Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-26
At THE WHITE HOUSE
immigration Commission Com
pleted by the President.
WYOMING MAN DECLINES
3. N. Ausherman Gives Up Office of
United States Attorney.
AN OHIO POST OFFICE
Representative Cole Assured Of q Re-
cess Appointment for Lee g.
Pennock.
OFFICE

The immigration commission authorized
by the last Congress was completed today
| by the appointment by the President of the
| following as members: Charles T. NELL,
commissioner of labor; Prof. ]. w. jerks,
Cornell University; William r. Wheeler of
Oakland, Cal, business man of that city.
The commission was created to consist of
nine members three to be appointed by
the President of the Senate, three by the
Speaker Of the House, and the other three
by the President. Vice President Fair
banks appointed Senators Dillingham;,
Lodge and Latimer, and Speaker Cannon
appointed Representatives Bennett of New
York. Howell of New Jersey and Burnett of
Alabama.
1t is the understanding that the commits
sion will organize about May l. Senator
Dillingham; of Vermont will probably be
it's chairman. inasmuch as the Senate
appointees are mentioned first in the Dlii.
1t is provided that the commission saall
make full inquiry. examination or inves-
tgation by subcommittee or otherwise,
into the subject of immigration. The cem-
mission is authorized to send FOR persons
and papers and to go anywhere IN TINS
country or abroad. The commission Is
directed to report it's conclusions to Con
gress and make such recommendations as
it may deem proper. Money for the work
| is provided out OF the emigration fund
| and there is no limit to the expenditures:
The President is to fix the salaries of
| members of the commission who are not
members of Congress. The President Is
also authorized to call an international
conference, to meet at place agreed upon.
or to send special commissioners to any
foreign country to regulate by agreement
the immigration or aliens ana 10 10 d
number of other things.
1t is not thought probable that the COM
mission will be able to make a complete
report to Congress at it's next session, al
though an effort Will be made to 90 so.
Wyoming Man Declines Office.
Benjamin M Ausherman. recently ap-
pointed by the President and confirmed by
the Senate as United States attorney for
the district of Wyoming, has declined that
office Mr.. Ausherman has a good private
| practice. Department Of Justice officials
took the view that he should give up this
| practice if he took up the duties of dis
| trict attorney, but this Mr.. Ausherman
would not consent to do, with the result
that some one else will be given the posi-
ton. There was a long fight over this
| Office before Ausherman was named. Sen
| ator Warren consented to the naming Of
Il Ausherman only after the President had
| refused to give another term in office to
Timothy F. Burke. who is still holding the
opposed Burke. charging that he had neg
| lected prosecutions and Investigations In
connection with public lands. Senator War
| rem denounced these charges as false. but
was not able to get the President to stand
| by his man.
Kennedy Praises Canal Work.
| Representative Kennedy of Ohio. who has
Just returned from the Isthmus Of Panama,
| told the President today that the work on
| the great canal was going along spendidly.
He called on the President with Buford
Lynch of this city. Il wanted to congratu-
| late the President on the way things are
| going !" said Mr.. Kennedy. when 1 was
there between $1,000 and $4,000 tons Of
| ,laflxy han foly ,,f of C,1a
bra cut, and everything was running
smoothly. The health of the isthmus could
not be better. In fact 1t Is getting to be
| a regular summer resort.
| Other congressman who have been to
the isthmus tell the President the same
thing.
| Scott for Col. Goodwin.
Senator Scott Of West Virginia made
other request of the President today for
| the promotion of Col Edwin Goodwin of
the regular army, now stationed at Walla
Walla. Col. Goodwin Is from West Vir-
| ginia and Senator Scott has been pressing
for his appointment several years The
/ administration has been willing to place
him upon the retired list as a brigadier
general but he feels that he should serve
| four or five years longer and does not wish
| to retire.
| Representative Dalzell talked to the Pres
| ident today about the appointment of
postmaster at Mckeesport. Pa: Several
| weeks
| for the position, but fight has sprung up
| on Derson. Mr.. Dalzell does not consider
it Is fairly based and continues to urge
| his man.
| An Ohio Post Office.
| Representative Ralph Cole of Findlay.
Ohio, accompanied by s. S. Deaton, chair
| man OF the republican county committee Of
Champaign county. and Sheriff C. 8. Ire
| land, called at the White House today to
| urge the appointment of Lee G. Pennock of
| postmaster at Urbana, Ohio Mr.. Cole in
dorsed Pennock's appointment at the last
| session of Congress- and although the name
| was sent to the Senate by the President.
Pennock failed Of confirmation. along with
thirty-two other Ohio postmasters. Repre-
sentative Cole has received assurances from
| the President and the Postmaster General
that Pennock will be given recess appoint
| ment.
Two Speeches in Indianapolis.
Senator Beverage today introduced to the
President DIR. Sol. C. Dickey, president of
the Technical Institute of Indianapolis. and
Dr. R. M. Russell of Westminster College
OF the same city. The President was asked
II he would not make a speech before the
trade convention to meet tn the Technical
Institute May %, 30 and 81. The President
is to speak in indianapolis May 80 upon
the occasion of the unveiling OF nonu-
ment to Gen. Henry w. Lawton VINO was
killed in the Philippines. His visitors hopee
that he win have time to make another
speech, and he IL thinking it over
One of the callers told the President that
the technical Institute was where they
turn swords into pioughshares.
YES but IL the time ever comes they
want to know how to turn the ploughshare
into swords" was the quick response Of the
| President.
Robert s. Mccormick. until recently am
| hassador to France, called on the President
Yesterday afternoon to pay his respects.
Result Of Increase Of Pay.
The first assistant postmaster general Is
in receipt of information from various
sources throughout the country that large
number of city clerks and carriers and ru-
raj carriers who had signified their inten-