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TIIJC BlMTUlt WATZUM AY. Fjdabllal CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, 181 BATTLES IN THE LEGISLATURE Some of the Most Inter? esting Contests Are Within the County Delegations Columbia, Keb. It.?Several inter? esting flfht? have been waged iti the legislature this year, und are still ' waging, of which the public generally is not gSSjatSunt, ami with which even' the members of the general assembly themselNer- hem very little. They are t'.fchts within county delegations, fought out by the house and senate members i um one county, sitting In committee room somewhere. S|Mirtaiibur,; Fight. One of the warmest of these tights hss been within the ranks of the gpartanburg delegation regarding the creation of a city manager plan of government for S'Mitunhnrg. A bill has passed the house, providing for a manager and a commission of five member* elected at large. The bill Is opposed by Bpurtnhhurg's senator. W. 8. Rogers, Jr. who wants the commission to be composed of six men, one from each ward. He refuses to agree to the house plan and the tiouse members from Spartan burg re? fuse to accede to Mr. llogeis* de? mands. The bill ma. die on the cal? endars. U iless u solution is found this Week. t.rccimllc Fight. Another Interesting tight is within the rank9 of the tlree iville delegation, over a proposed change in the act creating th ? county court of tlrecn . il>e. of Which H. F. Ansel, former governor. Is Judge. The Greenville mem hers of the house huve passed a bill to amend the act, so as to give the couri criminal Jurisdiction, putting the du Jes of solicitor for the court on the circuit solicitor, with additional pa\. The Orcnville senator, Proctor A. Uonha n. has introduced a .?.. pa rats bill, providing lor a separate so? licitor, to he paid a salary of $1,000. Mr. Uonham says he will kill the l ouse plan and the house members from Greenville state that they will not allow Mr. Dunham's bill to become law. An t >ruiig*'hurg Dispute. 'S.K^ iW^.h.lOn?i In? Its aghds full of trouble over local legislation Disagreement on the pad of some ol the members of the dele? gation evet certain county appropria? tions, anil disagreement With some of the constituents hack at home- over a new county government a .. adv made into law at this session, has brought at out a hot fight between the Orangeburg solons and Orangeburg eltiaens. OrangeOurg's new govern? ment, headed by a highway commis? sion, ih provided In an art. soon to re? ceive the Signature Of IhC governor, already passed by house and senate. Gcorgctoun split. The Oeorgetown delegation in the house was tally divided on the stock law question Representatives Hii llard. a MttOf oppom ut of "free grass. ' an 1 Kepresenative West, an equally ardent enemy of the stock law, h&d it out in debate several times on the floor of the house, he fore thg assembly took ncthm against any free range whatever. Cliarlcsten Finances. The Dharb'ston delegation also bad warm debate \ itl.ie p. . ranks as to county appropriations, some of the members holding out for reductions gh along the line lbevevei. the flag of peace floats over the legislative del? egation from the city \ y the sea now .ni the supply hin ha* been paaeod. Is-vingtou Policies. The L">mi;fon delegation also had a tii.uoin Ught over a bill to ere-' ate its rural police, d. \\. Amick op- | paged the s>sf ni, but the majority in favor of the bill, WhOS Olli before! the hotgsj DAIRY AND CATTLE SHOW Darlington, Feb. 12 The dairy and cattle ihoa which will be he,.i on March It-lOth, promises to he one of the largest shows of its nature oval held in the SOttth. The Dnited Mate* departm- r ? of agru tiHuie. < lemson and Winthrop colleges are cooperat? ing with the South Carolina Dairy Meaaf assuciation m forwarding th? mh.iii' men! of (I i ir\ \nv .t ml catt le breeding, and will have QgtOnelVS ex? hibit*. The manufact in ers of dun supplies ami machinery will ?-e w? II r? preaeatesl. The slain hm r eoaventloii wiii bold a two days session durin? the show and many proeniaent da try men af the Fnited states win deliver adstressea The rattle eahlbtts will allow the t?#'Mt of the Qaerasey Jersey and Hat* stets breeds smith Carolins i< ans of the foremost dairy states of the mmth aast the Houtk Carolins dairy* mens' asso? uiMon is ncoy n i/.-d as one of th-? leading dairy associations ??f the t i Ited Stnt- > BKLIKVKI) TO BE A RECORD get Bin. Okla i ?'