The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-03
Richmond T.. HObsOn Advanced Ten
Numbers on List of Naval COnstruc-
tors as Reward for Heroism.
DEWEY NOW A FULL ADMIRAL
BILL SIGNED BY PRESIDENT M'KIN-
LEY LATE LAST NIGHT.
Senator Geo. Gray, of Delaware, Menu
ber of the Late Peace COmmis issiOn,
to BE Appointed Federal Judge.

WASHINGTON, March 2-The status of
the appropriation bills tonight is: All the
bills have passed the House. All but the
following have passed the Senate and have
been or are ready to be sent to the Presi-
dent: Rivers and harbors, sundry civil,
naval. District of Columbia, deficiency and
army. The deficiency has been reported to
the Senate and the army is being considered
by the Senate committee. The other four
bills are in conference.
The river and harbor conferees adjourned
shortly after 10 o'clock tonight until to-
morrow morning at 10. having been unable
TO agree. Chairman Frye, of the Senate
conferees said: I'VE have been unable to
agree. That is all there is to say
He was asked: lis there any prospect of
agreement
II can't say" he replied 1T looks very
dubious.
The conferees discussed the different
propositions and counter propositions that
have been made regarding the Nicaragua
canal BILL but upon adjournment tonight
the House conferees as a whole refuse TO
allow any declaration for a Nicaragua canal
| in the bill, although Mr.. Burton is willing
| TO have a declaration of policy and a liberal
appropriation for commission TO select the
| best route. The Senate conferees offered
| proposition looking to an investigation as to
| the best route and leaving the selection to
a commission, but insisting that provision
| should be made for beginning work. Be-
! tween the conferees there is still a wide
| difference, and no member of the confer
| ence will predict an adjustment tomorrow.
| Some OF the big questions in the bill have
| been settled. The Senate provisions for the
| harbors at New York, Philadelphia and Bal
| timore will be retained. There is a sharp
| fight over the reservoirs of tie headwaters
| of the Missouri river, the indications being
| that the Senate will yield. 1t was also
stated that the House conferees refused to
accept the Senate amendments for improve
ments in Oregon, known as the Yaquina
bay and Columbia river boat railway prof.
ects, and they would have to be COM
| promised.
AT II o'clock tonight, when the conferees
on the sundry civil appropriation bill ad-
| journed, they stated that they had not yet
reached final agreement They had. how
ever, cleared away many of the items of
disagreement, although the most important
subjects. including the Paris exposition and
| the Pacific cable, were still open. There
| had been some prospect that the exposition
item of S1,2e0,0OO would be compromised at
N,O0O,OO0 but when the conferees separated
they said this item still unadjusted
Even on the lesser agreements already
reached the arrangement is tentative and
subject to revision tomorrow. The con-
ferees begin work again tomorrow morning
The amendment which Senator Hans
brough offered to the army reorganization
BILL and which became part of that meas
ure, prohibiting officers or soldiers from
| selling Intoxicating drinks in any post or
| exchange was more far-reaching than first
! appeared. 1t goes further and prohibits any
| other person from selling such liquors in
any encampment or any place used for mill
| tary purposes. This will exclude liquors
from all military reservations.
| The President to-day sent these nomina-
tions 10 the Senate: Vivian j. Fagin.
marshal for the Southern district of Ohio:
Elias r. Monfort, postmaster at Cincin-
rati, o.; Assistant Naval Constructor Rich
mond p. Hobson, to be advanced ten num-
bers from No. of the list of assistant naval
constructors, to be No S on list of naval
constructors for extraordinary heroism:
Capt. w. T. Forbes. FTfty-eighth Infantry,
to be major; First Lieut.. Julius A. Schulke.
First Regiment Volunteer Engineers. assist
major; Capt. Z. C. Carter, assistant sur
geon, to be surgeon. with rank of major;
Albert Gaylor. postmaster at Mishawaka
|
The Senate in executive session to-day con-
| firmed these nominations: David d. Shelby, of
Alabama, United States circuit judge, Fifth
judicial district; Vivian j. Fagin, marshal
for the Southern district of Ohio. Surveyors
of Customs-Lewis Voight, sr.. port of Gin
cinnati. o.; Cadet Taylor. Omaha. Neb, !:
Lafayette Redmon. Des Moines, Ia. William
Small. District of Columbia, to be consul at
! Collingwood. Ontario; B. II. Sullivan, of
! Plankinton, S. D., register of the land
office at Peavy. Alaska; Rolan C. Nichols,
/ of Wapakoneta, o., receiver of public
moneys at Peavy. Alaska. F. B. Myer, post
master at Rensselaer,, Ind. Also a number
of promotions in the army.
The Senate. in executive session. took up
the Sampson-Schley cases and discussed
| them briefly Senator Butler moved to con-
slider the nomination of Admiral Schley in
| dependently of the other nominations, but
| il being apparent that no quorum pres
ent, the Senate went into open session. The
motion remains pending and will be pressed
| by Senator Butler at the next executive
session The greater part of the session to-
day was devoted to unobjected nominations
/
The President has approved bills as fol-
lows; For the investigation Of leprosy in the
United States for the purchase Of sites for
public buildings ar Hastings and Norfolk
Neb.: for public buildings at Butte City.
Mont; Joplin. Mo-; Seattle. Wash: Oak
land, Cal; Beaumont Tex; Abilene. Tex.
Salt Lake City. Utah; Fergus Falls, Mimi.
Blair. Neb.: Elgin. ILL.,; Jackson. Miss;
Menominee. Mich; increase cost at Omaha,