The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-03
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

Among the Presidents callers was
Cardinal Gibbons. The Cardinal was
accompanied by Father o. j. Stafford
M. Carbon, the French Ambassa-
dor, presented his letters of recall to
the President, and will start for his
new post in Spain.
Senator Allison said he was I'm
thorough accord with the Presidents s
trust Ngulation policy and does not
favor any attempt at tariff revision
during the short session of congress.
The President has denied 80 appli.
cations for pardon, has restored five
applicants who have served out their
terms of Imprisonment to citizenship,
and has acted favorably upon six
other cases.
President Roosevelt laid before the
cabinet Tuesday his annual message
to Congress in completed form. Only
such parts of the message as had not
been considered previously were
read in full.
The President has decided TO M.
point Judge Francis NJ. Wright. now
judge of the circuit and appellate
court of lllincis,. to the vacancy on
the court of claims, caused by the
death of John Davis.
The President has announced hIs
decision to appoint Ashby NJ Gould,
of Washington, present district at
torney for the District OF Columbia,
as associate justice OF the supreme
court of the District OF Columbia.
In an address before the National
Geographical society Lieutenant
Robt. L. Peary said the north pole
could be reached by way of Smith
sound, and that IT should be done
by American dollars and American
energy.
President Roosevelt has informed
several OF his congressional callers
that he intends making George b.
Cortelyou. his secretary, the first
head OF the new department of COM
merce, a bill for the establishment of
which is pending before the House
representative Cannon, of Illinois.
has announced his intention to intro
duce in the House bill for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the nav,
ment of the expense of the anthra-
cite coal strike commission and COM
pensation of the members of the com.
mission.
Colonel Emmet Ureil. commander.
in'chief of the Spanish War Veter-
ans. has urged the President to place
under the civil service all the Spap.
ish war veterans VINO are now sery.
ing the government in clerical ca.
pacity in the Philippines. President
request.
Private adyicos from Valparaiso
report that the Chilean congress will
consider the treaty with Colombia,
which recently was made public, and
In which, II is stated, u clause exists
guaranteeing Chile certain conces.
sions on the isthmus should the Pan
anna canal be constructed that are 10
be embodied In the canal convention.
Justice Harlan. m the United
States supreme court, on December
0 will have completed 25 years of ser
vice as a member of that court, and
friends have arranged TO express
their appreciation OF his services by
Ia dinner In his honor nj the new
Willard hotel. The President and
his cabinet will attend.
The following appointments under
the department OF justice have been
agreed to In the cabinet: Judge l.. L..
LOWS, Richmond, Va. United States
district attorney for the eastern dis
trict OF Virginia; Sol Betlca, United
States district attorney for the Chi.
cago district. and Morgan II. Reach,
United States district attorney for the
District of Columbia.
The coal situation In Washington
will be made the subject of an In.
quiry under the supervision of com
mittee of the commissioners Of the
District of Columbia.