The Washington times., 1901-10-05
PREPARING AN OPINION.
Attorney General to Report Fri
day on Cable Privileges.
irnns-P"cihc communication an I'm
P"rtnnt Question for the Present
Administration An Unimportnnt
Cabinet Meeting Held Yesterday.

administrator An Unimportnnt
Cabinet Meeting Held Yesterday.
Both the attendance and the impor-
| tance of the business considered at the
Cabinet meeting yesterday were light.
Attorney General Knox announced that
he would. on Friday next. submit the re-
port bearing on points relating to the pro-
posed Pacific cable. His opinion will set
tie some doubtful points relative to the
precedents governing the granting of
landing privileges to corporations and the
limitations of the Government right to
control and operate the cable. AT that
time the matter will be taken up ex-
haustively.
1t Is one of the most important prob
lens confronting the Administration.
Granting of landing privileges, or, in fact,
any privileges, 70 corporations will meet
with most determined resistance in Con-
, gress on the part of the same faction.
headed by Representative Corliss, which
defeated a bill to subsidize a cable COM
pany two years ago
There is little doubt, however, that some
action Will be taken member Of the
Cabinet said yesterday respective OF the
question: THE problem which has vexed
Congress
The necessity for direct communication
with the new possessions is imperative"
Attorney General Knox was with the
President for half an hour after the de-
parture of Secretaries Hitchcock and VIII
son, and Postmaster General Smith, the
other Administration officers who attend
ed the Cabinet meeting.
one result of this conference was an
nounced by Mr.. Knox upon emeyging
from the Cabinet room, that J. K. Nc
Leary, now Acting Secretary of the ISL
and of Porto Rico, would be appointed to
the vacancy on tn, Supreme Bench
caused by the resignation, on March II
last, of Nieto Abielle. Judge McLeary
is from Texas, and has been connected
with the insular government for some
time. His recommendations were very
strong.
As has been the case at every Cabinet
meeting since President Roosevelt took
the relns of Government, he desired infor-
nation respecting departmental affairs.
Neither reciprocity n1r the Cuban election
law were discussed. 1t is evident that
these questions will not be taken up until
the return of the Cabinet officers who are
now absent.
Senator Spoone-. of Wisconsin, whom
rumor credits with having been called
to Washington by the President, saw Mr..
Roosevelt for a short time yesterday
forenoon before the Cabinet meeting.
Senator Spooner said. his call was merely
social. Senator Blatt of New IorF IS
expected in Washington on Sunday. SeV-
eral other Senator's will arrive aDout the
same time. While general conference
is not anticipated, itnis thought that the
President desires to- talk over matters
which viii come up during the next ses-
sion OF Congress with the influential
members OF the upper house.
At the close of the Pan-American EX-
position, on November l, the Government
exhibits there will be sent to the eXpCsl-
tion al Charleston, 5. &. The Gov ern-
ment employees in charge of the exhibits
will go with them.
Before II. became President Mr.. Roose-
velt promised to visit the Tuskegee In
stitute. the great coiored school OF which
Booker r. Washington is the head. En-
NETT Scott, who is Booker Washingtons
secretary, called upon the President yes
terday. and invited him to make Tuskegee
a part of the itinerary of his contem-
plated trans-contineutaI tour next year.
The President took the matter under ad-
vi3ement.
In the course of the formal call paid
the President by the members of the
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission yes
terday, ex-Judge William L. Chambers
was mentioned suitable man for the
vacant position of Federal Judge of the
dent did not commit himself, but paid a
compliment to Judge Chambers legal
ability. The Commission was headed by
ex-senator William E. Chandler. of New
Hampshire, the Chairman. The other
Commissioners are William A. Maury. G.
J. Deikama, ]. L. Wood, and eX-JuIge .
Chambers.
Senator Mason and Charles C. Dawes
will not be the only factors in the Illi-
nois senatorial fight" said eX-Represen-
tative William Lorimer, of Chicago, who
called ct the White House and shook
hands with the President yesterday.
There is plenty Of good senatorial
timber in the Illinois delegation. Repre-
sentative Cannon belongs to the hard
fighting class, and will prove dangerous
If he eaters the race Repre-
seutatives Warner and Hopkins are quite
available There is little doubt that the
field will be well filled before the cam
paign is in full swing There is a large
part Of the party which favors neither
Mason nor Dawes"