Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-12-02
Large Number of Callers on the
President Today.
INDIANS WANT 10 COME BACK
The Vacant Indiana Judgeship Still
Unsettled.
CANAL PROPOSI TION

| II clock that with few exceptions he had
| no opportunity to talk legislation or public
| business with any of them. Nearly all OF
the newly arrived members and many Of
| those who have been here some time called
| to pay their respects and to assure the
President Of their best wishes. The list OF
| callers included Senators Platt of New
| York, Mcmillan, Bard, Gamble, Quay, Bev-
| eridge, Kean, Spooner. Quarles, Nelson,
! Clapp Dietrich and Millard With the two
| Nebraska senators was D. E. Thompson,
| who received the largest republican vote
for United States senator from the Nebras-
| ka legislature at it's last session until there
was break in the deadlock.
Wants an Amba assadorship.
| The presentation Of D. E. Thompson Is
| significant of future conferences with the
| President. Mr.. Thompson wants to be am
| bassador to Mexico to succeed General
| Powell Clayton and Senator Dietrich is 60
| ing to make effort to land him. 1t is
pretty well understood that Senator Die
| trich several times tried to get President
Mckinley to give this position to Mr..
| Thompson, but Mr.. Mckinley declined for
two reasons: One that General Clayton's
record was satisfactory and the other that
General Clayton was his friend. General
SIdy tOl anu the uSaU FTeSlQent were warm
personal friends. Senator Dietrich, backed
| by his colleague Senator Millard, is going
to renew his efforts for an ambassadorshIp
| for Mr.. Thompson.
Indians Want to Come Back,
Senator Quay presented to President
Roosevelt delegation Of Cuyahoga IN
dams who now live in Canada. The dele
| cation is headed by Chiefs Fishcarrier,
md ,1x 49,
to Washington on most peculiar mission.
During the revolutionary war the Cuyahoga
tribe of Indians, one of the six nations
under the Iroquois, moved from their home
In New York state to Canada. The tribe
has dwindled to about 400 people, and they
have become SO dissatisfied with their sur
roundings that they want to come back to
the United States. 1t was this desire that
Ihey wanted to present to the President,
VINO asked that the facts be presented to
him in writing. Most of the Indians do not
appear to comprehend that the lands they
occupied SO many years ago are owned and
occupied by others If their desires should
ever be granted they would have to- be set
ued somewhere on government lands.
The Indiana Judgeship.
Senator Beveridge has made several calls
at the White House relative to the vacant
judgeship on the federal circuit court bench.
Senator Beveridge wants Frank A Baker,
chief justice of the state supreme court. an
pointed. and Senator Fairbanks has favored
Leander II. Monks, one of the justices of
the Indiana supreme court. The. Indianapo-
lis Bar Association is seeking the appoint
ment of Mr.. Jameson, the president of the
association. 1t is said that the two seua-
tors are unable to get together.
More Favorable to Vaughn
Representatives Richardson, Clayton and
Bankhead Of Alabama made a further an,
peal to the President today in behalf of
the retention of William Vaughn, district
attorney Of the northern district Of Ala
bama. The President had decided not to
renominate Mr.. Vaughn because of allega-
tions that he has violated civil service laws
in some of his appointments. but is now
looking more favorably on his case. The
Alabama democrats in the House have in
terceded for their republican friend and
have really saved his position for him If
the President renominates him.
Panama Canal Proposition.
Jules Boeufve chancellor of the French
legation, presented to the President Maui
rice Hutin. president Of the Panama Canal
Company. Mr.. Hutin laid before the Pres
ident the proposition of the Panama Canal
Company for the sale of their property to
the United States With this proposition
was an accompanying letter setting forth
the advantages of this route. The Presi-
dent will send the papers to the Senate.
Postmaster at Brooklyn.
1t is stated that ]. H. Roberts, jr., will
be appointed postmaster at Brooklyn, to
succeed Postmaster Wilson, who has re-
signed Mr.. Roberts was selected by the
President himself.
Among the New York visitors today was
Representative Douglass of the fourteenth
district and delegation from the Asso-
composed Of w. H. B. Totten W. c.
Craine. L. NJ Stanton, Fred F. Waters
William B. Fuller and David w. Cromwell
Maxwell r. Brothers, a lawyer Of Salt
Lake, called on the President. Mr.. Broth
ers served three years as deputy collector
Of the port Of Georgetown.
Will Mrs. Harrison BE IncIudeds
United States senator who was caller
at the White House today says that the in
tention Of Congress to pay to Mrs McKin-
ley one years salary of the Presidents
office and to grant her pension has given |
rise to the suggestion that this cannot be
done without also giving consideration to |
the case of Mrs Harrison, widow of |
President Harrison. The senator takes the |
position that it would be discrimination to |
provide for Mrs. Mckinley without also do |
ing something for Mrs. Harrison, and be- |
lieves that this matter will be fully consid- |
cred In Congress at this. session. He says
0SSaS-
sinated in Office and President Harrison |
died out of office, there is no reason why |
Mrs. Harrison should not receive the same
consideration as Mrs. Mckinley.
Charges Against an Appointee.
Senator Deboe Of Kentucky has Just |
reached the city and will call upon Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and at the Treasury De-
partment to investigate the charges that |
have been filed here against George w. |
Lieberth, who was recently appointed col
lector of internal revenue Of one of the /
Kentucky districts to succeed David NJ.
Comingore. Immediately after the an
nouncement Of Mr.. Lfeberth's appointment /
charges were filed by friends of Mr.. Com
ingore alleging the unfitness of Mr.. Lie-
berth for the position. intfmating the-use I
of whisky and other habits that would
probably disqualify Mr.. Lieberth in the es-
timation of President Roosevelt Although
Mr.. Lieberth has fled his bond and is ready
to assume his new duties. Mr.. Comingore I
has been directed not to turn over the Of
fice until further notice. Senator Deboe ex-
poets to make. personal fight in the matter
and declares that he will have no trouble |.
In showing that the a a. l