Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-27

Speaker Cannon still has faint idea that
adjournment may yet be pulled OF around
saturday He paid his usual morning call
On the President, che tail-end work Of Con-.
gress causing him to be frequent visitor
to the executive offices. On his way In, he
met Secretary Taft who joiled him. They
locked arms. walked on few PAGES and
had long talk with each other.
Speaker Cannon said: UNLESS we run
against that snag 1 spoke about, we will
get away this week"
Representative Watson of Indiana, repub-
lican whip of the House. another of the
Presidents visitors, said that it would be a
close call. but he still felt that Congress
would adjourn at the end of the week.
Other Callers.
Senator Alice and Representative Burton
OF Delaware talked to the President about
the resolution that has passed Congress
providing for the appointment of a commits
sion OF three to report upon the question
OF ship canal connecting the Chesapeake
and Delaware bays Senator Alice asked
the President to appoint Maj. C. A. F. Flag
Ter, u s. A, as the army member of the
commission. Major Flagler has charge of
engineer work in that district The Presi-
dent said he would give considera ton to the
matter. Senator Alice regards the project
bays as most important matter, and be-
Heves that Congress will ultimately appro-
PIRATE for such waterway.
Senator Flint and some California people
called upon the President in connection
with Los Angeles matter and TuIio Lar
rinaga, delegate from Porto Rico paid his
respects Mr.. Larrinaga is about to leave
this country for Brazil where he goes as
representative of the United States to
the conference soon to assemble there my
people are getting ready for their cleo
tions." said the Porto Rican representa-
tive. THE outlook is that 1t will be a
very quiet one. The Porto Ricans are
more contented now than they have been
In long time and will grow more so as
Congress gives additional laws that recog-
nize the independence of the people. We
are sorry that Congress did not give us q
tariff at this session that would protect our
coffee. but / hope that will come before
much greater"
Senator Penrose and some Pennsylvania
constituents saw the President for a short
time.
President Very Busy.
From now until the end OF Congress the
President will be an extremely busy man.
The last days Of the law-making body al
ways give him extra work. Senators and
representatives visit him In large numbers
to take up questions of bills In which they
are Interested. and to find out as to the
In the shuttle or. perhaps. tardfly finding
their way to the White House.
In view Of the prospects, until the close
of the week the President has announced
that he will make no engagements except
with persons having important matters to
attend to.
AS an instance Of the tangles that come
in legislation toward the close of session
the President had long conference this
morning with Secretary Shaw Senator Dol
liver and Representatives Cousins and La
cey Of Iowa respecting a bill that has
passed Congress making an allotment OF
money to the Sac and Fox Indians in Iowa.
1t seems that some Of these Indians left
the main body in Kansas and went to
Iowa. They have not received any of the
government money allotted to the Kansas
tribe and have been persistently after 1t.
The Iowa congressman succeeded at this
session in providing for an allotment from
the Kansas tribe Of 100000 The Indian
to be vetoed, taking the position that the
Iowa Sacs and Foxes ought to have their
claims passed upon by the court or claims.
Will Probably Vote for Statehood.
Mai. w. H. H. Llewellyn. United States
to the President, today. Talking about the
statehood election that will be held in New
Mexico and Arizona In November he said
that the result in New Mexico would be
overwhelmingly in favor of uniting with
Arizona "In Arizona" he went on, pow
erful influences are at work to bring the !
people around to joining New Mexico. The
Spanish speaking people In the territory
are unanimously for statehood. The Nor
mons are soGdly the same way. and the
gamblers are afraid that If Arizona con-
tinues to be a territory Congress will pass
some sort of anti-gambling law. From
what / learn there Is coming about a