Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-24
At THE WHITE HOUSE
A Number of Visitors See the
President.
STRANGERS PRESENTED
Importance of the Ship Subsidy
Bill.
IT MAY PASS THIS SESSION
According to the Belief of Representa-
tive Minor-Cannot Visit the
"Drummers."
7 MAY PASS THIS SESSION

Outside of the visits OF the republican rate
leaders of the Senate and House, the day
with the President was most interesting
one There was swarm of visitors through
out the day. Washington appears to be
full of strangers and they promptly went
to their senators and representatives to ask
for introductions at the White House.
punches of visitors were presented by Sen
ators Hansbrough. Spooner. Allison, Hem
enway. Clay. Burkett Burrows and Nc
Creary and Representatives Sherman, Fitz-
gerald, Cocks, Martin, Howard, Adamson,
Mcguire. Fletcher and others There was
almost a constant stream of visitors. and
1t was marvellous that the President had
time to talk on the serious question of rate
legislation.
The Ship Subsidy Bill.
President Roosevelt told Representatives
Humphrey of Washington and Minor OF
Wisconsin this morning that he regarded
the ship subsidy bill as the most important
question before the country at the present
time next to the railroad rate bill and the
construction of the Panama canal Messrs..
Humphrey and Minor are members of the
House committee on merchant marine and
fisheries, which has the ship subsidy bill in
charge, and they We're members of the COM
mission appointed two years ago to inquire
into the whole subject of federal aid for re-
storing American supremacy in merchant
shipping. They called on the President to
talk with him about the plans for bringing
the bill up In the House. The measure has
already passed the Senate, and although
Speaker Cannon is supposed to be not very
favorable TO this legislation. Representative
Minor and others believe 1t Is not impossible
to carry it through the House at the present
session.
We are greatly pleased with the pros
ut yntt
House." said Representative Minor There
has never been half so good bill before
Congress before this, and for this reason 1t
Is sure TO command the respect of the
House"
Representative Brooks of Colorado called
to talk with the President about the pro
posed celebration of the centennial of the
montgomery Pike expedition. 1t was IN 1906
that this expedition resulted In the discoy-
cry of Pixies Peak. and IL Is now proposed
to celebrate the centennial anniversary of
the event by dedicating monument to the
disCoverer. The President expressed great
interest in the project and the War De-
partment will make arrangements to have
some federal troops take part in the cele-
bratiOn.
Can't Visit the ''Drummers"
President Roosevelt today received an In
vitation from the officials of the Travellers
Protective Association of America to at
tend the annual convention of the asso-
citation to be held in Buffalo. n. Y, on the
18th of next June. The invitation was ex-
tended by w. R. johnson of Knoxville,
Tenn, president Of the association, who
headed a delegation consisting Of j. N.
Adam, mayor of Buffalo; W. II. KirchhoH
of st. louis, John c. Simering of Mary
land. w. o. Hudson of New Orleans, Paul
NJ. Friedlaender of New York, George T.
Dodge of New York, r. j. Seidenberg of
Buffalo and A. D. Brockett of Virginia.
The President expressed regret that he
would be unable TO accept the invitation as
he uniformly had declined all similar In
vitations
Secretary Loeb was absent from the
White House today. He went to New York
on business and viii not return until
Monday.