Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-23
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Senators AIdrich and Crane
Have a Talk.
AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT
Think Congress May Get Away the
18th or 10Th Of Next Month.
no PANAMA CANAL DECISION
Type Of the Waterway to Be Left
Over Until Another
Session.


given pile of money to have seen 1t all.
from beginning to end. as no one doubt.
that 1t was mighty interesting. but there
were no witnesses. unless it was the quiet
out unostentatous senator from Massachu-
sets. Mr.. Crane. There were no keyholes
or cracks that would let out the sounds
when 1t was all over there were no telltale
laciaf expressions. no hints OF a verbal sort
VI course, there was no official statement
Consequently It is all speculation, and a
great opportunity for the yellow journals
OF the country
Exactly how many months It has been
since Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island has
been to the White House is not known The
newspaper men stationed there didn't keep
account but they do remember that they
nave not seen the genial and attractive face
of the Rhode Island man around their bail
iwick since a short time before the vote in
the senate committee on interstate COM
merce on the rate bill and the carving out
or the wicked plot of Senators Aldrich,
Kean and Elldns In putting the bin In
charge of Senator Tillman of South Caro-
Ina. That was blow that almost "kiIled
rather" 1t did lay Dolliver low. although
ne mas since recovered to a@considerable
extent. From then on Senator Aldrich was
Kept SO busy at the Capitol that he did not
nnd time to go down to the executive Of
noes II the President missed him he did
appeared to be mutual.
Insist on Early Adjournment
With Aldrich. Doiliver and many other
congressional callers. including Representa-
tive Hepburn. the expression was practi-
caliy unanimous in favor of an adjournment
of Congress by the 10th or Goth of next
| month. probably nearer to the 18th. Sena-
tor Aldrich thought there would be no doubt
a of
month. So did the others, and everybody
Will work to that end from now on The
President was glad to hear the cheering
news He has had hard winter and spring
and he will not object to getting away to
oyster Bay at the earliest possible moment
after adjournment. He will cooperate with
Congress in every way that he can.
No Decision on the Panama Canal.
That adjournment may be brought about
without Congress reaching any determine
ton as to the type of the Panama canal
looks to be practically certain, judging from
certain remarks dropped by congressional
visitors. On the surface of things 1t looks
as If the Senate leader will prevent the
question being settled in that body at all at
this session, leaving 1t to go over until
another session. and even If the Senate
wastes time to take the matter up, debate
1t and reach vote, the House will ignore
1t altogether. Repres entative Hepburn said
| there is abundant authority TO go forward
with the construction of the canal regard
less of whether Congress takes any action
| at this session. virtually directs lock canal,
as the appropriations made in 1t are based
upon estimates for such a canal
Representative Mann of Illinois saw no
reason why the question should be disposed
of at this session of Congress any way
1T seems to me the authorities can 60
ahead with excavations on the superstition
| that lock canal will be the type to be
built. said Mr.. Mann, land that there
would be no great loss should decision be
reached in a year or so in favor of a
sea level canal. L think it is simply a
matter of excavation for the next few years
anyhow, and that there would be COM
paratively little extra cost in change"
The House leaders appear TO desire no
change in the announced policy of the
President to construct a lock canal. and
they have 1t in their power to defeat any
scheme of the Senate for something else AT
least for this session.
Relative to the rate bill, Representative
Hepburn said that if his democratic friends
in the House would agree to the republican
program of disagreeing to the Senate
amendments to the rate bill and sending
the measure to conference, no special rule
would be asked for in the House to bring
this about.
North Carolina Resolution.
Representative Blackburn of North Caro-
lima, who was recently acquitted in that
state of violating the laws of the United
States in the receiving of fees for services
while serving in Congress, called on the
President with some constituents from that
state. Mr.. Blackburn's friends assert that
in the coming republican state convention
they will sweep the old republican machine
out of office and elect Blackburn followers
to every important place.
Mrs Garland Stahl and Mrs Lave N.
Cross, wives of two of the most popular
members of the Washington base bali team,
were presented to the President today by
Frank Gordon. They took photographs of
the President with them and obtained the
PRESIDENTS autographs on the bottom.