New-York tribune., 1911-02-28
THE EDAyINWA SHINGTON

rlsc to the iRrF ana eUoiunen's OF hlaJoi ;
OF the line The conferrees. having stricken
out the Senrte provision, substituted there
for a clause m accordance with the recon-
mediation of the War Department, which
created a denta' corps of sixty members, but
limited the rank which dental surgeons
might attain 10 nrst lieutenants. When this
compromise was reported TO the Senate Mr..
Hale Immediately objected. on the ground
that IL was not competent for conference
committee TO create an army corps. He
did not insist that the report he rejected.
but demanded that IL go over for further
consideration. ard II was SO ordered. The
conferrees reached q compromise between
the Senate provision for 6l2 extra officers
and the House objection thereto agreeing
upon an Increase Of 30
THE GENERAL DEFICIENCY.-rhe
last of the big supply bills. the general
deficiency, was reported 10 the House to-
day II carries a total OF approximately
$4,000. one of the largest items Is
,00o granted 10 the Department OF Ag-
rlculture 10 meet the unforeseen expense
attending last years disastrous forest fires
The sum of S2.J00.00 is appropriated TO meet
the pension deficiency. and $4,000 is pro-
vided 20 Offset the increased cost OF hv-
ing Of the army. The widows OF the late
Representatives Rrowulow. Gilmore, Tir-
rel, Foulkrod and Cook are cared for with
an appropriation OF $500 each, and like
amount is provided for the estate of the
late Representative Allen, Of Maine. Fo.
the listing Of the corporation tax returns
an additional 5000 is provided, and tho
Secretary Of the Treasury is granted Ss,i6S
with which TO modernise the interior Of the
Treasury Building.
PHOSPHORUS MATCH EVIL -- Be
cause of the unwarranted assertions of GER
tain "muckrakers" that the prohibition OF
the use of white phosphorus I'm the manu-
facture of matches which President TAFT
has so strongly urged would prove chief
" beneficial TO the Match Trust, II has
been found impossible 10 secure that leg
islation. Accordingly. Representative Mann,
the author OF the proiibtive bill, secured
the adoption by the House to-day of
resolution authorizing the President to
conduct a thorough investigation into thc
evils attending the use OF white phosphor
us and of the charge that q prohibition
thereof would prove chiefly beneficial TO
has already been conducted once. and
numerous instances Of phosphorus necrosis
were found TO exist The use of harm
less substitute was earnestly recommended
by the investigators, and the Diamond
Match Company, which controlled the patent
therefor conveyed II In trust TO certain
government officials whom the company
authorized to permit its use under such
regulations ds they might deem proper
FEDERAL AUTOMOBILE LICENSES
The Mann bill providing for the federal
registry and licensing of automobiles was
favorably reported TO tho House to-day.
This measure would permit the owners Of
automobiles to register their machines and
procure federal license, which would
serve II, lieu Of state licenses In all states
other than that In which the owner of
the automobile resided. A fee of $40 for
the first year and s. for each year there
after is provided, This measure is under
stood to be generally desired by the own
ers of automobiles. G.. o. H.