The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-16
REV. ADOLOS ALLEN,
PurveyOr of the Gospel to the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland.


dent and Mrs. Cleveland.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Feb 15.--The one bright
mark of English snobbishness at which the
shafts of American ridicule and satire are
oftenest aimed is the custom of parading
the royal patronage on merchants and
haberdashers' signs in Dear old Lunnon."
1t is of all other things the most un- -Ameri-
can, and caddish, and the habit of writing
"Bootmaker to the Queen ''Chiropodist
to her gracious Majesty" and "Purveyor
to the royal household'' on ones business
cards and signs creates more disgust I'm
the average American than any one other
. English custom. That is should ever raise
its loathed head in America is very re-
mcte possibility, and yet a happening in
the Senate yesterday gives an indication of
the toadyish desire on the part of a minis
ter Of all others to parade the attend
advertisement of his church. The tiresome
Call, OF Florida, was prattling away about
resolution he had before the Senate to
investigate the Honduras Lottery Company,
resolution that he calls up every day and
for which he is .roundly denounced by his
colleagues who have an honest desire to
get some work out of the way He had the
support, he said of the god-fearing people
of the country and accordingly. sent to the
he = was v alluded to as ..Honored Sir and and
assured that he has the sympathy and
sociation. The letter concludes with these
words
"ADOLOS ALLEN,
"Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church,
attended by the President and Mrs.
Cleveland
AS may be imagined this communication
caused some amusement and comment
Congressmen's Stationery Accounts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Interesting evil
dence to the amount of stationery Congress
men draw out of their legal allowance is
shown by the session accounts that now
being filed in the clerks office of the House
of Representatives Each Representative
and delegate is entitled to s1a5 worth of
paper, pens, ink, pencils. etc., every session
of Congress- and If he does not avail himself
of the full extent of his privilege he can
draw the balance in cash. This Congress
members have been unusually fortunate, as
there have been three separate sessions, en-
count of 1915. Not bakers dozen have
taken out their full quota and a great many
have drawn but few dollars worth; One
of the accounts recently filed showed that
the Congressman had drawn but cents
worth of stationery during this session. an
were from between 81 and $40. Each COM
mitteee of the House Is entitled to GER
tain aunt OF ava
ly OF this In preference to the troubles ana
much more expensive method OF Keeping
private supply
The Proposed Deep waterway.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE report of
the House committee on interstate and for
eign commerce on the Senate report author
izing a preliminary examination concerning
deep waterways between the great lakes and
the ocean was submitted to the House to-
day. The report states that this resolution
offers a practical way to enter upon a work
of great national Importance. The union Of
the great lakes with the seaboard by deep
waterway, one that Will carry ocean-going
vessels, 1t says, has been under discussion
for a long time. Its Importance In cheapen-
ing the cost OF transportation between the
interior of the country and the seaboard
would be so far reaching as TO affect favor
ably every portion of the country. Statistics
show that the deepening OF the channel be-
tween Buffalo and Duluth has lessened the
cost of carriage until it is only one ninth
rail- effecting saving Of $i50,0oO,G5 an
nually. The resolution provides for the ap-
pointment of three commissioners, who shall
confer with three Canadian commissioners
and select the route of the proposed canal
and select the form OF treaty stipulation
that might be necessary.
Spirits Taken Out of Bond.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l5.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has forwarded to the Sem
ate statement made by the internal rev.
enue commissioners Oh tHe HuHHDeT oI Sdi-
Ions of whisky. etc, taken out OF bond
each day for the sixty days prior TO Aug.
Is last and the amount of internal revenue
tax paid. as we'll the locality of all ware
houses from which the spirits were taken
The statement shows fruit brandies with
drawn 5S3, ,054 gallons. including revenue
of &o4749: distilled spirits, 40. T7o525 gallons
withdrawn. yielding S36.oss,i AZ. The infornla-
ton was furnished in response to a resolu-
tion of the Senate. and is Intended to show
the full extent of the movement to take
spirits of all kinds out of bond the
eve of the passage of the tariff bill. The
statement covers ,a27 entries.
To Correct Pension Laws.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Owing to am
biguities i'm the present laws relating to the
payment Of accrued pensions. and TO the
conflicting construction bearing on them, the
Interior Department a year or more ago