Evening star., 1901-12-28
Mr.. Carnegie's Gift Will be Put in
Satisfactory Form.
ASSURANCE TO TEE PRESIDENT
Transferring Temporary Clerks to
Classified Service.
RECEPTION OF DELEGATIONS

icSiuChe IAooSSNell lids TeC0lteu
tion from Andrew Carnegie that will, it is
believed, enable him to lay before Congress
soon after it reassembles a proposition
from Andrew Carnegie to give to the
United States $4,000 900 for use for higher
education, the gift to be in money or in Sc
| curities that will draw a large annual in
| terest. Mr.. Carnegies offer will not be in
bonds of the United States steel corpora
ton, but will be in shape that will be per-
fectly satisfactory to Congress and to the
country.
Mr.. Carnegie, since taking lunch with the
President week SO ago, has been con-
sidering what steps he could take to put
the gift in securities that would bring a
good interest and be less troublesome in
their management than a cash donation,
which would have to be loaned out to OBJ
tain interest and involving much trouble in
tne process. United States bonds are so
nigh in the markets that after the premium
on the bonds is comparatively small-in
1act, less than per cent on any class of
government security. So Mr.. Carnegie will
put the gift in form that will be most
advantageous to the government
1t is not understood that Mr. Carnegie
VIII increase the original offer of $40, 900, 600
at this time, believing that sum will be
sufficient
Civil Service Classification.
From 800 to 500 temporary clerks now in
the government employ will either be put
in the classified service of the government
by the President or he will recommend to
Congress that this be done so strongly that
some action will result The indications
are that the President will decide that it
Is IN MS power to classify these clerks.
Inc matter, as announced in The Star yes
terday, was talked over at Yesterdays ca hi
net session. Secretary Root has 600 tenn
porary employees on his rolls, and he be-
lieVes that fully 800 of them have made
records that would justify their being
placed placed on the permanent rolls of the
government. These clerks must be retained
1or years to come, as the War Department
work will not lessen, and so the Secretary
and the President think it better that the
clerks should be made secure by classifca-
tlon within the civil service. In the Treas
ury and Navy Department there are more
than hundred clerks in similar positions,
and the President, if he issues an order,
will transfer to the classified service any
where from 800 to 800 persons.
Historical Association Delegates,
number of the officials and others at
tending the seventeenth annual meeting Of
the American Historical Association called
at the White House today among those
present being Prof Charles Francis Adams.
president; Prof. ]. F. Jamison, Chicago;
Prof. Arthur Gilman, Cambridge WAYNE
McVeagh and Clarence Bowen. The Presi-
dent is member of the association, and at
one OF the recent annual meetings made an
address. He regretted that he would not be
able to do so today and kept the delegation
some time, discussing literary and his
torical matters with them. The talk ranged
from Dickens to Herodotus, and was thor
oughly enjoyable to all.
A West Point Graduate,
Senator Mason had talk with the Presi-
dent about the case of young Mueller of
Chicago, who graduated from West Point
several years ago, but was not certified for
a commission by the board at West Point.
Young Mueller's conduct, it is said, had
been such that he was about to be sus-
pended from the institution when Presi-
dent Mckinley interfered and adjusted mat
ters, SO that he continued at the academy
1t is hoped to get President Roosevelt to
reconsider the case and to order commits
sion issued to young Mueller.
of College Graduates.
The President received a delegation of the
Confederation of Graduate Clubs. which
have been In session in this city. There
were about twenty-five ladies and gentle
men in the party, and they were received
in the cabinet room. The President was in
happy mood and responded with a series
ol witty remarks as the members of the
delegation were presented, some of whom
he knew
School Teachers Call.
About 800 school teachers Of New York
and Brooklyn were at the White House to-
day, but were not received by the Presi-
dent.
Army Vacancies.
Secretary Root had a conference with the
President concerning the army vacancies
that are to be filled when Congress meets.
No decision was reached or announcement
made as to the selection. Others matters
pertaining to the War Department were
discussed.