The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.

oiAA was put o4udICiy up 10 EIcSlucHt
Taft Thursday for his expected veto
when the House concurred with the
Senate amendments to the measure.
Already. both Houses have canvassed
the possibility of passing the measure
over the expected veto, which will be
based on the judiciary recall provision of
the till.
Thursdays action in the House, which
both Democrats and Republicans ap-
plauded. was without any roll call. Rep.
resentative Flood, of Virginia. who pilot
ed the measure through the House, ex-
planned to that body that the amend
ments made no material change.
1t was plainly indicated that not only
were the Republicans rallying their
forces, but that the Democrats, too, were
using every means to gather into Wash
ington all the members of both House
and Senate who have been out cam.
paigning in their States, or who have
slipped away for short vacation. I.
was freely predicted that the lining up of
the forces meant that an early adjourn
ment of Congress was impossible and
presaged bitter fight in which the stand
pat Republicans would seek to prevent
any measure that was vetoed by Mr..
Taft being passed over that veto.
Apparently convinced that there is no
prospect of an adjournment of Congress
in the near future, President Taft left
late Thursday for second weekend trip
to Beverly, Mass, where he had hoped to
spend most of the summer.
Following his recent return from fly-
ing trip to Mountain Lake Park, Md,
President Taft had intended to remain in
Washington until the close of the session.
At that time, however, it was thought
that Congress would adjourn between
August II and IS. The tariff situation in
the Senate has become so complicated,
however, that the President determined
to take little vacation trip to the North,
visit his family, play golf and motor
along the north shore.
M
John Barrett, director general of the
Pan-Americau Union, represented Presi.
dent Taft at San Deigo and turned the
first spadeful of earth for the Panama
California Exposition to be held during
the entire year 1915 1t is expected that
all of the countries of Latin A merica will
exhibit at San Diego The prominence
of the Presidents special envoy gives
peculiar force to the following utterance
he made at banquet given in his honor:
II am going back to Washington with
new conception of your city. will go
before Congress with greater loyalty to
your part of the country. go back with
an interest aud enthusiasm of which I
had no conception when started west.
ward / compliment You on your spirit,
and lam your devoted servant in any,
thing can accomplish. l wish you God
speed and success in your efforts Great
and prolonged applanse.)
AZ
Washington has city fire department.
and in the natural course of things it
ought to be one of the finest in the coun-
try. Whether it is or not may be judged
from the fact that when fire broke out
couple of weeks ago in the business dis
trict near several engine houses, the first
engine was ten minutes getting to the
blaze, and after it got there the firemen,
having no ladders to get line of hose to
the top floor, ran around in circles like
the inhabitants of. disturbed ant hill.
They didn't seem to know whether they
we're at prize fight or pink tea. Loss,
1900 fully insured.
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President Taft will designate Thursday,
November 80, as Thanksgiving Day this
year. 1t always has been the custom to
fix the last Thursday in the month. This
year there has been some doubt because
November happened to include FIVE in
stead of four Thursdays. The White
House has been besieged by theatrical
managers and those in charge of college
football games to settle this doubt so that
definite arrangements could be made for
the usual array of special performances
and sports that mark the day.
Bankers throughout the country were
said to be anxious that the President
should designate November 70 as Thanks
giving Day. They claimed that the
making of November 80 a legal holiday
would seriously interfere with their work.
inasmuch as the law requiring national
banks to make their statements to the
Treasury Department on the first day of
eacs: month and holiday falling on the
last Of the month would be most in
convenient.