Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-16
AT THE White HOUSE
Surveyor Generalship Of
Colorado.
OBJECTION TOW .G.LEWIS
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK THINKS
HE Is NOT THE RIGHT MAN.
Committee Appointed to Consider
Changes in Methods Of Govern
ment Business.
OBJECTION TOW .G.LEWIS

Secretary Hitchcock has registered seri-
Gus objections to the appointment Of VIM.
G.. Lewis as surveyor general Of Colorado
in place of John F. Vivian, who has resign
ed. Representative Brooks of Colorado
came here yesterday and saw President
Roosevelt and Secretary Hitchcock. making
a recommendation that Lewis be appointed
Lewis had the unanimous backing of the
Colorado republican members of Congress.
The objection of Secretary Hitchcock Is
that Lewis is not the right sort of man for
the position. which is one of the most inn
portau in the west, by reason of mining
and other claims of great value. Secretary
Hitchcock has reported to the President
that he cannot give his approval to the APP
pointment of Lewis. and it is believed the
President will sustain his objections. In
that event the Colorado republicans must
name some other man.
To Improve Governmental Methods.
President Roosevelt has appointed q
committee to consider improvements and
changes In the methods of business in the
various departments, and especially the
treasury. The committee Is a suggestion
of Secretary Shaw, who believes that much
business Is done in the departments that
could be much better done In some other
way than at present. He thinks that the
same old style has prevailed too long in
various branches of the government. and
that up-to-date. quicker and surer methods
could be pursued.
1t is to determine what improvements
If any, can be made that the President bas
selected the commission, at the head of
which is Assistant Secretary Keep of the
treasury. The other members Of the COM
mittee are James r. Garfield. commission
er of corporations; Clifford Pinchot chief
forester Of the government; Assistant Sec
rotary Murray of the Department Of Com
merce and Labor. and Mr. Hitchcock, first
assistant postmaster general
The directions Of the President are that
the committee Is to suggest improvements
and changes in the manner of conducting
business In any department. So far the
committee has been proceeding slowly but
it will go into its work thoroughly before
concluding. as no haste Is required
The lack of better methods is alleged to
have been responsible for the post Office
scandals and for a number of irregulari-
ties in recent years.
President at Tuskegee.
Booker Washington. president of the Tus-
kegee Institute. spent some time with the
President this afternoon, talking about the
visit the latter will make to Tuskegee in
October. He was accompanied by Emmett
J. Scott his private secretary. The Presi-
dent will spend the best part of October %
at TuSkegee, and great exhibition of the
institution and its students will be arranged
for. A long procession of floats and other
displays will pass before the President. rep
resenting the work of the institution. A
similar exhibition given upon the occa-
sion of the visit to Tuskegee made by Pres
ident Mckinley in December, 1897.
Professor Washington will make the prin-
cipal address tonight on the occasion of the
graduation exercises of the Colored High
School, the Colored Normal School and the
Armstrong Manual Training School, to be
held in Convention Hall.