Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-06
The President Getting Facts for His
Annual Message.
VISITS FROM CABINET OFFICERS,
The Whole of November Likely to
Be Spent at the Country House.
TARIFF AND THE MESSAGE.

VI Hresioent Cleveland between now
anu Aionoay, the 4th day Of December, when
Sohsress reconvenes In regular session
MOST OF the intervening time will be spent
at Woodley in the preparation of his an
nual message. The President finds he can
work there to much better purpose than In
the executive office. for. though many Sem
ators and Representatives have left the
city. enough remain behind to make the
pressure upon him for the numerous i'm
portant appointments still untitled some
thing to be avoided as far as possible.
Those appoin tments. as fast as decided up
on, will be given out from the White House
ON certain days in the week.
Cabinet Omcers at Woodley.
Nearly all the cabinet officers are well
advanced with their reports which will
form the basis of the Presidents recon-
mendations in dealing with department
matters 1t Is understood that each officer
In turn will probably be a guest at Wood
ley. They may not all assign squirrel
hunting as an amiable pretext for their
visit. and may not all, like Secretary Gresh-
am, take to the woods between and
O'Clock in the morning with the President
for bon compagnon," but they will get
there all the same. Secretary Carlisle has
and many evening consultations. Post
master General Bissell frequently drives out
there in the pleasant evenings, and Col.
Lamont Is constant visitor.
Foreign Relations.
1t has been an almost unbroken custom
for the President to lead off his message
with a discussion of our relations with for
eign powers. On the only occasion when
this practice was deviated from, when MIR.
Cleveland sent in his memorable tariff mes
sage, on the 9Th of December, 1887. stating
xH.t fhat cd ms
not a theory" he explained the reason
why this preference was usually given to
State Department matters by saying. in an
apologetic paragraph at the end of his mes
sage:
"As the law makes no provision for any
report from the Department of State. q
brief history of the transactions of that
important department. together with other
matters which may be hereafter deemed
essential to commend to the attention of
Congress. may furnish the occasion for
future communication.
State Department matters this year will
be Of unusual interest; embracing as they
will the Hawaiian policy of the admins
tration. of which II is confidently expected
some authentic announcement will be made
for the Information of the general public
and the stirring incidents In Brazilian
waters.
The Tariff Snd the Message.
Finances will necessar.sS come next-the
been endeavoring in every brief respite that
the silver fight has given him to get to-
gether in a succinct form a tabulation of
facts and recommendations to be handled by
the President on this topic. After that will
necessarily follow the Presidents recon-
mendations, which he practically promised
In his special message to the extra session,
as to that "other legislative action which
may be necessary to put beyond all doubt
or mistake the intention and the ability of
the government to fulfill its pecuniary OBJ
legations in money universally recognized
by all civilized countries" This portion Of
the message will be looked for with much
interest
The recommendations as to the army and
navy. the complicated affairs of the Interior
Department and the Post Office and Agrf-
cultural departments will have been largely
foreshadowed in the meantime in the re-
ports Of the heads of bureaus in those great
executive ofhces. the abstracts of which are
being made public from day to day.
Consultation With Chairman Wilson.
The President came in from Woodley al
10 o'clock this morning. He shut himself
up in the executive Office of The White
House. where he had an interview with
Chairman Wilson of West Virginia, of the
House ways and means committee. IL is, of
course. assumed that the tariff bill IN course
OF preparation and the Presidents recon-
mendations on the tariff question in his
1orlncoming message were the subject Of
the conference.
The Presidents Squirrel Hunt,
The Presidents expedition into Mont
gomery county Saturday in quest of squir-
reis was a failure. due altogether to the un-
propitious weather and the absence of the
Festive nut eaters. If they had only known
who was looking for them they would prob
ably have come out of their hiding places
to receive the distinguished visitors-or their
shots The place selected for the hunt was
a copse of woods about fourteen miles north
OF Woodley. represented to the President as
the faVorfte haunt of the best SQUIRRELS in
this neighborhood- The President went tbere
In MS carriage, accompanied by Secretarv
GreSnam and Mr.. Charlie Ioeffier Tbayy
tramped all day in drizzline rain and diI
not see squirrel, a rabbit. a grouse or in
fact. anything with fur or wings that vas
worthy attention, and IL is Understood that
the only shot fired by the three sportsnen
was one aimed at something at the ton of a
TAN tres that bore a faint resemblance .o on
animal or some kind. Whatever N was ,ba
snot had no effect on IL, as 1t did not cbanrs
It's position A report that lacks confrr,e
ton Is that the President and his nramier
spent all the forenoon of yesterday in had
recovering from the effects of their ion1
Tramp In the woods. e