Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-12
THE WHITE HOUSE
The President Making Preparations
to Join His Family.
MATTERS OCCUPYING His ATTENTION
Cabinet Officers Getting Ready t
Separate for the Summer.
SP EAkER REEDS GALL

fairs so to join his family at Gray Gables
as soon as possible. The accumulation OF
public business on his desk, however, will
prevent his starting on his lcng summer
vacation on the shores Of BuzzSrd's Bay
for at least a week yet, and it is said that
the business already on hand is suffi icient
to keep him busy up to the 1st Of July.
There is every indication that he will not
have much leisure this summer, and that
he will have to take a great deal of work
away with him for consideration during
his vacation. 1t is his desire to leave pub
lie cares behind him, but, judging from the
present outlook, he will not be able to do
so this year.
Matters to He Considered.
Not the least of the matters that will be
forced on his attention this summer are the
political situation, the threatened attack
on the gold reserve and the critical state of
our relations with Spain over the insur-
rection in Cuba, and with Great Britain
anent the Venezuela Guiana boundary dis
pute. The ordinary duties of the office of
President are enough to keep it's inc UNI
bent constantly employed, and when other
important and engrossing duties are add
ed. he has little or no time for rest or
recreation.
Although it is said that no plans have yet
been made. it is generally believed in Off
cial circles that the President will leave
the capital before the close of next week
and that thereafter all executive business
will be transacted al Gray Gables. In case
of such an early departure il will be nee
essary for the President to take consid-
cradle unfinished business away with him.
To,iny's Cabinet Meeting.
TIE regular meeting of the cabinet was
held today. and preliminary arrangements
were made for the separation of the men,
bers for the summer. Secretary Lamont
was the only absentee. He is detained at
Seabright, n. j.. by the serious illness of
Mrs. Lamont's father. Secretaries Olney
and Carlisle will not be able to leave the
city for many weeks yet. Secretary Olney
is detained by the condition of our foreign
relations. which will require his personal
daily attention for some time to come.
Secretary Carlisle is keeping close watch
over financial affairs, and expects to be
called as a witness in the Senate investiga-
ton Of bond transactions.
These two gentlemen will eventually
spend short time at Gray Gables as the
guests Of tie President and Mrs. Cleve-
land. Secretary Olney will spend his
vacation AT Falmouth, Mass, about fif-
teen miles from the Presidents summer
home, and Secretary Carlisle will make
a visit to Assistant Secretary Haml;n at
Secretary Lamont will make frequent Wis
its to tie President. and Secretary Her
bert will stop at Gray Gables on his tour
of inspection of the northern nara! sta
tion. Other members Of the cabinet will
probably visit their chief during the sum
mer. The prospects are that Secretaries
Carlisle and Lamont will be in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the summer executive
mansion about the time the damocra tic
convention assemblies at Chicago to select
the standard bearers in the next presi-
Dental election.
Speaker Reeds Call.
Speaker Reed spent half an hour in con-
sultation with the President this morning
before the meeting of the cabinet 1t was
said that the object of his call was to take
leave formally of the President. as is
proper at the end of a session of Congress.
Several Sena ators and a few members of the
House also called to say farewell The fact
tnai the cabinet was in session probably
explains why there were such a compare
lively small number of congre essiona, cali
eTS.
Acts Approved.
In addition to those already mentioned in
The Star. the following bills were approved
ty the President yesterday afternoon be-
fore the adjournment of Congress:
The act for the relief of Arthur P Selby:
the act for the relief of B. ]. Van Week:
the acts granting pensions to Eliza G. Pyne
and Martha NJ. Gibson: the act to author-
ize the Secretary of War to improve and
maintain the public roads within the limits
OF the national park at Gettysburg. Pa; +;
the act to authorize and encourage the
holding OF trans mississippi and intarna
tionai exposition at Omaha, Neb.. 1898. the
act to make the city of Santa Barbar ra
Cal, SUPPORT of entry: the act to estab-
lish a life-saving station on the coast of
New Hampshire or Massachusetts between
the Hampton and the AIerrimac rivers: the
act to provide SUPPORTS of entry and deliv-
cry In the state of Florida; the act to grant
Il right of way through the new Fort Rliss
military reservation to the Ell Paso and
Northeastern Railroad Company: the Act
for the relief of James A. Moore; the
joint resolution for the relief of James p
Neach: the act to authorize the construc
tion Of a bridge across the Warrior river
by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company:
the act to authorize the construction of a
bridge across the Cahaba river. in Bibb
county, Ala, by the Mobile and Ohio Rail-
road Company: the act to authorize the
construction of a bridge across the Ala
bama river by the Mobile and Ohio Rail
read Company: the act to authorize the
Eutler ard Pittsburg Railroad COMPANY to
construct a bridge across the ALLEGHENY
river; the act for the relief of Capt. James
kegan, Z. 8. A; the act for the relief of
Edward Rice: the joint resolution EXTEND
ing the benefits of sections 1926 and 1573 of
the Revised Statutes to all enlisted persons
IN the navy: the act for the relief of Will
liam H. ScofieId, Jacob Brady. James
ketcham, Annie Booth, as administrative
OF the goods chattels and credits Of George
w. Booth, deceased: the act to change the
time and places for the district and circui;
courts of the northern district of Texas.
the act to make the city of Erie, Pa, a port
of immediate transportation; the act to au-
thorize the county of ST. Louis, Mimi. to
build or authorize the building of a foot
and wagon bridge across the ST Louis
river at a point near Fond du Lac.
The following bills having been presented
to the President ON May ~ and not having
been returned by him to the House of Con.
gress in which they originated within the
time prescribed by the Constitution. have
become laws without his approval:
The act to correct the military record Of
Charles w. Rinehardt and to grant him an
honorable discharge: the act authorizing
and directing the Secretary of the NAVY to
furnish to George F.. Fuller Post Grand
Army of the Republic, of Manistiuue. Mich.
a condemned cannon: and the act author
izing and directing the Secretary of the
Navy to donate condemned cannon and
condemned cannon balls to certain posts
OF the Grand Army of the Republic
Bills That Failed.
1t was expected that the LIST of bills
that failed Of approval would be announced
today. but for some reason, not stated, it