Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Probability of a Joint Cur
rency Commission
TO OBTAIN HARMONY
1T IS THOUGHT THAT FINANCIAL
LEGISLATION WILL BE PUT OFF.
Associate Justice for New Mexico Ap.
pointed-Counsel for Panama
Company Calls.
TO OBTAIN HARMONY


| Company Calls.
| There is a probability, In the minds OF
political students of finance and currency
| within the republican party that the COM
| Ing session of Congress will provide for a
joint commission to consider the necessity
| of currency legislation 1t is even quite
| probable that the President. in his message
| to the regular session of Congress, will
recommend such commission as the best
| way of solving the questions that are to be
| considered. In fact. the understanding now
| is that the President has such recommen-
| dation In view, and that he believes 1t Is
| the best plan to settle the differences in his
| own party as to what should be done. The
adoption Of such plan would mean what
| all republicans now believe will be the out
come-no financial legislation this winter
or within the next fifteen months
The President, 1t is well known, has given
more thought to financial questions In the
| last six months than to any other subject.
He has aScertained that there are wide CULTS
separating the different views, and that 1t
will be next to impossible to reconcile the
| diversified views and settle upon any ono
plan or bill. Consequently the proposition
| now is to turn the whole matter over to a
| commission. whether of Congress to be
| appointed by the President from the out
side has not been determined. The work of
the commission would be to delve as deeply
| into conditions possible and submit rec
| concentrations upon which the various re-
| publican elements might unite. The COM
| mission plan is also looked upon as decided
| ly the best, for the reason that it would pre-
| vent display of the republican differences
| at the winter session of Congress, and would
| let the republicans go before the country In
| the next election on their record of past
1 satisfactory
| business and financial world.
| Mr.. Hill Seeks Assurances.
| One of the Presidents callers today was
| Representative Hill of Connecticut prom
inent member of the House committee on
| currency. and the author of several i'm
! portant financial bills in past Congresses.
| Mr. Hill is on his way to Colorado to spend
| his vacation. He wanted to find out from
the President just how long he might re-
main out there-that is, If the extra session
ts to be called November 8, without tail.
! The President told Mr.. Hill that there was
! uU change tn his views as to calling the
| extra session, and that he could depend
upon this being DONE Mr. Hilf will address
4 the Nebraska bankers convention when
away from Washington.
Mr.. Hill did not to comment upon
| the probabilities of financial legislation, and
when asked what he thought of the idea OF
| q commission said that he had heard 1t
suggested by number of prominent repub-
lcanS.
Representative BoutelI of Illinois was
with Mr.. Hill when the call was made. Mr..
Boutell said he considered 1t quite unlikely
| that there would be any financial or cur
rency legislation at the regular session OF
Congress.
The Panama Canal Situation.
| William Nelson Cromwell, the special at
| torney in this country Of the Panama Canal
| Company, called on the President today
| and had a conference with him as to the
status Of the canal negotiations between
| Colombia and this country. Mr.. Cromwell
was reticent about the interview afterward.
| 1t is learned, however, that the Panama
Canal Company does not consider that the
| Colombian congress has rejected the treaty.
To the contrary, it Is maintained that no
official word has ever reached this country
that the treaty has been rejected.
The information in the hands of the Pam
| anna company is that ultimately a canal
treaty with Colombia will be ratified. One
plan now before the senate is that of al
| lowing the president of Colombia to ratify
| the treaty, or new one similar in it's
| terms under certain conditions.
AS placed before the President, the claim
| of the Panama company is that the treaty
| has not been rejected; that the Colombian
| congress will probably take some action
before it's adjournment toward the last of
| this month, and that this action will be
such as will admit Of an understanding be-
tween this country and Colombia and the
construction Of the canal by the Panama
route.
1t is understood that the President, while
listening attentively to the statements of
Mr.. Cromwell, did not indicate what his
line of policy would be. 1t can be said
| that the President will discuss the matter
| fully in his message to the regular session
Of Congress. upon which already he has
| done some work. Prior to that time, unless
the conditions should change materially no
authorized statement will be made con-
corning the question.
Associate Justice for New Mexico.
Attorney General Knox, after a confer
ence with the President today. announced
that the President had appointed William
r. Pope Of New Mexico as associate JUS
tice the supreme court of that territory.
The appointment is to fill a vacancy that
has existed for some time. The vacancy
was caused by the dismissal from the New
Mexico bench Of Judge Mcmillan. who be-
came involved in a scandalous affair. The
vacancy was offered to Judge Campbell
of Michigan, who. after looking over New
Mexico, concluded that he did not care to
accept.
Mr.. Pope has the Endorsement of the
New Mexico people, including Delegate
Rodey. and his selection is looked upon as
being in the nature of a home rule appoint
ment. Mr.. Pope was at one time a special
assistant attorney in the court of private
land claims. and was then appointed as
Judge in the Philippines, where he served
until his health broke down. His service
In the Philippines was so satisfactory that
he was strongly indorsed for the New
Mexico position by Governor Taft. Dele
gate Rodey and other New Mexico people
made strong objection to the selection of an
outsider for judge.
Cabinet Officers to Speak.
Secretary Shaw spent some time with the
President this morning. Secretary Shaw
will leave tomorrow night to be gone until
the end of the month on campaign tour.
He talked with the President about some
of the speeches he will make. Secretary
Shaw will begin his tour in Ohio, speaking
next Saturday at Akron. He will spend
ten days in Ohio. His private secretary,
Mr. Edwards, a citizen of Ohio, will ac-
company him. From Ohio Secretary Shaw
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