The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-28
NO MORE COLD TEA
FAvORITE BEVERAGE To BE
BARRED FROM THE CAPITOL.
An Important Amendment Incorpor-
ated by the House i'm the shat
tue Immigration Bill.
OFFERED BY DELPHTs lands
IN ANSWER To A TAUNT FROM THE
CINCINNATI CONGRESSMAN.
Few Votes Against the Indianian's
Proposition, which VIII Make the
Capitol a Temperance Resort.
DEBAUN MAY BE DISMISSED
Mr.. FOULKE's RECOMMENDATIONS IN
THE TERRE HAUTE CASE.
S.orekeeper Accused of Collecting Po-
IitfcaI Assessments-Ex-CO
Henry Not to Be Prosecuted.
Few Votes Against the Indianian' =
Proposition, which VIII Make the
Capitol Temperance Resort.
DEBAUN MAY BE DISMISSED
Mr.. FoULKE's RECOMMENDATIONS IN
THE TERRE HAUTE CASE.
S.orekeeper Accused of Collecting Po-
IitfcaI Assessments-Ex-COl
Henry Not to Be Prosecuted.
Special to The Indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON May 27.-The sale of in
toxicating liquors under the dome of the
Capitol is to be prohibited. Representative
Lands. of Indiana. secured the inhibition
this afternoon while the immigration bill
was up for consideration. Representative
Shattuc. chairman Of the committee on i'm
migration and naturalization. proposed an
amendment to his bill authorizing the sale
of beer at the immigrant station at Ellis
island, Mr. Lands opposed the amendment
on the grounds that ne did not think 1t
right 10 authorize the sale of intoxicating
liquors on grounds owned and controlled
by this government. Mr.. Shattuc tauntins-
ly replied that If that was the way Mr..
Landis felt he should offer a resolution
prohibiting the sale of liquor in the Capitol
building of the Nation Mr.. Lands re-
piled that he would take great pleasure In
doing that very thing; that he did not be-
lieve intoxicating liquors ought to be sold
In the Capitol, and that If he had his way
about IT he would not permit such sales
within five miles of any soldiers home or
military post. Later he offered his amend
meat in the shape of a new section to the
bill and it was adopted by an overwhelm-
ing vote.
AS matter of fact, members of the
House have long wanted to take this
ton, as the sale of liquor in the Capitol has
been a shame and scandal that no one pre-
tended TO defend. Any one could purchase
whisky, wine or beer in the House restau.
rant. AS a result members of Congress
generally got the credit of being whisky
drinkers. when, as a matter of fact, there
is less drinking among them than among
any similar number of men in the United
States. Mr.. Lands takes the position that
members owed il TO themselves TO take
such action as matter of self-defense-
that outsiders did the drinking and mem
bers OF Congress had to stand for it. Rep.
resentative Sibley, of Pennsylvania, said
this morning that he would rather have the
credit of abolishins liquor from the Capitol
than for anything that had been done since
he had been a member OF Congress. The
credit for wiping out this scandal. how
ever, will be given TO Indiana.
XXX
Senator GaIlinger, of New Hampshire, at
tempted to read on the floor of the Senate
this afternoon the remarks made several
days ago on the floor of the House by Rep
resentative Hemenway in reference to the
power of the House being usurped by the
Senate. Senator Pettus called the attention
OF Mr.. GalliEger to a custom of the Senate
which did not permit a senator TO criticise
the actions of the other house. Mr.. Gal
linger was very indignant and evidently de-
sired 10 make sharp speech on Mr.. Hem
enways remarks, but after the presiding
officer had read paragraph from the JEFF
ferson manual he decided not to refer to
the lndianian's reference to the action of
the Senate Mr.. Gallinger's opportunity
was offered when Senator Proctor called up
the army appropriation bill and the action
OF the House in instructing it's conferees
against the amendment affecting the In
dianapOlts arsenal was open for discussion.
After half an hours talk the Senate ap-
pointed committee consisting of Messrs.
Spooner. Proctor and Pettus to confer with
House committee and attempt to secure
full and free conference which is not
possible as long the the House committee
Is instructed.
David W. Henry. of Terre Haute, ex-col-
lectOr of internal revenue for the Terre
Haute district will not be prosecuted on
the charges of soliciting and receiving
political contributions from storekeepers,
gsugers and other employees of his office
which were preferred against him some
time ago. The Civil-service Commission,
which has been investigating the charges,
has so decided. but Commissioner William
Dudley Foulke, who made the investigation
at Terre Haute several weeks ago. has
recommended that Benson T. Debaun, a
stOrekeeper in the Terre Haute distillery,
be dismissed from the civil service and the
remaining two commissioners have ap-
proved his recommendation also the rec
ommendation that Henry be not prose-
cuted
Commissioner FouIke stated TO the Jour
nal correspondent this afternoon that the
evidence received by him at Terre Haute
indicated that eX-COllector Henry had re-
Ceived assessments for campaign PURPOSES
but that the evidence was not strong
enough 10 justify prosecution. Storekeeper
DebaunS dismissal Is recommended on the
testimony received. which indicated to the
satisfaction OF Commissioner Foulke that
he had solicited and collected assessments
for campaign purposes Debaun is a res
ident OF Terre Haute and received as com
pensat ton fees amounting TO 81 435 a year
The full report will be made public by the
commission.
Adam Underwood. business secretary for
Senator w. A. Clark. left to-day for his
home in Versailles. Ind. his old home for
visit.
Representative George w. Steele returned
this afternoon from Marion.
Xxx
President Roosevelt to-day signed the bill
providing for payment OF the claim of Nor
ris NJ. Defrees * Co. for 5000.
XXX
Patents were to-day issued TO the follow.
ing Indianians: Theodore f. Behrman
Fort Wayne. hay-Ioading apparatus; Jacob
Cashmer. Elkhart. fue cutter; William p
Fisher and II. p. Ludington. Muncie. fruit
far or bottle machine: Hattie E Hardy
= WaIkerton. cover for cooking utensils: Ed
Inward r Inman. Upton. carbureter. vii.
tam II. keeran. Fort Wayne. kneeling
oard; John j. Markey. Anderson, anneal.
yAg box.
eonferees OF the two houses OF Con-
on the river and harbor bill to-day
final agreement on that bill. The
lgures showing the aggregate result