The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-03
TAFT SETS MARK
FOR PRESIDENTS
Smashes Record for Rail
road Travel and Making
Speeches.
LOSES SEVEN POUNDS
IN TWELVE MONTHS
Chief Executive of Land of the
Free Now Tips the Scale
At 319.

This is the last day Of the first year
OF the Taft Administration
The catalogue Of things done anc
things begun by President Taft makes
variegated reading. Among other things
he has smashed two Presidential records.
In point of railroad mileage. the pres
ent occupant OF the White House in his
first years travel has topped that of
any Of his predecessors Colonel Roose-
Welt, during the year in which no made
the trip TO the Panama Canal. probably
tourneyed a greater distance but not
so far IN a Pullman sleeper. President
Taft has TO date been hauled 20 63s miles
by locomotive. IN addition. he has set
a new mark IN automobile mileage, trav-
cling about 5000 miles in this fashion.
Averaged, he has journeyed ffty-six
miles for each day in the year
Makes 34s Speeches.
President Taft has made SIS speeches.
Colonel Roosevelt. who gained quite a
reputation for loquacity. made only 242
in the last. and most speechfuL year
OF his Administration.
Two important Congressional investi-
cations resulted from conditions tran
spring in the first year Of the Taft
regime-the conservation squabble, and
the high cost Of living
President Zelaya Of Nicaragua lost his
Job as the head Of the Central American
republic. through mourning the dis
pleasure OF the washington Administra-
ton.
AS a result OF conditions discovered by
Collector Loeb at New York. President
Taft has weeded out those responsible
F.~ I@ -,
indictment OF sugar trust officials.
Sends Eighteen Messages.
During The year President Taft sent
eighteen communications 10 Congress
Eight of these were legislative mes
sages, and the other ten messages trans
uniting departmental reports OF other
matter for the information of the law
making body.
Action hasn't really yet begun IN Con-
gress on the legislation mapped out in
the various Taft messages. To date
the only Administration measure Of i'm
portance o. KID by the law makers has
been the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. with
the corporation tax appendix, and pro-
visions for a customs court. tariff board
and maximum and minimum rates, in
the discretion Of the Executive. The
law is still held in allegiance on &C
count Of lack Of appropriation.
With half the present session of Con-
gress over, the bills especially recon-
mend by President Taft are still strang-
ers 10 the statute books. one has
passed the House: several have been
recommended for passage by the vari-
Gus committees on both sides, but most
of them have been laid away until next
session or 10 a more distant epoch.
The House has passed the Arizona
anG New Mexico Statehood bill, and
that measure is now tied up in the SEN
ate Committee on Territories. The Fed
eral Incorporation bill is in charge OF a
subcommittee Of the Senate Judiciary
Committee, which IS reported to have
locked II up IN burglar-prOof safe and
thrown the key away one cOnserva-
ton bill has been recommended for pas-
sage out OF nine submitted
Fight for Bill.
The interstate commerce bill. including
the creation Of a commerce court. will.
probably be passed by the Senate and
House after a heavy fight Troublous
tines have attended the postal savings
bill. but it is due to pass the Senate
probably today. The higher legislative
body has acted favorably on the meas
ure 10 issue s3OOo0.OOO IN Government
certificates TO complete approved recIa-
nation projects.
On the House side the Adnliniz1ra-
tion's amendment to the ant-injunctfon
laws is held by the Committee on Judi
ciary- 1t has the hearty condemnation
Of the American Federation Of Labor.
and, since this is Congressional cam
paign year, will probably be quietly
sidestepped by the lawmakers. The Sen
ate Judiciary Committee hasn't vet ia
Ken UP he question Another hin
which Is apparently doomed to innocuous
desuetude is that providing for a new
form Of government in Alaska.
II there is time Conorasr NO. -.
tempt TO carry out the reforms pro-
posed by the President looking TO more
speedy conduct Of litigation in the
courts.