The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-29

end OF the Capitol. The manners Of some
OF the senators are almost intOlerable. The
rules I'm the Capitol corridors are against
smoking. This is not enforced against
because the rules do not apply 10 these,
but because each legislator when reminded
OF the rules by the guards kicks up such
a fuss that it is easier 10 leave the offender
alone than 10 bother with him. One new
United Stats senator who ordinarily does
not smoke makes himself half sick in walk
ing through the corridors by putting at
big cigar so that he will be properly ap-
preciated by the guards and others. He
must show that as a high official he
afford 10 trample on the rules and regula-
tons. even IL the rules are no more i'm
portant than those against smoking.
Another United States senator from New
England. who married a rich wife and has
TO give but little heed TO the criticism Of
those less fortunate in a worldly way, re-
fuses 10 ride on a Senate elevator unless
the car Is freed OF all except senators or
justices OF the Supreme Court. II others
happen 10 be on this car when IL stops TO
carry him 10 his landing place he insists
on their leaving and be carried alone and
IN dignifed state. Nearly all the senators
are wOrkaday persons. who demand no
more consideration than that which comes
naturally 10 men OF their position. They
can ride on street cars without smoking.
except on the three rear seats. and can
conduct themselves as gentlemen, but the
exceptions are laughable nuisances.
X
contractor Of the proposed Indianapolis
federal building. is in the hands of Secre-
tary Shaw. Assistant Secretary Taylor IS
making an investigation of the standing Of
the surety company which has furnished
a bond for 1924 600. The company is a new
enc. thus the investigation.
Prof. Julius A. Bona, of Biloxi, Miss,
formerly Of Fort Wayne. is here. a candi-
GATE for consul to Cienfuegos. Cuba He is
a sOn-in-law of the late Congressman
White. of Fort Wayne.
j. A. Everett. Of Indianapolis. is in Wash
ingtOn on business.
Col ID. NJ. Ransdell returned this evening
with the party of congressional visitors who
went TO Indianapolis for the Grant banquet.
The visitors were OutspOken in the praises
OF the hospitality of the Columbia Club.
XXX
The committee of postal and treasury ex-
perts investigating the question OF estab-
fishing a postal currency met to-day, but
adjourned without action. c. w. Post. the
author of the post currency bill. explained
the measure and urged that the people
needed some means for the immediate re-
hitting Of postal currency and said any
plan that calls for going to the postoffice
70 send or receive such currency was i'm
practicable. For this reason he cOntended
that tne pending plan, which was Endorsed
b. the American Newspaper Publishers
Association, should supplant the money
order or postal notes. Superintendent Met
cafe. OF the mOney-order system, objected
TO the form of the plan. but not TO it's gen
eral scheme. He conceded that some meas
ure WAS necessary by which currency would
be obtainable at ones door. as IL were, but
said the division of the business between
the Treasury and POstOffice departments
was impracticable. He offered in it's stead
a POstoffice Department project which he
thought would better answer the purpose.
His scheme is adapted from the postal
notes system used in Germany, France,
Great Britain and Canada. Great Britain,
ne said. issues seventy million of these pos
tai notes against eleven million OF regular
money orders. These notes, he said. could
be sold in book form, as postage stamps
are at present and could be carried by
rural free delivery carriers as we'll as in
cities.
The COnferees on the Chinese exclusion
bin reached a complete agreement on the
bill to-day. 1t strikes out that portion
of the Senate bill limiting the extension of
all existing laws to the life Of the present
treaty and re-enacts them so far as is not
inconsistent with the treaty obligations