The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
Senator Fairbanks Says Effort VIII BE
Made to Redeem Pledges When
the Tariff Bill Is Passed.
DEMOCRATS ARE KICKING"
MANY THINK THEY WILL SOON LOSE
THEIR PENSION OFFICE JOBS.
Comm issiOner Evans About to Lop OF
Over One Hundred Observation-Disclosures
and the Cigar Manufacturers.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-Republcan
leaders in Congress repudiate the gliding
charge of the opposition and mugwump
newspapers and orators that the admins
tration party has abandoned it's currency
reform pledges or in the slightest degree
modified its platform declarations on that
subject. Speaking this matter tonight,
Senator Fairbanks said ''As soon as the
tariff bill is out of the way the Republicans
will move in the fulfllment of their party
monetary pledges. The first thing that had
to be done was the enactment of revenue
law, and in the measure which is now APP
preaching completion the Republicans will
give the country the best law that has been
on the statute books in many years. 1t
will be in every respect better than the
Wilson law and will be an improvement
in some particulars on the Mckinley,
changed conditions making changes of adj
vantage possible. 1t would have been i'm
practicable to have attempted to accom-
plish anything in the way of ref
ormation of our currency laws
willie the tariff bill was under
consideration. No Roadway could have
been made with either if both were pend
ing at the same time. 1t must be borne
in mind that the tariff is stronger in the
Senate than the party and very decidedly
stronger than currency reform along Re-
publican lines. That being the case, it
would have been fatal to tariff legislation
to have permitted the Introduction of none
tary reforms into the field of congressional
discussion until the revenue measure could
be disposed of. That out of the way, the
field will be clear for the Republicans to
make a stalwart attempt to accomplish
something for the improvement of our cur
rency system, and such attempt will be
made before adjournment of the special
session. 1t must not be forgotten, how
ever, that we are a minority party on the
currency questions in the Senate, and
whether we can accomplish much remains
to be seen"
The question will be sprung by an effort
to secure the passage of a law for the
creation OF monetary commission.
Pension Commissioner Evans has so sys-
tematized the work of his office that he
hopes to be able to drop between one and
two hundred clerks on or soon after the
beginning of the fiscal year, July 1. Wild
eyed Democrats charge that this is merely
a scheme to get rid of Democrats on the
cleared the process of recruiting the force
with Republicans will commence. This lat
ter is OF course mere speculation, but 1t
suits the Democrats to make d big
kick in advance.
Judge Calhoun, of Illinois, the Presidents
special Cuban envoy, has yielded to the
pressure and says he will probably accept
an appointment to the position of con-
troller of the treasury now held by Mr..
Bowler, of Ohio, son-in-laW of the late
Senator Pendeton. This is the most impOr-
tant legal post in the Treasury Depart
ment: Judge Calhoun thought he could not
afford to accept, but on taking a second
think, he concluded he could. He could
make more than the 5000 salary in his
private practice, but then the money
Senator Fairbanks is receiving praise and
compliments from all quarters for the mas
terly manner in which he settled the diff
ferences between the cigar and tobacco
manufacturers He was first asked by the
representatives of the cigar makers unions,
which have a membership of $4,000, to APP
pear for them before the finance commit
tee. Then the manufacturers came to him
and he got these two interests Squarely to-
gether on plan satisfactory to both, and
the agreement reached in that way will
be incorporated in the law without any
friction except that fomented by an in
consequential group OF Connecticut to-
bacco growers.
The steamship combine" it is under
stood, is opposing the appointment of Ter
ence V. Powderly as commissioner of i'm
dictated this appointment for many years
and controlled it. There is danger now
of it slipping away from them.
The august Senate is in a tremble of ex-
element over the prospect of a game of
baseball with House team during the
period of waiting over the tariff bill in con-
ference. The game is to be played at the
national park and the proceeds will go
to some charitable object. Congress is full
of baseball enthusiasts and in both the
Senate and the House there are many
in their younger days. Senators Clark of
Wyoming, Thurston of Nebraska, Pritch-
chard of North Carolina, Cannon of Utah,
Carter of Montana McLaurin OF South
Carolina and several others on the Senate
roll never miss a game and are familiar
with it's fine points. On the House side
General GroSVenor takes rank as the lead
charge of the organization and manage
ment of the House team.
S. A. Perkins, acting secretary of the
national Republican committee, and conf
Dental secretary to Senator Mark Hanna,
declares that the Republican party of Ohio
is absolutely harmonious and that what
ever differences may have existed between
Senator Hanna and Governor Bushnell
have been amicably adjusted. He predicts
that the Republicans of Ohio will have
an easy victory this fall.
Secretary Bliss to-day appointed as mem
bers of the pension board for Richmond
Wayne county, Mrs. j. b. Clark c. B. Col
burn and j. r. Mauk.