Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-07
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Recess Appointment of Wood
by the President.
MRS. MACKAY CALLED
COLORADO MINERS ARE DENIED
EXECUTIVE INVESTIGATION.
Alaskan Matters Discussed - Congress
siopal Committees Give Notice Of
Congress Convening.

1t was decided at the White House this
morning that the annual message of the
President should not be delayed until to-
morrow in being sent to Congress by rea-
son of the death of Representative Burk
of PENNSYLVANIA and that the House should
not adjourn Immediately upon meeting as
mark of respect to Mr.. Burk's memory.
II was also decided to send to the Senate
today all recess and other appointments.
The President also quickly reached the
decision that he would send to the Senate
today the treaty with the republic of Pan
anna and when Assistant Secretary Barnes
left the White House for the Capitol about
11o O'Clock he took with him several m
Eortant documents for delivery to the Two
houses of Congress.
The speed with which the Panama treaty
has been sent to Congress shows that me
President does not care to lose time IN
getting this document before the Senate
He sees no occasion for delay.
The appointments which the President to-
day sent to the Senate included those OF
Gen. Leonard Wood to be a major general
and the 167 other army appointments de-
pendent upon the advancement OF Gen.
Wood together with the appointment. NJ
DIR. W. H. Crum to be collector OF the
port of Charleston. s. c., and about twenty
These are all considered by the President
and his advisers to be recess appointments.
1t is regarded by the administration that
between the time of the falling of the savel
of President Pro Tempore Fry, signifying
the conclusion OF the extraordinary session
ana tlle caii,ls 70 oluel .. & the NV a., i
this time the appointments technically We're
made They are regarded by the admins
tration recess appointments, and the ap-
pointees therefore, will receive the pay and
exercise all the authority of the rank to
which they are promoted.
The commissions of the army officers
have been made out on this understanding
Jata hn.l tn, fhfa ipl6. la q
summer when the appointments originally
were made
Secretaries Root and Moody had confer
ence with the President today before the
appointments were sent to the Senate. In
the matter of the nominations their views,
as lawyers and as members of the admins
tration. coincided with that of the Presi-
dent
The committee to notify the President
that Congress was in session and was ready
to receive any message from him reached
the White House q few minutes after 1
O'clock this afternoon. The committee was
composed of Senators Hale and CockrelI
and Representatives Hemenway, Hepburn
and John Sharp Wliiiams Their interview
with the President was along traditional
lines The committee returned to the Capi-
tol after short ume spent pleasantly with
the President.
Thomas F. Walsh presented Mrs. John
w. Mackay to the President
Will Mot Intervene
prss,aent Pooseve,t hos once moro a..
cliped to intervene in strike conditions in
Colorado or to order an investigation of
the situation Several anneals have heep
made to him The last was in a telegram
from the Western Federation of Miners.
and it was laid before the President today
by Senators Teller and patterson or Colo
rado Ihese TWO senator's received the
telegram today and placed 1t before the
President without delay IT Is as follows:
the state of Colorado will you personally
request President Roosevelt to immedia tely
investigate conditions in the San Juan and
Cripple Creek districts of Colorado?"
The telegram was signed by the eXecu-
tive board of the Western Federation of
Miners, by Charles H. Meyer, president.
The two Colorado senators discussed the
situation briefly with the President, and on
leaving the White House sent the following
answer to Mr.. Meyer:
1.-THE President states to us that under
present conditions he has neither the power
the right to take such action you
request"
This the summary of the Presidents
statement to the senator's and the form of
the telegram was agreed to before they left
the White House.
The President feels that no rights or laws
Of the United States are being violated and
that the situation has by no means reached
a point where he is justified In interfering
in any way
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Senator Warren of Wyoming discussed
with the President nrosnective ,epis,ation
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personally interested in additional and use
fuI la.isIatio, for a,asl,, than a,,or ha.ora
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