The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-05
Insist He Is Not n Member of Their
Party md Was, Therefore,
Illegally Appointed.
DEFENDED BY MR.. FAIRBANKS
WHO SAYS BYNUM VOTED DEMO-
CRATIC TICKET LAST YEAR.
Senator Lindsay to Practice LAW in
New York observation-disclosures
Washington News.
,ecial to the indianapolis Journal.


the Indiana gold Democrat nominated for
general appraiser OF customs, consumed
two more hours of the Senate executive
session to-day. He appears to be as far
from confirmation as ever The silver
Democrats unrelenting, and say they
Will break quorum or do anything else
to defeat him. There are enough lukewarm
Republicans who keep away from the Sem
ate chamber when Bynum's case is up to
prevent vote. Bynum, from his position
outside the battlements. is waving the flag
of distress. He has been discouraged al
most to the point of giving up the fight
The Associated Press says: The exec
utive session to-day was again devot-
ed TO consideration of the nominal
ton of w. d. Bynum for the office of APP
praiser of merchandise at New York. Sem
ator Fairbanks made strenuous efforts to
secure confirmation, but the opposition
pleaded for time to allow further consider
alton of the nomination. The statement
was made that Bynum was opposed by all
the Democratic, Silver Republican and
Populist senator's, and the arguments in
opposition which have heretofore been
made were repeated. The Democrats
charged again that the selection was con-
trary to the spirit of the law providing
for the distribution of the members of the
board of appraisers among the different
parties, and said that if the President de-
sired TO take care of Mr.. Bynum ne should
be given an office as a Republican. the
President having many such places at his
disposal. They charged that before receiv-
ing his nomination as a Democrat Mr.. By
mum had been a candidate for appointment
on the Republican side of the board. Mr..
Fairbanks defended Mr.. Bynum warmly.
He contended that Mr.. Bynum was Dem
ocrat, in proof of which he said Bynum
had voted the Democratic ticket in the
municipal campaign in Indianapolis last
summer. The question was postponed ur-
til tomorrow, the Senate deciding by a
vote of 26 to % to open the doors and re-
turn to regular legislative work.
Announcement is made that Senator
Lindsay, of Kentucky. is about to enter on
the practice of law in New York city. The
name of the firm, which will begin business
on the 1st of May next. is Lindsay, Kremer,
Kalish & Palmer. Senator Lindsay said to-
day: IL contemplate practicing law i'm New
York and have entered into an arrange
ment looking TO that end. OF course,
shall continue the discharge of my duties
as senator not permitting the arrange
ment to interfere with them. During the
interval between the adjournment of the
present session of the Senate and the COM
nlencement of the next / propose to give
such time to the business of the concern as
| can. My senatorial duties. however have
the first claim on my time and attention,
and will not in any wise be neglected.
The President to-day sent the following
nominations TO the Senate:
For appointment i'm the volunteer army
Squadron Philippine Cavalry: To be ma
jor, First Lieutenant NJ. A. Batson, Fourth
Cavalry. United States army. To be cap
tains: First Lieutenant G. j. Cashier,
Fourth Infantry, United States army; First
Lieutenant William c. Geiger, Fourteenth
Infantry, United States army; Second Lieu
tenant James N. Monroe, Fourth Cavalry,
United States army. To be first lieuten-
ants. Second Lieutenant ID. H. Biddle,
Thirty-sixth Infantry, United States army;
Second Lieutenant ID. p. Quinlan, Eleventh
Cavalry. United States army: Corporal
James Conway. Troop L, Fourth Cavalry.
United States army; Clarenc. G. Culver, of
Nebraska.
Navy-Captain Silas W. Terry to be rear
admiral.
Senator Hansbrough to-day reported from
the committee on public lands the bill for
the relief of homestead settlers who died
in the military and naval service during
the Spanish and Philippine The bill
allows the legal heirs of such claimants TO
prove up Immediately on their claims.
Judge Taft, president of the Philippine
commission, had long conference with
Secretary Root at the War Department to-
day and received the final instructions TO
afternoon i'm order to complete some BUSH
ness in Chicago in time to accompany the
other members of the commission from
San Francisco on the transport Hancock on
the 18th inst. In case it becomes necessary
to modify or add to the instructions to the
commission such changes will be forwarded
by mail or telegraph if necessary to Judge
Taft at San Francisco. Secretary Root
says that the instructions will not be made
public until after they have been finally
submitted to the commission In complete
form. II was announced late this after
noon that the name of the secretary of the
commission probably would not be an
nounced until the commission met I'm San
francisco. Charles NJ Pepper. who was
recently proffered the position has de-
clined the place. at the time the proffer
was made Mr.. Pepper was absent in Porto
Rico and no earlier opportunity was af-
forded for making known his declination
of the honor.
.
at New York. representing the Red Cross
Aid Association, that the State Department
will transmit to United states Consul Hay,
at Pretoria. any negotiable paper transfer
ring funds to President Kruger In behalf of
charity. 1t is. however. impossible for the
department to transmit funds, even on its
own account, by cable, and as the papers
must go forward by mall Ii will be mat
ter of q month or six weeks, at least, be-
fore the funds can be dei;vered in Pretoria
The State Department has exhausted it's
resources in the effort to secure the prompt
transmission of money to its agents in
South Africa, but without success. The
cable companies cannot undertake il, ow-
ing to the existence of state of war
which prevents them from controlling the
sources of delivery In the Boer republics
Application was made to some OF the lead
ing banking firms of New York in the
hope that they would be able, through
their wide connections, to manage the af-
fairs, but each one confessed TO its in
ability 10 transfer money save through the
slow processes of mail and express.
The controller of the treasury has re-
ceived from the secretary OF the navy a
communication addressed to the Navy De-
partment by Rev. De Witt Talmage. re-
questing Information on whether the Navy
Department is authorized to transport con-
tributions for the relief of the suffering
poor I'm India under the act of Congress
approved April Z. 1897, and amended on
June 1. 1897 DIR. Talmage has taken per
sonal interest In this matter, and conferred