The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-13
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States.
Secretary Root has submitted to Con-
gress an estimate for an appropriation ag-
~gregating $535,000 for buildings at Gov
ernor's island, New York harbor, pursuant
TO a scheme for the enlargement OF the
post so as to accommodate a full battalion
of troops.
President Cunningham, of the State Agri-
cultural Society OF North Carolina, made
an argument before an informal meeting
OF the member OF the Senate finance COM
mittee yesterday in support OF a PROPOSE
ton to reduce the war revenue tax on to-
bacco. The committee took no action.
The House committee on postofhce and
postroads has completed the routine por-
ton of the postOffice appropriation Dill,
Leaving three disputed question: s5asa S md,I 3pen.
tiles and rural free delivery. The routine
portions Of the bill are practical drplica-
tons OF the bill for the current year. The
three matters still open will be decided
next week, and the bill is expected 10 be
ready for the House by "Wednesday or
Thursday.
Secretary Long concurs in the recon-
mendation OF the naval board submitted
yesterday for the transfer OF the South
Atlantic naval station from Port Royal TO
Charleston. 5: G, and arrangements viii
now proceed for the purchase OF the site
at Charleston, and the carrying out OK
the transfer. Already there is available
S2z1, 900 for the general purposes OF the
station ana OF JllS not 10 G1CecQ elVJsotl can
be used in the purchase OF the site.
The transport Grant. which recently ar
rived at San Francisco. brought the remains
of i02 officers. soldiers and civilian employees
who died in the Philippines, China and
Hawaii. More than half Of this number
have been claimed by relatives for burial
The remainder will be held at the quarter
masters depot at San francisco Tor q
period OF six weeks. and unless claimed
in the meantime will be inferred IN the
national cemetery at the Preside. Cal,
ur;.H frTI rnfIfforxv haunro Thar - utH
be marked with suitable headstones and
properly cared for by the government
Admiral Remey has reported the follow
ing distribution OF vessels in the waters OF
the philippine islands: Brooklyn and
Glacier at Manila: Newark. General Alva.
Culgoa. Manila and Princeton at Cavite;
the coast OF Bohol; Castine. Leyte. and
Paragua at Iloilo: Concord. Pampanga
and Panay at Cebu: Isla de Cuba, Arayat
eta at Zamboanga: Petrol I'm the Straits OF
San BarnaFdinO. Yorktown and Quiros On
yigan station: Basco in Bataan province:
MindanaO; GarQui and Crdaneta In Subig
bay. and Samar in Ralayan bay
Secretary Long has written TO Chairman
Foss. OF tho House committee on naval
affairs, as to the latters inquiry relative TO
additional submarine torpedo boats of the
Holland type. The letter says IN part: 1.-The
question with the department Is whether
the construction of an additional number
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construction are finished and their USE
fulness further assured. On this ground.
there being no pressing exigency for more,
and especially in view of the large naval
expenditures in hand and estimated for
the department does not regard further ex-
penditures in this direction essential az
this time"
Bids were recently opened by officers Of
the quartermaster's department In Phila-
delphia. Boston. Chicago and San Fran
cisco for 5000 blankets for the use OF the
army. The lowest bid received was that
Of George Campbell. OF Philadelphia. who
formerly held a similar contract with the
government and whose business wGs r.
Gently placed in the hands OF a receiver.
IL has been alleged that one OF the causes
of his failure in busines was the rejection
by the government OF blanket delivered ~
him under hts former contract. IL was an
nounced at the War Department yesterday
that all the bids recently received for
blankets had been rejected lowing 20 an
apparent Misunderstanding on the part of
the bidders as 10 the governments require
nents." and that instructions had been
issued 10 the officers OF the Quartermas-
ter's department 10 readvertise for new
bids for the blankets desired. about 49,
In number