Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-10
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Senator Hopkins Talks About
Tariff Revision.
A FEW SCHEDULES
HE THINKS ARE IN NEED OF
MODIFICATION.
Trouble Over an Illinois Collectorship-
Senator Cockrel Accepts Place on
Interstate Commerce Commission.


Senator Cockren Accepts Place on
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Senator Hopkins of Illinois, who, as a
member of the House ways and means
committee, assisted in framing the present
Dingley tariff law, was an early caller on
the President today. The senator is not
stand patter' in the usual acceptation
of that term, although he is not in favor of
a radical revision of the tariff He has ex-
pressed his views TO the President, and in
their discussion of the subject they find
themselves in reasonable accord.
There are few schedules In the present
tariff law said Senator Hopkins, which
may need modification-or revision, if you
please-but do not find the sentiment to
be in favor of a very general revision of
the tariff. l believe that the paper schedule
ought to be rearranged so as to strike at
the White paper trust, and there are, per-
haps, few other schedules which, with
beneht to the whole people, might be re-
adjusted. No tariff measure ever framed
would be suitable to all time. Constantly
changing trade and commercial conditions
make it necessary, once in a while. to
change the law bearing upon them. That
fact is recognized by all. In making such
changes as may be demanded by trade con-
dftions we are following directly along the
line of the protection policy.
My belief is" continued Senator Hop
kfns, that we shall take up some legisla-
ton on the tariff, either at the next regu-
lar session of Congress or at a special ses
sion to be called. probably for next October
or November. Meantime members of the
finance committee of the Senate and of the
ways and means committee of the House
Will study the conditions and have meas
ure practically~prepared to offer whenever
Congress shall assemble. Public hearings,
such as have been held in the course of the
preparation of tariff bills in the past, will
be scarcely necessary, as the statistical bu-
reaus of the government now are so thor
oughly perfected and up to date that all
the data needed in the framing of a tariff
measure are at the disposal of the COM
mittee performing the work.
Ought to Be Held in Spring.
1.-THE extra session of Congress ought to
be held in the spring" said Representative
Foster of Vermont, land when l talk with
the President again 1 will present that view
to him. If the session is not begun until the
fall Congress will be in session on the tariff
and on regular business until the following
June or July, and there will be no time to
get among the people and explain the new
bill. l think we ought to commence in the
spring and get through with the whole
business in three or four months. That is
the only wise policy if are to have a re.
vision of the tariff at all.
Senator Kean of New jersey presented H.
Z. Salter of Trenton, who was the bearer of
the electoral vote of New Jersey to this
city. Senator Ball of Delaware introduced
John Bancroft of Wilmington
Frank B. Keeper, epresentative-elect
from Missouri, talked to the President
about the romina ton of postmaster for
Excelsior Springs, Mo. Mr.. Keeper recon-
mended the denomination of w E. Temple
ton the present postmaster, and this will
be done Representative Bartholdt of Mis-
souri, also called on the President.
An Illinois Collectorship.
Representative Williams. democrat, in
troduced to the President Gen. C. w
Pavey of Illinois. General Pavey is a
candidate for collector of internal revenue
of the east st. Louis district to fill the
vacancy made by the death of General
Powell. The two senators from Illinois are
unable to get together on the appoint
ment Senator Cullom is backing j. \.
Willoughby of Belleville, while Senator
Hopkins is urging the appointment of
Daniel Hogan of Mound City. Should they
not be able to agree the appointment will
go to some one else, and General Pavey
thinks he could well be the man. He for
merly lived in Mr. Williams district
Rev. Father Stafford called on the Presi-
dent to present Father ]. NJ. McGinty of
New York. Father McGinty is an appli-
cant for chaplaincy in the navy.
Senator Ccckrell Accepts.
Senator Cockrell of Missouri has decided
to accept the position on the interstate COM
merce commission offered him some time
ago by President Roosevelt. He will sue
coed Commissioner James D. Yeomans of
Iowa whose term expired on the 9th in
slant. Senator Cockrell has indicated his
decision to the President and to some of his
colleagues in the Senate; but he expects,
before assuming his new duties to COM
plete the term for which he was elected TO
the Senate. That will expire on the 4th of
March. 1t was the Presidents idea that
Commissioner YeomanS would continue as
a member of the interstate commerce COM
mission until his successor should qualify,
but lawyers in Congress inclined to
the opinion that under the special law
creating the commission, the terms of the
members are for definite period. If that
view be correct, Commissioner Yeomans
is not now a member of the commission and
the membership of the body will not be
complete until Senator Cockrell shall have
qualified.
Senator Dolliver called on the President
to inquire his views to the status of M.
feomans, who is an Iowa man, but the
President was. not able to say whether Mr.
Yeomans is at this time a member of the
commission.
Invitation to Nashville
Senator Bate and three prominent citi-
zens of Nashville, Tenn, invited the Presi-
dent to visit that city. The President said
that he intended to visit the south next
fall, when he would go to the home of his
mother in Georgia. At the same time he
will take in Atlanta Richmond and other
cities. He would like to go to Nashville,
especially to visit the Hermitage, the home
of President Jackson. The President said
that the trip he will make in the spring
will not be through the south proper. lac
will go to San Antonio and a few Texas
cities, taking in Louisville on the way, but
that would be the extent of his southern
Journey The committee from Nashville
was composed of M. T. Bryan, c. c.
Slaughter, Maj. A. w. Wills.
Tablets in China.
President Roosevelt has had his atten-
ton called to the agitation started by the
Military Order of the Dragon, composed
of officers of the United States army who
were engaged in the Boxer uprising in
China to suitably commemorate the par.
taken by the United States in that strug-