The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.


would be vetoed. and has assured the
President that there would be no neces-
sty for his vetoing the bill when the
Senate got through with it, as the Senate
substitute provides for reductions from
the Dingley bill on every item which can
be regarded as necessity. Mr.. Aldrich
took with him to the White House the
draft of the Senate substitute. so far as it
had been completed by the Finance Com
mittee, and showed the President the
work he and b colleagues on the CON-
n,ittee. had done. President Taft was
agreeably surprised at the< extent to
which the substitute makes good the
party pledges and he now believes there
should be no trouble in passing the bill
in the Senate. There is material diff
ference, of course, between the compile.
ton Of a tariff bill by the Finance COM
mittee and its final adoption by both
houses of Congress, but Mr.. Aldrich is
convinced that the hill will so far cou,
mand the support of the Republicans in
the Senate that it will not be difficult to
obtain a majority for every schedule.
*x*
President Taft is in receipt of an annual
pass for himself and party, which can be
used on all American League ball
grounds in the country, and similar
pass has been presented to the Vice
xuhfrh
is marked I" No. ~ is in the form of a
handsome leather card case, with his
monogram in heavy gold letters on the
inside flap.
*x*
/ Speaker Cannon was presented last
week with petitions signed by 100000
persons in Chicago, requesting that the
Payne bill be so amended as to decrease
the duties on hosiery and gloves. They
were brought to Washington by four
Chicago women, selected at mass meet
ing held in that city to protest against
the increased duties on these articles,
and the Speaker told them he would be
glad to have the petitions presented to
the House but that he could give them
no encouragement.
~
1t is predicted at the Capitol that when
the Payne bill is finally passed by both
houses of Congress it will carry-an
authorization for the President to appoint
tariff commission to investigate and
report from time to time on schedules
and reciprocity agreements, and it is
reported, also, that Speaker Cannon is
favorable to the creation of such CON-
mission. The claim is made that the
commission will consist of seven mem
bers. FIVE to be appointed by the President
from civil life, and two members to be
Treasury Department experts, and the
salaries will be fixed at SIC, 900 year.
This tariff bureau, it is claimed, will be a
part of the bureau on manufactures of
the Department of Commence and Labor,
and will be subject, practically to the
direction OF the ways and means CONF
mittee and the Finance Committee of the
Senate.
~
President Zelaya of Nicaragua should
take warning by the fate of Cipriano
Castro, former President of Venezuela.
At present, Zelaya is practically defying
the United States, refusing to settle an
American claim which this country has
been pressing for two years, threatening
the peace of all Central America, of
which he hopes ultimately to become the
dictator and is, apparently imagining that
his contumscy will pass unpublished.
Because the United States, like 1.-THE mills
of the gods" moves slowly some of these
South and Central American despots
Imagine that there is no emotion at all.
Castro de6ed the United States for years
and because this country did not lombard
his ports imagined that he could continue
to do SO with impunity and continuously.
Now, however, Senior Castro doubtless
regrets his method of treating this coun-
try. Having been compelled to go
abroad to consult physician, he has been
superseded by one of his political op-
pouents. has been indicted for the muir
der of one of his political opponents of
former years. and now finds that because
of the influence of the United States be
cannot establish base of intrigue any
where on this continent. He has landed
on French island in the vicinity of Ven.
ezuela, but through the good offices of
this country exercised on behalf Of his
successor. who thus far gives every indica.
| ton of wishing to treat the claims of the
/ United States with all proper respect.
France has ordered him to leave. Great
Britain and Denmark will not let him
land and unless he dies in one of his fits
OF rage he will be compelled to return to
| Enrone ZelaYa shonld take warning