The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-18
Collector Bonnen Urged to Impress ON
Obeying the CivfI-Service Law.
LITTLE CHANCE FOR MR.. SELF
CONGRESSMAN HOLIDAY DOES NOT
EXPECT HIS REINSTATEMENT.
Bills and Petitions of Interest to In
Northumberland for Sol
diers' Graves Delayed.

Staff Correspondence of the Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I'D. f. De Baum,
employed in the revenue Office at Terre
Haute will be allowed to keep his place
The solicitor of the treasury to-day decided
to dismiss the charges against De Baum
and not modest him. The charge against
De Baum was collecting money in the way
of political assessments, being preferred by
the civil-service board. In dismissing the
case against De Baum the solicitor sounds
a warning to other employees in Mr.. Bon
nelrs revenue district. AS to De Baum, the
solicitor found that while there were strong
suspicious of circumstantial evidence
against the accused, there was contradic-
tory testimony. The solicitor said he did
not think the evidence he had before him
would warrant the dismissal of the ac-
cused AS a result of the findings, the
secretary of the treasury has addressed a
letter to Collector Bonnell in regard to
the matter. The collector is requested to
urge on his employees the Importance of
conducting themselves hereafter in a way
that will not place them under the slightest
suspicion of violating the civil-service laws.
The secretary also calls the collectors at
tention to the fact that this case has been
one of considerable embarrassment to the
department, and it is hoped it will not be
necessary for the department to turn it's
attention to like investigation again.
Representative Holiday, who has been
devoting considerable time to the case
against De Baum. was well pleased 20
night to learn that De Baum would not be
removed. Mr.. Holiday contended that
De Baum had not committed an offense
serious enough to justify his dismissal.
The case grew out of the investigation OF
the Office under Mr.. Henry, wherein 1t was
alleged political assessments were col
lected Mr.. Self, an employe of the office,
was dismissed because of his reluctancy
to give testimony in the case. Mr.. Holli-
day said tonight he hardly DelleVed Sell
would be reinstated.
Representative Holiday has recommend
ed that Harry H. Thompson be appointed
postmaster at Mooresville, Morgan county,
to succeed his father, who died recently.
Senator Fairbanks to-day introduced a bill
providing for an increase of pension for
Capt. w. T. Swift, of Paoli. The senator
introduced two petitions, one from the
Richmond Qnd) Art Association, asking
that a bill be passed admitting antique
works of art free of duty, and another from
| the National Association of Civic Rights,
of New Albany. praying for law that that VIII
| condition of the colored people.
s. b. Rathbone, of Indianapolis, superin-
tendent of the middle division of the rural
| free delivery service. left for Indianapolis
to-day, after spending several days in
| Washington in conference with Superin-
tendent Machen. w. c. Ella and Edward
Hutches. special agents, also left to-day
| Before he took the train Mr.. Rathbone
| said that all routes investigated prior to
this date will be established between now
and March L. The $500, 600 appropriation
| made by Congress will be used in estab-
| fishing these routes and Indiana will come
in for her share. Vanderburg, Pike, Rush,
Whitley and Boone counties will have COM
plete county services as a result of this
| appropriation. The work in these counties
will be done in February. Mr.. Rathbone
says that early in the spring the depart
ment will begin installation work again,
and all petitions will receive attention.
| Superintendent Machen is well pleased with
| the work of the middle division.
Senator Beveridge was at the State De-
partment to-day inqViring about ffty-eight
headstones for the graves Of veterans in
Indiana, most of them in Crown HILL
| Adiutant Smock, of the G.. A. r. Depart
ment of Indiana, wrote to the senator in
! ouiring what had become of these head
| stones which had been expected for some
| time. Senator Beverage learned that the
| stones are yet in the hands of the contrac-
| tors but will be completed rapidly as
| possible.
|
Representative Zenor to-day received no
| tice from the quartermaster general that
| he had accepted the bids of the M. A.
| Sweeney Company, of Jeffersonville, for
| one hundred furnaces for the Jeffersonville
| government depot.
Hugh j. MCGOWAN, of Indianapolis. was
one of the callers at the White House to-
| day.
Henry G. Petit, United States marshal
for Indiana, is at the Raleigh tonight.
| Representative Miers said tonight that
| Mayor Rousch, Postmaster Adams, Attor-
neys Kessinger and Emmerson and Charles
| Baerhaus, all of Vincennes, will start to-
| morrow for Washington to consult with
the Treasury Department In regard to the
| Vincennes federal building site. Mr.. Miers
| has arranged to introduce the visitors to
| Assistant Secretary Taylor Friday morn
ing between 10 and IL o'clock. Senator
| Fairbanks will be asked to accompany the
party to the Treasury Department.
Representative Griffith has found his at
tempt to prepare a bill revising certain
| tariff schedules, with a view to finding a