Evening star., 1898-09-05
PRESIDENTS RETURN
He Will Be Back in Washington To-
morrow Morning.
BUSINESS THAT WILL CONFRONT Him
The Members of the Industrial
Commission Expected.
THOSE PROBABLY SELECTED

row morning. He will Immediately take
up and give his attention to a number of
matters needing his action. The first
regular meeting of the cabinet in about
ten days will be held tomorrow and consid
cradle business will be transacted
1t is expected that some announcement
of Justice Whites intentions as to the
peace commission will be made tomorrow
or next day. Nothing is known among
White House officials in the city to Just
ice Whites determination. Everything
that has passed the subject has been
between the President and Justice White
and the outcome is known only to them
1t is argued however, that if Justice White
has finally accepted, there ought to be no
reason for keeping the fact a secret.
A More Extended Trip.
At any rate, the President is expected to
complete the commission at once. that
he may give the members explicit instruc-
tions before they leave on the 18th. When
the President has finished this important
work and attended to other pressing mat
ters, he viii leave the city on a more ex-
tended vacation than that now ending. He
will p1 obably remain in Washington about
ter days before going off. He will return
here by the time the peace commission gets
well down to its work, that he may be able
to give advice or instructions. If needed.
1t is as yet undecided where the President
will go on his next trip All arrangements
have been completed for a trip to Jackson
Vile, Fla. in case he expresses a desire to
go there and review the troops.
The Industrial Commission.
One of the first matters to which the
President is expected to give his atten-
tion on his return is the selection of nine
civilian members of the industrial commits
sion. This commission is provided for un-
der act OF Congress of June is. Its duties
are to collate information and to consider
and recommend legislation to meet the
problems presented by labor, agriculture
and capital. The commission is a most i'm
portant and is expected to accomplish
much in settling the friction between capt.
tai and labor. A similar commission in
England is alleged to have done much val
liable work.
What the Law Provides.
The law provides that the body shall
sist Of nineteen persons. five of whom are
to be members of the Senate, five Of the
House and nine to be selected by the Pres
ident The nine to be appointed by the
President are to represent as fairly as pos
shle the different industries and employ
ments. The senators appointed by the Vice
President were MessIs. Kyle, Penrose Man
tie, Daniel and Mallory. and the represen-
tatlves designated by Speaker Reed were
Messrs. Gardne-, Lorimer, Livingston and
Bell
For the nine civilian positions there are
over 125 applicants and for two months
the friends of each have been hard at work
among the applicants many we'll
known labor leaders and others prominent
in the discussion of questions incident to
the bettermeIt Of labor and industrial con-
dltlons. The positions are worth some
thing. The term of Office is two years The
salary is $500 a year, and actual travel
Ing expenses are allowed. The commission
will visit all parts of the country and in
Vestigate all kinds of industries Public
hearings will be given when necessary
The commission will make a report to Con-
gress.
Believed to Have Been Selected.
Senator Kyle is chairman of the COM
mission, and will call it to meet about the
18th of this month. The President had Sc
lected nearly all of the members of the
commission two weeks ago. Ex-Represen-
tatiVe Phillips of Pennsylvania, the author
OF the plan, is said to be practically GER
tain of place. President Sargent of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen has
also been selected. Ex-Leutenant Govern
or Harris of Ohio and Representative
Farquhar of New York are supposed to
have good chances, and to be among the
fortunate.
The cotton mill men of the south asked
for representation on the commission and
will likely get place An influential dele
CATION of southern cotton manufacturers
asked for the appointment of Capt. E. A.
Smythe Of South Carolina, but it Is said
that the President had previously offered
a place to Maj. ]. F. Hanson of Macon, Ga.
Major Hanson is personal friend of the
President, and two years ago was talked
Of cabinet possibility. If he has de-
clined Captain Smythe may be selected.
VIII Not Leave This Week.
iS hal ha
the President will go out Of the city this
week. He will, therefore, be here to re-
view the parade of the District heroes. He
has long had a strong admiration for the
District soldiers, and it will give him great
pleasure to review the parade of the men,
During the Presidents absence from the
city the White House attendants have given
the executive mansion a thorough "house-
cleaning In the executive offices and in
the private apartments of the building the
furniture has been touched up and rear
ranged.
Building to Be Repalnted.
When the President is off on his next
trip the whole building is to be repainted,
under the direction of Col. Bingham, SUPER
intendent of public buildings and grounds.
1t is almost needless to say that white will
be the color of the paint. The building has
not been painted in full since Harrison's
administration, and for some time has
been needing a coat. The paint wears
off rapidly around the windows and front
portico. around which there are always
many people.
Opportunity to do such work is best when
the President and his family are away on
vacation. At that time the majority of the
White House officials and clerks go off on
vacation, and little business is done to in
terfere with workmen Several Of the
clerks are now away for much-needed
rest.
No Issue for the Democrats.
Several prominent visitors called at the
White House today, thinking that the Pres
ident had returned to the city. Representa-
tive Hepburn of Iowa was among the num-
Der. He was asked if the democrats would
be able to get any consolation for the cam
paign out of the prospective heavy surplus
in the treasury the result of the bond
issue and war tax. Mr.. Hepburn said that
they would not. They did not know when
they voted against the bond ISSUE" he said
that the war would end so soon and with
such comparatively small expense. None of
them presented this as an argument against
the bond issue when it was under discus
sion- The truth is that democratic theories
OF finance are no longer attracting atten-