The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-12
Seat of Government Removed from
Philadelphia to Washington One
Hundred Years Ago.
GOV. MOUNT AT THE CAPITAL
BILLS INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS IN
BEHALF OF INDIANIANs.
Mr.. CrOmer Seeking an Increase of
Pension for Colonel Shanks-Gen.
Harrison at the White House.
cial to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-There will be
no business session of either branch of
Congress tomorrow. Members OF both
houses will assemble in the Hall of Repre-
sentatives and celebrate the one-hundredth
anniversary of the removal Of the seat of
government from Philadelphia to Wash
ington in 1900. The chief executives Of
States and many other distinguished per-
sons will be present. Governor Mount, OF
Indiana, arrived to-day. and is the guest
of Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks. He will
attend the exercises tomorrow. Presi-
dent Mckinley, Vice President-elect Roose-
welt. members of the Cabinet, Supreme
Court justices and men who have received
the thanks of Congress for public serv-
ices will have places of honor.
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Representative Cromer to-day introduced
bill to increase to $50 monthly the pen
sion of John p. C. Shanks, of Portland.
colonel of the Seventh Indiana Cavalry.
and, for several terms Immediately sue
ceeding the civil war, a member of Con-
gress. Colonel Shanks was also a men,
of the Indiana Legislature, elected in 1873.
AS a member of the Fortieth Congress
ment of President Andrew Johnson.
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Representative Robinson to-day intro
duced bill to increase the pension of
Mary 1Iosely, widow of George Mosely,
Twenty-third Indiana and Company X, 10
$40 monthly.
Representative Miers tomorrow will pre-
sent the report of the committee on in-
valid pensions to restore pensions to wild
ows after remarriage and the death of the
second husband. The report OF the COM
mittee is unanimous. and Judge Miers
expects the bill to pass.
Senator Fairbanks to-day presented pc
titions as follows: George L. Terpen and
thirty other citizens of Redkey, favoring
a constitutional amendment defining legal
marriages; j. II. Whitmack and eight other
druggists, of Charlottesville, favoring the
repeal of the stamp act on proprietary
medicines; w. A. Hamilton, Of Terre
Haute. general agent of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, favoring
the repeal of the stamp tax on life in
surance policies.
Senator Money to-day introduced the bill
presented in the Frifty-fifth Congress, by
former Senator Turpie, TO pay Capt. Jeffer-
son Dickerson, of Fort Wayne, s, $50 for use
of the steamer Nightingale, while in the
government service.
Representative Watson left for home, this
evening, to be gone until after the holi-
days.
Indiana postmasters were appointed to-
day as follows: At Elkin, Hamilton county.
NJ. E. Coates, vice Mary Mcclure. resigned;
at Lincoln, Cass county, G. II. Frush. vice
G. +. Dannettelle. resigned: at Lynnville.
Warrick county, T. II. Rickrich. vice ID. A.
Bonr han, resigned; at Mt. Etna. Hunting
ton county, w. III. Calvert, vice Sybel Wei
Ter, resigned: at New Ross, Montgomery
county. c. o. Routh. vice J. ID. Hurt. re-
signed.
Ex-President Harrison visited President
Mckinley this afternoon He was ac-
companied by ex-Secretary Foster. The
President and General Harrison met Mon
day night at dinner given by Justice Har-
Ian, of the Supreme Court. IL was the
first dinner the President had taken in
Washington outside of the White House
for some time past. The fact of MS accept
ing an invitation where he would meet
ex-President Harrison Is taken TO effect
lively dispose OF the reports I'm crcula-
ton that the relations between the two
had been strained Of late.