Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
The President Saw as Many Callers
as Possible.
DISCUSSING Els COMING MESSAGE
Consul General Bruwaet Comes to
Discuss Reciprocity.
GUARDING CIVIL SERVICE

There was a rush of visitors to the White
House today, and the President saw as
many as possible. AS stated in The Star
the President has concluded his message
Nothing is to be done but to add a few
touches here and there as may occur to
the mind of the chief executive. These
touches can be put on at odd hours, leav-
ing time to see visitors. Some changes viii
be necessitated by talk which the Presi-
dent is having with members of Congress
He discusses portions of his message with
nearly all members. Many of these make
suggestions. Frequently they carry to the
White House with them written sugges-
tions, which they ask to be inserted in the
message if the President finds it advisable
Beginning next Monday, the -ules about
receiving official visitors will be relaxed
and until the opening of Congress the Pres
ident will talk with many lawmakers and
others.
keifer of the Forty-seventh Congress and
Major General Dodge. Mr.. Keifer is on
his way to New York. He was accompa-
MED by Judge Thompson of Ohio
Senators Burrows, ex-senator Conger of
Michigan, Judge Miner of the supreme
court of Utah, and Representative Morris of
Minnesota were the next visitors. They
were followed by Chairman Hit of the
Otero of New Mexico, Controller Eckels,
Senator Jones of Nevada, Senator Fair
banks Of Indiana, Senator Hawley of Con-
necticut Representative Bingham of Penn
sylvania, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
Senator Pritchard of North Carolina, Sen
ator Eikins of West Virginia, Representa-
tive Dalzell of Pennsylvania and Edmund
Bruwaert, French consul general at New
York. Not all of these visitors saw the
President. A number of them had engage
ahead of them had had interviews with the
President.
French Consul Generals Mission.
The French consul general is here to
talk over reciprocity matters with the
President. Owing to the large number of
waiting visitors, Consul General Bruwaert
made an appointment to call when he will
have more time to talk with the President.
Senator Jones of Nevada did not have
time to wait, and will call again. The
senator was asked by Star reporter as to
the prospects of legislation. Speaking of
sentiment in the west as to the annexation
of Hawaii, Senator Jones said:
The people Of California are divided on
the subject. The beet sugar men, for in
stance, are opposed to annexation. The
commercial interests of the state are in
favor of annexation"
Senator Jones did not care to make
prediction to currency legislation, but
remarked that "the people have an in
Eerited feeling in favor of greenbackS."
Representative Bingham wants to recon-
mend the appointment of Gen. Henry S.
Huidekoper of Pennsylvania as member
of the board Of visitors to West Point.
The Civil Service.
Senators Elkins, Lodge and Pritchard are
all members of the civil service committee
of the Senate and were with the President
at the same time, but it is said that ther
being together was a coincidence. They
had matters relating to their respective
states 10 discuss, and conjointly did not
touch upon the question of the civil
service.
1t Is said that the President will have
something to say in his message on the
civil service. 1t will be strongly in favor
of maintaining the system, 1t is. claimed.
1t will give no encouragement to those who
premise that strong fight is to be made
on the law at the coming session of Con-
gress. The Presidents position will be
entirely different from that of Representa-
tive Grosvenor and others. The President
and General Grosvenor are close and warm
friends, and rule their views are not
far apart. In this case, however, General
Grosveror has been unable to convince
the President that the civil service ought
to be abolished or even modified SO as to
remove more offices from its protection.
Ex-senator Conger says he does not want
any poSitlOH LOT himself or any member of
his family, but wants to speak to the Pres
lcent about friend who is an applicant
for office.
At the coming receptions it is under
stood that no space will be assigned for
dressing rooms. Owing to the limited
space, it is said that rooms for cloaks
hats, ETC., will be set aside, these to be
also used by the ladies for whatever
changes they may desire to make, but
there will be no dressing room, as hereto
fore.
Gen. Ordway's Successor.
several letters have reached the White
House on the subject of the appointment
OF successor to the late General Ordway.
1t Is understood that the President will be
urged to make the appointment before Con.
gress meets or by the time it meets.
The President will nroha bl, taIx. .,,A .,.