The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-15

Merchandise: Imports, SIS. s26, s75, of which
$50, 946, $50 was free of duty, a gain over
January, 1893, of about S15.5o0,ooo; exports.
Sill. 620, $50. a gain over January, 1888, OF
100000. Gold: Imports. S,9Ss.Za2. a de-
crease of 100000: exports. S.69l. go. an in
crease of $4,000. Silver: Imports, S,l3c.S35.
a decrease of 81 100000: exports. $4.599. 19s. a
decrease of s7Sl,00. During the last seven
months there was an increase In the i'm
portation of merchandise as compared with
the corresponding period OF 1899 of $l1S,-
459, 52f; an increase in the expectation or
merchandise of $50.5Si,913; a decrease of
So, 023. I'll in the Importation of gold; an In
crease in the expectation OF gold or Sn,-
793, 164; a decrease in the Importation of
silver of $S29, GA, and a decrease of S,63S,S25
in the expectation Of silver.
The President to-day informed Repre-
sentatives Richardson and Gibson. OF Ten
nessee. hat he had selected Mrs. Daniel
Manning TO represent this country at the
Paris exposition, under a resolution intro
duced by Z nator Depew, and recently
passed by Congress. The Tennesseans had
called to present the name of Miss Mary
Temple. of Knoxville. for this office.
The Senate committee on pensions to-day
reported the pension appropriation bill.
The committee increased the total pension
appropriation, as made by the House bill.
to the extent or only $4,000, and struck out
lUc 1lOucC pAOflcO AAahlh6 ~
w.-n the commissioner of pensions to re-
fuse to pay the fees of attorneys In pension
cases.
A suit at law to recover damages amount
ing to 10000 was instituted to-day by
elker Given against Frank w. Palmer,
public printer. Mr.. Given states that, in
1892, the Republicans in Congress used his
copyrighted book. 1.-The Tariff Riddle" as
a campaign document. printing 1t In the
form of speeches in the Congressional Rec
ord. Eighty thousand copies of the Record
containing las book were printed when,
after an investigation, its publication was
stopped. Arrangements, he says, had been
of THE Tariff Riddle to the Republican
national committee, which refused 10 buy
them, as they could be obtained without
charge in the Congressional Record. For
this and other sales lost on account of its
free distribution Mr.. Given asks for the
damages mentioned.
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The director general of posts of the Phil
ippine islands has transmitted to the Post
office Department a copy of a letter writ
ten by him to General Otis, in which is
outlined a plan for the extension of the
postal service in the islands. His plan
contemplates that the army shall take
charge of the service at points where 1t is
impracticable to employ clerks. Offices In
charge Of American clerks are contem-
plated at all places where there Is a large
number of people. AT places where troops
are stationed the commanding officer will
be asked to take charge of stamps and
other postal supplies and to detail for
postal duty a soldier incapacitated for field
services. Ii is desired to have as few Amer
lean clerks as possible on account of ex-
penses in salaries, natives being willing to
work much cheaper.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tions resumed its regular weekly meeting
to-day, but did not take up the Hay
Pauncefote treaty. This failure was due to
the fact that the having the
treaty under especial consideration was not
prepared to submit its report.
Representative Levy, of New York, has
| introduced a bill amending the war tariff
act by reducing the tax on beer from 81 10
| 81, fixing the duty on tobacco at 6 cents pei
pound, cigars and cigarettes s. per one
thousand, repeating the tax on tea and re-
ducing many of the stamp taxes. Mr.. Levy
says, as to his bill: The secretary OF the
treasury has stated that the surplus from
revenues of the government will amount
to between g $1,000, 600 and $500 600 this
year. The daily expenditures of the gov
eminent are decreasing and will continue
to decrease, now that the war with Spain
is over. The need of the 500, 0Oo. 600 pro-
posed to be raised by the war tax will no
longer exist. 1T is the ann OF TINS Dill 70
| reduce taxation by internal revenue by al
least So, 000, 000.'
At the request of Mrs. Chickering. wife
OF the late Representative Chickering, OF
New York, there is to be no congressional
funeral in connection with the interment
of the deceased representative, and the
senator's and representatives heretofore
named as an escort have been notified tina
| the congressional party Will be abandoned
/ This iS the OplV CaSQ In recent wear re in
which the formalities of such a funeral
have been dispenser witt, and 1t is due to
the view held by Mr.. Chickering and his
| wife against the ceremonious character OF
i such affairs.