Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-09-19
BOSS TO RETURN
TO WASHINGTON
Putting White House IN Order
OfaciaI Vacations Cut
Short.
wAsHiNnroN ). q SEM !,

Ibe Doss ~ coming back--gei
busy!' This IL the word that has
been passed about among the EN-.
ployes OF the White House. and a.
result the cleaners and busters and
gardeners and men of all work have
been Iaboring overtime during the
fast week, The executive mansion
has now assumed spick and span
appearance and wilI be ready for III
occupants when The president and
his family arrive from Oyster Bay
three days hence.
A lot Of pleasant ofIiciaI yaca.
lions IN September have been cut
! very short The president is re-.
turning. All tho others Of his ex-
ecutiye force must govern themselves
accordingly, II seems 20 have been
overlooked that the president might
return % be present during the sea-
sion Of the tuberculosis congress.
When he departed, however, Il was
generally understood that the white
House doors would not swing open
for him ana his family TIL October
That was the date Of his return lam
summer 80 the blg and little Of
hciaI vacations were hullded around
that date.
Pontmaster-Genera Meyer formed
the advance cabinet guard Washing
toward this year. As he returned
Secretary OF War Wright fastened
away 70 attend some navy maneu-
vres at Fort Leyenworth. Kan. and
therefore the old cabinet rule OF one
man N Washington to keep down the
summer lid held good for time.
Secretary Of the Navy Meteaif and
Acknowledgement Bonaparte are
among the early corners The form.
ar has been away long while and
there II lot Of navy business
awaiting his attention. As soon a.
the federal courts begin their October
session, Mr.. Honaparte and his aa-
slatanta viii have a quantity OF legal
business to attend 10. some of this
must have attention Ia advance Then
there Il 70 be new trust buster IA
charge Of that activity 1T fthe de.
partment Of Justice before long At
torney-General Wade 81. Enls Of
Ohio In the meantime MIR. bona
parte must look after much Of that
work himself MIR. Ellis. a. assist.
ant % the Encouragement must al
90 have little time 10 look over the
pending cases and familiarlae him.
self with them.
The frai plliclal tasks Ia hand this
autumn after the linen covers have
been removed from the ofieial desks
and the accumulated work disposed
o. must be the preparation al an
nual reports and the making ap Of
annual estimates, The latter prom
lAcs to be an embarrassing task. The
revenues are scant, For the next
hscal year, beginning July /. next.
these revenues win plainly be many.
many millions less than the current
expenditures Of the federal govern.
ment, ~ the time this fiscal year
has passed and another Is at hand
there Il every promise that the pres.
ent surplus win BE- pretty well de-
pleted.
The question win certainly be 4
perplexinE one for the next adminlas
tration. President Roosevelt. al.
though 10 the wilds OF Africa By that
time, can not possibly ignore Il nov
Hut whether the heads OF the vari-
Gus departments viii take note Of
this condition or whether they win
make their estimates as usual and
pass the responsibility ON 10 con
Erena Il not vet known Il will h
practically impossible for congress 10
put any new schemes OF tariff taxes
limo operatioR In time TO meet the
situation for the iirst hair Of the next
Ascal year. which means from july
4. 1899, 70 january i, 1910. Con.
EresR. Of course. might levy some
special Internal revenue taxes. but
that would BE- exceedingly unpopular
except IN very extreme situation.
The logic Of the situation points
80 fererlah EFFORT At cuFtallment
~ along the line darIag the late
autumn and coming winter. not a.
affecting the expenditures Of the last
months Of the Roosevelt administra.
ton. which have already been nxea
BY Law, bat Tor the year of the aa-
mlnlatration that succeeds IL