Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-21
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Delegation Urges Building OF a
Warship in Navy Yard.
CONSIDERATION PROMISED
Senator Burrows a Visitor, But Is
Chary of Information.
SENATOR CULLoM AND CASTRO
Thinks It Strange That Latter Is
Allowed to Go on Unrestrained
in His Government of Affairs.
SENATOR CULLoM AND CASTRO

Norfolk people want to build in the
navy yard at Norfolk battleship or col
lier authorized under tho appropriation
bill for next year. and. joined ny Ports
mouth. sent a big delegation 10 Nashils
ton today TO urge their claims upon the
President and Secretary of the Navy. the
President was impressed both by the per-
sonality and numbers of the visitors aan
promised them that he would win sec
rotary Metcalf. give careful considefatioa
10 the matter of keeping some OF the
navy yards prepared for battleship or
other construction.
The visitors were introduced al LIE
White House and Navy Department by
Representative Maynard Included IN the
list of visitors were the mayors of both
Norfolk and Portsmouth. members OF the
CITY councils of both cities, the Business
Mems Association of Portsmouth. the
hoard Of trade a. Norfolk. the Junior or.
der of American Mechanics. the heia'l
Merchants Association of Norfolk lhe
central labor bodies of Norfolk ara
mouth Alvah Martin. republican leauei
Of Noreok county: Floyd Hughes, coiie,
tor of customs at Norfolk, fneouoie ..
Wool and number OF others
The delegation told the President that
the Norfolk navy yard was one OF the
best in the country. was eluhppen "a.
quick and substantial work. and that IL
should be the policy of the ad1in,s'
ton to keep many navy YARDS rs rs
POSSIBLE prepared for shiphulidine ~.
administra ton has practically Pronli.en
to build one of the 3attleships az ife
Rrooklyn navy yard. where the Con-
necticut was constructed ~ cos, ~.
siderably in excess of the Lo,is M:
which was built IN the ->ewPoit
Secretary Metcalf is being urged to
huild one Of the two GOLFERS on the
Pacific coast probably at tne Ma'e
land navy yard
Senator Burrows Visitor.
Senator Burrows whose selection as
Temporary chairman of the repunlcah I'D
fiona, convention has created much Cos
Gin snent fifteen or twenty minutes with
President Roosevelt this morning lie was
asked whether his speech and the worn
Of the convention were talked over ne
said that they We're not touched up.h. ~
fact he had nothing 10 SAY exreot tnal
his reception by and talk with the Presi-
dent had been most agreeable. That was
as much as he cared to have known.
About the hill for publicity 81 cam.
paign contributions pending before the
subcommittee of the Senate committee on
privileges and elections Senator Bur
rows said the subcommittee would meet
today to consider bill that senator's
Long and Johnson had been authorized
to draw. II might be possible to get
bill reported and acted upon at this
session.
Senator Cullom and Castro.
Senator Cullom regards 1t as strange
tia: President Castro of Venezuela is al
lowed to go on unrestrained In his gov
eminent Of affairs. He said today that he
supposed the Venezuelan situation would
go over until next winter. but at that
time the question would have to be dealt
with The people Of the country did not
seem to regard the subject as important.
bur Ii was.
Senator Cullom was disappointed that
Congress would not be able to adjourn
on Saturday. 1t would be the middle or
last of next week before adjournment. he
said He was disposed to think there had
been some slow work in the House. as the
Senate was we'll In shape to get away
early.
The Rainy River Dam.
There was another conference today
about the Rainy river dam. the status OF
which is pretty well known Representa-
tves Hepburn and Stevens of the House
committee on interstate commerce. which
desires to report another bill extending
the time of the company in which TO COM
piete the dam. conferred with the Presi-
dent and Secretary Garfield Representa-
tive Bede. in whose district the project IS
located. was also present. Representative
Hepburn said he believed there would be
an agreement by which the company
building the dam would be allowed TO
go on with the work. the President being
willing to sign a bill containing certain
provisions. The President. ii is under
stood, has yielded some OF his contentious
about the bill.
The President was invited to attend
the national rivers and harbors con-
gress. which is to meet III this city De-
cember .. 10 and II. The invitation was
extended by Joseph F.. Ransdell of Lou
isiana, president of the congress. and
the directors. Representatives David
son Of Wisconsin. Ellis of Missouri and
j. Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania. The
President told his visitors that it would
be a great pleasure for him TO cooper
ate with the congress and that he would
do all he could to encourage and facili-
cept the invitation. but # he does not
he will urge his cabinet officers to at
tend and aid in the work.
Representative Dixon of Indiana and
D. w. Sims. member of the demo-
cratic state committee OF Indiana. paid
their respects to the President As dem
ocrats. they say that the party pros
poets have never been brighter in their
state.
Hopeful of Anti-Injunction Measure.
Representative Pollard of Nebraska. one
OF the Presidents callers. said there IS
strong hope of an agreement by the re-
publicans, in conference ton ght. on an
anti-injunction measure. He thought
that either the Hepburn or Payne bill
with notifications would be accepted by
the conference and placed before the
House. He had no way of knowing
whether the Senate would pass measure
OF this kind, but thought it the duty OF
the House to do its work and let the Sen
ate take the responsib lily:
Senator Lodge. who has been out of the