Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-16
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Chief Of Bureau Of Corpora
tions Decided On.
JAMES R. GARFIELD
PRESENT CIVIL SERVICE CoMMIS-
sIoNER WILL ACCEPT.
Senator Spooner's Plan to End State
hood Fight-Coal Strike Commis-
sion to Make It's Report.
JAMES R. GARFIELD

President Roosevelt has decided to ap-
point James R. Garfield of Ohio comm.s-'
sioner of the important bureau of corpora
tions in the new Department of Commerce.
Mr.. Garfield has been communicated with
and will accept the position. His nomina-
ton will be made to the Senate in few
days. Mr.. Garfield has been a member OF
the civil service commission about year
and has greatly impressed the President
as to his abilities and fitness for any re-
sponsible office in the gift of the chief ex-
ecutive.
Mr.. Garfield is son Of the late ex-Presi-
dent Garfield and is one Of the most attrac-
tive men in official life in Washington. His
uniform courtesy, ease of manner and
grasp of political and governmental affairs
have made him many warm admirers, the
President himself being foremost.
AS an active member of the civil service
commission Mr.. Garfield has had much
business with the President and their rela-
tions have been exceedingly pleasant and
even cordial. The visits have given the
President sufficient opportunity to study
the makeup of Mr.. Garfield. He has with
each visit grown more convinced that Mr..
Garfield possesses talents and abilities of an
extraordinary character, and decided to
utilize them when an important position
came before him to fill. The President re-
CARDS the position of commissioner of cor
porations as one of the most important in
the service of the government, and as full
of possibilities. He looked the field of can
dtdates and strong men over carefully be-
fore reaching a conclusion, and from the
first was confirmed in his idea that no bet
ter selection could be made than that of
Mr.. Garfield. Who will succeed Mr.. Gar
field is not known here.
Senator Spooner's New Plan.
Senator Spooner has devised new plan
Of attack on the statehood bill. He said
at the White House today that he, would
offer resolution that the committee on
rules Of the Senate be directed to report a
rule allowing two hours debate on the
statehood bill followed by a vote. The
resolution will merely direct that the COM
mittee on rules report a cloture provision
Senator Spooner is chairman of the COM
mittee on rules and an opponent Of state
hood. He made his announcement on leav-
ing the White House. Just what Senator
Spooner expects to accomplish by the reso-
luton Is not definitely stated. Such a
resolution will be privileged in the Senate
during the morning hour unless displaced
by vote of the Senate. Under the plan
in view the resolution of Senator Spooner
would monopolize this time and thereby
take much valuable time away from SEN
ator Quay and his statehood BILL
The Senate can, of course, displace the
resolution by a direct VOTE Such a vote
hood DESIRE as it would develop test vote
to some extent not only as to the statehood
proposition, but as to the willingness Of the
Senate to inaugurate a policy of cloture
cloture rule would be just to the liking Of
the statehood advocates but for the
principle of the thing A direct
and decisive vote is what the state
hood advocates have been asking for, but
cannot obtain. There is not the slightest
likelihood, however, that the majority of
the statehood ranks would vote for cloture.
The democrats who favor statehood have
consistently voted in recent years against
anything looking like cloture, and would
oppose such a resolution now, it is said.
Work Of the Coal Strike Commission.
Col. Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of
labor and recorder of the anthracite coal
strike commission, called at the White
House today. The strike commission has
concluded it's public hearings and will be-
gin in few days it's consideration, in ex-
ecutive session. of the estimony adduced
before the commission. During the public
hearings $40 witnesses were heard, and the
record OF the hearings makes 10000 type
written pages.
Commissioner Wright said that the COM
mission would begin the consideration of
the testimony next Thursday afternoon at
o'clock In the offices of the interstate
commerce commission. How long it might
take to analyze the evidence and prepare
the report he could not foretell. Not the
slightest intimation, he said had been given
by any member Of the commission of his
views of the hearings, and no member had
indicated how he might vote upon any
given proposition before the commission
1t Is possible that the report of the COM
mission may be prepared in time for pre-
sentation to Congress before final adjourn
ment on March 4, but no official assurance
can be given that the report will be ready
SO soon.
Mr.. Loeb as Secretary.
When Mr. Cortelyou has been confirmed
as Secretary of the Department of Com
merce, and is ready to leave his present
post in the White House, he will be sue
ceeded, as announced In The Star, by VIII
liam Loeb, assistant secretary to the Pres
tdent. 1t Is not necessary to send the name
OF Mr.. Loeb to the Senate, it Is stated and
the announcement of the appointment will
be made at the White House when Mr.
Cortelyou is ready to retire. Who will sue
ceed Mr.. Loeb as assistant secretary is a
matter Of much interest at the White
House, where there are number Of COM
petent clerks who would fill the place
efficiently.
Minnesota Elect.
Representative Eddy of Minnesota intro
duced two representatives-elect from Min
nesota. They were H. ]. Volstead, who
will succeed Mr.. Eddy himself, and J.
AudAu bcuc, WHO comes 10 congress from
the Duluth district and takes the place Of
Page Morris. Mr.. Bede was formerly in
newspaper work in Washington years ago,
and remembers his experiences here with
pleasure. While living in the District he
edited weekly paper in Anacostia, in ad-
dition to his work on daily papers In this
city.
Senator Beveridge and Judge Francis E.
Baker of Indianapolis spent some time with
the President.
Representative Hit asked the President
to attend the dedication of a memorial
building to soldiers of the Union at Rock
ford. ILL.,. some time in May, but the Pres
ident said that his contemplated Pacific
coast trip would interfere with his accept
ance of the invitation.
The Bureau Of Corporations.
Senator Pritchard had North Carolinian
who is a candidate for commissioner of the
new bureau of corporations Of the Depart
ment of Commerce. This was DIR. d. H.
Abbott. former railroad commissioner Of