The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24

Totals 44.o55.27S 675.1iS.7O5 15.S
b. S. Platt. enrolling clerk of the Senate
has prepared a statement on the work Of
the last Congress. The statement shows
that 1457 bills and joint resolutions became
laws, out of a total of is, i6S introduced i'm
both houses. OF the measures introduced.
26OS were presented in the House. and 5,SSI
i'm the Senate OF those which became laws,
942 originated in the House. and 515 in the
Senate. There were only two direct vetoes
during the Congress- one of these applying
to a Senate bill. and the other to a House
measure. There were, i'm addition to these,
four pocket vetoes-bills which failed TO be-
come laws because they were not approved
by the President The record shows that the
Senate passed LIB of its own bills and that
the House acted favorably on only 5l7, or
fewer than half of them, while of the 1,0S1
House bills passed by the House. the Sen
ate acted favorably $40. A larger num-
ber of bills were introduced than in any
previous Congress.
A statement has been prepared at the
Treasury Department showing the kinds of
tea the number of packages and quantity
passed and rejected at the leading tea-im-
porting ports of the United States during
the calendar year 1885, 1t appears that the
number of pounds rejected. under the act OF
March 2, 1897, and previous acts, were as
follows: New York, LAG, 200; San Francisco
| 173,3S4; Port Townsend, Wash, 121. .727; Chi
cago. 5O,261; st. Paul, q, 1892; Portland. Ore.
| 1893; Philadelphia, COO; Boston, 200; Balti-
| more, 200; total rejected, 1,S5S,373 pounds.
The amount admitted to entry during the
| year was approximately. 6S.0i0,S6 pounds.
| Under date of March 13 Admiral Sampson
has received from the President the follow
| ing reply to his letter of March 9:
MY Dear Sir-I am in receipt of your
| very considerate letter of the 9Th inst. in
| which you express desire that without
reference to your own interests, the other
naval officers who rendered such con-
| spicuous service in the naval campaign in
| the West Indies may have the advancement
which you recommended for them, and i'm
which you ask nothing for yourself l high
| ly commend this disinterested action on
| your part. Let me assure you that l have
the highest appreciation of your services
| naval forces during the Spanish war in
| blockading Cuba. cooperating with the
| army. directing the movements of the great
| number or vessels under your orders and
| at last after the most effective prepara-
| ton. consummating, with the gallant Off
| GERS and men under your command. the de-
| struction of the Spanish fleet 1t was in
| recognition of your services and of your
| great skill that / recommended you to the
Senate for the advancement which you had
earned
| Senator Fairbanks is trying to have the
16oth Indiana sent directly home foI
muster-out after landing without going to
Camp Meade for detention purposes. Sena-
tor Hanna wants the Sixth Ohio treated the
same way while Secretary Alger is inter
ested in the Thirty-first Michigan. How
| ever, all Northern volunteer regiments
coming from Cuba will be treated alike. II
any are sent to the detention camp at CamT
Meade all will be. If any are excepted al
will be. -
Private Jackson T.. Javens Company T.
ne-hundred-and-si first Indiana. now a
Alliance, o., is honorably discharged from
the service. Corporal Allen Parker. Com
pany A. Observation-Disclosures Indiana
is discharged. .
To-day's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance
s2Sl.1iS,Ss5; gold reserve, s242.2ilS66.
In the Evansville postofice Albert ]
Cutler, clerk, has been promoted: Walter S
Woods appointed registry clerh, and Charlie
o. Walkupe temporary distributor.
julius Chinden was to-day appointed let
ter carried at Shelbyville in place of Harr!
Cummins. =
James A. McNath, of indianapolis. IA
been promoted from third to second-clas
| letter carrier. .
The following Indianians have been admit
ted tc practice before the Interior Depart
ment as attorneys: Foster Davis, Fair
mount; William II. Eiler. Warsaw.
1t is expected that the army beef inqur
board will go to New York the last OF thi
| week. III is the intention to examine Off
GERS and men of the regiments now in New
York before they go TO San Francisco
| notably the Thirteenth Infantry