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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
NO QUORUM IN HOUSE.
Phlipmne Tariff Bill Reported 7cith
amendments.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington Nav 1O-After debating for three
Quarters Of an hour as To what disposition shouId
no made OF President Tafts message Porto Rico.
the House adjourned today because quorum was
not present Speaker Cannon referred the message
To the WAYS and Means Committee, but Representa-
tive Garrett. of Tennessee objected. and declared
that il should go TO the Committee on Insular Al
fairs. which is not Yet organized. Mr.. Payne then
moved that # be sent 10 the Ways and Means Com
mittee. and tho vote on his motion dSCloSed tle "o
senre a quorum.
Mr. Payne reported the Philippine tariff bill. and
said he would move its consideration on Thursday
In the mean time Representative Dwight the Re
rublcau whip will he instructed 10 send out letters
urging all members to be present so that the bust
ness which has accumulated since the tariff bill
PASSED the House he disposed Of
The prncfpal changes made by the Ways and
Means committee in the Philippine tariff bill are
explained in Mr. Payno's report lie says that the
new tariff becomes necessary on account of the
free trade provisions of the Payne bill. which will
deprive the nsular government Of about Sl,o0oo0o
OF
The export duties on Manila hemp. copra tobaC-
co sugar and shells. which yielded a revenue Of
s7439SS in 1905 are re-onacted in the bill, al
though as Mr. Payne says, an export duty Is for
egn 10 the policy of the government of the United
States and is prohibited 10y the Constitution. To
meet the argument these Export duties in
effect taxes on the land IN" report says that the
land on which the products SO taxed are grown is
the only land in the islands which yields sufficient
revenue to bear the burden Of a tax.
A new 5, elton by which much additional revenue
ie exnec ted to he produced. was added by the
mttrec It provides that there shall be collected
on all articles imported from countries other than
the United States the Internal revenue tax assessed
on similar articles manufactured or produced in
the Philippines or imported from the United States.
Duties have been reduced in number of in
stances Hides and petroleum and its products
have been transferred the free list. Certain
chinery and light weight steel rails for tramways
bav, lower duties. Numerous other changes have
been made in the phraseoiogy make the bill
form to the Payne tariff bill now before Congress
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
L4RRIN4G4 ALARMED.
Fears Presidents Message Nay
Lead to .TiOIence in Porto Rico.

Washington. May 10--Tulio Larrina ga. Delegate
from Porto Rico in Congress, in commenting to-
night President Tafts message. expressed the
conviction that If the recommends lions for
change in the Foraker act made by the President
adopted the Porto Rican Executive Council
the majority of whom Americans appointed by
the President, will feel that a of force
and violence. such existed in 1900 and in 1902
he initiated again with safety
NJ. Larrinaga said that in his opinion, the
President was honest in his recommendations. but
he had been grossly msinformed by the repre-
sentatives Of the Executive Council. who recently
have been in Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
TO ASK LuNAcY COMMISSION FOR DAVIS

Washington MAY lO.-A commission in lunacy will
probably be asked by the defence it was announced
to-day TO inquire into the sanity OF John G. Davis.
the washington lawyer, who. with his brother. NJ.
r Davis was arrested here Saturday on charges
Of swindling involving nearly $4,000
The preliminary hearing OF the brothers was con-
timed until May Is. Martin T. Davis was released
on bnl. hut John G was unable 10 obtain bonds
men and he was back TO the police station.
Justice Barnard in equity court appointed w Mosby
Williams receiver of the building and loan asso-
citation of which NJ T. Davis secretary, fixing
his bond at $1,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
CANAL EXCAVATION IN APRIL

washington May lO-The total excavation for
April on the Panama Canal was 3,454649 cubic yards.
according to q dispatch received to-day by the
commission from Colonel Cocktails.
This amount IS less than the excavation in the
previous month, out greater than that in April,
1908 There were twenty-five working days in April,
as compared with twenty-seven in March. and the
rainfall for April was 496 inches. compared with
! 10 IN March
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
tBRTVE Ed
KELLOGG MOI 10 RErIRE

ST Paul. May 1O.-Frank B. Kellogg. special
sistant attorney in charge OF cases against the
Standard Oil Company and the Hartman lines.
denied to-day that he had informed the President
and the Attorney General that his relations with
the government would end when the present cases
cIO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
Jane 10 ID. 80 \. G DuEEENsAcH. :.

