The Indianapolis journal., 1892-05-28

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| MINOR MATTERS
| Ex-Treasurer Huston Calls on the President
| -He VIII Go to Minneapolis.
| Special to the Indianapolis JonrnaL
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Hon. j. n. Hus-
ton. J. II. Fearis and Samuel w. Beck. Of
Connersville. are in the city on business
connected with the establishment of a
fuel-gas plant here. Mr.. Huston called at
the White House this afternoon. and spent
an hour socially with President Harrison.
During the latter part of the afternoon
and evening his apartments at the Ebbitt
were throDged with friends. quite all of
whom insisted that he should be the Indi-
ana gubernatorial candidate. Mr. Huston
will 20 to Minneapolis to work for the re.
| nomination of the President Immediately
after tho marriage of his daughter, Miss
Carlysle. on June /. He Is confident of the
Presidents denomination, and believes it
| to be the duty of all good Republicans in
the State who can conveniently do so TO
attend the convention. Hc leaves WASH
| ington for home on Sunday.
The President's Trip to Rochester.
WAsHINGTON. May 27-Final arrange
| ments have been completed for the Presi-
| dents trip 10 Rochester, and he will leave
here tomorrow morning at o'clock. on the
Pennsylvania road. arriving at Rochester
| at in the evening The President will be
| accompanied by Secretary Noble.
| Representatives, Blount. Outhwaite.
Lockwood. Hooker. Henderson. Raines
| Burrows, f. Il. Taylor of Ohio,
General and Mrs. schofeld. Secre-
| The Presidents train Will arrive at Elmlra
| at 800 p. NJ. where a stop will be made for
short time. and 1t Is possible the Presi-
| dent may make very few remarks. Sun
| Monday the President will make q short
address at the Decoration day exercises,
| leaving Rochester for Washington that
| night or Tuesday.
Proposed Change i'm Newspaper Postage.
WASHINGTON. May 27.-A bill fixing the
rate of postage on semi-weekly and tri-
weekly publications mailed at certain free
delivery offices was authorized to be ia
forably reported by the House committee
| on postoffices to-day. 1t provides that the
rate of postage on newspapers, excepting
| weeklies and periodicals not exceeding
two ounces in weight, when deposited for
| delivery by carriers, shall be uniform at
| cent each. Periodicals weighing more
than two ounces shall be subject. when de.
livered by carriers. to n postage of cents
| each. In cities of less than 10000 popua-
| tiOn having free delivery offices. semi
weekly and tri-weekly publications may
| be delivered by carriers upon paynentAy
the publisher of the pound rate of postage
| thereupon, as provided for weekly publica-
| tlOps at letter carrier offices.
Liberal Agricultural Appropriations
| WASHINGTON. May 27.-The agricultural
appropriation bill was completed TO- day by
the House committee on agriculture, and
will be reported To the House early next
week. 1t appropriates $50. 500 more than
the bill of last year. One million dollars is
appropriated to carry out the provisions of
the mest-inspection law, which is half q
J million dollars in excess OF the apprOpria-
/ tion for the current year for the purpose
| Secretary Rusk secures S5.000 being $500
| more than the current APPROPRIATION, to
| enable him to continue his work of ascer-
| tanning the feasibility of creating foreign
| demand for additional agricultural prod
| ucts OF the United States.
| General Notes.
| Special 70 the Indanapoii Journal
| WASHINGTON, May Ell. Perkins was
to-day appointed postmaster at Goeglein,
| Allen county. vice G. Z. Goeglein. removed.
| Representative Brookshire has returned
from Indiana.
James Briggs, of Sullivan. is at the
Howard.
Mrs. John r. Leonard and daug te rs left
last night for Indianapolis. where they will
remain during the coming summer. They
| Will stop Oft for q week at Cambridge City,
| Wayne county.
Mr.. Herbert. of Alabama, from the COM
| mittee oh naval affairs. reported to the
| House to-day. with tho recommendation
that il pass the bill increasing the number
of enlisted men who may at one time be en-
O. N
! 1t is not improbable that the ways and
means committee will re port a bill making
important revlsIons of the iron and metal
schedule within q short time.
The Senate to-day confirmed Mai. Fred &.
Ainsworth to be chief of the record and
pension office of the War Department with
the rank of colonel; Thomas +. Wilson.
United states attorney for Arizona; Z. B.
| Earhart. United States attorney for the
Eastern district of Louisiana. and Mrs.
Adellne NJ. Bunker. postmistress at Geneva,
III.
Senator Wilson to- day reported to the
Senate from the Judiciary committee bill
| providing that no person shall be excused
| from testifylng in criminal cases based
upon ahy alleged violations of the inter
| state-commerce law. for the reason that hi is
testimony might tend TO crImlnate himself
| or subject MN TO penalty. Exception how
| ever Is made in the ease ot perjury.
Secretary Foster and party of friends
left here this evening for fow days fish
ing of Cape Charles
Lou Hendrckson and son left for Indian
aDol;s tonight
Z. T.. Gray, OF Indiana. is at the Randall.
Nicholas Groesbeck. of Salt Lake City.
L. T., polygamIst who has served two
terms IN the peuitentiary the last time he
ing pardoned by President Harrison on his
promise 10 obey the laws has been sent
enced to one years imprisonment hy Jud ue
Zane on conviction for third time. He