The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
Democrats Determined Not to Permit
the Omnibus Bill to Become Law
fl They Can Prevent IL.
MR.. ovERsTREET HOPEFUL
THINKS A SPECIAL RULE MAY SAVE
THE MEASURE.
More Land offered for the Military
POst-SenatOr Fairbanks Pushing
the Immigration Bill.
aft Correspondence of the journal.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Smarting with
the sting of defeat and goaded to despera-
ton by the action Of the Republicans in I'M
seating Mr.. Butler, of Missouri, the Demo-
Gratis of the House are bending their efforts
to delay and obstruct all legislation. The
attitude of the minority has unquestionably
endangered the omnibus public building bill,
which contains an item appropriating $780,
coo for the indianapolis federal building.
The limited time remaining for this session
could be easily utilized in such fllibustering
tactics, and not only this bill. but eight
other supply bills defeated. thus forcing an
extra session. The minority sought to avail
itself of every possible advantage in its
new line and offered to join with enough
Republicans who were favorable to the
omnibus public building bill to defeat the
rule that the majority advanced to-day,
which offered a relief from such tactics, by
enabling the majority to send to conference
the appropriation bills without permitting
the numerous roll calls which could be
made under the existing rules of the House.
Naturally a number of Republicans who are
greatly interested in local projects covered
by the omnibus public building bill were
disposed to resort to this extreme in order
to force an agreement from the committee
on rules to give the omnibus public building
bill consideration. Representative Over
street advised against this procedure and
urged Republicans to stand by the rule, on
the ground that 1T is better to sacrifice in
dividual matters than to permit the posi-
BILE defeat of the supply bills for the gen.
eral government and perhaps force an ex-
ira session of Congress.
Personally" says Mr.. Overstreet, 81
should deeply regret failure to secure this
appropriation for the Indianapolis building,
but as great as the sacrifice would be to me
personally 1 would consider it better to
make such sacrifice than to be instrumental
in possibly defeating enough OF the appro-
priation bills to force extra session of
Congress. My hope and belief is that the
public building bill will yet be considered.
perhaps under suspension of the rules, or
possibly by a special rule, and passed."
c. r. Myers, claim agent of the legal
department of the Big Four Railroad. and
s. NJ. Dyer, of the firm that is to sell the
War Department site for military post,
in Washington for the purpose of dis
cussing some details of the sale with the
department They have an appointment
with General Ludington, of the quarter
masters department, for tomorrow at ii
o'clock These Details said Mr.. Dyer
tonight, simply relate to the abstracts
and deeds. We are prepared to offer the
government about 1000 acres for the same
amount they propose to pay. for the 1913
acres. If the government takes the addi-
tional ground Ii will make no change in
the present site; it will simply square up
the tract
called up the immigration bill in the Sem
ate and the members proceeded to it's con-
sideration, which was the signal for the
Offering of number of addresses, and some
spirited discussion between Senator Fair
banks, who has charge of the bill, and Sem
ators Hoar, Gallinger, Tillman and others.
1t becoming apparent that consideration
of the bill could not be completed at to-
days session, Senator Fairbanks gave no
tice that he would call ii up tomorrow
Immediately after routine business had
been disposed of and ask the Senate to
continue its consideration until a vote
could be had. In spite of the predictions
made by the enemies of the bill that 1t
would fail, Senator Fairbanks expressed
confidence that the bill would pass to-mor-
row, possibly in a slightly amended form.
The bill contains the Lands amendment
prohibiting the sale of liquor in the Capitol.
The Fort Wayne people are clamoring
for a larger force of mail carriers and re-
quests are coming to Washington urging
that something be done. day or two
snapshot of Fort Wayne's overloaded
carriers" was received.
S. z. Nicholson, author of Indiana's
Nicholson temperance law, is a busy man
in Washington these days. He is pleased
with the amendment introduced in the Sem
ate appropriating s25OOOO for the establish
ment of recreation buildings at the different
naval stations. This appropriation is in
line with the 100000 appropriation to estab-
lish reading rooms, restaurants, etc, at
army posts to take the place of the can
teen. Mr.. Nicholson and his friends are
watching the immigration bill closely, as
they are interested in the feature that will
stop the sale of liquor at immigrant sta
tions and in the Capitol building. Mr.
Nicholson says If it is found that the i'm
session an attempt will be made to get
the features of the bill relating to the sale
of liquor tackled on some other measure.
XXX
Rural letter carriers have been appointed
for. Indiana, to begin service March 2 as
follows:
Evansville-Silas Bextal. Charles Jurgens
Paul A. Meyer Hiram III. Williams, Gilbert
-.
Elmer Liant, Henry Korff. Gus Schelosky
William L. Kimberlin. John Cotton, Fred
Huck.
Newport-Herschel Henson; substitute,
Mrs Ida Henson.
Claude c. Gardiner has been appointed
rural carrier at Marion to fill a vacancy in
the list of carriers John f. Gardner is
appointed substitute Route No. 1 is es-
tablshed at Charlottesville, Hancock coun-
~, service TO begin April /. Another route
is established at Medora, in Jackson county.
Among the pension bills passed by the
House to-day was one providing a pension
for Philip Caslow, of Arcadia, Hamilton
county.
Barton w. Everman. of Burlington, Car
roll county, Indiana, member of the fish
commission in Washington, is arranging to
spend the summer in Alaska for the pur-
pose of investigating the fishes of Alaskan
waters He will have with him the COM
missions boat, Fish Hawk, and expects to
spent several summers in Alaska, and for
two years has conducted investigations in
Porto Rico and Hawaii.
Representative Brick carried the Pulaski
statue bill to the White House this morn
ing and the President attached his sigma
ture 10 the measure. Mr.. Brick was ac
companied by a number of members of
Congress who are interested in the bill The
ure that provided for the erection of statues
to Pulaski and Steuben He said this u,orL