Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-09

thereby encouraging the Tennessee people.
A Kansas delegation, consisting of Sen
ator Burton, D. Mulvane, P. T. Fuller,
George Finley, A. w. Smith and Frank
Grimes, seconded the efforts that have been
made to get a place on the st. Louis COM
mission for State Senator Carpenter of
Kansas.
Senator Foster, Representative Meyer and
other Louisianians saw the President again
to once more urge the appointment of Louis
]. McCaleb of New Orleans to the COM
mission.
1t is now understood that when the COM
mission is announced it will contain the
names of four eX-Senators-Carter of Mon
tana, Thurston of Nebraska, Mcbride of
Oregon and Lindsay of Kentucky. There
has been some doubt about Senator Thurs
ton, who has repeatedly declared that he
is going back to the practice of law 1t is
now said that the work of the exposition
commission will take little of his time and
that Senator Thurston has accepted for
this reason.
Invited to Utah.
Senator Kearns Of Utah told the President
today that the people of Utah were ex-
tremely desirous of seeing the chief execu-
tive when he goes west in May next. The
President said that he appreciated the invi-
taton, but could not now say what direc-
tton he would take in going and coming.
Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma, with J. W.
McNeal, who Is candidate for governor
III, M
Rodey, the new delegate from New Mexico
also saw the President.
Last Communication to the Senate
Shortly after 1890 o. clock Senators Hoar
and Cockrell committee from the Senate
waited upon the President to ask him If he
had any further communications to make to
that body. Just as the committee entered
the library to talk with the President. AS
sistant Secretary Pruden left for the Sem
q q la 1iy,at
had for the Senate. These included the
Spanish war claims commission. This was
all the President had to communicate to the
Senate, and so informed the committees
which left the White House for the Capitoi
just before 1 o'clock.
Supplemental Treaty Transmitted.
The President today sent to the Senate a.
message transmitting a supplemental treaty.
with France, again extending the time for
the ratification of the reciprocity treaty
with that country. The extension this time
is for eighteen months, making the conyen-
tion expire September "A, 1902, unless it
shall be ratified in the meantime
Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
H. K. Butterfiled probably intended for
Butterheld), to be attorney for the eastern
district Of Wisconsin; Samuel W. Stratton
OF IhHoiS, uirector OF the national bureau
of standards; Edwin Vernon Morgan of
New York, now secretary of the legation
at Seoul. to be second secretary of the EN-
bassy at st. Petersburg.
Navy-Frank B. Case, to be an ensign on
the retired list of the navy Formerly a
midshipman in the navy.
War: United States army, CavaIry-First
lieutenants to be captains-J. Y. NJ Blunt
Sd; Stephen H. Elliott, 9Th; John M Jen
kins. 9Th; P. D. Lochridge, I'd; N. F. Nc
Clure. 9th; VIM. c. Rivers, 1st; Elwood w.
Evans, sth; Robert Paxton, 10th; Thos. O.
Donaldson, 1r., Sth; F. H. Beach, Tth; Alon-
20 Gray, 9th; A. L. Dade, Sd; J. S. Winn.
I'd; Solomon P. Vestal; 7th; Charles A.
Hedekin, Sd; Francis ]. Koester, Sd: John
D. L. Hartman, 1st; Clough Overton, 1st;
VIM. J. ID. Horne, Sth Robert L. Howe
9Th; Guy H. Preston, 9th; Edwin NJ Sup
lee, Sd; John P. Ryan, 9Th; Edward Ander-
son, 7th; George E. Stockle, Sth; A. W.
Perry, 9th; Wm T. Littebrant 7th;
Mathew c. Butler. jr.. 7th; Henry A. Bar
Der, 9th; Michael M McNamee. 5ka3 Ralph