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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13
THE DAY In THE SENATE.

Another Free Ship BiIi-Pefler Wants the
Voters TO Combine for Silver.
WASHINGTON. May 12.-Among the bills
introduced and referred in the Senate to-
day were the following:
BY Mr.. Dawes: Authorizing the Pres-
dent TO proclaim a general holiday CON-
memorating the four-hundredth nnnivers-
airy Of the discovery of America on Oct IL.
1892.
By Mr. Hiscock: To encourage American
ship building. extending TO tho steamship
China" the Same privileges as have been
extended TO the City OF Paris and the City
of New York. The China" is u steamship
OF 1--WE thousand tons. built in Glasgow. in
1889. She plies between San Francisco and
China on the Pacific Mail line. but dies the
British flag.
Mr.. Call offered q resolution. which was
referred TO the committee on foreign re-
lations. requesting the President TO open
negotiations with the government of Spain.
for the purpose OF inducing that govern
ment TO consent TO the establishment IN the
island of Cuba of FREQ and independents
republic: such consent TO be Civ en- on paw
ment by Cuba 10 the government of Spain
of such sum of money "a may be equlsa-
lent both Ia the value Of the public prop
erty belonging 10 Spain in the island. aud
Co relinQuishment of her sovereign rights:
also. for the negotiation OF treaty TO
TO secure snSh material commercial adyan-
tagrs as lray be agreed upon
The message of the President on tho sub
ject of an international conierrnes ON Di-
metaliishi was taken up and Mr. Peffer ad-
dressed the Senate. lie declared has con-
yiction that If the voters who favored tree
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ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.

The House VIII. squander More Money by
Inquirine Into the Acts of the Pinkertons.
WASHINGTON. May 12.-At last the House
has adopted resolution for the Investiga-
tion of the Pinkerton agency. When the
House met to-day Sir. Oates. of Alabama,
reported back a substitute for the Watson
Pinkerton detective Investigation .resolu-
ton. The substitute resolution recites the
allegation that certain. organization
known as the Pinkerton detectives has
been employed unlawfully, and to the
detriment of the public. by the railroad
corporations engaged in the transportation
of United States mails and interstate COM
MERGE and directs the committee al Judi
ciary TO investigate the said Plnkerton de-
tectives. the character of their employ
ment by corporations engaged in the trans
portation OF interstate commerce or of
United States mails. the number so en-
ployed. and whether such employ ment has
provoked breach of the peace or caused
the destruction of property. and all the
material facts connected with their al
legged employment The committee is
given the usual powers as TO suInmoning
witnesses, etc.
Mr.. Watson said that he bad offered the
original resolution because many people be-
lieved that tho Pinkerton agency Is n stand
ing body of armed militia. He cited the in
stance OF the New York Central strike. At
that time these men shot down in Albany
men. women and children who were non
cOmbatan:s. The Governor of New ork had
said that the State authorities could have
preserved the peace: the Mavor ct Albany
had said that the municipal authorities
could have done so. lie was IN favor of
law and order. If the authorities could
preserve peace Cong Tess wanted TO know
il: If they could not Congress wanted TO
know It, in order that It might strengthen
their hands. He was as much opposed To
the maintenance of n standing army by
labor AS by capital. Let tho House. find
out W hat this Pinkcrton agency really was;
whether IL deserved TO be restrained. not
i'm the interest of labor OF of strikers. but
in the interest of citizens. whether labor
ers or capitalists. IN the interest of peace
and society.
Mr.. r.. Is. Taylor. of Ohio opposed the
resolution. No reason had been s~nted
why the House should make tho investi-
CATION. Ii had not been alleged that
there was any interference with inter
state commerce. Ii tho Pinkerton do
| tectives had killed persons they should be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN ACHIEVEMENT.

