The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-05
His Admission Bill Introduced, Along
with Chinese Exclusion Bill
and other Measures.
INDIANIAN MAY BE HONORED
STATUE OF ROBERT DALE OWEN
PROPOSED BY MIR. HEMENWAY.
Louisville HustIing for an Army Post
Three New Rural Free DeIiv-
cry Routes for This tSate.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Senator Fair
banks to-day introduced his Chinese ex-
clusion bill 1t provides for the extension
of the provisions of the Geary act, which
expires by limitation next May, for a term
of twenty years.
The bill of Senator Fairbanks for the ad-
mission of Oklahoma to statehood. which
capital of the State shall be named Nc
Kinley.
Senator Fairbanks also presented petit
tions from ]. II. Clawson and other citizens
of Rob Roy, Ind; ]. E. Martin and other
citizens OF Covington; f. A. Nave and other
citizens of Attica; ID. Z. Wilson and other
citizens of Mellott, and F. S. Mergenthaler
and other citizens of Rockport, praying for
an anti-polygomy amendment to the Con-
stitution He also presented a petition from
local Union 1O75 Mine Workers, Staunton,
Ind; another from local Union 677. Mine
Workers, Knightsvlle, Ind. another from
Union ASS, United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners, Acton, Ind, in favor of
the re-enactment of the Chinese exclusion
law.
Petitions were also presented from local
Union 10, Federation of Labor, in favor of
the construction of warships in American
yards and one from Bass Post, No. 40, and
Anthony Wayne Post, No. 271, OF Fort
WAYNE. praying for legislation to suppress
anarchy.
Bills providing for pensions of $50 per
month to Mary A. Logue, OF Etna Green,
and Thomas A. Owen, of Greencastle. also
ofrI1a
To provide for the erection of a statue of
the late Robert Dale owen of Indiana in
the grounds of the Smithsonian Institution
is the object of bill introduced in the
House by Mr. Hemenway. The reason for
so honoring the memory Of Mr.. Owen is set
forth in the bill as follows:
Robert Dale owen, then a representative
in Congress from the State of Indiana, on
the 18th of December, 1845, introduced IN
the Twenty-ninth Congress a bill to estdb-
lish the Smithsonian Institution for the in
crease and diffusion of knowledge among
men, and in the face of strong opposition
secured its substantial enactment April %,
1916 He was appointed chairman Of the
first board of regents of said institution.
and devoted many years Of his life to its
organization and success"
An appropriation of $4,000 is made to
carry out the provision of the bill.
Louisville, like Indianapolis, is hustling
for an army post. A committee consisting
of Charles Norton, Logan c. Murray, W .
Z. Mullack, of Jeffersonville; Judge
Thomas Bullock. John II. Stotsenberg.
of Louisville. arrived this morning,
expecting 10 make arguments before the
military board telling why Louisville should
be selected. Like the Indianapolis citizens
visited here
they were informed that no arguments
were being heard.
J. L. Iglehart, of Evansville Ind, was
presented to the President to-day by a del
egation of prominent men of the Evansville
district headed by Representative Hemen-
way. Others were George Cunningham,
John II. Osborne and Charles Heilman son
of the eX-representative. Mr.. Iglehart is
a son OF the late Judge Asa Iglehart, of
Indiana His candidacy for the judgeshi
is said to be heartily backed by Republic
ans Of southern Indiana.
Arthur E. McFatridge, formerly OF Indi-
ana, has been. through the efforts OF Sen
ator Fairbanks promoted from a teacher
in the schools at Rosebud Indian agency.
in Minnesota. 10 school inspector.
XXX
The postmaster a Mitchell, Ind, has been
allowed an extra $50 for clerk hire.
Representative Steele left this afternoon
for Maine and viii go from there to San
Francisco 10 meet his daughter and son
and the remains of her husband
II is understood here that Joseph w.
Dale will be reappointed postmaster at