Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Senator Spooner Denies That
He win Be HiN's Counsel.
AFTER THE LUMBER TRUST
Representative Miller Of Kansas Has
Brief Conference on It.
IOWA SLATE AGREED UPON
Federal Appointments Decided Upon by
the State Delegation and Sub
e-ss.sEsf-.
mitted to the President.

mitted to the President.
Senator SpoOner who was in conference
today, gave emphatic denial to story that
he resigned his seat in the Senate to be-
come chief counsel for James J.. Hill and
his many big interests. and that he would
be located in New York. 'In 1884 Jim Hill
offered me the position Of chief counsel OF
his roads," said Senator Spooner. II have
never talked with him or heard from him
since about it. There Is truth in the
story. I go out Of office without q single
client: l left the Senate for the reasons
that 1 plainly stated, and not to become
counsel for any single corporation or per-
son."
After the Lumber Trust.
Representative Miller of Kansas paid a
farewell visit to the President this morning
and talked briefly with him about the lum-
Der trust. The Kansas statesman went
from the White House to the Department
of Commerce and Labor to file large
| batch of letters bearing upon the lumber
trust The department has the affairs OF
the trust under consideration.
Henderson Will Not Be Named.
It can be stated upon pretty good author
ity that W. o. Henderson of Columbus.
Ohio. will not be named as judge of the
southern district of Ohio, the selection of
which is giving the President plenty of
trouble and worry. Mr.. Henderson is one of
the best known lawyers in the state capital.
His appointment has been reported as prac-
tically agreed upon by the President, and
Representa- tive Burton is credited with hav-
Ing done the work that had landed him.
This is case of one of those certainties
that turns out to be the contrary. The Pres
l0oQt has not vet given intmatiOO of
whom he will appoint, but his intention is
known to be to pick man not connected
with either of the Ohio factions.
Iowa Slate Agreed Upon.
Senators Dolliver and Allison have sub
mitted to the President a slate of federal
appointments that have been agreed upon
by the Iowa delegation, which meets in con-
ference to settle these things.
The slate is as follows:
F. F. Favile Storm Lake, United States
attorney of the northern district in place Of
H. G. Mcmillan, who has held the Office
eight years.
NJ j. Tobin of vinton, collector of inter-
nal revenue of the northern district, sue
ceeds Archie Smith, who has peen collector
for two years, but was not satisfactory to
the delegation.
Edward Knott, Waverly, marshal of the
northern district, succeeds himself having
had only one term in office.
M. L. Temple. Osceola, United States at
torney of the southern district, succeeding
Lewis Miles, in Office eight years.
Frank B. Clark, Ottumwa. marshal of the
southern district. succeeding George Chris
tan, who has held office eight years.
The President will appoint the men who
have been recommended. s
The Indiana Pcstmasters. ....
Senator Hemenway of Indiana consulted
with the President today about the three
Ip1 off have brought
considerable trouble in the state-Muncie.
Anderson and Elwood. The postmasters at
| these places resigned just before Congress
adjourned to permit ex-Representative
Cromer, who was about to go out of office.
to name their successors, Mr.. Cromer being
slated for the Muncie Office himself. This
was broken up by Senator Beverage, and
an agreement was reached that in the
future post Office appointments in the
eighth and eleventh districts should be
made upon the joint recommendations OF
| the two senators. Senator Hemenway has
not made recommendations, but Senator
Beveridge is said to have given out the
statement that George o. DriseoI would
| be named as postmaster at Muncie. Sena-
! tor Hemenway has not joined in this
recommendation and says he will not do
| so, as Driscoll is one Of the leaders of
what is known as the Mccullough faction.
which succeeded in defeating Cromer both
for Congress and the Muncie post Office.
AS to Anderson and Elwood, the President
| is said to have suggested that the resigna-
lions OF the present postmasters be with
drawn. which would permit them to con-
tinue in Office until the expiration Of their
terms two years from now. .
"Pete" Hepburn on Hartman. ., -.
Col. pete Hepburn, who, as chairman
of the House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, prepared much of the
railroad rate bill that went through Con-
| gress, has some views about e. H. Harri-
| man, who has said columns of stuff to
Washington newspaper men in the last few
days. Col. Hepburn was presidential
caller, and when asked about Hartman. he
said:
II believe that Hartman is the living
justification of all the railroad legislation
that we have enacted, and all that we have
attempted to enact, and that by his own
admissions we should have passed laws
much more drastic than we did pass. If
| understand the testimony of Mr. Hartman
and his associates it is possible, under our
present financial system, for one man to
| increase the Indebtedness of a railroad cor
poration by $92 100000 without adding to 1t
one cents worth of visible property. If 1t
| is not high time that such a condition of
! affairs should be ended. it seems to me
| that no evil under the sun should be cor
rected.'
"Mr Hartman announced that he was
sightseeing, remarked one of Col Hep
burns friends.
"Wen, perhaps he was" admitted Col.
| Hepburn, "but I think the public saw the
greatest sights this trip"
The Eight-Hour Law.
| President Roosevelt today had call from
| committee appointed at recent conven-
| ton of tug and dredging interests of De-
| troit. consisting of Thomas O'Connor Of
| Buffalo. the president of the Licensed Tug
| mems Protective Association; Daniel J.
Keefe of the Longshoremens Association,
| Thomas ]. Dolan of the International
Brotherhood of Shovelers and Dredgmen,
and w. B. Jones of Detroit. of the Brother
hood of Dredge Workers. They were ac-
companied by Labor Commissioner Neill.
| The committee is anxious to obtain a more
| thorough enforcement of the eight-hour
| law as applied to work on government
/ dredging contracts. There have been a
| number of indictments, they say, Of per-
sons charged with violation Of the law, and
some of these cases have been appealed to
/ the Supreme Court While q decision In
| these cases by the court Ia pending the
dredge workers are anxious that the ad-
ministration direct an enforcement of the
provisions of the law. The committee went
| to see Secretary Taft after leaving the
White House. and later will call on the
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