The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-18
DINNERS At
WHITE HOUSE.
They Are So Jolly Invitations
Are Much In Demand
TAFT A GOOD ENTERTAINER.


Probiems-compiieations Over New
Rules.
Washington, May Especial. J.
The president and Mrs. Taft have been
giving frequent dinners since taking
| up their abode In the White House. II
is noteworthy that they are having an
unusually large number of members of
the house of representatives ut their
board, and 1t is said that the affairs
are more eongeniai and homelike than
those Of any Of the previous admins
trations. From all accounts the Tafts
seem to know how to draw together
persons who are mutually agreea bic.
1t is related that at some of these din
ners President Taft sets the ball roll
Ing for considerable fun, for he IL by
nature full of mirtlI and is quite a
clever story teller or course the din
ners now being referred to are not of
the strictly formal sort that are off,
cially alluded to as state dinners, CIV
en- In honor of the diplomatic corps.
the judiciary, army and navy. but are
of more Informal character.
A Tariff Problem.
One of the knotty problems In the
senate 50 far as the tariff Ia concerned
Is to know what to do with hides. II
wifi be remembered that the Payne
bill as passed by the house placed
hides on the free list Under the Ding
ley Inv the rate of duty was is per
cent. The senate finance committee
left this item open when the measure
was reported. 1T turns out that
number OF the southern senators who
were supposed to favor free hides are
going to vote for duty, claiming that
they take this position because the
amount of revenue raised by the tax
on hides is about sa,o0o.O0O annually.
They diselaim any idea Of voting for
duty for the sake of protection. A
very strong lobby has been working
FOR weeks to induce majority Of the
senators to support the free hides prop
osftion. Probably compromise will
have to be reached In the senate, and,
IL SO. that will mean q stubborn fight
on this item when the bill goes to con-
ference
New Rule causes Complications.
During the fight over the house rules
at the beginning Of the extra session
In the compromise that was reached
It was provided that IL bill or reso
luton were not reported back at
certain time member would have the
right to move the discharge of the
committee from further consideration
and put the measure on its passage.
This has been tried. Tt was contend
ed, however, that there was no com.
mittee to which a certain resolution
could be referred, but the member
showed that the print of the resolu-
tion indicated that It had been re-
ferred. That created a tangie. and
Leader Payne got out OF 1t only BY
making a motion that the house I'D.
Journ, that motion always being liz |
order. The indications are this rule |!
will cause some lively contentious at |
the winter session
Democrat Utilized Republicans Speech
During bis exhaustive speech on the
tarir Senator Daniel az Virginia. who
ID the ranking Democratic n,amt,ar If
HE finance committee. commenced q
uuote from a sneech made nv tho lata
Senator Allison of Iowa. II WAS 10
much IN accord with Democratic ideas
that most OF the Republican members
who were listening began To- shake
heir heads and confer with each 9TH
II. II looked az IL they were much
disturbed and that they thought the
Firginian did not have the right
speech. Just then well informed Mr.
AldrIch entered the chamber. He
1eard another extract from the ALL
'on speech which was greatly at yari-
lnce with Republican doctrine. .When
vas that speech delivered3' r. Mr.. Al
lrich promptly inquired. I'm 1870,
vas the answer OF Mr.. Daniel. oh.
Mr. Aidrich, the Iowa SEN
tor had very different views then re-
.arding the tariff from those he enter
aimed In after wears. ana this seemed
o relieve greatly tho Younger senators