed calmly throughout his testimony. xunoeations | G sentenced to life imprisonment by duced <in the assembly today by As- While the crowd in the courtroom egged forward in their seats Norswor- thy broke down the veil of secrecy mantling alsaged deeds. of. the Klan in Morehouse parish 'and bared to the world intimate details of the \reign of terror.\ > He identified Captain J. K. Skip worth as exalted cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan and Dr. Bunne McKoin as Klan captain in Mer Rouge and de- clared they directed the Klan's ven- -geance activities. Mer Rouge citizens have been made by Captain Skipworth, since the night of the \hooded mob\ murders, it was testified today (by J. L. Daniel, father | of ones of the victims. _. > Daniel's declaration caused a mild sensation in the courtroom. Without showing a trace of fear the aged man said his own name had been on the last of men whom He claimed Skip-. worth threatened. . . Identifies Black Hoods. Norsworlhy not only positively iden- tified the black hoods worn by the mob which murdered Daniel and Rich- ards, as a regular part of the Klan's regalia, but he likewigeg revealed that these masks were used, when the Klan's \vigilance committee\ went \on the warpath.\ Norsworthy said he had attended two meetings of the Klan ouly to re-. sign as \soon as he knew what they. were doing.\ ed mob\ kidnapping last August, be- gan his testimony by telling how W.. C. Andrews was taken from his ca\ on that ill-fated afternoon, With questions being propounded to him by Attorney General A. V. Coco, chief uf the state's legal forces, the witness soon launglied into a description of Klan activities. i _ \You were a member of the Klan he was asked. \¥es sir, but I didn't like it at all prt {and I quit after attending two meet- ings,\ Norsworthy said in a low drawling tone. \Is the black hood part Klan's regular regalia \ \Yes sir.' =_ | \You mean black hoods are part of their regalia but the Klan also has white robes which it uses on 0C: casions?\ \Yes gir.\ \Why does the masks \ \It seems they would sooner wear blgck ones than white ones when they go out at night so's they won't be 50 easy to see.\ \In other words when they go out on the warpath they put on black hoods and when they go out on the issions of peace they put on white Irabes \ \Yes sir.\ Continued on page (two. o 2 of th Klan use black {CARRY 6 Pints OF LIQUOR OUTSIDE, MORE INSIDE - Thomas F. Daley and John O'Brien, 'employes of the Parklap Construction , company were arrested this noon by. Patrolman Thomas Clancy, On charges. of intoxication, Six pint bottles con: taining whiskey were taken from them by the police. it is understood that they gecured the liquor at a ho- tel in Hudson Falls. ' It is believed that the liquor to sell to tat Sherman Island, j 1 They will be arraigned before City the men bought. fellow employes. éne day and twenty-four in the open Plattsburgh, - owning one share. of [Le ® i - ' ' _+ 3, . aan ! “u‘wdwuwnw-MNLMWMV tL All J, A‘ 2 X hal All. Judge Hurley late this afternoon. Threats against the lives of five ' Norsworthy, a witness of the \hood | {nose, as the result of an altercation $ G (é A/d L aid Clack of the Wires _ MOUNT HOLLY, N. J.. Jan. 9 «-- Hartys C. Mohr, convicted .of _ con: spiring to murder \Honest John\ Brunen, cireus owner, today was Supreme court Justice Kalisch. _INTRODUCES REPEALERS ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 9-Bills to repeal the Mullan-Gage state prohibi- tion enforcement law and the motion picture censorship law, were intro- semblyman Louis A. Cuvillier, Demo crat of 'New, York. - o 1TALIANS INCREASE ARMY , ROME, Jan. 9-With Premier Muse- solini presiding, a council of generals today decided to reorganize and in- crease the aviation and - cavalry branches of the Italian army, CLERKS WISH FEES. RAISED ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 9--A reach tion asking the legislature to merease from 10 to 25 cents the.'fee. for kana: Jing antomobile~ Hcengyo-*plates, \ wi adopted today at a meeting of state county , clerks' - association the capitol. The clerks desire tP in the - legislature: recording deeds and judgments. SMITH TO SEE WEEKS in the day with former District At- torney Frederick Hi. Weeks of West chester county, regarding the killing 'of Clarence Peters, sailor, by Walter S. Ward, millionaire vice president of the Ward Baking company. « CONFIRM SMITH'S NOMINATIONS ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 9-The sen- ate unanimously confirmed today all nominations sent to it last week by Governor Smith. $1,000,000 FIRE LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 9-Fire believed to have been caused by a «short circuit and doing damage of $1,000,000, was burning the Big Creek system sub-plant of the South- ern California Edison company at Eagle Rock, near hore today. REQUIRES PERSONAL REGISTRA. TION ALBANY, N. V., Jan. $-A bill providing for an amendment to tha, state constitution to require personal registration by every voter in the state was introduced in the legisla- ture today by Senator James J. Walk- er, majority leader in the senate, and Assemblyman Charles D. Donohue, minority leader in the assembly. MIKE BURKE SHOT IN NOSE NEW YORK, Jan. 9-Mike Burke, local heavyweight pugilist, is in the Bellevue hospital, shot through the with & man who visited him in his room early today. Burke refused to say who shot him. BgJYS STEEL AND TUBE CO. . YOUNGSTOWN, O., Jan. 9-Pres} dent James A. Campbell of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube com- pany today announced his company had purchased the Steel and Tube company of America, with plants | in Chicago and western | cities. This makes the Youngstown Sheet and Tube company the third - largest manufacturer of steel in the United States. SEN. FERRIS HAS PLACE _ \- ON THREECOMMITTEES to . .. (Spécial to Times.) ALBANY, Jan. 9-Senator Mortimer .Y. Ferris, of Ticonderoga, has been [given a place on. three senate commit- tees this year, the most important of which is agriculture. In addition 16 on the committee on villages and Also the committee on penal institutions. Last year Senator Ferris served on Kavanaugh has this year been named on public service, commerce and navi- gation and penal institutions. | Last year ho served on public service, tax ation and | retrerchment, ~commerce: and navigation and | privileges A clettions. | Will Arraignv Him For lhcombeJ LIFE SENTENCE FOR MOHR. | the governor after Commissionér Law {later with representatives of various : {New York, recently appointed. ta: the to increase fees for filing papers and' |- '\ state highway | commissioner?\ ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 9-Governor\| Smith will have a conference later: this Senator Ferris has been famed |, public 'service, internal affair®} agricula, ture and conservation. Senator Fred | and | | elect officers. >fl$NWWE§fl®Nififll ' tericy-Plans Separate: - Auto Bureau ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 9. -Charges of ‘inqqnhpetencywfiu be preferred at, once against Walter W. Law, chair- man of.the state tax commission in an effort to remove him from' office, Governor Smith announced today,. This course was decided upon by. 'had refused the governor's request that he resign. ° - \T am dissatisfied with. the way the handled, particularly . regarding the automobile: bureauin New York city,\ .the governor said. {os \I requested Commissioner Law 'to resign .and he refused. Now, I intend 'to prefer charges against him on the ground of incompétency. And remem- ber,. it will be up to me to say wheth- ed he has been incompetent.\ The governor said he would confer automobile clubs with a view of es- tablishing a> separate automobile 1i- work of the tax commission is boing | zBeliev‘ed‘ Thai—flow i |._ Free Man afravi ng For- - Criminealimnaaechy ALBANY, N. Whi 1-106 | Mur) lel | flcoy of Texrent MacSwiney, late -Ig zer striking - map} .or of Cork, pleusall ? before Gov - eruo| Smith today formmimeme-ey for Jim\ Larkin, whooksser-ylig & tence of five yeseifiznm Sg Sing fof} eriminal anarchy. oye harling w-as dfs \Larkin's applicittallt £1for- commu-tatiin of his sentence . 1 When Mrs. MeXKiEheys mme wis 'ealled a stor of Tulp-stis=6 ras n=oticgl. throughout | thy a joovGel aresou tith | chamber. . ' In a voice hirenlfa ud =ble ghe 'ed for clemencogiize the hig leader. \Larkin sho. ail .. \Bor done, mold \than any ons « 8. people of this © wilzcry. I pled , yolt excéllency, tha Ayil Jeremiah, OlLLI4Y Barry, attorney | ~IL arkin also «gd for his relqrsdi, cense buréau. Even if. a separate bu- reau is hot established, it is believed. certain. now, the governor will-remoye automobile bureau from he of the tax.commie In the event Commissioner Law - removed B [removed by th 'stood John F. e governor, it is. ufldér- 'Gilefrist, Democrat of. commission, will be the