The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-19
Generally Pronounced An
Able Document.
SECRETARIES MAKE SUGGESTIONS.
The President Pauses Frequently
to Hear Opinions -RecOmmen-
datiOns Said to be Very
General in Character.
The message is an able document -

The message is an able document
That was the opinion generally express
ed by the five members Of the Cabinet to
whom President Roosevelt today read
nearly ali Of the message he will send
TO Congress. Secretary Hay and Attorney
General Knox were absent
Longer than any meeting held in the
brief history Of the Roosevelt Administra-
| tion was the session Of the Cabinet today
! Bound 10y the conventional reticeuce
which surrounds the subject. the Cabinet
| officers would not discuss specific points
in the message.
Several Of the characteristic points OF
the document are known, however.
Recommendations General.
First Of all, the President does not
make any specific recommendations re-
garding legislation. He points out the
necessity fer action en- certain conditions,
but does not define the character Of the
action In some cases. the President.
after indicating the point to be remcdied,
/ enters into dissertation on the princi-
I pies involved This is understood 10 be
! the case with regard to commercial con-
ditions.
Matter OF ship Subsidies.
Although many persons have talked
I with the President 20 advise him on the
question Of what is geuericauy termed
ship subsidies ii is doubtful il these
/ words viii appear in the document
| In some matters the President has made
deep Investigation and his ideas are
-af L.
detail
Read by Nr. Roosevelt
The President read the message himself.
/ lie read rapidly and stopped frequently
for suggestions. Several notifications
were made at various places.
May lie Typcwritten.
The message at present is in the print
, er's proof and will be materially altered
before it is in shape TO go 20 Congress.
! 1t is quite probable that the message
VIII be sent TO the Capitol in typevritten
form.
! ia years gonc by il has always been in
+ script Major Prudez, Of the Executive
( Office staff who writes a beautiful. clear
( hand. has written many Of the messages.
1 Last year the EuaI changes were made so
/ late that the message was completed
/ barely in time TO reach Congress before
/ il convened
{ FavOrs Il Turin Commission
! Just before the Cabinet meeting today
/ Secretary Long presented Colonel Has
/ bel. Of the Boston Chamber Of Com
merce. TO the President In the reriproc-
! ity convention Colonel Haskell will advo-
/ cato the establishment of a tariff com
nilsson as a solution OF the commercial
! problem now before the country.
1t is my opinion" said Colonel Has
/ keil. that the permanent establishment
/ Of tariff commission OF nine or eleven
/ members could do much in the solution
/ OF this problem. Its office would, Of
! course be advisory"
Colonel Haskell Is the president Of
/ three large manufacturing companies
and man Of influence in the New Eng
/ land manufacturing world.
The Indiana JudEeShfp.
Now that Senators Fairbanks ana Bev-
| eridge, Of Indiana. arc IN Washington it
! is expected that the President viii soon
! FIJI the vacancy on the Federal circuit
! bench in that State, caused by the death
/ Of Judge Wood. Candidates for the place
| are galore, but the names OF Judge
Monks and Judge Baker, Of the Supreme
| Court Of Indiana. are heard most frC-
! quently in Washington.
| Senator Fairbanks is said TO be looking
after the interests Of Judge Monks. while
the friends Of Judge Baker rely on the
efforts Of the junior Senator from the
! HoCsier State 10 land their fayorite in
the much-sJught place. A number OF
prominent Indianians have seen the Presi-
! dent Ia regard 70 the appointment during
the pasL two months, but President
| Roosevelt has decided not TO make the
| appointment until after a conference with
the Senator's from that State
The White House Gold Fish.
| The gold fish in the basins OF the White
House grounds are in need Of fnny over
coats these days Soon they Will De netted
from the water and sent back TO the Fish
Commission. where steam heat viii rem
! der their winter home more comfortable
| than the cold waters in which they now
| have their habitat The gold fish is an
arlstocratic member OF the fnny tribe. II
is also tropical species which finds the
chill water Of the White House fountains
little 10 its liking AS a rule the fish
are removed, and the fountains run dry
about this season OF the year.
TO TAX WINANS' ESTATE.