Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-09
From Washington.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, June 8.

hardware dealers, Mariana Uy Chaco
Sons. 1t was sent to Collector OF Gus
toms w. Morgan Shuster, chairman OF
the Manila finance committee OF rellei.
The Manila-American at that time COM
mented editorially upon the contri-
bution AZ follows: at shows again
the liberal nature of the Chinese in re-
spending to calls for assistance IN desery-
ing cases, irrespective of nationality and
at this time when the relations between
China and the United States are little
bit strained, it should exert some influence
in alaying such feelings as exist al
least here in Manila"
That the House will pass a very milk
and watery beef inspection bill was the
idea expressed by congressional sallers
at the White House today. The fact
that the Senate did not deliberate very
long over the Beverage bill before tack
ing it upon the agricultural aPproprla-
ton bill gives the packers friends 10 the
House an excuse for delay and a Pretext
for weakening the more drastic features
of the measure. Mr.. Overstreet, OF In
diana. who is bitter political enemy OF
Senator Beveridge, very plainly indi-
Gated his intention of preventing any
paragraphs hurlful to the packers from
becoming part Of the bill. "The House
will undoubtedly pass an inspection
bill" said Mr.. Overstreet, "but do not
think that it will pass one that will in
lure great industry by the enactment
of unnecessary and drastic regulations.
The Beveridge bill was not considered In
the Senate before it was placed upon tht
agricultural bill | think the Hsuse
ought TO deliberate over it before passing
il along.
The need of more general inspection
of meat and meat products and better
sanitation in the packing houses was
further discussed before the House CON-
mittee on agriculture today. Upton
Sinclair, author of "The Jungle" has
wired asking to be heard but the COM
.nittee is disposed to get along without
him. Representative Garner, OF Texas,
representing a stock raising community,
asked that the committee do its work
speedily, in order that the agitation may
cease. His people want legisla
ton. but they want it quickly.
He thought that the cost of in
spection should be borne by the gov.
eminent as otherwise it would surely
fall upon the stock growers ultimately.
Judge S. H. Cowan, of Fort Worth,
Tex., attorney for the Texas cattle
raisers, made an extensive argument.
He too expressed the belief that if the
cost of inspection is placed on the pack
ers they will shunt it of on the raisers.
He real telegram from John I. Lyle,
Of Fort Worth, secretary of the Cattle
Raisers' Association, saying that the
present agitation had seriously affected
The price of cattle aud would depress the
value from 81 to S. head. Other tel
egrams from Texas we're to the same
effect. Although Directing TO sadding
The inspection fees on the raisers he
did not want that to stand in the
way of legislation, said Judge Oowan.
Discussing the Beverage inspection
amendment, Judge Cowan remarked ::
"This thing will never go into the
courts most likely" He asked the COM
mitiee to be careful with the wording of
The lay in order to avoid the troubles
"a cranky inspector" could make when
the law is obscure. He opposed any
law preventing the use of preserVstives
in preparing meat for fOOdstufs, except
where they are harmful to the consumer,
on the ground that it will place the
America industry at disadvantage in
competing with Argentina and Austria
liza. Texas furnishes half the Gamers, -"
he said, and with dated labels for canned
stuff, competing with Argentine in this
regards, will be less successful. Fred
P. Johnson, Secretary of the Denver
Live Stock Exchange, declaring that the
stock men were facing panic, asked
the committee to Immediately take ac-
lion. "Every days discussion means
the loss of thousand Of dollars to the
stock raisers," he said.
"Good luck to you ladies, said Presi-
dent Roosevelt Yesterday afternoon as he
said good by TO delegation from the
National League Of Women's Organiza
tons which called to hand him a set of
resolutions denouncing Senator SmoOt,
of Utah Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, supt.
of legislation for the National w. c. I.
IT,, presented the resolutions to the
President and the delegation included
several prominent women workers for
social betteEment of the race. When
Mrs. Ellis handed the President the
anti-Smoot resolutions he thanked her
and then said how much pleased he WAS
to meet ell the ladies. But he omitted
to say whether or not he was in favor of
Looping off Senator Shoots legislative
head. Some Of the ladies, after the re.
ceptiOn, we're inclined to be jubilant over
the Presidents parting words. "He
said good luck" exclaimed one of the
delegates "If he had not hoped THAI
we would secure the horrid Nor
mons expulsion from the Senate, he
would not haye said that. "But the
President almost always says Good luck
when he says Good by" exclaimed
another one of the sisters in dubious
tone of voice.
Ex-senator James X. Jones, Of Ar
kansas, who conducted as chairman Of
the democratic national committee, both
of the unsuccessful Bryan campaigns,
predicted today on the steps of the
White House, that The sage Of Nebras
ks would be the next candidate OF
his party. 81 believe that he will
he elected if he runs" said Senator