June 10. vice Commander A. c DUFFENBACH. 70
tired.
Lieutenant F. MORRISON, detached the California.
await orders
Lieutenant q 5 FREEMAN. detached the Connecticut;
the California
Surgeon ? NASH additional duty marine recruiting
station Philadelphia
Fay Inspector L. HUNT % the Washington vice Pay
O.. W SIMPSON. orders
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS-The following
movements q vessels have been reported 10 ths
Navy Department
ARRIVED
MAY THE Hist Manzanil!o.
IA S-The Prairie Newport. the Justin. Dsvfs
and Island
MAY i0-The Brutus Hampton Roads
MAY The Dolphin from WASHINGTON for cruise.
S-The Justin from Francisco for Mare Island
NAV g-The Birmingham from cape Verde for Monrovla
The Mindoro commissioned today naval station
Cavfts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
GENEROSITY FoRGOTTEN.

In contrast with this, under its present form OF
government the island Legislature possesses prac-
tcaLIy all the powers OF an American common
wealth. and the constitutional guarantees Of
habitantS. instead Of being subject to suspension
by Executive discretion. absolutely guaranteed
10y act OF Congress. The great body OF substantive
criminal code. codes Of political civil ana criminal
procedure, the revenue. municipal. electoral fran
chise. educational. police and public works laws
and the like has been enacted by the people of the
statute books unless II has received the approval
OF the representative lower house OF the Iyegfs-
lature. In single has the Congress OF the
United States intervened TO annu or control acts
the history OF Porto Rico the island IS living under
laws enacted by its own LEGISLATURE.
1t is Idle however. TO compare political power
OF the Porto Ricans under the royal decree of 1897
themselves never in fact tested with that
which they have under the Foraker The ques-
ton we have before us is whether their
since the adoption Of the Foraker act does NOT
show the necessity for Withholding from them the
absolute power given by that to the Legislative
Assembly over appropriations. when the House a
Delegates. coordinate branch of that Assem-
shows itself willing anxious sri,I1
government but to render it helpless If the Porto
Ricans desire change in the form Of the Foraker
act. this is a matter for Congressional consdera-
ton. dependent the effect Of such change on
change is orderly way and not brought To the
attention of Congress by parayzinE the arm Of the
existing government do not doubt that the
Of existing fundamental act miEht be improved.
the respective Jurisdictions OF the Executive Coun-
ell and the Legislative Assembly. and | suggest
Congress the wisdom Of submitting the appTo-
priate committees this question Of revision But
no action Of this kind should be begun until after,
by special amendment Of the Foraker act the alb
solute power of appropriation is taken away from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
ARMY And NAVY NOTES.
Nezc Plan for Supplying 4rmy rcith
Horses
From The Tribune Bureau.
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TO SAVE HORSEFLESH--The Guarterr1aster
general is prepa ring system for supplying the
army with horses He believes that by this system
he will be able TO effect material saving in the
number Of animals periodically condemned as unn'
for use by mounted troops. This will be brought
about by having horses purchased in the first in
stance by cavalry officers. acting Individually The
horses thus acquired it is purposed TO send 10 the
army remount depots Of which has been estao-
lished at Fort Reno oklahoma Another Is 10 De
established at Fort Keogh Montana AT these
places the horses will be broken in and trained for
service with cavalry and field artillery. one OF the
features of such work being accustom the animals
to stand while firearms discharged From
these depots the horses will be sent out as required
In this way the mounted troops will have fresh
Young trained animals. which expected TO last
longer than the horses purchased under contract
and trained for service without uniformity quar-
terrasr General Aeshire believes that in this way
he can keep the horses In better trim and can easily
control the number necessarily declared unfit lie
so purposes to limit the number Of animals 10 be
sent yearly to the various commands. and he estl-
mates that not more than 10 per of the horses
need be replaced each year This will mean that
the government will be able 10 supply the demand
for horses with well fitted animals at the rate OF
a bout fifteen hundred year. II is expected that
there will be opposition to this pan. but General
Aleshire has fortified his project with statistics
calculated to impress the Secretary of War
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
NAVY.

