Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
At IHENH1TE HOUSE
Senate a tiod Expected on
Rae Question.
PRESIDEMIT'S TRIP
PREPARATIONS FOR 1T GOING
R1aar MEAD.
Two New Judges selected-The Presi-
dents Return From His New
York Visit.

President Roosevelt is understood to be
strongly of the opinion that the Senate VIII
take some action at this session on the re-
| bate question. He is anything but hopeless
| as his informa tionlis that large majority
| there is for early legislation. Friends OF
| railroad legislation in the Senate say they
| do not believe those who oppose action Will
| take the responsibility of defeating meas
| ure, even If they are able to do SO, wnlch
| is possible by long speeches and other
| methods Of delay ~
A prominent member of the House who
was at the White House today said that If
he was the President he would call an extra
session of Congress in the spring If the
Senate failed of action. 1t was plain, he
said, that the Senate can do something II
inclined
The Presidents belief as to railroad
legislation becoming an actually is shown
| in the fact that he is going right ahead
with his preparations for trip to Texas to
regiment in March and April Arrange
ments for the trip are being completed
right along. No official announcement is
to be made for some time until within
few days before the time set. The question
of an extended hunting trip to Colorado
after the reunion. at San Antonio has not
yet been definitely decided upon II pres.
ent plans are carried out the President will
leave Washington about the 18th of March.
and will not return until near the middle of
May. He will then remain at the seat Of
the government until about the Goth of
June. when he will leave for his Oyster
Bay home to spend the summer.
Only Date Thus Far Fixed.
The only date thus far fixed for a GER
tainty on the Texas trip is the 31st Of
March, when the Rough Riders hold their
meeting at San Antonio. AS many of the
Presidents old comrades can be gath
cred will participate in the "doings,'' which
will, of course, consist in feats of cow
punching, tying, broncho busting, bar
becues, ETC.. together with many other
| of the plainsmen. On the way to San An
| tonic the President will stop at Louisville,
KY, Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin. After
he leaves San Antonio he will stop at
Houston. AS at present contemplated there
will be formal visits to other cities and
| towns despite the fact that there is
scramble to have the President make
stops, no matter how~short.
A jack rabbit hunt has been arranged
| to follow the Rough Rider reunion, and
| if the more extended hunting trip Is car
ried out the president will spend four
or five weeks Ia theSRockies Of Colorado
| hunting mountain Hons and other big game.
While the President is in Colorado he will
| be given absolute rest from the cares
Of state The routine business of the
White House will go on. however, at some
point near the Presidents camping ground,
| just as it did at Cinnebar, Mont. two
years ago. when he, was in Yellowstone
Park. Secretary Loeb will be assisted by
| several stenographers and typewriters from
the White House force.
| The nearest telegraph wire will be tap
ped" an instrument WITH be Installed IN the
train. which will be used as Secretary
Lceb's headquarters. and the members of
| the cabinet in Washington will be able to
! transmit important departmental business
! to the White House on wheels almost as
| quickly as If the President were in Wash
| ington. A post Office will be established
| near the train, if there is none within easy
| distance of the secretary's quarters, and
when any documents are received which
must have the Presidents signature Mr..
| Loeb will carry them on horseback to the
chief executive. This plan was followed
with such success at Cinnebar that but for
| the accounts of the Presidents daily pro-
| gram that appeared in the papers neither
| the citizens of the country nor the depart
mental employees in Washington would
| have known that the head of the admins
| tration was away from town.
The South Will Be Pleased.
4 Although the Presidents trip to Texas
will not be through the heart of the south,
| he will get genuine taste Of the hospi-
| tally of that section at Louisville and In
| Texas cities The south, 1t is stated by
democratic representatives who call at the
| White House, is glad that the President is
| going to be in that section. Representatives
| Slayden of Texas and Small of North Caro-
lima both talked to the President today
| about the cordial feeling of the south
| toward him. Mr.. Small talked especially
| about the Presidents speech on the negro
| question. when the President shows a
| disposition to understand us, as he is doing
| right along, we certainly appreciate it,"
| said Mr. Small THE Presidents speech
| in New York will meet with favor in the
| south. There is no prejudice against the
| negro in that section. The south is willing
| and glad to give the negro, chance, but
| the integrity of our race demands that his
chances shall be along other lines of ad-
| yancement than in social relations. His adj
| vancement must be separate and apart
| from this and feel that the President
| recognizes and knows that"
| Representative Hardwick of Georgia pre-
| scented to the President delegation of
| business men from Augusta, Ga. They
| in town on business connected with the
| War Department and desired to pay their
| respects to the chief executive.
New Judges Selected.
| ATTORNEY General Moody, after confer
| ence with the President today, stated that
| Judge Frar.cis c. Lowell of Boston, judge
of the federal district court of Massachu-
| sets, has been selected for the newly Gre
ated judgeship in the United States circuit
| court of that circuit, and that the vacancy
| made by his promotion had been filled by
the selection Of Frederick C. Dodge of Bos-
ton, an eminent lawyer of the Boston bar.
| Both selections were recommended by the
| two senators of the state.
Thegosage Indians.
/ The Usage Indian bill will probably be
brought beforeea full meeting of the House
committee on INDIAN affairs tomorrow.
Representative Curtis of Kansas, who is
member of the subcommittee having this
measure unders consideration, called on the
President this morning and had talk with
him about it, The Usage Indians are the
wealthiest of all the native tribes of the
United states.g They are a small tribe.
numbering not,moreg than 1880 men, wo-
men and children, and they have to their
| credited in the United States treasury the
handsome sum of s., Geo. They also de-
| rive an annual income of $50 900 from their
grazing lands and $4,000 every month from
| their oil properties. The bill, which will be
discussed before thee full committee to-
morrow and which will be strongly urged
for passage at this session, provides that
the lands be divided equally among the
! Usage people and that the money in the
treasury to their credit be distributed pro
rata among them. The measure also con-
tains provision for land leases, upon the
| approval of the President 1t was this lat
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