The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-06

recent decisions OF the United States Su-
preme Court in the insular cases.

recent decisions Of the United States Su-
preme Court in the insular cases.
Senator Penrose to-day introduced in the
Senate bill for the regulation of immigra-
tion prepared by himself and the commits
sioner general OF immigration. which looks
TO a general revision of the laws upon this
question. The measure provides for duty
OF So per head on all persons coming into
the United States from foreign countries
except those who are citizens Of this coun-
try or of Canada or Mexico. the fund to be
thus raised TO be applied To the payment OF
the expenses incident TO the regulation OF
immigration. The bill excludes all idiots.
paupers and persons liable 10 become a
public charge and those afflicted with loath-
some contagious disease. 1t prohibits
assistance in the matter OF passage ana
provides heavy penalties for the importa-
ton of women for immoral purposes.
Steamship companies are prohibited under
heavy penalty from advertising for foreign
business.
Secretary Root has prepared for submis-
sion to Congress a bill providing for the
voluntary retirement OF the veteran Of
ficers of the army. who have seen service
in the three wars-the rebellion. the Indian
wars and the Spanish WARMTH an .addl-
tional grade 1t appears that only about 2Ol
officers will be affected by this arrange
in the strongest terms as a measure of sim
pie justice to the veterans and as calculated
TO improve the efficiency of military service
by placing younger men in command.
President Roosevelt entertained another
representative list of public officials at
dinner at the White House tonight, the
guests on this occasion including the fol-
lowing: Secretaries Hay and Root, Senators
Foraker. Morgan. Lodge. Hale. Cockreil.
Fairbanks, McEnery, Ouarles and ClapP'
Representatives Hit, Cooper, William ,.
Moody and General Leonard Wood.
John c. Ferguson, foreign councillor and
advisor of Liu. Kun Yih, the Chinese vice
roy of Hankin, called on Secretary Hay
to-day to convey formally to the secretary
the personal thanks of the viceroy for the
part he took in protecting China during
the crisis through which that country has
just passed. Later Mr.. Ferguson delivered
a similar message to the President.
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Prof. F. Lampson Scribner, the astrolo-
gist of the Department of Agriculture, has
been appointed chief of the Insular Bureau
of Agriculture in the Philippines. He viii
have direct charge of all agricultural AFFAIRS
in the archipelago This is new office.
The postoffice at Smyrna, Decatur coun-
ty. Indiana, will be discontinued Dec. IA.
Mail to Greensburg.
Fourth class Indiana postmasters ap-
pointed to-day were as follows: Eminence.
Morgan county, Thomas Arend, vice II. A.
McGinnis, deceased; Griffin, Posey county,
W. T Pemberton, vice Floyd Cummings,
removed; Libertyville, Vigo county, George
W. Landes, vice Thomas Carmichael, re-
signed.
In compliance with the suggestion or
Senator Platt, of Connecticut, chairman
of the committee on Cuban relations, the
Cuban commissioners now in this city, have
prepared the draft of bill designed TO car
ry out their views for remedial tariff legs-
lation for the island. This provides for the
admission to the United States free of duty
after Jan. l next of Cuban mOlasses and
raw sugar up TO No. is Dutch standard.
and the admission of other Cuban prod
ucts to the United States on payment OF
half the prevailing duty. In return for this
favor, the bill provides that the Cubans
must first agree to admit to the island for
half the duty charged all other nations
the products of the United States.