Rear Admiral F SINGER retired detached naval sta
ton Orleans. home
Captain j. T NEWTON. detached general inspector
Atlantic coast. Washington; command the Ne
hraska vic r r. NICHOLSON. detailed
member board Of inspection and survey. Washington.
CAPTAIN DE, w COLEMAN. detached naval magazine. St
TrIien's creek; command the New Jersey vice
captain W H. II. SWITZERLAND. 10 Naval War
Csptsin I. j. BADGER. detached superintendent
Naval Academy June 10; 70 command the Kansas.
xfce Capt1fn COWI.EsS. con
necticut. vice captain J. NJ BOWER. detailed
saperintendent Naval Academy
CAPTAIN - J. BOUSH detached navy yard Portsmouth;
command the CS7iO. vice aptsin T. Il. HOWARD
10 Naval College June J.
taptatn J. e. GILIMORE. detached recruiting station
NaV YORK. to command the Illinois
Captafn b. TAPPAN detached board OF inspection and
survev Washington. June ]. to command the Kear-
sarge and Kentucky-
Washington: duty commanding naval station
New orleans
Lieutenant Commander r EARLE, to charge mag
and chemical laboratory, Philippine Islands.
Ij.r,suant ri z Cook. detached the Alabama detailed
inspector Of ordnance Bethlehem Steel Comnany,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
ORDERS IssUFO.-rhe following orders have
been issued.

Lieutenant colonel WILLIAM H. MILLER, deputy
quartermaster general from the hi.ippines TO
san Francisco
Ma Tor NJ \. W. SHOCKLEY. medical from Fort
George Wright. accompany I'd Infantry to san
Francisco. Major SHOCKI.EY to the Phi tppnes
from Francisco. August =
CAPTAIN JOHN q. CAKES. OF engineers. assume
charge construction temporary protection banks
from encroachment Of Rio Grande River at Fort
Brown
Captain GEORGE Z. MARTIN. 9Th Infantry 10 home
preparatory to retirement.
captain EDWIN r WINANS. 4th cavalry. detailed
military science al Pennsylvania Military
college. Chester. to take effect September T. vice
who will then proceed his regiment at Homo
lulu
Following recruiting officers discontinue recruiting dis
tricts designated and proceed to recruit depCts
specified June I: Captain HUGH X. TAYLOR. coast
artillery Birmingham. Fort SIoCum First
Lieutenant ALFRED i. BOOTH. Infantry.
columbus Barracks; First Lieutenant
RALPH u. BATES arti lery- Ell Paso TO
jefferson Barracks; First Lieutenant ALDEN F
BREWSTER. I'd Field Artillery. Milwaukee. To
Fort Socum. First Lieutenant WILLIAM E DE
SOMBRE. coast artillery. Dallas Fort SloCum,
First Lieutenant ALEXANDER FL DAVIDSON.
18th Cavalry. san Antonio. TO Columbus Barracks
Lieutenant FREDERICK GpEpECKE.
18th Infantry, salt Lake city. To Jefferson Bar
racks.
First Lieutenant LOCHLIN CAFFEY 18th Infantry.
detailed professor military science Agricultural
College OF Utah. Logan. to take effect October J.
First Lieutenant WILLIAM II. ROSE. corps OF en-
gineers. O Schenectady
Leaves Of Absence Captain JOHN l. BOND. 51th
Infantry, and Major BRADNER D. SI4AI Oh t4ft
paymaster. three months: Major ROBERT :.
WOODSON. medical corps. and Captain GEORGE
c MARTIN. 9Th Infantry. four months; Major
WILLIAM g DAVIS. coast artil cry. four months
FIVE days from June .. with permission to go
abroad.
Evening star., 1909-07-07

profited greatly by keeping him long in
commission. Tennessee was most ably
served by Mr. Harris until death took the
veteran Mr. Cockrell and Mr.. Vest kept
Missouri in the front rank In the Senate
for wears. The former could only be de-
feated by a political revolution. and the
latter died in harness. Mr.. Beck was
Kentucky.s strength in the Senate until
his end, and the state lost heavily when
Mr.. Carlisle who had but barely begun
his service there, retired to take a place
in Mr.. Clevelands second cabinet.
The Senate is an important and exacting
arena. Temperament and ability are both
necessary to success there. There is a
Senate temperament as there is a House
temperament. Instances can be quoted
where men who had made excellent head
way in the House came TO a standstill in
the Senate. They lacked the Senate tem-
permanent. Their promotion proved un-
fortunate for their regulations. But Mr..
Daniel and Mr. Gay like the Senate and
fit the duties of the chamber, and their
constituents are to be congratulated on
their decision to keep them in Office.
Evening star., 1909-07-07
Two Southern Senators.

