The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-31
CONTROL OF HOUSE
The Republican Congressional Com
:. mittee sanguine. r. 2. !
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TIL. FOWLER BILL DROPPED
The Captain Smith Case Again-Rev-
J. enues. of the PostOffice
e. DepartIn emit. IA $50 e

Fron, The journal Bureou. loom 10, Foss
Building, Tas7tinaton. ~. s. - !,
. Washington; May 31.-Chairman Bah
cock and Secretary Overstreet, Of the re-
publican congressional committee with
several other of its Influential members,
called on the. president thisT morning to
discuss plans for the approaching cam
paign. Mr.. Roosevelt is DESTROYS of re-
tanning republican, control of the house,
thus sustaining the record which Presi-
dent Mckinley made four years ago.
Chairman Babcock in discussing the prob
able line OF party issues with the corr
respondent of T h E j our remarked
that much depended on the democrats.
Their congressional committee managers
are now in session here for the purpose
of mapping out plan Of campaign and Of:
feeding upon lighting lines. The repub-.
licans have no controversy within their.
own lines as to campaign issues. They.
will stand for the administration and the.
republican najorities of the two houses
of congress-, ands in line with the last
national platform. Mr.. Babcock is con-
fident that the republicans will carry the
houses. T. .>a-.f#@.n:s :. ~ .s1sifS'.f Gt&
The Fowler Bill. ) ~&s.,., :
s Representative McCleary, who speaks
with some authority as to republican
opinion concerning financial measures,
says that the Fowler bill has absolutely
no chance OF passing the house. at. this
session, although a. conference Of repub-
1ican members has been called tor Its
consideration on June 8. Mr.. McClearv
says that the trouble comes in the diff
Guilty Of making the principles of the bill
clear to the members Of congress and To-
the voting public. After two hours Of
very. careful explanation on the part of
Mr.. Fowler at the last republican con-
ference many Of the members did not
n fo n MY nf "a
bill and others who did understand it.,
feared the effects of taking into the fall
campaign the record of support Of meas
ure which was so liable to rnisconception
and Misrepresentation. Mr.. McCleary
| looks to see this matter dropped for the
present session.
The Captain Smith Case.
Representative Tawney to-day received
a letter from George A. Smith, father of
Captain r. H. Smith, appealing for help
from the impending disgrace OF court
martial. It will be recalled that Secre-
tary Root ordered this officer to be tried
| for drunkenness after steps had been TAX
| Ell to examine him for retirement. Cap
tain Smiths father says that he was
stricken with fever while serving in Cuba
In the Santiago campaign and that he has
had recurrent attacks OF this fever at
frequent intervals. He says further that
! II his son has contracted the drink habit
| 1t must have been due to- the fact; that
| stinulant was necessary in order that he
might perform his ordinary duties. Cap
! tain Smith was appointed to West Point
| by John l. Lind when he was in congress
! ! and graduated sixth In his class. He
married the daughter Of Jay Hubbell, OF
Houghton, Mich Mrs. Smith Is now at
WAseca. n5
Revenues of r. o.. Department.
The revenues of the postofice Depart
| nient for the current fiscal year will near
! Iy equal the expenditures notwitnstand-
| ing the comparatively large amount ex-
| pended for rural free delivery. Third AS
! sistant Postmaster General Madden esti-
| mates that the total revenue will be $121,-
! SIS, 900, an increase Of $1,000, sos over
| 1901. The deficit will be the smallest
since modern rates Of postage were
| adopted, another indication Of the. great
prosperity Of the nation. There will be
some increase ii the expenditures IL the
bill introduced BY Mr.. Nelson, providing
| for an extension of the free delivery sys-
! TEN In small cities and villages, should
become a law. Chairman Mason, OF the
| senate postof1ce committee, who asked
| the postmaster general for an opinion on
| the nnea sure. has, received a reply tfa
which It Is stated It will not be prac-
ticable to establish more than 400 free
delivery offices during the next year and
| this Will require an appropriation OF
| $500, 900 for salaries of clerks. carriers
and for supplies and incidental expenses.
| II the bill becomes a law, it will affect
! about $40 oost6ffices. s5
! 4ts W. w. Jermane.