Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-07
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Conference With Speaker
and Gen. Grosvenor.
TRU SITS THE TOPIC
DISCUSSING THE CUBAN Reel
PRoCITY TREATY.
Senator Burrows and Mr. Oxnard Call
Attitude Of the Beet Sugar
Men.
TRU SITS THE TOPIC

Men.
President Roosevelt had conferences to-
day with Speaker Henderson and Repre-
sentative Grosvenor in regard to proposed
antitrust legislation. The President was
with Speaker Henderson some time. the
situation in the House being discussed thor
oughly 1t is understood that the Presi-
dent impressed upon his callers as upon
others during the day. his desire that some
legislation dealing with the trust question
should be enacted at the present session Of
Congress The President feels that there
will be no good reason for Congress to adj
journ without having attempted to remedy
existing evils.
THE trust question is a most difficult one
to handle in legislative way" said Gen.
eral Grosvenor, as he left the executive Of
fees, ''but l think some measure will be
enacted into law at this session. 1t will be
necessary to steer middle course between
the desires Of the radical antitrust people
and those who profess to see little evil IN
trusts or combinations Of capital That
such a course will be adopted by Congress
have no doubt"
No particular trust measure was under
discussion by the President and his callers
and none was agreed upon The President
has given his hearty approval to the recon-
nendatfons of Attorney General Knox, sub
mitted to Congress yesterday. and 1t Is his
earnest hope that Congress may be able to
embody the recommendations Of Mr.. Know
in whatever bill finally receives the sane
ton of majority Of the. republicans of
Congress.
It is understood that during the confer
ence the question Of bringing the subject OF
trusts to the attention Of the House in a
formal way at an early date was consd-
cred, but whether any conclusion was
reached Is not known.
The Cuban Treaty.
Senator Burrows Of Michigan has had
several conferences with the President In
the last few days. evidently in reference to
the Cuban treaty. Senator Burrows said
he had not fully reached conclusion as to
his attitude to the treaty. He desired to
have the views of the beet sugar people Of
the country They would meet in Wash
ington tomorrow to consider their interests
and would pass upon the question whether
they would withdraw opposition to the
treaty. Henry T. Oxnard, the head Of
the beet sugar trust. was caller at the
White House. It Is we'll known that Mr..
Oxnard has Informed President Roosevelt
and senators and representatives that the
beet sugar interests will no longer oppose
the granting Of lower duties to Cuba
through the treaty that has been negotiat-
ed. If Mr.. Oxnard voices the sentiments
and attitude Of the beet sugar producers the
matter Is already settled.
The Wireless Telegraph.
Senator Simmons and Representative
Small Of North Carolina introduced Prof
Fessenden, the inventor Of an American
system Of wireless telegraphy. Prof Fes-
sender. who was formerly in the employ of
the weather bureau, has been conducting
experiments under the auspices Of the gov
eminent at Roanoke Island, North Caro-
lima. md patents have long ago been issued
on the system. Prof. Fessenden said to-
day that the system is soon to be put into
commercial use both for short and long
distances. Its success had been DEM
| onstrated beyond question. but the
work being done in a quiet way,
without much newspaper advertising.
Prof. Fessenden. when connected with
the weather bureau, made some mod
els, and talked with the President with that
end in view.
Alabama Appointments.
misrepresentation Aldrich and Charles
Scott OF Alabama, two of the three referees
selected by the President some time ago
to pass upon federal appointments in north
Alabama, called on the President today.
| The third referee. J. o. Thompson. col
lector of internal revenue, is i'll at the
Hamilton Hotel in this city. With Messrs.
Aldrich and Scott were ex-State Senator
Hundley and William F. Tebbetts of Mo-
gard to number of Alabama appoint
ments was discussed by the callers. So far
as known there will be no change in the
| management Of Alabama political affairs as
| far as the referees are concerned. Their
recommendations will continue to receive
| the Endorsement and approval Of the Presi-
dent.
Want Some Of the Good Things.
President Roosevelt received call today
| from a delegation Of Virginia colored men,
| headed by James Hayes, a colored lawyer
| of Richmond. The object Of the call was
| to place before. the President a writ
| ten request that some of the good things
| in the way Of federal positions in Virginia
| be accorded to colored men. 1t Is particu-
| larry desired that colored men be recog-
niZed in appointments to positions Of dep
uty collectors Of customs and internal rev.
enue The President is looking into the re-
quest and will give 1t consideration.
Hayes has come to Washington to file
| before the Supreme Court Of the United
| States the papers in the appeal from the
circuit courts In the Virginia constitutional
cases. He hopes to be able to have the
| Supreme Court take the case up in some
| form some time next week.
Classification Of Laborers.
Messrs. James R. Garfield and William
D. Foulke, Of the civil service commission,
were among those who had conferences
| with the President today. Mr.. Garfield
was asked II anything has been done or Is
to be done in the direction Of placing under
the classified service some TOO or 800 pre-
sons who are working for the government
on the laborers rolls and yet are assigned
to clerical duties. There has been some
talk recently to the effect that the Presi-
dent might decide to classify these people.
many of whom are filling places Of clerks
who are paid salaries two and three times
as great as drawn by them.
THAT matter was in effect settled when
the plan OF registration Of laborers was
adopted in the departments said Mr.. Gar
satisfactorily, laborers will not in the fu-
ture be given clerical work Of any kind, and
the intention is that such laborers as are
doing clerical work now will eventually be
they get back to the work for which they
were selected. The effect of this is to
lofo N of Inn.