The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-01

figures can be found" The Navy Depart
ment Immediately sent the telegram over
TO the chief of engineers at the War De-
partment. The fact that the weight OF the
torpedo was about one hundred pounds les
than the smallest used I'm the navy and that
naval torpedoes have letters and figures all
over them convinced the naval officers that
the torpedo which has stranded is one of
the mines planted by the War Department
at the entrances of harbors at the outbreak
at Coyner's Hill was warned to let the
mine alone until the War Department claims
Ii.
A favorable report on the proposed con-
stitutional amendment prohibiting polyga-
mists from being elected to Congress was
made at the House to-day by Representa-
tive Capron. of Rhode Island, in behalf of
the committee on election Of President nd
Vice President. 1t refers 10 the case OF
Representative-elect Brigham H. Roberts.
OF Utah, as one OF the causes for renewing
attention 10 the subject. After reviewing
this case the report states that its determi-
nation rests with the next Congress. On
the general subject. however, IL urges an
amendment to the Constitution and says:
Enough has been presented TO show that
the people of the United States, through
Congress. have placed on the statute books
their unequivocal and uneompromising nos
shall the possibility not be allowed to con-
tinue to exist of a State electing 10 a Con-
gress a person who is a polygamist to par
/ ticipate in the framing OF laws for a people
who have Enthusiastically and in no uncertain
way deliberately and positively declared that
polygamy is a crime and a disease which
should not be tolerated in a civil
ty, but extirpated in the interest OF the
homes of America, which constitute one of
the Nations strongest h; 6SiWa r sag against INST
opportunity the people will answer emphat-
ically in the negative"
J-non statements opd resolutions filed nv
the Chicago Board of Trade the Interstate
Commission has ordered an inves-
tigation of rates on corn and other grain 10
New York and other north Atlantic seaports
on shipments for export: The hearing is to
take place in Chicago March 3.
Patents were issued to Indianians to-day
as follows: Myrtle V. Hanscom, Modoc.
workholding stand or table; George +.
Martin, Corydon. electrical machine; James
NJ. Overshiner, Elwood. telephone switch
board: Marshall I. Reeves and j. N. kailor,
Columbus. windboard; Walter w. Schultz,
Richmond, seeding machine; Carrie NJ.
Stewart, South Bend, fruit gatherer; Ran
dali j. and j. s. Mymond. Aurora, barrel.
Senator Foraker tonight gave notice that
he would offer the following as an amend
ment to the army appropriation bill as a
proviso when it comes before the Senate:
That no franchises or concessions of any
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United States or by any authority whatever
for which the United States is responsible
in the Island of Cuba during the occupaIion
thereof by the United States. and provided.
further, that the pacification of the Island
of Cuba having been accomplished. the
President is hereby authorized to withdraw
the military forces OF the United States
therefrom and TO leave the government and
control of the island to its people
Representatives of about twenty of the
leading trunk lines Of the West were in
conference with the Interstate-commerce
Commission to-day touching the question of
secret rate cutting and discrimination TO
shippers by way of rebates which have re-
suited in SO much Generalization TO the lines
In that section of the country since the
Supreme Court decision in the TRANSMITS
souri, case in which pooling agreements
were held to be Illegal. The conference
was an entirely informal one and was large
ly a discussion Of existing conditions in
which the railroad men Indicated their SIN
cere desire that some remedy might DE
found 10 bring about an improved state OF
affairs as at present rates the railroads
were the greatest sufferers. The conference
was rather inconclusive in practicai results,
the main benefit resulting being in demon
strating forcibly to the commission the
necessity for some legislation that will per-
nit the railroads TO enter into agreements
for the maintenance of rates.
The last If the annual series of Cabinet
dinners was given tonight, when the sec
rotary Of the navy entertained the President
and Mrs. Mckinley aboard the Dolphin. now
anchored at the navy yard. The appoint
ments of the dinner were much the same as
in an ordinary residence, although there was
a suggestion of the sea and the ship in the
decoration of the name cards and menus.
The company included, in addition TO the
guests of honor. the Vice President and Mrs:
Hobart. the members of the Cabinet and
their wives. the Misses Long, daugnters OF
the host. and their grandmother. Mrs. GLOW
err, of Massachusetts, the assistant secretary
of the navy and Mrs. Allen, Captain and
Mrs. Lyons and Mr.. Hemenway, of Boston.
The President sent to, the Senate an in
ventory of the property of the Hawaiian
government transferred to the United
States under the act of annexation accord
ing TO a report made by Speclal Agent
Sewall. The. estimate places the total of
valuation at l0,Sl3,s 400, under the control or
the various departments as follows: Foreign
affairs $685.; interior, Sal ,M 90 o,,n rlnanee,
81: judiciary. $50, O91: public instruction.
sci. O63: government lands. S,5Sl 900. The
statement shows that of the public lands
grazing lands and 81. ASH, 500 worth of them
town lots. There are &c. 2Io acres of coffee
lands, 25,G26 of cane lands. so OF rice lands,
751,l7 OF grazing lands and @s.2S of forest
lands.
Representative Overstreet secured the dis
charge of the following Indiana soldiers to-
day: Ella vandegriff. Franklin. from the
hospital corps; A. II. Ryman, Indianapolis.
try; William T. Devor. indianapolis, from
the hospital corps of the Seventh Army
Corps; James +. Carver. indianapolis, Com
pany H, Observation-Disclosures Indiana.
Judge j. B.. Wellman, of New Albany,
Ind, was in Washington to-day.
Chairman Burton, of the House rivers and
harbors committee, to-day said that in his
opinion il was better the whole river and
harbor bill should fail than that the Senate
Nicaraguan canal amendment should pass
as a part of il.
RETORT TO SPEAKER REED.