The Washington times., 1909-08-06

WAYS and Means Committee. It was
the same one used by the Vice Presi-
dent and the Speaker in signing the
measure. In signing. the PTesiden- al
fixed his name, William Fl Taft and
then added, signed five minutes after
. O'Clock, August ., 1909-W. ID. I.
CrOWding close about the President and
bending over him as he signed were
Secretaries Knox, MacVeagh, Nagel,
and Wilson, Attorney General Wicker
sham and Postmaster General Hitch
cock. Close BY were Senator AldTich,
Representative Payne, and leading mem
bers Of the Senate and House. When the
President had signed the bill, he handed
the pen to Mr.. Payne, whose counter
ance became lighted up with that full
moon smile which he allows to suffuse
over his features on rare occasions.
With another pen. the President wrote
the word, Approved Representative
Langley of Kentucky was the recipient
of this pen and was quite as pleased
over II as Mr.. Payne.
Jokes With Senators
After signing the bill. the President
shook hands some more and INDUCED
IN a lot Of pIeasantries with the officials
and Senators assembled. One OF those
whom he singled out was Senator War
ren, whom he sought to appease. Sen
ator Warren was much disappointed
over free hides and the President good
naturally sought 90 allay his disap-
pointment. He joked with Senators
Hepburn, Flint, Taliaferro. and others
about various features Of the bill. Some
remark was eau ed by the fact that a
violent storm. with a great electrical
display had brC1Sen out. Senators said
they were used 10 1t, as they had had
plenty Of storms Of worse sort while
the tariff measure was under consider
alton.
Reminding those about him that he
must hurry back to the White House
as he expected 10 go to Beverly today,
the President departed from the Capt.
tOl at $50.
It was noticea bic that the President
made no distinctions while Ia the presi-
dents room. He pressed Senator Bailey
of Texas to visit him at Beverly. He
asked Senator Bristow IF Kansas, one
OF the Republicans who voted against
the BILL 70 call on him at the White
House today
Probably the act that gave him more
pleasure than anything else was the
signing or the Philippine tariff bill. He
has been waiting long for this. He
signed this bin with a pen made IN the
philippines especially for the occasion.
Pearl from the Philippines formed tie
holder and the pen WAS from gold ore
holder was mounted with an eagle,
ready for fight, cut from The same piece
of pearl that composed the holder Tho
pen was presented to the President by
the House Commissioners from the
philippines, and after signing the bill
he kept It himself as a souvenir.
Climax Is Impressive.
The closing scenes in the House and
Senate in connection with the tariff
bin were impressive. In the Senate,
the bin was passed at 30 by a vote
Of forty-seven TO thirty-one, with Sena-
tors Beverage. Bristow, Cummins.
Clapp, Deliver, Nelson, and La Fol-
lette, Republicans, voting against It,
and the Democratic Senator McEnery
of Louisiana being paired for II.
Senator AidriCh then called I'd the
concurrent resolution 10 correct une
leather and shoe schedule and after
various amendments TO 1t had been
voted down it was adopted unanimous
ly. hurried to the House and likewise.
after discussion, unanimously adopted
After the Senate passed the concur
rent resolution, IL took I'D a concurrent
resolution by McCumber to correct the
drawback provision. and passed IL. with
cotton bagging free added to It. This
went 20 the House and, after a wrangle,
vas referred - the Ways and Means
Committee. where il will rest until next
session. The discussion in the House
over the McCumber resolution served to
delay the bill IN reaching the President
In the enrolment OF the bill there was
no delay
In fact. the tariff bill presents the
remarkable case Of bill enrolled and