The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-24
xo, Permitted to Enter This Country,
m, They Infect other People
while Awaiting Deportation.
NEW BUILDING NECESSARY
FILLS ISLAND CONDITIONS STUDIED
BY SENATOR FAIRBANKS,
who Arrived at the Capital from New
work Yesterdny-HOuse Speaker
ship and Committees.

S,ar Correspondence Of the Journal.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23-The people of
Jacksonville and southern Indiana may
rsst easy. The government has no inten-
tion of depriving that locality of one of
its most thriving industries-the sewing
department of the big government supply
depot at Jacksonville. For some weeks
rumors have been prevalent in Indiana to
the effect that the War Department was
about to transfer the department which
makes army clothes at the Jeffersonville
supply depot to Philadelphia. Leading
citizens Of Jeffersonville and southern In
diana have been in correspondence with
members Of the Indiana delegation in Con-
gress relative TO the matter. and the dele
cation has been urged to do what it could
10 prevent the removal of this department
Saturday the announcement was made by
the War Department that it had no in
tention of taking this industry away from
Jacksonville. 1t seems that two or three
years ago a similar scare arose, and it is
stated that at that time the War Depart
ment made an order providing for the re-
moval of the sewing department from JEFF
fersOnville, but afterward rescinded it's
ton on the urgent appeal of influential
people. 1t is asserted that the removal of
this department. from Jeffersonville would
work a great hardship TO that city, as an
army of women, many of them widows,
are employed there, and the industry is
worth thousands of dollars a year to the
city Of Jeffersonville
XXX
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks arrived in
Washington tonight and will be at their
home on Massachusetts, avenue from now
until the close of the approaching session
Of Congress. They came from New York,
where Senator Fairbanks spent several
days studying immigration conditions at
Ellis island. For several years Senator
Fairbanks has taken an active interest in
the governments handling of immigration
Although there is a comparatively new
building on the island, an extra appropria-
tOn Of s25O.OoO is asked to enlarge the struc-
ture There are some distressing cases of
disease on the island. one of the worst
maladies being known as favus, which af-
fiicts the scalp. Some OF the cases are said
to be revolving. 1t is thought that Congress
Should adopt drastic measures to prevent
disease afflicted people from coming into
the United States. While there are laws 10
island there is danger of some of them
slipping through unnoticed. Senator Fair
banks is in the best OF health and has en-
trely recovered from the fatigue of his
very active campaign.
The arrival OF Joseph G. Cannon has
aroused new interest in the speakership
and the probable personnel of committees
OF the Fffth-eight Congress. 1t seems to be
accepted that Mr.. Cannon will be the
speaker Among the members of Congress
Nho are now here il is generally under
slOou mat James A. Hemenway will sue
Ceeu MI cannon as the chairman of the
oSTnnlttee on appropriations. With the
Ttose OF thls session of Congress Mai Geo.
w steele Will retire from the committee
on ways and means. There is some specu-
!du9h as 10 who will succeed him. The fact
mat an Indiana man is to have the chair
manship of one of the most important COM
mlttees probably will operate against any
smehOer from Indiana, succeeding Major
Steele.
Representative Lands. who has been
mere FOR several days. probably will leave
the city on Tuesday. Before Congress con-
venes he Will spend a day or two with his
Ntue son who is in school at Staunton Va.
.Sohe OF the other members of the delega-
tt'oH hds arrived. Representative Holiday
L. HaG rooms reserved for himself at the
Eobitt House
walter Brown. member of the Indiana
committee from the Thirteenth district,
"ho has been here for several days will.
WIN friends, be presented at the White
rouse on Tuesday. Mr.. Brown is here with
James H. State, of EIkhart, and III. T..
6ucklin. formerly of that place. but now OF
har, 80, sS,y Ihey are interested in the Elk
J@atsI lSoeIdl building site, which is TO be
-utV on al o clock tomorrow morning
IC-Gisht the Elkhart men are laughing over
Sui i.ul( nous, not 10 say thrilling experience
Hdd this afternoon on the Potomac
49, went Tor a ride in gasoline launch
a. after going several miles up the river
,.e engine became disabled and they were
baHHto 20 drlft with the tide Finally they
IIdiIed cat-boat in charge of two negroes
~ ItSculES the lndianians from the launch
onS t oi the colored men got caught i'm the
IaH on the cat-bOat and was knocked over.
~ e. ne was hauled in. however. and the
ashore. III iO"e
Most OF the congressional leaders will be
mere during the early part of the week, as
'hs President desires to confer with them
Deiore putting the finishing touches on his
tSsse. To-day's arrivals included Sena-
- spooner, Allison and Bailey and Speak
- hendercon. Senator Spooner spent some
s.ile az the White House tonight in CON
.'Sc Win the President.
speaker Henderson expressed the opinion
~ an interview tonight that there would
" little legislation at the coming short
session aside from the passage OF the ap
Nuprauon bills. He added. however that
NJ resident would have the first inning
a., ~ speaker, 10 some of his callers ex
s.essed his belief that n constitutions
S--lSShnnent would be the only method oi
seaiing with the trust question.
u Powers. chief statistician for agri
ssiture In the Census Bureau. authorize