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New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
IMMIGRATION BOARD WINS.
House Votes to Restore Appropriation
of S125,000
From The Tribune Bureau


Washington, Feb. 21.-Despite the at
tempts in the House to discredit the nm
migration commission and its work. that
body voted to-day to concur IN the senate
amendment to the urgent deficiency bill IN
creasing the appropriation for the coinmls-
sion from $4,000 TO $4,000, and extending
it's life until January l, 1911. Representa-
tives Tawney and Gardner, of Massa-
chusetts, led the fight for the amendment,
while Representatives Macon of Arkansas,
and Fitzgerald, Of New York, were its
bitterest opponents. Two rollcalls were
required to settle the question, but on the
amendment itself the vote was AS to l27.
The House also agreed to the Senate
amendment permanently fixing the salaries
of the Judges of the Customs Court Of Ap-
peaIs at 5000. AS this provision was sub
iect to a point of order it was necessary
that the rules be suspended to pass it.
When the Indian appropriations bill was
taken UP a vote was Immediately taken on
Representative RUrke'S amendment TO
abolish the Indian warehouses in New
York Chicago, San Francisco. St. Louis
and Omaha This was defeated by a vote
OF ll2 TO IS.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
NOT 4 SUBSIDY
Postal .SubUentiOn Bill Re
DOrted to House.

Washington. Feb. 2l.-The administrator
postaI subvention bill reached the House
to-day through the filing of the report OF
the Committee on Merchant Marine ana
Fisheries.
Chairman Green of the committee said
that he was careful to see that IN nllhE
the report no charge of railroadlng the
measure could be made The report says
i'll part:
In this measure we are making WaF
against unlawful and oppressive rorelSH
trusts and combinations on the sea
This legislation, if enacted. VIII give d,' -
mail and fas freight service in American
ships to South America, instead OF the
present worse service in foreign shlps- II
will defeat the effort of the Anglo-JapaheSe
alliance to drive the American merchaht
flag off the Pacific Ocean. The compensa,
ton given under the conditions OF this Dill
il emnhaticaIly not q subsidy, but actual
nav for important public service rendered
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
ASSAILS OPIUM EVIL.
Mr. Knox Asks $4,000 to Garry on
Work
fI-rcu The Tribune Burcau.

[I-rGm The Tribune BUrcaG.l
Washington Feb oI-PreSident Taft and
Secretary Knox are deeply interested in
the solution of the opium problem. and Mr.
Knox has recommended that Congress ap-
rropriate s25.0ao so that this government
may continue it's efforts to mitigate, if not
"a. stamp out the opium evil This recon-
mefrdaticn is contained in a message sent
transmitting the report OF Hamilton
Wright one of the American commission
erE to the Internationa opium Conference
held at Shanghai year ago. The report
i accompa aicd by a letter from Mr. Knox.
Mr. Knox says the United States has
steadily discountenanced the opium traffic
in the Far East through treaties which re-
stricted or prohibited American citizens
from engaging lin that traffic On the
of opium prepared for smoking into this
country the United States for half cen
fury has unWittingly encouraged the use
Of this form Of opium, 10 the great dctri-
ment of Chinese immigrants and TO the
growing danger not only of the criminal
classes. but Of the higher ranks of society.
After pointing ont that control OF the
Philippines imposes on this nation a duty
to take 4 prominent part ia the suppress
sion OF the opium traffic Mr.. Knox sug-
ceSts that the recommendations of The
American commissioners 10 the Shanghai
conference receive careful consideration by
Congress with view 10 the enactment of
appropriate legislation.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
Mr.. T4FT'S TRIPS.
TO Be GorernOr Hughess s
Gucst on March - and 20.

