Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-09
Supervisors of the Census Through.
out United States to Be Appointed.
PLANS FOR DISTRIBUTING PLUMs
in Debatable States in
South to Be Recognized.
% CUSTOMS COURT
NOW
Congress Failed TO Make Appropria-
tions or Fix Salaries and No Ap-
pOintments VIII De Made
AT Present.

| BEVERLY, Aug. S-Beverly was hot to-
| day, almost hot as Washington, but
! President Taft spent lazy Sunday and
did not seem to mind the more than 90
| in the shade He began the first Sabbath
Of his vacation by going to the Unitarian
church. Miss Helen Taft and Captain
Archibald Butt were the only other mem
bers of his party. Through the early hours
of the afternoon the president sat on the
broad veranda of his cottage overlooking
the sail-dotted ocean and read The Great
ness and the Decline of Rome" by the his
torian, Ferrero, who spent a week at the
| White House with Mr.. Roosevelt.
Near sunset the president took a long
motor ride with Mrs. Taft After dinner
he again sought the cool of the veranda.
win Appoint Supervisors.
Mr. Taft has several matters of official
| business before him during the coming
| week. He Is going to dispose of the matter
| of census supervisors throughout the entire
United States. Secretary OF Commerce and
Labor Nagel and the director of the census
| Durand, are coming to Beverly the latter
part Of the week with a long list of names
and by the time they leave the president
| hopes to announce his position.
! The president has fixed upon the policy
pointments in the south. In the states
which are soidly democratic the president
will divide the appointments equally be-
| tween the democrats and republicans He
| will insist that the appolntees shall not be
| active partisans. however, but capable men.
From the so-called solid south" the pres-
dent has picked out North Carolina, Tenne 3
see, Kentucky and Missouri as debatable
states and will treat them on the same foot
ing as northern states giving all of the
census jobs to republicans. He will insist.
however, that in these states, the same
standard of efficiency and character of men
shall obtain. The states in which the d-
vision between democrats and republicans
will be made are Virginia, South Carolina.
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
! Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
AS to Virginia, the president is repre-
sented as believing that the bitterness of
the recent primary fight in that state be.
tween Henry st. George Tucker and Judge
Mann for the democratic gubernatorial
nomination will give the republicans an
opportunity to make an excellent and
encouraging showing at the polls next
November. Anything he can legitimately
do to help the party in the state it is said,
he will gladly do Several administration
officers and possibly cabinet officer or
two will probably make speeches during the
Virginia campaign.
Considering Eastern Problem.
The president Is giving serious consdera-
tion TO the strained situation between
Japan and China over the Mukden-Antung
railroad. The matter was brought to the
presidents attention by Secretary OF State
Knox before he left Washington.
In the event of a complaint of violation
being lodged against either party to the
treaty it is believed the matter Will become
a question for consideration by all the
powers. The United States will have a
hand in whatever is done
No Customs Court.
The president has about decided that he
will not make any appointments to the
bench OF the customs court provided for in
the new tariff bill. While It authorized
the court, congress failed to make an ap-
preparation for the judges or any other
officials. If the president should appoint
JUDGES under present conditions he would
have to fix their sals ries. This he does
not wish to do. He has no desire to
antagonlze congress in any manner and he
believes that in both the senate and the
house the members should have the right
to express By vote their preference in
the matter OF salaries. AS to the objection
that $4,000 salaries would give the customs
judges greater comp snsation than that
enjoyed by the United States circuit court
Judges, the president is said to feel that
the higher figures should prevail in both
cases.
Selecting Tariff Commission.
Mr. Taft has turned over bodily to Mr.
MacVeagh secretary OF the treasury, the
task Of selecting five experts 70 form a
tariff commission under the new law Mr.,
MacVeagh has authority to go ahead and
select the right men and the president will
confirm the selection. These experts are
intended primarily to assist the president
with Information and inquiries as to the
administration Of the maximum and mini
mum provision OF the new law. Secretary
MacVeagh is expected in Beverly the latter
part of the week.
Postmaster General Hitchcock, who is TO
| spend his summer vacation at Mr.. Mac
Veaghs place, near Dublin, N. H., is ex-
pected TO accompany the secretary Of the
treasury on his visit.
Little Work on Message.
President Taft told several OF his callers
today that he did not expect to do any
active work his message to congress
until after he returned TO Washington in
| November.
| Mr.. Taft has had the general outline of
his message IN mind for some time. Several
Of the cabinet members are working on
details OF the various provisions and will
report their conclusion to the president
Attorney General Wickersham, for ia
stance, is working on the proposition OF
reforming the laws to Interstate COM
merce and violations Of the antitrust law,
etc. Secretary Nage is working along the
same lines. These two cabinet officers at
the end Of their separate studies Of the sub
! ject will send joint report to the president
which he will discuss In his message