Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-17

steel schedule by the Senate hua0ce
committee. 1t was provided in the
DiDgley bill that beams, girders, joists,
angles, columns and building forms,
"ehether plain or punched or fitted ior
use," should pay 8 duty of 6l0.h cents
per pound. The Payne bill adopted the
language Of this section but changed the
rate to 3.10ths of a cent pound. The
Alddcb committee struck out the
words "Rhetber plain, punched or fitted
for use" and substituted the follow
ing: mot assembled, or manufactured,
or advanced beyond hsmmering, rolling,
or casting" II is asserted that Ia this
class of steel it is necessary for the manu-
facturer to punch holes for rivets and
that under the Aldricb bill, such steel
would rate SO manu- 'scturer OF steel
aud be subject 10 3 dDty Of 40 per cent
ed yslorem. THIS would be far In ad-
vance Of the rate OF 4.1Oths of a cent.
provided 10 the Adrich bill Of the g.
lOtbs of the Payne bill.
The government has not fully decided
whether it must abandon the town lot
prosecutions against Governor Haskell
and a score CT Oklahoma officials, re-
Gently thrown out Of court by District
Judge Marshall. 10 statement issued
today, Attorney General Wckersham
announces that he has wired the
district attorney at Tulsa that the
nresent grand i1ty cannot legally rein.
vestirste the Haskell cases but that 8
new grand jury must be drawn from
shst vas formerly tbe Western district
of Iudiau Territory "in order to recon
slider those cases la case they are to be
rs-considered at all" He states that
the department is considering whether
the decision Of Judge Marshall leaves
open any new means OF procuring in-
dictments against Haskell aud his asso-
cistes.
That an income tax amendment 10
the tariff bill may be adopted by TIE
Senate is more than possibility. Hitis
there IL no doubt that it will be accepted
BY the House and will be part of the
dill to be presented for the approval OF
the president President Taft is already
on record as favDring such tax If 1t
can be 30 applied ss to meet cousIitu'
tionsl objections. The best lawyers on
both the republican aud democratic
sides of the Senate are working on the
proposition aod the prospects ere that
,hey will be able TO evolve lag on the
subject that will stand the test of the
courts. II the whole democratic vote
in the Senate is cast in favor OF an
Income tax, as would seem to be promised
by the action of the conferences OF that
party this week, it is claimed that The
amendment can be passed without
question by the aid Of republican votes.
| But it is to be remembered that the dem
| )cratic conference does not bad any
one OF the members, each reserviDg to
himself the right 10 cast his vote accord
ing to his own ideas A week ago there
we're several democratic SENATORS who ex
pressed themselves Ia opposition to 40
iucome tax. Whether the weight OF
party opinion will induce them to change
their O ttuds, now that 1t has been de-
tsrmiued to make this tax party meas
| are. remains to be seen. A republican
Who has been studying the situation
claims that IL the democratic votes Gao
De counted upon an income tax PROPOSE
lion of some character can readily be
written into the bill. he figures tha.
there are at least twenty republicans
who will vote for satisfactory amend
mept on this subject. Besides these
several other senators are believed to be
disposed to support so income tax if
hey can be persuaded that it is 30 ap-
piled So to meet the constitutional OBJ
eclione of the Supreme Court. These
votes would be more than enough to
carry the amendment if the democrats
stick together. 1t looks now as though
it depended upon them as to whether
tax shall be put on incomes or not.
The new speedway on the Potomac
below Washington monument, which Is
10 be formally opened by president and
Mrs Taft this afternoon, will be edged
With one thousand towering cherry trees,
donated by the mayor OF Toxic, Japan.
The mayor cRbled to Washington few
weeks ago Offering the cherry trees and
the superintendent of buildings and
grounds, with the sanction Of the presi-
dent, accepted the donation. Ninety OF
the trees have already arrived aud are
being set out today. A tremendous at
tendance Is expected at the opening Of
the new society drive and Mr.. and Mrs.
TAFT in the big White House touring car
will appear at O'Clock, when the Phil
ippine Oonstabulavy Band begins the
6rst concert. The cherry trees donated
by the Toxic mayor sre very rare 10 this
country. Up to the arrival of the con-
Segment there was only one in Wash
inQtou. The trees bear no fruit, but
have g magnificent burst OF bloom.
In 40 opinion handed down today the
Interstate Commerce Commission dis
misses tia! portion of the complaint Of
the city of Winston-5slem, Nortd Caro-
Ina, against the Norfolk and Western,
which demanded the same rates on BIZ
luminous coal from the Pocshontas
fields, as given to Lyuchburg and Nor
folk. 1t, however, held that the rate
on carload lots to Winston. Salem should
not exceed 80 10 per ton, and to Oar
ham 50 20 per ton.
President Taft has requested promi.
ueut railroad official to make an esti-
mate Of the cost of the western trip that
he is planning to make this summer, and,
II plans do not go far wrong, will Start
out on the long swiog round the circle
soon alter the first Of August. Although
the estimate has not been completed,
enough information has been gathered