The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
Bills Introduced by Senators Fair
banks and Beverfdgc I'm Behalf
of Indiana Constituents.
MORGAN'S CANAL BILL REPORT
In FAVOR OF THE PRO-
POSED IsTHMIAN WATERWAY.
Foreign Commerce of the United
States i'm IS99-Many Volunteers
Seeking Pensions.
.nanolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, JAN 1S-Representative
Sherman, of New York. was here to-day.
He positively declined the proffered posi-
ton of secretary of the Senate He ar
rived at this decision after consultation
with his constituents, and in Difference TO
their wishes. They declared their desire
that ne remain in their service as repre-
sentative ard assured him that they wanted
him to stay right where he is. This IL
the third time he has given up other positions
at the behest OF his constituents. The first
was when he was rendered a place on the
Supreme Court OF New York State by Cow
ernor Black and the second when he was
nominated by President Mckinley for gen.
eral appraiser of merchandise at New
York city. Mr.. Sherman has an apprecia-
tive constituency, and he is entirely worthy
of the confidence they repose In him. His
declination disarranges the slate that had
| been decided on by the Republican leaders.
| which was, as stated last night, Sherman
for secretary and Ransdell for sergeant-at-
| arms of the Senate. Tomorrow is the day
| fixed for the Senate Republican caucus to
meet again. 1t may be that Mr.. Clarkson.
who was a hot favorite at one time. may
be substituted for Sherman. and the slate,
as thus amended go through. There
| seems no reason why Mr.. Ransdell should
| be set aside because Sherman has declined
and he probably will not be. though when
| a politi al slate is broken n one place
there is always danger OF its going to
pieces. However, Mr.. Ransdell's friends
are not the kind to go to sleep before vic
| tory is won. ''s
| Former Representative Bynum continues
| to haunt the Senate corridors. He was
quite cheerful to-day and confident that his
nomination would be favorably reported by
| the finance committee at its next meeting.
Senator Fairbanks to-day introduced .
| bill to pension Robert Z. Patterson. late
| first lieutenant Company X, Fourteenth
| Ohio Infantry. and assistant paymaster
United States navy. at $50 monthly.
| Senator Beveridge to-day introduced the
| following bills, fixing the salaries OF the
chief justices and justices OF the Supreme
Courts of Arizona, New Mexico and Okla
| homa at $500 per annum: increasing the
pension of Capt. Milton II. Daniels. Conn
pany G, Seventeenth Connecticut Infantry,
to s24 monthly in lieu of the pension he is
now receiving; increasing. the pension OF
Byron Kurtz, Company I. Seventy-fifth In
| diana Infantry, to $50 monthly in lieu OK
| the pension he is now receiving; to re-
move the charge Of desertion from James
Albert, private, Company X. Second Min
nesota Cavalry. and to remove the charge
of desertion from James Rogers. private.
Company II, Eleventh Maine Infantry.
Representative Graff from the COMMITTEES
| on invalid pensions, has favorably reported
| a bill to pension at sl2 monthly David C.
| Dane, father OF George w. and Henry r.
| Dane, of the Third Indiana Volunteers.
| George was captured and shot by guerillas
| in 1863. and Henry was killed at the battle
| Of Peach Tree creek. Their father is now
eighty-ive years old. feeble and without
| income.
Hugh H. Hanna. of Indianapolis. arrived
tonight.
The foreign commerce Of the United
| States in 1899 amounted to over two bill
| lion dollars and OF this enormous sum more
| than three-fifths was exports and less
than two-fifths imports. The exact figures.
| just issued by the Treasury Bureau OF
Statistics are: Imports. s799. .S54. GO; exports.
| 81. .275. 1854: excess Of exports over i'm
ports. s475. .652. .021. The excess OF exports IL
larger than In any preceding year except
1898. or the exports manufactures form
| a larger proportion than ever before, while
of the imports raw materials for use OF
| our manufacturers form a larger proper
| tion than ever before. OF the exports more
than 30 per cent. are manufactures. against
26 in the fiscal year 1887. % I'm 1896. 20 ir
| 1885. 16 I'm 1879 and II in 1850. or the Inn
ports 80 per cent. are articles in a crude
condition which enter into the various pro-
| cesses of domestic industry, against IS IN
1896, "a In 1892, @ In 1889 and 20 In 1856.
Products OF agriculture form 63 per cent
OF the exports, against 70 In 1898. y I'm lS9k
"A in 1854 and So in 1850. while agricultural
products classified as articles OF food and
live animals" form . per cent. OF the Inn
ports. against 30 In 1885, 81 I'm 1856 and -
in 1854 -
Southern senators express themselves -
hopeful over the prospects OF securing leg-
islation during the present session Of Con-
gress looking to the refunding OF money
paid into the treasury OF the United States
soon after the civil war as the result q
the sale OF cotton captured by the Fed
eral forces. There was originally about "a.
00o.eo0 OF this money. but a portion OF q
was paid TO the owners OF the cotton soon
after the close OF the war. The remainder
was left IN the treasury and has remained
there ever since. Senator Money, who a
giving especial attention looking 10 the
.eopening OF the subject. says that the
sum left there amounts TO about 81. .ooo-
co., A bill introduced by Senator Davis
gives one year additional time for proof
of such claims before the Court OF Claims.
1t has been favorably reported by the