Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-25
WASHINGTON LETTER
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/ Pa, who is known as .'the father OF
the Industrial commission" is in the
city He is here to attend the ina
+ meeting of the commission. held 10 &c
over the material and frame Up the re-
/ port TO be made to congress. The
commission" said Judge Phillips will
make its final report TO congress on
i Dec. 10 The law under which the
commission was organized provided
that the body should investigate all
manner Of industrial matters relating
10 the mutual interests of capital and
j labor AM should recommend to con-
+ gress AMI ~ the legislatures Of the va
ri0us states legislation calculated to be
of benefit 10 both classes. The scope
/ of the commissions Iabors has neces-
sarily been wide. We hare gone over
a tremendous field. / took up the
+ work of securing commission of this
/ character in the Fifty-third congress
+ 1t was passed by the Fifty-fourth con-
+ gress. but failed TO secure the sigma
ture of the president. Finally the bill
i was passed with certain notifications.
such as the addition OF congressional
members. My bill originally provided
/ that it should be made up entirely of
/ civilians and that there should not be
/ a majority from any party. think
/ il will be conceded by congress that
the commission has done a valuable
work"
The New Chilean Minister.
/ Don Joaquin Walker Martin, 2. who
has been appointed Chilean minister at
Washington to succeed Senior Vicuna,
who recently died at Buffalo, is
cousin of Don Carlos Walker Mar
! tinez, celebrated poet, orator aud
politician of Chile. He was born at
Santiago and is about fifty years of
age. He was formerly engaged in
/ business on an extensive scale and
was a member of the Chilean congress
at the time of the revolt against Bal
maceda in 1891. In the provisional
government which was subsequently
established Don joaquin held the office
of minister of finance. He afterward
threw up his position because the pro-
/ visional council of state was consti-
tuted without giving any representa-
ton to the Conservative party. of which
he was a member. This action brought
the other revolutionary leaders to
terms, and representatives of the Con-
sentative party were admitted to the
council Of state. Minister Martinez
then resumed the portfolio of minister
of finance and held it until Admiral
Montt became president of Chile.
Premature Retirements.
Secretary Root has determined that
army officials shall not be prematurely
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ing them on the active list and having
them render some service 10 their
country. In the case of Junior army
surgeon recommended for retirement
by board. which Included in its mem
bership two officers of the medical de-
partment. Secretary Root overruled
the findings of the board and decided
that the officer. who, by the way, is
anxious to continue on active duty.
need not go on the retired list. Ii de-
yeloped that if the officer was retired
he would probably practice his profess
sion, and Secretary Root finds that
some of the officers retired for disabili-
ty thereupon engage in commercial or
professional pursuits which Go not tax
their energies or strength any more
than the discharge of military duties.
Secretary Root proposes TO make a
careful scrutiny of all recommends
tons coming from retiring boards
Appointment of Army Chaplains.
Judge Advocate General Davis of
the army has decided that under exist
ing statutes appointments as ehaplains
in the army are confined TO regularly
ordained ministers of the gospel. rec
n q hnriripS n bpi
church or by five reputable ministers.
This decision was rendered in the case
Of a minister of an independent creed.
attached to no church. who was a can
didate for an army chaplaincy. AL
though strongly backed by influential
people, this minister is ineligible for
appointment under the judge advocate
generals construction of the law.
Washington a Model.
Mr.. Gerard Lowther, charge daft
flares of the British embassy. has
written the district commissioners. ask
ing them for plans, maps. outlines and
principles of the government of the
city of Washington. The request may
be regarded as a high compliment, in
asmucb as it is made in behalf of the
proposed federal city in Australia,
which is to be established in the i'm
mediate future. II is considered as
probable that the beauty and the ex-
cellent government of Washington
have led the British authorities TO con-
template the establishment of an Aus
traiian city fashioned after the capital
of the United States
The New Consul Mt Cape Town.
William r. Bigham has been n nr,cjDf-
ed consul at Cape Town to succeed
Colonel James q. Stowe of Kansas
City. resigned Mr. Bigham was born
in Hamilton. o.. ffty-seven years ago.
He served three years during the civil
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