1t VIII not do to mistake the free-ship
bill which Mr.. Fithian, of Illinois. has
offered in the House, for the bill which
became law On Tuesday by the sigma
ture of President Harrison. The Filth
ian bill provided for free trade in ships,
and could have been used, had it become
a law. to close all of the ship-yards in
this country. which. under tho impetus
of tho building of our war ships, have
so increased their facilities that they
are now able to build the best of iron
craft. While it is true that the new
act authorizes the Inman line to trans
fer two of its ocean greyhounds" to
the American flag. thus becoming Amer
lean ships, the transfer is coupled with
the condition that the company shall
build ocean ships of the same aggregate
tonnage in the United States. The In
man company will accept the terms of
the bill and at once advertise for bids
Tor the construction of the required ships.
There are, thanks To the policy which in
sisted on building new navy at home, at
least three yards amply equipped for
the construction of the best ships which
can be- made at cost abOut the same as
that of foreign builders. The managers
of the Inman line have made this change
because they believe that three out of
four Americans will prefer to patronize
ships flying the stars and stripes to a
foreign ship. The loss to the line must
be considerable, since the law requires
that the officers shall be American citi-
zens, and as the seamen will be shipped
i'll this country higher wages must be
paid. All of the Inman steamships re-
ceive $4,000 year from the British
government for the privilege, in case of
war, of calling them to make a part of
the British navy. The company also re-
ceives considerable compensation from
Great Britain for carrying the mails. 1t
expects to make up part of this loss of
special British compensation by the pro-
visions of our ail-subsidy law. In
many ways the United States will be q
gamer. The nation having the largest
European trade will have line
essentially American. transferring the
building and sailing of ocean
ships to the United States, and, in the
event of war. providing this govern
ment with number OF first-class cruis-
ors. AT the same time the maintenance
of such lines will enable the country to
operate ship-yards with the best facili-
ties for the construction Of modern YES
sells. Ten years ago the Inman COM
pany would not have considered for a
moment such proposition as it now
offers. Then there was no special
object in sailing ocean ships :under the
American flag. Now. so largo is Amer
lean travel and trade that an American
ship is regarded as the means OF secur-
ing the best patronage. A dozen years
ago there was not q ship-yard in the
country that could have turned out q
ship like the City of Paris OF any cost
1t can be done now because the Repub-
lican party in Congress has fought the
free-ship heresy and adopted the policy
of building modern navy In American
yards with American materials and labor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13
PENSIONS AND TAXES.

Some of the Southern Representatives
defend their vote for tho extravaganza
river and harbor bill by saying that they
are justified in voting appropriations
for the Improvement Of tho waterways
in their States in return for the money
drawn from them to help pay the PEN
sions. The North and West, they say,
get oil the money appropriated for PEN
siOns, and it is but fair that the South
should get some of their money hack in
the river and harbor bill. This is a dis
honest argument. and has no iustifica-
ton in politics or morals. If the South
ern States are entitled to recoup in the
way of wastcfnl appropriations the
amounts contributed by them to the pen
sion fund, Northern States have the
same right. and the principle once adj
mitted it would soon be a race among
the States as to which could get back
the most of what it had paid into the
treasury.
AS matter of fact. most of the South
ern States contribute very little To the
national revenue, for pensions OF any
other purpose. Last year the amount
of internal revenue collected in Ala
bama was $685. in Arkansas. $97. 639;
Mississippi, nothing; Sonth Carolina.
S72,599; Texas, S239,147. The total
amount collected in these five States
was only S503.220 against S6.524,722 in
Indiana clone. This State paid twelve
times as much as the five States named
together. Some of the Southern States
pay more internal revenue than those
above named. but the aggregate amount
paid in the, South. is very small CON-
pared with that paid in tho North.
The amounts appropriated for river
and harbor improvements in most of
the Southern States greatly exceed the
amount of internal revenue paid by
them. Last year Alabama GOT for rivers
and harbors more than S7O0. ZOO; Arkan-
sas got $500. 900; Mississippi got &92, 500;
South Carolina got S595. 500; Texas got
1898. 900. Here is total appropriation
to these five States of 1851, 900. against
total of internal revenue taxes paid
by them of $5O3. 220. There does not
seem to be any imminent danger that
the Southern States will contribute
more to the payment Of pensions than
they get back in river and harbor i'm
prOvements.
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governed by the law OF the State where
the act was done. Ii was not the affair ol
the general government. He protested
against the interference of Congress in
State affairs. Whatever wrong had beer
done had been n wrong of that kind which
was exclusively within the jurisdiction Of
the State court
Mr. Scott. of Illinois. thought that the
inquiry was an eminently proper one. liz
believed that there had been times when
interstate commerce. had been raralyzed
through the action of these men.
Mr. Simpson. of Kansas. said that the
House bad been investigating everything
that had been suggested: but here. when
the laboring class appealed TO 10. asking IL
there was any way BY which Congress
could put down this band of assassins. gen.
tlemen shielded themselves behind the
Constitution. After further debate the
resolution was adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13
A GROWING EVIL.

