The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-30
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.


The United States Supreme Court has
announced a recess from Friday OF this
week to Monday. Feb. IL, when 1t will meet
to deliver opinions and hear motions and
then will adjourn to Monday, Feb. %.
The resolution of Representative Sher-
man. OF New York, for an investigation of
kazing at the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis. has been set for
consideration by the House naval commit
tee next Friday.
The President yesterday sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate: William
b. Childers. OF New Mexico. attorney for
the Territory of New Mexico; Frank H.
Richards, of Alaska, TO be marshal for the
District Of Alaska, division No. 2.
Senator Thurston. chairman OF the Sem
ate committee on Indian affairs yesterday
introduced a resolution authorizing the
committee on Indian affairs to visit differ
ent Indian reservations and Indian schools
during the next recess OF Congress.
In obedience to the request contained in
the Senate resolution OF the 21st inst, the
President to-day transmitted to that body
the correspondence bearing on the claim
Of r. E. Brown, a citizen of the United
States, against the South African Repub-
lic
The President yesterday sent a message
TO Congress recommending the appropria-
ton Of 100000 for the payment of the claim
or Spain for Cibuta and Cayagan Islands
in the Philippine archipelago, IN accordance
fled by the Senate.
The President yesterday sent a message
to Congress, renewing his recommendation
CT last session that Cangress make "gra-
cious provision for indemnity to the fam
lies" OF the two victims of the Tallulah,
La. lynching July 20. 1898, who were sub
jects of the Italian government.
The Senate finance committee yesterday
considered an amendment 10 the revenue
reduction act, to provide for the removal
OF the tax upon transactions upon ex-
changes where transfers actually occur.
This is done at the request of the Produce
Exchange dealing largely in farm products.
II is said the amendment will be reported
to-day.
The House committee on military affairs
has acted favorably on bills providing that
the time OF an officers leave of absence
shall date from arrival in the United States
and not from the time the leave is granted,
and authorizing monument commemorate
ing the Indian battle of Massacre Hill, in
Wyoming, In which several hundred troops
lost their lives.
The Navy Department has decided to
omit certain articles of equipment and
supplies from the specifications for the
new battleships, contracts for which have
not yet been awarded. Ii was decided yes
terday 10 make the same omissions in the
specifications for the protected cruisers.
bids for which are TO be opened on Feb. /.
This will make slight reduction in the
cost OF all the vessels IN question.
The special House committee on the st.
Louis exposition has postponed final ac-
ton on the bill to appropriate 100000 for
the exposition until Friday by which time
IL Is expected that the secretary of the
treasury will have been able TO certify
officially TO the fact that the citizens OF st.
Louis have raised the sl0000.0o0 which was
TO be a condition precedent TO the appro-
p;fation of the s5.ooO0oo by Congress.
II as stated at the quartermaster gener-
ais office that out OF a total Of sixty re-
mains OF soldiers and citizens recently re-
ceived at San Francisco from China on
transports, forty bodies have been claimed
by relatives and will be sent to their homes
FOR private interment at government ex-
pense. The remainder. IL not clEimed with
I'm a reasonable period. will be inferred at
San Francisco National Cemetery with
military honors.
BY direction OF the President Brig. Gems
James +. Wade and VIM. t. Ludlow will
be relieved of their present duties and or
dered 10 San Francisco in time TO sail on
the first transport from that port after
March for Manila. where they Will report
TO the commanding general, Division OF the
Philippines, for assignment TO duty. The
detail Of Generals Wade and Ludlow 10
duty In the Philippines will enable the de-
partmcnt TO relieve two general ofilcers on
duty thero and give them assignments In