The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-26
EVANS IS TO STAY.
President Roosevelt Has Made 10 His
Mind on that Point.
EFFORT TO HARM SOUTH
by Cutting Down Representation viii
Not Be Encouraged.
TOO MUCH MONEY Is PILiNG up.
Secretary Gage Made a Report at the
Cabinet Meeting.
THE RECEIPTS EXCEED EXPENDITURES
BY Nearly Five Millions Month and
Something viii Have to Be
Done About It.
TOO MUCH MONEY is PILING UP.
Secretary Gage Made Report at the
Cabinet Meeting.
THE RECEIPTS EXCEED EXPENDITURES

washington, September %. TO his callers
today President Roosevelt clearly intImated
two additional things In the fulhllment or
the late President McKinley's designs one
was that Commissioner of Pensions VI
Clay Evans will NOT be removed; the other
was that Mr. Roosevelt will oppose, as
Mckinley opposed, the reduction Of the
representation Of certain Southern States
in congress
Henry Clay Evans viii remain as com.
missioner of pensions as long as he chooseu
to stay strange as 1t may seem, some OF
the friends Of OK Representative Peters Of
Kansas have been to President Rooseyele
already. asking him to remove Evans and
appoint Peters, on the ground that they
believed President Mckinley intended 70
do so.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt quickly Informed him.
self, and learned that President McKiu-
ley had no such intention, but. on the con-
trary. the utmost that hal ever been snld
TO the friends Of Peters was that if Evans
1Sn9nld letire az any time Ia the future
refers might be appointed TO the vacancy
President Roosevelt will leave Evans
Mnere he Is, and Evans does not propose
AS to the movement for the reduction
OF inc representation OF certain Southern
states, pressed ~ the last congress by
and Crumpacker of Indiana, and defeatsd
ny opposition OF President Mckinley "a
any such section legislation, the under-
standing Of the southern senators and ron
resentatiyes who have talked with Pre,5.
dent Roosevelt is that he will occupv tbs
same position as President Mckinley Moth
ing is quoted in terms from President
roosevelt, but II Is stated that in due time
he VIII be heard from on this subject
The White House flag is lying al hale
mast again. and SO win remain until the
thirtS days OF mournlug are over, by direc-
ton or President Roosevelt who was sur-
piised 10 lind that 1t had been raised 10 The
top of the stan in honor of his removal
70 the White House yesterday President
Roosevelt IL showing In every posslbie
way his regard for President Mekinlev's
memory, and the flag incident is sgnidcant
as an illustration
At the cabinet meeting one of the phases
Of puhnc business called to Presideue
RooseN~lt's attention was the manner in
Which money Is niHng up In the treasury
Secretary Gage reported that the recent
call of bonds had proved to be but drop
IN the bucket aud that money is accnmn-
lating Mt a rapid rate. In less than three
months OF this fiscal year the excess oe
rGcciptS over expenditures has been Sl4.-
Notwithstanding the reduction Of TAXA
lion, the change from q yenr ago is remark.
able. At this date In 1900 the expenditures
Tor the fiscal year were slightly In eS-
cess OF The receipts The receipts now nre
within SOOo,00 rs great as they were
last year while the expenditures are So
WDO0o smaller. In other words the OK.
penditures Of the government are now
nearly S2,oOoOO0 a week less than they were
at this period last year.