Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19
HEPBURN ON THE MEASURE
Still Recognizable, Although Some
what Disfgured.
LACEY's TENTH NOMINATION.
Ono OF the Few Iowa Men Who Do
Not Have to Fight for
Their Seats.

The House will put through the rate bin
| without much loss OF time The House
conferees may Chew the rag for few
days. just to be in fashion. but there Is no
inclination on the part Of the leaders or
that side of Congress- to balk at the changes
| made in the Hepburn bill since It left them.
Colonel Pete Hepburn himself said to-
| day that although his pet measure had
been somewhat disfigured while In the Sem
| ate ring. 1t was stu recognizable. and there
was at least the satisfaction of knowing
| that rate bill had gone through Repre-
sentative Hepburn was one OF the House
| leaders In conference with the President to-
| day. The others were Speaker Cannon.
| Representative Grosvenor and Representa-
| tive Mann.
| Speaker Cannon exhibited a spirit of APP
| prevail of the Senate bill as 1t had gone
back to the House. although he said that
he had not read the details and had
simply accepted the newspaper accounts.
The fact that he Is satisfied shows that
no fight may be expected by the House
conferees when they report to that body
The conferences with the President to-
| day we're evidently for the purpose Of as
| certaining what he thought of the bill as
| Ii now stands and whether he desires
elimination of any of the Senate features.
| The President expressed himself as pleas
| ed with the measure as 1t passed the Sem
ate, and this ought to put an end to a
prolonged struggle between the House
and Senate conferees. In fact, practically
no struggle is expected, and the opinion
prevails that in ten days or two weeks
the President will have the rate bill be-
fore him for signature.
Senators Were Scarce.
Senators were scarce around the White
House during the day, and. curiousiy
enough, the most noted member of the up
per house to see the President was Senator
Spooner of Wisconsin, one Of the three
senators alleged to have come under the
suspicion OF the President in connection
with rate matters. Senator Spooner. how
ever, has not showed any belief in the al
legged accusation, as he has visited ths
President several times since the speech or
Senator Tfllman last Saturday.
Senator Spooner and Speaker Cannot got
together on the steps of the executive Of
fees and exchanged compliments. The
Speaker. bristiing with energy and his face
radiant with health, told the newspaper
men: IT haven't bit OF news; am al
dry as bone"
'Weu, you are about the Juiciest bone 1
have ever seen," put in Senator Spooner.
Senator Beveridge was another senator
who spent some time with the President.
He is said to have reported to the Presi-
dent the results of the efforts for an agree
statehood bill. On statehood matters Mr..
Beverage is regarded by the President as
an authority.
Mr.. Lacey's Tenth Nomination.
Representative Lacey. OF Iowa talked with
the President about some matters pending
in the House. Mr.. Lacey Is preparing to
leave for Iowa, to be present at the re-
publican congressional convention Of his
district. at which he will be nominated by
reclamation. This viii make the tenth
nomination Mr. Lacey has received by &C
ciamation, and testtfies to his popularity
and strength In his district. At the close
of this Congress Mr.. Lacey will have served
eighteen years In the House. He Is one OF
the few Iowa men who does not have to
fight for his seat in the House.
Delegates to Rio Janeiro.
President Roosevelt today announced the
appointment of ex-Gov. Andrew J. Mon
tague of Virginia and Paul 8. Reinech Of
Wisconsin Els delegates to the third inter-
national conference of American states. to
be held at Rio Janeiro In July. The APP
pointment OF ex-Gov. Montague Is a per-
sonal selection OF the President. who re-
CARDS the former chief executive of Vir-
ginia as a man Of strong intellect and splen-
did accomplishments The two Virginia sem
atOrs gave their assent to the appointment
The jamestown Exposition.
Ex-Representative Tucker, president OF
the jamestown exposition, was at the White
House ana STATE department today. MT.
Tucker was informed by Secretary Root
that the latter had cabled to Ambassador
Wright to take up with the Japanese gov.
eminent the matter of participation in the
exposition. Japan Is the only large govern
ment that has not signifed it's intention Of
being represented at jamestown, both In
the naval and Industrial features. It Is un-
derstood, though, that the acceptance of the
invitation to take part has simply been de-
layed. and the efforts Of Ambassador Wright
will no doubt bring the matter to a success
full conclusion.
President Tucker said today that he Is
depending upon the Senate to put in
large appropriation for jamestown and be-
Heves that the House will accept the action
of the Senate It looks certain that the
House will not favorabiy act upon the
committees report in behalf of the expo
sition. the hostility of Speaker Cannon be-
Ing the real stumbling block.
Mr.. Aold. the new Japanese ambassador,
called on the President yesterday afternoon
and presented him with a beautiful gift
from the Emperor of Japan, a piece OF steel
arInor deliberately embeiiished. II VIII be
pIaced In the White House because of Its
historic value 1t formerly belonged to
feudal Japanese lord named Odasawara,
who was prominently identified with Japa-
nese history 800 years ago
Senior Casasus, the Mexican ambassador.
Maid a call on the President preparatory to
leaving the city for the summer.
On Charge of Larceny.
charge of larceny was preferred against
George Moran twenty-one years of age,
who was arrested last night and locked