The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-11
Representative Overstreet the Choice
of Indianians for Member of Con-
EressionaI Campaign Committee.
MONEY FOR ARMY POST LAND
furnishings of the New Indianapolis
Public Building to Cost s150,00O
bills by Indianians.
ecIaI to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-The indications
are that an agreement has been reached
among the House Republican members of
the ways and means committee as to the
course TO be pursued relative to the Cuban
reciprocity measure. 1t is also certain
that the senator's who will have charge OF
the subject will not be pleased with the
conclusion reached by the House leaders.
The precise details of the House pro-
Rramme are not obtainable, but Ii is safe
to assert that the feature of the matter
which directly concerns the House, being
declaration in the proposed law that will
leave the question in settled state as to
the prerogatives of the House in dealing
with revenue matters. will be emphatically
stated in approving The Cuban treaty.
Controversies that may possibly threaten
the defeat of the Cuban treaty now appear
on the legislative horizon. There are in
dications that the old provision which was
presented in the last Congress for remov-
ing the differential from refined sugars
will be passed by the House and made a
part OF the measure. 1t Is claimed that
the Democrats will insist upon this action,
and that large number OF the insurgent
Republicans, so-called, will again vote
for IT.
Speaker Cannon is expected to announce
the personnel of the committee on ways
and means to- morrow. James E. Watson.
OF the Sixth district. viii represent Indiana
on ways and means
There is a probability that Indiana may
land another important craftsmanship in
this Congress. Representative Brick fol-
lows Representative Hamilton, of Micht-
gan, or the committee on territories. Mr..
Hamilton desires to go on ways and means,
and IL he is assigned TO that committee Mr.
Brick will undoubtedly secure the chair
manship of territories. Representative
Lands Is mentioned in connection with the
chairmanship of printing. There is prac-
tfcally no change I'm the situation with ref
erence to assignments OF other Indiana
members as outlined In these dispatches
from time to time during the past week
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While the Republican congressional COM
mittee will not reorganize for some time,
there Is already developing some lively con-
tests among aspiring candidates in the vari-
Gus State delegations This condition of af-
fairs does not hold true, however, in the
case of Indiana. Jesse Overstreet undoubt-
edly will represent the State on the congress
sional committee IL he will accept the NOM
ination. There is no opposition among the
Indiana members to Mr.. Overstreet. In
fact the opinion Is expressed by them that
with his long experience and general knowl-
edge OF politics in nearly every State In the
Union that better selection could be
made. There has been gossip to the effect
that Representative Babcock will not ac-
cept reelection as chairman, but this is not
credited by his friends. The prospects are
that Messrs. Babcock. Overstreet and Sher-
man will be at the head of the Congress
sional committee In the next campaign.
There will be no further delay at this end
OF the line in passing upon titles to the
various tracts Of land embraced in the site
for the army post at Indianapolis. Repre-
sentative Overstreet to-day called at the
Department OF Justice and on his recon-
mendation titles will be promptly certified
TO the quartermaster general of the army
and the money disbursed to the owners of
the land as rapidly as possible. In two or
three instances there will be some delay in
the transfer OF titles to the government In
one case the owner OF a tract died before he
signed the deed Title to this property will
be passed 70 the government as soon as the
estate Is ADMINISTERED. In the of Mary
Walker, who signed an option, but who re-
fused TO sign a deed a suit 20 enforce con-
tract will be instituted or the land con-
demned for the use of the government.
."The Indiana public building will. when
completed. be one Of the most handsomely
furnished In the United States" This is
what Jesse overstreet said to-day after a
conference with the supervising architect.
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miscellaneous fund TO furnish and eouip
the indianapolis building. The furniture
will be of the finest, and the plumbing of
will be required TO inspect the building in
order that the equipment may harmonize
Overstreet was advised by the supervising
architect to-day that the tenants occupy
ing the structures on the Ohio-street front
or the public building site will not be re-
I'' isos. " w ~ ~ '"e la" 0i
Representative Watson to-day reintro-
duced the bill he offered last winter propos-
ing to SO amend existing laws as to bar
out undesirable immigrants. The measure
prescr!bes an educational test for all per-
sons over fifteen years OF age. it being
required that they shall be able to read al
least twenty-five words OF the Constitution
of the United States in any language they
may designate. The bill does not prohibit
an Immigrant In this country from send
ing for his wife. his children under eigh-
teen years OF age, his parents or grand
parents over fifty years of age. IL they are
otherwise admissible. whether they are
able to read OF not
Senator Beveridge has indorsed Nolen L
Chew. OF Noblesville. for appointment al
auditor OF the Postofice Department. te