Washington. Fen. 21.-President Taft TO-
daz- accepted an invitation TO b. the per
sonaI guest of Governor Hughes of New
York al Albany on March 19 and 20 on
the 18th the President is to deliver an ad-
dress in the same city before the Tubercu-
lnsis Congress. This is the first time in
many years that President has visited
Governor The President also accepted to
day invitations to attend the Trans-MiSsls-
sipni Congress TO be held in San Antonio
Tex next November, and he also promIsed
to Try 70 attend for few minutes the For
cst. Fish and Stream Associations eNposl-
ton II he held in Chicago in March.
Mr.. Tafts visit to Albany may be made
the occasion for a further conference Of the
Republican leaders regarding the political
sitIa tion
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
From The Tribune Bureau. |

Washington, February q.
AN IMITATOR OF CLAWS - The
success of Louis Il. CLAWS, the DIS
missed special agent of the General Lana
Office, in impugning the character ana
reputation of the Secretary of the Interior
and others of his superiors, and i'll so be
ciouding the issue raised to make it
practically impossible ever to make clear
To the entire public the falsity of the CLAWS
charges, has apparently emboldened an
other ex-employe TO attack his former
chief TlYis latest attack is made on
Charles p Neill. Commissioner of Labor.
by Thomas r. Dawley, jr., who was tenn
porary employe engaged in the investisa-
ton of woman and child labor. There Is
reason to believe, however, that Mr.. DaW-
ley viii discover he has vastly different
proposition to deal with from that OF
CLAWS. who enjoyed throughout his efforts
TO discredit his superiors the active sup
port of executive bureau with large
publicity annex, and who was attacking
an official. in Secretary Ballinger, who has
had no experience with a newspaper hSht
DR. Neill, the Commissioner OF Labor, is
the official who conducted the investigation
of the packing Industry which led to the
enactment of the meat inspection law, He
has had long experience in conducting in
vestigations the results of which powerful
interests have been anxious to discredlt,
and he is noted for moving with caution
and a precision which make him dan
serous man to attack. Added TO this, DIR.
NeiIl is a Texan of Irish descent. who
dearly loves fight. 1t is safe predlc-
ton therefore. that if Mr.. DaWley wants
a fight he will have his way Moreover,
DIR. Neiu was apparently born lucky, for
his bitterest enemy in public life is Senator
Bailey, of Texas.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
DINE WITH SIBERIAN.
Tone7corm Club Members
Y;ce-Presidents Guests.

u.,,inoton. Feb. 81 - The Tapeworm
chm dined here tonight at the home of
yi,a.prasident sherman. the members pres
ONT being ex-Governors Benjamin B. odell,
ir and Frank S. Black; l." \. l'htauer.
w r Foote. Israel F, Fischer George n
soutbwick and William Barnes, Jf' OF New
york and Charles O. Bennett secretary
of the Senate
The Tapeworm Club was organized oS
Mr. OdeII when he was d 'iie'i''0 oi I'm
50 r. ,,.ae his custom to have luncheon
,o,.,.a, =, his room at noon. at which mem
hars of rho New York delegation were his
puests He gave the luncheon club its pres
en1 name. and the survivors since tten nave
met at an annual dinner. Among the mem
hers are W. l.. Ward, Republican National
Committeeman and Judge warren 6
Hooker. both of New York, VINO were uh-
able to be present Tonight
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
TO SUE COAL ROADS AGAIN
Government VIII Resume Proceedings
Under Commodities Clause.

Washington. Feb 21.-Proceedings under
the commodities clause of the Hepburn act
against six coal-carrying railroads, which
had their Inception IN the Circuit Court for
ti4e Eastern District Of Pennsylvania more
than a year ago. are to be renewed by the
Department Of Justice
The issue UiI be presented at Philadel-
phia probably next Thursday, or soon
as the arguments in the governments suit
against the alleged coal combination, now
in progress there. are ended The railroads
named in the original bill were the Della
ware Lackawanna & Western. the Della
ware & Hudson. the Erie. the Central of
New Jersey, the Pennsylvania and the Le-
high Valley.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
RAILROAD BILL UP
CHANGES SUGGESTED.
W;cLrrsJam HemdLpie1cs Of
Commerce COMMISSION.

