The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-24
Omnibus Bill Introduced by Senator
Fairbanks and Passed After
Brief Discussion.
MR.. BRICK WELL PLEASED
BILL PROVIDING FOR THE PULASKI
AND sTEUBEN STATUES PASSED.
Senior Senator's Promise to Poles Full
hIIed-COnsuI "Bob' MansfeId's
Experience at Milan.
Star Correspondence of the journal.


Star Correspondence Of the Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. BIN the Senate
this afternoon Senator Fairbanks sought
TO do a good turn to the farmers, but was
defeated I'm his plan by the enemies of
rural free delivery, or rather those who
originally opposed this important depart
ment of the government service Senator
Fairbanks introduced an amendment to the
postofscs appropriation bill looking to the
ultimate establishment of a rural telephone
delivery system. The senator is something
OF farmer himself, and he knows the
needs cs the farmer. His plan is to estab-
lish system OF quick communication be-
tween the farm and the city that could be
carried on without the farmer actually
having a telephone in his house. BY this
plan the farmer could write a letter to
some one and place telephone stamp on
the envelope The rural mail carrier would
take the letter to the office, the postmaster
would open 1t and communicate the con-
tents to the proper office. where the mes
sage would be written down and by carrier
delivered to the person it was intended
for. senator Fairbanks's amendment pro-
vided an appropriation of $4,000 with which
the postmaster general was to experiment
with tEis telephone delivery system. 1t
was defeated on point of order taken on
the ground that 1T had not been reported
in the regular way by committee. Sena-
tor Fairbanks has net despaired of ulti-
mately being successful with the bill, and
believes the plan Is feasible
The Senate to-day passed the omnibus
public building bill reported by Senator
Fairbanks's committed The bill contains
an appropriation OF 100000 for the Indian
apolis federal building. increasing the total
10 s., 100000. 1t is now thought the bill will
have a safe passage through the House
and that Indianapolis is reasonably sure OF
the money. Representative Crumpacker
said to-day that he would ask for an addi-
tionaI appropriation of $4,000 or $4,000 for
the Hammond federal building, but he will
not ask for it this session of Congress He
fears a request of this kind would en-
barrass the movement for the 100000 ap-
preparation for indianapolis. He will wait
until Congress has recovered it's breath be-
fore he makes the request.
Senator Fairbanks to-day submitted an
amendment To the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill, which provides for site for a
hall of records for tine government in
Washington TO cost $4,000. 1t has the ap-
proval OF the committee on public build
ings and grounds.
'T am very happy: give my congratuba-
tions to ali my people, This was part of
q message which Representative Brick
sent to the editor of the Polish newspaper
at South Bend this afternoon, some time
after Senator Fairbanks had called UP the
bill providing for statues to Count Pulaski
and Baron Steuben and 1t was passed by
the Senate. Luckily Mr.. Brick happened
to be on the Senate floor with Mr.. Fair
banks at the time the measure was called
up Later in the afternoon Mr.. Brick had
II brought up again In the House, and in
its slightly amended form it became a law.
Tomorrow morning Mr.. Brick will carry
the bill to the White House and secure the
Presidents signature. In the final pass
age OF the measure Mr. Brick sees the sue
cessfui elimination Of cherished plan of
his, and Senator Fairbanks has been able
TO keep the promise he made to the Polish
people at South Bend at the close of the
last campaign. when he said to them that
the Senate the bill which Mr.. Brick intro
duced and had passed in the House. The
bill provides an appropriation of $4,000 each
places the work in the hands of a commit
tee consisting OF the secretary of war the
chairman of the two committees on library
Pulaski statue committee of Chicago The
statues are TO be erected here in Washing
ton.
Some friends of Robert. better known as
'Bob'' Mansfield. now United States con-
sui at Valparaiso Chile, were talking about
him few days ago. II seems that when
Mansfield started to Zanzibar TO become
consul there he went by the way of Venice,
and finding congenial company there and
being young man of somewhat artistic
temperament he stopped awhile to enjoy
the glor!es of that CLINE. In the party of
Washington people staying there were two
cultured young women, the sisters of a
prominent young Washington physician.
Mansfield met them and they liked him
and the trio had some good times exploring
the mysteries OF the city and surrounding
country. One day while Mansfield was out
alone he purchased fine melon and bring
ing 1t back TO the hotel gave instructions
10 have II placed on Ice. Later I'm the day
he met the Washington girls and invited
them into the cafe TO eat melon with him
Calling Venetian waiter he explained to
that young man that he had had a melon
nut on ice and asked that IL be brought out
The waiter. being unacquainted with the
American language. interpreted Mr.. Mans
fields remarks to mean that he wanted
ice water for the party. He hustled about
and soon appeared with three goblets OF
ice water. Mansfield waited for the melon
and when IL did not come made some fur
ther inquiry, and the waiter indicated that
he had served the gentleman TO the best OF
his ability. Mansfield became annoyed
and In a rather impatient way called for
his melon.
MILAN. Milan" cried the waiter: '.yes
you go there at Tomorrow.
Ii was plain the waiter understood Mans
field TO be talking OF the city OF Milan
and IL was also plain TO the young women
that Mansfield was rapidly losing his tenn
per. Again he tried 10 make the waiter
understand that he wanted bis melon, and
each time he used the word melon the
Aug Ia the widest manner sought to make