Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-30
CUBAN RECIPROCITY
REPORT OF ALLEGED sNUB TO MIR
CLEVELAND DENIED.
President Roosevelt Did Not Decline to
Attend the College Exercises
in New York.


fore he officially notifies senators and rep
resentatives that they are desired to come
to Washington in time for the assembling
of Congress in special session. Ten days
notice is all that is necessary. but
the President will probably give longer
notification than that That Congress is to
be called in extra session at the date named
is so we'll known throughout the country
that congressman will not be inconven-
fenced by reasonably late call. There is
little possibility that the President will
change his mind. The President will not
prepare a long message to the extra ses-
sion, and 1t will deal almost wholly with the
question of the treaty for Cuban reciproci-
ty. The usual questions of which Presi-
dents treat in their annual messages to
Congress will be left out in this one, and
the President will take up other questions
when he prepares his regular message. The
suggestion is frequently made that the cur
rency question be taken up at the extra
session, but Representative Cannon has an
nOunced that committees will be ap-
pointed other than those necessary to the
work for which the extra session is to be
called, and republican leaders have agreed
that this question shall not come up then. =
Prospects of. the Session.
Senator Burrows, who called on the Presi-
dent today, said that the Senate had al
ready ratified the treaty, but would do so
again. The treaty would long ago have
been effective by the ratification of the
Senate if there had been absolute certainty
that it was not necessary for the House
also to ratify any treaty which involved
the revenues of the government.
The supposition is that the committee on
ways and means, which will be appointed
'early>in the session, will report resolution
of approval Of the treaty. Just how much
discussion will follow will depend on the
democrats. The belief is general that the
House republicans will quickly give their
anprnvh3sss but It. Is. understeod TShatse tha
democrats VIII want TO make all they ear
out of the opening to discuss the subject of
the tariff In a number of its aspects. The
time taken in the general discussion that
will be precipita ted will determine how long
the extra session will last. The belief is
general that the extra session will not ad-
journ many days before the time for the
regular session to assemble.
With an ironical smile Senator Burrows
said the republicans would probably not at
tempt to control the democrats in launch
control themselves" he dryly rem. .rked,
land why should we attempt to control
them?'
ALI Because of Mr.. Cleveland
1t was stated officially at the White
House today that there is no truth in a
story published in a New York paper today
that President Roosevelt refused to atten1
the installation exercises at the College of
the City of New York yesterday because
President Cleveland was to be one of the
orators. The story was to the effect that
the President was waited upon by Edward
Lauterback and Prof Finley, whose install.
Ia ton as president was the feature of the
exercises.
They invited him to attend and accord
ing to the story. he accepted. Then he in
quired who would make addresses besides
himself. When informed that President
Cleveland was one of the number he OBJ
jected, declaring that he could not accept.
His callers informed him, the story goes,
that Mr.. Cleveland had already been in
be impossible for them to convey to him
any message that would induce him
to refuse to attend. The President Is rep
resented as saying he would not be pres
ent.
The statement at the White House is that
the President declined the invitation be-
cause to have accepted it would have been
to have displeased a number Of persons
who had extended similar invitations and
had been refused. The President did not
make any inquiries, 1t is stated, as to who
would attend the exercises.
The Presidents Callers.
The President had a number of callers
today, but he did not spend all his time
in his office. He was compelled to give some
time to his dentist. Secretary Moody was
one Of the official callers who was some
time with the chief executive. Secretary
Moody said, on leaving, that the President
had decided to make no changes in the
grading of civil engineers in the navy. This
decision was reached on the written recon-
mendati of Secretary Moody The Presi-
dent also decided that he would not ap-
point colonels as brigaders in the Marine
Corps for the purpose of retiring them as
such.
Gen. Young, chief of staff Of the army,
paid his respects in full uniform today
Gen. Humphrey, Gen, Hams and Col. Ell
lott accompanied him.
The Presidents Political Prospects.
Representative Prince Of Illinois, who has
been in Washington several days arranging
for three of his sons to enter school here,
paid his respects. There is every evidence
in Illinois," said Mr.. Prince afterward,
''that the great strength Of the President
with the voters Of the country continues
They want to see him President again, and
1 can not see the slightest chance in the
world for the democrats to win next year.
no matter whom they may nominate. The
feeling everywhere is for continuation in
power of the administration. No. didn't
have anything to ask Of the President. I
remember when frequently had the pleas
ure of presenting to a President the names
Of men I would like to see appointed to
some good place. but what's the use now7
is so coppered by the civil serv-
Ice that the asking of anything at the
White House Is a useless undertaking. OF
course. our constituents can not see 1t
this way all the time. and frequently want
an explanation why some good thing can
not be obtained for them at this end, but
they don't know the rock-ribbed, adaman-
tine cinch the civil service has on govern
mental jobs of nearly all kinds and hues."
Assistant Secretary Armstrong Of the
Treasury Department, who returned a few
days ago after long trip through the west,
called on the President and talked with
him Of political and other conditions in
that section of the country. Mr.. Arm
strong found nothing but favorable senti-
ment to the President throughout the west.
The republicans there have no other choice
for the presidency, and the feeling general
ly is that he will be elected. Mr.. Arm
strong Travelled through nearly every one of
the western states and remained some time