Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-06
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
First Business : Day of the
New Administration.
MANY VISITORS SEEN
NOMINATIONS OF CABINET MEM
BEERS SENT TO THE SENATE.
Charles a. Treat of New York Sue
ceeds Treasurer Roberts-Pro-
test of Porto Ricans.

This was the first business day of the new
national administration, and President
Roosevelt disposed of an immense amount
of accumulated work. Secretary Hay, had
the distinction of transacting with the Pres
dent the first business of the administra-
ton Mr.. Roosevelt reached his private
office in the executive building at $50
O clock He was Joined Immediately by Mr..
Hay, who remained with him for twenty
minutes They were considering some State
Department matters, particularly relating
to appointments in the diplomatic service.
After taking up with Secretary Loeb his
personal mail, the President began the re-
eeption of callers. Many senators and rep
resentatives introduced friends and constit-
uents who are in town for the inaugural
period. Hundreds of visitors called at the
White House, and, despite the pressure of
executive business, the President found
time to receive and extend cordial greet
ing to most of them. At one time the
crowd was so large that 1t filled the re-
ception hall of the executive offices and ex-
tended in a long line toward the Pennsylva-
MIA avenue gate to the grounds.
Half Of Congress-, nearly every congress-
man accompanied by from three to a dozen
more constituents, filed in through the ex-
ecutive offices during the day, and there
were national committeeman, state chair
men, noted Rough Riders, cowboys and
many others Hundreds of persons on the
outside of the executive offices sought ad-
mission, but as they were without letters
or cards indicating who they were, the
doorkeepers were forced to decline to adj
nit them. If thesPresident had consented to
shake hands with all these he would have
spent the day doing nothing else and, as
lie business. The Cabinet meeting tomor-
row will put a stop to the rush Of callers.
Appointments Announced.
James r. Garfield, commissioner of cor
porations, had a brief talk with the Pres
ident about some matters relating to his
bureau. He was followed by Attorney Cen
eral Moody, who discussed with the Presi-
dent appointments In his department. AT
the close of his conference Mr.. Moody
said it had been decided to appoint Rob-
ert T. Devlin of San Francisco United
States district attorney for the northern
district of California to succeed Marshall
B. Woodwork. This decision terminates
spirited contest Senator, Bard urged
the retention of Woodwork, but Senator
Perkins and his new colleague, Senator
Flint, Endorsed and worked for Devlin.
1t was decided also to send to the Senate
again the appointment of Senator Joseph w.
Quarles to be United States district judge
for the eastern district of Wisconsin, in
succession to Judge Seaman, promoted.
The announcement of the appointment of
Senator Quarles aroused good deal of
opposition among the followers of his sue
cessor. Senator La Toilette but it is re-
garded as unlikely that they could make
serious trouble for the appeintee even If
they should desire to do SO. The President
and Attorney General Moody also agreed
upon the reappointment of Judge James
Wickersham of the third district of Alaska.
Although the President called the Senate
in extra session and knew that 1t was In
session Saturday when he was indicted
into office, he did not send any communica-
lions to that body today until he had been
officially Informed that the Senate was
in session and ready to hear from him. A
committee from the Senate, consisting of
Senators Allison and German, accompanied
by Daniel Ransdell, sergeant-at-arms of the
Senate, conveyed the information to the
President, reaching there shortly after 1890
o'clock.