The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-07
"Jim'' Hcmenway I'm Demand, for sq
Need Him I'm My Bdsiness," Said
the SpeakerII IIto-Be.
INDIANA MEMBERS ON HAND
PREPARING FOR rub OPENING OF
CONGRESS on iONDAY.
All I'm Favor of LibaraI Approprfa-
tions for Rural Delifery-Senntors
and Cuban Rec lprocity.
Special to the indianapolis JIurnal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Jturnal.
WASHINUTON. Nov. 1.-The ways and
means committee is thl magnet toward
which congressional REPRESENTATIVES. old
and new, are attracted Ilowadays. Only a
few vacancies exist on tie committee, but
there are at least thirty applicants for
them. There is great intdest In the Indiana
colony to who will rfpresent the State
on ways and means 1t Is stated on excel
lent authority that unles] there is a change
in the situation Represenfltive Watson will
land the plum. Mr.. Ovesstreet's name has
been mentioned I'm connection with ways
and MEANS and he probtbly would accept
the assignment. Whethet or not Mr. Over
street is selected for wa3s and means the
impression is strong thst he will secure
substantial recognition Dat the hands of
Speaker Cannon. The me of the Indian
apolis member continues 10 be used in con-
nection with the chairna fship of postofices
and postroads. which co{imittee will prob
ably attract national atttntion this winter.
Mr.. Overstreet says he sas not asked for
the postoffice commtteeE and that he has
not importuned the speaker for committee
assignments OF any character Indiana
Jared well i'm the distribution of committees
in the Fifty-seventh C4agress the State
having representation on nearly every COM
mittee of the first rank III the House organ
ization. Several merlbert OF the delegation
are listed for promotion. II Mr. Watson is
assigned to ways and means he doubtless
will relinquisE naval affars.
u
Representative Hementay is one of the
busiest statesmen in Wellington. He Is in
close conference with Representative Cam
non every day. and pros sably knows more
about the list Of comHjttee assignments
than any other man h3'e outside of Mr.
Cannon himself The sseaker-to-be called
at the treasury to-day AHA made INQUIRY for
Jim Hemenway. II ndtd him in my busi-
ness" he said, ''and h3 must be found"
The speaker made cal on r. j. Trace
well, controller of the treasury and the
two spent nearly an Jour indrIlgfng in
"reminiscences
The members of the indiana delegation
are practically unanimous in favoring iib-
eral appropriations for lkIral free delivery.
No State has a greater Interest I'm the ex-
tension of this service khan Indiana, and
its representatives will cooperate with a
view TO securing adequtlte appropriations
TO keep up with the demand for additional
rural routes. The estlmltes OF the DEPART
ment are not satisfactory TO members from
the West, but IL is expla Sled by the officials
that the postmaster general does not deem
ii his duty TO make SUGGESTIONS as TO how
much money should be tnade available for
extending rural free delivery. He is not
opposed TO rural free delivery, and will ex-
pend any amount that congress may ap-
propriate.
Representative Watsonfconferred with Of
ficials of the Immigrat} }on Bureau to-day
relative TO a bill which he will present
early in the regular ssfssion of Congress
aimed at the illiterate Ind vicious classes
of immigrants. The measure is drafted
along the lines of the b which Mr. Wat
son passed in the Houst a year ago, but
which failed in the SeTtate. Ii Is not d.
rected against any particular nationality,
but is general in scopet Mr.. Watson be-
lieves tnat an educatiotal test should be
prescribed, and that only by such means
will IL be possible TO l}sep out the thou
sands or undesirable Immigrants who an
nually seek refuge in this country.
Xxx z
Representative Georgs w. Cromer. OF
Muncie. Joined the rapidly growing Hoosier
colony here to-day. Representative Cromer
called at the Postoffice Department to-day
and was informed tha9 eleven additional
rural routes will be established in Randolph
county on Dec. Is, thus t)mpleting the geA
eral system there. The Hay county systeia
will be put in operation some time during
the current fiscal yeah Mr.. Cromer is
doubtful whether an ont1ibus public build
ing bill will be passed this winter. IL a
measure is drafted he Twill ask that the
limit OF cost for the Buildings at Muncie
and Anderson, fixed at s$S00Oo By the last
Congress, be increased.
XXX
'T merely called TO lay my respects"
said Representative Gverstreet, as he
emerged from the executive offices to-day.
after about hours ttlk with President
Roosevelt. 1t is understood that the Pres
ident expressed the hoke that Mr. Over
street would continue -. secretary OF the
Republican congressionfl committee dur
ing the campaign next }year. Representa-
tive Overstreet is booming Mr.. Babcock. OF
Wisconsin, for chairmaTy OF the Republican
caucus.
The Republican members OF the Senate
finance committee, who AVE been consider
ing plans for securing tHs approval by Con-
gress OF the Cuban reciprocity treaty. have
practically agreed on she procedure. but
they are almost certain shat a stormy time~
will follow the discussiosl OF the subject in
the Senate, no matter "a what form IL is
presented Senators Aldrfch. Allison. Spoon
er and Patt devoted a Greater part Of to-
day in discussing the s,toJect. and tonight
were I'm conference wiis members OF the
House ways and neanh committee. The
original suggestion by tSome members or
the House that "A bill bi proposed emDody-
ing all the items upon which concessions 10
Cuba To be made HIS been abandoned
as altogether unnecessary, and the only
question 10 be determiiked is whether the
approval OF the treaty will be made by a
resolution with a preamble citing the facts
which led up TO the prefent situation. The
senators admit that the tnly idea they have
In taking this course if 10 prevent Demo-
I Gratis i'm the Senate taxing advantage OF
the situation with pr8tracted tariff dis
cussion and amendments intended TO COM
plicate the situation III opening up the
| whole tariff subject III plan can be de-
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