Evening star., 1902-04-12
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Arranging for Census for the
Philippines.
WAR TAXES REPEALED
PRESIDENT CONSIDERS NoMINA-
TIoNs FOR TEXAS.
New Pension Commissioner Will Not
Take Charge of Office for Sew
eral Months.
WAR TAXES REPEALED

Senator Quarles of Wisconsin. chairman
| of the Senate census committee, had a con-
| ference with the President today. The Phil
| ippine committee has added a provision to
the Philippine bill directing census of the
| archipelago. The details of the enumera-
| ton will have to be provided for in a spe-
| cial bill to be reported by the census COM
| mittee. Senator Quarles believes that
| census of the Philippines along certain
lines will be of great benefit. The data now
| Bile Is imperfect, inefficient and fire.
| quently unreliable. The taking of the CEN
| sus would be under the direction of Direc-
| tor Merriam. A census of the islands would
| not be as complicated as in this country, as
| many special schedules would be omitted.
| Texas Nominations Agreed Upon.
President Roosevelt today decided upon
| the nomination of Waller Burns of Hous-
| ton, Texas as judge of the newly created
| southern district of that state He will
| also nominate Mr.. Owenby of Paris, Texas,
| for United States attorney of the eastern
| district of Texas to fill vacancy that will
| be created by sending Mr.. McLemore,
| United States attorney in the eastern dis
| trict. to the same position in the new south
ern district.
| Mr. Burns was formerly a state senator
| from Houston. and has been a republican
|
| ganization Former Representative Haw-
| ley of Galveston, republican national COM
| mittecman from Texas, recommended Mr.
| kleberg, a gold democrat and brother Of
Representative kleberg of Texas Mr.
| Hawley did not. however, make any fight
| on Mr.. Burns as they have always been
| friends.
Representative Loud OF California sa " the
Presiuent to say d good word for w f.
Parker who is a candidate for marshal of
| the new southern district Mr.. Loud and
| Mr. Parker We're soldiers together in the
civil war.
| Representative Cooper called to say some
| thing friendly of W. II. Pape OF Beaumont
| who was a candidate for United States at
torney of the eastern district
No Change for Several Months.
| Eugene F. Ware, the newly chosen COM
| missioner of pensions, will not assume the
duties of that office for several months He
has accepted the offer with that understand
ing. This will give the President sufficient
time to provide an opening for A,r Evans
| The President is probably aware now of a
prospective vacancy such as would suit
| Mr. Evans. The selection of Mr. Ware is
being widely commended. 1t is in no sense
political.
Representatives Calderhead and Scott OF
Kansas were at the White House today to
express their satisfaction with the selec-
tion of Mr.. Ware.
War Taxes Repealed.
President Roosevelt this morning signed
| the bill repeating the war revenue taxes
The bill takes effect at the beginning of
the new fiscal year, July 1. According to
the estimate of members Of Congress the
bill will wipe out about s7O,O0O,O 900 of rev.
| enue each year, reducing the surplus that
| much. The surplus this fiscal year prom
ises to be about s90,000,0OO.
rms would leave an annual surplus Of
| possibly $20,OoO.0Oo. unless reciprocity
measures or other causes should materially
reduce the customs receipts and run the
expense account close to that Of the income,
The pen with which the bill was signed
was given to Representative Bartholdt Of
Missouri, who believes the measure a popu-
lar and satisfactory one.
A Missouri Marshalship.
Representative Bartholdt and Representa-
tive Joy were at the White House with
Hugo Muench, the new consul to Zittan.
Germany. One Missouri nomination of con-
sequence is hanging fire at the White
House. This is for marshal of the eastern
district Messrs Joy and Bartholdt pro-
posed George P. Winebrenner for the place
when the incumbent. Louis c. Bohle. de-
clined another term. Representatives
Clarke and Floyd saw the President to pre-
sent Frank Buchanan of New London, Mo
Mr.. Buchanan was marshal of this district
under President Harrison.
Representative Lacey of Iowa presented
Gen. r. F. Patterson, United States con-
sui at Calcutta. Gen. Patterson who is
from Tennessee, will be given another term,
1t is understood. He was originally appoint
ed partly on the recommendation of Mr.
Lacey.
An immigration Appointment.
F. l.. Fragone, editor Of an Italian paper
in New York; John Graenberg and Ezekiel
Sorasohn Of the Jewish Daily News of New
York, called on the President this morning
to urge him to have George c. Ellison ap-
pointed supervising inspector of immigra-
ton Of the port of New York This posi-
tion is now vacant. Mr.. Ellison is a clerk
in the patent Office in this city. and is ELI
gible to transfer to the New York place
The President will call the attention Of
Mr.. Williams, the new commissioner at
New York, to the matter.
Among the many visitors to shake hands
with the President was party of delegates
attending the seventh annual convention of
the Association Of Pentecostal Churches.
Representative Boutell of Illinois present
ed Count Albert Freiherr Won Westenholz of
Germany, who Is In this country studying
social and economic conditions.