Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
Two Bills Dealing With LiabiI.
ity of Employers.
BIRTHPLACE OF LINCOLN
Plan for Preservation Supported by
the President.
LEGISLATION ON CURRENCY
Prospects Of the Aldrich Bill. It Is
Believed, Have Improved-Many
Engagements of Mr.. Taft.


The prospect of two employers liabil-
ity bills, from different committees of the
Senate. now confronts that body 1t Will
have to wrestle with the problem which.
IL either II will enact into law. Senator
Borah of Idaho. a member of the Senate
committee on education and labor. said
at the White House today that his COM
mittee would report. probably Monday.
the La Toilette bill making employers
liable for injuries sustained by employees
while in actual performance of duty. The
bill will be reported. it is understood.
without extensive amendment. although
a few changes are to be made.
Senator Knox's employers liability bill.
which President Roosevelt is said tn
favor, will probably he reported at an
early date by the judiciary committee Of
the Senate. which has been giving 1t
careful consideration. With two favor
ably reported measures before the Senate
the fight will narrow down to one OF
choice. As between La Toilette and
Knox the majority Of senators are likely.
1t is predicted. to pass measure that
will reflect credit upon the Pennsylvania
senator. with whose presidential aspira-
lions many of them sympathize. The
President will also be placed in a pc
culiar position as between the two meas
ures.
He conferred with Senator Knox about
the latter's bill. and he is a warm per-
sonal friend of the Pennsylvania. but
Senator La Toilette is a power in the
northwest. and his support of Secretary
Taft would be pleasing to the President.
To Preserve Lincoln's Cabin.
Representative Madden of Illinois will
introduce bill in few days appropriate
ing 100000 for the purpose OF preserving
the cabin in which President Lincoln was
born and some OF the priceless relics con-
nected with the life and history OF the
great President. Mr.. Madden spoke to
President Roosevelt today of his inten-
tons and found the Chief Executive
heartily in sympathy with the project
Private contributors have already
tion." said Mr.. Madden. land the govern
ment should add at least 100000 10 that
sum- making a sufficient amount for pre-
serving the cabin and relics for posterity.
Ehe original Lincoln cabin has been on
exhibition at Coney Island where il was
In possession of freak show managers.
but it has now been returned to Ken
lucky. 1t will be placed inside Of larger
structure that will be built TO preserve it
from the elements.
1t stood when Lincoln was born and is
in fine state of preservation. Last
year. although no special effort was
made to advertise the locality, more
than 1000 persons visited Lincoln's
birthplace"
Representative Gaines of Tennessee is
also making q struggle in Congress to
secure suitable appropriation for as
sisting In the preservation of the Her
mitage. the home of President Jackson.
The state of Tennessee has spent about
$4,000 in preserving this historic
place and the Ladies' Hermitage Asso-
citation has made large expenditures
The President is strongly in favor Of
governmental assistance for this pro.
ject also.
The Aldrich Bill in the House.
Representative Weeks of Massachusetts,
member OF the House committee on
banking and currency. who was a White
House caller today. said that he pro.
sumed the committee would soon begin
to give consideration to the Aldrich bill
as put through the Senate. Mr.. Weeks
Is Boston banker and is Thoroughly
familiar with currency questions When
he was asked what the House committee
would probably do he said he could not
speak for the committee. LAS for N.Y.
self. he said. Il am opposed to the AL
drtch bill" Mr. Weeks is said not to
look with the greatest favor upon the
Fowler BILL although. as between the two
measures. he prefers that OF the New
Jersey member He is said TO object to
the provision Of the Fowler bill guaran-
teeing depositors against loss.
1t Is generally predicted that there is to
be great struggle in the House over a
currency bill. but among White House
visitors the opinion is stronger than here
tofore that the Aldrich bill stands a much
better chance Of going through the House
now than at any other time since 1t was
introduced in the Senate. The bill. ac-
cording to number of influential House
members has been shorn of some of the
features to which there was serious obiec-
ton In its early stages, and as now made
up 1t appeals to many who have been op-
posing 1t up to this time
The railroad bond provision of the bill
was objectionable to many House MEM
berS.
Secretary Taft's Engagement.
Secretary Taft will speak at a meeting
of Yale men at the Bellevue-Stratford
Hotel in Philadelphia tonight. He had a
long conference with President Roosevelt
today. clearing up some matters in his
department and discussing political aues-
tons. The Secretary said that he would
return to Washington tonight after his
speech in Philadelphia. Next week the
Secretary will be absent from Washing
ton four or five days. He will leave here
Wednesday for Chicago, where he will
make speeches the latter part of the
week before the Commercial Club and
the Baptist Observation-Disclosures Union
Mr.. Taft is working harder than at any
other period of his life. He finds it nee.
essary to accept number of invitations
coming to him. Between his frequent
trips out of the city, the time taken in
political conferences here and the duties
Of the War Department he worked fifteen
or sixteen hours day. Despite this he is
looking we'll. losing little or no flesh. and
shows little of the fatigue that would
manifest Itself in the case of many others
President Roosevelt is to be guest at
dinner tonight of the Boone and Crockett
Club at the Metropolitan Club.