Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-12
NO FORMALITY IN HIS VISIT
Representative Weeks on Proposed
Currency Legislation.
THE NEW YORK SENATORSHIP
Succession to Plat Discussed by the
tective Tariff League.

PreSldent-elect Ia1t Will Spen0 next sun
day in the White House, as the guest Of
President Roosevelt After he makes his
speech in Brooklyn next Saturday, at
the dedication of the monument to the
prison ship martyrs. he will come to
Washington and go to the White House.
His visit will be entirely informal, and
he will be made at home. just as he was
on the occasion of his previous visit
prior to the election.
Nav Amend the Bank Law.
Representative Weeks of Massachusetts.
chairman of the subcommittee on banking
laws of the Congress joint currency COM
mission expressed the opinion today. as
he was leaving the White House execu-
tive Offices after a chat with President
Roosevelt, that no general currency bill
sion of Congress.
1T is not unlikely, however, said he,
that bill making certain changes in
the national banking act will be recon-
mended. based on suggestions of the con-
troler of the currency and experienced
bankers.
"The bill probably will not be passed
at the next session. but will be introduced
to afford time for full consideration OF
its features and in the hope that it can
be enacted by the next Congress-
Will Not Formally Reply.
Secretary Wilson. who was White
House caller today. has decided that he
will not make any formal reply to the
demand of number of millers that DR..
Harvey w. Wiley, chief of the bureau
of chemistry, shall not sit as a member
of the pure food and drug boards at the
h orn WeOneS
day 1t is said by those close to the
Secretary that he believes the millers
have gone wrong in their assumption
with regard to DR.. Wileys powers as
a member of the pure food board. 1t
is pointed out that DIR. Wiley has no
authority to decide questions submitted
to that board, but merely acts in the
capacity of one of three advisers OF the
latter takes all responsibility for decis-
ions on questions coming up under the
pure food and drug law. The Secretary,
therefore, does not consider 1t worth
while to reply to the mtllers, but Will let
the question take care of itself. DR..
Wiley may or may not sit In the bleached
flour hearing, the Secretary not having
made up his mind on that point
The New York Senatorship.
Charles A. Moore. president of the
American Protective Tariff League. called
a
a little chat with the President. When
ne emerged he declared that general poll
tics and the tariff hadn't even been men,
York senatorial situation had come in for
a share in the discussion
French Interest in Tariff.
Henry White, the United States am
bassador in Paris, was caller at the
White House executive Offices this morn
ing Mr.. White told the President that
the people of France were much inter-
ested in the coming revision Of the tariff
by the special session of Congress to be
called by President Taft Immediately
after March 4. and that it is hoped the
changes in the various schedules will be
such as to promote trade between France
and this country.
Other White House Callers.
Frederick j. Kracke, naval officer of
the port of New York, was another of the
Presidents visitors this morning. Mr..
Kracke declared most solemnly that he
had come over on some matters of purely
routine business and that nothing of gen.
eral interest was touched upon in the
conversation between the President and
himself.
Among other callers at the White
House executive offices today were JUS
tice McKenna of the United States Su-
preme Court: Rep. Gillett Of Massachu-
setts: Lieut. Gov. Louis A. rockingham
of Massachusetts: Postmaster Benjamin
+. Barnes Of this city, and Rep. j. A. L.
Hull of Iowa.
Eighteen survivors of the 129th Penn
sylvania Volunteers called at the White
House today on their way home from
the Fredericksburg battlefield. where they
dedicated civil war monument. The
President shook hands with all of them