The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-08
| MANLEY NOT YET DECIDED
Internal Revenue Commissioner
ship Still in Abeyance.
Position to BE FORMALLY Tendercd
Him on aOnday-His Acceptance or
DecIInation Then to Be Made
knOwn-ADDIication for N Naval
Cadetship Presented to President.

Joseph H. Manley vas at the White
House promptly at 10 o'clock this morning
and was Immediately shown into the Pres
considerable time with the President
bat would not admit that ne had been of-
fsred the position of Commissioner of In
tarnaI Revenue. Upon being pressed.
however, ne said that definite action would
be taken Monday. Mr. Manley is re-
ported tC have said to the President that
Re felt in duty bound to serve out his term
as Speaker Of the Maine House of Repre-
sentatfves, 10 which office he has just been
elected This viii occupy his time for
about four months, and Mr. Manley would
like to have the President reserve the
eommIssionership for him until the ad-
iournment of the State Legislature.
Mr. Mckinley was unable TO decide the
matter this morning, and Mr. Manley
viii have a further talk with him about
it next Monday Mr. ManIey's friends at
first believed that there was nothing to
prevent him from holding the Commits
sionship and the Speakership at the same
time, but it was found shat a State law
in Maine prevents State official from
occupying a Federal ofics In the event
of Mr. Manley declining the place the
most prominent candidate is John Y Yer
kes, of Kentucky
Representative Gilbert of kentucky pre-
sented TO the President today The upGni-
nous endorsement by the Democratic
members of the Kentucky delegation Ct
the application of Charles North of the
Eighth Kentucky district as Presidential
cadet al Annapolis
Senator Perkins presented Representa-
tive 5. D. Woods who was elected to sue
eeed Representative De Vries and Hon
W. L. Merry, United States Minister TO
Nicaragua. Costa Rica. and Guatemala
representative Grosver6r and Judge
Thompson of Ohio had a short conference
with the President about some minor ap-
Pointments- Senator Proctor AMI Senator
Cuilom both made requests for Presiden-
tai Offices for their constituents
Director Of Census Merriam and Hon
! Thomas G. Lowry Of Minnesota also
called Mr. Lowry refused to talk On The
Senatorial situation. saving that he had
been away from the State FOR several
weeks and that he did not know what the
situation was.
The first bill Of the session to receive
bill No 122S3 making December u Ie-
| gal holiday in honor Of the Celebration
| Of the Centennial of the establishment Of
| the seat OF the United States Government
| in the District of Columbia, and arranges
| for the assembling of the Two houses at
$3.50 on that day to listen to speeches.
Bishop Hurst. Chancellor OF the Ameri-
can University. called upon the President,
| who is one OF the trustees OF the institn-
/ ton. and urged him 10 be present at the
| meeting of the board next Tuesday The
| President is very ANXIOUS TO meet with
| the board. as he is much interested in the
| progress OF the work on the university.
and will try to arrange it so that the
! board may meet him at tie Executive
/ Mansion If he finds that he cannot conven-
iently come TO their place OF meeting.
Hon. Irving B. Dudley. United States
| Minister to Peru. called to pay his re-
! spects to the President before leaving for
| his post in South America.
Senator Fairbanks was at the White
House today to look after the candidacy
of Hon. Addison c. Harris, for the Attor-
ney GeDeralship, but was only able to Sc
! cure q few minutes of the Presidents s
! time.