New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
President Summons Party Leaders
to the White House for
Consultation.
THOSE PRE- SENT EXTREMELY RETlcEaT.
Not Known whether the Conference
was over Legislative Programl.m1e
In Congress or Had to Do With
Z schley Case-Senate Proceedfngs--
Taft Continues His Statement.

O'Clock IN the morning by senators
Allison, Aldrich and Spooner; Speaker
Henderson and Representatives Can
non and Grosyenor, and the confer
ence lasted until few minutes after
10. Is "a 4 III Il. n 58.
1T is something of coincidence that
those at the conference Saturday
were, with the exception of the pres
ident himself and Senator Spooner,s
the same men who took part in the
famous conference a few weeks prior
to the Spanish war, which resulted IN
the definite conclusion that congress
should appropriate, $5o, 200, 900 to be
placed at the disposal of the president
to prepare for war. ##E s@
Not since that momentous occasion
until Saturday, have the same men
been formally summoned for a CON
ference at the white house. Previous
to the conference the president break
tasted at the white house with Attor-
ney General Knox, Postmaster Gen
eral Payne and Senator Hanna.
Are Extremely Reticent.
| When the conference broke up those
who participated in it were extreme
/ " and unusually reticent. The TACT
that the senator's are members Of the
steering committee of the senate and
Speaker Henderson and his two lieu
| tenants who were present Saturday
practically control legislation in the
house gave rise to the belief that the
consultation referred to the legisla-
tive programme in congress and might
4 have bearing upon the shaping OF
Guban, Philippine and war revenue re-
peal legislation. -..s.1. II. ~>.s13s.-, !.
4 There also was an intimation that
the president talked with his party
leaders in congress about the Schley
case, and color was given to this sur
| mise by remark dropped by one of
the senators. But nothing definite,
as to the purpose or result of the con-
sultation could be. obtained.
1 Senate Proceedings.
T. Washington, Feb. @17-After the
i routine business Saturday the senate
passed bill appropriating 100000
for a public building at Selma, Ala. 81
The senate then resumed consider
alton of the bill esta blishing perma-
I nent census bureau. The pending
amendment was that of Senator
Lodge to amend the paragraph relat-
ing to the retention of employees so
that it would read "that all employees
of the twelfth census office at the
date of the passage of this act who
are retained in the employ of the per-
manent census above the grade OF
skilled laborer shall be, and they are
. hereby, placed without further exam
ination under the provisions of the
civil service act.'' H.
Il Not Fit for Jury Service.
I Washington Feb. 17.-The hearing
Of Gov. Taft, on the Philippine ques'
ton by the senate committee on the
Philippines, began Saturday with a
series of questions by Senator Patter'
son in regard to the fitness of Fill:
+ pinos for jury duty. Mr.. Patterson
asked whether the native population
on which the voting franchise is be.
!, slowed could be trusted to do jury
duty. The governor replied in the
negative, saying they are so used te
!, corruption in the administration o.
: Justice that they could not be trusted
taThev need to be trained,' he said, ''tc
have examples; they are not yet ready
for jury duty I .-.
Referring to the code of procedure
l in the islands, Gov. Taft said in7repl.
J to- question by Senator Culberso1
a. that it is an American code rathe
= than Spanish code. RI .f
> Panama Canal Protocol Ready.
s Washington, Feb. 17.-The Panama
: !. Ecanal protocol, which has been i
: course of preparation for severa
weeks at the hands Of DR.. Silva, tn
Colombian minister here; Mr. Herrar
6 1.-THE first secretary Of legation, an
= Mr.. n. Nuts Duran, the special rel
d resentative of the department G
& Panama, now stands completed in a
.- essential respects. The protocol ha
been prepared in the Spanish la1
8 Epuage and Mr.. Herran will undertake
8 its translation into English, SO it q
probable that it Will not be turne
over to Admiral Walker, chairman {
d the isthmian canal commission, befo1
81 next Thursday The prot ocol consist
n- l.of about s25 articles and lis quite
r- lengthy document Admiral Wake
" it is explained, has had no part in tt
p- drawing up Of the protocol, having d
is cided to leave that matter entirely
the represents tives Of the Colombia
goyernment and to avoid any int
q. ference with their work before it VI