? i? What is ed to Ih a worlds record lor a ntr Juiop w as < Mtaldlshcd h- i ^ay when Hergt, RnseI Cham |djkjh a ro squadron, lumped airship, p loted bv 1.1? ut. B '? belt hi o' ' ' I. feel ? m il clrcm il I'ost Kleld ice! April, 1850. "Ho Just i II? I JAPAN EXPRESSES i POLiTEJEGRET Tokio Government Sends Mes? sage on Killing of Langclon SENTRY WHO SHOT AMERICAN ACQUITTED Superior Officers Given Repri? mand and Minor Punishment Washington. Feb. 22.?Regret on the part of the Japaner government over the fatal shooting Lieut. W. H. I.4ingdon, an American naval offi eer, at Vladivostok early in January is reiterated in the reply of that gov? ernment to the note from the United States government. The hope was expressed by the Japanese government "that the gov? ernment of the United States will fullv appreciate the sincere spirit in which the Japanese government has acted in dealing with this most un- | fortunate incident." The Japanese government inform? ed the American government that I Major Cieneral Nishihara, command? ing the Japanese garrison at Vladi? vostok had been removed from the active list of the Japancrc army and that various officers under the com? mand of General Nlehihara had been subjected to punishment of various degrees. The state department made public a paruphraso of the Ja pan #04 gov? ernment's reply, based on a cable? gram from the American embassy at Tokyo, to whom the communication was delivered yesterday. The para? phrase folio,vs: "A most thorough and exhaustive examination was conducted by the courtmartial resulting in the remjpvul from the active list of the Japanese army of Major General Nishihara commanding the Japanese garrison at Vladivostok. The eourtmattial held that Cieneral Nishihara had been guilty of a misinterpretation of the barracks regulations and had thus in? curred primary responsibility for the unfortunate incident. He has been deprived of the command of the gar? rison and of the rank of brigadier The barracks officer of the rank of major has bee n adjudged guilty of restonsibility of the matter and tenteneed to confinement for 80 days. The amdatant barracks officer and a lieutenant hnv< both neon sentenced 1 to a similar punishment for a pe? riod of 20 days; the company com? mander has been sentenced to a lesser period. "The commander-ln-chief of the Japanese expeditionary force in V'adivostok has paid a visit to the I'nlted States cruiser Albany and ex- i pressed to the commanding officer of the ship his regret at the occurrence of the incident. The sentry who/ tired the fatal shot has been held to be ?XOUaed by the orders and a< tions of his au per Ion upon whom responsi? bility has been squarely placed and who erg to be punished as above ?dated. The sentry, however, was found guilty of deception in his tes? timony as to the circumstances of the fatality and for this has been sen? tenced to confinement for 30 days. "In addition to the expressions of regret or. the part of the commander in chief of the Japanese expeditionary force, the minister of foreign affair! in communicating the action of the courtmartial conveys to the Ameri? can government the expression of deep regret on the part of the Japan? ese government at the occurrence of this sad event and expressed the hope that the govsrmenl of the United states will fully appreciate the sin Cerg spirit In Which the Japanese gov? ernment has acted in dealing with thl most unfortunate incident." MILITARY COURT i ACQUITS SENTRY Tokyo, Feb. 22 (By the Associated Fresse \ finding of not guilty hat been rendered by the courtmartial which tried Toahlgora Ugasawara, the sentn erho shot Lieutenant Lang don, ot the r. s. s Albany at Vladi? vostok last mouth, it was officially! innouneed by the war department today. The trial was on the charge of accidental murder. The Judgment in the case explains that the aCCUSed was serving as guard at'headquarters of the Eleventh division und that at t o'clock In the morning of January I he assumed the sentryshlp In front of the main en? trance to in" headquartera All the electric lamps in the streets were out and everything was quiet and in ab? soiute da rkiH as, At 4: 10 o'clock, the Judgment con? tinues, the sentry's attention was ar rested by a Itaahtight, and he made out a pedestrian approaching on the other .sole ot the street lighting ins way with n pocket lamp .