The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-03
Members froin States whose Repre-
full of Passing Burleigh's Bill.
CONGRESS I'M SESSION TODAY
SENATE PROBABLY WILL BEGIN ON
THE ARMY MEASURE.
Friends Of tile Subsidy Bill Hopeful Of
Dividing Time with the Mere
Important Bill.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-Senator Fair
banks arrived in Washington this after
noon. He denies all knowledge of the re-
port current IN certain quarters that he
and Senator Beveridge have agreed on the
retention of Csllector Henry. Senator Bev-
eridge has also returned, but could not
be seen tonight.
Representative Steele has returned and
is full OF fight against the Hopkins reap
portionment Sill. The Indiana delegation
is a unit against it. Mr.. Steele thinks IL
would be preferable to lower the member
ship Of the iIouse and reduce all States
alike If ii is mot proposed to increase the
membership 20 a point where no State
would be reduced. This idea no doubt will
find favor with all the States that would
lose If the Hopkins bill were to become
law. They fail to see anything sacred I'm
the number S!7 that the membership of the
House should remain fixed at 1t. As told
in these dispatches last night Mr.. Hop
kins himself mo longer is so enamored OF
his bill as lse was before he found how
under 1t he cbuld be legislated out OF Con-
gress. The rSapportionment bill may come
Up tomorrow, though the general opinion
is that its Consideration will be deferred
until Monday The hope of the States that
would lose ukder the Hopkins bill is grow
ing that they will be able to substitute tts
Burleigh billi ifor It in the House when the
test comes.
Representative Brick has decided 10 aban-
don his resolution calling for an investi-
cation of the alleged Cape Nome irregu-
larities. Hes did this after consultation
with Speaker Henderson, the conclusion
being reach9d that the matter had better
be pressed IN the executive departments
than in Congress, especially as Congress
would adjoUrn before Judge Noyes could
appear.
The Senatt will hardly insist on having
sent to IT Deputy Auditor Lawshe's re-
port on thei alleged Cuban postal frauds.
To make ie public would II is said. be
equivalent tp putting in the hands OF Neely
and his la%yers the whole case against
him, a PROCEEDING that would greatly en-
barrass the government. The report is un-
derstood to. be a minute account OF the
alleged defSlcations giving In detail the
financial System in vogue at the time and
the manner in which it is claimed Neely
and his ctnfederates carried out their
plans. There are no new Developments in
the report, land il will be withheld on the
ground thas to make 1t public would be
contrary toithe interests OF justice
Secretary, Root was asked to-day II
the Lawshs report would be sent to the
Senate in compliance with the Bacon reso-
luton. He would not answer the question
directly. but intimated very strongly shat
the President had sustained his view OF
the matter and that IL was deemed mad
visable at ghis stage OF the criminal prose-
cutions resulting from Mr.. Lawshe's in
vestigationt TO make public the data upon
which they: are based. TIE secretary said
he had tailed with several senators on the
subject and they understood perfectly woy
compliance with the terms of the resoisi-
tion was il.expedient at this time. lie old
not regard; the matter as OF much irnpor-
tance. aIIds had no idea that it would be
made an Issue between the Senate and the
War DEPARTMENT. The course usually fol-
lowed in such cases would be adopted in
this matteS and 1t would be allowed 10 drop
from consideration for the present