The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-22
Senator Frye May BE Invited to De.
liver an Address at the Grant
Birthday Banquet.
OvERSTREET COMING HOME
INDIANAPOLIS CONGRESSMAN To
VISIT HIS CONSTITUENTS.
silver Financial System for the Phil.
ippines Probable-Rebate Claims
of Cigar Makers.
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WASHINGTON, March 21.-John L,
Griffths, Of indianapolis. arrived in Wash
ington and was at the Capitol to-day visit
ing members Of the delegation and other
friends. Incidentally he is hunting for
speakers for the Columbia Club banquet
to be given April q. General Grants birth
day anniversary. He has not decided who
he will invite, but has in mind Senator
Frye, president pro tempore of the Senate,
and Speaker Henderson.
XXX
Chairman Burton to-day had the river
and harbor bill amended in the House to
provide for the examination Of the Wabash
river above Vincennes with the view OF
making it navigable.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Underwood. OF La
fayette, are the guests of the formers
mother at the Hotel Fairfax
XXX
The Treasury Department to-day notified
Representative Overstreet that the rebate
claims of the cigar makers of the Seventh
Indiana internal revenue distric. would be
paid next week. The checks will be sent
to A. Z. Nowlin, collector of internal rev.
enue at indianapolis, and will be ready for
distribution next Thursday.
XXX
One thousand more clerks will be dis
missed from the Census Office the last of
this month. The Indiana senators and rep
resentatives have been looking after the
interests of the clerks whose places they
secured. and have been informed that the
selection of those to be retained will be
made entirely upon the merits of the clerk
This relieves the congressman of the re-
sponsibility of selecting from a dozen or
more clerks two or three whom he desires
to be Re tained.
The Census Bureau issued a complete re-
port showing that for the country as a
whole on June l. 1900 there were 707 26l
for every eight farms i'm the Nation These
farms reported il09,626 swarms or colonies
valued at S10,1S6.513, averaging a little less
than six swarms TO each farm reporting
81 1856 160 pounds of honey and l. 765.315 pounds
of wax, of an aggregate value of S6, ,664, ,904
or $9.42 for farms reporting.
Representative Overstreet left this after
noon for indianapolis. where he will re-
main for several days visiting his constit-
uents.
The national capital is great place for
brides and grooms, but they were never SO
numerous before as they have been this
year The record at the White House was
broken this morning. when the guide point
ed out the beauties of the East Room TO
twelve couples before IL o'clock. 1T is not
uncommon TO have four and five couples a
day. but never before have / known a dozen
TO arrive within two hours" remarked the
dOorkeeper. Yes; we can spot them when
they are coming up the steps"
Mai Henry NJ. Kendall. retired has been
selected by the President for the office OF
secretary and treasurer of the Soldiers
Home at Washington. ID. G. He enlisted in
the Fifth Battery. Indiana Light Artillery
in September. 1851 private. After the
war he received a commission Of second
lieutenant In the Sixth Cavalry and has
come right along UP the line. Major Ken
dali will enter on his duties immediately
relieving Mai. Charles w. Taylor, recently
promoted.
Representative Crumpacker's resolution
for the appointment of committee to in
vestigate the election laws OF the several
States. which is opposed by the representa-