Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-19
Representative Grosvenor on the
Work of Congress.
SPOONER BILL MAY Be ENLARGED
Senator Stewart on the Recent
Election.
OTHER CALLERS TO-DAY

Representative Grosvenor. who has come
on here to attend the meeting tomorrow of
the republican members of the ways and
means committee of the House, called on
the President this morning. General Gros-
venor thinks Congress will get down to
work promptly and Will do as much in the
short session as was ever done before in
the same length of time. He thinks that
the necessary and important legislation to
he enacted will undoubtedly include the re-
duction of the taxes, the Nicaraguan
canal bill the ship subsidy bill, an army re-
organization bill and the Spooner Philippine
bill. The present scope of the Spooner Dill
may be much enlarged, it is said, by the
addition of amendments relating to the new
possessions and looking to systems OF gov
ernment for them.
Regarding the proposition for reducing
the representation of the south Representa-
tive Grosyeuor said. The south will her
self get the worst of disfranchising voters,
and | do not think it will be necessary Tor
Congress to take action as punishment
Senators Lodge and Stewart.
Senator Lodge. who has not beeh III
Washington in long time. talked with the
President for awhile this morning regarding
prospective legislation Senator stewart
who went out in Nevada and made a strong
fight for Mckinley, was likewise a caller.
well. the country wouldn't stand for both
rebellion and anarchy at once, ne sald' re-
ferriug to the recent election. Bryan EN-
braced the Philippine rebels and preached
anarchy but he could not unload both Asul-
naldo and Herr Most on the country. Ihe
people wouldn't stand II.
Republication in Tennessee.
B. H. Warner and Col. C. P Toncray OF
Tennessee were callers. Colonel Toncray Is
from Carter county, where democrats are
more scarce than in Pennsylvania. In the
recent election Mckinley received 2''eS
votes in Carter county and Bryan 40S In
four large precincts. polling a combined
yo;c of 900, Bryan did not get vote, ana
there were no democrats to act as man
ayers at the precincts During the war OF
the rebellion Carter county furnished reg
iment OF 1.aGo men to the Union side ana
less than fifty to the cOnieIerdtSS
William Vaughan. one Of the republican
leaders Of Alabama. is here to look afte"
several post offices, and called on the frcsi-
dent.
Senator McComas, Representative Wach-
ter Repra sentatiVe-cleCt Schiln and Robert
Og!r of Baltimore saw the President 10
extend him an invitation 10 attend the lalf
and bazaar of the Junior order of american
Mechanics. to be held in the 4th Regiment
Armory. beginning on Monday of next
week The President conveyed his regrets
ard said he would be too busy to accept the
invitation.
Fall of LincOIn's Picture.
The historical iife-sizcd portrait Of Abra-
ham Lincoln hanging in the northeast cor
FER of the east room of the White House
fell with crash on Saturday evening. An
investigation showed that one of the staples
to which the wire holding the picture
was fastened had given way. The heavy
gilt frame was partially broken in one
~, bIt he fall the unln
jCred.
This portrait Of Lincoln was made espe-
cially for the White House, and IS consld-
cred one of the best IN existence. 1t mas
been extensively copied.
Mr, Sargent to Decide Today.
Frank P. Sargent chief of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen is in Wash
ington and will call al the White House
this afternoon to see President Mckinley.
Mr.. Sargent it is said, is held in such
high esteem by President Mckinley that he
can have most any office now open. In this
connection he is mentioned as probable chief
of che bureau of engraving and printing to
All the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Claude Johnson. 1t Is said with some
degree of assurance that Mr.. Sargent can
have the place if he wants 1t. He is draw
ing a salary of 5000 year now as chief
Of the brotherhood. and it is not known
why he. would leave that to come here at
81 OO0 a year The fact remains, however,
that he can have the place if he shows the
least desire for it. and that he is said to
want to come to Washington. If he Is ap-
! pointed the President will either have to
remove the position from the civil service
or appoint Mr.. Sargent for ninety days,
| subject to a later examination by the civil
service commission. Mr. Sargent is said
! to be well fitted in many ways for the po-
sition. He is. to begin with. man OF eX-
ability and force. and executive
! ability is needed in so large an establish
ment.
Movements of Naval Vessels.