new chair- 'Have you asked for the resigna- tion of Herbert S. Sisson, Republican the governor was asked, \Til cross that bridge when I reach | it,\ he replied. P e FIRST SHIP TO DESERT U; s. FLAG SAILS-FOR.BOOZE NEW YORK, Jan. 9-With the fag 100y| , . Shaws on the: 'than the Lust z)m=\ derstand that o #Joour redore -_m erida- of the Republic of Panama fluttering at her masthead, the United American liner Resolute, first ocean going pas- senger carrier to desert American re- gistry, sailed today for Havana on the first leg of a 'round the world voy- age} - - As this is her first voyage since she and her sister ship, the Reliance, were transferred from American regis- try, the Resolute carried, no liquors when she moved down stream today, |a condition her officers promised 428 world voyagers would be remedied at Havana. The transfer or- registry was ex- plained by the Harriman interests, owners of the United States American lines, as made \to escape the loss of business resulting from the ruling that American ships cannot serve li- 'quors on the high seas, while their competitors under foreign flags have that privilege.\ SARANAC MAN FINED . FOR POSING AS M. D. - (Special to Times) sCHENECTADY, Jan. 9-Walter S. Hodder of Saranac Lake was fined $25 this morning by Judge Cooper. Hodder posed as a doctor as a means 'of aiding Ira Paul Hamblin, elderly man of Schenectady, to get drugs. The case of Joseph Morano of Troy for sale and . possession of - drugs, went to jury about noon. Trial of Augustus Durrin of Utica, charged with possession and sale of loquor, was started. Pasqudle Destio of Rome pleaded guilty io possession and sale of l’iquér and was fined $475. GIVE POWER TO ENLARGE CHATIEMAC CLUB HOUSE The Chatiomac club at ifs annual meseting today in Masonic Temple, re- elected the following directors: Daniel L. Robertson, John H. Defby, It., H. Prior King; Gharles ©. Bullard, John H. Barker, of Glens Falls; William HM. 'Waxon , of Chestertown; - Harry - M.. Sweat,; of Cohoes:, Samuel M. Strong of Schéneciady; Afithony J. Kalger of Gloversville. _. * The club réferred to the board of building. an' perty to accommodate the member- ship of the club, The following were elected mem- bers: Mrs. Jullie Whipple-Sherman, | Glens Falls; Charles B. Barton and Charles R. Barton, .of - Philadelphia; [W.. B. Jackson, Now York city; Dr. Peggs, of Brooklyn, \ The directors will directors with power the natter of |. addition to the club pro- | meet later to [ tles the ing. L % -~ Barry: said: C the: result. of 'thislthousk commit-tes Ate vestigation ant Fil ~ Trwsk ants... edition laws. . . - \There onuexzfgmarre‘ oa. meaner seloft MK 1 MSC Acouse Willilim H. of An action bzy the Detparhient lof Farms and 1lieets/Albinx=>, aftinst William H. EWilt-, « Huson falls. to recover Supreme Coumcitii before Justiteoo plaintiff allegregeth=At | Potvin, -whils eu- gaged in the x ilk , violated the I iyloy truse the of the Alron- dack Dairy, v Falls - afle he had been nolit«diit not io do so. Wilfred L. _ licdowar, prostedent ind manager of tistlles=d tht all milk dealers git ~s 1920, to stopppus®%ng the dairy com- pany's | botlleSdenEcad Pasked for a here to Inveredfilee t he condf_tion At first nearly allallitilers were isingho!- said, and thoogrtere Another fi@niftle-or three monthsesht= 1, Or. BroGeur tat od, and foundathiz + s-tifH ating fines, he gal®ilare d stopped tice. deur said anih-linppprommited lows stop but did not do so0u. Walter FI Mikey Hoet E-. Kojyon, Berwin C CMilges ail 4% CS Bier, state inspatid:lin # thaat on dif- I terent occare tlt Pralis and Hur thk _ Palli atd ~ edAchlimes found PotrinBii&inge the D=airy com- pany's boltles:6 .- Potvin lesteslfal = foant local and milk doiais bat to use cack nfotbe‘cr‘s ho received Ant ~ deur and didb dut in a Glens the use of [L IrbeotEles ising the bods a nd sit - he pom- ised Inspeciorinf«-on -on that _ Ire vould 'digcontinue | filk- asse He rdlitned the bottles 0 dittrorks day aim=d dit not use them aga@h ~ he - swore, ~- Potvin staifild 'bed last sher hi. s tip was stopped | for anl? dairy bottles 10d 'found and -werl ised without #s s litwaledge. of He admill¢iif:cot that he had Efd c«alivicted lth ~Will \Em 58W} pleit | labt for the weeorking re loge fi=n.\ azat Jime=s J) plaid conviction wis (} T bocokf 'of areey sifle to sald ** . t tion they are td tot - taakon off, TThoy 'are un-Ameriquaitiod an Insult | to th citizenship of a rlese »eountry. _ Thore should be no g gws - for them _ arning our laws.