The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-07
Fight Against Confirmation Was Led
by Arkansas Jones, Manager of
the 1G-to-1 Silver Party.
WORK OF SENATOR FAIRBANKS
ANOTHER OFFICE LIKELY To BE
RENDERED MIR. BYNUM.
Breech-Loading Cannon for Delphi
Another Report on Clark Case
Omces I'm Alaska Filled
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feet of the failure of the Senate TO confirm
Mr.. Bynum as general appraiser will be to
injure the Democratic Populistic party,
whose leader I'm the Senate is Mr.. Jones,
of Arkansas, chairman of its national COM
mittee. He led the fight against Bynums
confirmation and all the members of his
conglomerated party joined him. This ac-
ton On the part of the silver Democrats
has angered the gold Democrats and
widened the breach between the two fac
lions of the Democratic party. Mr.. Jones,
as usual. made mistake in his leadership.
The snuo administered TO Mr.. Bynum is
taken by gold Democrats as notice to them
that they are not wanted in the party this
year; that in fact. they are read out of
the party They say they will govern
themselves accordingly; that while they
might have had some doubt before. now
that Mr.. Bynum has been turned down.
there Is no room for doubt left them as to
the attitude of the Bryan Democrat Pop.
ulist combine towards them. Senator
Fairbanks says that II there had been any
charges against Mr.. Bynum affecting his
capability to fill the Office his standing as
a citizen or his integrity as a man. he
would never have permitted the case TO be
voted on, If he had been Obliged TO dead
lock the Senate until the end of the ses-
sion- But no charges were made or limited
at that in the remotest degree affected
Mr.. Bynum personally. His character was
not attacked by any one in any way The.
whole fight made against him was per-
sonal. The Democrats and Populists op-
posed Bynum on the sole ground that as a
gold Democrat he had injured the cause of
silver at the inspired ratio and helped TO
defeat their peerless leader" That being
the case. Senator Fairbanks did not feel
he would be justified, and, as matter of
fact. he would not have been justified in
deadlocking the Senate TO prevent vote.
He did his full duty by Mr.. Bynum. He
was surprised and gratified that the final
vote on confirmation, If ii was to be adj
verse to Bynum, was a tie. so that the mo-
ton TO confirm was lost rather than de-
feated Whether Mr.. Bynum will be APP
pointed general appraiser during the recess
or not, it is the common belief. confirmed
by high authority. that he will be appoint
ed to some position by the President.
Representative Lands has shipped
small steel breech-loading gun to Delphi.
He secured 1t after much effort from the
Navy Department. 1t is one of the guns of
the Escopa battery. which guarded the en-
trance TO Santiago harbor II is this bat
terry that attacked the Merrimac when
Lieutenant Hobson took the vessel in and
sunk IL in the effort to obstruct the chan
mel so the Spanish fleet could not come out.
Before the Spanish abandoned the battery
they dismantled the guns and stripped
them Of everything they could, removing
the breech-loading mechanism, the sights
and all other mountings. The Delphians
will find the gun an ornament to their city.
but they will be unable TO utilize ii to fire
Fourth of July salutes. Mr. Lands will
leave for home tomorrow. where he ex-
poets TO remain until the time arrives for
him TO go to California TO deliver the adj
dresses to Chautauqua assemblies he was
invited to make some time ago. Repre-
sentative Crumpacker will also leave for
home tomorrow.
Representative Overstreet will be de-
tanned here for some days. Indeed. he will
probably remain East until after the Phil
adelphia convention.
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Representative Steele will attend the
graduating exercises at Annapolis and re-
turn home from there accompanied by his
son. Cadet Steele.
Representative Miers to-day introduced a
bill increasing the pension OF Mary f. Lee.
widow Of Augustus NJ Lee. Company b.
Second Indiana Infantry. to $40 monthly.
Judge Advocate General Lemly has de-
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cation Bureau that In making retirements
os officers under the terms of the personnel
act the officers should be retired in accord
ance with their rank. no lieutenants for in
stance, being retired until all of the eligible
captains had been retired The judge advo-
cate general holds that the intent of the act
was to prevent wholesale retirements in one
grade which might be disastrous to the
service. wherefore the law specified the
number of officers which should be retained
IN each grade. The decision is practically
the outset OF the application of the per-
sonnet act.
Consul Shaw. at Barranquila, has in
formed the State Department that the CO.
lombIan monopoly on importation of
matches and the raw materials for manu-
facturing the same has come TO an end. and
that hereafter the importation OF these
articles win be permitted by the republic.
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Senator Fairbanks has invited the Pres
ident 10 attend a reunion Of the Union Vet
erans' Legion IL Fort Wayne, Ind on Sept
10 IL and II. The President took the matter
under advisement.
To-days statement OF the treasury bal
ances In the general fund. exclusive OF the
ma coo 600 gold reserve In the Division Of
Redemption. shows: Available cash bal
ances. ai6. 5i,SS6; gold. s7o.s0o.s7s.
Senator Chandler. from the committee on
privileges and elections, to-day presented
supplemental report on the case of Senator
Clark. OF Montana. replying TO the stric-
lures upon the committee made by Sem
ator Clark in his speech. and also TO the
minority report in the case made by Sem
ators Harris and Pettus. The report takes
up the replies seriatim 10 Mr.. Clark's
criticism. the charges being either denied
or reasons given Replying to the charge
or unjudicial methods OF proceeding, the
committee asserts that they we're only re-
sorted TO to discover additional testimony
and that the statements thus admitted were
not permitted 10 influence the result The
presumption OF innocence at no time
disreRarded. gays the report. and the find
fngs favorable to Mr.. Clark were made as
court jury would have made them on
In the. case. The committee stands by its
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