The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-15
Senior Indianian Thinks Army Reor-
ganfzatfon and Incorporation
ment Bills Will Pass.
NICARAGUA BILL HAS CHANCE
SHIPPING MEASURE. HOWEVER,
WILL MEET WITH OPPOSITION.
Postmaster General Smith to Ask Con-
gress for 1921 100000 to Run
His Department..
speclal to the IndianapoiIs Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Republican
leaders who have come TO Washington
since the election show no signs of losing
their heads because OF the overwhelming
victory gained at the polls last week SEN
ator Fairbanks has arrived. b.. he declined
to talk beyond expressing his gratifica-
ton at the result and the unprecedented
Republican plurality in Indiana, and stating
that in his Judgment at the snort session
OF Congress an army reorganization bill
and the reapportionment pill certainly
would be passed, and that the Nicaragua
canal bill probably would pass
Senator Foraker, who is also here. was
reticent except that he expressed the opin-
ion that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty rela-
tive TO the Nicaragua canal would be rad
ned this winter.
Senator Platt of New Yo,k another
leader who arrived to-day. said that while
q great prospect now opens up before This
country wise conservatism III action and
legislation will be necessary to guard
against mistakes and TO make the most OF
the opportunities that events have opened
to us At the sane time he expressed the
utmost confidence I'm the future. AS to
the coming session Senator Piatt said he
thought 1t would DC active ard that eff
fort would be made TO clear mp the business
pending before Congress. Specifically he
was not so sure what wouli be done about
the Nicaragua canal. put he thought there
would be strong sentiment in favor of
passing the shipping bill
Senator Thurston, on the other hand,
thinks the Nicaragua bill will go through
in some shape. but as there is opposition to
the shipping bill 1t may not go through.
Senator Beverldge. who had listened to
what Senator Plat said expressed his own
view in this wise: During the campaign
felt 1t was the time for work, not talk.
Now 1t is the time for thought, not talk
Senator Fairbanks called at the White
House this morning to pay his respects to
the President, and also to present Henry
W. Furniss. of Indianapolis, United States
consul at Bahia, Brazil. From the White
House the senator and Consul Furniss pro-
ceeded to the State Department. where the
officials complimented Consul Furniss on
the excellent manner in which he had dis
charged the duties of his office.
XXX
Postmaster General Emory Smith has
framed his estimates to be submitted to
about $12l.0o0000 as the appropriation for
the entire service for the fiscal year ending
June 90, 1902 This includes an estimate of
$3.5o0.00o for the rural free delivery service.
BY the close of this fiscal year 1900 rural
free delivery routes throughout the United
States will have been established, and the
general extension contemplated for next
year will involve about $500 additional
routes. The success of the service so far
instituted has resulted in plans for a very
general extension next year The post
master general. together with other off,
cials, is investigating the feasibility Of put
ting the service in operation at every point
throughout the country not reached by the
regular free delivery service in operation in
the cities.
Senator o. III. Plat, of the committee
on relations with Cuba, has called a meet
ing of that committee for next Friday un-
der the resolution OF the last session of
Congress authorizing an investigation of
affairs In Cuba in connection with the de-
vefopments in the Nicely case
XXX
The commissioner Of internal revenue.
In reply to an inquiry from New York as
to whether revenue stamps are required
upon an assignment OF a mortgage having
been issued and recorded prior to that
date. and therefore. not taxable" has
rendered a decision to the effect that "a
tax accrues on every assignment of a
mortgage based upon the amount of money
remaining secured thereby: upon a lease
based upon the unexpired term; on a pol
icy of life insurance. based upon the
mi of 4taer d.,
under the assignment: on a fire, marine
and casualty insurance policy based upon
the unearned premium
The treasury officials here have no in
formation concerning an alleged discovery
OF a dead body st the barge Office in New
York city. Assistant Secretary Taylor
and immigration Commissioner Powderly
are inclined TO the belief that the story
grew out OF the disappearance in May last
of an aged Italian named Isador Termini.
who came TO this country TO Join his son.
who resides at Buffalo. N Y. Termini
disappeared from the barge Office. An in
vestigation Instituted by the department In
conjunction with a search by the son re-
suited In the discovery that a body, sup
posed to be that of Termini. had hean
buried on staten island. MIR. Taylor said
the son seemed 10 be satisfied that the
buried body was that OF his father. The
mystery. however, was never completely
cleared up The idea that a body had been
recently found az the barge Office Is scout
ed by the officials here.
Surgeon General Sternberg has prepared
statistics making comparison OF cases
Of suicides and homicides which occurred
I'm the army during the years or 1895 AMI
lses. compared with the ten years between