The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-07
MINOR MATTERS.
The Chinese Minister Has Not Yet Applied
for His Passport. =

The Chinese Minister Has Not Yet Applied
for His Passport y
WASHINGTON. MAY 6-Tho Treasury De-
partment to-day received from the State
Department certified copy OF the new
Chinese exclusion act. New instructions
to collectors of customs, special agents and
others whose duty it will be to enforce the
provisions of the law are now being pre-
pared in the Treasury Department. and
will be issned, probably tomorrow. in the
form OF circular letter OntiI tne new
cials Will be governed by the previous in
structions on the subject.
1t was said at the State Department. this
afternoon, that the Chinese minister had
taken no offc cial notice of the new Chinese
exclusion act so far as that department was
advised. This refutes the report that he
had applied for passports for the nembers
OF the Chinese legation, with view TO the
severance of diplomatic relations with the
United States.
For the Benefi. of Rural Districts
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Representative
Crosby. of Massachusetts,. to-day reported
to the House from the postOffice committee
bill providing that all mail matter here
tofore included in the third and fourth
classes shall. in future, be transported as
third class matter. postage OH which shall
be charged at the rate of cent for every
two ounces. or fraction thereof. The pass
age of the bill, the committee thinks will
benefit every person who has occasion to
use the mails for transporting small
packages. 1t will be particularly advan-
tageous to people in tho rural districts who
have no means of sending or receiving
packages by express, or by other private
conveyances.
M c. L.
agreed TO report favOrably bills appropriat-
ing S100. 900 for the extension of free delivery
in rnral districts and providing for the
Issue of fractional postal notes. The sum
of $4,000 is appropriated to carry out the
provisions of the latter bill.
Money Needed to Run the Courts.
WASHINGTON. May 6-There was to-day
laid before the House o letter from Attor-
ney general Miller, containing ON applica-
tion for urgent deficiency appropriations
to defray the daily expenses of the United
States courts for tho fiscal year 1892. The
amount required IS $685., COO. The necessi-
ties OF the services, says the Attorney gem
eral, require that the urgent deficiency bill
shall be acted upon promptly or that the
courts and their officers be notified that
the government has no money for defray-
ing it's usual expenses for the remainder of
the fiscal year.
General Notes.
special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 6-F. U. Foster. of
Elkhart. Is at the Howard.
The Controller of the Currency has re-
ceived an application for authority to or.
ganize "the Peoples National bank of
Claremont," by F. P. Maynard, of Clare
mont, Ind, and his associates.
E0urfh- claas 0sf m n al to-day An
pointed for Indiana as follows: Granger,
st. Joseph county. A. T. Hagerman; vice
son county, B. NJ. Bledsoe. vice Emma A.
Wells, resigned: Zulu, Allen county, e.
Turnet, vice +. G.. Gladicux. resigned.
The standing committee of press CORE
spondents will begin on Monday an in
curry TO ascertain the reasons for the DIS
missal. under charges of iniIdelity, of Sem
ate Executive Clerk James Il. Young.
The removal of the pOwder-storage boats
from New York harbOr and the ChOctaw
Indian APPROPRIATION were the only sub
jects discussed in the Senate to-day, the re-
malnder of the session boing devoted to
memorial enlogies over the late Senator
Wilson, of Maryland.
An important bill. designed to prevent
the employment on public works of prison
or convict labor. or the products of such
labor, was reported to the House. to-
day. from the labor committee by Repre-
sentative Davis.
Secretary Blame. Secretary Foster and
Mr.. j. Z. Phelps had conference with the
President at the White House this morn.
ing In regard to the Behring sea arbitra.
ton.
The offers of silver TO the Treasury De-
partment to-day aggregated 43l 900 ounces
The amount purchased was 2Sl. .000 ounces
at figures ranging from $40 to S7.15 cents