Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-01
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The President Kept Busy by Many
Callers.
DISCUSSING PROSPECTS IN CONGRESS
Conference With Mr.. Dawes, the
Next Controller.
P PRINTING THE ESSAGE

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The President has had a busy day re-
| ce1ving congressman ard other callers. The
! remainder of the week will probably find
all OF his time taken up in giving audience
| to arriving members of Congress.
Representative Walker of Massachusetts,
| chairman Of the House committee on bank
| Ing and currency. has arrived in the city
and was early caller at the White
House. He discussed prospects for cur
| rency legislation at the coming session with
the President, but If his views inside We're
like those expressed to a Star reporter
| outside he did not give the President much
assurance that any currency measure would
get through Congress.
What will Congress do on the currency
| question:" Mr.. Walker was asked.
From my experience as chairman of the
banking and currency committee 1 should
| say that it would do nothing" was MIR.
Walkers answer. and this was all he would
say.
Repre- sentative Cannon of Illinois, chair
man of the appropriations committee of the
House. followed Mr.. Walker comforting
with the President good while on appro-
| priations. Mr.. Cannon is particularly OPP
posed to appropriations for additional river
and harbor work. and thinks that 1t would
| be wise for the committee on rivers and
harbors not to report any measures to the
House.
1t is said to be the wish of the President
| that estimates for running the government
| be cut as much possible. He is though.
| to have intimated this to Mr.. Cannon, but
where the President thinks estimates can
be shaved Is not known.
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana had a con-
ference with the President, ami was fol-
| lowed by Senators Hawley and Piatt of
Connecticut. Senator Plat was with Rob-
| ert A. Parke of this city. Senators Baker
| o. Kansas and Cullom of Illinois " ere next
oil the list. all being accorded interviews
with the President. Representative john
the President.
Controller Eckcls' Successor.
Charles G. Dawes. republican national
committeeman of Illinois, was with the
President a short time. Mr.. Dawes will
succeed James H. Eckels as controller of
the currency. 1t is understood that the
change will be made about the lime of the
holidays. Mr.. Dawes will remain here, it
| is thought and familiarize himself with
the duties of the office before Mr. Eclels
leaves. 1t is denied that there is any fric-
| ton between Mr.. Dawes and Mr.. Eckels
over the appointment of a man named
Jackson receiver of Chicago bank. Mr..
Eckels recently had the appointment made.
| l. was alleged that Mr.. Dawes considered
| that the appointment should have been left
| for him. 1t is now claimed that there was
| an understanding between the two men OH
the appointment
| Archbishop Chapelle of the archdiocese
of New Orleans will see the President be-
| fore leaving fer New Mexico. The arcn-
| bishop will remain in New Mexico settling
affairs in that diocese until about the first
| of February, when he will leave for New
| Orleans.
Col. Mosby's Return.
Colonel John S. Mosby. the famous eX-
| confederate. has returned to Washington
| from his California home, and will again
| press his claims for consulship. Colonel
| Mosby was at the White House, but owing
| to the press of official visitors did not re-
| main to see the President. 1t will be re-
| membered that he was here early last
| summer and saw President Mckinley on
| several occasions. He returned to Califor-
MIA to await more favorable opportunity
to press his application.
| General v. D. Groner. another Nirginian,
| was also at the White House. General
| Groner has the unanimous Endorsement OF
| the Virginia leaders for appointment to a
| good foreign position. but the President has
| not yet decided what he will give to Fir-
ginia of the diplomatic and consular plums.
| Mr.. Alex. Mcdonald the eX-mnister to
| Persia, has made appointment to see
the President about affairs in the country
which ne mas just LETT.
| E. NJ. Showalter of Fairmont, w. Va.
has been appointed an assistant district
| attorney of that state. He has already
taken the oath of office.
Ensign Smith has arrived at the White
House guest, his wife having come
on here about week ago.
Printing the Message.
Captain Brian, foreman of the govern
ment printing office, was again at the
White House today comforting about the
printing Of the Presidents message. Every
precaution has been taken to prevent the
| message any part of it becoming public.
Captain Brian will have picked squad of
| printers set the type for the message. He
| refuses to say when this work will be DONE
| He will supervise everything. No printer
will see more than a small portion of the
| known take" and that is all he Will
see. He will put this in type himself. and
| then get another take on an entirely diff
ferent subject Few proof sheets will be
made, and every sheet of this will be per-
sonally guarded by Captain Brian. The
proof sheets which go to the White House
for correction will be handled by Secretary
Porter. and great care will be exercised
there that they do not get into the hands
of any person who might talk.
President Mckinley Is opposed to the
printers having to work on the message
Sunday. and. as stated in The Star yester-
day, it will be put in type and few copies
turned out before that time. Many of
President Cleveland'S messages never
reached the government printing Office I'M
til Sunday night before Congress met en-
Monday. This made 1t necessary that the
picked force of men should work all of SUN
day night.