The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-21


plains that his every action or omission Of
action is misconstrued, and his motives
given sinister color To a friend who asked
the speaker what he would do If he left
Congress he made the eulIen reply: "Id
take the first train out of Washington" 1t
is known that Mr.. Reed has received several
fiattering business offers during the last
three years, and that he has seriously
weighed the advisability of accepting one of
them His admirers, however, will endeavor
to hold him in Congress for while.
The Economic Postage Association bill
stuck It's head up in the House to-day, only
to get knocked out. This was a formidable
scheme for allowing business houses to send
out and return postal cards addressed, and
to pay only on those that are used. The op-
position was based on the theory that the
scheme should be put into operation by the
government If at all and not farmed out to
corporation or TO individuals And then
the measure was championed by Representa-
tive Loud, Of California, easily the most un-
popular man in the House. That had a lot
to do with the defeat Of the proposition.
It is stated that President Mckinley has
determined to reward several general Off
GERS for gallantry during the Cuban and
Philippine operations. Upon the retirement
of Orig. Gen. NJ. P. Miller, on March 16,
Col. Z. V. Sumner, now brigadier general
of volunteers, will be appointed brigader
general in the regular army. No reward
can be given to Major General Otis until
after June 16 1900 unless the army reor-
ganition bill shall pass General Otis holds
| only the rank Of brigadier general in the
regular service. He will be appointed
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on June 16, 1900, of Major
General Wesley Merritt, but the Presi-
dent would like to confer promotion upon
him sooner should he have the opportunity
to do So General Otis will be the next
major general of the regular service ap-
pointed. So"
Private Hampden Alternately Company A,
Third North Carolina Volunteer Infantry,
having been tried and found guilty of man
slaughter by a general court-martial con-
vened at Camp Haskell, Macon Ga, has
been sentenced to be dishonorably dis
charged from the service of the United
States and to be confined in Leavenworth
Penitentiary for fifteen years.
1t is stated on authority that Mr.. Robert
P. Porters trip abroad has no connection
with the government. On his recent return
from Cuba Mr.. Porter declined for the
present to accept another government mis-
sion, stating that it was his purpose to go
abroad for few weeks on private business.
Ex-Governor Thomas Clement Fletcher,
of Missouri, suffered a stroke Of apoplexy
in Wilard's Hotel to-day and now lies at
| the Emergency Hospital in a serious condi-
ton on account of his age, having cele-
brated his seventy-frst birthday Jan. q
last. The chances for his recovery are re-
garded as small. He has been in bad health
for some time past:
The German ambassador at Washington
has notified the State Department that an
international veterinary congress will be
held at Paden Aug. to IA, 1899. The sub
jects to be discussed include the treatment
for and prevention of various diseases in
animals. %%*
Consul John G. Covert has written from
Lyons to the State Department an interest
ing letter upon the new uses of glass. In it
he tells of pavements of ceramic stone, or
| devitr1fied glass; which have been laid on
principal street thoroughfares in Lyons and,
which, under heavy and continuous traffic
for several months have shown no greater
deterioration than marks the similar life of
stone pavements. He says glass is being
crystal, and is being widely used for build
ings and interior decorations, much as cut
stone The new material possesses all the
intrinsic qualities, physical and chemical. of
| glass, except the transparency. and at the
same time is made to resist crushing frost,
| heavy shocks and to stand usage. A
| proposition to erect glasshouse or lunin-
Gus palace at the Paris exposition next year
will likely be pushed and the building will
| present completely the possibilities of glass
as a structural material.
The proposed constitutional amendment
against admitting polygamists to Congress
was favorably acted on to-day by the House
committee on election of President and Vice
President. The joint resolution for this pur-
pose was introduced by Mr.. Capron, of
Rhode Island. who will make thg report
The title of the resolution follows: Pro
| posing amendments to the Constitution pro-
hibiting polygamy within the United States
and all places subject to their jurisdiction,
| and disqualifying pOlygamists for election Is
senator's or representatives in Congress-"
| The resolution submits to the legislatures
of the several States an amendment to the
| sections of the Constitution giving the age
and other requirements of senators and rep
resentatives SO that polygamy shall be in
cluded as d bar to service. A. new article
(XVD of the Constitution also is provided,
as follows:
Section l. Polygamy shall never exist
within the United States or any place sub
ject to their jurisdiction.
Sec. 2. Congress shall have power to
make all needful laws to enforce this article
and punish its violation
The advance guard Of the North Atlantic
squadron, composed of the flagship New
York and the battle ship Indiana, arrived at
the Bermudas to-day and reported to the
Navy Department by cable. Admiral Samp-
son also stated that William J. Brownley,
a first-class gun captain, was swept over
board last Friday morning from the Indiana.
He was born in 1872 at Drammen, Norway.
and enlisted in 1893. The squadron was be-
tween three and four days in making the
trip from New York to the Bermudas owing
to terrible weather. They will proceed to
Havana. *"*
The following nominations were to-day
confirmed in the executive session of the
Senate: VIM. b. Howell. of New Jersey, TO
be general appraiser of merchandise; Horace
A. Taylor, of Wisconsin, to be assistant
secretary of the treasury TO succeed William
B. Howell; Col. Marcus p. Miller Third
Artillery, to be brigadier general
Secretary Alger and Secretary Wilson,
with Major Hopkins, military aid to the