The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-10

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senator Mason, OF Illinois. after brief
interview with the President to-day. stated
that III all probability three of the most i'm
portant federal officeholders in Chicago
would be reappointed. These are William
Penn Dixon. as collector OF customs, John
c. Ames. as marshal, and William 4, VII
liams,- as assistant treasurer or the United
states "a II understood the long and some
what heated contest over the appointment
OF pension agent at Topeka, Kan, is almost
the incumbent. Mr.. cyrus Leland II is
stated that Henry ". Brendell will be ap-
pointed collector OF customs at Buff
The report Of the committee on judiciary.
recommending the confirmation Of Attorney
General Knox, was submittd to-day, but
went over until tomorrow
XXX
Senators Fairbanks and Beverage went
70 the White House with Attorney General
Knox to-day by appointment. The Presf-
dent had invited them to come FOR confer
ence on the selection Of a federal circuit
Judge They remained with the President
an hour and ten minutes. Attorney General
Knox remained half an hour afterwaTd
The names OF all those who have been men,
toned for the place were carefully gone
over There was no intimatiOn from any
OF those in the conference as 10 who was
likely 70 be named. IL IS expected the name
OF the new Judge Will be sent 10 the Senate
next Wednesday.
one OF the callers at the White House
to-day IN the interest Of a. b. Anderson
was Cen Lew Wallace, OF CrawfOrdsVille.
He was received most cordially by the
President. who listened with great interest
10 what he had TO say for his favorite.
The contest is now practically narrowed
down 10 three candidates-C. g. Shirley,
A 3 Anderson and II. o. Hawkins. Only
the President himself knows which one Of
these will be chosen.
Xxx
Harry S. New, Of Indianapolis, had
luncheon with the President by appoint
ment to-day, and will see him again to-
morrow.
Capt. George ". Pfgman, of Delphi. Ind,
has been detached from duty at the Wash
ington navy yard and ordered to take COM
mand OF the Wabash, on Dec. II. Senator
Fairbanks and Representative Lands took
en- interest in securing this assignment
William Dudley Foulke, OF the United
States Civil-service Commission, will leave
Washington tomorrow afternoon for BOs-
ton. where he will attend the twenty-frst
annual meeting Of the National Civil-serv-
ice Reform League, which will take place
Thursday and Friday of this week He is
on the programme TO take part in the dis
cussiOn Of questions that Will be brought
forth for consideration. President Roose-
welt will be more than ordinarily interested
IN the meeting of the league, although he
will not be present.
XXX
Should a bill which Representative Rob-
inson. OF Indiana, has introduced in the
House. become a law, the department
clerks will be deprived of thirty days an
nual sick leave, which is extended 10 them
under the present law and will be required
To work more hours each day without ad-
dftiOnal compensation il the needs Of the
service require Il. The bill is drawn In the
form of the present law, with thu sick leave
provision eliminated, and a clause placing
power in the hands OF the departments to
require a longer daily service than seven
hours without extra pay.
Senator Fairbanks has introduced a bill
for $4,000 public building at Hammond.
His bill passed the Senate last year, but
failed in the House. Senator Fairbanks to-
day presented TO the Senate a petition of
Midland Lodge, Muncie, praying for enact
ment of legislation for the construction of
war vessels in the navy yards OF the United
States. Similar petitions are being received
from different unions almost every day. He
also presented petition from the union of
Clinton for enactment OF the Chinese eX-
clusiOn law.
Senator Fairbanks also introduced bills
TO grant q pension of $50 a month TO Ran
dOlph r W lllaTnSs or Darlington, and $JO
10 A. A Mathews, Of Greensburg
w. II. Patton, of indianapolis, called on
the assistant secretary of the treasury to-
day TO see about placing fence around the
new federal building at Indianapolis. The
difficulties OF securing such a permit were
carefully gone over. IT has been the pOncy
OF the department for the past ten years to
permit no such fences for advertising pur-
poses. The department is disposed to be