Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-27
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
More Conferences on Railroad
Rate Situation.
FREE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES
Gen. Grosvenor Will Cross the Bridge
Very Slowly.
MISS AUGUSTA MUHLENBURG
A Descendant of the Fighting Par
son" of the Revolutionary War
Presented.

visit of Senators Allison and Cullom TO
the executive offices prior to the cabinet
meeting today is regarded as another of
several conferences that have been held on
the rate situation in the last few days.
Yesterday the President talked with Com
miss,oners Prouty and Knapp of the inter-
state commerce commission about certain
features of the Hepburn bill. Senators
Allison and Cullom represent the admins
tration view as to pending rate legislation.
They stand along with a comparatively
small number of republican senator's for
limited court review and In opposition to
the widest sort Of review. The President
depends upon them a good deal to bring
about a bill that will meet with the APP
prevail OF the country. Among the other
senators 4lle consults at intervals are DOL
liver of Iowa. Long of Kansas. Clapp ana
Nelson of Minnesota.
The two visitors this morning were, as
usual not talkative. Senator Allison re-
peated his favorite witticism, We are just
paying our respects to the President.
A Bridge He Will Cross Slowly.
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio, one of
the callers was asked what would be done
about the proposition to admit structural
steel to San Francisco free of custom du-
ties.
LAS structural steel is used In the build
ing of bridges. l will not cross the bridge
until get to it, was the comment of the
Ohioan, who realizes that the matter is CIV
ing national Legislators some concern.
Representative Hill of Connecticut, when
asked the same question, said he believed
Congress would do the California dele
CATION desired. After the delegation got
through celebrating, over it and reported
their wishes 1t was most likely that Con-
gresS would promptly comply
Descendant Of the Fighting Parson.
The President had five or six parties of
visitors today, one of them being a dozen
young ladies from select school of Read
ing, Pa. In this delegation was Miss Au-
gusta Muhlenburg. a descendant of the ia
nous fighting parson, Gen. Peter Mullen
burg of revolutionary fame. whose statue
stands in Statuary Hail. at the Capitol, as
one of Pennsylvania's quota of great men.
Those who know Miss Muhlenburg say that
her features are exact reproductions of
those shown in the statue of Gen. Mullen
burg in the Capitol
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota in
troduced to the President three prominent
Norwegians of that state. They were State
Senator A. j. Stade, A. o. Sather and Good
now Torrison. They all came to the United
States as boys and became successful. They
are now on their way to Norway to visit
relatives and to witness the coronation. of
King Haakon. =
Representative Meyer of Louisiana intro
duced DIR. A. w. De Roaldes of New Orr
leans. -.
q MI. Barnes Position. !,
While Assistant Secretary Barnes has
made no detailed plans about taking charge
of the Washington post Office as postmas-
ter, 1t is presumed that he intends to do so
promptly upon his confirmation by the
Senate. 1t is known that Postmaster Mer-
rift desires to get away from Washington
as early as possible to assume his new
duties as collector of customs at Niagara
Falls. and will ask Mr. Barnes to take
charge speedily in the event of his con-
frmation.
1t Is understood that Senator Tillman
proposes 10 make fight on the confirma-
ton of Mr.. Barnes in executive session next
Monday in the hope of defeating his con-
firmation- He thinks. 1t is stated, that he
will have the pretty general support Of the
democrats of the Senate. but whether there
Will be enough republicans to aid them can
not now be stated. Mr. Barnes friends
are confident that he will be confirmed