The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-16
MIsCELLANEOUS NEWS
Action of Committees on Bills and
Personal and General Notes.

Action of Committees on Bills and
Personal and General Notes.
Ind, will be abolished on Jan. 81 Mail
to Lebanon.
The condition of Admiral Dewey. who Is
i'll with the grip. was reported at his nome
to be better yesterday.
The application of Frank Stapp. Joseph
Burney, Lewis NJ. Blades, George ID. Weln-
land and James Homsher to organize the
Citizens National Bank of Hope, n. Y,
with $4,000 capital, has been approved.
The President is daily gaining strength
and everything points TO a speedy re-
covery. He is attending to more business
than at any time since his illness, put
several days yet.
The Senate committee agriculture
yesterday concluded its hearings on the
oleomargarine bill by giving Congressman
Wadsworth. author OF the substitute for
the circuit bill, an opportunity to present
the merits of his measure and Mr.. Circuit
chance to reply.
Chief Wilkie. of the secret service, has
received a new Photographic counterfeit
SO national bank note. 1t Is said TO be
very poor direct Photographic reproduc-
ton of the $40 note of the Tompk.ns Coun-
ty National Bank, of Ithaca. n. Y, check
letter 3D." charter number, 1861; bank
number, 1894; series of 1882.
II has been decided that m addition to
Troop A, First Ohio Cavalry, the personal
escort of the President in the inaugural
ceremonies will be the Twepty-third Ohio
Volunteers Association. The President
was a major I'm the Twenty-third Ohio
Regiment during the civil war. The as,
ISOLATION now numbers about nifty men, all
survivors OF the regiment
The Senate committee on finance yester-
day considered the war revenue reduction
bill, but did not reach conclusion upon
the measure as a whole, although several
changes of detail were tentatively decided
upon. These the committee formally de-
cided not to make public because of the
opportunities they think publication would
bring upon them The committee will meet
again Thursday.
The House committee on postoffices and
post roads has practically completed the
postoffice appropriation bill. The total
amount carried by the bill will be about
$l22, 100000. The appropriation for rural free
delivery is increased from 81, 900 to &c.
100000. The usual provisions for special
facilities between New York and New Or
leans are placed in the bill. but no provision
Is made for pneumatic tube services.
If the negotiations for the American pur-
chase of the Danish West Indies are near
ing completion, reported from Copen-
hagen, the fact has not recently been
brought to the attention of the State De-
partment, which has not been advised Of
the status of the negotiations since three
months back. 1t is hardly probable, how
ever. that details would be forwarded
until definite results were in hand.
London dispatch stating that Mr.. Bird
Ter has presented his credentials to the
British consulate at Lourenzo Marquee, on
the departure of the American representa-
tive. Mr. Stanley Hollis. creates the i'm
preston that Mr.. Hollis has been with
drawn. But it is said at the State De-
partment that there is no change in Mr..
Holliss status and that if he has gone on
leave he has left Mr.. Bridler, the vice
consul, in charge temporarily.
The House naval affairs committee
yesterday completed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill and Chairman Foss
was directed to report the bill to the
House. No authorization of additional YES
sells of the Holland submarine class will
be recommended by the committee this
time. The total amount carried by the
bill Is S7,00o,0O0. an increase of 81, coo
over that for the present year. Two battle
ships and two cruisers are to be contracted
for under the head of increase of the
navy.
The State department has decided that
sufficient cause has not yet been estab-
lished to warrant any intervention by the
American government in the action of the
Santo Domingo government as TO certain
rights held by an American syndicate for
collecting the revenues and carrying on
the fiscal arrangements. At the same time
the inquiry through Consul General Max
well is proceeding. and If the reports in
dictate any invasion of American rights
other than those of a contract character.
they may receive attention from the State
Department
Representative Mahon, of Pennsylvania
from the war claims committee yester lay
reported to the House a bill recommending
an appropriation of S.3l0 49S Tor the pay
ment of claims under the Bowman act
These claims are for stores and supplies
furnished the government during the war.
The amount also includes payment for the
findings of the Selfridge board the money
being due TO contractors for tne construc-
ton of ships during the war. An effort
VIII be made by the committee TO secure
early consideration of the Gibson bill, ap-
propriating 1886. 4A for claims allowed I'M
der the Bowman act.
M. p. Moran, of Graceville. Mimi. and a
member of the National Farmers Alli-
ance. testified before the industrial COM
mlttee yesterday on the subject of trans
portation or grain. He said that expert
ence mas shown that reduction Of rail-
road rates Tor transporting grain benefit
ted the consumer of the surplus crop of
this country which was shipped 10 Liver
pool. BY this reduction. ne claimed. the
Liverpool seller was enabled to unccrbsd
his competitors. thereby causing a general
fal; In the price OF wheat He further stat
ell that the Liverpool market sets the
price for the domestic crop. As a remedy
for this condition, he favored the opening
of a market in the Orient to induce com
petition.
The returns from Mondays vote i'm TIL
electoral college for President and Vice
President of the United States began TO ar
rive at Washington yesterday The law re-
cures that two certified copies of the vote
shall be sent TO the Vice President. or. i'm
his absence. to the president pro tempore
or the Senate. one copy coming by mail
and the other by messenger. Three States
were heard from yesterday by messenger
and seven by mail. The three reported by
messenger were New Jersey. Maryland and
virginia. the returns coming I'm the order
named The mail returns covered Mary
land Massachusetts. Connecticut. west
Virginia. Virginia. Pennsylvania and Della
ware. The reports with those from the
other States, will be locked up In the
Vice Presidents room and there kept until
Feb IL, wnen they will be canvassed