The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-01
DRAFT FOR FUNDS OF
ELKHART POSTOFF|CE
WILL NOT BE PRESSED
Bills for Postmaster's Relief Are
Pending in Both the Houses
of Congress.
SERVICE PENSION BILL
House Seems to Favor 1t, but the
Senate Does Not-Some DEM.
ocratic Booms.
SERVICE PENSION BILL

SpeciaI 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-word was re-
ceived from Elkhart to-day that the Treas
| urv Department had drawn on w. II. An
derson. postmaster at Elkhart, for $11,000,
ret,resenting the amount of postoffice funds
tied up in the defunct Elkhart bank Bills
for the relief Of the Elkhart postmaster
are pending in both houses, and the Elk
hart people Immediately wired, asking what
to do. Senator Beveridge and Representa-
tive Brick conferred with the authorities.
with the result that it is announced that
the department will not insist on the pay
men of the s11, 900 until some action is taken
in Congress on the measures looking to
Mr.. Anderson's relief
James r. Pro, postmaster at English,
Crawford county, is completely exonerated
by the postoffice inspector who made an
investigation of the charges against his
conduct of the office Postmaster Pro was
charged with pernicious activity in politics
and failure to keep his office open the re-
quired number Of hours. The inspector
| reports that there is no ground for the allie
| cations against the postmaster. Mr.. Pro
makes statement in his own defense: 81
| will admit" he says, that L take time
| enough from my duties to cast my vote"
That Indiana people are interested in
| good roads is shown by the large number
| of letters both Indiana senators are receiv-
| ing daily asking their support of the
| Brownlow good roaGs bill. The bill pro-
| vides for a federal appropriation to be dis
| tributed among the several States to be
| applied to the building Of good roads. The
| passage Of the measure, which, however,
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| Great interest is manifested in the atti-
| tude of Congress toward the proposed serv-
| ice pension law. In the House there is
| strong sentiment for such a measure. In
| fact, it is stated that at a recent conference
| of Speaker Cannon and Representatives
| Dalzell and Hemenway ii was decided that
| a bill should be passed. The pressure for
| a service pension law is tremendous, and
the Republicans are beginning to fear that
| they will be unable to resist it, much as
| they desire at this time to keep appropria-
tionS within reasonable limits While the
| House leaders are inclined to report and
| pass bill no such feeling can be found in
| the Senate. There the powers that be be-
| lieve II is yet too early to enact a service
| pension law. They argue that the present
| pension appropriation bill carries about
| sl45,000OO0 and that before the expenditures
/ are amplfted Congress should await until
/ the appropriations begin to diminish. The
| decision to be reached in this connection
| promises to develop into one of the really
serious problems of this Congress.
| The Senate committee on pensions to-
day authorized a favorable report on the
| pension appropriation bill with an amend
ment increasing TO 500 a month the pen
| sions of veterans who are totally blind as
| result of service in the civil war. This
| amendment will increase the total appro-
| priation under the bill by S201,6
| +
Some weeks ago John E. Lamb, of Terre
| Haute, came East and launched a vice
presidential boom for Maj G. v. Menzies. of
Mt. Vernon. Coincident with the arrival
here of Mr.. Lamb is a boom in his behalf
for the second place on the Democratic
ticket. Representative Maynard, of Vir-
gnia, throws this bouquet at the Terre
| Haute man: II have no sort of hesitation
| in saying that Indiana is the State that
| should be looked to for the vice presidential
| candidate. and 1 have in mind one of her
| best equipped sons, John T.. Lamb. of Terre
Haute, as an ideal candidate for the second
place on the ticket. Mr.. Lamb is a Demo
| crat of national reputation and with
He is by experience and natural ability
| admirably fitted for high office and his
| nomination would be warmly received by
| Democrats everywhere"
| The hope is expressed here that the green
eyed monster will not enter the soul OF
| Major Menzies. The Mt. Vernon man is
still the choice of Mr.. Lamb for the vice
| presidency.
On the recommendation of Representative
| Hemenway a consignment OF arms and
equipment has been ordered shipped to Gull
| yer. Ind, for the use of the students in the
military academy az that place Included in
| the shipment will be 260 Heterogeneous
| sixty revolvers, belts, harness for field
| guns, etc. The school authorities will bt
obliged to give bond for the government
| property.
DR.. Edwin Hughes, of De Pauw Univer-
sity, was the guest of honor at luncheon
given at the Capitol to-day by former Rep.
| resentative Faris of Terre Haute DR.
| Hughes spoke before two large audiences
here yesterday He left for Philadelphia
to-day.
Representative Brick will leave for home
tomorrow. He will remain in the State
until after the district convention, which
meets on March Is.
A general systemeof rural free delivery
will be established in Spencer county som,
time during the current fiscal year. Repre-
sentative Hemenway took up the matter
with the postal authorities to-day.
| The following changes in the officials O
Indiana national banks are announced: TIL
First National Bank of New Harmony, n,
second assistant cashier, In place of w B
! Mulford; the First National Bank of Owens
vale, David Wallace, cashier. in place o
Alex. Emmerson
w. c. Bobbs, of indianapolis, and W. G
Erwin, of Columbus. are among the Indi
ana people in the city.
George a Dobbs was to-day appointed
postmaster at Bell Union. Putnam county
vice Milton G. McAnich resigned
Rural free delivery will be established IL
Indiana as follows:
Corunna, De Kalb county. route No.
| length twenty-five miles; population Al
houses on route. 106.
| Darlington. Montgomery county faddition
al service); length twenty miles: population
S52; houses on routes 207
North Liberty, St. Joseph county (addi
tional service); length twenty-four miles
| population, 5lS; houses on route rs
| Paon, orange county additional service)
length twenty-one miles: population e16
houses on route, 1871
I Selersburg. Clark county additional serv
ice); length twenty-four miles: populotior
90 houses on route 10 j. +. NJ.
To Rent CanceIing Machines
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29-PostmaSte