The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
TRIBUTE IN SENATE TO
ROBERT ]. TRACEWELL
Senator Spooner Is Thanked by
Mr.. Fairbanks for Praising
the Controller.
NOTES ABOUT INDIANIANS

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April "a well-deserved
tribute TO an Indiana man was one of the
interesting feature of this afternoons pro-
ceedings in the United States Senate. Sem
ator Spooner. of Wisconsin. a constitu-
tional lawyer of great ability, paused in the
midst of his speech on the postoffice appro-
priation bill to rebuke the captious critics
of the administration on the Democratic
side. He said: Controller Tracewell has
been criticised. / think he is one of the
most able lawyers and one of the most in
flexible public officials in the discharge of
his duty have ever known to be connected
with the government
Senator Fairbanks then remarked; Il
want to thank the senator from Wisconsin
for that tribute to a very able, upright,
incorruptible official"
Senator Spooner replied: THE senator
from Indiana owes me no thanks for CIV
ing to any man his due"
Mr.. 'Tracewell's home is at Corydon. Ind
He was appointed controller on Senator
FairbankS's recommendation. These eX-
pressions of approval from high senatorial
sources are pleasing TO his friends.
Senator Beverage, who has been men,
toned for temporary chairman of the Re-
publican national convention. has told the
President that some one else should pre-
side. 1t Is regarded as practically settled
that ex-Secretary Root Will be temporary
chairman.
The failure of the immigration officials
TO Immediately discharge Mrs. Bashia
Cohen from custody on the recommended
ton of Representative Brick is due to the
law, which is explicit in dealing with such
cases. Mrs. Cohen. whose husband and
children reside in South Bend, is suffering
with trachoma, disease of the eyes, which
Is contagious. The law provides that all
persons suffering with dangerous diseases
shall be deported. The authorities are
lenient in inforcing the statute, and in
cases where examination discloses that the
affection will yield to treatment the pa
tients are placed under the of a physi-
clan at Ellis island. The steamship COM
panies bringing immigrants TO this coun-
try are obliged to pay for the cost of such
medical attention. Mrs. Cohen has been
confined in the hospital at Ellis island for
up the matter with Commissioner General
Sergeant months ago, and recently at his
| request the commissioner made a trip to
| New York to personally look into Mrs.
Cohen's case He brought back the report
| that Mrs. Cohen was improving rapidly
and that the attending physician stated
| about month. Numerous letters have
! been received by Representative Brick urg-
| ing that everything possible be done to Sc
| cure Mrs. Cohen's release.
Civil-service examinations will be held
| in Indianapolis. Evansville, Fort Wayne
and Lafayette May and 4. to secure eligi-
| fill a vacancy in the position Of draughts-
| man in the ordnance department at the
| Rock island arsenal in Illinois.
The President has appointed Hugh S.
Espy to be postmaster at Rising Sun, Ind.
William V. Rocker, of Indianapolis. left
for home this afternoon.
The following Indiana fourth-class post
masters were appointed to-day: Pillington,
| Pleasant Plain, Daniel +. Minton, vice Will
| bert l.. Hamilton, resigned.
|
| Z. B. Hardin, of Lebanon. is an applicant
for a clerkship under the Panama commits
| sion.
Harris B. Weber was appointed rural
carrier and L. d. Weber alternate at Au-
| rora-
| Senator Fairbanks to-day introduced a
memorial of the Dearborn County Medical
| Society asking for legislation to prevent
the adulteration of food and drugs. He also
presented a petition of Kingan & Co., OF
! indianapolis, praying for the passage OF
/ the bill to prevent the fraudulent sale OF
merchandise.
| Representative Cromer introduced a bill
| to correct the military record of William
A. W. Daily, of Company B., Fifth Indiana
| Regiment. and grant him a second lieu
tenants pay.
Senator Beveridge will go to New York
| tomorrow to look after his publishing in
| terests and will be there several days.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Joel, of Valparaiso,
| are visiting here.
1t was announced at the Interior Depart
| ment to-day that on Monday Secretary
| Hitchcock will give his attention TO the oil
leases in the Indian territory. in which
Governor Durbn, Harry s New and other
Indiana capitalists are interested. Tele-
grams on the subject were received to-
nent members of the Indian Territory De
velopment Company. II is understood here
! that nothing now stands i'm the way of a
| speedy approval of the leases, which al
ready have been pronounced entirely reg
ular by the officials of the department
| Miss Lovett. of Anderson. is the guest OF
Miss Halford. of this city This after
noon they received friends informally
Mrs. Fairbanks has gone to Atlantic City
| TO spend a few days.