The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-24
Bill That Proposes to Exclude Only
Pauper Elements of Europe.
CASEY STRUCK OUT BY HEATH
TWO ANDERSON LETTER CARRIERS
RETIRED TO THE BENCH.
w. T.. Durbin Urging Free Delivery of
Mails for EIwood-New Scheme
of w. j. Bryan's Supporters.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The immigra-
tion bill which Senator Fairbanks will press
is a measure that will command the favor
and not the opposition of intelligent foreign
born citizens of whatever nationality they
may be. The Germans and others who an
tagonized the bill which was vetoed last
year did so on account of the provision
which permitted the separation of families
That feature has been eliminated from the
new bill. Its keystone is the educational
test, and it is absolutely inoffensive to
that class of foreigners who will make de-
sirable citizens, while it will exclude the
ignorant, the vicious, the depraYed and the
pauper elements. 1t will bear hard on Por-
tugal, parts of Spain, southern Italy and
eastern Europe, where the average of il
literacy is highest Germany, Great Brit
ain, Sweden. Norway, Denmark, Holland,
Belgium and France will hardly be af-
fected The only serious opposition the bill
will encounter will be from the influences
set to work by the great navigation COM
panies, and the teeth will be extracted
from that opposition by an exposure of the
motives of the assault Senator Fairbanks
is assured of the cordial support of the in
fluential part of the German population and
the German press, and of the industrial
classes almost as a unit. He looks for the
expeditions passage of the measure through
both branches of Congress.
A new departure in the methods of NOM
mating Democratic presidential ticket
has been projected by Bryanite members of
the national committee. It is, in brief, to
dispense with e. national convention in 1900
and in lieu thereof have the state conven-
tions do the business by instructing ma
tional committeeman to cast the votes of
state delegations for the readoption of the
Chicago platform and the denomination of
Bryan, and empowering him to name his
own running mate This unique proceed
ing is counted on to give the campaign a
terrific send off, eclpsng the start of 1896,
with it's "cross of gold and crown Of
thorns' establishment.
John S. Thurman, of Indianapolis, has
been disbarred from practice before the
|stgnited States Patent oftica for misconduct.
The order of disbarment was made by Act
ing Commissioner of Patents Greeley.
William T. Durbin, Indiana national COM
mitteeman, called at the Postoffce Depart
ment to-day to urge that free delivery
system be granted to Elwood, Madison
county. He explained that the present
population of Elwood is thirteen thousand
and that the receipts of the spostoffice are
sufficient to warrant the establishment of
free delivery. An inspector will be sent to
Elwood and if it is found that the re-
ceipts of the office warrant it a free delivery
system will be inaugurated there. Mr.
Durbin also secured a promise that an al
lowance would be made for two additional
clerks in the postofice at Alexandria, Ind
Mr. Durbin left tonight for New York and
will take his Thanksgiving dinner with his
son Fletcher, who is at school at Law
renceville, n. Y. During the afternoon he
called on Senator Fairbanks, with whom he
spent an hour and a half
Two letter carriers were removed to-day
from their positions at Anderson, Ind. They
were Messrs Casey and Wright. Casey, it
appears, was removed on the charge of in
subordination, having fatty declined to obey
orders issued by the postmaster. Casey has
been in like trouble before, but was upheld
on the former charges by the Ciyil-service
Commission. This, it would appear, caused
Casey to believe he could do about as he
pleased. He declined to obey a simple order
and the postmaster cited him for removal
and this time Casey has overreached him.
self. In fact, he has been struck out by
Pitcher Heath. Wright was subcarrier
and was removed because he purchased a
place on the eligible list.
Certain Republican senators are again
agitating for combination with Populists
to obtain control of the Senate patronage
and turn out Sergeant-at-arms Bright, of
Indiana, and Secretary Cox, of Maryland.
The hope this time is that in view of the
strong probability of straight Republican
majority in March, 1899, enough Populists
will join the Republicans to make the pro-
posed deal possible on assurance that the
Populist allies will hold their patronage
after the Republicans swing into full con-
troll. The prospects of the success of the
project cannot be called frst-class