Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-15

was agreed to drop cotton, and the COM
mittee went back 10 the beginning OF
the bill and took up those items in the
chemical schedule which we're passed
over at the first reading. Although an
agreement was reached on a number
OF comparatively unimpOrlant matterf,
another sDag WAS struck when they
reached the question of paints and other
products of lead. Chairman Payne de-
clared that the House would refuse to
accept the Senate increases on these
articles aud Senator Aldrich retoTted by
explaining the situation 10 the Senate
where the senators from the lead pro.
ducing states conld hold up the
bill indefinitely If these products
we're not amply protected. On
account of the meeting Of the House
today the morning session OF the con-
ference ended shortly after noon. Chair
man Aldrich and Chairman Payne went
10 the White House for luncheon at
l 80 O'Clock, at which another confer
euce on tariff matters was held with
the president. This time, it Is un-
derstood, rates we're under discussion,
There are several other matters in
the bill which are likely to come up
during the progress of the luncheon.
An important conference over finance
was held at the White House this after
| noon. The president invited Senator
Aldrich, Mr.. Payne, Secretary Mac
Veagh, Assistant Secretary Norton, OF
the Treasury, and Cardinal Gibbons to
meet him at luncheon, and it is under
stood that the burden of the discussion
was to devise ways and means for Mr..
MacVesgh TO pay the expenses Of the
government The presence Of Cardinal
Gibbons. it is understood, had no partic-
ular bearing on the subject. The tariff
bill IS introduced in the House by Mr..
PAYNE carried an item authorizing
the secretary OF the treasury to issue
bonds OF certificates OF deposit to
reimburse the general fluid to the ex-
tent of $40, 900, 900 incurred in the
purchase of the Panama canal. By
advice of Senator Aldrich this item
wss stricken from the bill by the Senate.
Now Secretary MacVeagh feels very
certain that he will need that $40, 900, =
600 before the fiscal year is over, to run
the machinery of the government. Mr..
Aldrich's ides, it is understood, is that
the $40. 600, 900 item as we'll as num-
Der of other appropriations should be
punched and enacted into Law by a
separate bill and should not therefore be
carried by the tariff measure. The con-
| ference at the luncheon table this after
noon, it is understood was held for the
purpose of allowing the president TO hear
both sides Of the question. No decision
Was announced.
The lawyers of the opposing distllling
interests are deIuging the White House
with literature bearing on the question
"Wbat is Whiskey?" Up to date the
president has received ten briefs sggre-
eating some 500 pages and bulky vol
ume containing the proceedings of the
controversy up to date. The president
has promised the attorneys in the case
that he would carefully 90 over all the
testimony and literature submitted to
him. Ii he does this in view of tre-
mendOus mass of printed matter handed
in his friends fear that he will do little
else this summer.
| Announcement was made today by
Assistant Secretary McHarg, of the De.
partment of Commerce aud Labor, that
there had been no dismissals yet made
in the immigration service at Ellis
Island, but that in accordance with the
policy of the department there have
been reductions in salary and position
in fifty cases, all for the belterment OF
the service. 1t was further stated that
Commissioner Williams had been given
full authority to improve the service at
Ellis Island and that Williams received
assurances that he would have the full
support of Secretary Nsgel aud of Presi.
dent Taft in the steps he would take to
bring the service up to the highest point
of efficiency.
1 lHt ftHItIiIJ VI tNb Aithouil Atl1 hHHiONNh
| the recommendation Of the acting COM
missioner of internal revenue and his solici.
tor that criminal prosecution Of the manage
ment Of the Cascade distillery Of Tennessee be
| abandoned upon the payment by the company
of something less than $500 to cover the
liquor invc'ved in the equaliZing process, for
which the dsfillery was seized and closed
some months 20. The papers have gone to
the attorney general for such action a. he
may deem proper An investigation discloses
| that only little over 1900 gallons Of whisky
were involved, but the distillery company
| will Day double the amount due the govern
ment Ii has been shown that v. +. Schwab
Of Nashville, owner Of the distillery, and one
| Of the prominent men Of the south knew an
| sOutely nothing Of the illegal actions of GER
| tain Of his employees and government gaugeIs
| but under the law the distiller is held respOn-
| sible for the acts Of his employees. Collector
| Sharp has fought this case untinngly aud
made it a campaign recently in Tennessee.
| Representative Vreeland in practice game
| Of baseball on the White Lot here Yesterday
evening fell and broke his collar bone ami
disOcated his shoulder.
| If William j. Bryan mailed a letter to
President Taft urging him 10 bring the mat
ter of direct election of United States senators
to Congress, the Postoflice Department has
been derelict in its duty, for no such missve
has reached the White House. As ample
time has elapsed for the lett TO have reach
ed Washington the infereI gathered by
| the White House employees is that after Civ
| ing out his letter 10 the press, Mr.. Bryan
| forgot to mail IL.
The president today signed the Porto Rican
bill, which provides for continuing the ap-
preparations Of the islands whenever the
legislature fails to pass the pending appro-
priation bills.
| Weston Finishes Walk.
san Francisco, July 15.-Edward
Psyson Weston completed his heart
reudiDg walk across the Continent, at
| IN ~ olook last niohf He vaa mat al