Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-10
Ship Subsidy a General Topic
of Discussion.
RIVER AND HARB0R BILL
representative Burton, in Charge OF
Measure, Quiet.
EvERAL SENATORS ALSO CALI
Allison. Dolliver, Overman and Crane
All Are Visitors-District Bills
Are Signed.

All Are Visitors-District Bills
Are Signed.
Ship subsidy was a White House topic
today. Speaker Cannon and Representative
Watson reporting to the President the
some what tangled status of the proposed
legislation in the committee having the
natter In charge. The President has been
'nportuned to send special message 10
congress urging ship subsidy legislation
but Representative Watson. who Is the re-
.,uhJican whip of the House. is confident
ne. President will do nothing OF the kind
unIess the republicans get together ana
tgr.,. upon a bill. In the event they DO
mis- The President stands willing TO aio
he cause by special message expressing
dis views of the importance of such meas
ure becoming law.
REPRESENTATIVE Waldo of Brooklyn. who is
, leading advocate of ship subsidy ana VINO
would like to see the President push along
he cause by strong message giving ms
opinion. was IA visitor to the President,
hut not on this subject
The River and Harbor Bill.
Representative Burton. chairman OF the
rivers and harbors committee of the House,
had y conference with the President TO-
lay Mr. Burton was asked about the
liver aud harbor bill to be reported by his
aommttee He said that the report would
1r delayed by the Illness of one or the
members of the committee, Representative
orimrr of Chicago 1t was expected. how
yer that the report would be presented
a the House some time next week lhe
.ariouJ subcommittee are now at work ana
n good shape for turning over their recon-
neudatiOns to the full committee.
From an inside source ii is said the bill
viii carry a total of something Ike SiU,00l-
- one of the largest amounts ever pre-
~rnted to Congress. Mr.. Burton would not
leny or affirm this. except to say that II
you'd be easily possible to use this much
money in Legitimate projects in different
'rrts of the country.
Senator Allison a Caller.
Senator Allison of Iowa. who has just ar
lived in Washington. after 0'% Illness,
paid his first call of respect upon the Presi
lent He said that he had no business to
AXE up with the chief executive. Senator
DoIliver was another visitor. At the last
Spss on he was often at ,he " hite House
talking rate legislation with the President,
bur this is his second visit this year 1t
IS not understood that there is any change
in the tmicable relations that formerly ex-
listed.
Senator Overmau of North Carolina was
!, Wis tor He saw Admiral Dewey this
morning To invite him 10 attend the reunion
of the men who participated in the famous
naval battle at Fort Fisher during the
civil war Admiral Dewey was one of the
men in the fight. He is not able to go.
Senator Crane of Massachusetts intro
duced Arthur II. Lowe of Fitchburg, Mass,
pres dent of the American Cotton Manufac-
turtrs' Association. This association will
hold its annual meeting in Philadelphia
May IL and H. and desires the President
to attend He said he would nos be able
90 do
Tennessee's New Political Star.
Representative Nathan Hale of the Knox
vile district of Tennessee paid his respects
to the President. The republican members
Of the Tennessee legislature few days ago
nominated Mr. Hale as their standard bear
or for United States senator. He received
fifteen votes to nine cast for Asbury
Wright. the personal friend of Representa-
tive Brown!ow The honor given to Hale is
said to unquestionably foreshadow his
recognition as the republican leader of
Tennessee. At the present time Represen-
tstIve Brownlow is accorded the honor. al
though Mr.. Hale has so far been well treat
ed at the White House The fact that Mr..
BrownlDw is national committeeman from
his state may enable him to retain the
patronage end Cf affairs unless the Presi-
dent concludes that Mr.. Hale is considered
th,. real leader of the party in his state.
Mr. Hale will be a candidate for national
committeeman next year and, with the
Tennessee organize ton out of the hands of
The Brownow people IL is probable that Mr..
Browniow will not again be candidate
He has held the position twenty years.
Mr. Hale is said to represent an element
Of reptsbcanism in the south that has the
sympathy of the administration. rms is
the non-patronage hunting people those
rin IN hnir
IT the present plans of the Hale people in
Tennessee become IL certainty he will be one
# the great republican figures of the south,
placing cleanness III politics ahead of pat
'uudSe.
District Bills Signed.
President Roosevelt has signed the fol-
lowing bills of interest to the District of
Columbia:
). %. an act for the widening of Bladens-
burg road. and for other purposes.
s GA an act for the extension of Ith street
and franklin street northeast, and for her
purposes.
). rs. AN act for the widening of a section
pf Columbia road east of 10th street.
: i33. act authorizing the extension
Of 2}d street northwest to Kalorama road.
: 2raIS an act authorizing the extension
OF ri street northwest from Elm street
north TO Bryant street; of w street, from
to 2d street and of W street west of I'd
street eastwardly to "a street
) 22:O act authorizing the extern
sion of Meridian place northwest.
: -i2lG. an act TO provide for the extern
sion Of Geneseo place and Summit place.
District of Columbia.
5 5565. an act to close certain alleys in
The District of Columbia.
The Letter to Drake.
II was said at the White House today
that there was no secret about the letter
written by President Roosevelt November
~ last to Thomas F. Drake, superintendent
Of Insurance of the District OF Columbia
in which he said that he assumed that
MIR Drake would not indorse any proposal
that the legislatures shall fix the salaries
Of officials OF insurance companies. and
adding: Il should deem such action of
questionable validity in law, and unques-
tionabIy grossly improper whether the law
would would not permit it, Mr.. Drake.
being a resident Of the District, was prac-
tically the Presidents representative
among the insurance commissioners,
number Of whom visited the White House
several times during their sessions here.
Building Permits Issued.
Inspector Ashford issued the following
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