The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-17

ment intended to send the Buffalo TO Ma
Mia and allow the ladies an opportunity &c
take passage. The Buffalo is not under or
ders for the Philippines.
Hearings were continued to-day before
the Senate and House committees the
proposed shipping or subsidy bill. j. c.
Hanley, national organizer OF the Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union. spoke
against the bill before the House commit
tee on the ground that IL gave bounties
for speed and capacity. whereas. the farm
ing organizations favored bounties based
on the products actually exported. He said
the organizations he represented would
favor bounties OF S12.0oo,OO0 annually q
freight outward carried
Senator Frye submitted TO the commit
tee letter from ex-senator Edmunds.
which, in part. follows: Agreeable 10
your request. L have examined all the
treaties between the United States and
other countries on the subject OF the ships
of other countries being entitled TO boun-
les on expectations II the United States
should grant bounties TO its own ships.
etc. The list herewith contains the names
Of countries which by express provision or
our treaties would be entitled to have their
ships receive the same bounties for the
expectation of goods from the United
States that the United States may grant
TO its own ships: Argentine Republic, Aus
lrld- belgium, BOLIVIA. Brazil. 1OiOmuiks
Costa Rica, Denmark. Great Britain. Greece.
Haiti. Honduras Italy, Japan, Meek
lenburg-Schwerin. Mexico, Netherlands
s Sicaras S ParsguSy, Per1 r prmsT,a;
says that under these treaties 1T Is impos-
sible for the United States 10 grant export
bounties TO their own ships without bring
ing into the benefits of the bounty the
ships OF nearly all the commercial and mar
itime competitors of the United States
or else by the abrogation of quite or near
ly all the treaties above referred to-. Mr..
Edmunds further says that IF bounty
on exports is to be granted IL must apply
to all exports; IL must be impartial and
universal" He adds: "A general bounty
equal, value for value. and II large enough
to reach and benefit the original producers
and manufacturers would be startling In
amount"
Senator Rawlins to-day presented to the
Senate a brief memorial from President
Lorenzo Snow, of the Mormon Church. on
the question of polygamy. Mr. Snow says
he is persuaded there is much misunde--
standing on This question. He says that in
accordance with the manifesto OF Presi-
dent Woodruff 1890 1.-The church has posi-
lively abandoned the practice OF polygamy
or the solemnization OF plural marriages
in this State (Utah) and every other state
and that no member or officer thereof has
any authority whatever TO perform plural
marriage or enter into such relation.
Nor, ne continues, docs the cnurcn ao-
wise or encourage unlawful cohabltation on
the part of any of its members. II. there
fore, any member disobeys the law either
as to polygamy or unlawful cohabitation he
must bear his burden: I'm other
words, be answerable to the tribunals OK
the land for his action pertaining thereto.
The total of the Lawton fund is now
s90sO9. $50
The Court of Claims has handed down q
decision in which ii is held in effect that
manufacturers of beer are not entitled to a
drawback on imported bottles and corks
used in the manufacture OF beer bottled for
export. on the ground that they are not
essential to the manufacture. This decision
affirms that Of the Treasury Department
The President to-day sent to the Senate
papers in the claim of the Eastern Ex-
tension Australian and China Telegraph
Company. for compensation on account OF
expenses incurred in repairing it's cables
between Manila and Hong-Kong and Ma
Mia and Capiz. which were cut by order
of Admiral Dewey during the war with
Spain. IL appears that no formal claim in
behalf of the company is presented by the
British government, but the President rec
ommends that as an act OF equity ana
comfy, provision be made by Congress for
reimbursement to the company OF the ac-
| tual expenses incurred by IL In the repair
OK the cables" TIE expenses Of making
these repairs were about f912. These DO
not include loss of business which is esti-
mated at e11,0O0.