The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-01

the understanding that the two men should
be called later. To date thirty-seven wit
Senator Clark. including most of those
whose names have been mentioned by the
witnesses of the prosecution as being con-
nected with any efforts at bribery in Mr..
ClarkS behalf. 1t is understood that Sem
ator Clark himself will take the stand.
B. III. Roberts. of Utah, who was recently
excluded from membership in the House.
has made a formal demand on. the SER
geant-at-arms for his salary and mileage,
amounting to about 81 900. The sergeant-at-
arms declined to accept service for the
papers.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
lions to-day authorized Senator Davis to
report a substitute for his bill providing
for commission TO investigate the claims
of American citizens against Spain grow
ing out of the late war. The substitute
authorizes commission OF three NOM
mated by the President and confirmed by
the Senate which is empowered to take
testimony and make awards. In connection
with the sitting there is to be an assistant
attorney general, clerk, typewriter. ETC.,
who are to be appointed regardless of civil
service rules. All claims shall be filed
within six months from the date of the
first meeting of the committee and every
claim not filed within such time shall be
forever barred. 1t is also provided that the
award in favor of any claimant shall be
only for the amount of the actual and i'm
mediate damage which the claimant shall
prove that he has sustained" An added
clause provides that remote or pros
pective damages shall not be awarded and
that interest shall not be allowed.
United States Ambassador Clayton has
informed the Department of State that the
Mexican government has receiveda telegram
from General Torres to the effect that alb
solutely nothing has occurred that would
give rise TO the report that six Americans
have been shot by his orders This state
ment from the ambassador was called
forth by an inquiry. from the State De-
partment based on a telegram from United
States Consul Kindrick at Juarez that
1t was reported to him that six Americans,
whose names he gave, had been shot by
General Torres's order, near Guyamas. be-
cause they had been found in the vicinity
of hostile Yaqui encampment.
The Mason resolution in the interest of
the Boer republic received attention at the
hands of the Senate committee on foreign
relations to-day. There was not a full at
tendance of members and definite action
upon II was postponed. The sentiment of
the committee. as expressed by those pres
ent, was practically unanimously opposed
to action because of the effect upon other
nations than the two involved in the At
rican war This expression was so general
as to make 1T quite certain that no affirm
ton. $50
Representative Bartholdt, of Missouri,
to-day began the circulation of call for a
Republican House caucus to consider
means of preventing lawlessness at the
polls. particularly in the South. Mr..
Barthodlt brought up the subject at the
| joint caucus yesterday, but it was thought
to be more proper for consideration at an
other meeting.
In the executive session of the Senate to-
| day Senator Mason called up The Hague
peace treaty. but owing to the absence of
| Senator Davis. who is in charge of the
| measure. the Illinois senator was prevailed
upon to allow it to go over.
| House election committee No. to-day
| decided the wise-Young contested election
case for the Second Virginia district in
| favor of the contestant, Mr.. Wise.
| Joseph Furnace, who assaulted General
| A w. Greeley. chief signal officer, several
| weeks ago, was to-day fined $500 with the
alternative of serving six months in jail
| Under General Sanger's direction the
| Cuban census supervisors have completed
| the preliminary enumeration of the pop
ulation of Cuba and the results were
handed to Secretary Root to-day. The
| which is between $4,000 and $1,000 less than
| it was when the last census was taken by
| the Spaniards in 1887. The population of
| enumeration at $3.50. The slast census,
taken in 1887. showed population of $685.
| 70S.
| Secretary Hay has received assurances
| from all of the South American countries
| which have diplomatic representatives in
| Washington, of the most favorable recep-
ton by them of President McKinleys sug-
gestion of the congress of Pan-American
nations be reconvened this time preferably
| at the city of Mexico, because the first
| congress was held in Washington.
| Senator Morgan has offered a substitute
| for the Senate financial bill providing that
| the fixed policy of the United States is to
pay off the national debt as rapidly as
possible; that the specie basis consisting
| of gold or silver, both. is the only
| true basis of bank bills: that 1t is unjust
| to change the present financial system.
The President to-day nominated p.
| Spaugh to be postmaster at Hope, Ind
|
The House committee on banking and
| currency to-day disposed of the bill pro-
posing to prohibit the holding of national
| bank stock by any secretary of the treas
| ury by laying the measure upon the table.
|
Representative Tayler, of Ohio, to-day
introduced in the House resolution iden-
| teal with that introduced in the Senate by
| Senator Beveridge, Of Indiana, relating to
| the Philippines. =
| The director of the Ger us to-day ordered
| the removal of Chief Clerk A. F. Childs
and named Edward F. McCauley as his
successor. No reason is assigned by the
| director for the change and there are no
| charges on file against Mr.. Childs, who will
become clerk in the disbursng Office.
| Senator Penrose to-day introduced a bill
| to make the proceedings of the Grand
Army of the Republic part of the public
| records of the United States, the COM
| mander-in-chief to make a report of the
| records to the secretary of the interior.
|
| Much interest conferred in the meeting of
| the ways and means committee to-day
owing to the understanding reached among
| Republican members of the committee ia
vorable to applying the American tariff to
| Porto Rico, with a reduction of 70 per cent
on the regular rates. Prior to the execu-
| tive session public hearing was given to
/ several of the Porto Rican delegates now
| In the city. j. r. Latiner, a merchant of
! San Juan. and DR.. Azel Ames, an American
| with large Porto Rican interests, strongly
advocated out-and-out free trade between
[ Porto Rico and the United States. Mr.
| Latimer said the proposed 20 per cent re-
| duction, while it might have to be accept
ed, would create ill-feeling and would not
| be what was desired. III. I. Oxnard, pres
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