Evening star., 1904-04-28
At THE WHITE HOUSE
President Went to the Capitol
at IL O'clock.
VISITORS RECEIVED
MANY CALLED ON HIM BEFORE
he LEFT.
Gov. Atkinson May Be Given the Va.
cant District udgeship-Summer
Plans Not Completed.

| TTSblU6Hl ItOOSeNell WoIIt away HUN liC
White House shortly after II o'clock this
| morning to go to the Capitol to sign the
work of Congress in Its closing hours.
Prior to his departure he was busily en-
gagged receiving members of Congress, who
| called for all kinds of purposes and busi-
ness-some to shake hands in farewell,
others to inquire about the status of bills
and others to introduce friends and request
| appointments. Many of those who called
will leave Washington, they told the Presi-
| dent, tonight, while score of others will
| remain here from a few days to few
weeks longer, winding up departmental and
other work that is pending A good many
members of Congress will be kept in Wash
ington until June, as they brought their
children here last fall and entered them in
Washington schools supposng that the
session of Congress would last until along
in June, If not later. So there will be quite
a colony of statesmen here for five or six
weeks to come. Most of them will have
something to do during that time, too.
Following Pet Local Bills.
A considerable portion of the Presidents
visitors this morning were congressman
keeping track of pet local bills and anxious
to prevent them going astray until they
could receive the signature of the President.
Simmons and Representative Small of
North Carolina, Senators Foster and An
keny of Washington and a half dozen
others were among those pursuing local
bills. Representative Bartlett obtained the
signature of the President to bill that
the chief executive vetoed at the close of
the last session under misapprehension. 1t
is not infrequent that bills go astray toward
the close of Congress and fail because they
do not obtain the presidential approval in
the proper time. The vigilant senator or
representative temporarily turns himself
into Pinkerton detective and follows his
finds it safely under the right hand of the
President.
A Judgeship for Mr.. Atkinson.
Senator Elkns of West Virginia chatted
long enough with the President to ask him
not to settle the vacancy on the supreme
| bench of the District of Columbia, caused
by the promotion of Judge Pritchard to be
q circuit judge, until the West Virginia del
egation has an opportunity to fully present
the claims of eX-Gov. George w. Atkinson
of that state. The President some time ago
determined that he would give Mr.. Atkin-
son, who Is the United States attorney of
| the southern district Of West Virginia, a
federal tudgeShip and has told Senators
Ellkns and Scott of what he means to do.
| The belief, however, is that Mr.. Atkinson
| was scheduled for a future vacancy on the
court Claims. WneLner the HreSlQenC
| will care to consider him for the District
| judgeship is not known, but it is quite like
| ly that the West Virginia people will press
| the President to confer the honor upon Mr..
| Atkinson now while there is opening. It
| is altogether probable that If outside
| man secures the judgeship he will be Mr..
| Atkinson.
The Presidents Summer Plans.
The early adjournment Of Congress will
not mean the early departure of the Presi-
| dent for the summer it is said. Last year
| he went away from Washington for his
| Oyster Bay home the last of June and
| two years ago he left here on the Sd of
| July, although his family had preceded him
| to Oyster Bay. The President has several
children in Washington schools, and they
will be allowed to wind up their school
| terms. Immediately afterward, 1t is
| thought, the President will go to Oyster
| Bay. 1t is thought probable that he will
| be here when he is nominated by the Chi
| cago convention, but that he will be In
| Oyster Bay when he is notified of his nomi-
nation. If the visit of the notification COM
| mittee VIII require the members staying
| over night the President may not go to
| Oyster Bay until he is notified There are
practically no hotel accommodations in the
| home town of the President. One small
| hotel takes care of the visitors who are
| compelled to stay in town while the Presi-
| dent is there. but such a large committee
! as that on notification would have to tent
| on the grass on the Presidents grounds If
Its program was arranged as to point
| toward night In the town The Official
| notification will be extended early in July
| and could take place mere.
The Decision in the Cru1n Case.
| Several senatorial callers discussed with
| the President last night and today the sit
uation as to the Crum case The President
| had considered the advisablity of calling
| the Senate in extra session, but republican
senators told him that the Crum case was
| In such a state that Congress would be
kept here long time If the attempt should
| be made to push for confirmation. 1t was
| the desire to get away. AS to an extra
| session, 1t was declared that race issue
| would be precipitated, and that bitter feel
| Ing would be aroused both here and
| throughout the country. The outcome
| would be difficult to foreshadow After
| thinking over the facts as presented the
| President reluctantly admitted that the sit
| uation was entirely unfavorable to secur-
ing the confirmation of Crum before ad-
journment or in an extra session, except
one of great length
Correspoudents' Servants Released