Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Senate Getting Ready for
Adjournment.
ILLINOIS JUDGESHIPS
THE SLATE ALREADY PUBLISHED
TO GO THROUGH.
If the Inquiry as to Judge KohlsaSt
Comes Out All Right-Trip
to New York.
JUDGESHIPS


The opinion prevailed among sena atoria,
Senate will adjourn Saturday next Sena-
tors Platt of Connecticut and Allison of
Iowa were with the President some time
discussing the situation in the Senate and
they left the White House with the under
standing that the Senate would probably
conclude it's business Saturday.
Senator Allison asked If tomorrow
would not be good day for adjournment
The Iowa senator smiled and said that it
would not be showing proper respect to st.
Patrick's day to finish up that day.
Senator Lodge who has been I'm the east
for day or two talked over some matters
with the President. He said that he had
not given the adjournment of the Senate
consideration and had not been there to
tell what the outlook was.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania visited
the President with William B. Sorsby, min
lister to Bolivia. The story of Mr.. Sorsbys
diplomatic service. and the interest of Penn
sylvana In his political affairs Is not
new one. He the editor of prosper
Gus democratic paper in Mississippi years
ago when Catchings of that state was
| figure in the House. The seat of Catch
ings being contested in the House. and
the Mississippian wrote letter which was
interpreted by republicans n threat
| against the lives of some republicans taxi
| ing part in the contest. Sorsby secured
| the letter and put 1t into the hands OF
Senator Quay, who was at that time chair
| man of the republican national committee.
Quay used ii and great sensation was
caused. Sorsby's business and future in
Mississippi were ruined, but Quay cared
| for him. having him appointed a minis
ter abroad. Cleveland turned him out OF
off Irrrin lie
| ley appointed him again. Penrose. loyal
| to the memory of Quay, assumed the re-
| sponsibility for taking care of Sorsby. and
| that was the object OF his call upon the
| President 1t is supposed that Mr.. Sorsby,
| whose record is good. will be retained in
| the diplomatic service.
Those Illinois Judgeships.
| Senators Hopkins and Cullom OF Illinois
| talked with the President again today about
| the judgeships In that state and 1t is un-
! derstood that the slate, printed in The
| Star yesterday, will be sent to the Senate
| when the charges against Judge kohlsaat
! are Investigated and "A report made TO the
| President Provided those charges do not
prove to be troublesome the nominations
will be: Christian c. Kohlsaat, to be circuit
| Judge; Sol Bethea and kennesaw Lands,
| to be United States district judges.
The charges pending in the Dep lrtment OF
| Justice and filed at the White House also,
| against Judge Christian G. Kohlsaat, allege
| that he has appointed relatives to impor-
| tant positions in and around his court The
| object of the charges is to prevent the pro-
| motion of Judge kohlsaat to the circuit
| bench, Congress having provided new
| circuit judge in the circuit embracing Chi
| caso. An investigation of the charges Is
| now making. This case, together with
| that OF Judge Swayne and several others.
| suffices to call attention 10 law that Is
| generally overlooked by judges themselves,
| and is not as effectively enforced as II
| could be- 1t is section 1867 of the act of
August 13, 1883, and provides:
! That no person related to any justice or
| Judge of any court of the United States by
| affinity or consanguinty within the degree
of first cousin shall hereafter be appointed
| by such court judge to or employed by
such court or judge in any Office duty in
| any court of which such justice or judge
| may be member.
/ This law, as will be seen, is peremptory,
| but it is said among officials of the treas
| ury who handle the accounts OF federal
| Judges throughout the country that num-
| ber of them are apparently guilty OF Vio-
| lating it, They find that among stem
| ographers and other minor employees around
| a court there are often names spelled the
| same as the judge or justice thereby CIV
| ing the belief that they are related In
| few cases the relationship is said TO be
| well known. AS the court violates the
| law there is no other court to inaugurate
proceedings against the judge and so moth
| ing is done.
It is not thought, however. that many
l
| that the attention of some have not been
| called to 1t.
Capt. Shoemaker to Retire.
| Cant. C. F. Shoemaker, chief of the reve-
| pue cutter service will be retired on three
| ouarters pay on the 9th of this month.
/ when he will be sixty-four years old, and
the probability is that Capt. Worth G. Ross,
| commanding the Mohawk, will be appoint
| ed by the President to succeed him. There
| is an interesting fight on for the position OF
chief of the revenue cutter bureau IN the
| treasury and various candidates are being
| pushed among them being Captain New
! comb one of the best-known officers in the
service The President has had several
visitors in behalf of the different candi-
dates
| Captain Shoemaker, who is about TO re-
| tire has been in the revenue cutter serv-
| ice for forty years, having startei as a
| yourg man For ten years he has been
| chief of the bureau in the treasury and has
| ably directed its affairs. His retirement is
! regarded in the treasury as merited
1t is stated at the White House that the
| President has no idea of appointing Henry
| S. Cummings, the colored orator of Mary
| land as collector of customs at Baltimore
| in place of William F. Stone. The term OF
Mr. Stone does not expire until some time
next year. and the President will either re-
appoint him or find some one else satisfac-
tory to the business interests of Baltimore.
| Cummings was the coiored man who was
| selected to second the nomination of Presi-
dent Roosevelt at the Chicago convention.
and there is frequent gossip as to a place
being found for him in the government serv-
| ice.
Miss Matilda Smedley, founder and direct
| or of the proposed American National lnst-
tute at Paris, and Count Henri ven Daur.
secretary of the institute, were presented to
| the President by M Jusserand, the French
| amba ssador and Senator Depew. They de-
| sired to thank the President for his interest
in the institute and the recognition of the
benefits it would confer. Senator Frye has
introduced a bill to incorporate the insf-
| tute, and when this has passed Congress the
city of Paris will give the corporation title
| to a valuable piece of ground as site tor
the buildings. which will be erected with
private money.
President Going to New York.
President and Mrs Roosevelt, Secretary
Loeb and a small party will leave WASH
| ington at $50 O'Clock tomorrow morning
for New York, where they will spend the
day. They will go in special train over
| the Pennsylvania road, reaching New
! York about noon. in time to attend the
J marriage Of the Presidents niece. 4iss