washington Feb 21.-AttOrney General
,-,,t,a,, ,nneared before the Senate
Committee or Interstate commerce iate To-
div and explained in detaH tue iS.@A1
changes desired i'm the bill TO create court
of commerce and amend the interstate co'h-
merce laws 1t had been expected 'ndt a"
aaor+ ,yor,Id be made to-day to BRING the
subject To a vote, and that the bill might
10 ordered favoraby reported out MI
yyickersham's statement ana tie ques'''''
nut to him consumed so mucn ume that u
was decided &c hold another meeting 10
morrow.
Senator cummins. author OF the flFal
raiIroad hill asked the Attorney General
,,,a,,,, Questions regarding features of the
administration bill which conflict with his
own measure. He did not condemn the ad-
ministration BILL and the Indications are
that no great difficulty will be encountered
in reaching an agreement for report
In a formal statement submitted 70 Pres
ident Taft and the House and senate COM
rnittees. the Interstate Commerce CommiS-
sion has suggested certain changes III tHe
interstate commerce measure The olll' as
a whole is approved by the commission
and in it's statement it expresses us 7i"1l
fication that this measure emDodles in'7''
If not all of the principal TecommehuatlohN
heretofore made TO the Congress. except tne
,aTuatiou of railroad properties. and also
contains provisions of great importance
which. in their general scope, are uhanl-
mously indorsed.
The commission. however. recommends
that the bill be amended as TO contain
the explicit statement that the commerce
court shall have no jurisdiction or power
over orders of the commission not now pos
sessed BY circuit courts OF the Cnlte0
States. We are Of the opinion that single
nudge of the commerce court should not De
empowered 10 stay an order of the com
mission The suggestion is made that
such stay may be granted only oy Tue
court .'or a ma jority of the judges thereon
In the suspension of a proposed rate th1
commission desires 120 days. instead OF
sixty days as proposed in the DILL
IT is maintained that the commission
sbouId have power to compel through rates
and ioint rates whenever in its opinion they
are required by public necessity
If il is the intent Of Congress 70 gINs
shippers the right 70 choose between TWO OF
more routes. the commission beheVes tnd'
intention should be expressed plainly IN
the proposed law.
Concerning the purchase of one road oy
another. the commission says; We see II"
reason WHY the prohibition that one road
shall not acquire any interest In a COM
rerfng road should not be extended 50 a.
Ia nrohibit the acquiring of any interest III
q committing water line and an ansnd-
ment is suggested 10 include water hneS'
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
NELL DENIES CHARGES.
No Attempt to Distort Facts in Labor
Investigation
IFrom - TrIbune Rureau. ]

Washington. Feb. 21.-Charles P. Neili,
Commissioner Of Labor. to-day made the
following statement regarding the charges
given TO the press on Saturday by Thomas
r Dawley, 4 former employc of the Bu-
reau of Labor:
AM charges TO the effect that an attempt
had bo en made hy the Bureau Of Labor 10
suppress. color or distort any facts in the
woman and child labor investigation are
absolutely false. In fact. unusual care has
been taken 70 conduct so scrupucusly far
al investigation that attack from an"
source could he successfully challenged.
The charges made public saturday were
preferred in substance to the department
last summer ard were al that time in
1estisated personally and dismissed by
Acting Secretary GcHarS utterly un-
founded They were then renewed to Sec
retary Nasel by the same eHploye, and on
my inSiStence were reinFeSfi igat ted in detail.
The report Of the second investigation has
now reached the Secretary, and the effort
10 givy wide publicity 10 the charges at
this time can only warrant the inferenC"
that II IS realized by their author that the
charges have again been utterly d1sproYed.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22

