Show j I I PROPOSITION I DISCUSSED BY CABINET I Washington ton Dee Dec 10 The proposed ecI j gift eitt of by Andrew Carnegie I for educational purposes es was discussed eua dl ed edat 1 at toda meeting of the cabinet It 1 waR wan stated after the meeting that the president had received a I tion from Mr Carnegie Carne le on the subject I of ot a creation of a fund for the exten lIon sion nr f higher education It l I h s said that his bis proposition does n t involve the establishment e of uniS uni varsity buildings in Washington Wu but S rather the placing of a fund in h the hands bands of government representatives from which the expenses of deserving students may be paid in the line of original investigation at home or 01 abroad The proposition it is under nader II stood std has baa not reached a concise toxin form except in general terms and except as I to the amount Th president will con fer fee with members of congress in re gard to the proposed gift before mak malt in its terms public It was Wall also stated after the th meeting m that George Georae T WhItehead at present collector of customs for Porto Rico RI had hM b been n offered the position po lUon of ap pral er of merchandise mer at the port of New York in place of Wilbur F n who has been requested request to resign r The Philippine tariff question pied pled a considerable part of the time of ot the meeting m and the recent insular de dt of the supreme sup me court were also allO under unde consideration conRid rat on |