Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-10
Legislative Measure Now al
White House.
TAFT MAY ACT TUESDAY
Civil Service League Officials Make
Protest.
OBJECT TO sEvEN-YEAR PLAN
Japan First Nation to Select Site
for Exhibit at Panama
Exposition.

The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, containing the seven-
year tenure clause for employees Of the
government, reached the White House
last night and will receive the attention
of President Taft within few days. The
President was too busy today to read H.
He has not yet completed his veto of the
steel bill and must get that out of the
way before he proceeds to veto the legfs-
lative bin, as II is generally understood
he will do.
The President was scheduled for q
game of golf this afternoon, and is not
expected to reach the much-talked-of
bill before Monday. If he wishes To
have the advice of his cabinet on the
veto of the measure, which was fore
Swallowed by The Star some days ago.
he will take the question up with the
members at the regular meeting Tues
day. If he does not care to bother the
cabinet with the veto he may have it
ready to send to Congress Tuesday. al
though 1t is understood that number
of senators and representatives demo-
Gratis and republicans have asked the
President to permit them TO confer with
him before he acts. These visitors
probably will see the President Monday.
There is no haste about vetoing the bill.
Congress is not expected TO adjourn be-
fore next Saturday, and II the veto goes
in by Wednesday or Thursday the bill
could be passed again before adjourn
ment. The President does not think II
possible that the bill could be passed
over his veto.
Protest Seventeen Plan.
John Joy Edison, who has been for
many years q member OF the council or
the National Civil Service. League. and
Elliott H. Goodwin, secretary OF that or
ganization, conferred with President Taft
today about the seven-year tenure scheme.
opposing most vigorously. They found
the President I'm entire accord with their
views and determined to express his dis
approval in q veto.
The visitors also talked with the Presi-
dent about the provision in one Of the APP
preparation bills for the appointment out
side of civil service OF 800 temporary
clerks in the census bureau at 81 300 per
year. The league expressed opposition to
this. and il the provision passes In that
form will urge the President to require
the appointees to be taken from the civil
service rolls regardless OF the wording OF
the bill.
II went to see the President about this
damnable scheme to cut the heart out OF
civil service" said Corporal James Tam
ner. "and 1 am glad 1 found him ready
to stop 1t with veto. i lived in WASH
ington in the old days. when men trem-
bled at the frown Of a member OF Con-
gress or a small man OF influence, when
no person in the government employ felt
secure in his position or in his home,
We do not want q recurrence OF those
days."
Japan First to Act. 80
President Taft today received word that
Japan is the first foreign nation to select
a site for its exhibit for the great EXPOSE
ton at San Francisco in 1915. The Japa-
nese commissioners who selected the site.
and will superintend the construction OF
buildings and gardens to the value OF
more than $1.0U0.0Oo, are on their way TO
Washington to tell President Taft that u
has been decided to make the United
States a permanent present OF these mag
nificent buildings at the close of the eN-
position. The President will receive the
commissioners and accept the splendid
offer i'm the spirit i'm which it is made.
The commissioners who visited Eu-
rope to encourage exhibits from all
countries there have handed to Presi-
dent Taft their official report and with
1t a gift from the President OF Portu-
gal
President Taft has decided to give a
lawn party reception the afternoon OF
September 4 to the delegates who wil
attend the international Congress OF APP
piled Chemistry. to begin its sessions
here that day. and at which the Presi-
dent will preside at the opening.
Nominations Made.
Two important nominations sent to the
Senate today were those of Fred A. Hig-
gins of New York city, to be appraiser OF
merchandise at the port of New York.
and Rene F. Clerc to be appraiser at
New Orleans. Mr. Higgins succeeds
Francis w. Bird, who resigned to enter
the work of trying to make Col. Roose-
welt President Mr.. Higgins is a business
man, acceptable to the Treasury, but also
acceptable to William Barnes, jr.. and the
New York republican organization.