Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-22

tariff on cottou-seed oil which was iu'
dignanuy rejected by them the other
day. IT has now been discovered that
this oil, unless the bill 10 changed 10 the
future, will be taxable under basket
clause ct rs per cent. ed vslorum. The
entire oil schedule, as 1t passed fhe
House, including cotton seed oil, Was
stricken out and in rewriting the oil
paragraph, the Senate committee failed
to include this particular product so that
it does not now sppesr specifically any
where 10 the bill. 1t is expected that
some OF the southern senators will call
attention to this matter and have II
recti6ed.
The federal governments investiga-
ton into the New York customs frauds
threatens disclosures more astounding
than those recently uueartbed in the
false weighing of sugar for the benefit OF
the sugar trust. II the grave fears OF
certain high officials are realized, there
will be disclosed the existence OF con-
spirscy of many years standing and Of
such magnitude ss may involve not only
customs inspectors but some big i'm
porteis, transportation company and
some men "higher up" in the New York
service. 1t is understood that the de-
tective force which has been employed
In uuearthing graft, has been supple
mented by additional secret service men
and that they have worked to such pur'
pose as to have secured strong lead on
the following abuses: Under valuation
Of imports, collusion between trsnsPcrta-
ton line employees and inspectators,
bribery OF inspectors by importers, frauds
10 weighing, inspectors graft on travel
ling public, acceptance by customs
officials Of entertainment and presents
from importers.
Through an oversight, unexpended
balances on river and hsrbor work,
were turned back into the Treasury, by
Law passed by the last session Of Con-
gress. Senator Burton, of Ohio, today
tried to induce the Senate to adopt a
resolution reciifying this error bat was
stopped on objection raised by Senator
Hale and insisted upon by Senator
Olspp that 1t was the agreement that no
business should be transacted except the
passage Of the census bill, until after the
tariff bill had been disposed OF. In the
discussion, the interesting statement was
made by Mr.. Hale, who is the Senate
floor leader for the republicans, that ss
soon SO the tariff bill has been completed
it is the intention of the Senate to take
If the embargo upon this other legisla-
ton and that q number OF bills for con-
sideration of which committees have
been pressing, will be taken up. Mr..
Burton made an earnest plea for imme-
date action, saying that important pub
lie work might suffer II these balances
we're not made available. He particu-
lsrly instanced the works at Petersburg,
Va, where there exists an emergency.
Mr.. Burton finally desisted from press
ing the resolution.
Pipes made from lsure. wood were shown
| to the Senate today by Senator Scott
of West Virginia, who urged that an increase
rate of duty should be put upon brior and
other wood pipes.
Speaker Cannon called at the White House
today to have a talk with the president about
/, the tariff bill. I'VE are merely marking
/ time" said the speaker and are waiting for
| the Senate. thought would call to see the
| president because | was afraid he would
| think that the great House of Representative
had adjourned without day and had left
| Washington.
| Additional reports we're today sent to the
Senate by the state dep irtment from consular
| officers abroad which related to the practice
or selling foreign manufactured goods in this
country at less than the domestic prices.
Senator McLaurin, OF Mississippi, made q
| speech in the Senate today on the taxing
| powers Of the government and expressed his
| opposition to the principles Of protection.