The evening times., 1897-07-17
May Reach Congress Monday But
This Is Uncertain. =
PRESIDENTS SUMNER TOUR
The Long Session VIII Prevent Mr..
Mckinley From Attending the
Uuyeiling of the Logan Statue.
Persistent Callers at the White
house Becoming Unwelcoine.

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he would not be able to visit Chicago, to
be present at the unveiling OF the statue
| Of Gen Logan. The uncertainty as to the
date of the ad journment OF Congress has
.inaTy forced him to give the trip up. much
against tis wish He will be in Washing
ton all next week and probably until Au-
gust /.
The following guests viii be at the din
! her 10 Gen. woodford at the White House
tonight: vice President and Mrs. Hobart,
Secretary aud Mrs Sherman, Attorney Gen
eral McKenn ma, Judge Day. Senator and MIS-
Davis, REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs. Hit, Miss
Buckingham and Secretary and Mrs Por-
/ ter.
President Mckinley and Mrs. Mckinley
were guests of Secretary Porter at an IN
formal dinner last night. The other guests
were Vice President and Mrs. Hobart,
Secretary Pliss. Senator Hanna, Judge
Day and Miss Buckingham.
The currency message will not be sent
to Congress today. IT is said at tie
White House that IL may go in Monday,
though this is not at all certain III Is
reiterated at the Executive Mansion that
every desire now is to get Congress away
as soon as possible, and that nothing VIII
l,e done which will tie likely To delay ii.
The message may very likely fail TO go in
at this session.
The crowd at the White House this morn
ing was a large one but nobody saw tho
President from the ordinary throng. TIE
lelrliiar callers, who VIII never secure whtt
they wish and have no chance, but continue
&c haunt ti.- waiting raom, have been en-
tirely shut out from audiences recently.
They have all been informed oncr st
lea st that their cases are hopeless, and at
last the President has tired of their per
sisteucy. IL has been a weary job for
him since March 3. A few Senator'S and
Representatives were admitted to push ap-
plicants. but their success was Indifferent
Senator Thurston, one of the leading rail-
road lawyers, OF the country, made the
statement 10 a Times man this morning at
the white House that in his opinion TIE
canfiscation OF coal by the Ohio railroads
in transit is clearly unlawful. This mat
ter has hecn troubling the Ohio coal men
considerably, and they are anxious for a
settlement Of the question.
"An our State constitutions" Senator
Thurston said. declare that private prop
erty shall not be taken for public Use With
out Just compensation. IL follows that
private property cannot be taken for pri-
vate use, even with just compensation.
Private property cannot be taken for pub
lie use on any theory that am familiar
with, unless the right to do 70 IL given
Jy statute under the power of eminent do
main.
Il an at loss TO understand the tech
nichal grounds on which some OF the Ohio
RAILROADS have been hacking their switch
engines onto private tlestles and pulling
off coal cars. Tony mind, the fact that tie
railroads hive mail contract with the
Government is far from being sufficient
reason in their action.
Senator Thurston was at the White
House TO Introduce Major Church Howe,
of Nebraska, who has been appointedc consul
general to Samoa. Major Howe bad a fine
wsr record. and his appoin tmeht gave
much satisfaction 10 NebIa skan gen
orally.
Senator Thurston gave the off-hand
opinion this morning to The Times man
that the conference cOInmittee viii agree
10y Monday
Congressman Graft. OF Illinois, was at
the White House 20 int roduCe Gen Rinaker,
OF Illinois. formerly n member OF Con gress
Mr DovCner made a call this morning
Tor the discussion of his COilsul.hip ap-
plicants with Nj Mckinley. He was as
suTed rhat their papers were under son-
sderation. but came away with the im-
pressinn that very few consular appoint
ments Will be made Tor some weeks Mr..
Doyenet also urged the name OF Mr. -
+ NCFddden, of West Virginia. Tor su-
perfntendent or the Hot Springs rescrva-
ton.
Senators Davis and Nelson, OF Minnesota.
were among theeanycallers. Thcynlad. a
joint pressure for one Of their consular
applicants, and sa they will probably se-
cure his nomination, but would not give
his Eame
Senator Perkins. OF alifornia and Senator
GalliuCer saw the President.