Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-07
Mckinley AT WHITE HOUSE
Visit Has to Do With the Speaker
ship Situation.
MEETS MR.. TAFT THIS WEEK
Representative Driscoll, Another
Caller, Praises Washington and
Demands Its Further
Identification.


today were Representative Sherman. who
becomes Vice President in the next ad-
ministration. and Representative McKin-
ley. chairman of the republican congress
sional committee. Mr.. Sherman was
earnest and emphatic in the talk he had
with the President. but he did not care
to make public the subject. Mr.. Mckinley
has been talked OF as an emissary be-
tween Speaker Cannon and Mr.. Taft on
the tariff and other matters. and Mr..
Sherman was one of the first men 10
sound the praises of the Speaker to the
next President. Mr.. Sherman was onf
of the earliest visitors to Hot Springs
after the election. and his influence was
exerted for harmonious relations between
the Speaker and the Ohioan.
Mr. Mckinley said today that he Wouiu
see Mr.. Taft in Washington this Week.
but that it would not relate 10 the dI
fairs of the Speaker and Mr.. la1t. l.
was learned from these men. ttOusn' T ne -
there will be a meeting between Mr.. Iaft
and the Speaker this week and that the
two men will probably have an unoer-
standing on the tariff and other mat
tiers of great concern to the next ADMIN
istration.
Wants to Beautify Washington.
Representative Driscoll of New YORK,
who was visitor today, said he hoped 10
see Congress, at the coming session and
all other sessions, adopt a more liberal pol
icy toward the District of Columbia.
washington is coming to be more inter
esting and attractive to the peop.e OF the
country said Mr.. Driscon. Ihey are
visiting this city in greater numbers every
year. and as they do so they go away
with patriotic impressions Of the city l
find that in my own district the people
think kindly of Washington and want 10
see it beautified to a greater e. tent than
in the past. had rather spend $1O.OOO,OOO
on making this city the most beautiful In
all the world than the same amount for q
battleship. 1 believe the people would
prefer that
lone thing / want to see done at an
early date is the purchase of all property
on Delaware avenue between the Capftol
and the Union station and the making OF
a beautiful plaza of that section OF the
city"
Confer on Oklahoma Cases.
Attorney General Bonaparte and Secre-
tary Garfield were with the President to-
day. the latter being accompanied by Yes
pasian Warner, commissioner of PEN
sions Mr.. Garfield and the Department
of Justice are working together to bring
to hearing at the earliest possible mo-
ment cases against large number OF
men in Oklahoma charged with acquiring
Indian lands in violation of law. Charles
w. Russell. assistant attorney general
has for more than year been engaged
in investigating these cases and has en-
tered something like four thousand suits
to set aside the conveyances of the
lands; Among those against whom suits
have: been entered are Gov. Haskell. who
is charged with having been one of a COM
pany that acquired valuable town lots.
and Senator Owen. himself OF Indian
1t is declared that the cases involving
Gov. Haskell will not be hurried in the
courts any more than those against other
defendants.
To Amend Sherman Act.
John r. Dos Passos. New York law
yer, conferred with the President today
about a plan he has for the amendment
Of the Sherman antitrust law. which he
thinks may be a solution of the compli-
cations of that law. Mr.. Dos Passos as
serts that it is highly important that the
question of trusts should be eliminated
from politics and placed in form COM
patible with the interests of the country.
The problem Is difficult and delicate. In
the District of Columbia and various
states corporations are invited to be form
ed with unlimited capital and with per-
petual charters. On perhaps the next
page of the statute books are laws-fed-
aggregations as criminal.
| lone page invites incorporation, an
other stamps the corporation as illegal
and in VIOLA on of the Sherman anti
| trust law.
1.-THE whole question should be taken
out of politics" said Mr.. Dos Passos
| THE features of the law l have drafted
are substantially as follows:
'First-The act, contract or combina-
ton complained of must be injurious to
the public;
bination must be passed upon by a jury,
where the subject properly belongs. The
people should decide what is injurious to
their welfare. The jury is the basis of
Anglo-Saxon civilization.
'Third-The proceeding under this
act is summary.
| 'Fourth-Provision for bona fide
| holders of securities
| "'Fifth-Eliminates railroad corpora
tions from the effects of the law.
| Il propose to leave to the jury what
acts are injurious and to the judges de-
cision whether the acts fall within the
commerce clause Of the Constitution"
President Declines Invitation.
| Gen. Arson Mills. commander of the
Loyal Legion of this city. accompanied
by the officers of the legion, today In
vted the President to attend the annual
|
airy II, Lincoln's birthday. The President
said that he could not accept the invita-
| ton. as he would be at the Lincoln farm
in Kentucky on that day.
| Civil Service Commissioners Black
Green and McIihenny conferred with the
President today.
| Senator Hemenway introduced to the
President, Col. John l.. Vance of Column
bus and Capt. William r. Rodgers OF
Pittsburg. officers of the Ohio Valley
River Improvement Association. which
desires to present to the chief executive
The President will receive a delegation
from the association Wednesday after.
noon
Representative Currier of New Hamp
shire, chairman of the House committee
on patents. who was with the Presiden
today. said that subcommittee on hi
committee will at once begin the prepare
ton of bill to prevent the canning o
music by photograph companies with
out compensation to the composers. NJ
more hearings will he held by the com
mittee and the full committee will &C
as early as possible.
Assistant Secretary Bacon. who ha
been i'll with tonsilitis. called on tn
President today. He said that he is nue.
improved.
Representative Martin and Representa-
tive-elect Burke of South Dakota pai
their respects to the President.
The President and Mrs Roosevelt hav
as guests at the White House Mr.. an
Mrs A. Lawrence Lowell, DR.. and Mrs
Alexander Lambert and Prof and Nine
Guglielmo Ferrero.