Boston. Feb 21.-'The practical annInl-
Iation Of coastwise and inland w4ler trans
portation companies would result from me
massage of the administration raiI"sY
regulation bill now pending in Congress. ac-
cording 70 a resolution adopted unanimously
to-day by the transportation coinin'LttS ''
the Boston Chamber of Commerce
1t is declared in the resolution that ~
steamship lines are the rate regulators for
practically the entire country. operating as
they do on all the coasts and inland waters
that the enactment of such law y oud put
the regular lines at the mercy of tie tramp
lines. and that to establish railway rate
regulation over port 10 port traffic OF steam
shin lines would result in an innsxibility Of
rates and consequent deterioration OF ser
vice
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
TREASURY PLANS ECONOMY.
Nearly Two Hundred Employees To Be
Dismissed July !.

Washington. Feb. 2I.-Tha service of
nearly two hundred employees OF the Treas
ury Department viii be dispensed with on
July J. according to an announcement from
tie office Of the Secretary to-day
Reforms in department methods viii Ie-
suit Ia saving annually Of sltS,tE la Al
aries. President Taft has a1urevea ti4e
plan ot Ievrg2 2uiz-ticA-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
Trial At CAPITAL.
Supreme Courts Decision fn
"C0tfOu Leak" Case.

Washington, Feb. 21.-Moses Haas, Theo-
dore II. Price and Frederick A. Peckhalf-
Of New York indicted in the District OF
Columbia in connection with the cotton
leak scandal of the Department of Asrl-
culture 81 1905 must come to Washington
for trial. according to the decision oil tue
Supreme Court OF the United States TO-DAY
The court held that where indictments
we're found I'm two jurisdictions. AS HI
this case. the government may elect "here
the attendants should he tried.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
GOVERNORS ISLAND CHOSEN.
It's Southern End Selected as Site for
the Indian Statue
fFrom tn. Tribune Bureau

washington. Fen. 2i.- although no vote
las been taken. The Library Committee ~
,le House has tentatively decided On 2
point on thc southern extremity Of GOV
rnar's Island fer thc erection Of rhe Indian
Statue proposed in 4 bin INTRODUCED by
GoUlden. Of New York
The statue Itself II 10 be erected ny Rod
an Wanan-aker. of Kew YORK, and 4
r t..aber of Others. who desire that the
original American should he commemorated
D. 2 1ittinf, manner
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
GOVERNOR NOEL FOR SENATOR

TBy Telegraph to The Tribune-l
Jackson. Miss, Feb. 2l.-A movement Is
under vav among the opponents or eN-
-,.o,,or vardan7an TO name Governor Noel
as the compromise candidate for Onited
States Senator TO succeed the late a. J.
rIaurin. His election at the caucus TO-
morrow Is predicted.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
THE DAWN WASHINGTON

