The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-13
Thomas Il. Reed to BE Given Another
Term, and MIR. Bailey Likely to BE
HonOred by the Minority.
WOULD-BE OFFICE HOLDERS
APPLICATIONS OF INDIANIANS PRE-
sENTED TO SECRETARY GAGE.
Reception in Honor of Senator and
Mrs. Fairbanks-WhO Will BE POST
masters in Tenth District.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March I2.-Nearly all of
the newly elected representatives in Con-
gress have arrived and will take part in
the caucuses tomorrow afternoon and
evening Speaker Reed will have no op-
position whatever. and it now looks as
though the movement to liberalize the rules
might not amount to much. although a
strong fight will be made by an opposition
element headed by Mr.. Barrett, of Massa-
chusetts, and several other pugnacious
members who feel that they are hampered
by the ironclad rules in force. On the
Democratic side the contest for the empty
honor of a speakership nomination is as
Stunning a phase favorable to the ambitions
of Mr.. Bailey, of Texas. Bailey has dis
tinct lead and will probably carry off the
somewhat nebulous prize. There are four
free-silver Republicans who will flock by
themselves. The Populsts and fusionists
number twenty-eight. 1t is not known
whether they will go through the form of
a caucus or not. They are a unit only
one thing-free silver.
The Senate organization Is as much a
speculative problem ever. All agree
ments between Republicans and the Demo-
Gratis and between the Democrats and their
free-silver and Populist allies are declared
off. 1t is probable that the old arrange
ment which gave the Republicans nominal
control of the committees and the Demo-
Gratis the actual control of the offices will
be continued for the time being. But the
regular Republicans expect before the end
Of the special session to be in entire con-
troll. %*~
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, and
Representative Danford, of Ohio, will REIN
troduce the immigration bill as it passed
the last Congress and press it. The bill
will pass the Senate, but If a policy in op-
position to general legislation should be de-
cided on in the House ii may fail Of action
in the popular branch.
President Mckinley and Secretary Gage
will confer tomorrow on the treas
ury staff, and several important APP
pointments in that branch of the gov
ernment service will be decided upon.
Among the applications for appointment
under the Treasury Department are the
following: N FTlbeck and w. II. thinner
man. for collector of internal revenue at
Terre Haute. Ind; Alden Knoph. of Olney,
Washington; Abraham l.. Lawshe, of Con-
verse, Ind, as deputy auditor for the Post
office Department at Washington; Thomas
apolis: Francis L. Roots, of Indianapolis
as United States treasurer at Washington;
H.
chief clerk, Treasury Department, at
Washington; j. l.. Bosley, of Paris KY
as auditor for the Treasury Department
at Washington; Logan G. Murray of Louis
Vile, KY, as assistant treasurer at New
York; "A. l.. Ordean of Duluth, Mimi. as
controller of the currency at Washington
A. n. Burkeholder of Trenton Mo-, as
auditor for the Treasury Department at
Washington; T. T. Johnson, of Ironton, o..
as supervising inspector OF steam vessels at
Cincinnati, o.; William Sprow, of Cleve-
land. o., as commissioner of immigration
at New York; Charles E. Brown, of Gin
cinnati, and Henry Young Arnett of Will
berforce, o.. as register of the treasury at
Washington: Elias Mann, of Akron, o., as
deputy auditor for the War Department: !:
George W. Wilson, of Butler county, Ohio
as commissioner of internal revenue.
Senator Fairbanks has moved from the
Ebbtt House to the Arlington, which will
be his home for the next few months The
senator's official quarters will be Room
73 Maltby building, Immediately north of
the Senate wing of the Capitol.
J. NJ. Robinson, of Fort Wayne. is spend
ing few days in the city, stopping at the
Riggs. w. +. Wocher, Charles G.. Lahmore
and James r. Henry, of Indianapolis are
at the Ebbitt House. A. w. Wishard,
future United States district attorney ex-
poets to leave for Indianapolis tomorrow
evening.