The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-06
Latter Striving to Secure RuraI Free
Delivery for Every Resident
of His District.
MR.. CRUMPACKER's MEASURE
CAUCUS MAY ACT ON THE SOUTHERN
EXPERIMENTATION QUESTION.
w. ID. FOulke's Nomination the First
Confirmed by the Senate-Recess
Appointments Sent In.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Senator Fair
banks has introduced measures providing
for public buildings at Anderson and Mum
Gle, Ind Each city, according to this
measure, is to have a $l50.000 building.
That Mr.. Fairbanks should introduce these
measures early in the session is an init
nation that he means to urge their pass
age. He is chairman of the committee on
public buildings and grounds, and is in
position TO secure the appropriations If 1t
is possible to do SO in the Senate. Repre-
sentative Cromer will present the same
measures in the House, and after an in
terview with Mr. Mercer, the chairman of
the House committee on buildings and
grounds, he is encouraged to think he will
be able to secure this legislation and pro-
vide these two rival towns of his district
with federal buildings commensurate with
their Importance
Mr.. Cromer also is moving towards Sc
curing rural free delivery for all the resi-
dents of his district. Up to this time he
has secured rural delivery for all the
farmers of his own county Delaware), and
he thinks he can break the record by being
the first to secure the rural carriers for all
the counties of his district. He has a
good start and has only one important
rival-Mr. Fletcher, the representative
from Minneapolis.
Representative Crumpacker, of Indiana,
one of the original movers of the PROPOSE
tion TO reduce the representation of the
Southern States in the House of Repre-
sentatives is urging the calling of Re
publican caucus to determine whether the
dominant party in the House shall take up
as a definite policy some plan of action
against the alleged misrepresentation of
the Southern States. Tonight Mr.. Crum-
packer is confident he can secure over one
hundred signatures for the calling of
caucus, only twenty-five signatures to a
petition being required He thinks that
over two-thirds of the Republicans in the
House are in favor of the caucus. The
caucus, if called, will determine two
things: First. whether the reduction of
Southern representation is to be made a
Republican policy; second, what means
shall be adopted to reach the desired end
in the quickest and easiest manner. Mr..
Crumpacker received information to-day
from influential Republicans in the Senate
of approval in the upper body of the cam
paign that is being started in the House.
These senators urged the House Repub-
licans to go ahead with the work and
push it to early completion. The reduction
in representation as planned by Repre-
sentative Crumpacker would be as follows:
Alabama, 3; Florida, /; Louisiana, 3; Mis-
sissippi, 2; North Carolina, g. and South
Carolina, 2
President Roosevelt invited Russell B.
L III.
the son of the ex-President and the pres
ent President had very pleasant chat.
After leaving the White House Mr.. Har-
rison said that Mr.. Roosevelt was the most
pleasant man he had ever met He is a
fine entertainer. He talks interestingly,
and when his guests are not listening he
is paying strict attention to what they are
saying. Yes. he is a good feeder"
The Senate to-day honored William Dud-
ley Foulke, of Richmond, by promptly
| confirming his nomination as civil-service
commissioner, being the first appointment
! confirmed this session. A large batch of
recess appointments was received by
the Senate this afternoon, among them
being those of Henry c. Petit, to
be United States marshal for rhe district
Of Indiana; John r. Bonnell, to De collector
! of internal revenue in the Seventh Indiana
! district and Fred V. Martin, Of Indiana to
| be commissioner of immigration at San
| Juan, Porto Rico. The President also ap-
! pointed George w. Allen, of Florida, to be
collector of customs for the district of
| Key West Fla.
! Members of the House are showing some
] IN of
revenue legislation in the Senate. and in
particular to Senator Lodges BILL which
deals with this subject. Representative
/ Tawney of Minnesota, holds that the con-
stitutional provision that "all bills for rails
ing revenue shall originate in the House of
Representatives" applies to the Philippine
! measure and the Minnesota member will
/ oppose any Senate bill on the subject as an
| invasion of the prerogatives of the House.
/ Mr. Overstreet, of Indiana, and quite
number of other influential members main
tain that the Senate Philippine bill in
/ wolves no invasion of House rights as it
! extends an existing law to the Philippines
/ and is not revenue measure within the
meaning of the Constitution. In any event.
| the question OF the right of the House over
the subject is likely to be discussed on the
/ floor of the House.
/ Mr. Chamberlain, the commissioner OF
/ navigation, has issued circular in which
! collectors of customs throughout the
| United States are directed TO exempt YES
| sells from the Philippine islands arriving in
this country from tonnage taxes levied I'M
der authority OF the act CT 1856. Vessels ar
| riving from foreign ports via the Philip
| pines, visiting foreign ports while on a
| voyage from the Philippines TO the United
| states are still subject 10 the tax. This
Action is taken under the authority of the