The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
SENATORS WILL NOT
DELAY POSTOFF|CE BILL
Committee Probably Will Report
the Measure on Wednesday
of This Week.
INDIANA POSTMASTERS
POSTMASTERS
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March 2S.-Prompt &C
ton will be takeE by the Senate committee
in reporting the postoffice appropriation
bill. In fact, the Senate committee Is ex-
hibiting a haste in this matter which can
not be understood With adjournment more
than a month away. it Is stated by men,
bers of the committee that nothing can be
permitted which shall in any way interfere
with the plans of the leaders to get away
from Washington as soon as possible Inc
determination of the committee to get the
bill into the Senate by Wednesday is prob
ably due to the fact that hearings nave
been asked on several features of the meas
ure which were a matter of controversy In
the House. Senator Beverage is taking an
active interest in the amendment In the
bill relating TO rural carriers. This feature
of the bill has not yet been acted on by
the committee 1t will be reached to-mor-
row. While the Senate committee may
substitute the Alger amendment Tor the
one passed by the House, IL Is believed
here the Senate is opposed to agency priv
ileges and will follow the lead or the
ment permits publishers to make contracts
with the carriers.
The secretary of war to-day communi-
Gated to the House the report Of Col. G.
J. Lydecker on the project for the improve
ment of the Ohio river, below the mouth
Of Green river. with a view to the construc-
ton OF a navigable dam, so as to make a
harbor at Henderson, KY, and Evansville,
Ind. and a depth of six feet at those
places. AS heretofore stated in these dis
patches the report is adverse. Colonel
1ydecker concludes that the interests of
navigation at present do not require the
construction of lock and dam below the
mouth of Green river for the purposes
named and that IL Is not advisable to un-
dertake work at this time. Notwithstand-
ing this report Representative Hemenway
will place the whole matter before the COM
mittee on rivers and harbors at the next
session with a view to securing an appro-
priation for the project.
Indiana postmasters appointed: Andy
Cline, at Boxley, Hamilton county, vice Will
liam Wright. resigned Martha M. Lesley.
at HadIey. Hendrick county. vice Ezra
Bales. resigned: Robert T. Groves. at Tob-
insport. Perry county. vice Quintilius
Groves. resigned, and Jacob F. House, at
Turner, Clay county. vice Charles f.
0ackel, resigned.
Rural carriers have been appointed in In
diana as follows: KAPPA, John F. Campbell
Ida F.. Campbell. Charles H. Price and
Oscar s. Price: Russiaville, Clarence Nc
Coy and T. Bishop.
Lincoln Bierly, Of Goshen. is a candidate
for the United States consuiship at Mexico
City, vice Consul Barrow, resigned. Mr.
Bierly IL Endorsed by Representative Brick
and other memoirs OF the indiana dolega-
ton.
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Representative Zencr to-day introduced
q bill extending the provisions CT the pen
sion laws to the Indiana state militia
known as the Indiana legation, and to the
widows. children and dependent relatives
of the deceased me nbers of chat organiza-
ton.
Senator Fair ranks has received an invi-
tation to address ,he Mount Vernon College
at Alliance, o.. on June 81 JE NJ