The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-19
TeIier's Resolution for Payment of
Bonds in silver Reported Favor
ably from Finance Committee.
MAY BE TAKEN UP And PISSED
IF THE HOUSE ATTEMPTS TO ADOPT
A CURRENCY REFORM BILL.
Senator Morgan ON Annexation of Hn-
vaii-PreparatiOns for Enter
tanning President Dole.
sneoial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1S.-The silver pro-
gramme in the Senate, as foreshadowed by
the action of the finance committee to-day
in reporting the Teller STANLEY Matthews)
resolution for readoption, is to anticipate
a House declaration for currency reform or
sound money The Teller resolution is now
on the calendar and can be called up any
time, thus precipitating financial debate
at will. The free-silverites may wait till
the House proposition comes over or they
may set the ball rolling simultaneously with
the lower branch of Congress. The leaders
are not certain themselves what course TO
rmsre and will be governed by circum-
stances. The sound-money vote in the Sen
ate that can be depended on to oppose the
Teller resolution is only AZ, and this total
includes three Democrats Gray, Caffery
and Lindsay. The opposition may muster
AZ. The sound-money Republicans profess
to believe that Carter, Shoup, Wolcott and
Chandler will line up with them when it
comes to the test of foll call. but they
have nothing substantial on which to base
such expectations. They hope also that
Dick Croker and Governor Flower may
swing Murphy, of New York, into line for
sound money, but that is forlorn antici-
patton.
The House committee on banking and
currency will have its bill ready for presen-
taton to the House within a week or ten
days. and pressure will be brought for con-
sideration. The bill will not come within
thtus and miles of the fond anticipations
OF the currency reformers, but it will be
step in the right direction. The free-silver-
itas however, say they will strangle it when
ba
though it may be.
Senator German to-day introduced a reso-
luton to pay to Duncan Hannegan and
Mathilde N flanagan, the son and daugh-
ter of Sellman K. flanagan, deceased, late
a messenger of the Senate, a sum equal to
the messengers SALARY for six months. Sell
man K. flanagan was the son of Edward
Hannegan who was a United States sena-
tor from Indiana from 1S43 to 1S49 The late
Senator Voorhees, studied law in Senator
Hannegan's Office at Covington, Ind, and
then was formed friendship between him
and SeIlman K flanagan that endured to
the end. When, several years ago, son
of the late Mr.. flanagan was killed while
out boating at Old Point Comfort by his
companion, a son Of Col. Peter c. Hams,
of the engineer corps of the army, Senator
voorhees, volunteered 10 alu III lNe prose.
cution of the slayer Of theosons of his life
long friend. 1t was one of the few ocea.
sions, save when a public prosecutor, that
voorhees, participated in the prosecution of
a criminal case All his notable efforts,
from the time in 1859 when he defended John
T. Cook, one of the John Brown raiders
and a brother-in-law OF Ashbel p. Willard,
the Democratic Governor of Indiana, were
for the defense. In spite of his efforts in
the unaccustomed role of prosecutor, young
Hams was acquitted The cruel and un-
timely Staying of his son hastened the death
of Sehman X. Hannegan
Representative Henry has recommended
B. j. Clevenger for postmaster at Redkey,
Jay county. This is a presidential office.
He has also recommended A. B. Baughman
for postmaster of Steele. Adams county,
fourth-ciass office.
Representative Overstreet to-day secured
the transfer of Ferd Harrison, of Indian
apois from the government printing office
in " ssh4ngton to a clerkshp in the Weather
bureau station at Indianapolis.
Representative Faris has caused a new
postofiice to be established at Lhrmanndale,
Vigo county, of which Frank Richards will
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