New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
PRESIDENTS VISITORS.
Political and Other Topics Discussed
at the Whitc House.
IRON THE TRIBUNE BuREAU.l

washington. Dec 15-President Roosevelt talked
politics with number Of senators and Representa-
tives to-day. Senator Foster. of Washington, who
has hot fight on his hands for reelection, told
him about the situation in his State and ventured
the prediction that he would he returned by safe
majority. Ex-S Senator Jchn l.. Wilson, of Seattle
is the most formidable man in the field against him.
his supporters declaring that his record In Wash
ngton is earnest of what he would do If elected
again
Representative Cooper Of Wisconsin, the origina
tor OF the Cooper Quarles bill for the solution of the
interstate commerce problem, discussed his measure
with the President. and while at the White House
took mp the subject with number of other Con-
gressmen who happened to call Mr.. Cooper believes
that the only way to adjust rates properly is to
create commission of experts with judicial well
as Legislative powers. The proposition create
court of lawyers for hearing the cases is. in his
opinion out of the question. for Judges with legal
training no matter how deeply learned. never,
he thinks, pass traffic questions with fairness to
both shipper and railroad.
Representative Wachter, of MARYLAND called to
talk with the President the interstate commerce
question, and brought with him a petition signed
by three thousand produce and fruit dealers. The
sgners want member of their trade placed on the
enlarged interstate commerce body the President is
DESTROYS of creating. President Roosevelt told Mr..
Wachter that he could hardly consider the prop
ositon of placing man representing any partiCu-
lar business the commission if should be
formed for such a proceeding would be virtually
giving that branch Of trade attorney at court.
Representative James S. Sherman. of New-York
| discussed the Senatorship contest. and told the
| President that Mr.. Depew would succeed himself
| i think the Senator's chances Frightening
| every day said Mr. Sherman. "AIl the members
of the legislature from my district will vote for
| him, and / believe that he has already than
sufficient number to elect him. The President
! was very careful refrain from expressing any
| preference in the contest. but / sure will be
Sef{ well satisfied If the Senator comes back to his
Representative Charles b Lands. of Indiana:
chairman OF the House Committee on Printing, told
the President this afternoon that his committee had
| 4ready started to follow the hint given in the
| PRESIDENT Message for cutting down the guam
tity and size of government documents. There are
thousands of tons of stuff printed in the Govern
Inent Printing Office every year" said Mr. Lands,
That are not worth the paper they printed on.
| II we can only hit the right plan, I think We can
| save the government 100000 year by judicious
| pruning. The matter must be approached with good
Judgment however and we will do nothing with
! the knife until have well considered every
Representative sims of Tennessee. called to sub
number OF citizens of Jackson. Tenn, against the
prospective appointment of ]. L.. Lancaster as
tants because he is saloonkeeper, but it Is said
has the backing of the Republican organization for
NJ; n. Cartier. a dealer in tnware of Providence.
r. l.. came to the White House this morning with
to the President to illusrate how the tin pia to
| trust is. he alleges working to drive him out of
business. The pieces of tin he carried had com
| mercial value. he said. until he discovered that
! they could be used in various ways in other lines
of trade. He therefore went around the fac
tories and bought them up for song. When the
trust absorbed the factories the price of waste
Tin was raised and Cartier went to Canada to buy.
At first he paid duty of SIC ton and continued
! to do a good business; Then, he SAYS the trust
managed to have the duty the waste raised 10
$3.50 ton, and satisfied with this attack on
his business went into his channels of trade and
for the little pieces of tin Mr. Cartier told the
President his story with the object of proving that
| amended.