The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-16
Also EndeayOring to Induce the Sen-
ate to Reject the Nomination of
Terence v. POwdersy.
MAY BE EXPOSED MONDAY
DAMAGING EVIDENCE IN POSSESSION
OF SENATOR FAIRBANKS.
NJ. Jules CambOn, the New French
Ambassador, Greeted by President
Mckinley at the White House.
peeial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Specldi TO the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia vote will be
taken on Monday next in the Senate on the
immigration bill, and it will be passed by
large majority. Senator Fairbanks mas
in his possession a bombshell which he will
throw into the ranks of the opposition If
there should be occasion for it. 1t will be
an exhibit locating the literary bureau of
the steamship combine" and exposing
many of the Misrepresentation with which
it has been flooding the country. The en-
tire opposition is traced to this combine"
and its agencies. Some very damaging facts
have been placed in the possession of Sena-
tor Fairbanks He will not make use of
them unless forced to it in order to correct
charges which were made in Mondays de-
bate.
This same steamship combine" has or
ganized to defeat the confirmation of Ter
epce V. Powderly, the recess appointee as
commissioner of immigration. Mr.. Powder
ly is obnoxious to the steamship people by
reason of his prejudice in favor of the en-
forcement of restrictive regulations intend
ed to keep the riff-raff and criminals OF
Europe out of this country There has been
no meeting as yet of the immigration COM
mittee. to which Mr.. Powderly's nomination
was referred, and consequently no measure
can be taken of the extent of the fight
against the commissioner. A meeting Will
be held next week and one of the first
things done will be to call up Mr.. Powder
lys nomination. -
Prospects for the ratification of the Ha-
waian treaty are getting decidedly better.
Every member of the administration is a
missionary in behalf of annexation, and the
doubtful senators are being subjected to
strong pressure to win them over to that
side. Among the Democrats Senator Cor
man is the leader for ratification, and he is
working with tremendous energy. If the
vote were to be taken now it would prob
ably fall short of the necessary two-thirds,
but there are good reasons for believing
that by the middle or last of next week an
nexation will have gained several recruits,
enough to insure the ratification of the
treaty. ***
Senator Hannas enemies have pursued
him from Ohio and are in town in consider
able force, threatening to hang him up in
the Senate and prevent favorable consider
alton of his credentials until an airing is
given the bribery charges which are being
directed against him by the traitors from
Columbus. The plans of the campaign of
vilification against Mr.. Hanna are not an
nounced in detail, but it is evident that if
they can receive any encouragement from
Democratic senators an attempt will be
made by the conspirators to blacken Sem
ator Hanna's character.
DIR. H. w. Furniss, of Indianapolis, re-
Gently appointed consul to Bahai Brazil,
will leave for home tomorrow to close up
his business preparatory to sailing for his
post. = =
r. W. Thompson, of Indianapolis. a clerk
at the Government Printing Office, was
dropped from the pay rolls to-day. Mr..
Thompson is a Democrat and was APP
pointed early in the Cleveland administra-
tion.