\ It is Larkin, 'to former Goverianit EMiDor was. denitd. believed Blth:=gow emor w==ll fre An applai¢leon made lasst yor \Reparations: Commission Votes BRITAIN'S VOTE NEGATIV American Observer Announces . advance guards. today penetrated: neutral some reaching Kettwig, half ... 'way between Dusseldorf and this dity, ~ a many in default on coal and coke de- liveries in 1922 pledged under the treaty of Versailles. +* h sion was summoned yesterday to give the Germans an opportunity to ex- plain why they had failed to - make . the promised deliveries: The explana> tion wis mot completed and a second TRY HOO A MLS ims th BT w--_-.-- Using AAimandiak Dairy Otitzaimers we-__ Ai willy ds beings trl in Hzilson Fame lls lilay PJ Aigwell. The pussiness, re-speald!y mollficd _ in May, Lhit he to ume stated alte = belonginmyle« the company he ill warmed. wis ctl¥ZE eq aout registetto=ithiomolt Res. - '[h ree paid the fac- The {ownith wass Powin, _ MiBro- {Eey visit-ed Glens dalyman. at agreat Ho said wo rd from _ M: Bro soe th advertisment s -#forhilding He= adiittcd th at it oras IIL im thid tmn 4 at 17; vith rmafllk Were commit. cross or-armlistion of gintbl- session of the commnssion was called today, The Germin explanation. was G - > . Germany 'in Default on.. Coal and CoKke- .- Parana wei U. S. Opinion Sides /- > with British 0 CC) -s French / +- ESSEN, Germany, Jan. 9 the decording to news received here. - 1 . on! BERLIN, Jan. J- Up to this morn- ing not a single French soldier had:, 5 crossed the boundary of the Allied: -\ military zone, according to a dispatch - from Bsen. ha 0 « LONDON, JTah-9-The Vatican has requested France not to invade a Rulr, sid an: Exchange Teéleg dispatch From, Rome this afternoa Solt, to- nC t.P PARIS, Jan. §-The interrAuiegég\ parations commission today h A special meting of the commis- deemed insufficient and the commis- sion yvited Germany in wilful de- fault. . } This was. the second time within a few weeks that Ge ry chas 'been - held in default of deliveries, the'first being on wood. of Frince, Belgium and Italy voted: | for default; Great Britain voted. _ against t. > Rond W. Boyden, American ob <_ server on the reparations commis- ~. 1 sion, although he has no vote, Bided ~- with'the British, © e \The Versailles treaty set &n im- possible task for Germany;\ Boyden: told the commissioners. \Bhe - treaty is to be - blamed for German‘g'k da-\ fault,\ to '%, - Boyden's address opposing the ac* tion of the majority of the commis- sion caused a sensafion. |. The motion officially to déclare Germany in default on coal and coke deliveries was made by _ former French Premier Barthou, chairman of the reparations commission» \ A Inction of the cabinet wished to hays the French advance begin as soon ais Germany was declared in de- fault, but it was reported that Italy suggested that France wait uptil Jan. 15 before taking over the Ruhr. On that date it is expected that Gormany will be declared in default of the payment of gold indemnity due then. MGINNIES RE-APPOINTED =_ CHR. WAYS AND MEANS >' ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 0.-Joseph A. McoGinuies of Chaulaugua, was reap pointed chairman | of the ways and. means; committee in the assembly to- day by Speaker Machold -George N° Jelse OF New York, wes named chair- mat of the cities committee, abd d- mund B. Jerks of Broome, aAgait ° foals the judiciary committee, ® _. ,; Chairraen of Some of the other y committees ate: General laws, F, Trw bee Davison, Nassau; codes, willlam buké, Jr., Alegany! agriculture, Dan- io! P. Witter, Tioga: infernal affairs, §. B.: Van Wagen, Ulster; public ser- vice, Jorkn R. Yale, Putnam; insur- ance, Eberly Hutchinson, Fulton Ham- iltof; banks, Nelson W. Cheney, taxation, Gardner J. Chamberlain, Op-. ondiga ;: - canals, David E. Jeffery, Niagara: exalso, | Linoolh B.. Logg, Daliware; labor and industry, Clares T. Miller, Genessee; military affair«, Bim A. Barmes, Oswego; public edt- cation, F. S. Cole, Hetkimer.'. mold 6 0. p. BLOG IN AsSEMBLEY .. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. SL RepllbtGcan members 'of the askenihly at 1 conference this afternoon, des tided to vote as a *\Republicai bloc\ on all important measures, | ~. .. \Wo have established a Republi Contkishd - o= pige CEwo 'bloo of 81 Speaker id close of ithe conference.. - members in the assoiibly Machold declared. \sf. the:
