The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-25
Mr.. OVERSTREET THWARTED
UNABLE TO GET THE INDIANAPOLIS
BILL BEFORE THE HOUSE.
Senator Fairbanks Proposes to Amend
judiciary Measure in Accordance
with Judge Bakers Wishes.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

nothing to prevent it from taking the treaty
up, the Sampson chley controversy having
been postponed for twenty days. motion
to consider the treaty in open session was
made and lost. Motions of this kind are
the purest buncombe. They are mere pos
ing for the public. Then Messrs German
and Vest, the leaders of the opposition TO
the treaty. proposed to take vote on 1t
Immediately. This was a bluff They
knew Mr. Davis would decline it, as he did
before they made it, If they had not known
this they would not have made the bluff. )"
No good general permits the enemy to die
tate his plan of operations, to decide when
ard where the battle shall come off. Con-
sideration of the treaty will continue till
Mr.. Davis regards the time ripe for VOTE
and then it will be taken and it will not be
taken until then, the opposition of German,
Vest and the rest of the ants to the con-
trary And when taken the treaty will be
ratified. When Mr.. Vest urged Mr.. Davis
to name a day and an hour when the vote
could be taken, he said: I'VE want it I'M
derstood distinctly that we are not holding
the treaty up at all. Name the day. We
will agree to any date that will suit you.
If you have the votes you can ratify your
| treaty; if not it will be defeated. The ques-
| proceed with other business"
LET us vote now" responded Senator
Aldrich, who had just entered the chamber
after visit to his home in Rhode Island.
| I'VE ought to be ready to vote In fifteen
minutes"
Senator Davis replied, however. that the
| question of fixing day for a vote had not
been considered by the committee on foreign
relations, and that he would not feel justi-
fled in assuming such a responsibility on his
own authority until supported by the action
of his committee He promised to bring the
matter to the attention of the committee at
its next session.
With vision keen as a hawk, Representa-
tive Overstreet is watching for chance
to push in the Indianapolis building bill.
He came within hairs breadth of finding
an opening a day or two ago. He had asked
for a day for the consideration of reports
and bills from the committee on public
buildings and grounds and it looked as
though the proposition would be acceded to.
Nobody objected and the speaker was about
to announce it carried, when Mr.. Mcmahon,
of Pennsylvania, said: Il object That
killed the plan One objection was suffi-
cient. Another second and Mr.. McMahon
would have been too late Mr.. OVerstreet
will keep on trying. however.
Senator Fairbanks laid before the Senate
to-day batch of memorials, petitions and
protests from Indiana constituents bearing
campt, etc.
J. u. Haskell has been formally appointed
auditor of the Indianapolis postoffice, a
place created especially for him.
Senator Fairbanks to-day gave notice in
the Senate of an amendment he would pro-
pose to the House bill providing for hold
ing two terms yearly of the United States
courts at Hammond The proposed amend
ment is a new section. giving the United
States district judge so per day for eX-
penses for each day the judge may be re-
| quired to hold court elsewhere than the
place of his residence. This amendment will
cure the defect of which Judge Baker COM
planned and which led him to write Chair
man Hoar, of the Senate judiciary commit
tee, to which the bill had been referred after
RAISING the House, protesting against the
bill because it did not allow the judge the
extra expenses he would be at in perform
ing the additional duties imposed. Repre-
Sc ntatiVe Crumpacker, who introduced the
bin in the House, thought there was con-
spiracy originating at indianapolis to de-
feat the measure. saying Judge Baker had
written the House judiciary committee that
gently needed he would be willing to waive
extra expense money for the Judge. Senator
Fairbanks's amendment is intended to rec
oIcile all differences.
Warren Bigler of Wabash, is here with
an attached lock for mail bags he wants
the Postoffice Department to adopt He
was introduced at the department by Rep
resentative Steele The device will be tried
next spring, when lettings of contracts of
such things are made.
Receiver Seldom of the State National
Bank of Logansport, has been instructed
by Controller Dawes to wind up the affairs
CT the bank as soon as possible. The stock
holders will be asked to take up the $500
Of liabilities remaining. If they do this,
they can appoint an agent to administer the
business of the bank under the direction or
tie court. The controller will fix the amount
of the bond of the agent. When the affairs
of the bank are finally wound up, the re-
naming assets of the bank, if any, will so
TO the stockholders.
Patents have been granted Indianians as
| follows: Franz Purger and H. M. Williams,
Fort Wayne, carriage ventilator and heat
er; Asenath I. Buzzard, Linton, frame for
| dining table covers; William Duffner,
| Mitchell chair: Frederick A. Hetherington,
| Indianapolis. drier; Franklin E. jackson
! and J. r. Henley, Greentown, gold separa-
tor William H. Spence, Fairmount, COM
| bination pocket tool.
Fourth-class Indiana postmasters were
| appointed to-day as follows: Kimmel. Noble
county Ella Baker. vice Charles o. Clark,
| resigned; Landess, Grant county, Lemuel T..
tastes, vice Henry F. Yale, resigned.
The President to-day nominated the fol-
lowing postmasters for Indiana: Asa NJ.
| Billinger. at Upland; VIM. H. Burdis, at
Milford and Ohio F. S. Miller at Bremen.
Senator Gallinger had resolution passed
to-day which he intimated might show a
scandal in connection with the management
of the washington Asylum of this city, the
responsibility for which he frankly placed
at the door of Congress. 1t provided for an
investigation Of the asylum by the commit
tee of the District of Columbia. Mr.. CAL
lnger said there were S23 inmates of the
there were 216 hunks and 314 inmates He
deemed the situation TO be a disgrace to
Washington and calculated to bring re-
proach upon Congress.
BY direction of the President the follow
ing-named general officers have been hon.
orally discharged from the volunteer army
Of the United States, to take effect on the
dates specified, their services being no
longer required by reason of the muster out
of volunteer regiments: Major General H
G. Merriam, Feb. "a; Brigadier Generals
John NJ. Bacon, Feb. "a: Edwin D. Sumner
Feb. "A; William w. Gordon March "A:
James r. Watres, Feb. "A; John N An
drews, Feb. "a; Leonard w. Colby. Feb. "a;
Edgar r. Kellogg. Feb. "a; John Is. Castle
man. Feb. 20; Thomas Fl. Barber. Feb. Is.
John L. Weston, March "a; Eugene Griffin
Feb 3; John w. Clous, March "a Some OF
the brigadiers are officers in the regular
who during fia urar