The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
MAIL CARRIERS WANT
INCREASE IN SALARIES
House Committee on Postoffices
Will Consider the Matter Soon
After the Holidays.
Mr.. BRISTOW'S REPORT
To Be Considered by Overstreet's
Conmittee-Fight Against
Horace Speed.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

for rural carriers, and the recomme ndat ton
of the department that an emergency APP
preparation be allowed as soon as the pres
ent funds are exhausted. Numerous petit
tions are being received from Indiana urg-
ing increased salaries for carriers on rural
routes, and at least one hundred bills have
been presented to Congress for the purpose.
There is every reason to believe the carriers
will either be granted additional compensa-
ton or an allowance for horse hire and
equipment. The funds now available for
the extension of rural free delivery will be
exhausted by the latter part of February.
An emergency appropriation will then be
made in order that the extension of rural
routes shall not be interrupted
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Postmaster General Payne will on Mon
day forward the Bristow report to the
House committee on postoffices. Repre-
sentative Overstreet has called a meeting of
the committee for Tuesday. Consideration
will then be given the report and a de-
cision reached as to whether it shall be
printed. Chairman Overstreet will COM
plete the organization of the committee at
the coming meeting. He will assign the
members to take up special subjects relat-
time Congress reconvenes in January the
committee will be in a position to consider
intelligently such new legislation as may
be necessary to improve the administration
of the department and the routine supply
bill. Representative Overstreet believes
that as far as possible the Postoffice De-
partment should be conducted on nom
political lines and any legislation that may
be enacted will embrace a proposition in
/ fan An6 tn hrirl oh nta6
Permission has been granted the Prairie
Gas and Oil Company, in which many In
diana capitalists are interested, to negoti-
ate with the Usage Indians for right of
way to construct a pipe line. into Oklahoma
Territory. Hundreds of kilograms were
recently received from Indiana urging men,
/ bers of the delegation to take up the mat
| ter with the secretary of the interior. 1t
| is understood the Prairie Gas and Oil Com
pany Is a constituent concern of the stand
/ arc Oil Company. 1t is desired to build a
! pipe line from the wells in the Territory to
some point in Kansas.
| AS evidence of the activity along peculiar
lines which is beginning to characterize the
defense OF Senator Smoot, of Utah, II is
noted that business men in several States
are sending in here to members of the Sen
ate strong letters deprecating the attack
| upon Smoot and urging that the Senate
| pay no attention to the matter. A number
of such letters were received to-day by GER
/ tain senators from business houses in their
/ States calling attention to the receipt of let
tiers from business houses In Utah assert
ing that Mr.. Smoot is not a polygamist,
that he is an upright and reputable BUSH
ness man. and the only objection that can
be raised TO him is that he is an apostle OF
the Mormon Church.
There Is some curiosity in Washington
as to what action Perry Heath will take
relative to the attack upon him in the pos
| tai report of Fourth Assistant Bristow.
Some OF his friends say that It is his in
| tention to ask for a congressional investiga-
| ton, but If that is his intention, Mr.. Heath
| has so far withheld his purpose to himself
| and his intimates.
/ 1t is understood that persons In Okla
homa are fighting the reappointment of
Horace Speed, of indianapolis as United
States attorney for the Territory Mr..
Speeds four-year term expires about Jan.
Is. and whether he will be reappointed is
not a certainty. 1t is not known that the
indianapolis man is a candidate. Delegate
! MCGUIRE, of Oklahoma, to-day called on
| President Roosevelt to talk over territorial
| appointments, including the United States
attorneyship. Charges were recently pre-
ferred against Mr.. Speed, but no attention
was paid to them at the Department of
| Justice.
/ A fight is being made before the Senate
against the nomination of Judge Kimball of
the District Bench. who formerly resided in
Fort Wayne. Charges have been made
against him by the negroes of Washington,
but they are not regarded of q serious ma
| ture.
State Senator Charles Thompson. Of In
| department
In accordance with the recommendation
of Rear Admiral Henry c. Taylor, chief of
the Bureau of Navigation, after the close
/ of the winter maneuvers in the Caribbean
sea- the European squadron will be as
signed to the South Atlantic station, the
/ South Atlantic squadron to the Caribbean
station and the Caribbean squadron to the
| European station, thus giving the officers
/ and men a-change of scene and of duties.
| The date or the return OF Rear Admiral
! Evans's squadron to the Asiatic station
after it's arrival at Honolulu this month
will depend on the situation of the 18TH
mus, TO which the squadron may be sent if
needed.
The secretary of the navy has approved a
project for manning eleven of the twenty
naval GOLFERS with naval officers and en-
/ listed men at the beginning of the next
fiscal year and to follow the same course
with the remaining nine Golfers as rapidly
as the conditions of the service will per-
init. These golfers are now Differed and
manned by civilians.
General Young, chief of staff of the army,
has granted the application of a number OF
officers of the Oklahoma National Guard to
attend the regular army school for officers
| at Fort Sill without expense to the govern
ment. This initiates a new policy i'm the
opening OF army tactics schools to military
! officers.
| Representatives Overstreet and Crum-
packer were among the callers at the White
House to-day. Judge Crumpacker presented
Thomas w. Burt and j. d. Bartlett. OF
| Lafayette, to President Roosevelt.
r. Harry Miller. of Paramount. repre-
senting the Indiana League of Republican
| clubs, was one OF the guests of President
Roosevelt at luncheon to-day.
JOHN E. MONK.
MYSTERY IN FORTUNE
OF TWENTY MILLIONS