The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-07
Notes About Indfanians mt the Nation
al Capital and the object of
Their Pilgrimage There.
GAGE'S ESTIMATES FOR 1899
AMOUNT OF MONEY NEEDED TO
MEET EXPENSES FOR A YEAR.
Apaists Imposing McTKenna's NOmina-
tiOz. to the Supreme Bench-CaDt.
Lowering Reprimanded.
gpeeial to the indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Representative
Faris to-day introduced three bills. one to
repeal the civil-service law and the other
two relating to pensions. The first was put
into the hopper in recognition of what
seems to Mr.. Fafis TO be the unanimous
sentiment of his district where general dis
satisfaction with the law as now admins
tered is found to exist. Mr.. Faris thinks
all Indiana is in substantial unanimity on
the one point Of opposition to the civil
service law. this opposition differing only
in degree. One of Mr.. Faris's pension bills
is general and the other private. The first
provides for the restoration of those SOL
diers whose pensions had been cut off or
reduced during the last term Of President
Cleveland except WHERE it can be shown
that these pensions were obtained by fraud
in the first place. Injected into the body
Of the bill is a declaration that it is the
policy of the government to protect soldiers
in the retention Of regularly and legitimate
ly granted pensions, and that to that end
all such pensions be regarded as vested
rights" The private pension bill was to
place Captain John Q. Washburn Of Clin-
ton. Ind on the pension roll at $72 a month
for total disability. This case has been
pending since 1894. and few weeks ago
the application was rejected for a technical
reason, one in no manner rejecting on the
applicant. Captain Washburn is suffering
from creeping paralysis" and has only
little time to live. His case is described as
particularly deserving. one
Representatives Overstreet and Hemen-
way have leased the house, No. 1902 Nine
tenth street, and will occupy it for the
session. The number is near Dupont circle,
ia the northwestern part of the city, and
about two blocks from the residence of Sen
ator Fairbanks. Secretary Nixon will not
come on from indianapolis until after the
holidays. -
Representative Steele to-day submitted a
memorial from the Howard County Medical
Society against tne anti-vivisection law. In
the interest of science the Howard county
medicos want to have the privilege of OBJ
serving the effect Of certain operations on
rabbits, rats, etc. I"
In making the discovery that he has been
turned down. for the consulate at Teguci-
galpa, Honduras, because of inelgibility on
account of having property interests there,
John Butter, of indianapolis, unearthed the
additional information that there was not a
consulate worth over $500 that had not
been pledged. and pickings are getting lean.
L. H. Mitchell of Winchester, Republic
an member of the state central committee,
who has been in Washington on law bust
ness for several days. will return home
tomorrow. Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Elliott
who were for long time in deadlock over
official preferment, have made up, and Mr..
Elliott has left Mr.. Mitchell a free field.
Armed with his rivals blessing, there is a
show for the committeeman
Otto Carmichael, formerly. with the Mum
Gle News, and well known throughout GEN.
trail Indiana, is here as the correspondent
of the Detroit Journal, of which paper he
has been managing editor for some time
past.
Captain Daniel NJ. Ransdell, of Indianap-
oils, formerly marshal of the District of Co
lumbia, witnessed the opening of Congress.
T.. Nj. Griffith, who succeeds the late Mr..
W. S. Holman of the Fourth Indiana dis
trict. was among the new members sworn
in to-day.
Representative Evans, of Kentucky,
called on Secretary Gage to-day and
sounded him on the scheme to reduce the
tax on alcoholic spirits from SLIP gallon
to 70 cents. He produced sets of figures go
Ing to show that 70 cents was the very best
re 'enue-producing point for a tax on
whisky, and argued that with the tax at
that figure there would be almost no illicit
manufacture and that all the whisky con-
sumed would be of the tax-paid article. He
came away Impressed with the belief that
Seer etary Gage would indorse the PROPOSE
ton, and Mr. Evans declares his intention
of introducing bill to that effect and urg
ing it's passage as an administration meas
ure 1t remains to be seen however, wheth-
er Mr.. Evans is authorized to speak for the
administration in this matter.
1t is understood tina. the President has
booked Dr. Henry w. Furnas of Indian
apolis. for the consulate at Bahia, for which
mr. fo;1
nation. The appointment is recognition
of the colored people of Indiana. The Bahia
consulate pays 1920 year and is quite a
prize