The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-11
Silverite Towne Sworn I'm Senator
After Attention Had Been Called
TO Faulty Credentials.
EFFORT BY GOVERNOR LIND
To EXTEND THE TERN OF HIS AP-
PoINTEE BEYOND THE LIMIT.
First of the Appropriation Bills
Passed-No Change I'm the Reve-
nue. Reduction Measure.
,pecIal to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The rumor that
Secretary of State Hay intended to resign
if the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was amended
by the Senate, has no foundation. II Sec
retary Hay leaves the Cabinet be will not
do so in a huff" and there is no reason for
believing he will resign on any account.
AT the executive session OF the Senate this
afternoon Mr.. Frye announced that he
was authorized to deny the report that the
secretary would quit his post IL the treaty
is amended. This disposes OF the rumor
and also is another backset for Cabinet
reconstructors.
1t is understood that the favorable action
Of the judiciary committee to-day on Mr..
Bynum's nomination TO the commission TO
codify the United States statutes means his
confirmation. The committees action was
unanimous, the Democrats taking the view
that Bynum this time was appointed as a
Republican and not as a Democrat Their
objection last winter was based on the fact
that the law required one OF the general
appraisers to be a Democrat and Bynun.
they insisted, was not Democrat. Some
OF the more extreme Democratic senators
now claim that the successor OF the late
Judge Culberson of Texas, On this COM
mission, should be, like him, q Democrat.
but this view will hardly prevail among
majority OF the Democratic senators In the
face of the action OF the Democrats on the
judiciary committee in joining in favor
able report. OF course, politics aside, no
other report could be made, as Mr.. Bynum
is recognized as fully capable for the po-
sition.
Terrence B. Cunningham, OF Kentland.
and Henry F. Shrader OF Evansville. were
to-day admitted TO practice before the Su-
preme Court.
The controller OF the currency has ap-
proved the Merchants National Bank. OF
Philadelphia. as a reserve agent OF the old
National Bank, OF Evansville.
Hereafter the Evansville postofice Will bs
kept open all night. Heretofore II has been
closed and locked up at an early horr. as
Representative Hemenway discovered re-
Gently when he tried to mail a letter after
o'clock p. m. He complained TO the Post
Office Department and 1t has ordered an
open door all night.
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William Dudley Foulke, of Richmond. had
a talk with the President to-day about civil
service matters One subject was the ex-
tension OF civil service TO Porto Rico. Mr..
Foulke believes the President viii soon
issue an order extending the civil service
over all places IN the island.
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Representative Miers to-day introduced a
bill increasing the pension of Stuart
Parnes. Company i. Seventeenth Indiana,
to $50.
Representative Overstreet has induced the
Treasury Department TO allow 5000 addl-
tional for rent I'm order 20 increase the
postal facilities of indianapolis.
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Edess Wallace was to-day appointed post
master at Stoutsberg, Jasper county. Ind.
vice Cassie s. Wallace. resigned