The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18
TORRANCE IS
A POSSIBILITY
Minneapolitan May Be Com
missioner of Pensions. $
GETTING EVANS OUT
GETTING EVANS OUT
Friends of Present Commissioner
Play Him for the Cabinet.
NO SHIP SUBSIDY THIS SESSION
Senate Passed the Bill for Love OF
Frye, but 1T Has No Chance
: in the House.

From, Tho Journal Bureau, Room, Do. Post
Building. Washinotos.. -
Washington, March 1s-should the
Evans and give his something fully as
good, which is now believed to be his
intention. he will be carrying out Nc
Kinley's policy. Less than that he proba-
bly, could not do consistently, for it is
notorious that the administration has
charges against Evans. For the sake of
peace, however, it may be willing to
transfer him to another place. @.-'
Mr.. Evans had the entire confidence OF
Mr.. Mckinley, and he has President
hoosevelt's in large way. The report
OF the G. A. R. pension committee, it is
assumed, Will be against him, but that
was 10 nave been expected. The commit
tee, 1t is said by Evans friends, could
not report otherwise without calling down
on the heads of it's members the wrath of
the veterans. The president understands
this.
"A suggestion has been made that the
change will not take place until fell, and
III that connection there is a Whisper
that possibly Judge Ell Torrance, com
| mander-in- chief of the G. A. R.. and ex-
o1nclo chairman of the pension committee
may be found available as candidate for
Evans place Grand Army men in Wash
ingeon would like to see Judge Torrance
have it. There will be one new cabinet
place after the Nelson bill becomes law.
and rumors are rife Of the resignation Of
Secretary Hitchcock. Some Of Evans
friends are playing him for one Of these
places.
| SUBSIDY The subsidy bill is as
! tar from being law as
Ell AfAR. before the senate passed
| It, The republican sena-
tors voting against it represent the
strongest influences in that body, and
their position will greatly encourage the
subsidy opposition In the house It is
1 said to be Senator Fsrye's plan not to have
the Dill pressed this session but to have
1t come up in the house at the short SEES
sion next winter. That Will give ample
time for. missionary work in the merchant
marine aud fisheries committee and
among members generally. The passa &c
OF the bill In the senate was largely COM
pliRentary to Senator Frye, who is great
~ beloved In that body. and we'll known
! republicans, some from northwestern
states, voted for 1t Yesterday on purely
personal grounds while opposing its prin-
/ ciple. "
| 1t Is understood they had assurances
| that nothing could be done in the house.
The bill cannot come up there this SEES
sion or net unless the speaker permits a
rule for its consideration. The attitude
of the Iowa senators Is believed to fore
shadow that the speaker. also, and he
| is not friendly to the bill. ~. Representa-
| tives Stevens of Minnesota. Minor of
/ Wisconsin. Fordney OF Michigan and
Jones of Washington, republican members
of the merchant marine and fisheries COM
! mittee, are understood to stand where
they did last session. IF they do. the
committee will be unable to report ma
! jority Of republicans for the bill. .
| GETS LET Senator Nelson has not