New-York tribune., 1902-12-12
AT The WHILE HOUSE.

Washington Dec II (SpeciaD-The wide range OF
subjects which under the consideration OIL tiie
President of the United States was sufhcentiS III
dicated to-day by the diversity of interests rep
sented bv his numerous visitors Among the hrst OF
these was Secretary Hay. with the latest neNriop
ments in the Venezuelan situation, which tnoush
admittedly extremely grave, is not the Tess hoPe
fully regarded as susceptible of favorable soiuto
after the first excitement has passed. Senator
Cullom chairman of the Foreign Relations Coih
mittee, who had a brief talk with the president
but who dsclaimed rejecting any ones seh'lmeh's
but his own said as he left the White House that
he thought Germany and England had acteo wan
tonly in sinking the toy warships of Fenezueia
which could have done no harm anu ought 10 hh'e
been restored to the republic after the tfouple 10
if the two great powers had "isheo 'o uA
any magnanimity While Senator Cuiiom did not
think the Monroe Doctrine would be transSressed IN
the slightest degree, his sympathies were with tue
country so lately by demoralizins internal ols
turbances which having to pay such huiii
ating penalty for its weakness
The entire Texas delegation in Congress cdiieu 70
urge the appointment of Governor Sayers OF thai
State on the isthman Canal Commission Repre-
sentative Graham. of Pennsylvania, reconnaehaeu
United States Circuit Judge Acheson Tor tne su-
preme Court in Justice Shras retired III IL
contended that the vacancy would properly belong
to Pennsylvania New-Jersey or Delaware, oearod and
Fairbanks, with Representatives Hemsnway III ai1u
watson, of Indiana. appeared In behalf OF Gnares =
s. Hernley, formerly Republican state enalrrnati t
ers Mao at |Sats NaW-York S9 K on 'hs O0"iD
Senator Perkins, with ex-Mayor fneial h % Dc cise
Mail Steamship Company and state Sohsr4iitp fIf tn
San francisco in the spring upveil naval nlonu-
rent there and the President promised 10 go. Ihey
also urged retention of the army transport ser
vice San Francisco, and in this they %ers Ft II
dorsed by Clara Barton president OF tne r.eo Cre
who saw the President about the same time
F. P. Dunno (Mr, DooeyC and ms 9ride eaiea
and received the Presidents congratuIatlons, q
New-York caller was Justice Edward e McCaii, OF
the Supreme Court, who had with him e. A Gl1ert
and lanes Mover. Rutherford p. Hayes president
of the Appalachian National Park ASSOCIATION, "a
proiect which has Mr. Rooseyeits sympathy, toIo
The President what gratifying progress he Is max
ing in efforts to induce Congress 70 estaDisn % tte
great forest reserve. Among others VINO saw tne
President were Senators Allison. Teller ana Depew::
Representatives HILL of Connecticut: ana ClarH; ol
Missouri and Frank B. Loomis, Minister 10 foF-
tugal. ,. II, o,+ar+aiu
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt VIII enter 80
about twenty guests at dinner on SATURDAY evening
and about the same number on Monday evening".
THE delegates the annual convention OF tie
National Indian Association were recelVeu dL tt.o .o
White House by Mrs Roosevelt VINO eAPLtssSSsu ~
them her interest in the organization or winch she
fs an honorary vice-preSIdent.