Show GOVERNMENT ASKS REHEARING I OF THE PHiliPPINE TARIFf CASE Washington May li A petition of 0 the government for Cor a rehearing In Ute the eases of the United States vs ody k Co anti and the United States vs nero ncr BarnES Co involving the con construction construction of the presidents philippine tariff order of July 1895 WI wab J sub mitt t m the supreme court of the United States States today The petition wu was presented by Solicitor General Hoyt HoY and was supported In a brief by At Attorney torney General Moody The case w was s decided a few weeks ago adversely to the contentions of the he United St ites and the dec doa was accepted 9 the government t u as l ted to impose no inconsiderable le bur denon Uw thi tT The attorney gen eral hi as follows The reaSOn for the importance to the government of on which I this case is k to be decided If it must mustI I 1 Ie be decided in favor of the complain I ants is that there are do doubtless claims I amounting to more than x a million dot dol dotI i I lars Jars on which suit Wag vas not brought T before Jul July 1 the date of the rat ratIfying act but on it suits have been I and aDd will be brought in view o the pros pres present emit ent of the court For these rea ons we think it of the utmost im importance importance to the government that an op opportunity port unit should be given for a rear in which the question of eon con construction and ratification may be given givena iven ivena a much fuller consideration onsidE in view of all of th history of this legislation than a as it Is respectfully submitted it has heretofore had |