Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-03

threatened to cut Senator Dryden and not
vote for him. no matter what the republi.
can caucus decides.
Dspew Looks Well.
AZ rosy. as cheerful and as afrable an
Of yore. Senator Depew called at the White
House this morning and paid respects
to the President. TIN feeling first-class."
he exclaimed with q laugh as he left the
Presidents ONCE. ''News7' he repeated.
ooh. I expect there'll be quite a bit OF it
UP on the hill this winter.
IT am afraid that the big appropriation
bills will consume most Of the time until
March fourth" he continued. But II Con-
gress does not also pass a Philippine tariff
bill. bin for Porto Rican citizenship and
a ship subsidy bill. l will consider the ses-
sion q failure. We owe a market to the
F1lipinos. for We took theirs away. 1t Is
a shame to deprive the Porto Ricans OF the
right to call themselves American citizens.
and all the money We are spending on our
harbors will be practically wasted unless
we have ships to use those havens of ref
uge. Just at present the foreign ships get
the benefit of our harbora have heard
that the bill has q better chance of passing
the House this year than Ii ever had be-
sentiment, and public sentiment is behind
all three bills I have mentioned"
McGovern Is Much Pleased.
MED by me private secretary" paid HIS re-
spects to the President today. From his
actions 1t was evident that dislocated
mentality or the remnants OF q jag had
left him in characteristic mood. He took
OF his hat to the Newspaper reporters and
called down his blessings upon them. I'm
happy, as I can be-, he said. In rather
That's what I say. / never felt so happy
in my life. No. don't have to fight again
in two months and 1 don't want to train
too long,"
Pictures go With Message.
About a week from this time President
Roosevelt will send to Congress his spe-
cial message on Panama He has decided
that he will send with the message a num-
Der Of photographs illustrating the prog
ress that has been made On the canal.
These photographs were taken by an ex-
pert photographer and are in the hands OK
the canal commission II will be the first
time presidential message has ever gone
to Congress accompanied by photos:
Chairman Shonts OF the canal commission
had conference with the President today
about canal matters. Secretary Taft also
talked with him ON the same subject
Congressional Calling Day.
Forty or fifty senators and representa-.
tives called on the President today to
pay their respects. He was engaged most
of the morning hours shaking hands with
statesmen of all classes The greetings
on all sides were cordial. ,..s.- .
In the usual way the President was
notified that Congress was in session and
ready to receive messages from HIM Tho
congressional committee called at the
White House about ! 80 o'clock. 1t con-
sisted of Senators Hale and Pettus and
Representatives Payne. Boutell and Will
liams.
Renresentative Goldfople Of Nav York
introduced to the President number OF
leading Hebrews of this country and DR..
Schmarat Levan from the city of Wilma
Russia and a member of the last Russian
duma. DR.. Levin has come to this coun-
try to lecture on conditions in Russia and
to investigate the large immigration OF
Russian Jews to the United States. He
said today that II was unsettled when the
Russian duma will again meet and re-
garded the prospects as not inviting. En-
forts are making. he said to restrict the
suffrage SO that the duma would be COM
posed of friends OF the present regime.
Among the other visitors were samuel
Lewis Kron, editor of the Jewish Daily
News. New York: Jacob Saphirstein.
editor Of the Jewish Morning Journal.
and Peter Wiernick Of the same paper.
Chairman Shonts Calls.
President Shonts Of the isthmian canal
commission. who has Just returned to
Washington from an extended visit to the
isthmus. called at the White House today
to consult with the President respecting his
trip and the proposed organization of the
canal commission. Commissioners Hams =
and Endcott, Joseph Ripley, the special
lock engineering expert, and General Coun-
sci Richard Rogers came to this city with
Mr.. Shonts. Commissioner Harris went
from Colon direct to his home I'm New Or
leans.