Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-21
At THE WHITE HOUSE
President Will Sign Employ.
ers' Liability Bill.
ADVISED By B0NAPARTE
Attorney General Holds Measure to
Be Constitutional.
THAT MINNESOTA JUDGESHIP
Hale Unlikely to Be Appointed.
Reward for Brave Lifesaver.
Senator Daniel Reticent.
ADVISED By B0NAPARTE
THAT MINNESOTA JUDGESHIP

President Roosevelt will this afternoon
sign the employers liability hill passed
by Congress. At the cabinet meeting
today Attorney General Bonaparte in
formed the President that he believed the
bill would hold i'm the United States
courts. and advised that II be signed.
Later in the afternoon the Attorney Gen
eral sent TO the President fun copy OF
his opinion. together with the bill rs
passed by Congress. and the President
will sign 1t without delay.
There has been a good deal OF news
paper talk about the constitutionality Of
the bill. and hints have been dropped that
certain phrases were purposely placed in
ii to cause the courts 10 reject IL on tho
grounds of class legislation. All sorts Of
suspicious were taken to the White House.
but the President awaited the opinion OF
the Attorney General, to whom he re-
ferred the measure, as he does all other
bills of Importance. No bill. except in
the closing DAYS of a session of Congress.
is signed by the President until referred
to the department having the most in
terest In its future enforcement.
In the Senate, prior to the passage or
the House bill. expressions OF doubt as
to the validity OF the bill were frequent.
and for that reason the President asked
the Attorney General to give unusual
care i'm his examination of the proposed
law. He did not wish to see repetition
of the fate that overlook the employers
liability bill which was passed by the
last session of Congress and was recently
declared unconstitutional.
Incorrectly Quoted.
Senator Dolliver has been incorrectly
quoted as believing the present bill 10 he
unconstitutional He was at the White
House both today and yesterday. but
each time to introduce visitors, and said
he did not discuss the bill In any form
with the President. las far as I am
concerned" said the Iowa senator, Il
think the bin is all right and will stand
the test. Although i would have preferred
the Senate to the House bill. ] believe
either would prove constitutional.
1T has been said by some that the bill
will not stand the test Of the courts for
alone and not to other employees of labor.
Thu answer to this objection In that the
United States Supreme Court decided I'm
the case OF the Union Pacific railroad
against Mackey. that the employers liza
bility act of the state OF kansas was
perfectly sound. although 1t applied to
railroads and not 10 other classes Of
employers"
Reward for Bravery.
Frank B. Raynor. a life saver. formerly
connected with the Belloort life-saving
burg. has letter in his possession from
President Roosevelt telling him that he
can have any Job in the government serv-
ice he is able TO fill. Raynor is reported
to be so delighted with the letter from
the President that he is not worrying
about how soon he will pick ont a place
The story of Rsynor's bravery as life
saver reached the President through Sec
rotary CortelyOu, who had received an
nj
OF work. explaining that his health had
been wrecked by his work at the life-sav-
ing station, and especially upon the
occasion of the wreck OF the schooner
1904. BY one of the bravest deeds on rec
ord in the life-saving service Raynor
saved two lives from the schooner. but
in doing so impaired his own health and
was told he would die. He went west to
recuperate. but finally came back east
saying that IL he was to die he preferred
to die at home. The letter the President
wrote TO Raynor was a characteristic one
That Minnesota Judgeship.
Senator Ciapp of Minnesota went 10 the
White House today by request OF the
President in connection with the Mime
sofa judgesbp. Senator Nelson has rec
commended w. E. Hale. a Minneapolis
lawyer. and Senator Clapp has concurred.
The Star. is in doubt about appointing
Mr.. Hale. and will probably not do so.
He desires 10 satisfy Senator Nelson and
realizes that Mr.. Hale is a lawyer OF high
standing, but he has long been opposed
to men for judgeships over sixty years
OF age. He has never yet appointed a
man to the bench that old and prefers
man not over fifty. Senator Nelson
stands pat on his recommends ton. and is
said to be more or less determined about
the matter. Being a member of the ju-
dietary committee Of the Senate he is
able to play prominent part in con-
frming or rejecting judiciary appoint
ments.
Daniel Not laxative.
Senator Daniel of Virginia. who makes
frequent calls on the President was a
visitor today. He was interrogated as to
the probable work OF the Denver conven-
tion i'm picking democratic nominee for
President. He was quite uncommunica-
tive. The Virginia senator is generally
understood TO have no great amount of
love for w. j. Bryan, and on "A somewhat
recent occasion he was firm in differing
with Me. Bryan on some of the supposed
cardinal principles of the Nebraskan. II
was reported that the difference between
the two men reached a climax. but the
Virginia senator has always maintained
that there was no Ill feeling.
Because of his opposition to Mr.. Bryan
Senator Daniel is finding opposition 10 his
return to the Senate among the strong
Bryan supporters of his state.