The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-28

or two efforts to reach this evil by forcing
in the supply bills items for carriages to
be maintained by the. government and
abolishing the generals transportation"
fund. The practice is so firmly attached,
evil though it be, that each time he has
been checkmated. He has in mind to make
bills.
A funny incident relating to the supreme
justices occurred a few years ago In the
summer they preside in courts distant from
Washington, and their travelling expenses,
as matter of course, are paid. Suddenly
their allowances for carriages was cut off.
Inquiry developed the fact that for half a
century their carriage hire in distant cities
had been paid out of fund for the trans
portation of criminals. This was too much
for their dignity, and they paid their own
fares until an appropriation could be made
for judicial hack hire.
xxx
A representative of one of the largest
breweries in the United States makes the
statement that the Chinese are learning to
drink beer. When the American troops
were forging their way from Tien-Tsin 10
Peking American beer sent In their
wake. 1t was considered by the brewers
agent that when the troops retired there
would be no further use for the beer, but
the contrary proved true The use of ice
spread, and the progressive Chinese showed
A permanent agency was established, and
now American beer is on draft in the
celestial city. 1t can be purchased by the
glass for a reasonable sum. Great train
loads of beer leave the cities of the middle
West for China and the East.
XXX
AS individuals the members of the Senate
would have preferred as senator from New
Jersey the brilliant John w. Griggs to the
comparatively unknown John F. Dryden.
Griggs is liked in Washington. and he is
one of the abest men in the country on
he nj Mr. Wi ho
acceptable to the Senate a body. The
upper branch of Congress is fond of Spe-
cialists. 1t contains many who are pre-
eminent as manufacturers constitutional
lawyers, as corporation lawyers, as ship
builders as railway men, as administrative
politicians, as merchants, as soldiers, as
bankers, farmers, miners, capitalists, and.
in fact, men representing all phases of
civic and industrial life. But this coming
of Dryden brings the first big life insur-
ance man and successful business man of
peculiar ability. He is intensely practical,
and the Senate likes that.
XXX
Representative Holiday says the work
before the committees of which he is a
member and other matters in Congress
that are requiring his attention will pre-
vent him from being in his district during
his campaign for denomination, and he will.
therefore, remain at his post in Washing
ton until the day before the convention the
date for which will be decided on to-mor-
row.
Representative Hemenway appeared be-
fore the river and harbor committee to-day
and made arguments for an appropriation
of a million dollars for the construction of
a dam on the Ohio river below Evansville
and also an appropriation for a preliminary
survey for the Improvement of the lower
Wabash.
Rear Admiral Brown is here from Indian
apolis and will remain a week He will
spend a portion of the time with his son at
Annapolis.
The foundation for strong opposition TO
the proposed bill of Representative Crum
packer, of Indiana. for reduction of the
Southern representation in Congress on
account of the disfranchisement of the
negro was killed this evening at meeting
held in Senator Prtchard's committee
room. There were present Senators Prit-
chard and Elkins Representatives Gibson
of Tennessee, Bartholdt Of Missouri Ball
of Texas Moody of North Carolina Gaines
and Dovenor of West Virginia and Rorefng
and Irwin of Kentucky. The object Of
their meeting was not so much TO form
opposition to Crumpacker's scheme of re-
duction of representation, but TO frame a
bill that will take its place and be satisfac-
tory TO those who are ut present favoring
the Crumpacker bill They admit, how
ever, that should the Indiana representa-
tive and his friends insist upon their bill
they will be compelled 10 make a fight
against il. Ii is quite probable the Bart
holdt bill will be agreed on after amend
ments are selecteU from some of their other
bills and added
The principal feature of the bill will be
extending of the federal statutes so az TO
enforce the election laws of the different
States 1t will provide for the lroper Sc
lection of election officials and provide Sc
we're punishment for neglect or violation of
the duties of the office Ii will also require
a strict registrat tion and the enforcement of
the election laws at the polls. and give TO
every person the right TO vote who is enti-
tied The bill was drawn by several promi-
nent lawyers of ST Louis. who insist that
there is no doubt but that Congress has a
perfect right TO enact laws for the enforce
ment Of the election laws of the different
States.