New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
THEDAyIN WA SHINGTON

trict Of Tennessee. Accordingly Juose
Moons telephone tell BEGIN TO ring Win
an nsstence which made further sleep
impossible. and when he answered. IN zones
not free from irritation. he was informed
that il was "the President speaking Ihe
Pre- sident desired To see Judge Moon and
talk with him. not I'm the morning. but az
once. Moreover in about three minutes
the Presidents automobile would be al
Judge Moons door ana the chauffeur had
instructions 10 tCot Lis siren horn contnh-
cusy until that dlstingui he'd jurist ap-
peared Judge Moon yielded 10 The e&l-
gency OF the occasion. dressed and came
to tie White House There he explained
that he could consent 20 sucn commission
only on condition that one of its members
should be a justice of the supreme court.
To this Alr. Taft cheerfui'v consented: IN
fact he offered three justices II Mr.. Moon
would Get the bill throug'. Moreover ne
would include a visit 10 Chattanooga "heh
lie goes South next week. Thsn he sent
Judge Moon To the Capitol When he ar
rived there il was too lac TO amend the
postofficc bill. but he did set through a
Joint resolution which fulfilled every pur-
pose. and. according to the President noth-
ing gave him greater satisfaction than the
oppo-tunitv TO sign this resolution. the
last measure to reach him FOR approval.
: LIVELY CONFERENCE.-Of all the
conferences on appropriation bills. none
vas so lively as that on the naval Dill 10
which the Senate added siNty-nine amehu-
ments The conferrces worked conuht-
ously on the bill from the time II passed
the Senate yesterday until far into me
night. Then Senator Hale delivered hi9
opinion of his fellow conferTees in terms
which al the time they regarded as insulting
ard went 20 bed. as did senator Martin
Senator Perkins labored on unii a. M
b. which time he had secured an agree
nient on all but two propositions one pro-
yiding for the construction OF a collier IN
q Pacific Coast navy yard and the other
30 increasing the appropriation for inc
hattleshp 10 be built in the New YORK
yard as 10 make that proposition feasible
Then Mr. Perkins sent for Sena tor Hale.
What followed wnen the Maine statesman
arrived IS not recorded-pOssibly because
asbestos is 10; provided on which TO print
conference reports Ultimately. however
Mr. Hale signed the report. although the
House conferrees held out. The deadlocH
seemed unbreakable. and Secretary Meyer
vas informed that his bill must 20 over 10
another session. Mr. Perkins was not 10
be DISCOURAGED. however. but summoned
10 his assistance Representative Fitzgerald,
OF New York. and with his aid induced the
House to yield to the Senate on these
amendments contrary to the recommends
ton Of the House conferrees. II was not
until after II that the House so voted.
ard no picture Of more abject woe has
ever been seen in the Senate gallery than
was presented by Secretary Meyer as the
great clock licked off the minutes and
nothing was heard Of the naval bin. FL
nally. however. the agreement was reached.
and had the Capitol beer on fire the Sec
retsry OF the Navy could not have made
better time 10 the floor below. where he
supervised the attaching OF the Executive
signature 20 this all-important measure
MAY BE NEW AMBASSADOR.-There
is a persistent rumor in Washington to-
night that Curtis Guild. jr. c;.-Governor
of Massachusetts. is 10 succeed Henry
Lane Wilson as Ambassador TO Mexico IL
is known that President Taft has long de-
sired 10 appoint Mr. Guild TO The diplo-
matte service as well as the further tact
tl,at as special ambassador 10 the MeAl-
can centennial NJ. Guild made himself
popular with the Mexican government
The present ambassador, Mr.. Wilson has
been Obliged by ilness in his family 10
aprly FOR leave. lie reached Washington
to-day and spent considerable time in con
ference with officials ot tho Department ~
state 80 one in authority will confirm
the rtnor that Mr.. Wilson is to he sue
oeeded by Mr. Guild, and the rumor is
given here FOR what il is worth. 6 G. H.