Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-18
From Washington.
iCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, June Is.

correspondence OF the AleAahuiia "AAeN0'I
Washington, June Is.
Upon the return this morning of
Chairman WsdswOrth, Of the House
committee on agriculture, from Geneseo,
n. Y, the committee went into execn'
tive session to consider the amendments
to the meat inspection bill proposed by
President Roosevelt. The session Ofthe
committee was short Chairman Wads-
worth and Represent ltiVe Brooks, OF
Colorado, we're authorized TO put the n-
spection provision into shape, AMI to
report to the full committee when their
work had been done, after full confer
ence with the Agricultural Department.
Speaker Cannon will then present The
bill to the President before further
action is taken. One point yet remains
in controversy, and that is whether the
words 'in the judgment of the Secretary
of Agriculture, shall so in" tie bill.
The President wants Ihtm there; the
committee does not. They say these
words will preclude the poss bility OF AL
appeal OF any character To the courts.
No agreement has yet been reached,
either as TO whether the labels shall bear
the date of when the meat prOinc! was
prepared. 1t is believed, however, that
the President will allow the lsbel4 to re-
main undated. An agreement on all
other points has been practically reach
ell. The court review feature will 9"
out, also the prOvisOl sn'pendlny
the operations of The civil ser,r'r iaw ss
applied to inspectors. The cost OF i'll
pection will be placed on The govern
ment. On motion of MIR. Wadsworth
the House, today, recommitted the re-
port on the beet inspection amendment
to the House committee on agticul urr,
n order that the committee may peittcI
it along the lines indicated
Ii was announced this afternoon that
an agreement has now been practically
reached not to put words " in the jnds
ment of the Secretary of Agriculture"
into the bill. This would remove the
most serious obstacle to the complete
agreement
A review OF the prospects OF this year s
tobacco crop by the Department Of Ag-
ricuture indicates that the acreage
planted this year may be smaller than
last year and that the yield will be
smaller also. On account of dry wealth
er in May throughout the country, the
sowing was greatly delayed and the de-
partment declines to make definite es.
innate of the acreage planted on May
%, the date of the reports OF its agents.
An estimate will be announced on July
40. la the Virginia sun-dried district,
the Virginia dark district and bright
yellow district come reports of reduced
acreage, largely on account of lack OF
labor. In the CarOlInas poor stand
was obtained. In Maryland dry weather
delayed the planting.
The House committee on militia TO-
day authorized favorable report on the
bill which has already passed the Senate,
increasing the annual appropriation for
State militia organizations from one TO
two million dollars.
Marcus Braun, president Of The Hun
gariau Republican Club of New York,
called at the White House today with a
set of resolutions r. emily passed by the
club expressing opposition to the pro
visions of the new immigration bill.
President Roosevelt will deliver a
Fourth of July Grafton at Oyster Bay
whether Congress sdjOurns before that
date or not. On that occas on he will
open the new opera house at his home
town which has been in process Of con-
struction for several months. If Con.
gress daes not conclude its labOrs before
the afternoon of the third of July, Presl.
dent Roosevelt will merely make a tiyiny
trip home and will return to Washing
ton as soon as the Oyster Bay exercises
are over, prepared to stay here as long
as Congress does even il the states men
decide to talk all summer.
The Senate committee on finance will
consider al its meeting tomorrow the
resolution introduced by Senator Tillman
proposing 40 investigation OF lbe affairs
of the tailed Walsh banks, aud the &C.
ton on the Chicago clearing house as
ISOLATION in purchasing their assets and
winding up their affairs. The commit
tee, will, it is understood, make an ad-
verse report on The resolution.
David Hsrriotl, postmaster of Nor
gan Park, a suburb of Chicago, called al
the White House today to tell the Pfesi-
dent that the people OF Chicago are
with him" on the meat crusade. Rep
reseutatiye Haugen, OF Iowa, a member
of the House agricultural committee,
talked with the President about the
meat bill, and after leaving the Presi
dents office expressed the belief that the
measure eventually passed will incorpo
rate all the demands made 10y the Presi
dent
The Senate this afternoon confirmed
the nomination of John u. A. LeishmAI
to be Ambassador Of Turkey.