Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-21
CANAL BILL STANOS|ANOTHER GRAFT S|FT
President Will Not Veto Pana John Doe Police Inquiry Is
ma Waterway Measure. Planned for New York.
PARTS ARE OBJECTIONABLE NEW EVIDENCE EXPECTED
Taft Show Need of Additional May Strengthen Cases Against the
Legislation by Congress. Seven Indicted Yesterday
HOLSTERS BOOST BARNARD SCHEPPS GRANTED IMMUNITY
Charges
Graft
Being Investigated.
President Will Not Veto Pana-
ma Waterway Measure.
PARTS ARE OBJECTIONABLE
Taft to Show Need of Additional
Legislation by Congress.
HOLSTERS BOOST BARNARD
Desire That Indiana Chemist Be
Given DR.. Wiley's Place-Execu-
tive Greets japanese.

That President Taft will not veto tn;
Panama canal bill is the outlook at TIE
White House today He will, however
send to Congress a memorandum, In
signing the bill. pointing out his objec-
tons to the measure and the necessity
for additional legislation that will leave
no doubt as to the position of this
country
The Presidents determination not Il
veto the bill. but to sign it. with an &C
conpanying statement of his objections
TO some OF its features. has been reached
after a careful study of the situation in
the Canal Zone. The President has re.
garded the bill as a good one, although
defective in some ways. Had the bill
reached him earlier in the session OF
Congress he probably would have vetoed
it. but with Congress at the edge OF
adjournment it would be impossible, Mr.
Taft has been informed. to put through
any more Panama legislation this late
Doubt Would Reign.
The authority to go forward with q
permanent organization. which the Pan
anna canal officials have been CONSTANT,
urging. would be missing, and anothe
year would go by before the canal PEG
pie would know what they could do o.
how they could do it.
The Importance of the bill to Col
Goethals and his engineers is greater
than is appreciated. The time is get
ting closer for the opening of tn
canal. and not a Legislative step hai
been taken before this time to star
the permanent machinery for the op
GRAFTON of the great waterway. Col
Goethals has made repeated appeal
to Secretary Stimson. and through tn
latter to the President. for Legislation
at this session. pointing out the seri
BUSINESS of further delay. The Presi
dent realizes the confusion that woul'
follow the vetoing of the bill and will
permit 1t to become law.
Veto of Legislative Bill.
| islative executive and judicial appropria
ton bill went to Congress today. 1t con
tanned only eighty-seven words. merel
stating that he returned the bill withou
his approval because the bill still con
tains in section a provision for the re
| peal of the act establishing the Com
| merce Court. My objections to this re
peal are stated in my message com
| municated to the House of Representa-
| tiyes august ID. last.
The President, il is known. will vet
| the bill as often as it comes to him wit
| the provision for the abolition of tn
Commerce Court. He is well satisfies
that the Senate will not pass the bill Owe
| his veto. and that ii will be necessar
for Congress, if it wishes to adjourn an
time soon. to send him an appropriation
bill. pure and simple, shorn of laws h
thinks ought to be passed in separat
bills.
Want Barnard as Chemist.
The Indiana congressional delegation
democrats and republicans. called OF
President Taft today to urge the selec
ton by him of II. f. Barnard as chic
chemist of the Department of Agricul
ture. in succession TO DIR. Harvey w
Wiley.
The President told the visitors that h,
would be glad to consider their recon-
mendations for DR.. Barnard. who is tn
state chemist of Indiana. but that he ha.
not yet reached a definite conclusion a.
to who he will appoint
The impression grows stronger eacl
day that DR.. Doolittle. the acting chic
chemist of the department. will b.
named when the President does act. DIR
Doolittle has made a creditable record il
the department and is satisfactory 4
Secretary Wilson.
Consular Nominations.
The President today sent to the Senat
the following nominations to be consul
of the United States:
Perry c. Hays of Montana. at Zanzi
bar. Zanzibar: David j. ID. Myers o
Georgia. at Puerto Cortez Honduras
George Nj. Hanson of Utah. at Hobart
Tasmania; Walter A. Leonard of Illinois
at Stavenger. Norway: Frank Anderson
Henry. OF Delaware. at Guadeloupe. Yves
Indies; Charles Forman of Louisiana a
Turks Island West Indies.
The members of the Japanese commits
sion to the Panama-Pacific exposition il
San Francisco We're received by Presi
dent Taft yesterday afternoon. He thank
ed them for the splendid exhibit japan
will have at San Francisco The com
mission will return to San Francisco I,
complete its work. having conferred yes
terday and today with various depart
ment officials as to matters concerning
their exhibits