british Embassy in Washington. and Great
p-itain handed its argument to Ambassa-
dor Raid in London. The court which is to
arbitrate this controversy will meet at The
fIague on June l, when the oral argument
will begin The United States will be rep
resented by Senator Root of New York;
ex-senator George Turner. of Spokane
Wash. Samuel j. Elder, of Boston: Dr.
rap,es Brown Scott, solicitor of the State
Denartnent: Charles B. Warren of De-
,roit and Robert Lansing, of WATERFOWL
\ V as counsel. and Chandler Anderson,
of New York, as agent. Great Britain will
ba renresented by Sir William Robson At
+,rnev General; Sir Robert Finlay for
per Attorney General and Sir Erie Rich
ards. of England; Jonn s. Ewart George
=. Shepey and W. n Iilley, of Canada,
and sir Edward Morris, Premier; Sir James
Winter former Attorney General, and D.
Morrison. Attorney General. of Newfornd-
land.
pEMOCRACY'S NEMESIS.-It is restful
To turn occasionally from the troubles
which beset the Republican administration
.nd those on whom rest the responsible
itv of federal administration and construc-
tive LEGISLATION are never without thej-
frnGl
crous efforts of the Democrats TO shake
off their 'old man of the sea, the perennial
Presidential candidate from Nebraska. The
r,aioritv members of both houses of Con-
,ress are discussing with intense earnest
nase albeit they do it in whispers, the
method by which they can best shake off
tho unvelcome leadership of William Jen-
,inps Rryan With that timldity which
1as come to be the chief characteristic or
the Democracy no one of the democratic
leaders dares 10 come out into the open
and oppose Mr. Bryan. 1t mas peco'i'e
positive superstition among them that MI
Brvsn may again be a candidate anu tlat
were he to be SO the position or any leauel
who had opposed his nomination Wouio pe
most uncomfortable. AS CONSEQUENCE
the Democrats in Congress, III the pil|acs
of cloakrooms and committee rooms are
talking large of the dire things they pur-
nosa to 10 TO the peerless leader But
no one of them is talking loud enough 70
Interfere with the flow Of news from LIN
colin whence come reports OF Ihe various
things which Mr. Bryan purposes TO 90 III
the next Democratic Natlohal Soii' e1i'ioii-
uiwAJI MAY GO DRY.-The people OF
Hawaii will have an opportunity to decioe
for themselves whether or not theiis si"li
be = prohibition territory II the Dill "hlch
Senator DcpeW reported to-day IoIi 'iie
,,o,,,,oi++ea on Pacific Islands and Porto
Rico. of which he is chan man. oecoiiies I"
low. There is already on the Senate cal
,,,5or = hill providing that no liquor shall
no sold in Hawaii but it has been en-
,,I,s.icaIiv asserted that this is contrary 10
mo wishes of the Hawaians themselves
| To afford them an opportunity OF express
! ing their views is the purpose of the Dill re-
! norfad hv Mr.. Depew. 1t provides Tor a
! special poll of the voters in the isiands' 10
| he held on July 8, at which they are 10
! bav, an opportunity to vote for or asa1ns'
! prohibition as they may desire u. u H.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22

ARRAY OF COUNSEL-The preIimi-
,,aries to the arbitration of the Newfound-
land fisheries controversy were completed
to-day. when an exchange was made with
Great Britain of the counter cases. The
United States delivered ITS brief to the
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22

TARIFF CCESSES.-DeSpite the dire
predictions Of the critics of the Payne tariff
law the administration continues TO secure
material concessions for the export trade
of the United States, and to extend the
application of the minimum tariff rates in
return therefor The President to-day signed
procIamations granting the minimum rates
Ia Greece. Peru. Chill, Ecuador, Bolivia.
Guatemala Abyssinia, Morocco. BRUSH
Guiana and the Portuguese colonies-Portu-
cyIese India, consisting of Goa, on the
Nalabar coast. Damao and Din Macao,
Timor. Cane Verde Islands, Angola. Portu-
c1iese Guiana. ST. Thomas and Prince ISL
aDde and Portuguese East Africa or Mozam-
hio11e Guatemala is the first of the Central
American republics to receive the MINIMUM
rate. In practically every instance where
the minimum rate is granted it means that
the United States has secured some con-
cossiop which il has not hitherto enjoyed.
Chilli is the most important of the coun-
tries named in to-day's proclamations IN
,,oint of trade It's trade with the United
states amounts to S249S4 900, and Peru
comes next with upward of $S,000,o00 Ecua-
dor and Guatemala ranking, respectively
third and fourth. 81 : probably not gener-
allv known that Abyssnia imports more
goods from the United States than from
an,- other country This is due TO the eX-
t.nsive importation Of gray cotton shirt
ings. known in East Africa as ''abujedld
Ancrikani.'' The only important countries
with which n tariff agreement remains 10
he reached arc France, Canada and Aus
tria-HunGarv-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22

