Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-07
Henceforth No Information Will
BE eiyen Out BY Members
Present,
SEGY. LOEB WILL CONTROL IT.
lie VIII Give Out What is Deemed
Proper for the Public, and
Nothing More

Washington, oct 6.--soycral IMPORT
amt questions were discussed at to-
days cabinet meeting although at the
conclusion of the session IL WAS am
nounced Officially that no details OF the
discussion could Doe made public. Ia
fact, it was announced that hereafter
no information would be given out by
cabinet officers of their semi-wookly
meetings with the president, but that
such information as II was deemed
proper for the public 20 have would be
given to the newspaper men by SecN
Loeb.
Despite the injunction OF secrecy IL
As learned that action was taken on
two or three important matters ana
that others were considered The
monopoly enjoyed bv the Merchants
Bridge company of ST. Louis OF bridge
and ferry routes across the Misslss
river was considered at length The
attorney general made the Following
statement of the action taken.
1T was determined by the president
that upon the complaint pending 100 the
department Of Justice against the mo-
nopolization of the Two bridges ana the
ferry across the Mississippi into ST.
Louis, appropriate action should be pc
gun by the attorney general
Mr.. Moody said he could not say az
this time what action DEE might tonslo-
en- "apprOprlate." He did not know he
said. whether the action would look TO
the forfeiture Of the charter of the
ne would have to 90 over the law
hearing upon the matter before reach-
Ing any determination
Considerable attention was devoted
by the meeting to consideration Of
questions arising from complaints Of
The Chinese government that Its sub
iects were un1ustly Disseminated
against by the United States at the
ports OF this country Secys Root
Taft and Metcalf have given much
time TO this question and with mo
president they participated In the dis
Cusslou.
After the discussion I'm tho cabinet
regarding Chinese immigration to this
country, II was determined that no
changes or notifications I'M conflict
with Instructions TO United states COM
Huls contained in the circular issued
several mouths ago 10y the president S
direction will be made
IL was definitely decided that the
management OF the isthmian canal
should remain under Secy. Tart.
Secy Wilson brou"ht to the atom
ton Of the president ana cabinet a de-
termaintou he had reached regarding
the inspection of meats. He indicated
that under the law meat packers coLtl
not be forced TO pay the cost 90 ment
inspection. He had decided, however
that hereafter the packers should pay
for the seals or tags placed upon iu-
spected meats intended for export
This will bring q revenue TO the de-
partmcut of agriculture of nearly $780,
600 year This sum the secretary
proposes TO oXpcnd I'm extending the In
spection of meats to packing houses
which have requested that they be Civ
en- inspectors, but whose requests have
not been complied with because the de-
partment had not had the funds with
which 10 puy the inspectors. The idea
of Secy. Wilson was approved by thl
cabinet and II will be put into opera.
ton at once