The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27

would unmask and make clear to the dull
est comprehension their real purpose and
intention as 10 the payment Of government
oblig.. tions, a purpose and intention which
would drive gold out Of circulation, con-
tract the currency unsettle all values and
disturb and disarrange all business inter-
ests and enterprises. The other would rob
their declaration of its power for evil and
leave the whole matter substantially where
it is now
The Senate may have to also vote on an
amendment which will give the silverites
still more trouble than the Nelson PROPOSE
ton. 1t may have to vote squarely on an
amendment offered by some sound-money
Republican for the purpose of bringing the
silver men right squarely up to the issue
IL its most unpleasant and obnoxious form,
directing the secretary of the treasury to
pay the obligations of the government in
silver. The mover of such amendment
would, of course, vote against it himself,
and it would remain to be seen how many
of the free silverites who are masquerading
as bimetallists would act when they have
to face this propc sition..
The House committee on territories took
the action to-day which was foreshadowed
Al bACSc dispatches ldSl week, Q6ClQlIB by
a strict party vote against the Arizona
New Mexico and Oklahoma statehood bills.
In The opinion Of the Republican members
of the committee, these Territories are not
yet entitled to admission to the sisterhood
of States, and besides the jack-rabbit and
lava districts of the far West already have
a superabundant representation in the SEN
ate of the United States. A region west
of the Missouri with a smaller population
and not half the material interests of New
York or Pennsylvania have six or eight
times the voting strength of either of these
two great commemorative and to-day hold
the veto power in that body, blockading
successfully legislation demanded by four
fifths of the intelligent population of the
country The admission of Arizona, New
Mexico or Oklahoma or any of these Ter
ritories would italicize this unfortunate
and unjust condition.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tions to-day considered informally the bill
authorizing the Incorporation of the inter-
national bank, and Senator Foraker was
authorized to introduce a bill on behalf of
the committee. In most respects the bill
agreed upon is identical with the House bill,
but there are some important differences.
One of these increases the period of sue
cession from twenty to fifty years. An
other change authorizes the institution to
purchase shares of foreign corporations
The branch offices in Mexico, the West In
dies and Central America are made obliga-
tory instead of OPTIONAL in the House
bill. failure to comply with this provi-
sion Will work the forfeiture of the charter
The report of the majority of the Senate
oIoa
the Corbett case was presented to the SEN
ate to-day by Senator Caffery. The COM
mittee recommends that Mr.. Corbett be not
given seat in the Senate. The Oregon
Legislature the report says, deliberately re-
fused to perform any Of the functions with
which they were charged, one of the most
important being the election of a successor
to Senator Mitchell, and the precedents are
against the seating of an appointee when
the legislature has had an opportunity TO
elect. Senator Pettus concurs in the con-
clusion, but files a separate opinion. he
takes the position that the decision in the
Mantle case controls in this. Mr.. Hoar pre-
scented the minority views, sustaining Mr..
Corbett's claim to a seat.
70 quiet the fears of timid people, it may
be stated that within the last four or five
years $2S,000,C00 has been spent on our coast
defenses and fortihcations, $lS.O00000 of that
amount having been expended within the
last two years. Our most important har-
bors are vastly better protected against
hostile fleets than any except those espe-
cially informed dream Of This fact is men,
toned to counteract the effect of mass
of misleading information which has been
given out lately on that subject
The Civil-service Commission to-day is
sued its schedule of examinations for the
spring of 1893. Examinations will be held
at Indianapolis on the following dates:
March Is and IS and April 25 at Fort
Wayne April Is and %; at Evansville.
April Is.