The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-13
Names OF Messrs. Overstreet, c. ID. Lam
dis and Crumpncker Have Been
Suggested to Mr.. Cannon.
SPECIAL SESSION ON NOV. 8
CONGRESS WILL BE CONVENED TO
RATIFY CUBAN TREATY.
Ways and Means One of the Commit
tees That Must be Organized Be-
fore Regular Session Begins.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12-Great interest
is manifested among public men here in the
probable make up of the committee on
ways and means which Speaker aCnnon
will appoint Immediately after his election
The special session which will meet on
Nov. 8, will be called for the purpose OF
ratifying the Cuban treaty, and concurrent
action by the House will be necessary De-
fore the instrument becomes a law 1t is
expected the ways and means committee,
with few other committees that are
necessary for the transaction of business,
Will be the only ones organized in the
House prior to the regular session in De-
cember. Indiana undoubtedly will retain
the regular place on ways and means held
for many years by Major Steele, whose re-
tirement created one Of the four vacan-
cies now existing on the committee. Inc
names Of various members of the Hoosler
delegation have been mentioned. and within
the last few weeks it was stated by
prominent Republican that Representative
Charles 3. Lands and Representative
Crumpacker are candidates. Representative
Overstreet also has been mentioned In this
connection. Representative Cannon is I'M
derstood to have already made his selec-
lions for this committee and will be ready
to announce them Immediately after the
assembly of Congress, the call for which
will be issued probably on the 10Th inst.
William Dudley Foulke, of Richmond,
Ind, former civil-service commissioner, has
just returned to Washington after pro-
longed trip for his health. He was at the
White House to-day, and last night dined
no far mil Mr. ha G
not fully recovered his health, although he
is much improved. AT the proper time, If
he is able to do so, Mr.. Foulke will travel
in the West in the interest of the Repub-
lican national ticket
The name of Nolen L. Chew, of Mobiles
vile, Ind, continues to be mentioned in
connection with the authorship for the
Postoffice Department. A successor to
Captain Castle has not yet been selected.
There is a report that the appointment has
| been offered TO a Minnesota man, but it
| cannot be verified. Mr. Chew has not an
nounced himself candidate, but his friends
every way qualified for the authorship,
| having performed the duties of the head of
| the bureau during the frequent absences of
| Captain Castle,
Charles H. Robb, assistant attorney gen.
eral for the Postoffice Department, has gone
| to Cincinnati to attend the trial of Daniel
| V. Miller, Of Terre Haute who was in
| dicted by the grand jury last week.
/ Mr.. Robb has a very kindly feeling for Mil
| Ter, with whom he was associated for sew
eral weeks prior to the disclosures which
| resulted in Miller's arrest, and was reluc-
| tant to take part in the case against the
| Terre Haute man. Mr.. Robb unearthed the
| evidence which resulted in the arrest of
Miller and Attorney Joseph Johns, of Rock
| vile, Ind.
Rural carriers have been appointed in In
| diana as follows Decker-William NAVAL
Nora E. Mayall, Thomas II. Horrall, Alice
Horrall Wheatland = Steadman Weaver
| Charles Wilson, George c. Lett, Lyman J.
Lett. Boswell-Joseph G. Christley, George
| Z. Watson.
| The controller of the currency to-day an
| nounced officials of the First National Bank
| at Richmond, Ind: June M. Gayle presi.
| dent, in place of j. NJ. Crawford; j. M
| Crawford vice president, in place of w. S
| Gayle, deceased.