Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-26
PRESIDENT UNsYMPATHETIc
Delegation Did Not Receive Much
Satisfaction.
THE MARYLAND APPOINTMENTS
! Slate Made Out Which May Go
Through-Cannon's Ultimatum
as to Statehood.

The Chicago beef packers and a number
| OF other western interests do not like the
| provision in the agricultural bill for rigid
| inspection of the meat, cattle and hog busi-
ness of the country. Senator Beveridge,
| who IS the author Of the provision, wAs at
the White House today. and expressed the
belief that 1t is about as effective meat
! inspection law as could be arranged for 1t
| provides for inspection of cattle and hogs
| both before and after killing and after pack
| ing. The expenses are to be paid by the
beef packers. and there will be a large in
crease in the number of inspectors now en-
gagged In the business.
The law" said Senator Beveridge, does
not change the existing laws as to the care
full inspection of meats for export to other
countries 1t simply provides that the
American shall know that he is getting as
good meat as the foreigner who has here
| tofore been we'll protected under our lnspec-
| ton laws. Our home people are about as
GOOD as those abroad. 1t seems to ME, and
are entitled to some consideration"
| The kick of the beef packers and of
some or their allied interests was made to
| the PRESIDENT today, when he was visited
| py senator Cullon, 81 eaker Cannon and
representatives. Madden and Lorimer of
| chicago. These Illinois people called to
| lay before the President the representa-
| lions OF their constituents, although some
OF the callers. especially Senator Cullom
| are understood to believe that the proposed
| law, now In conference, Is a good one
| Representative Horimer Is said to be of
the opinion that the present inspection
| lions.
The President was evidently not dis
posed to be sympathetic with the kick Of
the beef packers, as the delegation went
| away without much satisfaction. The bill
Is now in conference and Is expected to be
| passed in short time.
The bill not only provides for inspection.
| but really gives the government unlimited
supervision of the packing business. as
| inspectors can and will be present from
| the time the cattle arrive at packing yards
until their carcasses are carted away in
cans and otherwise. 1t is stated that the
| packers object to this as much as any,
thing else, although they do not believe 1t
IS fa1r to force them to pay out more
than million dollars each year In salaries
or government officials to go through their
| business.
The Maryland Appointments.
| 1t Is stated to be likely that the Presi-
dent will shortly announce the expected
nominations of number of Maryland men
to good offices In that state. Representa-
| tives Mudd and Wachter and ex-Repre-
| sentative Jackson, who is contesting for his
seat. have had meeting and arranged a
| slate that will be satisfactory to them.
| They have presented this slate to Secretary
| Bonaparte for his o. K, and it is under
stood that he is favorably disposed to the
| list. Representative Pearre who Is trying
| to secure the nomination of Reno Harp as
| naval officer at Baltimore, was not a par
| ticipant In the deal with Mudd, Wachter
and Jackson. Under the arrangement Rep
| resentative Mudd gets the lions share of
| the offices.
The slate proposes to make Gen. ]. Steu-
art Macdonald naval officer instead of ex-
| Mayor Master, whose friends trying
| hard to have him retained. This Is a VIC
tory for Wachter, who tried to have Mac
| Donald named for postmaster Of the city,
but failed
| For assistant treasurer of the United
States subtreasury it is proposed to name
James B. Belt of Prince George county. Mr..
Belt is one Of the stanch friends of Repre-
| sentative Mudd Belt is to take the place
of A. Lincoln Dryden of Somerset county,
who backed by Jackson. the latter
yielding to Mudd.
| Mr.. Mudd If the slate goes through Is to
get still another good place in appraiser of
the port. which is to go to J. Carlisle Will
mer of Charles county. He Is to take the
place of c. Ross Mace
[ John T. Langhammer is to be named as
his own successor as United States mar
shall; John c. Rose will be his own success
sor as United States attorney, and P. l..
Goldsborough is to again be collector of in
ternal revenue.
Members of the Fifteenth New Jersey
Volunteers Association, who are passing
| through Washington from a visit to the
| battleffelds of the civil war on which they
| fought were received at the White House
this afternoon by President Roosevelt. The
| members of the association were afforded
the opportunity to greet the President per-
sonally.
Cannon's Statehood UltiInatun1.
Speaker Cannon has handed out an ulti-
matum to the Senate leaders as to what he
| will stand for in connection with the state
hood bill. He has yielded far enough from
his original position, which was a most
vya6n av,f lat T,onc tro1f
| and the republican leaders know that he
| Will agree to the statehood bill going
| through as passed by the Senate If 1t con-
| tatns the amendment introduced by Senator
| Foraker at the last session of Congress.
| This amendment provided that New Mexico
| and Arizona should hold constitutional con-
| yention and arrange to be consolidated into
one state, the constitution passed by the
both territories in an election to determine
| whether they would ratify 1t and agree to
becoming joint state. In the event that
| either territory voted against the consolida-
ton then the whole thing was to be void
and no state organized.
There are variety Of reports as to what
| Is to become of the statehood bill. Senator
Foraker and other Senate leaders threaten
! to attach the bill as 1t was passed by the
| Senate to one Of the principal appropriation
bills. forcing the House to accept 1t that
| way or be responsible for the failure of pas
| sage OF an appropriation bill.
1 The President, however. has given an
| intimahon that he will not be satisfied
! with that sort Of thing. The intimation
goes as far as possible veto of the appro-
priation bill that contained statehood
rider of this sort, especially as the bill is
not in the form OF the Presidents desired
statehood. Whether he would go that far
no one seems authorized TO say. The fact
| that the Senate failed to carry out his
wishes as to statehood anyhow would not
make him so well disposed to a measure OF
| that kind. At the same time the veto of
an appropriation bill containing state
hood rider would be most serious affair,
as 1t would mean an extra session OF Con-
gress to provide an appropriation bill to
! carry on certain branches of the govern
ment service during the next fiscal year
/ It Is regarded as doubtful ii the President
would go that far. and the chances are
that he will use his influence In the Senate
to prevent that sort of program being
j carried out.
/ II the statehood bill goes through as
rider 1t Will make no reference to Arizona
or New Mexico and will leave them out OF
consideration entirely. simply creating Ok
iahoma and Indian Territory into the state
OF Oklahoma.
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