Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-19
AT WORK ON REPORT
Itemizing Expenditures Of the
100000 Fund.
PRESIDENT is NOTIFIED
After Certain Examinations Will
Send Figures to Congress.
NEW LOUISIANA JUDGE CHOSEN
Capt Henry 81. Allen Selected to Ac-
company Mr.. Taft to the Isthmus.
Chairman Hitchcock Calls.

Secretary Cortelyou reported to Presi-
dent Roosevelt today that Roadway is
making in the preparation of the report
to Congress in answer to the Foraker
resolution wanting to know the eXpendi-
lures of the $3,ODOOO0 fund placed at the
disposal of the War Department in 1899,
from which the detectives employed in the
Brownsville Investigations were paid.
When the report is completed and handed
to the President he will eliminate such
items as he thinks should not be present
ed to Congress. The expurgated items,
lures for military information relating
to other countries. All expenditures for
other purposes will be given in detail in
the report. Even the amounts of the
secret expenditures for military infor-
nation will be given, but what the pay
ments for will be left blank Congress
will be informed as to the total amount
that has been paid out and the ,dlnerent
items paid. The fund was put at the
disposal OF the War Department 10 &C
uuire military information Of Importance
to the country, and the bulk of the eX-
penditures was for that purpose. There
have however, been some other eXpendl-
lures which Senator Foraker and others
believe to have been unauthorized. and
which were not in keeping with the pur-
pose of Congress when the appropriation
was made.
New Judge in Louisiana.
Through Attorney General Bonaparte
announcement was made at the White
House today that the President will send
to the Senate the nomination of Rufus T.
Foster to be Judge of the eastern district
of Louisiana. succeeding Judge Eugene B.
Saunders. resigned to resume the practlce
of law Mr. Foster has been United
States attorney of the eastern district TOT
some time and is well Endorsed by LAWYERS
and jurists of the state and by repubIlcan
leaders. He has had the support OF Pearl
Wight republican national commltteeman
from Louisiana. who was at the White
House today and yesterday in connection
with the vacancy f.. n. Williams. chair
man of the state republican committee,
was at the White House with Mr.. Wight
He has favored the nomination or e. H.
Beattie of ThibodeauX, who was introduce
ed to the President yesterday by Senators
McEnery and Foster.
President to Take His Chair.
When President Roosevelt goes out of
office he will take with him the chair that
he has so long occupied at his desk. lie
will replace it with new one of the same
value. That is the only piece of furni-
ture in the executive offices the President
will want. Cabinet officers who desire
the chairs they have occupied at the
cabinet table during meetings will also
be permitted to take these upon replacing
them with new ones. This custom mas
existed for many years, both as 10 the
President and cabinet.
Stories have appeared that Mr.. Taft will be
obliged to use the old furniture now in the
executive offices. Congress has refused
to provide an appropriation for new furni-
ture Such an appropriation Is not neceS-
sary. as Congress always provides lump
appropriation for use of the White House,
which the superintendent of public build
ings and grounds is at liberty to spend as
directed by the President. If Mr.. Taft
wants new furniture he will have no diff
Guilty in getting 1t out OF appropriations
made at the last session OF Congress and
available until the end of the present fiscal
year.
Chairman Hitchcock Calls.
Frank II. Hitchcock, chairman of the
republican national committee, called on
the President today with w. II. Phipps,
secretary of the executive committee of
the Ohio republican organization. Mr..
Hitchcock said that the visit was not of
significance or Importance
Representative Davidson of Wisconsin
introduced to the President r. J. Lam
pert the bearer of the electoral vote of
that state.
Capt. Allen Going to Canal Zone.
The President has added the name of
Capt Henry ii. Allen of Chicago to the
list of six engineers already appointed to
accompany Mr.. Taft to the isthmus TO
report the present status of the canal
work.