The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-17

Delng rdpldly restored. Inere ndu Deen no
actual violence for some months. The wit
ness said he had seen Governor Steunen-
berg in and about the "bull PEN twice.
about half an hour each time, making in
spections. He said the Governors action
was not renewable by the courts except in
case of gross abuse of power. He had
talked with General Merriam and found
him well versed in the rights and obliga-
tions under the martial law. The general
told him, he said, that he was there to aid
the state authorities. but not to supplant
them.
This was the first private-bill day in the
House under tho new rule. About two
hours were spent in the discussion of
bill to pay Representative Swanson S1,169
for extra expenses incurred by him in his
contest in the last Congress, but the bill
was ultimately abandoned Bills were
passed to pay j. A. Ware $3.50 for extra
services in the construction of the Mound
City National Cemetery: to refer the claim
of Jushua Bishop for services as lieuten-
ant commander. u. S. N. to the Court of
Claims. and for the relief of several other
individuals. At 4:iO p. m. the House ad-
journed
Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote to-
day. at the State Department. signed pro-
tocols extending the time allowed for the
ratification of the reciprocity treaties be-
tween the United States and British West
Indian islands of Jamaica, Turks and Cal
cos, Bermuda and the British colony of
Guiana. The protocol provides that the rat
ifcations shall take place as soon as possi-
BILE. within twelve months at the ut
most. These treaties are now pending be-
fore the Senate behind the French reel
procity treaty, and the period allowed for
their ratification would expire, i'm the ordi-
nary course, about the end of the present
month. The extension does not mean that
the State Department has abandoned the
idea of securing action upon the treaties
at the present session of Congress. but
simply marks precaution taken to guard
against unexpected obstacles
Arrangements have been made by the
officers of the quartermasters department
whereby army transports on the line be-
tween San Francisco and Manila here
after will touch at Honolulu to coal. There
are several vessels laden with coal belong
ing to the government anchored In the har-
Dor of Honolulu, and it has been decided to
utilize this coal on the transports of the
Pacific fleet.
An explanation from an Official source of
the recent large Importation of American
locomotives into Germany is afforded by
Consul General Mason at Berlin, who re-
ports to the State Department that the
Bavarian state railway administration
has informed German locomotive makers
that it imported the American locomotives
to give the Bavarian locomotive builders
full opportunity to famillarize themselves
with the construction of the American ma
chimes. In many respects the American
machines are said to be essentially differ
ent from the German, while on the other
hand other parts are not as carefully
worked out as is customary In German
locomotives. $50
;, The Longfellow National Memorial AS
sociation, which is raising funds to erect a
statue of the poet in Washington, gave a
complimentary entertainment at the La
fayette-square Opera House this afternoon
which was attended by a number of pub
lie men, including President Mckinley, Sec
retary Long, Secretary Wilson, Senator
Depew. General Greely and ex-senator
Henderson. Rev. MacKay Smith presided
over the gathering, and music was fur
nished by a band of Indian youths from the
Carlisle School. Miss Zitkala, a Dakota
Indian girl. recited the Famine from
Hiawatha. Addresses were made by Sen
ator Depew, Rear Admiral Stewart and
Secretary Long.
Mr. MoN in he AZ
Lentz, in the House, to-day introduced
| bills designed to afford an easy and mex
pensive means of transmitting money by
mail. They provide that all United States
and national bank notes, silver certificates
and treasury notes of 81, 81 and So denomi
| nation shall be replaced by new notes te
| be known as United States post CHECK
notes" Fifty millions of United States
| notes of denominations above $40 shall b.
replaced with like amount of fractiona
| pest check notes, from to so cents. TIL,
| face and back of the notes are to max,
| them payable to payee named hereon," IL
place of the present inscription, ''payabl,
to bearer on demand.'' and the face of tn,
notes shall have a blank space to inser
the name of a payee, with space for re
post check. by inserting the name of
payee and fixing postage stamp may for
ward the same by mail to the designate,
payee, and it is redeemable at the postof
| flee named. The checks are then to be can
celed and new checks issued.
| Other House bills were: By Mr.. Lacey
of Iowa, setting apart lands in Arizona a.
a ''petrified forest national park" also t
recover to the United States the title t
private holdings within forest reservation
and certain national parks.
| Secretary Long has called upon Congress
| TO cure an injustice worked by existin,
| law upon the sailors who accepted tenn
| porary commissions in the navy during tn
war with Spain. Lewis Poesser was pay
masters yeoman before the war and upol
| the outbreak was appointed an assistan
paymaster under a temporary commission
| At the expiration of this commission at tn
end of the war he sought to re-enlist in hi
old place in order TO hold the benefits o
the continuous service law. The controlle
held. however that with the acceptanc
| of the temporary commission Poesse
terminated his enlistment as effectively a
| if he had been discharged. and thereby los
the right 10 have his previous servic
| credited as continuous. Secretary Lon
has sent letters to the naval committee
of both houses of Congress urging ther
to enact corrective legislation for thi
state of affairs.