The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-16
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D. M. RANSDELL in TOWN
sERGEANT-AT-ARMs OF THE SEN
ATE HERE ON A BRIEF VISIT.
He Thinks the Senate VIII Adjourn
It's Special Session by Saturday.
Indiana's Good Delegation.

Daniel M. Ransdell, sergeant-at-arms of
the United States Senate, was in the city
yesterday ana spent the day and evening
at the Columbia Club. Mr.. Ransdell is on
his way back to Washington from St.
Louis, where he went last Thursday to
make arrangements for the senatorial COM
mittee that will attend the ceremonies in
cident to the formal dedication of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, which will
be held April 30 and May / and 2. He Sc
cured accommodations for the party at the
Planters Hotel
Mr.. Ransdell said it Is the general i'm
preston in Washington that the Senate
wiz adjourn the extra session next Satur-
day.
''The canal treaty will. in ali probability,
be disposed OF Tuesday" he said 1.-The
amendments win be taken up tomorrow
and the next day will come the final vote.
The Cuban reciprocity treaty has been re-
ported from the committee on foreign af-
fairs with an amendment providing that
1t shall not go into effect until it has
been ratified by Congress. and I'm considera-
ton Of this amendment the Democrats will,
1t Is understood. consent to the passage of
the treaty some time this week. The Demo-
question. and the amendment will make
that possible when the treaty comes up for
ratification, consequently they will yield to
vote IL this Is done the Senate will ad-
Journ not later than Saturday, although
OF course, there are possible contingencies
That Will delay adjournment"
In speaking of the prominent part In
diana IS now taking in Congress, Mr.. Rams
dell said that the State is fortunate in her
representatives and senator's.
good congress
sional delegation he said, taking ii as
whole. In the Senate her two Representa-
lives are men of different type, but both
are strong, capable men, and they are
making fine records. They have been
singularly fortunate in attaining positions
OF Importance In the comparatively short
time they have been in the Senate. Sen
ator Fairbanks Is chairman of the COM
mfttee on public buildings and grounds, a
Beverage Is at the head OF the territorial
committee, and recent events in connec-
ton with the statehood fight have brought
him into great prominence.
In the House the Indiana delegation is
equally prominent Representative Hemen-
way, OF the First district, will be the next
chairman OF the committee on appropria-
tons. a. position second in power and in
huence only TO that of speaker Representa-
tive Overstreet, OF this district has done
a conservative, eficient respresentatiVe. a
hard worker, and he has attained an en-
viable standing. The other Indiana con-
8ressmen are capable men and the State
may well be proud of its delegation
Indiana Is now taking rank with the
leading States of the Union in Congress
and this Is due solely TO the fact that the
same men have been returned from year
to year from most of the districts. Every
thing goes by seniority in Congress and no
matter how capable a man may be he can
not command influence until he has served
long enough to get important positions
on good committees"
Mr.. Ransdell will return to Washington
to-day and he will remain there for two
or three weeks after the adjournment of
the Senate. He will go to Colorado April
10. staying there until the last of the
month, when he will return 10 st. Louis
~ join the senatorial party at the dedica-
S(tion- He will then come on to Indianapolis
Ito spend the summer