The Washington times., 1909-03-05
First Official Act Is to Send
His Cabinet List to
Congress.
MANSION SCENE
OF HANDSHAKING
Ways and Means Committee,
Father of Tariff Bills, Calls
on New Executive.
By JAMES HAY, Jr.

President Taft's first working day
in the White House was as good as
a circus, with bands playing, trained
animals performing, and people
clamoring for admission
Everybody was in a good humor
everybody except Serene E,
Payne, member of Congress from
New York, who was quite baShful.
Sends Cabinet List.
Mr.. Taft himself had much TO do. I1l
the first place he sent to the Senate for
Confirmation the official list Of his Cabi-
net. After that, yielding to the solicit
tations OF Governor Hughes of New
York, sie went to the grandstand on
Pennsylvania avenue in front of the
White House. and reviewed the Seventh
Regiment OF New York. which is a
crack organization in ,rnaneuvers and
gold braid.
Then he accepted an invitation to
spend two days next July at the ter
centenary of the discovery of Lake
Champlain. for which celebration the
States Of Vermont and New York have
appropriated much money.
All tho rest Of the forenoon was
taken up With receiving and dismissing
callers. among whom were Senator's,
Representatives. Cabinet officers, army
men, and private citizens
The most imposing visitors were Rep
resentatives Payne Of New York and
Dalzen Of Pennsylvania, who, so 10
speak, are the hone and sInew Of the
House Committee on Ways and Means,
that organization TO which viii fall the
duty Of reporting 10 the House in the
extra session OF Congress q tari1 BIN.
In the delegation representing the
committee were Payne. DalZeU BcuteII,
Gaines or West Virginia and Long
worth Of Ohio. To these Air. Taft spoke
With great emphasis and earnestneSs,
mentioning not only his ideals about the
tarih but also his ambition 10 have an
inheritance tax IL IL is found necessary
70 employ some other instrument than
the tariff 70 raise revenue.
Tariff Bills Only.
He tol the members Of Congress that
his call for the extra session would ask
consideration Of the tariff bill only. al
though he realized that Congress had q
perfect right to take hold of any other
legislative projects they might So ~
After the conversation, Mr.. A-.,,lteIl
said,
The Pre-, Vent is entirely right.
think, about The extra session Concern
ing itself only about the tariff When
you have such an important measure
under consideration, IL IS best 10 have
nothing else conflicting with it
He also agreed with Mr. Taft about
he Inheritance tax He said he thought
the President was exactly right about
Il and that II met with his support
Representative Gaines said ne not only
agreed with the Inheritance tax idea
but that he had Eeen agreeing with II
fer some time previous 10 fhis
Chairman Payne, Of the Ways and
Means Committee, was quite reticent
not 10 say coy
I'm not going 10 say anything about
the tariff, he announced. 1T woUIdn't
DO at all.
NhereuDon some wise person remark
Cd that Interviewing the President had
different effects on different persons
REatevsr that meant
Champlain Celebration.
The Lake Champlain terceutenary j.
10 be a gorgeous affair. signalized by
literary exercises, limitations Of battlel
with the Indians, yacht and motor boa
races, and "A long ano garrulOus line o.
public speakers. It VIII cover the Who'll,
Lake Champlain valley and every day!
ceremonies will be in a different town
The President will be in PlattsbUrgF
and burlington July and s, respective
y. Senator Root will speak july Z a
Flattsburgh
IN the Delegation which invited 5I1
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