New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
AT THE While HOUSE.
From The Tribune Bureau.I


Washington, July 15-The President had as guest
at luncheon to-day Cardinal Gibbons. the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, the Assistant Secretary of
the Treas sury, Mr.. Norton. Senator Aldrich and
Representative Payne. Shortly after luncheon Car
dinal Gibbons left the White House, but the others
remained 10 discuss with President Taft the pro-
vision in the tariff bill dealing with the issue and
sale of 100000 of bonds TO reimburse the Treas
ury for like amount paid for the Panama Canal
The tariff bill discussed at length Dy the
President and his callers That the tariff will con-
tinue to be the paramount issue unless the present
bill when passed meets the wishes OF the coun-
try as well as carries out the party's pledge Of
downward revision, was the opinion expressed by
Representative Perkins after his talk with the
President Mr.. Perkins, who advocates free hides,
declared that II such provision is not maze no"
the fight will continue until hides are on the free
list According to Senator McCumber. so many
stories have reached the various sections or the
country regarding the disposition by the Senate OF
certain schedules that more or less misapprehen-
sion exists. II had letter few days ago from
a retail shoe man. said the Senator, telling me
that the wholesale shoe men were raising the prices
on shoes of the expected increase in duties
on hides and leather products. Now, the fact Is
that the Senate did not raise the Dfngey rates on
hides, retaining the old duty there, and on the
other hand reduced the duties on leather products
25 per cent. For some reason the country has
wrong idea of what has been done in the Senate,
which has lowered the duty on many schedules far
below the Payne bill-'
Representative
with Representative Martin. said: Sentiment in
the House IS for the decreases in both bills. The
sentiment is for the corporation tax The House
viii turn down any bill submitted to 1t that &C
cepts the majority of the Senate increases In
schedules
John W. Yerkes the representative Of several in
dependent tobacco interests here, called on the
President to-day with Hugh Campbell, Of Rich
n1ond president of the Independent Tobacco Manu-
facturers Association, and several others. TO p-o-
.e-t t7a 40rra n tobacco
The President will have a chance TO observe his
own gestures and expressions while delivering an
address on July H having accepted the novel invi-
tation to-day from Representative Lassiter. The
address was delivered by Mr.. Taft at Petersburg.
Va about the middle of May, when attending the
dedication Of the monument 10 Pennsylvania troops
moving picture machine had a prominent place
in the large gathering. and the results Will De
thrown on the screen in Washington on July I
This was only one OF the invitations which Presi-
dent Taft received to-day. Senator DoLiver asked
the President visit Wesleyan University at Md
dletown. Conn, in November. Representative Mar
tin was interested in the Presidents Western trip.
and invited him TO stop in the Black Hills region
Of South Dakota. Representative Perkins said
that the Rochester Chamber of Commerce would
like President Taft TO stop in their city some time
next fall
Leon Kamaiky editor OF The Jewish News OF
New York. was introduced TO the President by
Representative Bennett. Mr.. Kamaiky protested
against some Of the new rules OF the Commissioner
Of Immigration st New YORK. one OF the ru4eS
cited is that requiring each immigrant TO possess
s25 in cash landing Ellis Island This rule
has caused the deportation OF large number OF
immigrants In one day, Mr.. kamaiky said. 6lf
persons were deported because they did not have
the necessary sum. He said that this was one OF
a number Of rules which have been made by Com
missioner Williams. The President and the Secre-
tary OF Commerce and Labor have received a num-
OF protests against the administration OF the
Commissioner at New York because OF the rules
do nv ha lar M
rnendatory letters from persons in favor OF re-
stricted immigration. The President told Mr..
Kamaiky that he would give the subject considera-
ton.
Among the Presidents callers were the Secretary
of State. the Secretary of War. the Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor. Senators Lodge, Gamble. |
Bradley, Dolliver McCumber. Scott and Pyles,
Representatives Bennett, Perkins. Young, Calder. 1
Byrns. Brownlow. Thistlewood. Cassidy. Rowland. !
LassIter and Dekema and William Loeb. jr.
The President left the White House shortly after
O'Clock for the golf links. with Senator Bourne.
Captain Butt and General Edwards.