The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-01
CABINET MEETING.


For the first time in many months
all the members of the cabinet were
present at today's meeting Much of
The time of the meeting was given up
to listen to Secretary Roots account of
his Cuban trip. He described condi-
! tIons as lie found them, and the situa-
ton, as he painted it, was regarded as
| generally satisfactory. Secretary Hay
| explained briefly the new features of
the Chinese situation, which, however,
were not Ct much Importance It s
understood that one of the Chinese vice
roys has been proceeding energeticaly
against the Boxers, Furnishing guilty per-
sons ana protecting foreigners and Chris
tians. But, Notwithstanding his COM
merdable course, the same information
| was TO the effect that the Germans were
| not satisfied and that they were con-
! templating a hostile movement against
| him. The fire at the treasury depart
| ment this morning, news of which was
conveyed to the cabinet, led to a discus
| sion of the advisability of establishing a
! hall of records in which the old records
of the various government departments
! could be stored. The increasing accumu-
! lation of government records in all the
! departments has made the problem of
their disposition more difficult each
year, and both Secretary Gage and
|
their annual reports that a separate
| building for the accommodate ton of gov
! ernment archives and records be built
! There was general consensus Of op:n-
| ion today that such a hall will soon
be absolutely necessary. The question of
dlrointing commissioner of internal
revenue to succeed the late Commits
sioner Wilson came up during the meet
lng, and it disclosed the fact that Jo-
seph H. Manley, of Maine, probably will
be an applicant for the place.
Owing to the death of Senators Davis
and Gear, the presidents message will
! not be transmitted to congress until
| Tuesday
MCKINLEY AND HENDERSON.
The president and Speaker Henderson
had an extended private conference this
morning. They took a long drive to-
gether, at which it is understood the
programme for the coming session of
congress- was discussed. A large num-
Der of senators and representatives
were awaiting the president when he
| reformed. The cabinet already had as
sen2bled. and they left without seeing
him.
CUBAN CUSTOMS.
The division of customs and insular
affairs of the war department. has pre-
pared for publication a statement show
ing that the total receipts from Gus
toms sources in Cuba for the ten months
ending Oct 81, 1900, We're $13,215, 499, while
for the same ten months of 1899 they
were $l2120,991, an increase in 1900 of
81, 1,094,5O7.
TRANS-ISTHMIAN CANAL.
President Hulin, of the Pan-Anerican
Canal company, called ty appointment
upon Secretary Hay today, and had a
long talk with him touching the prospects
of the Pan-American canal as affected
by the probable legislation of the ap-
preaching congress. The Pan-Americar
company has as yet made no official ten.
der of the property to the state depart
ment 1t has, however, presented to the
isthmian canal commission, of which
Admiral Walker is president, a full state
ment of the affairs of the company an6
the conditions upon which 1t might be
willing to pass control of its property e
the United States government in tho
event that the Pan-American route would
be chosen. The commission will include
Mr.. Huln's report in it, SO congress may
have material for exercising choice OF
its own,