New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
THEDA VINWAS ASHINGTON

, tern1ined fight will he made in the Senate
TO continue the beard, not so much
because the regulars regard the Tariff
Board with any particular favor. but be-
! cause they feel they must adopt that course
IN UNFOLD the hands OF the President As a
matter OF fact. there are a number of Re
nuhIicans who like the Tariff Board no bet
ter than do the Democrats. and for the
game reason. They appreciate that the in
vestiaatious and reports or the board must
,a.d inavitablv TO a lowering of the tariff,
ond ~ that tvpe OF "stand-patter" who,
i,ka ox.Secretary Shaw, regards any lower
ING of the tariff duties as analogous TO
knocking the top rails OIL the pasture renee
merely because 1t is higher tliah necessary
such a prospect is anything Dut "eicon'e'
on the other hand. there are soou many
Insurgents who realize the Naiue "N'' vi"
Tariff Beard must prove TO the 'o'",i -
and n Is probable that they VIII oppose thc
Democratic effort to wipe the insu'u''o"
out of existence.
PRESIDENTS BXPENSEs.-With tha'
broad craftsmanship which Is so clardc'e'
istic of the Democratic majority !" ~
President OF the fund which for huiii"e'
OF years has been appropriated u uei'" ,
his travelling expenses. II Is lhouoHI
a step would embarrass President lai'' "'''
for that reason it is heartily laVoleu W
many Democrats who. had they siea.'
faith in the election of Democratic Chiel
Executive. might be less prone to lnfllct
hardship on that official. Prior to the pas
sage OF the railway rate Dill IL was '''e
custom Of the Chief Executive 10 acceP'
from the railroads free transportation inc
use OF a private car, etc. After that Dill
became a. law President Roosevelt polii'eu
out that he could no longer accept such
free TRANSFORMATION and his friends secured
the adoption of the law providing sz'V" d
wear to defray the travelling expenses VI
the President. IF the Democrats carry ou'
their purpose and refrain from making th''
appropriation It Is hardly proosoIe old'
the Republicans in the Senate VIII lHSis' ."
il. They will not. because they expect tio
President 10 make determined hght ioI
the maintenance OF the Commerce court
and the Tariff Board, and even TO go inc
length Of vetoing q bill which falled 10
include these appropriations. and they feel
that President Taft would be embarrassed
in pursuing that course IL the appropria-
tion 20 cover his own travelling expenses
were also involved. There are those VINO
believe the President would have right 10
incur travelling expenses under the act OF
June %. 1896. oven If the appropriation
were not made. for the reason that the act
provides that thereafter there may DO eM-
pended" etc. And IL Is contended that the
use OF the word hereafter implies per-
manent intention on the part OF Congress
which would not be nulllhed by failure
TO make tho necessary appropriation. but
would require affirmative action repeating 1t
70 render IL void There is little probabi-
itv. however. that President Taft would
care to avail himself Of such technicality.
HORAHS PAT STORY.-Inquirics as 10
, tho occasion OF peas of laughter heard
issuing from the Republican cloakrooms Of
the Senate to-day ELECTED the fact that
Senator Borah had just told a story
apropos OF Colonel Roosevelt's serving on
a jury which appealed 50 irresisubly to the
risihllities OF his colleagues that they were
unable TO confne their mirth within the
acoustic limits Of the cloakrooms. There Is
In Idaho. according 10 Mr. Borah. Charsc-
ter whose occupation consists of collecting
taxes nj certain times OF tho year and serv-
ing on juries the rest of the time. He is
a citizen of generous proportions and the
| possessor Of voice like r foghorn. Early
one evening as the wife Of the tax col
lector- -Juryman was passing the courthouse
tho window OF the jury room WAS raised
and he was heard to shout 10 her In stem
torian tones. There's eleven blame
fools who don't agree with me on this
! Jury. | wish you'd bring my blankets
down. cause / guess well be here all
night" G. G.. X.