The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-14
Cabinet Officers Also VIII BE Asked
to Attend the Dedication of
the Soldiers Monument.
BILL TO AID INDIANA LEGION
PENSIONS PROPOSED By MIR. ZENOR
FOR HOME PROTECTORS.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-GOv. ". I.
Durbin. Attorney General w. L. Taylor and
Auditor w II Hart arrived in Washington
this afternoon from Indianapolis and are
at the New willard. the capital city's new
est and finest hotel. This evening they re-
eeived the members of the Indiana delega-
ton, Indianians who hold office in Wash
ington and other friends. Tomorrow these
three officials will have a busy day. They
will first call on Secretary of War Root in
regard 10 claim Indiana mas against the
government for $4,000 growing out OF the
Spanish-American war The Governor hopes
TO be able to get this matter arranged so
there may be settlement in the very near
future They will also look after Indiana's
civil war interest claim, amounting to about
S75OOOO. This claim has already progressed
far enough in Congress to make il appear
that it will surely be settled soon. ia
vorable report has been secured from the
committee and the Indiana delegation, as
we'll as the delegations from Ohio. Illinois
and Michigan are assured that the bill will
be passed without opposition which in
structs the secretary of the treasury TO or
der the settlement of the accounts.
The Governor also will call at the Post
Office Department and talk with Superin-
tendent Machen about free delivery. OF
course the securing of the routes is left to
the congressman. but the Governor feels
that he should tell the department how we'll
pleased the people of his State are over the
new system. and that those who are now
within the service are anxious to have it
extended He will also spend portion Of
the afternoon at the Capitol.
Governor Durbin, Mr.. Taylor, and Mr..
Hart. and probably the Indiana senators.
will call upon President Roosevelt to-mOr-
row and invite him TO be present at the
dedication of the soldiers monument I'm
Indianapolis May 10. a similar invita- ton
will also be extended to the members of
the Cabinet. 1t is the desire of the Gov
ernor that the President make the prin-
cipal address. as IL is the intention of the
committee in charge TO make the dedica-
tion a sort of national affair. and it would
be very appropriate for the President of
the United States TO be the hOnored speak
er- In case the President and his Cabinet
accept the invitation, they will be the
guests OF the State OF Indiana while in In
dianapolis. and will be given royal enter
tainment Tonight il is impossible even to
guess whether or not the President and
ceives invitations almost every day to visit
some city in the country to be present on
a great occasion. So far he has declined
all Of these invitations.
Tomorrow evening the Governor, Mr.
Taylor. Mr. Hart, Senator Beveridge and
the entire Indiana delegation will be enter
tanned at dinner by Senator Fairbanks at
his home. No. 1890 Massachusetts avenue,
northwest.
The postoffice at Hoosierville. Clay coun-
ty. has been discontinued. Mail should go
10 Brazil.
Senator Beveridge to-day introduced bills
TO increase the pensions of James s. MEYERS
and Samuel 5. Graham.
Representative ZenOr to-day introduced a
bill providing that the provisions of the
pension laws be extended TO include the
Indiana state military organization known
as the Indiana Legion" 4 similar bill has
been introduced half dozen times. but al
ways failed in either the House or the SEN
ate. During the civil war there was what
was known as the Indiana Legion" the
OF the border states from ri the ontbeT6 ion
truders. IL Is now proposed TO extend the
pension risiS laws avs, SO that the members of the
cd pension OF $ per month.
bill introduced by General Grosvenor
provides that a portion of the proceeds
from the sale of public lands be appro-
priated for the establishment of schools of
mining in connection with State agricl1l-
tural colleges in the different states Such
a law would give Purdue a liberal annual
appropriation for the maintenance of a
school OF mining
Representative Crumpacker of Indiana.
introduced a bill for the punishment of
persons taking part in the lynching of an
alien Those who conspire in such "A lynch
ing are made subject TO death or life i'm
prisonmenL while meeting TO organize such
lynching Is made q felony. The Fedora!
Courts are given Jurisdiction of such Of
lenses, and persons who have participated
IN iynchings are disqualified from serving
as jurors. The measure Is designed to
cover cases similar 10 the ynching of Ital-
ians In Louisiana and Mississippi
President Baker. of the Indiana Club of
Washington. will call a meeting of the
Indiana Club to elect a president i'm the
place OF Col. Dan Ransdell who cannot
accept.
BEET SUGAR MEN SEEK AID.