Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-18

to watch by Mrs. Taft as she is re-
stored to health. He wants her to ac-
company him on his western trip. 1t
was because of her illness from nervous
breakdown that he abandoned a trip
to Alaska and he has already intimated
that, unless she does recover her
health, he may curtail his western trip
materially. The President loves to
travel, but he especially enjoys having
Mrs. Taft along with him and he would
be very loath to go West next Septem-
Der without her.
BY the time the autumn begins the
President will have his bearings bet
ter than ever before since he entered
the White House. He will be able to
determine by that time something of
the expected return of prosperity in
which he is greatly interested as fea-
ture of his administration. The new
tariff law will then have been in OPP
Grafton long enough to tell something
about it's character as a revenue meas
ure and also as a stimulus to industrial
activity. He will be able to forecast
the prospects OF sufficient Treasury
funds with which to conduct the gov
eminent He will also be able by that
time to guage the temper Of the
rather critical western country toward
him.
If he puts the shutters up on the
summer capital by September Is, as
he noWs plans to Go, he will hardly be
back in Washington be fore the first
of November. Then he can enter upon
his winters duties in good season ard
make ready for the coming Of Congress,
which Will assemble a month later for
a long session, extending we'll into June
of next year.
All the energies of the Departments
and Bureaus in Washington are being
guided with reference to such presi-
Dental programme. The moment the
tariff bill is signed, everybody in Wash
ington knows there will be a great
scramble to get away. Steam will be
up for Presidents train and, in all
probability, if the session lasts till the
sixth or seventh of July he will go
straight to Beverly without stopping
anywhere. a rush of Senators and
Representatives to get out Of town will
also set in-not only of those 300,
many of them with their families, but
of 1900 or 5000 others including the
employees.
Then, the moment Congress has adj
jOurned and the President has departed
there will be 10000 Departmental en-
nloyes asking for their summer vaca-
tons. A good fraction Of these 10000
will "hike" away for month in early
July TO all points of the compass and
there will be a lean muster of daily
workers all during July, August and
September. "a u
Hence the Importance to the govern
ment of this last half of June. There
is great haste to do the work that must
be done and to clear away the tasks |
that should have early attention, be-
cause it will be SO difficult to get much |
done for long while after July 1.
On that date the governments ex-
penses are paid from new set of APP |
preparation laws. A new set of books |
must be opened. The statutes always |
have new restrictions and regulations |
for disbursing money and that is par
ticularly true of the appropriation |
laws that 60 into force in July for the
coming fiscal year. Then, there is
great industry in taking care of the |
odds and ends which always remain |
in the Departments towards the close
of fiscal years. If certain appropria- |
tons are not spent by that time, the |
ha dances revert to the Treasury. Gov |
eminent officials generally take care |
that such balances are as small as |
may be because they are aware how |
difficult it is to obtain appropriations |
in these days of economy. Bills must |
be paid by the tens Of thousands. 1t
requires an enormous force of clerks |
to keep track of those obligations and |
to See that all are taken care of in |
with the requirements OF |
the red tape which prevails in every |
department.
Quite number of officials, who have |
been followers from the Roosevelt adj
ministration, will retire on June 30 |
and new men will take their places. |
For that reason in nearly every de-
partment and bureau, ia contingent of
employees are clearing up their desks. |
taking out their private papers, and |
getting ready to try title once more |