Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
From Washington .
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, April

tzoela. will not be allowed to land a!
Port Of Spain on the Island of Trinidsd,
by direction of the British government.
1t developed today that this action Ta5
decided upon coDjOinty by the British
foreign office and The State Depsrtme'
aud that representations we're made to
the Euglish foreign flee by the United
States asking that it be taken. Direc'
tons to this effect, however, had already
been Issued 70 the governor OF Tripid d
wlen the request WIS made. Ia tro
today 81 PORT A PitFe Gand'l ppe
where the vtssfl on which he ia q "a .
senger, the .GaudslOupe, was caller,
out, according to sdeices received here,
he didn't try to land.
"OopRress will conclude lite labors on
The tariff bill by The l5h Of MAY or. al
The latest, the st of June" said Soua or
B nah, at the White House today. "Ihe
minority does not seem iDcli1e 20 waste
much tine in talk" continued MIR.
B rah, "aud there is no resson for the
msi)rity doing 80. While there is little
ceance Of 40 income tax being passed,
this session Or any other session IN the
near future, it is the solution OF the
problem that we wIlfnally be obliged to
accept 1t is he only fair way of as
sessing tsxes for the government ex-
penses and 1t is The only way 10 which
you can appeal to the massss for the pDr'
pose Of putting doTn governmental ex-
trsvagance. Pm not in favor OF the
government evyiog 90 inheritance tax,
| for that is something that the state can
very we'll tsks care Of, and it seems to
me that we must let the states derive
some income If we want to keep them
in the union.
Congress has struck Its cOlors to the
women of America. Statesmen expe-
renced 10 coulesting for or sgainst the
greatest political, sectionsl aod fnan-
cial interests have surrendered on the
proposed high tariff on women's and
children's gloves and stockings, in re-
spouse to the indignant wave OF protest
that has been sweeping over the coun-
try. The Senate committee on finance,
which has charge of the tar fl IN the up
per House of Congress, has voted to sub
stitute for the prohibitive duties on
gloves and stockings in the Payne bill
the more moderate rates now In force IN
der the Dingley act. That will leave
conditions Just as they have been in the
past IL years and, 80 far as the tariff is
concerned, there should be no change 10
prices. The House leaders, too, have
Welded to public sentiment and the exi-
gencies OF yesterdays contest to secure
| the adoption of the cloture rule and
have given pledge that the Dingley rates
on gloves and stockings shall Stand.
A meeting of the subcommittee OF
he committee on ways aud means wss
held today to consider proposed amend
ments to the Payne bill. No action
vas taken but it is possible that there
may be some additions to the list OF
amendments reported to the House by
he committee last Saturday. 1t will
be late Friday night or on Saturday
when the final vote is taken on the
tariff bill 10 the House. The voting
It three o'clock Friday afternoon will
be on half dozen items for which the
rule provides separate votes. After
The emendu ents have been disposed Of,
here may be roll calls on the question
Of the third reading Of the bill, motion
to recommIt the bill to the committee
and motion to pass the bill,
1t Is reported that railway and ship
ping interests have taken options for
lease upon the ms r part Of the wharf
privileges between Thirteeut street
Washington, and the Aqueduct Bridge.
It is understood that these wharf privi-
eges are to be taken over by the BilIi-
more and Ohio RsilrOsd Company, in
connection with the traffic which will be
brought into G georgetown, part of which
will be transhipped by river bosts to
Norfolk and points on the river and bay
to be reached by the steamers which
will carry this trsfiic.
The republican members OF the Sen
ate finance COMMITTEES today decided
that they would hold no more hearings
and that they would see no more dele
gstions with suggestions on the tariff.
Now that the House hiss fixed a Gate for
the passage Of the bill, the senator's
realize that the time has come for them
to get down to real work on deciding up
on rates. From DOW until Sunday they
will hold day and night sessions. Sena.
tor Adrich hopes to be able to report
the bill to the Senate on Monday.
President Taft today decided to ap-
point Richard A. Sian az governor Of
Arizona; and George U. Yourg, as sec
rotary Of state of tina, territory. The
present governors (Kibbey) term has ex-
PRED, aud Secretary of S ate John II.
Page resigned for the sake OF party haE-
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