The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-28
MILEAGE ALLOWANCE Is
NOW WORRYING MANY
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Doubt Expressed as to Whether
They Should Be Paid for What
Was Not Done.
FINE POINT AT ISSUE
Did the Short Time Between Ses-
sions Entitle Members to Draw
Travel Pay?
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

1
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-While the Sen
| ate is debating the question whether ap-
| pointments by President Roosevelt could be
made during the infnitesmal space Of time
| alleged to have elapsed between the end of
| the recent extra session of Congress and the
present regular session. the House is on the
point of graphing with the problem. The
| members Of the House will be called on to
determine which is the more important con-
| sututional question-that involved in a con-
| structive recess between the extra session
and the regular session, or whether members
| shall draw mileage on account of the special
| session? The mileage allowance to the men,
| oers amounts in an aggregate to $145,000. and
| members draw all the way from few dol
| lars up to more than $1,000 each. Members
| from the Northwestern States draw the
| average about $50 each, the rate of mileage
| being 20 cents a mile based on the dis
| lance of their homes from the federal
| capital by the nearest usual routes of
| travel. The members are worrying about
the question whether they shall vote TO re-
| ceive mileage for the extra session, al
| though only a few Of them went home be-
| fore the regular session opened. 1t de-
| velops that as the committee on appropria-
| tons has reported in favor of paying the
money, contest is certain to arise. Mr..
Littlefield. of Maine, one OF the ablest law
| yers in the House, asserts that there is not
a scintilla Of law on the statute books au-
| thorizing the payment of mileage for any
session, and that the whole business has
been a grab from 1874 down to the present
time. 1t is a question that touches the
members dearly and the debate will be fol-
| lowed with great interest.
|
'Terre Haute is a good town and May
| good time to hold a convention" said Rep
resentative Holiday, in commenting upon
the place and time designated for the Fifth
| district convention. Mr.. Holiday will not
| go to Indiana for several weeks, probably
not until May !.
DR.. Sol Dickey. head of the Winona Pres
byterian Assembly, is in Washington. He
called at the Department of Agriculture to-
day and induced Secretary Wilson to de-
tail government expert to give instruc-
tons in agriculture at Winona Secretary
of the board of trustees of the assembly,
and promised TO deliver a speech at WI
mona on farmers day.
The postoflce at Winona has been adj
vanced to the presidential class. DIR.
by increased TO $1,000 year.
Floyd Woods of Indianapolis, is expected
here this week. He will arrive just about
the time that Chairman Goodrich and Har-
ry Starr, of Richmond put in an appear
ance.
1t is unofflcially announced at the De-
partment of Justice that Horace Speed,
of Indianapolis United States district at
tOrney of Oklahoma, will be reappointed
unless the civil suit instituted in Pawnee
county is against him. Mr. Speeds term
| expired several DAYS ago. but action has
been deferred pending a decision by the
| territorial court.
Representative Holiday has recommend
ed j. N. Harris for appointment as post
master at TOWNSVILLE, Clay county.
State Senator Eben Wolcott, of White
county, arrived in Washington to-day. He
comes to urge the secretary of the interior
to confirm leases of oil lands in Indian Ter
ritory secured by the Indian Territory De-
velopment Company, in which number OK
prominent Indiana people, including Gov
| ernor Durbin and Harry S. New are in
| terested. II is understood that Mr. Wolcott
| also desires TO confer with Judge Crum-
| packer relative to conditions in his sena-
torial district. Senator Wolcott states that
|
| Tenth district is overwhelmingly in favor
of President Roosevelt's nomination.
Authority has been granted for the or
ganization of the First National Bank of
Shirley, Ind. capital $4,000. John r. Kit
terman. ]. NJ. Edwards, w. w. Beeson. l..
a. Johnson and j. NJ. Johnson are named as
| incorporatOrs.
81 feel rather lonesome in the company
of so many brigadiers," said Representative
Holiday. AS far the Fifth district mem
Der has been able to ascertain ne is the
only member of the House who served as
| a private in the civil war. "Of course" he
said. II have picked up a number of titles
| since coming here. l am major or colonel
by courtesy, but am not entitled to the
rank. As strange as it may SEEM 1 have
met some former Confederates among the
Southern Democrats who lay no claim to
a title"
Rural carriers have been appointed in In
diana follows:
Amboy, Charles B. Rees; substitute. Hazel
Rees Brownsville, Franklin w Murray:
substitute, Charles ]. Smeltzer Chill. An,
drew E. Woolpert; substitute, Frank A
West. Columbia City, Hiram L. Mosher,
Edwin L. Carly, Wesley w. Allen. lee
Aker, Joe Archer, Lee f. Johnston Willard
V. Foster, John r. Hess; substitutes Del
NOR V. Mosher. Frank Schmitt. George w
IET
Lawrence, Franklin S. Sharp, Clarence A.
Hess. Denver, John II. Raber: substitute
Chester n. Buck. Knightstown Samuel
p. Hiatt; substitute, Anderson s. Level
Larwill, Burton +. White, Thomas T. Dar-
iels. Earl E. Brown; substitutes Charles g
White, c Scott Rolf, David BridenthaI
McGrawsville, George Powell: substitnto
. Warren Powell Macy, Frank l. Belt: sIIb.
stitute, William II. Day. Mexico w Ofto
Scott; substitute Daniel A Scott Miami
AlOnzo c Burns; substitute, William Dve
Middletown, Jonathan Brattain; substitute
! John w. Caady; MoOreland Henry II
s Moore; substitute. James Ledbetter Mount
: Summit, Jasper Emmons; substitute I'D.
ward Emmons. New Lisbon. William C.
Crawford; substitute, Joseph NJ Lacy
= North Grove Burr E. York; substitute
Z Charles I. York Peru, Charles r. Keller
: Arthur I. Rankin, Elmer L. Bell. UPTON A
friend, John +. Smith. James w Brooks,
substitutes, Otto o. Keller Willis Brock
7 Emma Bell John Davis Pliny Smith Rns.
sci Cox. Pettysville. Damon B. Fouts: sinh.
stitute, John Ensley Shirley IpmueI a
] Steffey; substitute, Newman c. Steffey.
5 Civil-service examinations will be held a,
: Indianapolis, Evansville. Fort WAYNE and
j. Lafayette, March and 3, to secure eliei
s bles from which to make certification To I'll
= a vacancy in the position of miscellan eou.
e | cOmputer at the United States naval oh
d | servatory. The department states thar com
j puters are paid by the hour and earn from
$500 10 $1,000 year.
n Frank Estep, of Danville, Ind, who holds
, | t,,a