Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-26
ALASKA MUST WAIT
Administration Bill to Take Its
Turn, Says President.
OTHER LEGISLATION FIRST
Reafirms His Approval, But Advises
Against Haste.
TO ATTEND ARLINGTON FEAST
Accepts Invitation of League Of
Republican Clubs - Railroad
Employees to Entertain Him.
TO ATTEND ARLINGTON FEAST

Representative Hamilton, chairman of
the House committee on territories. intro
duced In the House the administration
bill for the reorganization of Alaska with
a commission form OF government.
A bill along the same lines was intro
duced in the Senate, where it has encoun-
tered rough shedding with opposition that
probably will kill it.
Mr.. Hamilton saw the President today
to find out If the executive has aban-
doned the administration bill relating to
the territory. The President Is just as
strongly for the bill as ever before. he
told Mr.. Hamilton. and desires to see 1t
passed. But there are other measures Of
Importance he prefers to become law
first. Mr.. Taft does not care to push the
Alaskan bill if doing so will interfere
with other important measures he thinks
should become law without fail. The
Alaska bill is to come after what are re-
garded as imperatively necessary legis-
lation.
Taft to Dine at Arlington.
President Taft promised a committee
from the League of Republican State
Clubs of the District of Columbia that he
will attend their annual banquet at the
Arlington Hotel. April 0.
The banquet was fixed for April 2 and
invitations sent out for that date. But
the President has a previous engagement,
having promised to go to Baltimore to at
tend a dinner in honor of his friend, DR..
w. III. WEIGH. The date Of the league
dinner has been changed to April SO
the President can be present.
The committee calling upon the Presi-
dent consisted of John Hays Hammond,
chairman: Z. C. Snyder, vice chairman;
Gus 4. Schuldt, John c. Crockett, John
G. Capers, Webster Ballinger, Phillip
Buettner. George l.. WhitfOrd, Marion
Butler. William l.. Symons, William Tyler
Page and John r. Berg.
Representative Hayes of California in
PRODUCED to the President a number of Of
ficials Of California fruit distributors, who
are in the east looking after extension of
the business of the fruit growers and
interests. The visitors included +. i. Nc
kevitt, III. A. Fairbank, c. B. Devices,
Charles b. Bills and George w. Bisbee,
all of Sacramento.
President Wanted in Buffalo.
Representative Alexander sought to
have President Taft stop in Buffalo on
his way from Chicago to Rochester.
March IS. The President is to leave Chi
cage at 1880 o'clock the night of March
IL, and arrives at Rochester the next
night. leaving there the same night for
Albany which he will reach March 10,
remaining until the following night.
He will be the guest of Gov. Hughes in
Albany. From Albany he goes to New
York city, New Haven, Conn: Provi-
dence, r. l., and back to Washington.
He will be back in the White House
April D.
Senator Buckley Of Connecticut called
on the President today with Arthur Call
Deerin Of Hartford. chairman of the
New England Arbitration and Peace
Congress, and a committee to ask the
President to attend the congress to be
held at Hartford, May 8, ., 10 and H.
The President could not give a definite
answer now, but said he would do SO
later.
The peace congress is a gathering Of
representatives from the six New Eng
land states and is to be under the aus
pices of the American Peace Society and
the Connecticut State Peace Society.
President to Meet Railroad Men.
The President this afternoon agreed to
attend a big international gathering of
the four brotherhoods of railroad en-
ployes at Worcester, Mass, April 2, 3
and l. The President will probably go
there on April 3.
The convention is to be composed OF
delegates from each lodge and division of
the four brotherhoods. Subjects to be
discussed will embrace nearly everything
of interest and Importance to railroad
employees. The invitation was extended
by 4 committee of railroad men, intro
Representatives Weeks and Mccall.
The President this afternoon received
the delegates attending the convention of
weights and measures at the bureau Of
standards. /,