Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
Conferences With the President on
French Treaty..
time FOR ACTION MAY Be EXTENDED
Pacific Coast Representative on
Porto Rican Tariff.
TODAY'S NOMINATIONS

1t Is thought to be likely, as the result
Of conferences at the White House TODAY,
that the reciprocity treaty negotiated with
France will not be ratified by the Senate
before the oath of this month, the time
OF its expiration without senatorial sane
ton, and that the treaty, if France is will
ing, will be extended admost another year
to give the Senate time to fully consider
1t. Should there be no extension of time
the treaty will die on the 24th of this
month. just as was the case with the Ar
gentine treaty.
Senators Sewell and Kean of New Jer-
sey, both opponents Of the treaty because
OF strong opposition to it by business in
terests of their state, conferred with the
President this morning. Senator Platt of
New York. likewise an opponent of the
treaty, saw the President. Secretary Hay
conferred with the chief executive later
ana II IS believed was directed to communi-
cate with the French government relative
to an extension of time for expiration
The President has not received report
from the foreign relations committee of the
Senate. but from talks with Senators he
Is convinced that the treaty cannot be rat
fled now if pressed tn = vote There is
too much opposition, both in the commit
Tee hiiu III The senate. 1t is thousnl py
some of the Senators opposing the treaty
Of Congress more favorable feeling to 1t
may prevail.
How the West Stands.
Representative Cooper, chairman of the
insular affairs committee of the House;
Representative Long of the ways and
means committee and Representative Kahn
OF San Francisco saw the President this
morning, and at least one of them referred
to public opinion on the Porto Rican tariff
MIR. Long says he has not received a pro-
test from his district in Kansas against his
vote for the Porto Rfcan tariff. His people.
he AYERS, uphold his course Mr.. Kahn
says that the people of the Pacific coast
are unanimously in accord with the action
of the House. 1.-The people out there are in
favor of holding the Philippines Thev
feel that they may not be able to do this
If there is unrestricted intercourse between
the IN. Islands and this country. If Porto
Rico can have free trade under the Con-
sutut1on, then the Philippines would be en-
titled to free trade. Our shores would he
open to the thousands of Cinnamon and
milnons~ OF natives In the Philippines We
mad enough of this once before the Chinese
We're excluded. At the same time We are
patriotic enough to want to see the Philip
pines under the American flag and her peo-
PIE educated and elevated to the blessings
we enjoy
fure Food Delegates Received,
Several hundred delegates to the p,,re
N~A received
President Mckinley in the east room Of the
White House this morning
Today's Nominations.
The following nominations were to6.,,
sent to the Senate by the President:
For appointment in the United States
army:
Infantry arm-To be first ueutenants.
Second Lieut.. Louis P Schindel, 9Th In
fantry; Second Lieut. George B. Pond. 3d
Infantry; Second Lieut.. Dana T. Merrill.
I2th ETai infantry; Second Lieut.. Alexander NJ.
Charles n. Murphy, 22d Infantry; second
Lieut. Theodore A. Baldwin, jr, 24th IN
1antry; Second Lieut.. George H. Shields
1r.' 18th Infantry; Second Lieut.. EIeutheros
Arthur L. Conger, 18th Infantry; Second
Lieut. James b. Kemper 14th Infantry:
Second Lieut.. John W. Barnes, 18th In.
Tantry; Second Lieut.. Isaac A. Saxton, 4th
"a infantry; Second Lieut.. Harry s. How
land, 23d Infantry; Second Lieut.. Alfred
Alqe, ieth infantry; Second Lieut.. Thomas
W. Rowell I'd Infantry; Second Lieut.
Hugh A. Drum, 18th Infantry; Second
Lieut. John M. Campbell, 25th Infantry.
Cavalry arm-To be second lieutenant:
Private Ferdinand w. Fonda. Troop b. I'd
United States Cavalry.
For appointment in the volunteer army Of
the United States.
Porto Rico Regiment-capt, William E.
Almy, 9TH United States Cavalry, to be
major; Jose Lugo-Vina of Porto Rico, act
ing assistant surgeon, to be assistant sur
seon, with the rank of captain.
fost omce-To be postmaster: John
Campbell, Warren, Ohio
lnterior-James H. Monteath of Butte
City, Mont, to be agent for the Indians of
the Blackfeet agency in Montana; George
W. Hayziett OF Arizona to be agent for the
indians OF the Navajo agency in New
Mexico.