Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Two Buffalo Appointments De-
termined On.
COLLECTOR AT BUFFALO
Fred. O. Murray Has Been Selected
for the Place.
VIEWS ON RECIPROCITY
Mr.. Sanders Of Chicago Saw the Presi-
dent Today on Trade With
Germany.

tied at the Wnlte House To-Day, Tue 1ASoA-
dent agreeing to nominate Fred o. Murray
| as collector of customs at Buffalo, posi-
ton that pays $4,000 year.
| The nomination was decided upon at q
conference the President had with Senators
Platt and Depew and Edward H. Butler.
editor Of the Buffalo News. Mr.. Murray
is the personal friend Of Mr. Butler, by
| whose influence the nomination Is made.
1 Murray is, the present county treasurer of
| Erie county.
There has been a sharp fight for the re-
| tention Of Henry w. Brendel the present
| collector. who has held the Office eight
years. Brendel felt that he would be able
1 to hold ON another four years, but
| he failed to count on the fact that
| the President has not utterly thrown
down the two New York senators. and &C
| cepts their recommendations in patronage to
| considerable extent. In the defeat Of
| Brendel there is story of revenge for the
| two New York senators. Brendel was
| originally appointed through Senator Platt,
who kept him in Office four years ago. Then
| came the time when Governor Odell cap
| tured the state organization from Senator
! Plat and established himself as the real
| boss of the state Brendel, 1t is charged,
| forgot both Plat and Depew and aligned
| himself with Odell. Then came the recent
| overthrow of Odell, which left Plat and
ators took great pleasure in forgetting
Brendel and recommending Murray.
Another Buffalo appointment decided upon
was that of Col. Charles A. Orr to be pen
sion agent.
Views on Reciprocity.
| What is to be done by this country to
| meet. the conditions which are to be I'M
posed America by the new tariff regu-
| lations of Germany is a question which
Altyiv, Go Afr vI,af nf
| the executive committee of the Reciprocity
Tariff League, has come to Washington to
discuss with President Roosevelt and with
senators and representatives in Congress.
Mr.. Sanders called at the White House
today to see the President. He says that
both the farmers and manufacturers of the
west and middle west are vitality concerned
over the new German tariffs which are to
become effective March l. If nothing
should be done by this government to meet
the new situation, Mr. Sanders says the
farmers. stock raisers and manufacturers
of America will lose in export trade to
Germany alone tens of millions annually.
European governments" said he, ARE
arranging among themselves reciprocal
tariff treaties. The ideal way for us Is to
enter into reciprocal trade relations with
could increase our export trade in meat
products alone from about $50 600 a
year to $50, 100000 year at least. Our ex-
port trade in grain and other products
Congress should do nothing to relieve the
situation to be imposed on us by Germany
our trade will become practically nothing,
as the rates established under the new Ger
man laws practically are prohibltive. I'm
less Congress make some arrangement to
meet the new conditions, my belief is that
some of the members will hear something
drop. Not a single association of business
men has been held between Denver and
Pittsburg for many months that has not
adopted resolutions urging Congress to ems
~ llcpc lot fr,a rx-:l1
tect and foster American export trade. We
are hoping this remedy may be provided at
this session-certainly at the next session;
but the remedy must be provided at an
early date if Americas export trade is not
not to be sacrificed, so far as Germany is
concerned"
Senate Rate Bill to Be Reported.
Senator Elkins talked to the President for
some time this morning about the rate sit
uation in the Senate. The West Virginia
senator has informed the President that a
bill will be reported from his committee
within week. Just what 1t viii be the
senator himself does not know. The situa-
ton In the committee is still somewhat
nebulous. The democratic senators, headed
by Senator Tillman, have not revealed their
hands and are apparently watching the re-
publicans. 1t is supposed, however, that
they will give, their sanction to the Dolli-
yer bill, which has the support of only three
republican senator's at this time, the others
favoring measure of some other kind. The
Dolliver bill, as understood among those
informed, cannot be favorably reported, ex-
cept with the support of the democrats
Senator Elkins talked about certain fea-
lures of rate legislation with the President
| with the object of understanding just what
the President wants
Senator Spooner, whose relations with the
President continue to be intimate present
| ed some friends, but did not discuss legisla-
| tive matters.
| Solomon Luna republican national COM
| mitteeman from New Mexico, talked with the
President about the Las Cruces irrigation
project. The plan has received the sanction
of the President. and the Secretary of the
| Interior has directed that 100000 be set
| aside to begin the work.
| The History of the House of Orange
| Nassau" the house of Queen Wilhelmna,
| beautifully bound volume, was presented to
| the President today by A. w. Frentzen-Syt-
| hoff of Leyden, Holland, one of the publish
| ers of the publication.
| Pardon Asked for a Midshipman.
| Representative Legare tSouth Carolina)
called at the White House to ask the Presi-
| dent to pardon Midshipman De Saussure
| who was convicted of haZing and dismissed
| from the Naval Academy. The Charleston
| boy Is one of the few who were dismissed
| the majority of the sentences against the
convicted midshipmen being held up.
Mr.. Legare says that the case of DE
| Saussure is similar to the other cases which
has taken the case under consideration.
| His action in this case, as in all the others,
| will be postponed until the House commit
i tee on naval affairs reports Its bill for q
| modification of the present hazing laws.
Gold in Alaska.
| e. T. Barnett, mine owner and banker
/ OF Fairbanks. Alaska called upon the Pres
/ ident. Fairbanks is the new mining dis
| trict of Alaska, and was named by Mr..
| Barnett who first located the place, IN
/ honor of Vice President Fairbanks.
I'VE have a splendid town up there" said
| Mr. Barnett Last year we shipped out
| nearly $1,000 600 in gold, and expect to do
/ az well, If not better, this year.
| Mr.. Barnett saws that there is splendid