The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-21
CABINET CHANGES
 ARE CONTEMPT
Secretary Shaw Will Remain Through Coming Congress
TWO OTHERS WILL LEAVE
Moody and Hitchcock Have Both Ex- pressed Desire to Retire, But No Definite Steps Have Yet
 Been Taken.

Washington, November 20.-Secretary Shaw will remain as secretary of the treasury in President Roosevelt's cabinet until the conclusion of the approaching session of Congress, and perhaps for sev- eral months longer.
 It has been understood in a tentative way that Secretary Shaw intended retir- ing from the cabinet after the 1st of February, if. indeed. he should not con- clude to relinquish his official duties be- fore that time. He himself was the authority for this statement. It was un- derstood generally that he desired to leave the cabinet with view to greater freedom in promoting his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 1908, although the secretary himself never announced his intention to be a candi- date.
 Has Conference With Secretary.
 President Roosevelt and Secretary Shaw had a conversation last February, in the course of which the secretary consented to remain at the head of the treasury de- partment for another year, by which time he would have completed full four years term in the office. It was subse- uuent to this conversation that Secre- tary Shaw let 1t be understood that he ex- pected to retire from official life next February.
 President Roosevelt's attention was at tracted to some recent publications that Secretary Shaw had presented to him his resignation, to take effect next February. or perhaps earlier, and today he had a conference with the secretary about the matter. After their interview 1t was an nounced that at the urgent request of the President Secretary Shaw had consented to continue as head of the treasury until the close of the approaching session of Congress, and perhaps some time after- wards. It is probable that if Congress should adjourn prior to June l next Sec retary Shaw will remain in the cabinet until the end of the present fiscal year at least, and he may conclude to remain even longer He will remain until the close of the session of Congress in any event. even if that should be beyond the end of the fiscal year.
 Secretary Shaw's decision to continue as a member of the cabinet detracts mate- rially from the importance of come sto- ries published recently that the Presi- dent and his secretary of the treasury differed radically on financial matters The President entertains high regard for MT. Shaw, both personally and officially.
 Two Other Changes.
 At least two other changes in the cab met have been in contemplation, but il can be said authoritativeiy that they will not occur soon. Attorney General Moody, having formed a law partnership In Bos- ton, expressed desire to retire from the cabinet last July. The President per suaded him to remain another year. and homes to have him remain in the cabinet until year from the 4th of next March or until the close of the Fifty-ninth Con- gress. He has not yet received definite answer from Mir. Moody on that point.
 Secretary Hitchcock of the interior de- partment also has indicated his wish to leave the cabinet before the conclusion of President Roosevelts term of office, but he has informed the President that ne will remain with him through the present fiscal year and perhaps longer
 No intimation is given as to the identity of the successors of MT. Shaw, MT. Moody and Mir. Hitchcock. Indeed it is not known that the President has yet considered the questions involved in these appointments