Two Southern senators have just been
indorsed at home. Mr.. Clay Of Georgia
secures his third term by the unanimous
vote Of the Legislature, and Mr.. Daniel
Of Virginia. having no democratic op-
ponent, has been made his party's nomi-
nee for what will be his fifth term.
The two states are to be congratulated
Mr.. Daniel is sixty-seven and Mr. Clay
ffty-six years of age. Both are men Of
experience and fill important assignments
In the Senate. Mr. Daniel is a member Of
the committees on appropriations, finance
and education and labor, while Mr.. Clay's
committees are appropriations, coast de-
fenses and post offices and post roads.
Each likewise holds a Craftsmanship, Mr..
Daniel of the committee on public health
and national quarantine. and Mr.. Clay Of
the committee on woman suffrage.
Places like these seldom fall to new
men. but come by service. AS a rule, a
senator must work his way up, like a
clerk in a store, or a reporter for a news
paper. Important assignments are for
those who have made good In minor ones
Mr.. Daniel and Mr.. Clay have shown
their quality, been approved by their
party organization in the Senate. and are
in position 10 render their party and peo-
pie valuable returns. New men. however
able. would have been Obliged 10 wait for
their opportunities for full usefulness.
The south is making a record of this
kind Alabama in tina case of Mr. Morgan
Evening star., 1909-07-07
Another Life Sacrificed.

The latest case of didn't know 1t was
loaded in this vicinity cost the life OF
little girl. The children had been shoot
ing at a target and after their exercises
they had carried the rifle back to the
house In some manner a cartridge had
been placed in the gun. and 1t was acci-
dentally discharged while the victim was
passing She died almost Immediately.
If children play with firearms they
should be carefully coached In the dan
gers that are involved They should be
taught primarily the first rule of target
practice. which is to leave the gun un-
loaded save just before firing. This
should be done by parents and guardians
50 thoroughly that no child will think
of violating the rule Of safety.
1t is a deplorable fact that no amount
of warning. no number of fatal acci-
dents of this character will suffice to
prevent occurrences. just a short time
ago a boy was killed by the discharge
of a weapon found in a trunk. The
recollection of that case, with its terrible
lesson Of suggestion does not appear
to have been sufficient to teach the par
ticipants in this latest tragedy that
loaded firearms are a menace TO life in
any circumstance.
Parents can control in a very large de-
gree the Indulgence of children in the
use of deadly weapons. When they al
low the youngsters to possess such
weapons they assume d large responsi-
hIlity for whatever may occur. This fact
needs to be stated i'll the most emphatic
terms whenever life is sacrificed to
csrelessness
Evening star., 1909-07-07

nomination arrives. Many things may
happen between now and the holding of
the conventions TO alter the situation,
but as the case stands today there Is no
man who appeals more strongly to the
reform tendency in New York than Gen.
Bingham. whatever may be thought as
to his qualifications for the particular
Office of mayor. Reduced to the last
analysis, the police issue is the most
York Other campaigns have been
fought on that issue Mayor Strong
was elected because of the disclosures
of the Lexow Investigation, which show
ed 4e complete rottenness Of the New
York police administration. Seth Low
went into Office chiefly on the same tide
of anti-Tammany sentiment evoked by
revelations of police corruption.
There is quality about Theodore
Bingham that is likely to prove strong
element in his favor if he should be-
come a candidate. He Is fearless, hon
est and aggressive. He is capable ad-
ministrator and if he enters this cam
paign as the anti-Tammany candidate
he will undoubtedly contribute as his
share of the ammunition an immense
fund Of information relative to the ways
in which the police department in New
York is manipulated for the benefit. not
only of political organization. but OF
an army of individuals running from the
humblest to the vague realms of higher
Evening star., 1909-07-07
The Death Toll.

