Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-23
Adjournment Saturday Now
Regarded as Improba able.
STATESMEN CALL ON TAFT.
No Explanation As to Clogging Of
Legislative Wheels.
SENATOR WARREN IS. BLUE
Session May Last Two Weeks, He
Says-Trouble Probably Over
Engineers Bill.

| GdS1ueeTb Dill.
| There was O mysterious tip In circula-
ton about the White House today that
the adjournment machinery was not in
good working order for the Saturday
closing Of Congress.
| Statesmen who saw the President went
away shaking their heads. Something had
happened to clog the wheels. Just what
| 1t was remained unofnciaily unexplained.
Nobody wanted to talk about it for fear
that discussion might bring about just
the situation that was feared.
| Senator Warren was blue about ad-
| journment when he left the executive OFF,
ces. 1T looks to be two weeks on,
tersely asserted the Wyoming senator.
| His remark was considered significant.
taken in connection with the engineers
bill In the Senate. 1t was concerning
| this bill that Senator Bailey has declared
he would keep Congress here until Au-
gust If it was pushed. Mr.. Warren Is
chairman Of the military affairs commits
tee of the Senate. The supposition was
that the President had told Mr. Warren
he considered the attitude of Senator Bal
ley unreasonable and that the bill ought
to go through.
This insistence on the part of the Presi-
dent. backed by Seantor Warren, would
unquestionably mean test of the lung
and word powers of the Texas senator,
and delay In adjournment.
Sherman Is Optimistic.
| the President. flxed next Tuesday as the
day for the Official termination of the leg
islative work of Congress. Most Of the
al x,A@ tfzs ~
| aware of the new situation that threat
ened. talked optimistically of getting away
Saturday. These included Representatives
Payne and Daixell and Senator Curtis.
The early-quitting predictions were made,
too, in the face Of knowledge of the fight
that has arisen In connection with the
anti-injunetion paragraph tackled on to
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The Senate has passed word to the
House that this paragraph, which ex-
empts labor unions from the operations OF
the Sherman antitrust law. shall never
become law. and House republicans have
about reached the conclusion that they
must yield. Several of the leaders to-
day said that this was all that could be
done. as under no circumstances would
the Senate stand for the amendment. This
paragraph. which may prove bothersome
to the republicans in the congressional
elections, Is not the cause OF the hold
up that Is down on the cards as strong
possibility.
Republicans who hall from labor cen
tiers believe they will be able to explain
their vote against the amendment on the
ground that IL would create a dangerous
trust and combinations Of all sorts that
would raise prices of food supplies.
Three Invitations Extended.
President TAFT today received three in
| vitations to make visits. A formal in.
vitation to attend the forty-fourth an
nual epcampment of the G. A. r. was
presented by a delegation introduced by
Representative Gardner Of New jersey.
consisting Of w. b. Bell. representing the
state of New Jersey and Atlantic City:
Gen. ]. C. Black and Maj. John r..
King. past commanders of the G. A. r..
representing that organization. The en-
campment is to be held September 10 to
r. The President said he would like to
be present. and would try to arrange his
dates for the occasion.
Senators Galiinger and Burnham pre-
scented an invitation to attend the annual
gathering of the 10th Regiment, New
Hampshire Volunteer Association, at the
Wiers. n. H.. In August The President
intends to do some motoring from Bever-
ly this summer and II he finds he can
motor into the White mountain region he
may accept the invitation.
Representative Stevens of Minnesota in
vited the President to attend the annual
meeting of the League Of American
August. The President was compelled
to decline this invitation
Miss Ida Tarbell, the well known writer
and author. was introduced to the Presi-
dent today by Representative Victor Muir
dock.
Richard Parr Meets President.
Richard Parr,- the man who exposed
the sugar frauds to the government
and will get 100000 for his work, was
introduced to the President today. Mr.
Parr came to Washington to see Sec
rotary MacVeagh. He said he wanted
to meet the President. Mr.. Parr told
the President that reward had not been
| the incentive for his work.
He said that for more than year after
he had discovered the frauds and report
ed them TO the government he did not
have the least idea that there was any
law giving rewards to those who discov-
cred and worked up cases Of frauds
against the government. He was glad to
receive the reward that had been made to
| him. as he had gone through much spy
| ing and harassing from the sugar inter-
| ests, until he was almost a nervous wreck.
| II is probable that part Of the payment
| from funds In the Treasury for such pur-
poses, but the bulk of the reward will
have to be specially appropriated by Con-
gress.
Kentucky Colored Man to Land.
/ Representative Langley talked for some
time with the President today regarding a
number of matters. among them the giving
Of federal position to a Kentucky
colored man. The President told Mr..
Langley that he would do his best to find
a position and thought he would be able
to do so.
| Prof Alert S. White of Lexington and
Dr. E. E Underwood of Frankfort are the
| two prominent colored men OF the
/ place who have been pushed for places.
One of these will get the position the
| President has promised. Mr.. Langley
also urged upon the President that vet
| Grams of the civil war and their widows
should be cared for In cases where dis
missals are being made from the public
service.
Mr. Langley was threatened with sun
stroke today and has been ordered by his
physician to remain at his home for sew
eral days.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of Tho
thsru,ometeP and barometer Mt the