The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-06
He Believes the House Committee ON
Banking VIII Report a Bill, and
that IL VIII BE Passed.
NATURALIZATION OF "JAPS"
QUESTION THAT is WORRYING THE
DEPARTMENT or STATE.
The Fortificafions Bill Passed by the
Iiss's immigration Bill.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5s-Mr. H. II. Ham
ma. of Indianapolis. chairman of the execll-
tive committee of the indianapolis sound
money convention, is spending a few days
| in Washington. Mr.. Hanna is not prepared
! to give up the fight or to admit ror mo-
ment that hope of action along currency re-
form lines by this Congress should be aban-
doned He is quite confident that the House
will be persuaded to see the necessity OF
taking position decidedly in advance OF
that in which the vote on the Teller resolu-
ton left it. He holds that the business in
| terests of the country are demanding this
| action of the House, and that before adj
journing something will be done Mr. Ham
ma does not personally bother congressman
! or buttonhole them, but he has very strong
agencies at work TO effect his ends, and he
! Is undoubtedly factor in the situation
| which even the House leaders who are OPP
| posed to further agitation cannot ignore.
He expects to see the House committee on
banking and currency agree on a measure
| which will command the affirmative atten-
| ton of the House. and which the Replib-
licans cannot afford TO pass by withour vot-
| ing on
Representative Loud, chairman of the
House committee on postoffis ises and post
roads. who has become conspicuous lately
by reason of his frequent quarrels with
First Assistant Postmaster General Heath
and Mr.. Gary and with congressman and
others over postoffice appropriations and
postoffice policies, is probably serving his
last term in Congress. He halls from San
francisco, and has secured three elections
| because he was taken up and kept at the
| n orcr raf1f1a ffop of (saIt
fornia. He was formerly shoemaker and
| a great labor agitator. The toilers have
now turned against him, and he has also to
encounter the powerful opposition of Mr..
| DE Young, editor of the San Francisco
Chronicle. He is almost certain to be de-
Ieated for denomination and if nominated
| Will be opposed by some strong Democrat.
Ills district is overwhelmingly Democratic
ana ne has only succeeded heretofore be-
cause the opposition party has put up the
weakest man it could find, thereby signify
| ing willingness to have Loud go to Com,
gress For some reason inexplicable to other
members of the House Mr.. Lond-has ai-
ways been a prime favorite with Speaker
Reed although intensely unpopular on the
floor and in official circles on account of his
| bullying WayS
Representatives Faris, of Indiana, and
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many of their fellow-members to-day for
the fine generalship they displayed yester-
day afternoon in defeating consideration
of Southern war claims Bills calling for
many millions of dollars in these claims
are on the calendar, and If start on them
is ever made there will be no stopping the
/ flood. Since the passage of the bill appro-
priating $2S00OO for the Methodist Book
Concern last week the Republicans have
been nervous for fear it should be taken
as precedent for wholesale raid OH the
| treasury. The great mass of the Southern
| claims were pending in the Fifty second
and Fifty~third Congresses, when the DEM
| ocrats were in control, but they shrked
| the responsibility of appropriating money
| for their payment. Now, however, they are
pressing the claims on a Republican House,
and if the money is appropriated the
cry of extravaganza and reckless misuse OF
public money will be raised by the very
people benefited. That is what was done In
the Fiftieth Congress.
Perry Glascock, of Veedersburg, Fountain
| county, is slated for consular appointment
| to Baracoa, Cuba, and his name will prob
ably go in the first of the week The posi-
! ton is an important one and pays 5000 4
year. Mr.. Glascock has been active in a
ment to Representative Lands. lie had the
backing CT the organization of Fountain
| county. ***
The immediate appointment of Capt. E.
L. Dorsey. of Jefersonville, Ind. to be SUI
| pervising inspector of steam vessels for the
| Louisville and Memphis district was decided
| on to-day. and he will assume the discharge
| of his official duties time next week.
| This appointment was settled months ago,
but was not to have been made until April.
Admiral Selfridge who has just ren-
quished the command OF the European sta
tion, went on the retired list of the navy
with the close of to-day having reached
the age fixed by law. The event is entirely
peculiar in our naval history in that there
will then be presented the spectacle of a
| father and son both on the retired list on ac-
count Of age, after having reached the
/ highest grade in the navy. The father,
/ Thomas o. Selfridge, is now living in WASH
| ington, ID. c., having retired in 1856 after
/ thirty-sx and a half years service and his
name now heads the naval retired list The
/ son, likewise named Thomas O. Seifridge,
/ had forty-five years service to his credit
when he retired to-day. He sailed for the
! United States from France to-day BY bis
retirement Commodore Francis NJ. Buncc,
/ cOfnfndnGanI OF the new York navy yard.
will become a admiral. and Capt VIM
| field S. Schley. the chairman of the Light
house board, becomes a commodore. Capt
| Silas Casey, in command of the League
island navy yard, goes up To the grade OF
commodore as the result OF to-day's retire.
ment and that of Admiral Beardsee, few
days ago.
| The Populists In Congress have completed
an organization with Representative Bell.
of Colorado. as chairman of the joint cau-
Gus. Representative Shuford, of North Carr
olna, as secretary. and Senator Harris oi
Kansas, as chairman of the congressional
committee.
| The House committee on labor to-day re
ported favorably the bin for a commission
| to inquire into the conditions OF labor. agrf.
culture, etc
Representative Zenor has ordered conn
pettive examination at New Albany. Ind,
Feb IS under the supervision of Prof. ].
P. Funk. 10 select candidate for cadetsliIn
at the United States Naval Academy ak
| Annapolis.
| The House has passed a bill pensionfne
MARY J. Hart of Quincy. Ind. and increaa-