Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-06
TAFT CONFERS
WITH LEADERS
FIRST DAY AS PRESIDENT HE
TACKLES TARIFF
Wickersham Takes Oath-Dickin-
son and MacVeagE Delayed.
Extra Session March is
[Rv Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, March 5.--The Taft
administration took its first stride to-
Cay.
The president named his cabinet, the
senate confirmed his selections, and its
members will take the oath of office to-
morrow, with the exception of George
w. Wickersham, who was sworn in as
attorney general today, and of Messrs.
Dickinson and Mac Veagh, whose per-
sonal affairs will not permit them Ito
reach Washington for a week or more.
President Taft and the Republican
members of the ways and means COM
mittee held an important conference
during the day. The committee has
framed tariff bill which it is under
stood contains a provision for an in
heritance tax, one of the suggestions
for raising revenue contained in the in
augural address of President Taft
President Taft told the committee
there would be no delay in the official
proclamation calling the extra session
of congress on March 15
His message, he said, would recOm-
mend that it confine it's work exclusive
ly to tariff revision, that there might
be no unnecessary delay in enactins
this most important law. He said that
he would not discuss in his message the
details of tariff revision, leaving all
such matters entirely to the Judgment
of congress-.
Meets Many Friends
Aside from these important accom-
plishments, President Taft gave him
self up heartily to the demands of his
friends and thousands of inaugural
visitors who wished to shake hands
with him.
Philander C. Knox was the first caller
on President Taft in the White House.
A fifteen-minute interview, Mr.. Knox
said, had its Importance, but was not
for publication. He was rejoicing that
since noon yesterday, when his reslg-
nation as senator became effective,
he was simply private cltlzen.
His rejoicing, however, was brlef' Tor
before the day was much older he had
been nominated and confirmed as sec
retary of state.
Governor Hughes of New York, Gov
ernor Prouty of Vermont and the sem
ators and many of the representatives
from those states next had the ear or
the president and gained his consent to
attend the celebration, July and 8
next of the discovery of Lake Cham
plain, at Plattsburg and Burlington.
The concentrations and good wishes
of Cuba were extended in the form of a
memorial presented by Gen. de Metric
memorial presented by Gen. Demetrio
Castillo Duany, who came to the Unit
ed States for that purpose.
The reviewing stand for the inaugu-
raj parade was again occupied by Pres
ident Taft this morning when he took
his place there to do honor to the
Seventh regiment, New York infantry.
The Blaine club of Cincinnati followed.
Fred w. Carpenter took the oath as
secretary to the president. Wendell
w. Mitchler, who has been Mr.. Tafts
assistant secretary and stenographer.
| was made one of Mr.. Carpenters as
sistants. II. M. Hendricks of Mr.. Taft $
clerical force was given clerkship and
William Pannel, who for years has
been Mr.. Taft's messenger in the war
department, was assigned to duty at
Mr.. Carpenters door.