The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-08

folly of the scheme to dlscredit Mr.. POrters
work is Dir. Fithian, of Illinois. q Demo-
subcommittee.
Mr Nettieton's Probable Successor.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. TIT is very prob.
able that President Harrison will send to
the Senate TINS week-iikely Tomorrow
the name of George NJ. Lam bertson, OF Lin
coin, Neb., to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Assistant Secretary Net
tleton, of the Treasury Department. Mr..
Lambertson is about forty-two years old.
He was at one time United States district
attorney for Nebraska, and has frequently
appeared before the Supreme Court of the
United States in important cases. He was
prominently mentioned for a place on the
Interstate-commerce Commission at the
time of the appointment of Judge McDill.
of Iowa. a year or more ago. Mr.. Lambert
son is an able lawyer and brother-in-law
OF Indian Com missioner Morgan.
No War Vessels on the Lakes.
WASHINGTON. Dec. THE President. to-
day, In answer to resolution, transmitted
so the Senate the report on the agreement
between the United States and Great
Britain concerning armament on the great
an opinion from the State Department as
to whether the arrangement of 1917 is now
held to be in force. The Secretary of State,
in his report to-day, states that the corre-
spondence exchanged IN 1864 shows that 1t
is so regarded. IL does not appear, he says,
that any British or Canadian naval vessels
are now or have been Tor many years sta
toned on the lakes.
No Money for Indiana Public Buildings.
Special to the Indianapolis Journa
WAsHINGToN. Dec. 7.-Representative
Shively introduced bill to-day extending
to the amount of $50, O,O0O, the appro priation
heretofore made for q federal building at
South Bend.
Mr.. Bynum and other Indiana members
having public building bills before the
House say there ia not the least reliability
of action being taken upon measures of
that character at this session of the House.
General Notes.
Special to tho Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Postmaster B. Will
son Smith. of Lafayette, Is in the city on
official business. He attended the funeral
to-day of Gen. b. w. Brice, United States
army, retired, who was q cousih.
j. w. Wilson, well-known attorney of
L -.
home, after closing his report upon Chip.
pewa Indian interests. into which he has
been looking for Uncle Sam.
Representative and Mrs. Waugh arrived
last night for the session. Judge Waugh
was hustling about the executive depart
ments for his constituents. this morning
and when the House convened at noon he
was present.
bill has been introduced in tho Senate
TO pay Ira Bacon. who served in Company
A, Fifty-second Indiana Volunteers. an ad-
ditional bounty of $1,000, Notwithstanding
now a resident of Illinois, but is we'll
known in Indiana.
c. l.. Morris was to-day appointed post
master at DePauw, Harrison county. wee
Z. w. Stone, resigned, and Matte 4. Por-
ter, at Waynstown. Montgomery county,
vice Fannie Williams. resigned.
Senator Calvin S. Brice and Mrs. Brice
and their daughters, Commander j. J.
Brice. u. s. N. and others OF the same FAM
lily, to-day attended the funeral of the late
Gen. w. b. Brice. The Brice family is very
extensive in certain portions of Ohio, the
grandfather of Senator Brice having emf
grated to the State eighty-siX years ago.
Senator Brice's father located near Lima in
1872.
Mr.. Maddy, formerly of Muncie, now the
managing editor of the Cleveland World,
is IN the city, to remain during the session
of Congress. he is accompanied by Mrs.
Maddy, and they will live ut No. 1446 n
street
The Republicans of the Senate held their
first caucus of this session Monday and to-
day the Democrats got together after ad-
jouInment and held a''pow-wow," as Sena-
tor German termed 1t, for an hour or two.
The usual committee ives appointed to de-,
term ne the met thod of proceedin with the
sessions business. with instructions to re-
port at an early day.
Postmaster general Wanamaker has is
sued an order, TO 60 into effect Jan. ]. 1893.
reducing the fee for each picoe, of regis
tered mail matter from 10 to cents.
About two hundred members of the He.
brew rabbis' convention, now in session in
this city. called upon the President this
morning. They were introduced by Mr..
simon Wolff. ex-consul- general to Egypt.
The Treasury Department to-day pur-
chased IA, 600 ounces of silver at 50. 3.200s36 90
cents per ounce.
The board of army engineer officers ap-
pointed to make an examination of the
relative merits of San Pedro and Santa
Monica bays as the site for q proposed
deep water harbor on the Pacific slope. re-
port In favor Of San Pedro.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tion to-day ordered favorable report to
be made upon diplomatic nominations re-
ferred 10 10 yesterday-Messrs. David u.