\t that time*" the document goes on, ??several wires Including Ihose Used by Ihe Japanese troops, had been found broken ami hanging down In such a way that tiny might easily be touched by s iwsserby. Naturally, Ihe accused suspected thai the pedes? trian might intend In ? nt wires." As pe passed t!i? place where the v. ire* wei.. i ,,? pedestrian's lamp e. a . d in Shine, The sentry's SUB? pe n.a g.is enhanced, m. left his, post and challenged Ihres times in Russian, but the man continued as if he had P aid nothing, MHe purs I' d the man :n far a* the eroadway, challenged twice, and ttv man stopped, The sentry gxkod, in nid Fear Nut?Lei all the ends Thou A SUMTER, S. C, SATURDA LABOR UNIONS EXPECT FIGHT I All Organizations Affili? ated With Federation Meeting in Wash? ington Washington. Feb. -3.?Representa? tives of hpndred and nine national land international unions affiliated i with the American Federation of j Labor met here, today in extraordinary I conference for the purpose djf or Ignnizing to meet attacks on tho Junion i labor movement. The conference, J which was called by Samuel (lomp j ers, is considered one of epochal im? portance and one of a few of its kind ever held in the history of the fed? eration. A survey of industrial con? ditions throughout the country i.s be? ing taken by the labor leaders and all are agreed that the present degres? sion is the worst the federation has faced in years. BALL PLAYER SAVES LIVES Heroic Work of Dode Paskert in in Cleveland I Cleveland, Feb. 23.?The heroic ef- 1 forts of Dode Paskert, the Cincinnati Infielder, saved the lives of live small children and helped save ten Other persons from death by tire today in a store which swept through the sec? ond floor, where three families were sleeping. Faskert was passing when the fire was discovered. He made three trips into the burning: building carrying out five children wrapped In rugs and his overcoat and directed other members of tho three families to safety, paskert's hands and arms were badly burned, and his face blist? ered. AMERICA HAS SOME? THING TO SAY Paris, Feb. 21*.?The American state department has sent a note to the imaguni of netWiv-^-im -the ?snrbJeU^ -of mandates, it was learned today. Tho American embassy notified the presi? dent of the league council that the United States had observations to make on the terms of the mandates for former enemy colonies which it considered of the utmost Importance. ITALIANS SHUN PUBLICITY Paris, Feb. 28.?The discussion of the q?estlon of publicity of the delib? eration of the council of the league of nations was resumed again this morning. Italian delegates made strong objections to either the admis? sion of the public or the press to the ISSSion or to full publicity of the dis? cussions hy the council. Rtlialan Whether the pedestrian was a Russian or an American. The man answered, but the sentry did not un? derstand. "As the coat of the man indicated nothing helpful to identification at lirst glance, the sentry, in the hope of getting a belter look attempted to seize the pocket lamp. The man drew the lamp hack and at the same time approached the sentry, with his right hand thrust in his pocket. The sentry hastily concluded that he in? tended to assault him with a re? volver, "Out of fear the sentry withdrew a few steps and made himself ready for self defense. The matt turned and walked away a few steps. The sen? try was not completely trained, and, because sentries have been warned against neglect of duty on account of frequent assaults on Japanese sen? tries, which are Inevitable In the dis? turbed conditions of Siberia, the sen? try believed he could resort to arms against whomsoever disobeyed ly* orders, ami fired at the man from he hind him. with the word: 'if you run away you will be shot.' ' As he tottered the matt fired two J shot* at the sentry, whereupon the sentry fired again Subsequently, the loan was Identified as an American of j fleer." The Judgment declares that, accord? ing to Japanese military law. sentries are Justified in resorting to arms un? der the following conditions: "First, when necessary to self de? fense; second, when there is no other means of suppressing outrages: third, when there is no other menus of pro? tecting life nnd property. 'In shooting an Amern.in officer'' the Judgment continues, 'the sentry came under none of the above condi? tions, and therefore can not Im? re gn 'ded us having discharged his du? ties properly. To all intents and pur? poses he would nppoar to be guilty hut an Important ho t that should not lie overlooked is th;?i the sentry hud never undergone perfect training necessary to a sentry and therefore when he fired at an Amor lean officer in- was under the impression lhat be was perfectly fulfllllnp his duties. "What he did. therefore, was with* out Intent to violate the nrmy regu Intlohs At 'Ii.? -Mim- time it could not be regarded ns an action arising sole? ly by act Idetit, "in tin so peculiar circumstances under which the shooting oeemrred ami because of the absence of any special provisions Justly npplleable to the present ease the pourtmnrtBtl has tjiw n JudgmepV us abo\i " ims't at be thy Country's, Thy (?od's t Y, FEBRUARY 26, 1921 G. 0. P. CABINET