NEW YORK CHAIRMANSHlP.-R
sentative Vreeland has been approached by
friends who want him to become a clndi-
date for the New York State chairmanshlp,
in place of Timothy L. Woodruff, and Mr..
Ereeland has promised to take the PROPOSE
ton unde,- advisement Nevertheless, Mr.
Vreeland said to-day he not a cand1-
date While he does not discuss the subject
With freeoom y is understood that he
wants some trustworthy assurance that his
candidacy would not estrange the friends
of MI Woodruff and that lacking such
assurance, he is not disposed TO enter the
race Members of the New York delega-
ton make no secret of the fact that sue
cessor to Mr. Woodruff is sought. and that
there is talk of calling a special meeting
of the executive committee to discuss the
subject There seems to be general de-
sire. however. not to take any step which
will cause factional bitterness. so that the
outcome of the present agitation is sun a
matter Of speculation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-19
wHIskEy DECISION STANDS.
Ruling OF Tsft's Board on Liquor Not
20 be Changed.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., April 1s.-
President Taft's board, made up OF
Secretaries MacVeagh, Nagel and vii.
son today decided to adhere to its
original ruling regarding the labelling
OF whiskey under the pure food Law
made in accordance with the Presi.
dents decision of what is vbiskey.
There was considerable dissatisfac
ton with the ruling OF the board on
the part of distillers who used neutral
spirits. The board held, however
that whiskey could be made from
grain only. and that only mixtures OF
grain distiliates could be called
blends; that when grain distillate
IS mixed with disiillate from any
material other than grian "a Is com.
pound and must be so labeled The
decision is Of great Importance 70
the whiskey business
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-19
Demand for Stocks Not up
10 Expectations.
SELLING ORDERS COME IN
High Prices Looked for on the Market
Fall to Materialize and Confidence
Manifested at Close OF Week rs
Upset.
Cpy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, April lS.-The de-
mand for stocks today proved disap-
pointing TO those who organized the
upward movement OF prices last
week. Confidence was manifested at
the end of last week that the new
week would bring in buying orders
for stocks from the country at large
attracted by the rise in prices last
week and by the belief that conn.,
dence was being expressed In that
way in still higher prices. On the
contrary, the events over the week
brought in some selling orders
through commission houses. An ex-
ception was found in the Hill and
Gould stocks which advanced in the
early dealings on the strength of re-
ports that a working agreement mad
been made by which traffic from the
Hill roads would be shipped over the
Gould roads west of Denver.
The further downward course of the
price Of wheat was evidence of salts
faction with the new crop conditions.
1t was regarded as proving also that
holders OF old wheat were inclined TO
liquidate their holdings and not wait
longer in the hope of higher prices.
Revival of the foreign demand for
our cereals and provisions was an
other result looked for. A mixed i'm
preston was caused, however, by the
steps taken by tie law Offices of the
government against members OF the
cotton pool for seeking to control the
price OF that commodity.
The influence of the decline in
wheat was not effective in the foreign
exchange market to prevent further
engagements of gold for export to
London this week. Today's engage
ments was an influence against the
stock market.
The dull and dropping tone OF the
iron market and the steps being taken
to curtail the output give a turn OF
depression to speculative sentiment.
A minor cause Of disappointment
was a failure of predictions which
were make very positively last week
that the corporation tax law would
be declared unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court today.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales
par value, $1,s26.000. United States
bonds were unchanged on call. Total
sales today, 575.1O0 shares. including:
Amalgamated Copper, 29.700; Sugar,
400; Tobacco, 100; Atlantic COasl
Line. 300; Chesapeake & Ohio, $500;
Louisville & Nashville, 700; Norfolk
& Western, 3,10G; Reading. $4,000;
Sloss Sheffield, 100; Southern Rail
way. 1.4O0: pfd.. 300; Tennessee Cop
per. 300; Union Pacific. 1890; Unit
ed States Steel. l52.50O: Virginia Car
Dina Chemical. 300.
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