Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05
DEMOCRATS BACK OF HIM
Should Aim to Push Bills Favorable to
Inheritance and Income Tax.
THE LANDS BROTHERS CALL
Two of Them Are Representatives In
Congress and a Third Postmaster
at Porto Rico.


gressional visitors. Among them was Rep
resentative Hinshaw of Nebraska. II con-
graduated the President on his message"
said Mr.. Hinshaw, land told him that In
the main / agreed with him. I do not
agree with him on two problems, how
ever. I am not in favor of ship subsidies
or of currency reform at this time. I am
a member Of the committee that has been
dealing with the ship subsidy question. In
the last session of Congress no vote was
ever taken on the measure In the commit
tee because Representative Grosvenor.
chairman Of the committee and favorable
to ship subsidies, knew that the committee
was tie and that the bill could not be re-
ported. / do not know whether any Of
the members of the committee have
changed their minds AS to currency legis-
lation, / think we have sufficient money to
conduct the legitimate needs of the coun-
try. Such legislation is especially desired
by Wall street spectators, who want to
expand credits for speculative purposes"
Democrats Back Of the President.
A half-dozen or more democratic sena-
tors and representatives paid their re-
spects to the President today. Among
these were Representative Underwood Of
Alabama. He said he believed the demo-
Gratis should lose no time in trying to
enact at this session of Congress the in
heritance tax and income tax views of the
President. LAS long as republican Presi-
dent stands on democratic platform
am with him. said Mr.. Underwood 1.-THE
democrats should do everything in their
power to push bills favorable to inheri-
lance and income tax legislation. If they
wait for a republican House and Senate to
do it. there will never be any law dealing
with these subjects.
President Roosevelts visitors today In
cluded Representatives Charles and Fred
Lands of Indiana, and Walter K. Lands,
a brother, who has been postmaster at San
Juan, Porto Rico, a number OF years. The
prominence of the Lands brothers, two OF
whom are In Congress and one a federal
judge. has induced the friends Of Walter
Lands to urge him to get ready to become
the first United States senator from Porto
Rico.
Want an Extra Session.
Representative Brick of Indiana talked
briefly with the President today, but the
presence of large number of visitors pre-
vented him making an important sugges-
ton to the chief executive. That Is, that
an extra session of Congress should be held
Immediately after the regular session for
the purpose of revising the tariff. Repre-
sentative Brick is described as a red hot
revisionist and favorable to early action.
Representative Crumpacker is said to be
of the same opinion. Mr.. Brick represents
one of the largest manufacturing districts
in Indiana, and his stand is explained only
by the fact that he considers that there Is
strong revision sentiment in that state.
Labor on the Isthmus.
President Roosevelt had a conference to-
day with Charles P. Nell, commissioner OF
labor, and Edward A. Moffett OF the Civic
Federation in New York, relative to labor
conditions in Panama, and especially sal
aries paid to trained men, Mr.. Moffett has
visited the isthmus on several occasions.
Many complaints have reached the Presi-
dent and Commissioner Neil that wages
on the isthmus are inadequate.
The President has decided to look care
fully into the complaints In his special
message to Congress on the Panama canal
he will give the wages paid to workmen OF
all classes on the isthmus. After this mes
sage goes to Congress he will have Com
missioner Nell and Mr.. Moffett to hold
Of this country and report to him as to a
standard of wages that should be paid on
the isthmus.
COMMITTED to Life Imprisonment.
The President today commuted to life i'm
prisonment the sentence of death passed
upon Arthur Adams and Robert Sawyer.
both colored in the federal court for the
district of North Carolina. Adams and
Sawyer were convicted Of taking part in
the mutiny on board the schooner Henry
Berwind, in which four or five persons, in
Guiding the captain of the vessel were
killed. Extenuating circumstances were
urged ON behalf of Adams and Sawyer, on
the ground that the guilt for the crime
rested chiefly on man, Scott, who was
tried, convicted and hanged. The President
once before refused to commute the SEN
tence of the men, but strong pressure was
brought to bear and he changed his mind.