The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-15
Bill to Amend the Permanent Census
Bureau Act Ordered Report
ed to the House.
MR.. PENRosE's PROPOSITION
SCHEME FOR INCREASING MEMBER
SHIP OF THE SENATE.
Resignation of Civil-service Commits
sioner denberg-PurchRse
of Bonds Discontinued.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE report
that Senator Spooner is to be given place
on the Supreme Bench is making it's second
appearance in Washington, this time under
serious auspices. IL is now suggested that
at the close of his senatorial term he might
be made chief justice if the present chief
justice should retire next February under
the age limit Mr.. Spooner would hardly
retire from the Senate on account of politi-
cal conditions at home. Speaking of the
matter few days ago. before the second
report appeared. he said that under no cir
cumstances would he consider place on
the Supreme Bench, even though he had the
honor of being considered. ut is not my
style" he said. energetically; II am too
nervous to sit still like TO practice law,
/ like my work in the Senate; l like to
hustle. But TO sit on the bench in court,
an. L could not stand that" and the wiry
little Republican mental giant paced rapid
ly back and forth as though he were con-
fronted with great personal calamity.
Represen tative Crumpacker renewed his
fight this evening against the paragraph in
the postoffice appropriation bill granting a
subsidy for the transportation of mails
from Washington 10 New Orleans and diff
ferent points in the South. After half
hours talk his motion to strike out the
paragraph was defeated by a vote of rs to
Is. The Southern Democrats voted for the
subsidy, which amounted TO about $4,000
Yer annum.
William Jennings Bryan met Senator
Burrows. of Michigan. in the corridors of
the Senate this afternoon. and. after cor
dial greeting with his old fellow-member in
the House. Mr.. Bryan said:
Burrows. / see you are in favor of elect
ing senator's by direct vote Of the people"
Yes, that is so.'' replied Mr.. Burrows
Il am very glad to know that" responded
MIR. Bryan. For the first time in our pub
lie careers we have agreed upon a great
question
''Yes, that is true" replied Mr. Burrows,
very seriously. 'and it almost makes me
think I am wrong"
1t is learned to-day from the Pension
Office that change will take place March
% i'm the pension examining board of De
Kalb county. DIR. +. II. Broughton, OF
Waterloo. and DIR. j. c. Batter. of Auburn.
Republicans. will retire. and will be sue
ceeded by DR. Fred w. Tanning of Butler.
and DR.. j. b. Casebe.
Brigadier General Fred Funston, who Is
making a visit to the East, arrived in
Washington tonight, accompanied by
Lieut. B. ]. Mitchell. his aid. The gem
erals purpose here is mainly to pay his
respects TO President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Root. He will remain until next week.
when he expects TO depart for Oakland
Cal, where Mrs. Funston is staying. He
said tonight that his leave OF absence from
the division of the Philippines expires on
the 10th of April. at which time he will
leave for San Francisco unless there is a
change in his assignment If General Fun
ston is 10 be given duty in the United
States on the expiration of his leave he has
not yet been made aware OF it. His pref
erence would be TO remain somewhere in
the northern part of this country for a
wear i'm order that his health, which was
so seriously shattered during the campaign
in the Philippines may be fully restored.
The subcommittee OF the House naval af-
fairs committee to which has been referred
all of the Schley resolutions. will make
a report next Tuesday. The report is now
being prepared by Representative Watson,
of Indiana, who refuses TO make public
any part of il, but from members of the
committee has decided not TO report TO the
House any of the resolutions. which means
that the Schley matter is over so far as the
House is concerned.
"The government of the United States
seems to be a pretty lively institution"
said Secretary of the Treasury Shaw as he
came out OF the treasury building this aft
ernOon The sight which impressed him
was two justices of the Supreme Court
whizzing by in a fashionable horsefess cleo
tric vehicle and the President Of the United
States galloping by. saluting he went. in
the rough-and-ready clothes of man out
for an afternoon froliC
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Representative Hemenway returned from
Indiana this afternoon and was congrat-
ulated in his committee room. where he has
plenty OF work 10 keep him busy for some
time.
Elmer Crockett editor of the South Bend
Tribune and wife in Washington on
their way 10 New York
James w. Sweeney. of JeffeTsonville. rep
resenting the NJ A Sweeney Company. is
IN Washington attempting TO secure the
settlement OF a claim OF $500 for a steel
hull snag boat constructed for the govern
ment BY the company The government for
some reason refused 10 pay for the boat
Ways and means committee members
stated with positiveness to-day the confer