Evening star., 1902-02-15
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Important Conference, Last
ing for Some. Hours.
LEADERS IN CONGRESS
SUMMONED BY THE PRESIDENT
HIMSELF.
All Reticent as to What Was Discussed
-Schley Case is Sus-
pected.
LEADERS IN CONGRESS

iIloSl conference was neiQ at
the White House today, lasting greater
part or the Presidents receiving hours and
preventing the transaction Of other business
by numerous callers. The participants In
the conference were the President, Sena-
tors Allison. Aldrich and Spooner Speaker
Henderson, Representative Grosvenor and
Cannon. 1t will be seen at a glance that
these men represent legislation in Congress
by reason of the fact that, in part, they
constitute the republican steering commit
Tee or the respective houses. With the ex-
cept1on OF President Roosevelt and Senator
Spooner. the men present today were those
VINO gathered around President Mckinley
just before the Spanish war, and who
reached the conclusion that Congress
should pass bill providing for a defense
appropriation of $5O.OOO.OOO This was prac-
uca11y the first real, vital act in the war
with Spain. Since that momentous occa-
SION, untll today, the same men have never
been formally summoned together in a CON
ference at the Executive Mansion.
nat they We're asked to go to the Whit e
House this morning is certain OF addt-
th,n ttdnal amportane Is the fact that prior to
guests at breakfast Attorney General
Knox, Postmaster General Payne and SEN
ator Hanna. Following the breakfast the
resident had a long conference with Sena-
tor Platt Of Connecticut
Everyone Reticent
II IS practically unnecessary to say that
each OF the men mentioned was decidedly
uncommunicative. There has seldom been
SO much reticence observed regarding a
hlte House conference and SO little dis
position manifested to give the slightest
mint In view OF this. speculation has had
Iuil sway The general tendency of this
speculation was to the dire ction that the
upon the course Of important pending Ieeis
latlon-Cuba. the Philippines. war revenue
and lsthmian canal.
NJ, on all OF these leading questions the
rouse ana senate are apparently at logger
neads and something Is needed to get them
together SO that there will be more har
mony of understanding and intentions.
sucn speculation as this would be most
natural, but remark was dropped by one
or those present that partly exploded this
tneory and caused a belief that the Sch,ey
case was the real question under discus
sion. Inc leaders present are men who
Keep III close touch with public opinion,
ana the President might have felt disposed
II Is said. to consult them as to his pur-
poses IN passing upon the appeal of Ad-
mirai Schley: The President is expected
70 make public his decision within a short
time.
Missouri Nominations.
After the conference the President saw
some OF the other callers. Among these
were Representatives Joy and Bartholdt OF
Missouri. They were seeking a consuIship
for constituent, Hugo Muench, the son OF
Missouri pioneer. The President thinks
great deal of the two Missouri republicans
and Will probably nominate Mr.. Muench as
consul to Zittan, Saxony. Representatives
Joy and Bartholdt also arranged with the
ner as United States marshal for the east
ern district Of Missouri, which includes ST.
Louis. Mr.. Winebrenner will take the
place Of Louis c. Bohle. who declined an
other term In the marshal's office.
Congratulations for the President.
number Of senator's and representatives
called on the President merely for the pur-
pose OF felictating him on the improve
ment in the condition OF Theodore Roose-
velt, 5r. The President accepted these good
wishes with manifestations Of pleasure.
The President has approved number Of
bills. among them the following: The ur-
gent deficiency appropriation bill, an act
regulating the collection Of taxes in the
District of Columbia, an act preventing
the sale Of firearms, opium and intoxicat-
Ing liquors in certain islands of the Pacific.
Still Another Conference.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana had a long
conference with the President during the
afternoon, remaining with him nearly an
hour. Senator Beveridge stands well at the
White House, and his opinions of prevailing
matters are frequently consulted by the
President.
At lunch with the President this afternoon
was Howard Eaton of Medora, S. D., who
has known the President since his first ap-
pearance on his ranch in the west. Mr..
Eaton owns the ranch adjoining that Of
President Roosevelt. and is a stanch friend
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