The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-16


ers, Senator wo,cott. Governor Merriam
and others Congress made the necessary
appropriation to carry out the work
Major S. NJ. Mills, Sixth Artillery, COM
handing at Camp Mckinley. Honolulu.
reports TO the War Department. under date
of Feb. 2. that since the date OF his last re-
port. Jan. p, only two deaths have oc-
CURED from bubOnic plague, and that In
the last eight days. excepting a doubtful
case yesterday. not yet determined. no new
cases and no suspects ave occurred" He
says the conditions are most encouraging
and favorable in all respects and adds that
II Is believed II existing conditions con-
tinue the quarantine OF Honolulu may be
raised within the succeeding twenty days
Senator McLaurin. of South Carolina.
had a conference with the President to-
day. and. IL is said, was offered a place on
the new Philippine commission. The SEN
ator assured the President that while he
fully appreciated the honor. he thought his
duty to his constituents demanded that he
retain his place in the Senate. He said.
however. that he would take the matter
under Amusement
The plan Cor reorganization Of the diplo-
matte and consular service on a civil serv-
ice basis was defeated and tabled in the
House committee on foreign relations to-
id ". a Tx NOlt VI q " g. lie COlAlIlllCo
acted favorably on the bill for the appoint
ment of a woman delegate at the ceremony
of the unwilling of the Lafayette statue at
Paris. "
BrigadIer General H. c.. Merriam. com-
manding the military department of Coll
orado. has arrived in this city in answer
to summons from the Senate committee
on military affairs TO give testimony in
regard 10 the part taken by the federal
troops under his m in the sup
preston of the labor riots in Cour D'Alene
mining district. in Idaho last spring.
Speaker Henderson to-day appointed NJ.
r. Bluemenberg stenographer to COM
mittees on resolution recently passed by
the House creating an additional commit
tee stenographer. The place pays 1000
per annum.
Mr.. Larmer introduced a bin in the
House to-day by request. abolishing the
| Office of register of wills and transferring
the duties of that office TO the clerk or
the Supreme Court of the District
The Senate committee on interstate COM
merce to-day listened TO an exposition of
the provisions of the bill for the amend
| ment of the interstate-commerce Law by
Chairman Knapp, Of the Interstate-com-
| merce Commission. Mr.. Knapp stated that
the pending bill had not been prepared Dy
the commission. but that the commission
Endorsed many of its provisions. lie SAID
that the powers of the commission were
| greatly circumscribed by the limitations
of the existing law under the decisions OF
| the Supreme Court, and that further legis-
lation was necessary to render the law
| really effective. Senator Wolcott ques-
| toned Mr.. Knapp as TO whether he con-
| sidered il his duty as an officer OF the gov
eminent to devote his time to securing
new legislation. when he was employed To
enforce the present law. The commissioner
a. 49, -, ran
replied that he considered IL proper 10 rem
| der the office as effective as possible.
Representative Richardson. Of Tennessee.
the Democratic floor leader, to-day intro
duced resolutions directing the committee
on expenditures in the Treasury DEPT
ment TO make an examination OF the ac-
counts and expenditures OF the treasury
Department, the methods employed. ex-
penditure of appropriations, reduction ana
Increase of pay of employees from July 1,
1897, to June 30 last. A similar resolution
was introduced for an examination OF the
War Department accounts by the commit
tee on expenditures In the War Depart
ment. Both resolutions went 10 the COM
mlttee on rules.
The Industrial Commission has received
the printed testimony taken by Ii In regard
to trusts and to-day took up the ques-
ton as to whether or not a report snaii
be made to Congress upon the subject or
the testimony be transmitted without COM
ment. A decision on this question Is not
expected for several days.
The Senate committee on military affairs
decided to report adversely the bill intro
duced by Senator Turner giving travel pay
and communication of subsistence TO officers
and soldiers of the volunteer army who
served in the Philippines beyond terminal
ton of the Spanish war and afterwards
were transported to the United States and
mustered out in this country. The commit
tee was informed that about S,V0VU
would be required to make the payments
provided for by the bill.