NO 63 VOL 39 SANTA FE N M SATURDAY MAY 3 1902 DOINGS AT THE L An Explanation to the Senate Why it Would Be Inexpedient to Send for Major Gardner CABLEGRAM FROM CHAFFEE A Board Sitting at Manila Is Investigating the Charges Mala by Gardner Who Has Thus Far Failed to Substantiate Tham In Any Material Way Evans Goes to London SENATE Washington May 3 At the conclu sion of routine business in the senate today the resolution previously offered by Patterson Colorado requesting the president to cause the secretary of war to cable Major Gardner now in the Philippines to come to Washington and appear as a witness before the Philippine committee was laid before the senate A cablegram from General Chaffee relating to Major Gardner stated that a board consisting of Colo nels Wlnt and Duncan and Captain Johnson are investigating the charges made by Major Gardner but up to the present time Gardner had furnished the name of only one man although say ing he had several witnesses Spooner commenting upon this cable said it was improper to insist that Major Gardner should be brought here while the investigation was pending At 245 p m the