Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-01
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Movement to Pay Presidents
Travelling Expenses.
NOT MUCH OF A SPEAKER
What His Little Granddaughter Said
of Representative Cannon.
PRESIDENT GETS A MEDAL
One Presented to Him by DR.. Cyrus
Adler in Behalf Of the
Hebrews.
NOT MUCH OF A SPEAKER
SIDENT GETS A MEDAL

Hebrews.
A movement has been started looking TO
the payment by the government of the
travelling expenses of the President The
subject has been considered by the appro-
priations committees of the House and Sen
ate. but as yet has not taken definite shape,
Representative Littauer Of New York. a
member of the appropriations committee of
the House. discussed the subject briefly
| with the President today. The details of
| the conference were not disclosed. Mr.. Lit
tater Is known to favor a provision of law
that the travelling expenses Of President
of the United States shall be paid by the
government The idea that the President
should be the guest Of the railroads or pay
the expenses Of his trips out OF his own
pocket does not commend itself to Mr.. Lit
tauer and those who believe with him that
the government ought to pay them. They
maintain that when a President accepts an
invitation to visit any city In the country
for any purpose he is acting in the interest
OF the whole people. and his expenses,
therefore. should not be imposed upon him.
What the Presidents attitude toward the
proposition is Is not known Those who adj
vocate the payment of his travelling ex-
penses by the government wish to have
hereafter provision will be made by Con-
greSs each year for the payment Of such ex-
penses.
No measure vet has been presented to
Congress on the subject, but If the question
should be decided favorably provision will
be put into the sundry civil appropriation
bill for the Presidents travelling expenses.
President Roosevelt has indicated that he
does not expect, during the remainder of
his administration. to make many trips Up
to this time. however, he has been one of
the greatest travellers who ever occupied
the White House. President Mckinley was
an extensive traveller but President Roose-
welt has travelled thousands of miles more
than Mckinley. While none Of the prede-
cessors Of Mckinley and Roosevelt were
great travellers, 1t is regarded as likely that
in the future Presidents will keep in close
touch with the people by trips to various
parts Of the United States.
Not Much Of Speaker.
Speaker Cannon was one of the Presi-
dents callers before cabinet meeting this
morning. He had a short conference with
the chief executive about congressional
matters, but informed the newspaper men
who surrounded him that he had mo
news" However the Speaker stopped to
he referred eloquently to the seed" trou-
BILE in the House. After he had finished
some one asked him If he was going to
make a speech In the House along that
line this afternoon.
mo, no. declared Uncle Joe. II am not
going to make any speech. i am pretty
daughter put 1t. She was here on a visit
not long ago and insisted on being taken
up to see 'Granddaddy joe The nurse
brought her s, up and allowed ht her the
herself. When she got home she seemed
perplexed for while, and then asked her
aunt 1udt What t is It IT,. they call Granddaddy
the Speaker. Why. don't see why they
call him that. for he didn't speak
That's it, boys; don't do much speak,
ing"
The President Gets a Medal.
President Roosevelt has been presented
with gold medal from the Hebrews Of
the United States At the recent celebra-
ton of the 250th anniversary Of the landing
of the Jews in the United States the as
senblages of Hebrews authorized the prep
aration of the medal, and directed Dr.
Cyrus Adler of the Smithsonian Institution
to present 1t. The medal was presented
by DR.. Adler yesterday.
Senator Klttredge, chairman Of the inter-
oceanic canals committee, had a tax with
the President today, prior to the cabinet
meeting, about proposed canal legislation.
He declined to discuss his conference for
publication, but indicated that It related to
some very important matters 1t Is the
belief of many prominent members of Con-
gress that the subject of canal legislation
may prolong the present session consider
ably With the likelihood that the rail-
road rate bill may be disposed OF within
two weeks, a finel adjournment probably
could be reached IN three weeks thereafter,
were It not for the proposed canal legisia-
ton A senator suggested today, too that
the precipitation of the tariff question in
the House might extend to the Senate in
connection with the Philippine bill. In that
event, the session might be prolonged sew
eral weeks.
President Greets an Old Friend.
Arthur w. Merriield, who, many years
ago. was the foreman of President Roose-
velt's ranch in South Dakota, was caller
at the White House today. He was accom-
panied by Representative Dixon OF Mon
fana Mortified, who recently was appoint
cd United States marshal of Montana, was
greeted cordially by the President and they
had an animated chat about old times.
Merrifeld now operates a ranch of his own
near Kalispell Mont. In his political am
billions he had the support of the entire
Montana delegation in Congress. He VIII
succeed Charles F. Lloyd, whose term Will
expire on the 10th of next December
Secretary Shaw presented to the Presl-
dent this morning two of his new auditors.
They were Caleb r. Layton OF Delaware,
who has been appointed to be audlaor Iol
the State Department, and Ernst G Ilmme
of Wisconsin who will succeed j. j. NC
Cardy as auditor of the Post ONCE De
partment Mr. Timme has been auoltor Oh
the State Department for six or eight years.
and Is merely being transferred to another
branch of the service.
Nominations Of Postmaseers.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Postmasters:
Connecticut-I L. Trowbridge, Manga
tuck.
Massachusetts-F. B. Horne, Framing
ham: r. K. Sawyer Wellesley.
New Hampshire-F. Fl. Alderman, Bris-
| toll.
Sherwood, Hornellsville.
Pennsylvania. Scher. jr., Dushore; r.
| NJ. Hunt Houtzdale; s. G. Daugherty.
| Jeanette; c. A. Dunlap Mannheim; g. 3;
smith. Punxsutawney; r. Neiman, Red