The state herald., 1901-11-22
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

The President has signed the COM
mission of Herbert Pierce, of Massa-
chusetts, to be third assistant secre-
tary of state.
In his annual report, which will be
completed soon, Postmaster General
Smith will ask for an increase of the
livery service from the present sum of
$3,5OO,OOO to $G,OOO,O0O He will ad-
vocate the extension of the service us
far us possible.
The secretary Of the interior has d.
rected that the Black Hills timber re-
serve of Wyoming and South Dakota
be placed under the sole control of
Supervisor Seth Bullock, relieving Su-
perintendent Garbutt of this part of
his charge. The change was made on
account of excessive work entailed on
the superintendent who heretofore had
charge of all reserves in Wyoming and
South Dakotn.
About 200 employees in the executive
branch of the rural free delivery ser
vice of the postoiiice department will
be brought into the civil service by an
order of President Roosevelt. These
employees are clerks, special agents
and inspectors. The G.O00 rural free
delivery carriers throughout the coun-
try will not he brought into the civil
service under this order. but they will
be taken in at some later day.
President Roosevelt has just been
elected first vice president Of the Long
Island Bible Society. The address of
Mr.. Roosevelt at the meeting of the So
ciety last June at Oyster Bay had been
| printed in leafiet and had n very
| large circulation. 1t has been trans
lated into several languages, and has
| been circulated in Mexico and the
| Argentine republic. 1t was because of
his services to the society In making
the address that Mr.. Roosevelt was
given the office.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa,
chairman of the Interstate and For
eign Commerce Committee of the
House, and Representative Sherman of
| New York of the same committee had
long conference with the President
recently about Isthman canal and Pa
ciiic cable legislation. AS a result they
announced that it was their purpose
TO press legislation on both subjects at
the earliest possible moment The
canal bill which passed the House at
the last session will be reintroduced
In substantially the form in which 1t
was passed last winter.
President Roosevelt is said to have
announced TO Clinton Rodgers Wood
ruff OF Philadelphia OF the National
Civil Service Reform League that in
making civil appointments In the insu-
lar possessions of the United States
he would adhere TO the principles of
| civil service reform. Mr.. Woodruff Is
chairman of the committee on depend
encies, and called to ascertain what the
Presidents policy would be. President
Roosevelt told him In the most cm-
phatlc manner that absolutely no APP
| pointments In the insular possessions
would be dictated or controlled by po-
litical considerations.
w. o. Smith. j. Il. Atherton, +. NJ.
| Swansey and Il. +. Rithcl, citizens of
| Hawaii, called on the President last
week TO discuss with him the condi-
tlon OF Industrial affairs In the Ha-
walian islands. They told the Presl-
dent that Hnwaiians generally were
opposed TO a reciprocity arrangement
between the United States and Cuba
which would admit sugar from that Is
land at low customs rate. The In
tcrcsts OF IIawaiians In this respect,
they declared, are Identical with those
OF the beet sugar growers OF the West
and the cane sugar producers of the
South, and they expect 10 join with
| them IL the matter should come To an
issue during the approaching session
OF Congress.
Authority for the conversion OF all
Hawaiian silver coins into correspond
Ing coins OF the United States. and for
the immigration of limited number
Of Chinese laborers, conditioned upon
their engaging IN agricultural pursuits
only during their residence In the ter
riiory and their return 10 their own
country upon ccaslng TO he farmers.
are the chief recommendations of ii.
u. Cooper. acting governor of lln-
wall, In his annual report. "rhe EN-
pioyment OF Chinese aud Japanese by
the planters" he says. never has In
tcrfcrcd. and never viii interfere. with
American skilled or unskllled labor,
but II nm ample supply OF desirable la
Dor can be obtained II means millions
of dollars spent for machinery, build
lngs, tools, steel and Iron and other
, supplies OF American make"