The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22
Trade Organization Decides
Not to Ask Commissioners
TO Withdraw Action.
CHAMBER LEFT
TO ACT ALONE
CommIttee'S Report Is Overruled
After Many Speeches,
81 to SO

AS a result of rejecting the report gG
SIS committee on commerce and man
ufacLures relating 10 the bread law Of
the District. the Board OF Trade will
not ask the Commissioners to withdraw
their appeal ON the decision Of Justice
hlmbal declaring the law To be uncon-
stitutiOnal- This leaves the Chamber Of
Commerce TO act singIe-handed i'm the
matter. as that body has already de-
cjded through its board OF directors TO
request the Commissioners 10 abandon
the appeal
The attempt to secure cooperative eff
fort between the Board OF Trade and
the Chamber OF Commerce, with the
view of bringing about reforms i'm the
present bread law Of the District was
terminated at a meeting of the Board
of Trade held at the New Willard last
night. Previous TO the meeting. and fol
lowing a joint session Of the commit
tees on commerce and manufacture Of
the Board of Trade and Chamber of
p Commerce held Wednesday. the boards
an directors Of both bodies, by the pas
sage of resolutions yesterday afternoon.
put themselves on record as favoring
The proposed reforms.
Adopt Resolution.
While the report Of the joint commit
tees 10 the board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce resulted in con
siderable discussion, it was finally Gecid-
cd In adopt H. and the appointment of
g. committee was authorized 10 call
upon the Commissioners and request
Shat they do not further prosecute the
appeal ON Justice kHCbalIs decision.
Immediately following the meeting of
she directors of the Chamber OF Com
nerce yesterday directors OF the Board
OF Trade were called together aJ 4
. clock, TO discuss the resolution which
had been presented by the joint com
yuittee AS the final disposition of the
resolution was not in the hands OF the
directors. il was voted 10 favCrabIy re-
port il TO the meeting Of the Board of
Trade.
The report. thus recommended. was
presented by William 7. GalliheTs chair
man of the committee on commerce and
manufactures, at the Eull meeting Of
the board last night Declaring that the
bread law IS obsolete, ambiguous, and
Incapable of being Cbeyed, the report
contained q resolution that q committee
of i've be appointed TO call upon the
Commissioners and attempt TO have the
appeal Withdrawn or abandoned. An
additional resolution was contained In
zhe report that whenever u shall be-
come necessary the Commissioners shall /
have enacted such modern legislation .
as VIII properly protect the public, as
Well as The baker
Tenor Of Speeches.
While The tenor of the speeches made /
p-as 10 the effect that the present law
IS anything but satisfactory it was evil /
dent that the consensus of opinion of /
Ihs members ia attendance was opposed I
10 the board putting itself on record I.
as eudeavOTing 10 attempt 10 stop legal
proceedings This feature was brought /
uut in a speech made by William H. /
Singleton, and the position was sup
ported by several other speakers. Nj. /
tf3liiler and M Moses spoke In favor /
or the resolution declaring that nearly I
al that IS good IN the present law is I
contained in the pure food law, especial F
~ with reference 10 the quality OF ma /
JeriaI.
When the question OF adoDtinr The .
report was put before the house il was .
rejected by r. vote OF 4 20 S.
Tt was stated by Nh. Moses. chair +
man or the committee on commerce +
and manufactures of the Chamber of .
Commerce today. that the names of /.
The members 10 serve on the special F.
committee with him in presenting the 4
resolution Of that body 10 the Com /
ullesi0uer5 would not be announced for /
several days AS soon as the commit I
tee is gotten together. the report. en-
Dodylug the resolution OF the Chamber T.
OF Commerce, win be presented at .
once.
VIII Get New Law.
Should the Commissioners refuse TO .
withdraw The appeal and the decision /.
OF Justice Kimbau. declaring the law
unconstitutional be reversed. it is be- F.
Iieved that both rle Board of Trade +
and Chamber Of Commerce will then .
eudeavor TO have q new law enacted 10 .
lake the place of Tie present one For .
Inc present. % VIII Dc the contention .
or lle committee representing EH. .
CHAMBER Of Commerce that If The law
Is allowed 10 remain lu the status Of .
being uncOnaL luJIOHals and is there
fore. not enforced. much relief VIII he
given not only The bakers, but the pub
lie AT large.
Reports by The regular standing COM
mittees of the Board of Trade were sub
united last night. tAe most spirited de-
bate, outside OF that relating 10 the
bread law, being called forth bv the
report OF The committee on assessment
Hud taxation, which was submitted bv
Chairman John Weaver In effect The
report was that the District does not
need ueU sources OF revenue. and thai
1he present taxation IS high enough 10
meet all expenses. 10 was unanimously .
adopted.
Penal Institutions.
An approval of the report OF the spe-
ciaI commission upon Jae penal ustftu- .
1tous OF tHe District was contained lu +.
The Iepor, OF the committee ou charities
alid correction. az submitted bT Chair
man Thomas g. Moves. last might. and
Ihls vas likewise adopted.
William d. Singleton presented the
schools .aFoUnE public school teach
eIA retirement fund. which WAS