Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-12

fore. He bel ewes that with the southern
states making their dsfranchising clauses
more strict every year his bill ought to
become law. Mr.. Crumpacker did not dis
cuss the matter with the President this
morning calling for the purpose of paying
his respects.
River and Harbor Legislation
Representative Burton of Ohio. who was
and probably again will be the chairman
Of the rivers and harbors committee. had
an interview with the President today. The
question of preparing and pressing a river
! and harbor bill at the regular session OF
Congress beginning next month is now
under consideration No decision probably
will be reached for some time. Mr. Burton
is inclined to the belief that such meas
ure Will be necessary, but has MOI had op-
portunity yet to consider the mailer care
fully with other members of Congress. He
indicates that IT viii be necessary. at least,
TO provide appropriations for the main
tenance of works already begun as we'll as
to make provision for some urgent new
works This, legislation could be enacted.
in his opinion, to better advantage on the
! initiative of the rivers and harbors commit
| tee than that of any other committee
| of the House. 1t Is known, however that
many members of Congress are not favora-
BILE to the enactment of regular river ana
| llarbor bill this winter and, as some of them
are strong and influential men, II Is not un-
! likely that consideration of such a measure
viii oe postponed until the short SESSION
of the present Congress.
Both Sides Are Standing Pat.
Senator Perkins of California today pre-
sented to the President Representative GIL
lette of the first district of California, one
OF the new members of the House. Senator
Perkins did not discuss with the PRESIDENT
! the removal of John p. Irish from ms po-
sition as naval officer of the port OF san
Francisco. The entire republican repre-
| aia in 10 a c
eress asked the President to give the po-
sition of naval officer to Samuel Davis
| Woods, who then represented the secoha
| district in Congress, hut who has SINCE
| retired Mr. Irish was democrat unul
| 1896, when he supported Mckinley. ana
stumped the country for him. Mr. Mckin-
! lev recognized his work by appointing him
naval officer. Influential friends of the
! President and of Col Irish have been at
WORK for nearly year to have MIN re.
! tanned. The California republicans stand
| pat in opposition to Col. Irish. but thar
! official continues to perform the dutles Oh
naval officer and to draw the salary.
| Another case of standing pat and waiting
! developments is over the position OF regis
| ter of the land office at SPOKANE ms I'M,
| place is held by William II. Ludden, who
| is pronounced by Secretary Hitchcock an
| efficient and honest register senators
| Foster and Ankeny months ago recon-
| merded that Hal Cole former Indian agent
! at Yaquima. be appointed register put
Secretary Hitchcock has refused 10 acceoe
| to this appofntment and the President has
! stood by Secretary Hitchcock: VINO claims
! TO have found something In the service OK
| Mr. Cole when Indian agent that he did not
| consider right. The Washington senators.
| however. are standing by their recommen-
| de ton and insisting that Mr. Cole is thor
! ouehlv competent and efficient. They do
| not change their views or their loyaily'
and are leaving the whole matter to the
President.
Going to the Philippines.
Rishop Hendricks of the Catholic Church,
who will shortly leave for the Philippines
| to take charge of church work in the Island
of Cebu, called on the President today with
! Father Cronin of Buffalo. editor of Cath
Ollie newspaper
Representative Dayton of West Virginia
! called with Major Charles Elliott, United
| States marshal of the northern district or
! West Virginia, and they talked of politics
| in that state with the President.
| The President was today invited to at
! tend the fiftieth anniversary of the estab-
! lishment of Lincoln University, Lincoln.
| Pa an institution that has been making
colored ministers for fifty years. The cele-
| bration is to take place next year. and the
| invitation was extended by the Rev. j. b.
/ Kendall and Prof. r. r. Stewart, who were
accompanied to the White House by w. g.
! ShaIlenberger, assistant postmaster gen.
! eral and Prof Sheldon Jackson. The
| President explained that he would be busy
| next year, and that he was uniformly de-
| clining many similar invitations.
| Representative Curtis of Kansas present.
| ed j. S. Dean of Topeka and ]. G.. Wood,
who are here in connection with the Kan
sas judgeship Representative Calderhead
saw the President and made appoint
ment for him to receive Judge Johnson,
! chief justice of the supreme court of Kan
| sas, who is a candidate for district judge.
| Representatives Needham of California,
Padgett of Tennessee. Prince OF Illinois.
| Warner of Illinois. Hit of Illinois, Adam
| son of Georgia, Slemp of Virginia and
! ex-Representative Mcintyre of Maryland.
most of them with friends. called on tho
/ President Senator Mallory of Florida pre-
| sented Representative Lamar of the third
district of Florida, that state having come
! into another representative by the census
| of 1900.
Sociological Society Delegates.
| President Roosevelt received about thirty
] delegates to the National Sociological So
| ciety, an organization of prominent colored
men now in session in this city. Bishop
| Arnett of OHIO and former Representative
| White of North Carolina We're at the head
| of the delegation. which included John T.
| Green, Judson Lyons and other well known
| colored men. The delegates called merely
| to pay their respects
I This afternoon. in the east room of the
| White House. the President received about
/ three hundred members of the National
| Founder1 Association. extending cordial