Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-11-11

nouncement of the appointment of
Mr.. George n. Whitehead to be ap-
praiser of the port of New York, has
been given out at the Treasury. This
is in accordance with the wishes of
the New York senator and with the
recommendation of the secretary of
b treasury. When Secretary Gage
first recommended Mr.. Whitehead,
Senator Platt did not particularly ia
vor the appointment, but a more care
full examination of the situation led
him, after his return to New York, to
write the president, endorsing the
selection. Mr.. Whitehead covered
himself with glory" some five years
ago, when he was sent as special
agent to inspect the New York office,
then under Mr.. Wakeman's direction.
Mr.. Whitehead made
recommendations forimprovement in
the management which ought to be
made, and all of them have since
been adopted, although some of
them met for a time the strong oppo-
sition of Mr.. Wakeman. For the
past three years Mr.. Whitehead has
been collector of customs for Porto
Rico.
Secretary Gage has resumed the
purchase Of United States ponds of
the issues of 1908-191S, of 1904 and
1907. The secretary, speaking of his
course, said, "My reason for making
the offer at this time is that l find
from today's October 31st) treasury
statement that we took in in cash,
this month, SO, 3O1, 952 more than we
paid out, and for this single day, the
exces of receipts over expenditures
was 81, 081, 444. The circulation of
the country could not long stand this
drain without being seriously af-
fected."
It is reported that the entire Brit
ish cabinet has now given it's assent
to the treaty regarding the Isthmian
canal, which Lord P~auncefote is
bringing to this country. The treaty
is so favorable to American wishes
that it will be ratified Immediately
and its ratification promptly followed
by a bill providing for the construction
of the canal. It is quite possible hat
within a year work will begin. The
new treaty is a source of much graft
fication to the administration, not
only because it has brought to a close
a lengthy and diplomatic negotia-
ton, but because it is regarded as
recognizing in its provisions the
equity of the Monroe doctrine. With
the doctrine receiving such practical
recognition from Great Britain, Con-
tinental ratings may continue on pa
per, but they are hardly likely to go
farther.
All recent reports from the Phil
ippines indicate satisfactory progress.
The troops, whose terms will expire
during the next year, will be brought
home, and no new regiments will be
sent to fill their places Secretary
Root has issued new orders to the
Taft commission and hereafter the
proceedings of that body will be con-
Quoted along the lines of procedure
followed by the senate. All appro-
pr%iations will be made in the form of
bills, by the commission in a COM
mittee of the whole, and then acted
OF by the committee in open session.
By this means the secretary believes
he will guard against extravaganza,
and, at the same time, give the
Philippines an excellent object lesson
in self government. The officers on
duty in the Philippines say that small
conflicts with sporadic bands which
are wandering about the islands, and
are really little more than brigands,
are to be expected, but that there is
not now, mol is there likely to be, an
armed force of any magnitude in the
field.
One of the troubles which the ma
chine politicians are having with Mr..
Roosevelt, is that he positively re-
fuses to be button-holed in
The other day a republican senator
tried this plan Of getting a private
audience with the president, and
stated his case, as he thought, very
nicely, in a confidential undertone.
Presently, everybody in that room
and the next heard Mr.. Roosevelt
in hat stentorian voice of
his, "It is n use, Senator, 1 would
not appoint a man of that character if
he has you and your delegation and
the whole state behind him." The
senator will not try this plan again.