Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-10
CABINET AGAIN MEETS
All on Hand for First Time in
Many Weeks.
POINTS FOR PRESIDENT
Data for Annual Message to Con-
gress Discussed.
DANISH MINISTER PRESENTED
Senator cullom Talks About Pros
poets Of Tariff Revision-Suc-
cessor to Hamilton Fish.

The meeting Of the cabinet today was
the first since early in october. at which
all of the members were in attendance.
After general Fluctuations all around upon
the result of the election-all of them still
feel good about it-matters in connection
with the annual message Of the President
to Congress were discussed.
No matters of particularly pressing i'm
portance were brought up by any Of the
department heads.
Count Moltke, the new Danish minister
to the United States. presented his cre-
dentials to the President today.
The President has decided to remove
George NJ. Stewart, postmaster Of Seattle.
Wash, as the result of an investigation
of charges that he solicited campaign con-
tributions. The records of the Post Onice
Department also show that the postal
service at Seattle has been unsatisfactory
Revision at the Short Session.
There will be real revision of the
tariff at the special session of Congress to
be called for the purpose" said Senator
Cullom OF Illinois. as he left the White
House executive offices this morning. after
a brief chat with the President. Senator
Cullom expressed more optismism than
most republicans who have perambulated
this way of late. He thought that If. in
the coming regular session, the commit
tees charged with the work of preparing
the schedules for submission to the two
branches Of the national legislature are
on the job from start to finish the special
session need not last more. than two
months. The Dingley bill was disposed
OF at A special session by July n, and
most of that time was consumed by the
Senate. Senator Cullom thinks there's no
need to spend that much time in the
work this time.
The senator said that out in his part
of the country there was considerable
sentiment in favor of q reduction in the
duties on iron and steel. agricultural i'm
plements and the like, but that the propo-
people. At the proper time they would
submit their demands and would work
for recognition.
Successor to Hamilton Fish.
Representative Olcott of New York. q
member of the House committee on the
District of Columbia. called to see the
President this morning. With him was
George Wanamaker, appraiser Of the port
of New York. Mr.. Olcott had several
things to discuss with the President, chief
among them being the filling of the va
cancy in the assistant treasurership
caused by the election to Congress of
place by Job Hedges. the New York at
torney. to whom it was offered. Mr. Oh
colt has a candidate whose claims he.
urged upon President Roosevelt this
morning. but he declined to mention any
names.
It'll say this. though he remarked
that the contest has narrowed down
now to three or four men and l shouldn't
wonder II announcement would be made
of the filling Of the place very soon.,
Mr.. Olcott said he was tickled to death
TO find, when he left the Union station
this morning, that the work on the ap-
proaches to the Union station had ad-
vanced so far and so satisfactorily.
Union Station Approaches.
There seems no doubt in the world"
said he, that the approaches and sur
roundings of the Union station will be
in fine shape by the time the Inauguration
comes around
Mr.. Olcott also expressed great 1ratIf-