The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-19

Mr.. Royse VIII Try to Pas 1t Over the
Presidents Veto.
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WASHINGTON. May Is. Representative
Royse has succeeded in his determination to
bring up before the House the case OF Fran
ces E. Hoover, of Elkhart. whose bill for an
increase OF pension was vetoed by President
Cleveland. The House committee on invalid
pensions to-day voted to that
the bill De passed over the Presidents veto.
Only two Of the five Democrats on the COM
mittee voted against this action, and OF
Of these. one, curiously enough. was Repre-
sentative Mcclellan. of New York. the son
of General Mcclellan, who. has won notori-
ETY. during the present session by his per-
sistent activity against al. pension bills. The
report, drawn by Mr.. Kirkpatrick. Of Kan
sas. states that the Presidents reasons for
yetoing the bill are wholly untenable, being
based upon the ground that the disability
was not of service origin and that to grant
q pension in this case would work discrimi-
nation against thousands Of equally deserv-
ing soldiers. 1t is pointed out that pensions
have been granted to many distinguished
generals and their widows when their dis
ability was not clearly shown to have been
OF service origin. and similar pensions have
also been granted privates- Such pensions
have not encountered serious opposition.
I'VE cannot conclude that the passage of
this bill is an unjust discrimination against
liOuSdlQS Oh Nkl6 Qlt Out 10 refuse
to grant relief in this case, in our opinion,
would be an unwarranted discrimination
against the private" IL the Presidents ac-
ton IN this case, continues the report, Were
TO guide the action of Congress 1t would
have to turn a deaf ear to many cases de-
serving a pension. Since filing the first re-
pert the committee has taken additional tes-
timony. and the REORGANIZATION of the case
conviDces them that the soldiers disability
mittee finds that Mr. Hoover is in a helpless
condition. entirely destitute. save for a PEN
sion of $12. which does not pay for his sup
be taken up in the House possibly within the
present week. Mr.. Royse feels certain that
he has won the two-thirds vote necessary
TO pass the bill over the veto. He has not
vet canvassed the matter in the Senate. but
believes that he will be equally successful
there.
Combinations by the Senate.
WASHINGTON. May 1s.-The Senate. in
executive session. confirmed the following
nominations: William Lochren. of Mime
-~ta, to be United States district judge for
TIC district of Minnesota; Robert Jenkins. of
North Carolina. to be consul of the United
States ct Patras. Greece; Robert Ransom.
Of North Carolina. to be second secretary of
the legation of the United States to Mexico;
Ulysses G.. Schwartz, to be postmaster at
Whiting. Ind, and F. w. Joplin at Eliza
BEETHOVEN. Ky. The nomination of F.. r.
Freeman to be postmaster at Burlington. n.
Ar Was lrItIlC1s
The confirmation by the Senate of Frank
W. joplin TO be. postmaster at Elizabeth
town. Ky, terminates a contest that has
been in progress for two or three years.
joplin was appointed soon after the begin
ming OF the present administration to sue
coed Mrs. Emily t. Helen, who was sister
Or Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Mrs. Helen's
friends antagonized confirmation and have
been able to prevent it up to the present
time The confirmation was made to-day
without objection
Hevxnra n;,hsh. So
WASHINGTON. May ls.-A profound
sensation has been caused among the medi-
cal men Of Germany and France through
the fatal effects attending the administra-
ton OF the famous anti-diphtheritic serum in
the case of a child Of an eminent Berlin
physician A servant in the PHYSICIANS
household showing signs OF diphtheria the
doctor TO prevent his child from contracting
the disease, administered an injection of
the serum. and the child died in a few
minutes. United States Commercial Agent
Moore. at Weimar. has made the incident
the subject OF q special report 10 the State
Department. In which. after telling OF the
various theories put forth by the medical
authorities TO account for the fatal acton
from a nervous shock, although IL has been
concluded that the Injection OF the serum
into a healthy person for prevention is a
dangerous practice.
Proposed Change I'm Customs Laws.
WASHINGTON. May 1S.-The House CON-
mittee on ways and means to-day decided
to report favorabsy the bill to permit the
customs officials 10 deliver packages not ex-
cecding 500 In value TO express companies
ard other inland carriers under bond after
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