Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-02

meat 81 the East st. Louis packing
houses. Melvin and McKabe spent
several days on the ground inVestiga.-
ing the charges. Summing up their
report, these two officials say: at Is
the belief of your committee that the
men OF the East St. Louis station, from
the top to the bottom, are absolutely
honest and competent; that they are
disehsrgiug their duty 10 the service
snd to the public in conscientious,
bigh-minded, efficient way, and that
no meat is passed from the East St.
Louis station bearing the mark Of
federal inspection which is not in every
respect fit for human food"
The Senate finance committee has de-
cided to report an amendment to the
tarih bill to prohibit the giving away of
coupons in packages Of tobacco. Ii is
also determined to retain the present
sizes of packages Of tobacco but to az
thorize additional sizes, some intermedi-
ate and some larger than those now su-
thor zed by law. 1t is expected that the
internal revenue tax on tobacco which
is six cents q pound will be increased to
eight cents but this rate has not yet been
definitely decided.
Five men were injured, one Of them
seriously, in the accident on the torpedo
boat Hull, at Mare island, according 10
report made at the department today.
Two boiler Tubes blew out, scalding the
men. B. F. King, fireman, WAS badly
burned but is expected to recover. The
other four members Of the crew who
we're injured are ]. NJ. Grover, j. r.
Castor. Newton Parish and F. F. Oraw-
ford. The Hull was only slightly dam
aged and is now on her way to Seattle.
kilograms and letters protesting
against the adoption of the corporation
tax we're submitted to the Senate today
BY Senators Jones and Piles Of Wash
ington, Chamberlain, of Oregon, and
Kean of New Jersey.
A. NJ. Herring, New York inventor,
has not yet given up hope OF submitting
his aeroplsne 20 the government for
trial. He called up General Allen,
chief signal officer, today on the long
dirtance telephone aud told him that be
had been i'll and unable to bring down
his machine. He intinsted that he
would ask for au extension Of time. He
was told to pnt his explanation in
writing. Whether or not the extension
will be granted depends upon Herring's
reasons for not putting in so appear
ance. II he can submit machine which
has q reasonable chance Of fulfilling the
requirements of the espired contract, he
probably will be given an opportunity to
make demonstration at Fort Myer.
The Senate committee 90 the Philip.
pines has made its report on the Phil
| ippinss tariff bill. In view of the pend
| ing legislation to establish limited free
trade between the United States and the
Philippine island it was necessary to re-
wise the existing tariff laws OF the
islands 90 ss to meet the new con-
ditions and raise the revenue
of the support of the iusular government.
This work has been completed By sub
committee of which Senator Hepburn
was chairman and the result wss sub
United to the Senate today. Generally
speaking The rates upon necessities, the
report says, have not been rsi'e'. There
Is 80 exception Of rice which will be
raised approximately 20 per cent after
May |, 1910. This is to stimulate pro-
duction OF rice in the islands snd to dis
courage the sending Of large sums
abroad annually for the purchase of az
article which can readily be produced at
home.
Representative BrOwnlOw, of Teun.
met Representative Tswney, Of Mimi,
at the White House today, and asked
him when the urgent deficiency bill
would be passed. Gus! IS soon as the
tariff bill goes to conference. replied
the chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee.
After the Cabinet meeting today
President Taft rode out to Chevy Chase
to play golf with Vice-President Sher-
man, Senator Bourne, of Oregon, and
General Clarence Edwards.
"The trouble with you, Tawney," re-
torted BrownloW, 'fs that you don't
know the difference between time and
eternity"
VIM. L. Roane has been appointed
postmaster at Selden, Gloucester county,
and VIM. A. Jones, at Rainswood,
Northumberland county, Virginia.