The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
1t Will Insist that Congress Remain in
Session Until the Measure Is Acted
on by the Senate.
CoNGREssMEN COMING HOME
MEsSRs. OvERsTREET, WATSON AND
BRICK WILL START TODAY.
Bills of Interest 10 Indianians-Mr.
Hemenway to BE the @watch.
dog of the Treasury"
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 0.-Members of the
House and friends of the administration
were stirred beyond measure to-day by the
report Of suggestions in the Senate fol-
lowing the report that no vote could be
reached on the Cuban treaty approval bill
until some time in the regular session, that
the leaders of both sides in the Senate were
contemplating an agreement for an ad-
journment of the special session 1t was as
serted that the House Republican leaders,
including Speaker Cannon, were parties to
the arrangement. Prominent House Re-
puhlicans, including the speaker, promptly
denied the report. 1t is asserted by the
House members that no scheme for an
adjournment can be carried through. as the
House will decline to enter into the ar
rangement. The claim made by the MEM
bers is that the House has done it's part.
and that the Senate, having already acted
on the treaty, is duty bound to act with
reasonable prolnptness upon the approval
bill. and could not expect the House to
share, by an agreement to adjourn the spe-
cial session. in the failure of the Senate to
act promptly.
The Senate delay is explained by a deter
mination on the part of the friends of the
Southern sugar States to postpone action
until this years crop of sugar is out of
the way. 1t is not believed that delay can
be forced beyond the middle of December.
and the date for the expiration of the
treaty, il it is not made effective by con-
gressional legislation, is Jan. 81
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Representatives Overstreet, Watson and
Brick will leave for Indiana tomorrow.
Representative Cromer will start for home
Sunday and Representative Holiday early
next week. Mr.. Cromer will remain i'm his
district several weeks shaking hands with
the folks. Mr.. Crumpacker and wife
have gone to Atlantic City to attend the
banquet of the Board of Trade in that
city. There is no business now before the
House requiring the attention of repre-
sentatives, and a large majority of them
have already left the city or are prepar-
ing to do so. The House has completed the
business of the special session and will
adjourn every three days until the Senate
is ready to quit.
Representative Holiday will introduce
batch of about seventy pension bills at the
next session of the House for the relief of
old soldiers in his district Mr. Holiday
has received many letters from Repub-
licans in Kansas thanking him for his ef-
forts in behalf OF Mrs. Pickett, recently
nominated for the position of postmistress
at Fordyce. Great interest Is manifested
in this case. The Indiana senator's have
promised to cooperate with Mr.. Holiday
in Mrs. Pickett's behalf 1t is probable thai
no immediate action Will be taken by hep
resentative Holiday in the postoffice con-
test at Clay City. He expects to be in In
diana next week and will visit the scene
for a personal interview with the three
candidates.
The Indiana Republicans are making an
effort to ascertain the sentiment OF leaders
relative to the prospects for an omnibus
public building bill. Until the House COM
mittee is organized nothing will be done by
Senator Fairbanks. chairman of the Senate
committee. Hundreds of public building
bills have been introduced In both houses.
and II is evident that hope Is not yet lost
Representative Hemenway will have some-
thing 10 say about this subject. He takes
the place of Representative Cannon as the
watchdog" of the treasury. II Is UNDER
stood that Mr.. Hemenway takes the posi-
ton that public building legislation should
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