The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22
First Draft of the New Bill May Re
Ready for the Full Committee
This Evening.
TREASURY CIRCULAR ISSUED
sUsPENDING THE FUNDING OPERA
TIONs BEGUN on MARCH II.
Obstacles in the Way OF "A Reciprocity
Treaty Between Russia and the
United States.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 21.-The Republic
an members of the ways and means COM
mittee made such progress to-day with the
bill to amend the war revenue law that IL
is expected the first draft Will be COM
pleted by tomorrow night. The COMMITTEES
decided to-day, to make the bill for a re-
duction OF s3o00o.o00 a year. This is The
amount suggested by Secretary Gage, yes
terday. and. it is understood, meets the
views of the President. In fact. the men,
bers of the ways and means committee who
saw the President last evening say that
before Secretary Gage appeared before the
committee the whole matter had been
carefully considered by the President and
the secretary. Briefs Of interested parties
are being received and considered, bus the
committee has given no hearings and viii
not do so. General Grosvenor was not at
the meeting to-day. having gone to Ohio
for a few days.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage to-day is
sued the following order: Referring 10
the circular of March IA. 1900. known as the
'Refunding Circular which invited the at
tention OF owners OF United States per
cent bonds. loan of I9OS-l9lS; per cent
bonds, funded loan Of 1907, and per cent.
bonds, loan of 1864. TO the provisions Of the
act of March ii, 1900. relative 10 the ex-
change of such bonds for per cent con-
soils Of $780, as authorized by said act. pub
lie notice is hereby given that II Is the
purpose of the department to suspend re-
funding operations under the above circus
lar All persons interested are, therefore.
hereby notified that bonds intended Tor
exchange iato per cent. consols or 1850
must be forwarded for that purpose not
later than Dec 81, 1900. The circular OF
March a. 1900, is hereby rescinded to take
effect in accordance with the provisions OF
this circular"
Under the refunding operations the treas
ury has exchanged about s355,0000o0 for
per cent bonds. thus saving large sum
in interest 10 the government. Up TO Oct.
81 the per cents. issued in exchange for
other loans aggregated s345,5S0.75O II Is be-
lieyed that the fixing OF a date TO close
the refunding operations will hasten ex-
changes. The treasury officials believe that
before the close Of December the total ex-
change will amount to over s4oO0Oo.00. or
nearly half the aggregate Of the various
loans subject to refunding when the orig.
inal circular was issued.
The State Department has forwarded TO
the ambassador at London gold watch
and chain, to be presented 10 Capt A. w.
Richardson, of the British steamship Or
ange Prince, in recognition OF his services
In rescuing two American fishermen who.
while fishing, in a small boat had become
separated from their vessel on account OF
a heavy fog and had drifted TO sea
XXX
The population of the State of New York.
as officially announced to-day. is 7.2eS.0l2.
as against 5.s97s5s. in 1890. This is an in
crease of 1.27O.l 59. or I'll per cent.
Adiutant General Corbin authorizes the
statement that il is the intention OF the
War Department 10 bring home from the
Philippines every one OF the volunteers
who cares TO come and discharge them
here. on or before the Ist Of July next.
when, under the law, the volunteers must
be mustered out. II is the expectation and
hope of the War Department that the COM
ing Congress WILL at an early period In its
session, enact legislation which will enable
the department TO replace the present vol
unteer force by permanent force Of sol
diers. In that case such of the men I'm the
ranks as care. TO remain in the service VIII
be re-enllsted as regulars and any vacan-
cies that may exist through the MUSTER
out OF the volunteers will be supplied by
original enlistments in the United States.
II is believed that these enlistments can
be made in time to replace all the retired
Philippine volunteers before the first OF the
next fiscal year. without causing any
hiatus.
Secretary Hay. for the United States.
and Ambassador Aspiroz, for the govern
ment OF Mexico. to-day signed a treaty
further extending the time allowed for the
survey and definition OF the water bound
airy between Mexico and the United States.
There have already been several extern
sions, I'm each case for a year. but the
present arrangement will continue until
the work is concluded.
The gold deposits at the Seattle ASSAY
office from July TO Nov. Is this year
amounted to sls.s27.O0o. For the entire fiscal
year ended June so last the deposits at thar
office were siSss .3es and for the previou.
fiscal year ss.5O4.so5.
The published statement 10 the effect that
the State Department has. at the instance
of the War and Navy Departments. adj
dressed demands 20 the embassies and le-
cations here for information that will lead
TO the disclosure or the identity OF secret
agents of foreign governments met with .
most prompt and sweeping denial by the
officials Of each one OF the departments
mentioned. The same publication threat
ened the dismissal OF number Of worthy
foreign-born government employees az q re-
suit OF this movement II also u 6enied