Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-28
At THE WHITE HOUSE
The Legislative Appropriation
Bill Signed.
CLERKS A FFECTED
OVER A THOUSAND TRANSFER
RED TO PERMANENT ROLL.
President Sends Greetings to Comrades
Will Go to Annapolis to
Award Diplomas.
CLERKS AFFECTED

President Roosevelt has signed the legis-
iative appropriation bin which transfers to
the permanent rolls of the government, un-
der civil service protection, probably more
than one thousand clerks who have been
on the temporary rolls since the war with
Spain. Their appointments were necessi-
tated by that war. The provision in the
bill which makes the transfer is as fol-
lows:
That the additional clerks on the tenn
porary rolls and other employees rendered
necessary because of the increased work in
cident to the war with Spain and under the
act of June 30 1898, providing for war ex-
penditures and for other purposes hereto
fore appointed, and who are now employed
in the several departments of the govern
ment are hereby transferred to the classi-
fed service as of their present grade or
rate of compensation, respectively, and
shall be continued in the several depart
ments where now employed without further
eXaminat ton. subject however, to transfer.
promotion or removal, the same other
clerks and employees in the classified SER
vice And the several appropriations here
In made for such clerks and employees in
the several departments and offices shall be
available for payment of the salaries of all
clerks and employees transferred TO the
classified service under this provision. And
the appropriations made for such Temporal
ry clerks and employees for the fiscal year
1907 shall also be available for payment of
the salaries OF all such clerks and en-
ployes herein transferred for the balance
of the current fiscal year.
Ii is understood that fully Geo clerks who
We're on the temporary rolls in the War
Department. now become perma nent In
the different bureaus Of the Treasury De-
partment there are more than hundred
VINO VIII rejoice at the action of the Presi-
dent in signing the bill. Scattered through
out the Navy Department and other depart
ments are large number who will be much
pleased that they are at last permanently
arranged for.
Sends Greetings to Comrades
Gen. George II. Harries saw the President
this morning General Harries went to New
York today to attend the meeting tonight
of the Naval and Military Order of the
Spanish American war. The President is
commander of this society, which is COM
posed Of officers. who served in the war
with Spain, and he sent his greetings to his
comrades by General Harries
Gen Harries and his staff of the District
National Guard will act as President
Hoosevelts escort to Arlington on Decora-
ton day, May 30 The President some time
ago decided to attend the Memorial day ex-
erclses at Arlington and to make the ad-
dress of the day.
Invited to Vermont.
Senator Proctor and Col. Charles S.
Forbes of Vermont invited the President TO
speak before the next annual meeting of
the Vermont Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution The annual meeting
and banquet of the society is an event of
interest and Importance. The President
said he would be glad to give the invita-
tlOn consideration.
Has Had No Effect.
The violent attack on President Roose-
welt made by the Rt. Rev. Benjamin J.
Kelley, the Catholic bishop of Savannah. in
a sermon in that city yesterday excited no
general comment among visitors at the
White House today. The President un-
doubtedly read the published extracts of
the speech, as he always scans the papers
closely, but he did not dignity the attack
by referring to it in any way. He is be-
iieved to be satisfied with the good feeling
in the south for him, and no doubt feels
that the bishop Of Savannah represents
mlghty little sentiment outside of his own
Suggestions were made by some of the
taries of the Catholic Church may take
cogniZance Of the remarks of Bfshop
Kelley.
Going to Annapolis Friday.
President Roosevelt is going to ANNAPOLIS
Friday to give the graduating class of the
Naval Academy their diplomas. 1t has
been rare that the SheepSkins have been
presented to the graduating cadets by the
commander-in-chef Of the army and navy
The Secretary of the Navy usually per-
forms this duty. President Roosevelt ac-
companied by a small party. will leave
washington Friday morning and will re-
turn In the afternoon or evening.
An invitation was extended the President
today to privately view the original OF
Houdon's life cast of George WASHINGTON
now at the Masonic fair in Convention
Hall.
Senators Beveridge, Quarles, Clamp, Platt
and Fairbanks were among those who
called on and talked with the President
b. ). Hall and D. H. Ralston, represent
New York visited the President and War
Department today to what can be done
about having repairs to Philippine trans
ports made at Manila They think that New
York is a better place for this work than
San francisco. The Secretary of War will
consider the case presented by the COM
mittee.
To Visit a Washington Church.
Rev. j. c. Nicholson, pastor; A. A. Han
cock and A. A. Chaplin, a committee from
the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church,
pennsylvania avenue and 9TH street south
east, called on the President to invite him
to attend the services In that church on
Sunday, May %. From the 18th to the
18th of May the church will celebrate. by
special exercises. it's one hundredth ami
versary. Bishop Andrews will preach on
the morning of the 18th, and the church
would be pleased to have the President At
tend the exercises on that day The Pres
ident will probably accept the invitation.
Mr.. Squires May Be the Man.
H. G. Squiers, secretary of the American
legation at Pekin, is regarded as having
splendid chance of being named as the
first minister from this country to Cuba.
The President thinks highly of his ab:li-
ties and his diplomatic experience Mr..
Squers has the backing of Senators Platt
and Depew. and the former had talk with
the President this morning. The name of
William L. Scruggs of Georgia, ex-min;ster
to Venezuela has been under consideration
for the position, but Georgia has one i'm
pertant diplomatic postion-that of minister
to Japan, held by Col. Buck
Gov. Murphy's Successor.
The reported resignation of Gov. Murphy
Of Arizona has not been confirmed at the
White House. although it is not regarded
as improbable. If the resignation has not
been sent in now 1t Is merely a nuasfian of