New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-06
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau-l

The Tribune bureau
Washington Aug. 5.-The President entertained
MT dinner this evening the Vice-President, the
Speaker of the House. the Secretary of state the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney Generdi'
the Postmaster General the Secretary OF AsrF
culture the Secretary of Commerce and Labor the
secretary no the President Senator Hale Senator
AIdrich Senator Cullom. Senator Daniel senator
Lodge Senator Burrows Senator Penrose. senator
McCumber Senator Taliaferro, Senator baheS'
Senator simmons Senator smoot. Senator Crane
Senator Flint Senator Root, Representative pa
zeII Representative Payne, Representative MCCALL
Representative Hill. Representative Underwood
Representative Champ Clark, Representative Ut
packer Representative Broussard. Representative
Griggs Representative Needham. Representative
Calderhead. Representative Fordney, Representa-
tive Gaines Representative Pou. Representative
Randen, Representative Dwight. Representative
I,onRworth Lieutenant Commander L. Z. PalIher
and Captain A. W. Butt
The President left the White House at 4;io o'clock
for the Capitol to sign the tariff bill He was ac-
companied by Secretary Carpenter ana captain
Butt
Mr. Taft held an Informal farewell reception TINS
morning. a large number of Senators and Repre-
sentatives calling to say goodby. The President
will leave for Beverly tomorrow afternoon ac-
cording to present plans He told Senator Daniel
this morning that he would not be able 10 rnaAe
the trip TO Fishers HILL Va, on Saturday
The Postmaster General. Senator Bradley and
Representatives Langley and Bennett were break
fast guests at the White House to-day
r. N. Harper. W. e. Shannon. George Stuart.
p f. Gormey. William F. GUIDE and Thomas
Grant. comprising committee Of the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce, called at the executive
offices this morning and presented the President
with a handsomely engraved certificate OF mempef-
ship I'm that organization which he accepted
An appeal signed by Bishop Alexander Walters. OF
New Jersey: the Rev S. L. Carrothers and j. NJ
Waldron and the executive committee Of the Ma
tionaI Independent Political Club, which has It's
headquarters IN New York was received AZ the
White House to-day. The appeal asks the Presi-
dent to change his policy toward the negro. and
crticises that portion Of Mr. Taft's inaugural ad-
dress dealing with the Thirteenth Fourteenth and
Fifteenth amendments 20 the Constitution
Representatives Livingston. Bell and Howard
asked a pardon for Edward Colbert. a Georgia
moonshiner. who IL serving two-year sentence
for perjury The case referred 10 the pardon
officials of the Department OF Justice.
Representative Moon urged the President 70 sign
the bill Just passed by Congress extending the
time for completion Of the lock and dam on the
Tennessee River at HaIe's Bar. below Chatta-
nooga-
The Presidents callers included the Secretary
of the Treasury. the Postmaster General, Senators
Warren. Root. wetnore. Bourne. Lodge and Brad
ley. Speaker Cannon and Representatives Tawney.
Head. Needham. Taylor LOudenslager. Hanna.
Edwards. Bennett Langley. Hull, Mckinley and
Hamilton.