Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
WHAT CHAIRMAN FOSS SAYS
Committee Has Not Reached Author
izing More Ships.
AN OKLAHOMA U. S. MARSHAL
President Has Decided to Send in
Name of John B. Alternately
Michigan r. R. officials Call.


continuation Of the policy of charging the
navy of the country? II he does so, will
Congress grant what he desires in this d.
rectiOn2 The best authority among House
leaders and members OF the naval affairs
committee who have recently talked with
the chief executive. is positive that Con-
gress will not authorize an extensive pro-
gram of warship construction at this ses-
sion. At the last session the immense in
AuenCe of the President was exerted toward
securing appropriations for more lighting
ships and the outcome was authorization
for two new battleships and two new
cruisers, hut the appropriation for the navy
was so large about 800 100000. that 1t
amounted to one-sixth Of the total appro-
pTiatiuns in that Congress.
But FOR the powerful influence of the
President and the House leaders the large
appropriations of the last sessions would
have been greatly reduced. That the naval
program of the President might go through
at that time as desired by him promises
were made by House leaders to about fifty
republicans who were threatening TO make
objections that II they would vote for the
bill there would be no appropriation for
warships at this session. or that IL would
De exceedingly small. This promise was
positively made and has been referred to
number of times recently.
Chairman FOsS of the naval affairs COM
fercnCes with the President recently, but
he will not indicate what the desires OF the
President are, except expressed in the
last annual message to Congress. The
President has not talked about the naval
program since, at least not with the idea
of focusing attention upon it. The passag.
or railroad rate legislation, the Philippine
tariff bill and the statehood bill have been
matters of pressing concern in Congress
about which congressman have talked free
~ TO the President. 1t would not have
been good politics to have complicated these
things, while pending in the House, by agi-
tatiou over many ships for an charging
navy.
What Chairman Foss Says.
VIII the President now begin to work
70 secure continuation of the program for
larger navy? Chairman Foss says that
his committee is busy on the bill they Will
present, but they have not yet gotten down
TO the question OF authorizing more ships !
That Will he the last thing the committee
Will take up. BY that time the measures |
OF deep interest to the President ought to |
be well on their way to enactment, and |
he can afford to give some time TO urging |
more hghting vessels Mr.. koss, however, |
declares that the appropriations Will be |
comparatively small, which indicates that |
the committee may not provide for single |
fighting vessel. Other members of the COM |
ntttee believe that at least one Dattleshlp
VIII be provided for, in the hope that this
than that VIII, II Is predicted, result in de-
feat of the bill, especially in view Of the
promises that were made at the last session. |
various departments of the navy Will !
suffer at this session, as recommendation
for appropriations by the Navy Department
are being slashed by the naval affairs COM
mlttee with little conjunction.
Alternately to Be Marshal.
President Roosevelt has decided to send
TO the Senate the name OF John R Aber-
uathy as United States marshal Of Okla
hcma in place of William D. Fossett. Aber-
nathy is the celebrated hunter who catches
wolves alive and kills them. 1t was Aber-
nathy who accompanied the President on
his wolf hunt in Oklahoma a year or so
ago. That was the first time they had
met. Complaints have been made that
Abernathy's associations In Oklahoma have
not been as good as would be expected in
marshal with number of appointments
to make and the criminal element to look
The President was called upon today by
but found that there was nothing in II.
The President was celled upon today by
Alternately, who was accompanied by Gov.
Fraptz, who was himself d rough rider.
Gov. FrautS declared there was nothing in
the charges.
Gov F'rants said today that lie knew
nothing Of the story published here and
elsewhere that he Is to be made q member
OF the isthmian canal commission in the
event the Senate fails to confirm the nomi-
nation of Joseph b. Bishop. Il do not
think I would be fitted for work of this
kind" he said. The President has not
said anything to me about IT."
William Jeffers, postmaster at Hacken-
sack. n. J.. called on the President 10
pay his respects.
Michigan Railroad Officials.
The President received a call this morning |
from two prominent Michigan railroad Off |
c!als, who assured him that they were en-
tirely satisfied with his railroad rate views. |
and that they would be glad TO give him all |
the assistance possible in his endeavor to |
secure rate legislation at this session OF
Congress.
They were r. j. Lounsburg, receiver, and
Frank Carroll superintendent and general
passenger agent of the Pontiac, Oxford and
Northern railroad, who were introduced TO
the President by Representative Samuel w.
Smith of that state. The Pontiac and
Northern ia a short line 100 miles long, OPP
Grating between Pontiac and Caseville. It
is one of the connecting lines OF the Grand
The Pontiac officials told the President
that their line was heartily In sympathy
with his policy and that they thought the
best thing the railroads could do to
unite with him instead OF giving opposi-
ton.
Visitors to Annapolis and West Point.
President Roosevelt today announced the
personnel OF the boards of visitors TO West
Point and Annapolis. They are as follows;
Board OF visitors to the Naval Academy
for l9O6-Alfred NJ. Scales. Greensboro, n.
c.: ex-Gov. Franklin Murphy, Newark, y.
J.: Charles +. BROKER. Ansonia. Conn;
Brig Gen. c. A. Woodruff San Francisco,
Cal; George p. Blow, La Sale, H.; Strath-
earn Heudrie. Detroit. Mich. Frank J.
Sprague, New York city.
Board OF visitors to the Military Academy,
West Point, N. Y, for 1go6-Gen. Horace
Porter. New York; Gen. Adna X. Chaffee, 1
Ohio; Arthur w. Foster, California; Prof
A. a. Persons. Alabama: Col. Ben s. john
son. Arkansas: ex-Gov. Urban a Wood
bury. Vermont; Col Charles F. Homer,
New York.
President to Dine His Classmates.
number of President Roosevelts fellow
classmates at Harvard University OF the
class of 1850 are in the city TO attend
dinner at the White House this evening
Assistant Secretary Bacon of the State De-
partment Is member of the class.
Miss Narelle. Irish ballad singer a native
OF Australia, was presented yesterday by