NOW COMPLETE jMen Who Will Head the Several I Departments ! MAJORITY POLITICIANS AND MILLIONAIRES j Hoover Has Not Yet Accepted Invitation to Enter Cabinet St. Augustine, Flu., Feb. 22 (By the Associated Press). ? President-elect Harding has reached a tentative de? cision on every place in his cabinet and uniess there are last minute changes the official eirolQ of the next administration .will be composed of these men: Secretary of state, Charles Evans Hughes of New York, former gOVtmor, justice of the supreme court and Republican nominee for the pres? idency; secretary of the treasury, An? drew W, Melhm of Pennsylvania, a banker and financier, member of a family reputed to be among the wealthiest |n the country; secretary of war, John W. Weeks of Massachu? setts, former United States senator and in 1916 a candidate for the pres? idential nomination; attorney gen? eral, Harry M. Daugherty of Ohio, who managed the pre-convention campaign resulting in Mr. Hardlng's nomination; postmaster general, Will H. Hays of Indiana, chairman of the Republican national committee; sec? retary of the navy, Edwin Denby of Michigan, a former member of con? gress who has served as an enlisted man in both the navy and marine corps; secretary of the interior, Al? bert B, Fall of New Mexico, now a United States senator; secretary of agriculture, Henry Wallace of Iowa, editor of farm publications; secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover of Cal? ifornia, former food administrator and conspicuous leader in various j movements for European relief; sec? retary of labor. James J. Davis, of Pennsylvania and Illinois, a former union steel worker who has become highest official of the Moose fraternity. If changes are made they are most likely to affect the. appointments for wavy, commerce and labor, all of which are understood to have come to the point of decision within the last 24 hours. In regard to none, of these has there been an exchange of formal invita? tion and acceptance, but in every case the selections made by Mr. Harding are expected by his closest associates to stand. Assignment of the navy portfolio to Mr. Denby, who is a Detroit law ver. furnished the first real surprise of the cabinet situation for his name had not been mentioned publicly In connection with the place until today. It is'understood that from the first he has been under consideration, I however, and was held in reserve for just such a contingency as Mr- Hard? ing faced last week when former Gov. Frank O. Lowden of Illinois de? clined to be considered for the navy secretaryship. It is expected that before the pres? ident-elect makes a formal tender to Mr. Denby he will call him to con? sultation and so go over with him the naval problems of the coming ad? ministration. Today Mr. Harding was in communication with some of the Michigan members of congress re? garding the appointment and it is understood to have met their ap? proval. Ever since the early days of the campaign Mr. Hoover's name has been one of the storm centers of the cabi? net list, many Republicans urging his appointment as secretary of state, interior, commerce or labor and many opposing it because of his dec ided stand in favor of the league of na? tions. Whether he will accept the commerce portfolio la not definitely knout n here but the general expec? tation is that he will. A formal in? vitation is expected to go forward within a few hours. The former food administrator was the first national figure with whom Mr. Harding conferred after his re* , turn to Washington from the Chi ? < ago convention last year and later Mr. Hoover came to Mat ion among the lirst of the ' best minds'' to be called Into consultation. Should he refuse to sit in the cabinet he may b(. asked to head a commission for reorganlratlon of the executive de? partments ot the government. Regarding ths labor portfolio also there has been a flood of recommen? dations and counter recommendations, with four avallablea under serious I consideration. It i< understood that j in the final lineup James Duncan of Massachusetts ranks ?lose to Mr. Davis and should there by a change I in that part of the slate Mr. Duncan may go in. One of the considerations that has been urged against Mr. Davis is that i although he lives at Moose Heart, 111., national headquarters of the ; Moose fraternity, his principal busi? ness In this connection is in Pitts? burgh. I'a . which is also the home of Mr. Abiion. it is understood, how? ever, thai Mr. Harding has no sym? pathy for the argument tint it would be a mistake In pick two cabinet of? ficio Is 11 inn one t<?