Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
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FOR MEAsUKE.
OPPOSITION A BOOMERANG
Those Who Have Fought Bill Have
in Reality Helped It-Other
News from Washington.
(By A. w. Tracy.)

Representative Crumpacker is one OF
the Indiana members of congress who
believes that the Indiana federal
court bill will become a@law yet this
session He says he 8 is confident
that the committee of the judiciary
of the House is going to report the
bill favorable and he has great hopes
of getting it through the House. IT
it gets through the House there
won't be much trouble in the Senate
with the measure.
Mr.. Crumpacker says he believes
that the Indianapolis opposition has
really been help for the bill instead
of the contrary, for it has clearly
demonstrated to the committee that
Indianapolis wants to be selfish in
the matter and permit the rest Of the
people of the state to- suffer. In
making a report the con1nittse ism t
going to overlook the fact that the
people of the entire state, outside of
Indianapolis, are makings a demand
through their representatives, in the
House for such a measure. By fight
ing it, the Indianapolis lawyers are
showing petty spirit and the com
mittee has been quick to see it.
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Representative Crumpacker says
that he believes the statehood meas
ure will be fought out again in the
House and that the members will
not agree to the Senate amendments.
He is rather Of the opinion that it
will yet be thrown into q conference
Of both houses and there is no telling
what it will look like when con-
ference gets through with it. If
careful work is not done with it the
effect will be to- kill the entire meas
ure and this would be hard on the
people of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory who are clamoring so hard for.
Joint statehood.
1t is said that Quartermaster Gen
eral Humphrey and Military Secre-
tary General Ainsworth, Of the war
department, are contemplating a Wis
it to indianapolis this coming sum-
mer to view the work on the new
army post there in the course Of con-
struction.
Charles A. McGonagie, of Muncie,
who is the senior deputy auditor of
the post Office department, is being
mentioned as a successor to j. j. Nc
Carty, the auditor who has just ten
dered his resignation. Mr.. McGon-
agile has been in the service less than
year. but is making most. efficient
record, and is very popular with the
postoffice authorities. ..z
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Representative CLANCY has intro
duced two petitions signed by 142
citizens of Elnora, protesting against
the bill which proposes to prohibit
the handling of money orders and
registered letters in postoffices on
Sundays and the bill making Sunday
a day of rest in the District of Co
lumbia.
The Commercial club of New AL
bany. through Adam Hemberger,
president, has memorialized congress
in favor of consular reform bill.
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| The Rev. 2. T. Sweeney, of Colum-
bus, Indiana, who is filing the pulpit
jof the Vermont Avenue Christian
church in this city during the alb
sence of the regular pastor, is draw
ing large crowds out to hear him
each Sunday. Mr.. Sweeney holds
the Office of State fish commissioner
in Indiana, and is man of versa.
tility. He is not only minister OF
the gospel, but has had an extensive
political career. At one time ae
was Consul General at Constantine.
pie, where he acquired perfect un.
derstanding of the Turks and theil
customs. As pulpit orator, he has
la forcible and unique style of ora,
itory that charms his audiences.