Evening star., 1901-11-25
| conserving the rains in the wet season and
| using the waters in the dry season.
Mr.. Overstreet's Bill.

using the waters in the dry season.
Mr.. Overstreet's Bill.
Indiana was represented in the days call
ers by Senator Fairbanks. Representative
Hemingway, Representative Overstreet,
Sergeant alarms Ransdell Of the Senate
and John s. Duncan, prominent criminal
lawyer of the state.
Representative Overstreet says ne will
reintroduce his bill providing for the main
tenance of gold and silver on parity.
This bill provides that upon presentation
to the treasury of fifty silver dollars they
are redeemed in gold. Mr. Overstreet thinks
that this would make strong the only real
weak spot in the financial law of standards
of the country, and would complete the
plan of gold standard.
Representative Hemingway is chairman
of the special committee of the House in
number of employees of the House. This
committee will meet on Wednesday for
these Investigations.
A Democratic Endowment.
Representative Richardson, who succeed
ed General Wheeler as a member of Con-
gress from Alabama, was caller at the
White House. Although a democrat Mr..
Richardson is indorsing William Vaughn
for denomination as marshal of the north
ern district of Alabama. A fight is being
made on Mr. Vaughn, and it is quite bitter
Inc postmaster at HUNTSVILLE, MI INiSH'
ardsons home town, is w. L. Hutchlns,
and his denomination is desired. Mr.. Rich
al dson, however, is opposed to j. t. Jen-
nings as postmaster at New Decatur ana
says that the majority of the repuoilcans
want Thomas Turner.
Representative Richardson says the peo-
pie in his district want appropriations for
opening the Tennessee river to navigation
All the Alabama representatives have join
ed for the purpose of getting nearly $1,000
900 more from Congress to complete the
opening of Colbert shoals.
Baltimore Delegation.
Representative Wachter, Mayor Thomas
G. Hayes Robert Ramsey, George Heffner
and George w. Williams, a delegation from
Baltimore, called to pay their respects
The delegation came to Washington to take
to Baltimore number of government Off
cials to witness the opening of a large dry
dock in that city. Those invited to go with
the delegation to Baltimore in special car
were Secretary Long, Admiral Bowles, Ad-
mral Endicott, James B. Dumont, super
vising inspector general of the steamboat
inspection; Mr.. Chamberlain, commissioner
of navigation; Capt. Shoemaker, chlef Oh
the revenue cutter service, ana Mr.. fltt-
man, chief of the coast and geodet1c sur
yey.
A Board of Army Officers.
Secretary Root called on the President
board of department commanders. They
have met here to make preliminary selec-
tions of possible permanent camp sites
which will be surveyed under the act of
February 2 of this year. They will also
consider a wide range of subjects relating
to army posts and army matters
Gen. Geo. H. Harries and Col. Theodore
Mosher of the District militia paid a for
NAL call on the President this morning. The
hoc hp frjan6lv feeling n
District soldiers, having served with them
in the trenches before Santiago
Mr.. Babcock's Long Talk.
Representative Babcock had a long inter-
view with the President today, talking on
several subjects. The principal of these
was Mr.. Babcock's ideas on the revision
of the tariff, presented with the force and
ability so characteristic of the Wisconsin
representative.
Mr.. Babcock also talked with the Presi-
dent about the classification in the civil
service of the rural free delivery Mr. Bah
cock says that the service would be much
crippled if the carriers are placed in the
classified service. Mr.. Babcock was the
first man in the House to champion rural
free delivery, and in behalf of the Post Of
fee Department got through the first ap-
preparation of S150OO0.
Many Congressman Call.
There were so many congressman dl tie
White House today that the mansion had
the air of days when Congress was in ses-
sion Among those who saw the President
were Senators Lodge, Dubois, Heitfeld
Proctor. Foraker, Cullom, Dietrich, Mitch
ell and Aldrich, who lunched with the
President; Representatives Gillett, Cush-
man, Long and Moody. Mr.. Moody dis
cussed the subject of trusts with the Presi-
dent 1t is said that the President will be
conservative in his recommendations, but
will be inclined to be specific in advising
remedies
The President Comes Back.
The presidential yacht Sylph steamed up
the Potomac and landed at the navy yard
about o'clock Saturday afternoon, Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt and children and
DR.. and Mrs. Rixey being aboard The
children, with their nurses. were put in
carriages and taken to the White House.
The yacht then turned around and steamed
back down the river, with the others Of the
party, returning Sunday afternoon. Most
of the time of the party was spent near
Quantico. on an island belonging to the
Metropolitan Club of this city During the
greater part of the trip rain fell, but the
President enjoyed the respite from office
seekers and from the cares of official busi-
ness The President did no cunning, and
did not fire a shot during the trip.