The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-12
Asks the President to Recomme N Il
Passage of the Overstreet Bill
Introduced Last Session.
PLACE FOR A ROUGH RIDER
LIEUT.. COL. BRODIE TO BE MADE
GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA.
DIR. Clayton Appointed Revenue Col
dents PoIicy-Navy's Personnel.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, oct n.-H. H. Hanna,
of indianapolis, was one of the visitors at
the White House to-day. He told the Pres
ident that president of the monetary
commission he came to urge him TO men
ton i'm his message to Congress the neces-
sity for supplemental financial legislation
He said the commission favored the pas
sage of the Overstreet bill. introduced in
the last Congress. 1t provides for the alb
solute establishment of a single gold
standard. He said this would end the
financial discussion for all time. The Pres
ioent said he was greatly interested in the
subject and would give the matter earnest
attention.
William Dudley Foulke, of Richmond
Ind lunched with President Roosevelt to-
day. He came on the invitation of the
President to talk over civil-service reform
matters After his visit to the White
House, Mr. Foulke met Mr.. Proctor, pres
ident of the Civil-service Commission. and
the two had a lengthy conference. 1t is
strongly believed that the President has
urged Mr.. Foulke to accept the first
vacancy on the Civil-service Commission
Color Is added to this report by the fact
that Commissioner Rodenberg. who was
appointed on the commission after he had
failed TO secure a place on the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Commission, is to re-
tire. and the supposition is that he wants
Mr. FouIke 10 take his place
President Roosevelt has officially an
nounced that he will appoint his brother
officer I'm the Rough Riders Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Brodie, to the COVER
norship of Arizona. 1t is intimated that
Governor Murphy, now In that office, VIII
not wait for his time to expire before ne
resigns The President also will appoint
Julius NJ Jamson. federal judge in Arl-
zona. to take the place Of Chief Justice
Street. who will retire. Mr.. Jamison comes
here to secure the appointment of another
man. but the President induced him to
take the job himself.
President Roosevelt will appoint DR.. v
p Clayton, of Columbia, S. c., collector
of internal revenue for that State, TO NIL the
vacancy caused by the death of r A WEB
ster The announcement will create sur
prise as II was understood pretty generally
that Lewis Blalock had been selected for
the place. Dr. Clayton formerly was post
master at Columbia. He is an organiza-
tion Republican. 1t is understood the Pres
ident shortly will appoint r. c. Stewart to
be postmaster at Newberry. S. G. Mr..
President Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt has directed the ap-
uointment of DIR. w. T. Wilson, of the
PHILADELPHIA commercial museum. as COM
rnercial attache of the United States TO the
coming congress of American republics.
The President announced to-day the fol-
lowing appointments: Robert L. Howse,
major in Porto Rico provisional regiment
of infantry. George b. Laurason, surgeon
of volunteers. rank of major; Josiah M.
Ward. assistant surgeon of volunteers,
rank of captain; Frank l.. r. Tetamore.
assistant surgeon of volunteers. rank OF
captain; Harry l. Steele captain artillery
corps; Glen Fay jerks, second lieutenant
artillery corps: Carl Edward Wiggin, sec
ond lieutenant artillery corps.
Attorney General Knox made a verbal
report TO the President and Cabinet to-
day regarding the result of his investiga-
tion into the Pacific cable question. His
conclusion was that under the law of 1850
any domestic company could land any ca
bic on the shores Of the United States
OF its possessions. The President and Cabi-
net were convinced by the verbal report
that no executive action is called for at
this time The President will go over the
subject more i'm detail with the attorney
general tomorrow and Will review the
whole question in his message to Congress.
The law of 1866 is the same law under which
the Postal Telegraph Company claimed il
had the power 10 land cable at Havana,
but the claim was disregarded at the time
by the secretary OF war.
Five members of the Cabnet-Secretary
Long. Secretary Hitchcock. Secretary VIII
son. Attorney General Knox and Postmas-
ter General Smith--were present at to-
days meeting. which was devoted largely
10 the consideration Of appointments. under
the various departments. The question OF
Southern appointments generally again
came up aud the President again reiterated
his policy of appointing Republicans Il
suitable applicants could be found. and IL
not OF appointing gold Democrats. His
policy in this respect meets the approval
OF the Cabinet. The appointment of Or.
Clayton TO the colectOrship OF internal
revenue in South Carolina was considered
There were few callers at the White
House this morning before the Cabinet
sembled- Acting Secretary Adee presented
the Colombian minister and Gen. Raiael
Eeyes. formerly Colombian minister 10
France. now Vice President OF the republic.
Senate Mason OF Illinois. who returns TO
his home to-day. called TO assure the PresI-
dent that the report that he intended 10
night the new canal treaty was entirely
erroneous. To the President Senator Mason
expressed the hope that the new treaty
would be- entirely satisfactory. Among the
other callers We're the Peruvian minister.
who Was received In the blue parlOr. and
General Dyrenforth mmander- in-chief OF
the Union Veteran Union. who invited the
President 10 attend the Grand Encamp-
ment OF the organization. which will be
held at Chicago Oct. % 10 .. The Pres-
dent said ne should be glad TO attend but
previous engagement AT Yale College.
where he receives the degree of IL. H.
Oct 3. probably would make IL impossible