The greatest objection to the river and
harbor bill lies against the present sys-
tenn of making appropriations for that
class of improvements. As to the ne
cessity for regular and liberal appro-
priations for river and harbor improve
ments of national character or of gen.
eral utility there is no room for difference
appropriations. There is scarcely any
other field of governmental action that
offers greater opportunities for the &C
complishment of benflcial results by
judicious expenditure of money than
does the Improvement of our inland
waterways and our lake and ocean har-
bors. We have hardly begun to realize
the Importance and value of such i'm
provements, and it is just because they
are 80 important and valuable that no
part of the money appropriated for such
purposes should be wasted or put where
it will do no good.
The greatest objection to the present
system of making appropriations for
.
is in the fact that it involves so much
log rolling and political iobbery and SD
many wasteful OF worthless apprOpria-
tions. The government could we'll af-
ford to spend S25,00O,000 or $50, 900, 900 q
year for many years to come on this
class of improvements If the money
were all applied to improvements of a
national or useful character, but under
the present system this is not the case.
1t is the continually increasing list of
appropriations for useless improvements
that constitutes the alarming feature of
the case. A glance at any river and
harbor bill of recent years will show
how the evil is growing. 1t also shows
what an extensive system of jobbery has
grown up under the practice of dis
tributing the appropriations among
various States and districts in order to
secure votes. This is what is now
known as tho "pork" system. every
member who gets slice of the stolen
pork being expected to vote for the bill.
The river and harbor bill for 1890 car
ried appropriations aggregating S25.-
1925. Among these were appropria-
tons for improving the Bagaduce and
the Harrisscckit rivers, in Maine; Bel
lamy river, in New Hampshire; Ottcr
creek, in Vermont; Powow river, in
Massachusetts,; Pawcatuck river, i'm
Rhode Island; Grass river. Wappinger's
creek and Browns creek. in New York
Maurice river and Squaw river, in New
Jersey; APPOINTMENTS river and
Smyrna river, in Delaware; Choptank.
Wiconuco and ManOkin rivers, i'm Mary
land; Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers
and Nomini creek, in Virginia; Elk and
Gauley rivers. in West Virginia; Tug
Fork of Big Sandy river, in Kentucky;
Contentnia creek. Tar river and Lock
woods Folly river, in North Carolina;
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"face deficit" makes himself a laugh
ing-stock when he declares that the
Treasury sis liable at any moment to be
called upon to redeem" the outstanding
S346.00O.000 of Rrcenbacks. To get
these millions, scattered all over the
country and held largely by banks as
legal reserves, into hands where they
could be presented for redemption
would be feat which might be called
miracle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

THE Postmaster general has informed
the Speaker of the House that If the
postofiice appropriation bill passes in its
present form "the crippling of the OPP
erations of the department by with
holding tho necessary appropriations
will not only impair its efficiency, but
prevent the earnings foreshadowed in
my report" Thu 5 what Democratic
Congress calls economy-starving the
government
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13
the Editor OF th, Indianapolis Journal:

To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal:
Is IL true, as n Democrat here insists, hat the
taxes are higher this year than last only 81 the
forty-seven counties in which Republican county
commissioners control expenditures
DAILY READER.
1t Is not true. bat an assertion made In
the Democratic State platform. The Re-
pubiicans do not control so many counties.
and in counties Ink. this tMArionl Demo-
cratic taxes-State. county and city-are
nearly so per cent. higher than last year.
The tax for which the Democratic Legis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

A SPECIAL dispatch from this city to
the New York Sun says 1.-THE friends of
Secretary Blaine have become very act
i've within the past few days." and that
"they are engaged in an effort to bring
about such an understanding with the
Indiana delegates ms will insure solid
vote for Blaine from Indiana when it
shall become apparent that Harrison
cannot be nominated" Truly, one has
to 20 away from home to learn the news.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13
THE FIRST VICTIM OF The BOOMERANG.

The first victim of the Henry George
boomerang has been heard from. His
name is Bowman. and he is trying to
an Iowa district in the House.
He was one of the six very smart per-
sons who entered into a conspiracy to
get Henry Georges free-trade. single
land-tax book into the Congressional
Record a. parts Of their respective
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

REPRESENTATIVE BLANCHARD, of Lou
fsiana. chairman of the House commit
tee on rivers and harbors, and who
claims the credit of having steered the
"pork" bill through the House. has an
bounced himself as n candidate for the
Senate to succeed Senator Gibson. Hav-
Ing succeeded in grabbing large sum
for his State. he now proposes to claim
his reward
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

WHILE Republicans prefer Mr.. Cleve-
land to Ex-Governor Campbell, they are
not averse to the selection of tie latter
as Mr.. Cleveland's residuary legatee.
The man who. when nominated last
year on a free-coinage platform, de-
clared that he would "chance lt' will
not carry New York so long as the silver
issue is not settled.
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II the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal

