Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-05

MEASURE PASSED
HOUSE SANCTIONS EXPENSE
OF S1,1OO,OO0
Machine-Sum of 100000 Is
Voted for Collection of
Corporation Tax
[By Associated Press. ]

WASHINGTON, Aug 4-Carrying an
aggregate appropriation of $1,10000O or
S666, 900 more than originally reported,
the conference report on the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill was
adopted by the house.
Bitter opposition was directed against
the provisions of the bill respecting the
establishment of a customs court and
providing for the purchase of automo-
bies for the vice president and the
speaker, but all attempts to send the
report back to the cOnferees for amend
ment were defeated.
When the house met today the con-
ference report on the urgent deficiency
bin was reported.
The house appropriates $4,000 to pay
the expenses of the proposed customs
court, but it does not provide for the
organization of the court.
Items Provided For
It also makes the following appro-
priations: 100000 to the department
of state. for foreign trade and treaty
relations: 100000 for collecting the cor
poraton tax; 1000 for automobiles for
the vice president and speaker, and
$24, 900 for the Alaska Yukon Pacific
exposition.
The report also authorizes contracts
for the construction of the Isthmian
canal to the extent of the total amount
of the bonds and authorizes and fixes
rate of not to exceed 35 per cent over
those of 1908 charged by bonding COM
panies for bonding government officers.
Speaker Cannon is expected to an
nounce his decision with regard to.com-
mittee assignments tomorrow. That
they will not be altogether satisfactory
is indicated by gossip heard about the
chamber,
Weeks Is Slated
A selection that is expected to cause
great deal of comment and in
cidentally concern, is the designation
| of Representative Weeks of Massachu-
setts to be chairman of the committee
on postOffices and pOstroads.
1t is understood that Mr.. Weeks does
not favor the postal savings bank prop
osition. and that his attitude regard
| ing that legislation which was pro-
posed and recommended by George Won
! l.. Meyer, formerly postmaster gem
eral has had some influence with Mr..
| Cannon IN making the selection.
The fact that Representative Gard
ner of New Jersey, who would be en-
| titled to the craftsmanship of the post
office committee from the standpoint
of rank of service on that committee,
today for the first time voted with the
rules insurgents" and the Democrats
on the urgency deficiency bill was TAX
en- to indicate that he regards Mr..
Weeks appointment as assured.
Gardner on the Slide
Representative Gardner of Massachu-
setts is to lose his craftsmanship of the
committee on industrial arts and eX-
positions. 1t was understood that this
action would be taken by the speaker
because Mr.. Gardner was one of the
leading insurgents" at the opening of
the present session. Representative
Rodenberg of Illinois, it is said, will
succeed Mr.. Gardner.
Speaker Cannon did not try to make
any bargain with them about my chair
manship." said Mr.. Gardner today. He
admitted that he understood that he
would lose the Craftsmanship of the
committee on industrial arts and OK
positions. "It is true, however" added
Mr. Gardner. that in conversation
have freely stated that l hoped that all
the insurgents would retain their chair
manships or else none of them"
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin,
who also was an "insurgent" against
the rules, may retain the Craftsmanship
of the committee on insular affairs. 1t
is reported that President Taft has in
tervened with Speaker Cannon in his
behalf.
On the other hand. it was learned