Evening star., 1909-07-14
ASSURANCE TO PRESIDENT
Senator Elkins Expects Adjournment
by the Date Named.
INVITED TO FISHERS HILL
Taft Promised Cordial Welcome at
Confederate Reunion-Plea for
Free Admission of Cocoa.

that the new tariff bill will be ready for
his signature by Saturday, July ~. ten
DAYS from today. In accepting an invi-
tation today to attend a Confederate re-
union at Fishers Hill. Va, Saturday.
july "a the President did upon CON
dition that Congress is not then ready to
submit the document to him. Senator
Daniel arranged the Virginia visit with
the President, who says he wants to
meet the thousands of Virginians who
assemble every year at Fishers Hill.
The President will leave Washington
about am. July "a. arriving at Fish
ers Hill in the afternoon. He will stay
with the people two or three hours and
return to Washington. He has been
most cordial welcome.
Senator Elkins. who visited the Presi
dent today on small matter not con-
cerning the tariff. said he believed Con-
gress would adjourn in ten days.
The President did not have any
important tariff conferences today.
Speaker Cannon was with him early in
the morning. but the Speaker said that
he had not mentioned tariff or tariff
conferees to the President, his errand
being personal one.
Plea for Free Cocoa.
Representatives of the chocolate and
cocoa industry and the confectioners called
on President Taft today to urge that he
use his influence for free raw cocoa. The
delegation was headed by Louis Runkel OF
New York, chairman of the executive
| committee of the Cocoa and Chocolate te
Manufacturers Association. and H. v.
Hopes. president of the National Con-
fectioners' Association. They told the
President that for forty years there had
been no duty on free raw cocoa. The
House bill imposed duty of cents A
pound on cocoa beans, while the Senate
bill took the duty off. The visitors tolc!
the President that cocoa beans cannot
be grown In this country. and there is
no cocoa industry in the United States
to protect. Tine duty. they claimed mere
ly amounted to tax upon the sweet
| meats Of the people of the country. They
did not think 1t ought to go through The
President made inquiries and received
a weighty document on the subject.
Presidents Southern Trip.
| Representative Adamson Of Georgia as
| sured President Taft today that his west
| ern-southern trip this fall would be a
| failure If he did not stop at Columbus
| Ga, when he is in that state. The Pres
| ident intimated that he might be able
| to oblige the Columbus people. Repre-
| sentative Richardson of Alabama insist
ed that the President would make mis-
| take Ii he did not include Florence, Ala,
| in his itinerary. Mr.. Richardson SUBJ
mitted an invitation from the Business
Mems Club and citizens of Florence.
Z. 8. Thayer of Texas also saw the
President to arrange about the stops he
Will make in that state when he goes
through there.
Bryan's Letter Not Received.
W. J. Bryars letter to President Taft,
| urging the latter to use his influence in
| support of a popular vote for United
| States senators. has not been received
at he White House. The chances are
| that when it does arrive it will be re-
celved as Information, with an acknowl-
edgnent from the President. Republican
leaders regard 1t as inadvisable to spring
the senatorial election subject in Con-
gress, in view of the desire to end the
tarin matter and adjourn.
Senator Nelson's View.
"The greatest thing that will have been
done by this session of Congress is the
submission to the states of the amend
ment giving Congress power to adopt an
income tax said Senator Nelson, who
was a White House caller today. Il
do not know OF anything we have done
that ranks in importance with this. The
two parties will make this question an
| issue in the various states, and l have
no doubt that nearly every state in the
| Union will vote to confer the power.
James J. Hill, the railroad magnate,
called on the PRESIDENT. Il did not talk
| business with the President said MIR
| Hill afterward, merely exchanging
courtesies with him. l have been up Oh
/ the coast Of the Gulf of St. Lawrence
| for several weeks and feel fine. We
| caught many salmon.
| Mr.. Hill declared the general outlook
| in the country to be excellent. Crops
are going to be Splendid he said i
do not think we will have bumper crops
this year, but the farmers will get good
prices, and that will mean good times
all along the line
Judge George Gray of Delaware called
on the President.