Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-05
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Many Members of Congress
Call Today.
NEW YORK POST OFFICE
MR.. WILCOX WILL TAKE
CHARGE JANUARY 1.
MI. Burton Talks About a River and
Harbor Bill-AntiTariff Re
vision Talk.
NEW YORK POST OFFICE

Harbor Bill-Anti-Tariff Re
vision Talk.
Many members of Congress paid their
respects to President Roosevelt today be-
fore going to the Capitol to be present at
the assembling of that body, and there
was every manifestation of cordial and
friendly understanding between the law
makers and the chief executive. Most of
those who called had not seen the Presi-
dent since the election. and he did not fail
to express his qualification to them Tor
work they had done in the election. The
visitors included Senators Kean of New
Jersey. Ankeny of Washington. Mitchell of
Oregon. Long of Kansas Hopkins of Illi-
nois. Quarles of Wisconsin. Bard of Cali
fornia Crane of Massachusetts,. DIETRICH of
Nebraska and Fulton of Oregon Repre-
scntatives Bourke Cochran of New York.
Scott of Kansas. Calderhead of Kansas and
Campbell of Kansas. David Mulvane, the
national committeeman from Kansas, was
also caller.
MI. Wilcox Calls.
William r. Wilcox, the newly chosen
postmaster of New York city. whose name
day. called on the President this morning
with William d. Murphy, president of the
Union League Club 1t was Mr.. Murphy,
together with Seth Low and many other
men of that stamp, who convinced the
President that Mr.. Wilcox was an able
and courageous man, just suited to take
charge of an office that furnishes One-ffth
of the postal receipts of the United States
government. Mr.. Wilcox will enter on the
duties of the position January 1. Between
now and then he will spend in gathering
the threads of his new position. He will
have frequent conferences with Postmaster
General Wynne and with Mr.. Morgan, the
assistant postmaster In New York, who
will remain in charge of the office for
nearly month longer.
There has been much complaint to the
management of the New York office for
many months. 1t has been declared that
the Office for long time during the in
cumbency of Postmaster Van Colt practi
cally itself and that subordinates put
the work through without much supervis-
ion 1t is the belief that Mr.. Wilcox will
give all his time and administrative ability
to the office, and that he will inaugurate
reforms that are much needed.
Representative Douglas of New York,
after call on the President this morning
postmaster had been secured who would do
something. Il certainly hope that Mr..
Wilcox will demonstrate that he has back
bone and will not allow politicians to give
Senator Depew of New York called on
President Roosevelt last night and they
talked together for some time. The New
York situation so far as the senatorship is
involved was one of the subjects under dis
cussion. Senator Depews friends believe
that he will be returned to the Senate.
= A River and Harbor Bill.
Representative Burton of Ohio. chairman
of the rivers and harbors committee had
conference with President Roosevelt today
concerning not only the proposed rivers and
.harbors appropria ton bill, but also about
some personal matters in which he Is in
terested with the President. Mr.. Burton de-
clined to discuss for publication the pros
poets for the enactment of a river and har-
bo measure at the present session, but one
will be prepared by the committee and the
likelihood is that it will be passed. The last
bill of this kind was passed in June. 1902.
Since that time many important projects
have been suggested and the members of
the House committee feel strongly the
necessity of providing by statute for some
of them at least. 1t is not usual to under
take the preparation and enactment of
river and harbor bill at a short session of
Congress, but those members of the Senate
and House who have considered the sub
ject at this time believe that such a meas
ure ought to be passed at this session. The
probability is that the bill to be prepared
will not involve so large an appropriation
as in the aggregate, has been carried in
recent river and harbor measures.
Tariff Revision Sentiment
Il never saw people so well satisfied with
conditions as they are now" said Repre-
sentative Lacey of Iowa, when he had come
away from paying his respects to the Pres
ident, Il don't see any heavy demand for
bothering with the tariff. ! suppose there
are some people who want to look inside
the doll to see II It's stuffed with sawdust,
hut my ct her of eli iya
people is not so great"
Representative Martin of South Dakota
representing a portion of the country that
is freely spoken of as demanding tariff re-
vision, had this to say: There is no clam
or for revision in my state / do not mean
to say that there is no sentiment for re-
vision, but the people are not falling over
themselves for such action. They do not
believe that an extra session will be neces-
sary and feel that a regular session can
take care OF whatever revision is deemed
necessary later on
Twenty Nominations to Congress.
Representative John Henry Ketcham of
New York. who has been nominated for
Congress twenty times I'm his district paid
his respects to the President and was most
pleasantly received. He first entered Con-
gress I'm March, 1865 He was nominated
to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Con-
crosses. but he declined these nominations
TO serve as a Commissioner of the District
OF Columbia which Office he held from July
3. 1874. to June 30. 1877, when he resigned to
again return to Congress. 81 have always
been nominated by acclamation.' said Mr..
Ketcham. when he was asked today about
his record in Congress, "and In the last con-
Nention l did not have any opposition
When asked about his tariff views Mr..
Ketcham said: II am a stand-pat repub-
lcan, and see no reason to revise the tariff
In the near future"
Representative Patterson of Pennsylvania
introduced to the President James l. b. Mil
Eken of Pottsville, Pa, an applicant for
consular appointment.
The President shook hands with the men,
beers OF the Atlantic Coast Association Of
Master Plumbers.
President Roosevelt will deliver an ad-
dress before the students of the University
of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia on Wash
ington's birthday. Charles c. Harrison.
provost OF the university, called on the
President recently and extended an invita-
ton. and the President has given his ac-
ceptance. The subject of the address will
probably be the life and career of Wash
ington.
President Roosevelt told Senator Clay of
Georgia that he would visit the south some
time during the coming year. but had not
yet made any arrangements for the trip.
He was pleased to see the cordial express
sions from the south and felt a most kind
ly sentiment for that section and her peo-
pie.