The Washington times., 1901-11-17
BUSY DAY FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Politics. Postal Currency, and Many
Other Matters Considered.

| Other Matters Considered.
President Roosevelt received not less
than fifty visitors on business yesterday
land the whole number of callers was per
haps hundred. If Mr.. Roosevelt had
been holding a public reception that num-
Der would have seemed insignificant but
he some time ago made the rule that
with few exceptions. he must decline to
receive all persons except those who come
on business until after the assembling oil
| Congress in December
Some of the conferences held were Tor
Il half hour or more. There was no time
| between calls to transact any other pub
lie business between breakfast and lunch
| con. 1t was one of the busiest days Mr..
Roosevelt has spent since he became
President.
The President rose early and began to
talk about public matters at breakfast
| time. Mayor-elect Low. who slept in the
| White House, breakfasted with the Presi-
| dent in the morning. They had some
| further conversation concerning munich
/ pal affairs in New York. This CONVERSE
! ton continued until 10 o'clock. wher the
! long train of official visitors which con-
tinued during the day began to arrive.
Mr. Low left the house at 10:30, and
| the President received several Senators
and numerous other callers before IL
o'clock. Senator. Stranahan, who is to be
the next collector of the port of New
York. was one of these, but he went away
after short conversation, and after Mr..
Roosevelt had invited him to return for
| luncheon
The President received A. p Albert of
Louisiana, who called to present a letter
| from the Rev. DIR. f. A. P. Albert, of
| New Orleans, on the subject of Federal
appointments in the South Dr. Albert ex-
| pressed in this letter the most cordial
approval of Mr.. Roosevelt's policy of ap-
pointing Democrats to hold Federal Off
| ces in the Southern States in cases where
Republican candidates of high attain
ments and irreproachable morals cannot
be found. DIR. Albert, although col
| ored man and a Republican, was the
choice of white and negro Methodists in
New Orleans to represent them in the late
| ecumenial conference in London.
b. F. Dillingham;, of Honolulu, was pre-
sented to the President by Mr.. Haywood, |
| formerly United States Consul in that !
city. MIR. Dillingham; protested against |
| the proposition which has been made in |
| some quarters to establish reciprocal re-
| lations with Cuba. He said that, If this |
resulted in a low tariff on Cuban sugar, it I
would be exceedingly harmful to the
sugar industry in the Hawaiian Islands.
! Another visitor was Rene Nageimack-
eTs. of Paris, assistant general manager
of the European Sleeping Car Company
| He said he was in this country for the
purpose Of making a large contract for
sleeping cars to be used on the Trans
Siberian Railway. 1t will be possible. he
| believes, within a few years for a trav-
eler to go from Moscow to Peking ir |
\ sleeping car of the regulation American
pattern. He said these cars could be pro-
cured here in quicker time, and in every
way more economically, than anywhere
else in the world.
From sleeping cars the President trans
ferred his attention Immediately to the
subject of postal currency. The inventor
of a system of this character c. w. Post.
described to Air. Roosevelt his plan for n
| modifcation of the smaller denominations
| of United States notes, enabling persons
| to make them payable to the persons
whose name may be written across the
| face of the. bill. 1t is proposed to afiiX a
\ two-cent postage stamp to the bills be-
| fore sending them through the mails thus
ensuring a considerable revenue to the
| Postofflce Department from persons who
| take this method of transmitting money
\ through the mails.
|
The callo- who was received with the
| greatest f. Crmality yesterday was Herr
| Won Holleben, the German Ambassador
| He paid a call of respect to the President
| in the Blue Room. this being his first
meeting with President Roosevelt.
The members of the Isthmian Canal
| Commission were received by the Presf-
dent by appointment After leaving the
| White House, Admiral Walker, Chairman
| of the Commission. declined to discuss
| the details of the interview with the
| President. 1t was intimated that the OBJ
| ject of the visit was to inform Mr. ROoss- |
Welt in regard to some Of the contents of |
| the forthcoming report of the Commits |
| SIGN. The President desires TO have the /
fullest information on these points, in or !
der to discuss the matter in his annual /
message The members of the Commits /
sion said that the report would De COM |
plete in every detail within a few days.
Senators Heitfeld and Dubois of Idaho /
talked with the President about iFriga- |
tiOn, and they found a willing listener. |
Mr.. Roosevelt is a strong believer in leg /
islation calculated to reclaim the arid |
lands throughout the great basin east |
of the Rocky Mountains. and between the |
| Rockies and the Cascade range.
Representative Tawney OF Minnesota, a |
member of the Ways and Means Commit |
tee, had a brief interview with the Presi- |
dent, and Representative Morris, of the |
same State. requested Mr.. Roosevelt to |
consult with him before approving the |
proposition to establish n national park
on the site of the Leech Lake Indian res
ervatiou in Minnesota. Mr. Morris is op-
posed to setting aside these lands for |
park purposes. Another Minnesotan who |
called was ex-senator Washburn.
Representative Hit Of Illinois, Chair
man of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs. conferred also with the President.
The new treaty with Great Britain to re
place the Cayton-Bulwer convention was /
the chief subject OF conversation. Sena-
tor Mitchell of Oregon, called at about |
the same time to present his son. Cap
tain Mitchell. OF the army. Senator Bur-
ton Of Kansas, was received for a few
moments at about the same time.
Capt 2. H. ATcCaull, of Virginia. con-
graduated Mr.. Roosevelt on the appoint
ment of Henry Clay Mcdonald as judge |
of the western district of that State.
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