The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-31

Action of Congressional COmmfttees-
Appointments I'm the Army.

Appointments In the Army.
The President has proclaimed the new
extradition treaty between the United
States and Peru.
The Senate committee on judiciary re-
ported favorably the bill dividing the State
OF Kentucky into two judicial districts.
The House committee on pensions has
recommended an increase from $50 to $50
per month in the pension of the widow Of
Rear Admiral Philip, one of the captains
in the battle of Santiago.
The ways and means committee yester-
day held it's first meeting in several weeks.
and bills were favorably reported extending
the privilege Of immediate transportation
In bond to Milwaukee,, Everett, Wn., and
Honolulu, Hawaii. and making Douglass.
A. T., SUPPORT Of entry.
Representative Mercer. of Nebraska.
chairman OF the committee on public build
ings and grounds. has introduced an ON
nibus bill increasing the limit of cost of
public buildings in various parts of the
country. 1t carries about $1,500,000. In
dianapolis Is not mentioned.
Surgeon General Wyman yesterday re-
ceived a dispatch from Surgeon Thomas,
at London, stating that the consul at Glas-
gov reports SS5 cases of smallpox and that
the disease is spreading. He says there
have been two deaths from plague among
the crew of the steamship Friary at Hull.
The House committee on banking and
currency has acted favorably on the bills
ITO amend the national banking laws so
as to permit national banks to consider
and treat their surplus as capital in the
restrictions on loans, and amending the
banking law as to the designation of pub
lie repositories.
The President has decided to resume his
officials dinner parties, being justified in
doing so by the Improvement in his health.
1t is thought the annual dinner to the
diplomatic body will be the first in order,
and that this will take place i. eb H. The
formal invitations have not been extended,
nor will they be before the memorial service
in honor of the late Queen next Satur-
day.
The relief fund raised by the American
people to aid the families of the victims
of the Maine disaster has now dwindled
to about 81, 800. This balance is now in the
hands of Capt. Charles d. Sigsbee, chief
of the naval intelligence bureau, who was
was blown up, and to whom this amount
was turned over by the persons in charge
of the fund raising some time last spring.
The Governor of Arizona has recon-
mended to the Interior Department the re-
moval of the public Offices at Tucson, A. T..
to Phoenix, the capital of the Territory
1t is contended by the territorial authori-
ties that by utilizing the public buildings
at Phoenix for federal offices the rents will
be paid TO the government instead of else
where The department is making inquiry
as to how far such change will be in the
interest of the public service.
Secretary Hitchcock, of the Interior De-
partment, was heard yesterday by the
House committee on invalid pensions on
the bill for a pension court OF appeals. The
bill had been favorably reported. but has
been recalled in order to permit the de-
partment officials to be heard in favor of
a somewhat similar plan proposed by them.
The G.. A. r. authorities favor the measure
in it's present form and the hearing went
over to permit their views to be heard.
The reported disorders In Venezuela in
volving American asphalt interests have
not come TO the attention Of the State De-
the department with the fact that the
Venezuelan government is willing and
anxious to have the merits of the rival
asphalt concessions left to the determine
ton of the Venezuelan courts. The State
Department has DECIDED that this is the
proper course to pursue and has SO In
formed the minister.
The President yesterday sent the follow
ing army nominations to the Senate: Vol
unteers-First Lieutenant NJ c. Gustin,
Eleventh Cavalry, to be captain: Second
Lieutenant Emory S. West, Eleventh Cav
airy, 70 be first lieutenant. Infsntry-Second
ieutenants to be first lieutenants: Clyffard
Gaame, Eleventh; George w. Stewart.
Seventh; William T. Patton. Thirteenth:
Fred B. Kerry, Twenty second; Lawrence
D. Caben, Fifth; William T. Merry, Twen-
ty-third; Fred r. Brown, Ninth
United States Minister Powell, at Port
au-Prince, Haiti, has informed the State
Department that the Dominican govern
ment has taken full possession of the Gus
toms and revenue of San Domingo. and
that IL has annulled the contract with the
Santo Domingo Improvement Company and
named 2 committee 20 pay the foreign debt
with the funds deposited by the Dominican
government for that purpose. He also re-
ports that he has been informed that the
Dominican Congress has voted a credit to
the government for the purpose of sending
commissioners to Europe.