Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-20
At THE WHITE HOUSE
A Conferences on tho Omnibus
statshood Bill. ..i.:- -
BEvERIDaE / ALARMED
f~UEHk HAaQRE HAS VOTES
ENOUGH 10 PASS.
ALARMED
Cuban Reciprocity Treaty Discussed by
Senators Cullom, Aldrtch and
spooner-other Callers.

Senators Beveridge and Keanl of the Sem
ate committee on territories spent good
while with the President this morning, and
the opinion is general that the conference
relates to the situation OF the omnibus terri
torial bill in the Senate Senator Beyer-
fdge is understood to have been exceeding
ly sanguine for a number Of weeks that the
omnibus bill would never become law. He
at first felt that there were enough votes
in the Senate to kill the bfl, but. it is said.
that a careful and accurate count OF noses
has now convinced the Indiana senator
that there is one vote in favor Of the biM-
that is, II put to q vote the omnibus bill
would go through the Senate ty'a majority
of one. This is rather an alarming out
look to Senator BeveridEe and the others
who stand with him in malsing an active
fight on the bill, but they ~felt-that
they might be able to do the bill to death
by postpon1ng action upon IT from day to
day and in the end talking it to death. The
supporters OF the omnibus bill however,
see through this proposition and are meet
ing it with quiet but effective opposition to
nearly everything else that is before the
Senate. At least 1t looks that way to some
senators, and the belief is that the Presi--
dent has been made acquainted with the
outlook In few words, the advocates OF
statehood want q vote and intend to get 1t
or DLOCk the WOrk OF the S9eKaaIe aAdE th0y-
succeed. That means the holding up of the
Cuban treaty. the trust biA, the DEPART
ment Of commerce bia aadd practically
everything else Of impoftaEe. They in
the statehood bill. by every right Of priority
Of report from committee and otherwise, is
entitled to considerations Thus the s1tua-
ton is alleged to stand. -.. /.
A painstaking canvass of the vote Of the
Senate on this question has been made by
Senator Beveridge, who knows just what
the result would be II there should be
CALL The fact that he doesn't permit the
bill to reach a vote is considered by friends
of the bill as positive evidence of lack of
votes to defeat, the measure. In view Of
this condition Of affairs Senator Bever1dge
has seen fit to talk with the President sew
era1 times recently. He is uncommunica-
tive as to the facts. taking the position that
the less said by him is the better for the
fight he is waging.
The Treaty and the Trusts.
Just how much the treaty and the trusts
are held up because of the tactics Of friends
of general statehood is not known, but it
is fact that the President this morning
talked with Senator Cullom of the Senate
foreign relations committee who is in
charge Of the Cuban treaty, and a few
minutes later conferred with Senators Aid
rich and Spooner. All three of these sena-
tors are members Of the committee on re-
lations with Cuba Senator Spooner is
likewise chairman Of the committee on rules
and Senator Aldrich is a member OF the
same committee That. the republican
strength of the Senate is unanimous for
the Cuban treaty has been declared with
emphasis recently, and therefore there can
be little but speculation as to why the
treaty should be under discussion. The
probability that trust legislation was like
wise talked over is suggested, In view of
the presence of Attorney General Knox
during part of the time Senators Aldrich,
Spooner and Cullom were in the Presidents
Offices :'S''. -
=, Calls It 'McKim Architecture"
Senator Cockrell of Missouri, of the ap-
preparations committee of the Senate, Wis
tied the White House today to see the
President. He had some time to wait in
the little reception room, because of large
number Of senators being present. So the
venerable Missouri senator proceeded to
give some study to the interior finish of
the executive offices. prior to going in he
had surveyed, the; exterior makeup. he
didn't like the looks of either. When he
started away from the building and en-
cOuntered newspaper reporters, VINO IN
quired for news, he said: why don't you
all write up the beauties of this building?
1t certainly is deserving of much space.
Just come along with me to this waiting
room. Look there. That is a specimen of
Mcfzfm architecture. Then that coal hole
in front of the main. door is undoubtedly
an original idea. Is Senator Cockrells re-
marks indicated that he is far from having
good opinion Of the architecture and con-
struction of the offices now occupied by the
President rts, eo..@
Senator Coekrell is not taking any part in
the fight to prevent Fred. BaumhoH secur-
Ing another term as postmaster OF st.
Louis. 1t is republican and not demo-
cratic fight. 1t is stated that the charges
against .Baumhoff have not been sustained
before. the Post Office Department, and
that he viii probably be renominated un-
;less'thefe Is a change, In the situation.
. Represents tive.Lloyd of Missouri present
ea to the President two new members OF
the next House from Missouri. They were
u w. Hamlin, who succeeds Representa-
TIVE Cooney from the seventh district, and
Hobert Lamar. who Will represent the new
sixteenth district.
Representative Bristow of New York pre-
George HI. Roberts, postmaster of
Brooklyn, and Judge Jacob Brenner, chair
man of the republican county committee of
Postmaster General Payne presented Sir
Ihomas q. Shaughnessy of Montreal. pres
ldent OF the Canadian Pacific railroad. The
distinguished Canadian said he would re-
main In Washington one day.
James Lowe, collector OF customs at Nj
agara Falls, and Frank III. Salt, postmaster
at the same place, were among the days
List for Reception Closed.
Secretary Cortelyou announced today at
tlIe White House that out of consideration
for the comfort Of the guests the list for
the judicial reception to be held on the
evening Of January % was closed and no
additions could be made.
The Cabinet Meeting.
j AN Of the members of the cabinet were
present at today's meeting, except secre-
tary<Hay. Wild Is confined to his home by a
slight tndisposition. due to a cold contract
ed In New York. The meeting was corl-
parativefy brtef the session occupying
scarcely more than an hour. At it's CON-
clusion assurance was given that only de-
partmenfal matters were considered There
was no discussion Of trust legislation, of
the venezuelan situation or of the isthmian
canal project
Secretary Moody. who has recovered prac-
tically from the effects Of his recent acci-
dent q abreught to the attention of the cab
met the contest which has arisen over tfe
bids subnitted reeantly for the two armor
Cd cruisers. washington and Tennessee.
The naval board reported in favor of tn.
building Company, provided that certs n
changes In the bid Of that concern were
made To this proposition the Union iron