New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-09
THEDAyIN WA SHINGTON

, Gates OF this progressive sion boliove that
when the bin comes out of conference AT
least $4,000 will have been saved The AL
legged controversy between the Postmaster
General ana the Secretary of the Treasury
over tho AUDITING Of postal savings bank
accounts WAS settled by the committee by
providing that there should he only one
auditor for these accounts instead of .vo-
the Treasury auditor for the Postoficc Dc
partment When the committee caue IN
consider the proposition that tho govern
ment buy the Pneumatic .ubes which II
now leases IN various cities Mr. Hitchcock
expressed inc belief that they would soon
he little more than Junk" and the ques-
/ ton was disposed of by providing for 4
commission 10 investigate the subject and
report. No action was takou on the roc
concentration for en- increase of second
class mall rates. IT IS expected that the
vote on this question will be taken to-nor-
row. The proposition Is to retain the
charge on reading matter Of one cent a
pound ana iw that on the advertising pages
at four cents Il pound. This will probably
be acted on tomorrow. and tho committee
appears TO be- so closely divided that II
would be unsafe to hazard a prediction to-
night
CANAL COMPLICATION. - Colonel
Goethals, 9mef engineer of the Panama
Canal. and General Leonard Wood APP
pcared before the House Committee on
Appropriations to-day IN connection with
tho proposed fertilization of the Panama
Canal. They. Of course. urged that an ap-
Il. tI fo
pose. They were examined both as to the
international aspect OF the proposition and
as to the cost, tho proposed plans. etc.
Most OF their testimony was not recorded.
as It is not considered wise to place on
record arguments which might be OF use
TO foreign nations in the event of war.
After the committee adjourned Chairman
Tawney, who is hostile to the project is
sued statement in which he said that the
policy emanated from the War Depart
ment and not from Congress, ignoring the
provision for fertilization contained IN the
Spooner bill. under which the canal is
being constructed Mr. Tawney said #
appeared that a financial saving would be /
effected by beginning this work If IL was
10 be done, next year but that no loss
would ensUe If II was postponed for year /,
and that n begun next year the fortifca- |
lions could be- completed simultaneously |
with the canal The President however !
eli extremely anxious. and 1t is 10 be as
sumed. for good reasons. that the neces-
sary appropriation should be made this /
year. SO thar the work can be begun AT /
once. Beyond the generally hostile tone Of
his statement. Chairman Tawney gave no |
indication OF the probable action Of the /
committee.
OPPOSE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT
Opposition TO the Incorporation of the Car /
negie Peace Foundation came from an un-
expected source in the Senate to-day. when |
Senator Jones. Of Washington. prevented
consideration Of tho bill with an objection |
based on the fact that it would perpetuate !
the name of the founder. Senator Root called |
up the bill and asked unanimous consent
for It's passage. When Mr. Jones made his
objection the bill went over. but Mr.. Root
viii attempt later TO get the measure |
through on n vote Of the Senate. When .
asked his reason for Objecting Mr.. Jones .
said that 1t was his conviction that the /
chief purpose OF Mr. Carnegie was to per-
pctuate his own name. and he did not be- |
leve in the government OF the United |
States lending itself TO any such scheme. |
Asked If he saw any way by which his !
objection could be circumvented. he said !
that he would make no objection II the I
name were changed and il were called the
Worlds Peace Foundation. or the Ameri- /
can Peace Foundation. Mr.. Root does not
attach much Importance TO the objection
or the Washington Senator c. G. III.