Evening star., 1909-06-09
.AOJ0URNS UNTIL FALL
Chamber of Commerce Holds
Its June Meeting.
ANIMAL BILL IS INO0RSED
Puts Prosecution Of Cruelty in Hands
of the Police.
REYNOLDS TO GIVE HIS VIEWS
Will Be Heard on Proposed Change
in Form of Local Government.
Arranges for Ball Game.
TO GIVE HIS VIEWS

Arranges for Ball Game.
| Several matters Of importance were dis
cussed and acted upon by the Chamber of
Commerce at its June meeting, held last
night. This was the last regular meeting
until next September. President Guide .oc-
cupied the chair
The bill covering cruelty to animals in
the District prepared by the committee on
law and legislation to take the place of
the law now In existence was approved by
the chamber after long discussion and
will be forwarded to Congress with the
Endorsement of the chamber. This bill
takes the prosecution of cases of cruelty
out of the hands of the Humane Society
and puts 1t in the hands Of the police
1t also provides that all fines from such
cases shall go to the District instead of
to the Humane Society. as at present.
Bill Unanimously Approved.
The only fight on the bin was made by
Allen D. Albert. jr., who expressed the
opinion that it was unnecessary. impolite
and impolitic to expressly name the HUI
name Society in the bill. His attack
was made on section Of the measure.
which contains the express provision that
no fines be paid to the Humane Society.
This point, he said. was covered in
prior section. which stated that the fines
should be paid to the District 1t was be-
meath the dignity of the chamber, he
declared. to be vindictive Moreover,
Congress and the courts priced highly
bills drawn as simply as possible and
shorn Of all verbage and redundancy.
Mr.. Albert's motion to amend the bill
by striking out section was defeated.
Two three minor changes were made
in the wording of the bill. which was
unanimously adopted when put to the
final vote. se~s
The committee to which had been re-
ferred the Kidd resolution. which was to
the effect that all government printing. be
done at the government printing office
reported that Mr.. Kidd had withdrawn
The committee which considered the
communications of the Ladies' Tailors
Association relative to the display of
goods by out-of-town firms in local
sympathy with the tailors and recon-
mending the appointment of committee
to investigate the laws on the subject
The report was adopted.
Reynolds to Be Heard First.
A. Leftwich Sinclair. chairman Of the
law and legislation committee, which is
investigating the question OF a change in
the form of the District government with
view to reporting to the chamber next
fall. said tina, hearings g on this matter
be heard will be James E. Reynolds,
VINO wrote the report that started the
one-man-rule discussion and who has ac-
cepted an invitation to address the COM
mittee. The hearings, Mr.. Sinclair said
would all be open, and he expressed the
hope that as many members of the cham
ber as possible would attend them Every
body who had anything to say on the
subject would be given hearing, Mr..
Sinclair said. Several members of Con-
gress will also be heard.
F. S. Key Smith objected to giving the
first hearing to Mr.. Reynolds He said
that, as the author of the resolution
which resulted in the decision on the part
of the chamber to investigate. he pro-
tested against Reynolds having the first
say. He had already gone on record,
declared Mr.. Smith. and those on the
other side of the question. the people
who live in the District and who do not
want the present system of government
changed, should be heard first.
In replying to Mr.. Key Smith, President
GUIDE said he had the utmost confidence
in the integrity and ability Of the COM
mittee to conduct an absolutely impartial
investigation and turn In a fair report.
For this reason he thought 1t would be
best for the chamber to allow the COM
mittee to do its work unhampered. The
presidents statement was received with
applause.
Ball Game With Board Of Trade.
T. c. Noyes. chairman Of the committee
to arrange a base ball game with the
Board of Trade. said he understood that
the two teams had been practicing. The
game he said. will come off June q. and
will be played to a finish, If it takes all
clared. are sure to get their moneys
worth. for they will have the double
pleasure of contributing to good cause
the children's Fairgrounds. to which the
hn to1- nf
their fellow members of the chamber
make exhibitions of themselves. In all
probability. he thought, 1t would take
| about three days to play the game. The
Marine Band will be there to furnish the
music.
The tickets for the game will be ready
this afternoon, and Mr.. Noyes urged
present ,he to % pdy bs frsnds oy the
Subsequent to a brief announcement by
President Guide with respect to the COM
ing sane celebration of the Fourth OF
July. G. Y. Worthington moved that the
hoard of directors be authorized. II they
should see fit to do so, to appropriate
800 out of the funds OF the chamber for
the purchase OF fireworks. The motion
was adopted.
I-non the suggestion Of President Guide
the chamber unanimously elected all the
Judges Of the District, with the exception
of the police judges. to honorary men,
bership.
announcement Of Manufactures.
C. c. Lancaster gave notice that at
future meeting of the chamber he would
move the amendment OF article . section
/. of the constitution Of the chamber by
the addition Of words which would make
the promotion and increase of manu-
factures in the District one of the spe-
cial purposes of the chamber He also
offered a resolution. to be considered at
a future meeting, which. in effect. ex-
pressed disapproval of the appointment of
too many committees. His attack was
directed principally at the committee on
parks and highways. The chamber. he
declared, should give more attention to
commercial and business matters.
The chamber approved and ordered for
varded to the civil service commission
| a petition signed by most of the leading
merchants in the District asking that de-
| linquent government clerks be removed
| from office.
The announcement by President GUIDE
| of the recent election of Alonzo Twee-
dale auditor for the District, to be presi-
dent of the National Association of Con-
| trollers and Accountants. was received
with applause. Mr. Tweedale responded
| in a brief speech, in which he thanked
his fellow members of the chamber for
| their CONGRATULATIONS and good wishes
| Resolutions thanking the Joyce Engrav-
| ing Company and H. c. L. Stiles for
| pictures of the party that made the trip
| "a Richmond and Old Point were intro