\\ n, Mr. Harding also lei it be known toda> that he expects to leave subor? dinate appointments a'it hin tin exe cutlve departments to th? rt?apt?etive cabinet members whom he proposes in turn to hold responsible I'm He lectlwt '''i1 efficient department per? sonnel. Commenting on the selection >f Ii. P, Fletcher of Pennsylvania Cot udnie.' secretary of IBd Truth's." Tili: TR UK SC PROHIBITION MEN! WIN FIGHT; '$1,400,000 Voted by House For) Breaking Up Traffic I TOO MANY MEN AS AGENTS - Good Says Members Nod to Wheeler as They Do to Sam? uel Gompers ! _ Washington, Feb. 2 2.?Friends of j 'prohibition enforcement in the house : today won another battle to keep I liquor b? yond the reach of those not 1 permitted to handle or drink it. After a llare-up that threw the j house into hitter debate toward the close of a peaceful holiday session, the prohibition forces rallied follow? ers and put through a motion direct - ! ing conferees on the deficiency bill to give the government $1.400.000 to break up the liquor traffic from now until July l. It was the top figure discussed. Before the vote was taken, however, charges flew thick and fast, Chairman Good, of the appropriations commit? tee, declaring enforcement agents openly were winking at the law's vio? lation. Representative Volstead, au- ) thor of the act, more widely discussed, perhaps, than any law on the statute 1 books, came back with the charge that attempt was being made to break down the machinery of en? forcement throu?n failure to provide adequate appropriations. Others jumped into the fray, and for an hour it was muhc like the old days of prohibition fighting in con? gress. Calling Wayne Wheeler, gen? eral counsel for the Anti-Saloon league, by name, Mr. Good decla.red, even this champion of prohibition be? lieved there were too many nVffl on the rtdls of the Internal Itevenuo bu? reau who were winking at violation of law. "I have talked with Wayne B. Wheeler, who sends his commission to this house, where men nod to him as they uod to Samuel Gompers and veto money out of the treasury whether they want it or not," Mr. -Good declared. "Mr. Wheeler will tell you the same thing he has told me, that there are more wets than drys in the bureau, and yet he comes and demands that you vote more mon 1 y for them." j Mr. Wheeler, leaning over the gal 1 lery rail, looked down and smiled. "I resent the charge." Mr. Good 1 continued, "that members of the ap I proprlations committee are not in fa? vor of strict enforcement of the law. I We have given every penny the or? ganization can spend for tho rest of this fiscal year. But I tell you the amount we have fixed in this bill will require dismissal of many agents, who J ought to be dismissed. More than two I thousand employes of the bureau are ! not standing up for the law." Representative Volstead in reply de? clared that unless adequate funds were provided immediately a big part j of the force would have to be drop ! ped. LIKE ENOCH ARDEN Soldier Will Find Body Buried and Wife Married LaFayette, Oa., Feb. 23.?Fred Williams, who went away to war In 1917. will return home in a few days to find his "body" buried here, his war insurance policy paid and his bride the wife of another. This was the situation disclosed to I day when Mrs. Grace C. Roberts re? ceived a brief telegram from New I York signed by her first husband say I Ing he had landed and was coming ; home as soon as possible. There was I no explanation of his long silence. ; The war department reported NVil j liams killed In action soon after he j went to France, paid his widow his ; insurance and then sent a soldier's ? body here as his. Williams' wife, j whom he had married hut a few months before he left, mourned him and then married a former sweet ; heart. Joseph Robertson. SENATE FAVORS j CALDER BILL Washington. Feb. 21.?After strik ing out practically all provisions for the federal regulation of the coal in? dustry in emergencies and for a sp - eial taxation on excess profits the sen? ate manufacturers' committee agreed today to unanimously report favor* ably on the Calder bill. w.is leaving that ?ml similar state de? partment appointments to Mr. 1 Hughes. Mr. !Ioo%'or Non-committal. New York. Feh 22.??Herbert Hoover said here tonight he hud dis cussed with president-elect Harding over the telephone the acceptance of .1 cnblni t p"st offered to him. Mr. Hoover's statement follows: "h i; true that Senator Harding and I have had a conversation over Hi j, lephone this evenhsg as to toy accept ins ;| post in the cabinet. "Naturally these are matters re iiuiriiig consideration ami equally the*, are not matters for me to dis? cuss now." Mr, Hoover. \\h<> \\ :ik seen in :? bOX :?t the .Metropolitan opera house. I where he is attending s ben