Evening star., 1901-10-15
The President Working Upon His
Annual Message.
PORTIONS READ TO THE CABINET
Some of the Subjects to Be Dis
cussed.
TODAY'S APPOINT ENTS

sent from Washington and were not pres
ent at the regular cabinet meeting today.
No important business was transa cted, the
main discussion being about President
Roosevelts message to Congress. The
President requested his cabinet advisers to
send in their reports as early as prac-
ticable that he might go over them with a
view to fully discussing important depart
mental affairs in his message.
The President read some portions of his
message to the cabinet officers, who were
much pleased with it's tone and business
like wording.
Subjects to BE Treated.
The President, it is understood, is going
to deal vigorously with reciprocity matters
and also with ship subsidies. He is giving
most thoughtful attention to the matter of
reciprocity and has discussed this with a
number of his callers with view to sound
ing their opinions.
1t is learned that the President is also
going to recommend that there be no back
ward movement in the recent growth Of
the navy. The President will ask Congress
to provide literally for the navy. This will
be one of the features of the President s
message. He is thoroughly acquaint ed with
the situation in the Navy Department. and
will leave nothing unsaid to fairly put be-
fore Congress the need of continued sub
Stdntldl STOWtH III the navy.
Conditions in the Philippines the ist h
mian canal, the situation in Cuba, immi-
grafton and international arbitration Will
be among the other matters that will form
the message.
Working on His Message.
President Roosevelt is doing a good deal
Of work on his message to Congress. He
has practically completed a portion of the
message, particularly that part relating
to the less important of governmental af-
fairs. The President works on the mes
sage in the afternoon after lunch, and oc-
casionally in the evening. He dictates to
both Secretary Cortelyou and Assistant
Secretary Loeb, and they have the dicta-
tion typewriter later. The President is
not seeing visitors after 30 o'clock in the
afternoon, and reserves the remaining
hours for his message and for other bust
ness.
President Roosevelt's long official expe-
rience and his literary work make dicta-
ton easy, and the entire message will be
prepared this way. President McKinley's
messages We're all dictated to Mr. Cortel-
you. President Cleveland wrote his mes
sages with his own hand.
After Mr.. Roosevelts message has been
dictated and typewriter it will probably
be copied by Assistant Secretary Pruden
and others and presented to Congress in
manuscript form. Last year Maj Pruden
and his assistants were barely able to COM
day and Sunday night. Maj. Pruden is Sc
lected for this work because he writes such
clear and attractive copy. The Presidents
messages to Congress for many years have
been largely in his handwriting.
May he Typewriter Message.
Although it has always been the custom
to send the messages to Congress in man
uscript there has been considerable discus
sion among White House officials in recent
aI>a Iii,
tom and sending the message to each body
of Congress in typewriter copy. The mat
ter is again being agitated, with the
chances more favorable to the form this
year than ever before. Owing to the con-
stantly expanding business Of the govern
ment, the Presidents are required to dis
cuss affairs at greater length each year.
Ihe messages are getting longer and the
work of copying them in manuscript is
heavy Undertaking, especially as it has to
be done at the last minute, after the Pres
1dent has finished the message.
Mr.. Cortelyou Changes His Office.
Secretary Cortelyou has changed his Of
fee, and Is now located in the big room
that is used for the reception of such Wis
itors as the President Intends to see and
talk with. This room is on the south side,
adjoining the Presidents own room. Mr..
Cortelyou has heretofore been located in
one OF the rooms on the north side set apart
for executive offices. The change will
place Secretary Cortelyou in the room
Where most of the receiving is done by the
President.
Presidents Callers Today,
The President did not have manv callers
before the cabinet meeting. Representa-
tive King saw the President to ask for the
reappointment Of Captain E. H. Parsons
as quartermaster in the regular army
Senator Stewart, Lieutenant Colonel Jas
per E. Brady of the 23d New York Regi-
ment, G. E. Waldo of New York and W. H
Stayton. who has been attending the Schley
court of inquiry to represent Admiral
Sampson II occasion arose, saw the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Stayton said that his call was
merely one of respect.
The President talked for some time with
General Fftzhugh Lee. Before President
Roosevelt was selected as lieutenant colo
mel of the Rough Rider Regiment he ap-
piled for position on General Lees staff
Mrs. Capron, widow of Captain Capron.
who was member of the Presidents regi-
ment, and was one Of the first men killed
at Guasimas, had an interview with the
President.
Ex-Representative Springer was at the
White House with ]. M. La Hay, treasurer
Adams, the representative Of the Delaware
Indians. The Indians wanted to shake
hands with the great father
~ r. q. Dyrenforth, commander of the u.
V. u. and Capt. Street. post commander of
the same organization, had conference
with the President. Capt. Street is a candi-
date for appointment to position in the
regular army.
Philip B. Stewart of Colorado Springs,
Col, who was one of President RooseveIt's
companions in his hunting trip In the west
last spring. is a guest of the President at
the White House.
Senator Nelson was one of the Presidents
guests at lunch today.
Last night Senators Frye and Lodge were
at dinner with the President.
Batch of Army Appointments.
The President today made the following
appointments:
War-To be first lieutenants Of cavalry:
William Albert Cornell, William L. Lowe.
Augustus c. Hart. To be second lieuten-
ants of cavalry: Joseph Cottrell Fighter,
jr,; Frank Elliott Sidman,s Goss Living
ston Stryker. To be first Iieutenants of in
fantry: William Brownlow Aiken. William
8. Faulkner. John J. Miller. To be second
lieutenants Of infantry: Lorenzo D. Cas-
ser, William Penn Kits, Frederick w.
Mills 5r.; William B. Wallace. To be first
neutenants in the artillery corps: William
Ray Harrison. William H. Tobin, Harry c.
Barnes, Edward Newton Meekins. John
Lowering Roberts. jr.; Frederick w. Stop