Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-07

Eurtner S1lety LOT employees anu
travellers on railroads is provided in
the Mann bill passed by the House to-
day requiring inspection of locomotive
boilers. The bill has already passed
the Senate in somewhat different
form. 1t compels railroads, under
penalty OF 500 for each violation, TO
equip locomotives with safe and suit
able boilers and appurtenances, and
forbids the use OF locomotives in inter-
state commerce unless they arc in
proper condition.
A battle over the bill TO create a
tariff board, which has passed the
House and is strongly favored by
President Taft, will in all probability be
opened in the Senate in the latter part
of the week. The bill was considered
by the Senate committee on finance to-
day and the committee will meet again
on Thursday, when a report to the Sen
ate will undoubtedly be agreed upon.
There seems to be small chance OF the
bill being passed by the Senate in the
present session. Threats that an extra
session may result from the failure OF
the bill and the prospective refusal OF
Congress to approve the reciprocity
agreement with Canada are being made
by friends OF the tariff board PROPOSE
ton. The Senate committee decided
today to strike from the bill as it passed
the House, provision that the tariff
board might procure information for
its confidential use."
A number OF bills were recommend
ed to the Senate today for passage by
the Senate committee on public build
ings and grounds, They included
measures providing for two new parks
in this city approved by the com
mittee. Ono appropriates 1919, 900
for the purchase Of land in southeast
Washington and the other sets aside
$50, 900 for land in northeast Wash
ington
Official aid from the United States
for the famine sufferers in China was
authorized by the military affairs COM
mittee OF the House today. The COM
mittee, having been informed that
large amount offood had been collected
in the United States for transportation to
the famine-stricken district, reported to
the House bill authorizing the use OF
a United States army transport to
carry the food TO China.
Argument against the free print
paper and pulp wood provisions of the
Canadian reciprocity agreement was
continued before the House committee
on ways and means today. Represen-
tatives Of the paper manufacturing in
terests, however, seemed to make little
impression on the members OF the
committee.
Arrangements we're made today where
by the Senate, which is about to pass
the armya appropriation bill, can make
Immediately available, the 1925, 900
item gfor tho purchase of aeroplanes.
Anticipating this action, the war De-
partment today began negotiations for
the purchase of a feet Of aeroplanes
for duty along the Mexican border.
A novel method of protecting oneself
from exorbitant freight rates which
would soon put the Interstate Commerce
Commission out Of business is generally
adopted. was described in decision OF
tie comptroller Of the treasury today;
Uncle Sam, after deciding that he had
been charged S25.52 too much by the b.
& o. Railroad on consignment Of emp
ty metal shelves from Lake Denmark,
n j., to the navy yard i'll this city made
no complaint TO the commission, but
calmly proceeded to deduct the amount
from payment Oh another shipment,
thereby making the score even. The
railroad appealed to Comptroller Trace
we'll for institution, but in vain.
An investigation of the explosion OF
dynamite at Communipaw, n. j., which
recently shook lower New York city
by the bureau Of mines, is provided by Il
bill taken up today by the House COM
mittee on Interstate and foreign COM
merce. The bill Iccites that the pur-
pose Of the investigation is TO prevent
such accidents in the future.
The president today nominated JAS.
j. Britt, Of North Carolina, to be third as
sistant postmaster general.