New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
IFrom The Tribune Bureau j

w,.bington Dec. A-The President re-
ceived an army Of callers to-day. oehai"i
Dick discussed Ohio appointments oehN
tors McCumber and Purcell ana Hopio
sentatiyes Gronna and Hanna urged lhe ~
pointment of Judge Charles r. AniuoN'
limited States District Judge OF North 10
ko,a- TO succeed Judge van DeS1n'e'
Circuit Judge of the Eighth circuit fS0p
resentat,ye Burke discussed the vacancy -
the United States District judsesiip -,
South Dakota, caused by the proinoeion =.
Judee Garland to the Commerce CouI -
Representative Mcguire called IN Iie ~
oar Of George A Foster, of Perry, oh.a'
candidate for United States Marshai VI ..-'
western District of Oklahoma; RepreSeii'a
tive Cruupacker talked about the eApo
salsction of Carmi Thompson. OF Oiiio' -
.,,,o..d Iesse Wilson as Assistant secretary
- ,ba interior: Senator Stephenson, T. d.
J1.anino acting United States Attorney at
,.u,.rLee and C. A. Estabrook, torhnei
Attorney General OF Wisconsin :
1,r;s..orsin anpointments, and Senator 6oran
conferred with the President ABOUT iu01io
appointments ,osiain~
Martin A. Knapp. appointed plesiuine
nudge of the Commerce Court caheo q. -
White House Mr. Knapp VIII feoieN
~. In+e,ata,e Commerce Commission winch
tho Senate confirms his nomination anu Ills
commission Is issued. <.h.-,
Sanator, Overman, Simmons anu
herisiu and Representative Fase'
nanied bv A. c. Shaw, formerly Id" 49,
NJ ,he Forest Service. conierreo W..
President this afternoon MI
ask.d tn allow Mr.. Shaw to pracli'e -
tho interior Department. which
privilege before he left the toresl
when the President dismissed e'iiioi 80
chot The President said ne "'u-O
the matter under consideration
President Taft promised deiesa'io',
the Southern Commercial CONG es0 -,
liver an address TO q large
business men at Atlanta on March N-
Bishop Cranston introduced 'ie -,
of the general deaconess board Oh INC -,
can Methodist Episcopal Cnurch' W.
tba Ch,er Executive about the work Oh 'no
board 80 A., pr.ai
Af,er a long conference with the
a., ~. Secretary OF War and General
Taonard Wood went to the war Depa'l
-. ,bo,a Mr.. Dickinson announced
number of important army appoinli ao
80 +.ka effect on and after Decemoer 81.
A.. N. result Of the Presidents walk ias'
o.a,,ng when he surprised the Postmaster
cene,aI by calling on him at his Once,
C,c,nr,issioner Johnston OF the D1stnct oi
columbia WAS called to the WHITE houoo
and asked why the streets and pa'enien.'
,,,ora still covered with snow, Ice ana hiOu
M Johnston explained that 1t was oue "
I.,k of money. and Mr.. Taft asked ior
written statement 1+
committee from the Washington oooiu
of Trade protested to the President az a-A.'
longer working hours IN the department.
..7,ha President told US that ne hlnlseii L.
o,sn+,v worked sixteen hours q day. sou
:. r,an,ber OF the committee. "and saio Il
would be no hardship II the ciei Nd
asked to work eight hours
Among the White House callers
Senators Flint, Burrows, Frazier anu 1o"e7,
,,,bo introduced Joseph R. H. jacob y,
Seattle commander in chief OF the On4'eO
c,on,sh War Veterans; Senator ros.ei'
Ii introduced John R. Thornton lno
.-,,,v elected Senator from Louisiana
senators Gallinger. Clark. Fletcher Gus
o,be,m and Bristow; Representatives
Cruropacker, Page. Slemp. Hildeorano, sur
1o-,-.v MCKINLEY, Davidson, Kinkaid, Hum
go, Rates. Clark Haner, Payne anu
p.rchfald. H. c. Emery, OF the ~ III
BOARD. Ambassador Stratus, DIRE w.,
.rts and Goyernor-elect Tener or fehliSSi i
vania- ,-,.d ,
The President and Mrs Taft occuPleu q
bo. at the New National tonight 10 see
Z Dodson in THE House Next Dooi-
Miss Maury and Captain Archioaid ou''
wore with them.