II a voter should stamp the square ut the left
OF the eagle and. also. the square ut the left OF
each name on the Republican ticket, would it
invalidate the vote, What is the nainc of the
star I'm the western skies that shines so brightly
in the evenin <. and disappears at about 10 r. MI
SUBSCRIBER.
There is 10 square "at the left Of the
cagle." The large square surrounds the
eagle Stamping in OF on that square votes
the whole Republican ticket straight. aud
STAMPING anywhere else on the ticket in
validates the vote. The star referred to is
Venus which will he evening star until
July 8, ami morning star the rest of the
year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

1T now seems probable that the Sem
ate bill which authorizes any enlisted
man in the army of good habits and not
over thirty years of age to be examined
for o second lieutenancy. will be passed
by the House. the military committee of
that body having reported favorably
upon it. This measure will be likely to
induce more intelligent young men to
aplsof
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

SAN Francisco papers announce the
death in that city of John w. Breckin-
ridge. son of the Hon. John c. Brecain-
ridge. who was Vice-president under
Buchanan. The deceased was forty three
years old, but had become prematurely
aged through heavy drinking. He pos
sessed the family talent. but with an un-
controlls bio tendency 10 intemperance.
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Can be found AT the following places:
PAEIS-American Exchange an Paris, sc Boulevard
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NEW NoRK-GiIsey House and Windsor Hotel
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CHICAGO-Palrner House.
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Third and Jefferson streets
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Riggs House and Ebbitt
House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

DESPITE the letter of the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue declaring
that the government does not furnish
bonded warehouses for the owners of
whisky i'll bond, the political Alliance
organs will continue TO assert that such
is the case. and that the old parties
treat the whisky maker better than the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13
Services Rendere d.

American Tourist-How much is my billl
Partisan Host-One hundred francs.
"How mucb!"
zone hundred and twenty francs"
"But you said one hundred at first"
Certainly. Twenty francs more for answer
ing monsieur's question. One hundred and forty
francs, please"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

QUITE a number of free trade papers
are not pleased with the measure which.
will bring the Inman lice under the
American flag. Nothing will delight
them but law which will close out all
American ship-yards IN the interest of
Great Britain and France.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

WITH Gray, Palmer, Boies and other
favorite sons In the first ballot at Chi
cago, Mr.. Cleveland may not have a
majority when New York responds with
seventy-two votes for Hill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

IN view OF the appropriations the
Democratic House has made, and of its
river and hsrbor bill. how funny the
Holman economy resolutions adopted
early in the session read.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13
farmer.

SENATOR HILL insists that the addi-
tional members given to States in the
next House does not entitle those States
TO additional presidential electors. but
the New York Senator seems tn be
alone in that opinion, ex-Speaker Reed
and Senator Brice declaring that such
increase of electors is sustained by
x,ronodo.,f
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

To those who are calling Henry Wat
terson "a brilliant blunderer" because
he has hung red light TO the Cleveland
boom, he says that there has been no
policy advocated by him which has not
become the marty law
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

THE country will believe that Mr..
Cleveland is no longer an asplrant for
the Democratic nomination when it be-
holds his letter of declination in cold
print over his name.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

A YOUNG man from Missouri. member
of the senior class in the Yale Law
School, has refused to compete for an
oratorical prize with a colored student.
He is probably afraid of being beaten.
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"a Editor of the Indianapolis Journal.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journals
Ia there veteran bounty of $400 for yolun-
teer who enlisted before April !, lS64i
X. T. II.
Yes; If he had n prior service OF not less
than nine months in the war of the re-
bellion or any prior war. A veterans
bounty was paid only for second enlist
melts.
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Certufnty.

Mr.. Wickwire Here is the "For and About
Women" page of the Sunday paper. with moth
Ing I'm it but descriptions of dresses, as usual.
Mrs wickwire We'll. II dresses are not for and
about women, / don't know what they are.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

THERE is reason to believe that thou
sands of well-posted Democrats share
Mr.. Watterson's despair over the stu
alton of their party, but are observing
silence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13

A DEMOCRATIC resolution "views the
Harrison administration with alarm"
And well it may from the Democratic
point of view.
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BUBBLES IN Tue AIR.
What 1t Ia.

TOmmy-Paw, what's political economyl
MT Fight is the cutting down of national ex-
penses by member or Congress to make up
for his own spectral appropriations.
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ONE of those persons who is laboring
TO frIghten the country by an attempt
g show that the government will soon
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Tim DiHeyencl

The Differ enco.
Reputation hastens by
The wicked and vile saloon,
Character winks the other eye
In the drug-stOre's snug back room.