Evening star., 1909-05-01
AIdrich Predicts New Tariff
Law by That Time.
C0NFERS WITH PRESIDENT
White House and Congress Leaders
Apparently in Accord.
CONSIDERING PHILIPPINE BILL
Judge Purdy Resigns-Gen. Grant
Wants the Chief Executive to
Attend Military Tourna-
ment at Toledo.

Tariff subjects occupied much OF the at
tention of President Taft today. On the
surface of things there are not the slight
republican leaders OF Senate and House
are not working In harmony. Every few
days Senator Aldrich drops into the ex-
ecutive offices, has long talk with the
President. goes away well pleased with
the personality OF the chief executive and
evidently satisfied with his tariff views.
Representative Serene z. Payne does the
same sort Of errand. wobbles away with
long and lasting smile upon his any
thing but lean and hungry face. Speaker
Cannon does likewise. cocks his cigar
high in the southeast corner of his jovial-
looking mouth. meanders away at a 2.45
clip. and alls well. II there are any
rumbles Of executive dissatisfaction they
have not reached these guardians OF party
faith and protective tariff policies.
They don't go to the White House
wholly for social purposes. and they
don't go there to do all the talking.
They want to know what the other man
Is thinking. and, to a large extent. they
find out
AIdr1ch says June l.
That Senator Aldrich does not contem-
plate any serious hitch with the Presi-
dent is shown in his positive prediction
that tariff bill will be signed by June
and Congress adjourn by that time.
The Rhode Island senator has made this
prediction to the President and has
watched for any doubling look in the
frank eyes OF the big chief" and still
goes satisfied irh 10
positive In his prediction that the flow OF
oratory will have run its course and p
bill be ready for President Taft in time
for adjournment the lst Of June
watchers of the White House temper for
the known Intention and disposition OF
the President to let Congress do its work
and let him do his. He Is said to feel
suggestions now he may be charged not
only with tampering with Congress-. but
with inconsistency should he finally de-
eide to use the veto power.
In other words. even to the big men Of
Congress, the President does not commit
himself or fall unequivocally into line.
He knows that the bill as II has passed the
House and may pass the Senate may not
be the bill that will become law. Now is
not the time for him to express either
ress OF affairs. He withholds final tudg-
ment until the bill shapes itself SO that
he may know what reality Is.
Senator Aldrich has spent many hours
with the President. not all relating to the
tariff. Each has gained valuable infor-
nation from the other. Each has learned
much about the other. Nobody has lost
anything to date.
Proposed Tariff Commission.
Senator Beveridge. who advocates q
tariff commission or board. was in con-
ference with the President this morning
The Senate leaders have refused TO incor-
porate as drastic provisions for a board
as the Indiana senator would like. but
they have adopted his suggestion of plac-
ing in the power of the President the APP
pointment Of the best experts in the coun-
try on tariff questions. Mr.. Beveridge
wanted inquisitorial authority given such
a board as will be appointed, but the
Senate. determined not to give powers to
that it wishes to reserve to itself.
merely provided authority for appointment
Of experts who will collect and furnish
data that will be useful to the President
and Congress.
The Philippine tariff bill. which the Pres
ident wants passed and which the Con-
gress leaders intend to pass for him. was
taken up today by Representatives. Payne
and Hill of the subcommittee that is con-
sidering the bill. They reported to the
President that the subcommittee will re-
port the bill to the full committee next
week. and 1t will then be reported to the
House. new bill. with some amend
ments. satisfactory to the President. will
be brought out and not the bill prepared
under White House direction.
La Toilette Not Apprehensive.
Senator La Toilette appears not to an
ticipate any serious hitch between the ex-
ecutive and legislative branches OF the
ho IN
he. too. predicted an early adjournment
of Congress today. He said he believed
the bill would become a law by June 1.
certainly not later than the 10Th. II be-
lieve the main speeches will be finished
within a week." said the Wisconsin man,
land then the bill will be taken up by
The only danger of delay
then Is that many Of the speeches will be
/ do not doubt that when the
bill becomes a law the President will
have time in considering II"
Judge Purdy Resigns.
Judge Milton d. Purdy has forwarded
his resignation to President Taft as
Judge Of the Minneapolis federal court
district. This action clears an embar-
RAISING situation. Senator Nelson has
Judge Purdy. fighting his nomination
ton OF President Roosevelt ana matn-
tanning his position during this admin
istratfon. President Taft gave Judge
Purdy z recess appointment when he
It is not settled that Senator. Nelson
will control the appointment OF Judge
Purdy's successor, but naturally his rec
will receive important
at the hands Of the
President.
Invited to Toledo.
Gen. Frederick d. Grant called on the
President today and congratulated him
upon his Philadelphia speech. 1T was
right in line with my fathers thoughts
as to harmonizinR the sections or the
and the Presidents ideas were
presented" said Gen. Grant
Gen. Grant urged the President to at
tend the military tournament of the reg
ular army at Toledo, Ohio, beginning July
). and continuing five days. The Presi-
dent said he did not know how II would
be possible for him to attend.
Representative Bartlett saw the Presi-
dent today to ask him to give a position
in the Department of Justice to James
Blount, a son of ex-Representative Blount
of Georgia. Mr.. Blount served on the
Philippine bench for a number Of years.
but left there on account OF his health
Senators Burkett and Brown OF Nebras-
ka conferred with the President today no