tit I perform.1 nee for Ruropenn relief, de? dim d ly dis< uss the hUbje* l {in ;llcr iL THRON, Established June 1, 1866. VOL. LH. NO. 3 FIGHT OVER LABOR BILL Employes Charge Erie With Vio? lating Law _______ RAILROAD OFFICIAL DENIES CLAIM And Contends That it Ts Impos? sible to Obey Orders of Board Chicago. Fob 23.??Sharp conten? tion over the powers of the United .States Railroad Labor Hoard and tho provisions of the transportation act marked the hearing of employes of the Erie Railroad against their em? ployer before the board today. Tho petition of the employes charged vio? lation of the act and of decisions ofl the labor board. Representatives of the road denied both. The crae re? sulted from an order, effective Feb? ruary 1, reducing common labor wag? s and deducting one day's pay a week from the salaries of all em? ployes paid on a monthly basis. Most of the argument centered about whether a ruling of the board on February 12, ordering the road to make no change in wage rates, was compulsory upon the road, which had already put a reduction into effect. It was conceded by the rail represent? atives that the intent of the order was to maintain the rates of tho wage award of July, 1920. They de? nied, however, violation of the law in I changing those rates. Business de? pression and revenues below operat* ing expenses were given as the rea? son for the reduction order. During his testimony, R. S. Par? sons, general manager for the road, was asked by Henry T. Hunt, public member of the board, whether the road's position meant that it would not obey the orders of the board. "We can't do It," Mr. Parsons re? plied. "We want to do eeerything possible to get rlong with the board, but I don't know what we would do if the board issued impossible or* ders." Samuel Adams, attorney for the Erie Railroad, explained the road's attitude on the transportation act from the legal standpoint and denied the power of the board to continue the rates of its decision. No. t (July 1920) until a hearing had been held and a decision reached. He question* ed the enforcement powers of the board and declared its powem were confined to the establishment of Just and reasonable wages. This sweeping denial of authority i in the handH of the board brought j from U. S. Rratton. attorney for the ' employes, a denunciation of the rall I road's stand and the declaration that If there was no authority to enforce ! the hoard's decisions, as contended i by Mr. Adams, the employed "would ! endeavor tu lind a way to make the Erie pay." The case brought out the most di < erstftffd arrument yet offered in any hearing before the board over wage I matters. FREIGHT RATE DISCRIMINATION Protests To Be Made Against Rate on Cotton and Other Commodities Columbia. Feb. 24.?A number of ! representatives of the Charleston Cot j ton Exchange. o?' the Orangeburg Chamber of Commerce and other cot ? ton Interests of the state are appear? ing before the South Carolina rail j road commission Thursday afternoon. I in. a hearing to discuss freight rates I In South Carolina, especially on cot !ton. re-gins and Untere; and also on lumber, potatoes, corn and other com? : modifies, with a view to determining i some action of protest against the discrimination in rates against South <"arolina and in favor of Oeorgia. Cotton rates in Georgia are lower In Georgia than in South Carolina, because the Georgia railroad eommls ! sion refused last Hall to grant the in? crease ordered by the interstate com? merce commission, and the action of the Georgia commission has not as yet been reversed by the interstate commission. Th Charleston cotton exchange is claiming that the discrim? ination works to the advantage of the port of savannah, as against Charles? ton. Chairman Shea I y stated today that after the hearing is ended the com? mission Will take the matter into care? ful consideration and will take what |ever action is possible in regard to ?:?.?? relief sought. FARMER KILLED IN BRANCHVILLE Branehville, Feb. 23.?Last night a'"out 7:45 o'clock the body of Hen? ry hs. Bmoak, of Branehville, area found on the south shle of the main road lending east from the city, just inside the corporate limits of the city. The supposition la that he was mur? dered about 7 o'clock, an persons were seen to have passed along this road about that time. A wound, thought to have been in* dieted With a round piece of metal, was hist SbOVe the hut tar. The . a use of the alleged murde does not appear t>> hav< ?>een robberx. as his pockets were got bothered and no money tak? en. The coroner'? jury was adiourn ed this afternoon utter taking a little teat I many, it win reconvene at an early dale, it is said,