The Chicago Tribune's Independence
day casualty statistics, compiled up TO
midnight on Tuesday. showed a total OF
ffty-two deaths directly attributable %
the celebration of the Fourth and TO
the careless use of fireworks and othtr
explosives. At the corresponding period
last year seventy-two persons had died
as result of the celebration. Thus it is
estimated that at least twenty lives
were saved this year in consequence OF
the safe and sane" methods of celebra-
tion and the restrictions thrown around
the use of fireworks in some cities
This total is likely to be increased as
the days pass, as 1t is the universal eN-
perience that the record of Fourth or
July casualties grows for at least t"o
weeks following that occasion. Inc
true comparison should be made ABOUT
July 90. when the tetanus cases nave
developed and claimed their victims.
A table prepared by the Tribune be
fore the close of yesterday showed that
at that time thirty-three had died ana
1851 had been injured in consequence
of observance of Independence day. 1t
is noteworthy that the three cities
which made the most distinctive safe
and sane" efforts at reform arc not IN
cIuded in this table for either deaths or
i'm iuries these being Washington. Cleve-
land and Toledo. In ordinary clfcuin-
stances these cities would have con-
trihuted one or two deaths apiece TO
the mortality roll. An effort to modify
the dangers of independence day was
made in Cincinnati and also In Chicago,
and these cities were immune from
deaths up to the time of the tribune
tabular compilation yesterday. Ihey
we're not free from injuries, however
twenty-five being hurt in Cincinnati
and twenty-four in Chicago.
Even should the total of deaths not
he Increased beyond the f1fty-two or
the latest report it will be too high
nrice TO have paid for a senseless prac-
tice. Nothing can stop the movement
to safeguard life on the Fourth OF July,
now that such cities as washington
Cleveland and Toledo have so erect
ually demonstrated the possibility OF
nreventing deaths and dfsablements.
The statistics furnish the soundest ar
pument for a continuance of the re-
form. No cry of "mollycoddle' Will
deter the progress of this humane
work. No pleas for the privilege OF the
small boy to have his Fourth of July
fun" can avail in the face of the proof
that the restrictions actually save lives
and property.
Evening star., 1909-07-07
No More Noisy Fourths.
ne Philadelphia Inquirer.

rom Iuldueipnld
From all over the country, save in
the few spots where the authorities put
a ban on noise, come the same stories
of death-dealing explosives on the
Fourth. Because of careless handling
Of firecrackers, toy pistols, fireworks
and the like the hospitals have been
filled to overflowing, while fires have
been numerous. Insurance companies
and business men generally have come
to the point of actually dreading the
Fourth. There is just one way to put Il
stop to explosives and that is to stop
them. There seems to be ample law.
The use of explosives comes under po
lice regulations; that is to say, if the
police are given orders to arrest all
persons burning powder on the Fourth
they would have the full support of the
law in carrying those orders out.
1t is to be hoped that next Fourth,
with the experience of the last few
days borne in mind, Philadelphia Will
Set an example to the rest of the coun-
try and absolutely abolish gunpowder
as a method of celebrating.
Evening star., 1909-07-07
Bingham as a Candidate.
From the New York World.

Many things may happen before the
summer holidays reach an end, and so
Gen. Binghams announcement that
under certain conditions he will become
candidate for mayor is more interest
ing than conclusive. That the circum-
stances attending his dismissal from
the police department were such as to
suggest the possibility of his nominal IN
is a fact widely recognized. To bs
elected mayor would be a great per-
sonal triumph for Gen. Bingham. To be
named only to meet defeat would be
humiliating to him and discouraging to
others. There will be plenty Of time
for those who would overthrow the
Tammany regime to consider his avail
ability and determine upon the best
policy. Ii it shall appear that some
other man possesses elements Of
strength not to be ignored it is prob
able that no one will more cordially
acquiesce in his leadership than Gen.
Bingham. Tammany at its worst is not
to be beaten easily.
Evening star., 1909-07-07
Gen. Bingham and the Mayoralty.

Gen. Bingham and the Mayoralty.
Theodore Bingham has allowed it to
be known through the medium OF an in
terview in Nova Scotia that if the peo-
pie of New York desire him to serve
them as mayor he is willing TO UNDER
take the job. He admits that he was
asked on the eve OF his departure from
New York to be the anti-Tammany can
didate for the mayoralty. but he would
not then commit himself Evidently the
voyage to Nova Scotia has clarified his
ideas somewhat, for now he says
If my police administration has met
the approval OF New York city and the
people would like to see that same kind
of administration in all of the depart
ments carried on from the city hall in
the person OF the mayor. / am willing to
undertake II
II is to be noticed that Gen. Bingham
states the case solely on the hypothesis
that his administration of the police de-
partment was a success. He makes no
reference in his declaration TO any griev-
ance he may entertain against Mayor
Mcclellan or the Tammany organiza
tion or TO any political scandal involved
in his removal from Office. This is a
wise beginning. 1t pitches his campaign.
IL his receptive candidacy thus an
nounced may be styled campaign, in a
positive key rather than a negative one.
IL lays down the assumption that he
succeeded police commissioner. which
necessarily raises the issue directly
upon which campaign may be vigor-
cusly fought.
As The Star suggested the other day,
there Is plenty of time to consider this
matter from all angles before the day of