The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
DAY AT HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
THE COMMISSIONER WILL NOT EN-
TER ONO POLITICS.

said the Talk of Large COmpensa-
ton for the Peace Commissioners
Was PrepOsterOus-lay Get SIJ,-
600 Each and Expenses-Duties
We're Arduous-TelIs of Two Criti-
cal Periods in the Negotiations.
Canton, O., Dec. 25.-Judge Day, presi-
dent of the late peace commission, and
Mrs. Day, reached their Canton home in
time to take Christmas dinner with their
family
They arrived at 1915 O'Clock this morn
Ing over the Pennsylvania Railroad. There
vas no formal greeting arranged for them,
but a committee of the Stark county bar,
several personal friends and members of
their family, were at the station to meet
them.
The judge is in excellent health and
spirits, and the trip abroad has evidently
been beneficial. Mrs. Day is also in ex-
cel,ent health, and Notwithstanding sea
sickness on the return voyage, comes to
her home in much better health than when
she left it.
Judge Day. when asked as to his plans
for the future, said he expects to remain
in Canton and resume the practice of law
in the firm of which he was a member be-
fore entering the cabinet of President Nc
Kinley. The work of the commission end
ed when the treaty was delivered to the
President, and he does not expect to visit
yvasbinoto,, aeain IN connection with a,,,
ou'les OF tlat COMMISSION ASKED as 10
whether ne had any desires which the
state of Ohio could satisfy, he said:
IF you refer to political desires, 1 have
not. My only ambition is to be allowed
10 pursue the practice of my profession" "
D.. x1-4 r,.o...,,,
Later IN the conversation ne authorized
the direct statement that under no car
cumslances would ne pe cahdldate LOT
GoVerhor as ne mas peen reported during
MS absence IN farls.
Nhile he talked freely on many matters
connected with his work in Paris, Judge
Day dld not reel at liberty TO give an IN
terVleW an detail on the work OF the COM
mission. He said the tax OF $loOO0O com
pensation OF the commissioners, or OF any
sum approaching the amount, was ndlcu-
4ogs @ ana p. pr pos eIouS,
the commissioners and none of them il is
eafo to GOV accented ~, dufiae nc a enec-
ulation None of then has an idea Of a
large fee such as yvol1a bave heen Maid
had thew nerforn,ed he. duties in the ca
nacitv of reg,Iarl, retained attornevs
There is M actual nrecedent on which to
basa an estimate but the nrediction is
ventured tbat the comnensation of the
commissioners will NOT exceed Sl5 900 each
and reasonable expense incurred on the
trin and In Paris These expenses how
ever win NOT include those incurred for
the wives and families of the attaches of
the co,nnission because ali such went on
the tourney entirely independent of the
commission and were in no way a charge
unon the of7ciaI marty
II is nrobah,e that The stories of larga
cornnensa flor, were SUGGESTED Nv pavpents
in traatv nepotiotions of the mast notably
tho china ana Tanan traa4v In the case
of Mr. Roster there ie no nara1IeI to the
Par;s commission Ha was retained for a
very largr fee 10 nerforrn certain duties
In The case Of the Berine sea treaty. the
commissioners were paid very modest
sums for their work, but associated with
them were a number of attorneys of note
in the capacity of counsel looking after
large interests. and as such they were
paid liberal fees.
Little Chance for PIcnsure
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