The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-27
Senator Beveridge Talks Of the Trip
Through Future States and of
Committees Work.
BRASS BANDS AND RECEPTIONS
SENATORS COULD HAVE BEEN
wINED, DINED AND FETED.
Junket Covered Six Thousand Miles
and Many Cities Were Visited-
Political Pickings.

Senator Beveridge returned yesterday
from a tour through New Mexico, Arizona,
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, which
he made in company with three members
of a subcommittee of the Senate committee
on Territories, of which he is chairman.
The senator expected to leave last night
for Washington, but he was unable to
make connections and he will be in the
city until some time to-day.
In speaking of the committees trip Sen
ator Beveridge said last night that it had
been an exceedingly busy one. 1--WE
travelled about 5000 miles and took over
800 pages of typewriter testimony" he
said. ITO do that in little over two weeks
kept us busy. 1 enjoyed the trip, and I
think the other members of the party en-
joyed it. AS to the result of our observa-
tions nothing will be given out until our
report is compiled and filed in the Senate"
In the party that made the trip were
Senators Beveridge, of Indiana; Dilling-
ham, of Vermont; Burnham. of New Hamp-
shire, and Heitfeld, of Idaho. The latter
was the minority representative on the
committee. Senator Bates, of Tennessee
and Senator Bard, OF California, had ex-
peoted to make the trip, but they were de-
tanned at home, the former by business and
the latter by illness. In addition to the
committee. Thomas r. Shipp. private secre-
tary to Senator Beveridge; State Senator
A. d. Ogborn, of New Castle, official re-
porter; Stephen E. Hinshaw, assistant re-
porter; r. c. Simen. of Washington, off,
cial interpreter. and L. G. Rothschild, of
this city, were members of the party
MET BY BRASS BAND
The party left Chicago in a private car
Nov. 10. At the first town over the line in
New Mexico a delegation of citizens, head
ed by brass band and a reception COM
mittee. met the party to give the members
a hearty welcome. A programme Of re-
ceptions, fetes and entertainments was out
lined by the enterprisng New Mexicans
which would have made the trip one of un-
alloyed pleasure. but the senators met this
display of hospitality with the courteous
but firm declaration that they were there
to work and not to enjoy themselves. con-
sequently they would have none of the re-
ceptionS etc. The reception committee
was somewhat surprised and disappointed
and endeavored to induce the senators to
recede from their position, but in this they
were unsuccessful, and the same thing was
repeated at every city and town the party
visited. As Mr.. Shipp put 1t last evening in
THE senators let the bands play, and
did not insist that the flags and bunting
that were displayed in their honor be taken
down. They did not object to the recep-
tions being held according to programme
with the one change that the guests of
honor be excused, but they insisted on get
ting down to work at once and sticking to
ii every hour they were in the Territories ''
In each city visited the committee took
the evidence of the postmasters, editors
ministers. superintendents Of schools. busi-
| ness men and lawyers to the various
phases OF territorial conditions. They in
quired closely into the commercial agri.
cultural mercantile. mining and industrial
| conditions and omitted no details that
| would be of value when the Senate passed
| on the claims Of the Territories to state
| hood In New Mexico the towns of Las
Vegas. Lamy, Santa Fe. Albuquerque. Las
| Cruces. Deming and Ashfork were visited
| in Arizona. Prescott. Phoenix. Tucson
| Maricopa. Bisbee and Douglass; in Okla.
/ homa, Guthrie, Oklahoma City and Shaw
| nee. The party also made a short trip into
| Indian Territory and passed through r.
Paso, Tex. At one time. in order TO keer
to the schedule for the trip. a run OF