New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-04
SIGNS OVER 400 BILLS.
Presidents Desk CIem-He Nay
Take Vacation Soon.
From Tho Tribune Bureau. 7

Washington. March 3-Presdent Roosevelt
had cleared his desk Of practically all Congress
sonal business before : o'clock this evening and
when he went to his dinner had signed the last
| bill transmitted to him up to that hour. The
| Office force at the White House worked until
midnight last night and during the day the
President affixed his name to more than four
hundred bills. mostly private pension increases.
Secretary Loeb and his assistants, Rudolph
Forster and NJ. c. Latta. were at the Office
building at $50 o'clock this morning. the resu-
lar weekday time for starting work. and re-
manned on duty until 4 o'clock. At that hour
Mr. Loeb and Mr.. Forster went 10 their homes.
but Mr.. Latta, TO whom falls the duty of car
ryng Presidential messages and nominations to
the Capitol, ut his desk until late in the
evening. At o'clock Mr.. Latta drove to the
Capitol with batch of Postoffice nominations
for the Senate
The President remained in his Office to-nght
until 10 O'Clock signing minor bills. He will
not sign any of the important measures passed
during the closing hours of the session might
until tomorrow
Secretary Taft called at the White House
Office building during the afternoon. and held
a conference with the President that lasted
half an hour Owing to the press OF official bust
ness the President did not attend morning
service at church to-day, is his usual
custom on the Sabbath. and his daily afternoon
recreation was also abandoned Indeed the
President has not been able to take either his
horseback rides or walks during the last ten
days. and when Congress is adjourned and the
rush OF work Is over it is believed he will take
a much needed rest
Although no intimation has been given out
officially of his plans. no one will be surprised
If he takes little vacation at Pine Knot Mrs
Roosevelts cottage in Albemarle COUNTY Va
The illness Of Archie. the Presidents third son
may possibly prevent his leaving Washington
at this time, although the favorable bulletin
given out by DR.. RiXey. the physician in at
tendance. would lead the public 10 believe that
the crisis in his case has been passed and as
he is isolated from the remainder Of the family
near his bedside at Pine Knot four hours away
as ne would under tho roof OF the White House
itself
II the President does take n little vacation he
Will probably not leave Washington before tho
END OF the week for there IA always a great
deal OF routine work 10 be done Immediately
after Congressional adjournment. even a fter ali
members Of the Cabinet to be sworn in-Mr
Garfield as Secretary OF the Interior and MI
Meyer as Postmaster General and MI Cortelyou
who is at present Postmaster General as Sec
rotary OF the Treasury
ON Tuesday the Pres dent viii head the 0rst
meeting OF his new Cabinet, and for two or
three daJ thereafter he Will be saving goodb,
Congress. Tomorrow morning the President
VIII go 10 the Capitol, and viii remain I'm the
Presidents room, signing bills until the stroke
OF l. terminates the seth Congress All the
members OF the Presidents old Cabinet will ar
tend him al the Capitol.