The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-06
POSEY SECURE IN HIS PLACE
HIS NOMINATION AS SURVEYOR OF
CUSTOMS CONFIRMED.
statement by MIR. Crumpacker i'm Re-
IatiOn to His Caucus Resolution
~-Vincennes at the Capital.
ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

dent to-day were the following Indiana
postmasters:
Angola-E. O. ROSE.
Danville-ALFRED WELSHANS.
Goodland-MORTON KILGORE.
Kentland-HARRY A. STROHM.
The nomination OF Frank b. Posey, OF
Evansville, to be surveyor of customs at
that port was confirmed by the Senate to-
day, as also were the following appoint
ments: Surveyor of customs, Cicero Nj.
Barnett. Louisville. Ky; register United
States land Office, John j. Poles, Guthrie,
o. T.: receiver United States and office,
William f. Young. Oklahoma, o. T.; Medi-
cal Inspector Presley Nj. Rixey, United
States navy. to be chief of the Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery in the navy, with the
rank of rear admiral; also other naval pro-
motions.
In the case of Benjamin Daniels, who re-
Gently was confirmed by the Senate as
marshal Of Arizona, il is stated that his
commission has not been ISSUED and will
not be until the charges OK having served
a sentence in the Wyoming penitentiary
have been disproven. The attorney general
has written the United States district at
torney who conducted the case against
Daniels for a statement or the facts.
III IL u NhS VI III -
that the movement to reduce Southern rep
resentation in Congress is in the nature of
a force bill'' Representative Crumpacker.
who introduced the resolution in the caucus
of House Republicans last Monday, made
the following statement to-day:
1.-The resolution submitted to the caucus
was designed to secure a full and thorough
investigation of the suffrage question, not
only in the South, but in all the States that
| have imnnSa6 material raGfricfinnS nnnn
manhood suffrage. There is a general be-
lief that a number of States have disfran-
chised a large portion of the citizens; that
OF state laws is entirely eliminated as d
political quantity and yet counts in appor-
tioning representation among the States.
1t is the general belief that the Southern
States have at least thirty-1ve representa-
tives in the House and the Electoral Col
lege resting upon a fictitious basis. If this
be found to be true in fact and representa-
ton be reduced accordingly, as the Consti-
tuition imperatiVely requires, it would go a
long way towards settling the race ques-
ton. Such a method would have none of
the characteristics of a force bill. 1t would
require no force for its execution. Dis
franchising States would suffer a reduction
of political power which they could regain
by educating their citizens and admitting
them TO the privilege of the ballot. The
whole question would rest with those
States. But the caucus is asked simply to
authorize a thorough investigation of the
whole question through a congressional
committee specially appointed and equipped
for that purpose, and when the facts as
they really exist are laid before Congress
and the country such action may then be
taken as the situation requires"
XXX
Vincennes is a much-talked of city in
Washington this week. AT the National
Theater Virginia Harmed and a most ex-
cellent company are entertaining the thea
ter-goers of this city with the production
Il - W.
c~ennes,' while at the Capitol a dozen In
dianians will make their first appearance in
a continual performance" the title OF
which is why Old Vincennes Should Have
a SIS, 900 Federal Building" A majority OF
the leading actors arrived to-day and are
making friends with the gentlemen and
members of Congress who promise to be
present when the first performance is given
They are Mayor George Greene, T. II
Adams. postmaster and editor of the Com
mercial; James 2. Pritchett, James w
John c. Billheimer, of Washington. Ind.
district committeeman; Judge III. @
Houghton and Charles b. Rogers, consul tt
Zanzibar, of Shoals; John V. Graham, OF
Bloomfield and w. C. Duncan, of Blooming
ton. Nat. L. Hill and Joseph l.. Edmonds
are expected TO arrive tomorrow. The gen
tiemen expect to be given a hearing before
both the Senate and House committees or
public buildings and grounds to argue in
favor of the appropriation. Nearly every
member VI 1OlSICES mas NlSlIGQ the InedIel
this week and seen the play. therefore
V%incennes is fresh i'm the minds of the
members. The Indiana delegation will at
tend the theater tomorrow night in {
body.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and the
party who will mpa them to the
Charleston exposition will leave here fol
the South next Monday night in a specia
train over the Southern Railway. The hour
for departure has not been definitely fixed
but the train will reach Summerville, S. c.
on Tuesday afternoon; Tuesday night vii
be spent at the Pine Forest Inn, Summer.
Vile, as the guests OF Captain Wagner
president of the exposition. At this point
the party will inspect the tea farms near
by. ON Wednesday the party will go &c
Charleston, spending the day in that city
and at the exposition grounds. At night Z
banquet will be given the President anC
party at the Charleston Hotel. The return
Journey will begin Thursday, Feb. Is. The
train win reach Washington Friday morn.
ing. In the Presidents party will be Sec.
~retaries Wilson and Hitchcock, ATTORNEY
General Knox and Postmaster Genera
Payne and the ladies of their families.
Representative Hemenway to-day re
ported to the House the legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriation bill and will
call il up for passage tomorrow. AS
member of the appropriations committe,
Mr.. Hemenway has charge of this measure
Ii is one of the most difficult tasks which
confronts any member of this most i'm
portant committee. 1t requires a minut
knowledge of the personnel and duties @
all of the officers and employees for tn
working departments of the government
Not only the closest attention is needle,
+, TO prevent ambitious chiefs from putin,
i'm unobserved new positions and unneces
sary items, but the same care is needle,
TO prevent leaving out by oversight i'm
1 portant places. Mr.. Hemenway usually be
{ gins work on this measure long before Con
gress convenes and gives all his spare tim
TO il until it is through the House an
). safely through conference. Representative
Cannon pays Mr.. Hemenway the compli
/ ment Of saying that he understands thi
intricate subject better than any man il
r the House. The bill reported to-day carrie
j, S25. 16S. 500, or about a half million below IA,
= estimates. In the item increasing specin
salaries, 266 such increases are on accoun
OF rural free delivery. IL is proposed i'm tn
4 bin to continue for another year the tenn
. porary force OF employees now in the Treas
q ury. War and Postofice departments
whose services are necessary because o
increased work necessary 10 the war wit
Spain. The Oklahoma appropriations hay
a limitation against the removal OF tn
capital. or contracting for a capitol build
0 ing. A general provision is made agains
paying compensation 10 public employe
u who are incompetent or incapacitated.
this term being substituted for the presen