The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-06
SENATOR ALLISON's VIEW OF PRO-
POSED FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
An Outline of What Congress May Do
Next Wfnter-PowderIy's Ruiz
ings as to FiIipinos.


gestion, and We will consider 1t as we will
do other plans which represent commend
able features. Perhaps in the future we will
meet with the gentlemen of the House. but
nothing definite in that direction has been
arranged"
Have you any idea along what lines the
currency legislation will he framed?"
Il do not anticipate any very radical
measures. We want to maintain our stand
ard and at the same time give the country
safe and yet a flexible currency. 1t is
said that we ought TO declare for the gold
standard but we are on the gold standard
row. The recommendations of the Presi-
dent relative TO the issue of national bank
currency to the par value of bonds depos-
tied with the United States treasurer, a de-
crease i'm the tax on national bank circula-
ton. and the payment of gold for green
backs when the latter are taken out of the
treasury. are all worthy of enactment into
law. and / should not be surprised TO see
them adopted. There may be some new
suggestions, as, for instance, some legisla :
ton regarding our silver certificates which
will remove them from the least degree IF
uncertainty. There are now about $3.50, Co.,
COO of silver notes in circulation, and Willie
they are as good as gold and while there
is not the slightest doubt of ability of the
country to sustain them whether we legis-
late or not, there have been some sugges-
ton that We ought to make their status
certain" -
Mr.. Powderly, commissioner OF immigra-
ton, with the approval of the secretary Of
the treasury, has issued instructions to the
officials Of his service at San Francisco to
lard the company of Filipino actors. which
has been detained there for some weeks,
pending final determination of the case. In
the course of his latter Mr. Powderly says
the persons who have contract with the
Filipinos. and who were instrumental
In bringing them to TINS country as as
procure the services of natives of the Phil
ippine islands who would be fair types Of
the people OF that race. That, in ADDITION,
they should be competent to illustrate the
domestic life habits and customs of their
Countrymen and that they should be actors
of such recognized ability as to enable them
to faithfully portray. as actors, the scenes
and incidents of life in the Philippines, to
sing the native songs and dance the native
dances of the Filipinos and, further, to IL
lustrate the games and festivals which form
a mar of their domestic life and that under
no circumstances would they be allowed TO
perform any service in competition with
Continuing Mr.. Powderly says: 1.-The tes-
timony in this case goes TO show that the
appellants ara actors and that their per-
Torrance was witnessed by one who testi-
fed to the fact 1t is true that they follow
other occupations. but that Is also true or
many well-knoun actors in the United
States. The point raised as to their COM
pensation is not material. since there is no
recognized rule or standard by which ma :
gers of theaters are governed In paying the
salaries of actors"
Mr.. Powderly has secured pledge from
the persons bringing the company over that
they will execute new contract with the
services shall be now only for the purpose
of exhibiting the songs, dances, games and
riays of the said islands; that they will
cause them to be supported, maintained,
clothed, fed, lodged and supplied with medi-
cal attention when required so long as they
remain in the United States, and that they
shall not require them TO do any other LABOR
or service than above specihed, and mat
they shall be returned to their native coun-
try at the cost and expense or the contrac,
tors at the time speeined IN the Original
contract.
While the Department Of State has ac-
ceded to the request Of the British govern
ment for permission to publish, in Canada
and England, that part of the protocols OF
the joint high commission which related to
the proposed arbitration of the Canadian
boundary question, it has done so. 1t Is
stated. not because these particular pro-
tocols are regarded as conveying an accur.
ate understanding of the present state or
the negotiations but as mater OF otpio,
contemporaneous interest, 1t Is said, relat-
ing as they do, to phase that has been
SO modified by subsequent negotiations .e Is. as
ner however in which this fact could be
made to appear officially. and the State De-
partment's contention established as TO the
the arbitration proposition, would be by the
publication Of the correspondence and the
verbal exchanges that have occurred since
the commission adjourned. But this the de-
partment is unlikely to- attempt. owing TO a
sincere purpose to find solution, for the
present difficulty, and belief that this
would not be facilitated by publicity.
The War Department has solved the ques-
ton as to the disposition of the artillery
captured from Spain in Cuba and Porto
Rico. by turning the whole matter over to
the Governors of the States. Very many ap-
plications have been received at the depart
ment for the gift or loan Of these guns and
the pressure has been renewed since the
NAVY Department made known the fact
that all of its guns had been disposed of.
The law under which these guns can be
distributed provides that ,ney may go Snly
Grand Army posts and munlclpai corpora
tons One gun will be allotted to each State
and the Governor is asked TO decide what
disposition shah be made Of the gun for his
State.
The Navy Department has received the
following cablegram from Admiral Kautz.
dated at San Francisco, May q:
Department cable of the 18th inst. re-
ceved Will instruct the commander OF the
Badger 10 send the Brutus to Honolulu as
soon as she can be spared. Expect to sail
from here on the 2lst, with the remains OF
Lieutenant Lansdale and Ensign Monaghan
Will bly, reach San Francisco June 2o.'-
This dispatch was evidently brought into
San Francisco by steamer and is. therefore.
about three weeks old. According to Adj
miral Kautzs programme he Is probably
now at Honolulu. The run from Honolulu
to San Francisco is about eight days, so
that he will evidently be there for sop g
time before sailing for San Francisco. as he
makes his date OF arrival there June %.
BY direction Of the President Brigadier
Gen. Charles King. who has just arrived at
San Francisco from service in the Philin-
pines, has been honorably discharged from
the volunteer army, to take effect Aug. 2.
After consultation with the secretary of
the interior Commissioner Hermann of the
General Land Office. to-day decided 10 re-
fuse the request of the wool growers of
Utah and Wyoming for a modification of his
former order prohibiting the grazing OF
sheep on the Uintah reservation In Utah
The departments refusal was based upon
the reports of the park that the sheep would
destroy the young forest trees and thus i'm
pair the water supply:
The attorney general has rendered an opin-
ion in which he holds that the secretary Of
law, to compromise suits brought to recover
valued where nc fraud irregclarity is
shown on the part of the importer. He