Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23

When President Taft signs the bill
for the establishment OF postal savings
banks it will be law in full force. II
will be some time, however, before Il
people will be able to take their savings
to the post offices with the coniiden'
assurance that under the government
protection the money will be there
when they choose to call for it. The
surprising discovery was made today
that the House bill, which was passed
by the Senate, is minus any provision
fixing the time when il shall take effect.
The intention OF Congress, OF course,
was to make the law effective at some
time far enough in the future TO give
the board of trustees opportunity to
perfect the system for the operation OF
the postal banks. In the Senate bill,
which after passing the Senate was
abandoned for the House bill, it was
provided that the law should take effect
on the first day Of the third calendar
month after the approval of the law by
the president. That feature was entirely
overlooked in the House bill and so
this bill, like any other in which there
is no stipulation. becomes effective
when it receives the presidential auto
graph. The bill is now at the White
House awaiting the signature.
Statesmen who called at the White
House today were divided in their
prophecies as to the date of adjourn
mcnt Of Congress. The most optomis-
tic declared the-get-away would be
made by tomorrow night. As against
this others insisted that it looked like
two weeks more. Vice-PreSident Sher-
man predicted Tuesday. 81 had heard
that the president was being told that
Saturday was the date" he said, and
| came up here to tell him ! thought
it would be Tuesday, and | gave my
reason. Representative Payne, and
Dalzell. thought it would be Saturday.
4 situation has developed, however,
which may delay the session beyond
that time. The situation on the sun
dry civil bill, now dead-locked in con-
ference, is causing the impatient ones
anxiety 1t is possible President Taft
may arbitrate the difficulties which have
arisen over the exemption in the House
bill Of labor unions from the Sherman
antitrust law. 1t is also limited that
possibly President Taft may swing the
big stick to secure the anti-iniunctlon
bill. A number Of conferences at the
White House today suggested that
something was pending, though the
conferees were mum on the subject
matter. The executive has not yet
affixed his signature to the rivers and
harbors bill and still has this as final
trump card, in case the legislative deck
at the capitol is stacked against him.
An ovation was given Representa-
tive Tencr, republican nominees for
governor of Pennsylvania, when he
appeared in the House today back
from his victory in Harrisburg. APP
plause from the regulars interrupted
the proceedings OF the House for ten
minutes: The hand clapping broke
out anew when Representative Dalzell,
shool; hands with Tener.
The population of the city of Wash
ington is 331 ,069 This was the Off
cial announcement of the census bu-
reau this afternoon. 1t is the first Of
fetal announcement of any population
total as the result of the 1910 census.
In 1900 the population of Washington
was 27S.71S. The gain for ten years
is 80, 351 or 1873 per cent, as compared
with an increase for the preceding de-
cade Of 1897 or p per cent. The
city Of Washington for census pur-
poses is considered co-extensiye with
the District of Columbia.