The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-27

Agreement on the HIKING Question
Marine Corps Nominations.

Admiral Dewey, who has been suffering,
from the grip. Is contemplating taking
Southern trip for his health.
The Senate in executive session last night
confirmed all the naval nominations for
promotion sent in, except those OF AdmiralS
Sampson and Schley-
The Senate committee on finance yester-
day authorized favorable report upon the
House bill extending for twenty years the
charters of national banks.
The Cabinet was in session about an hour
yesterday, but no business of Importance
was transacted. Most of the time was
bers.
The Navy Department has concluded
contracts with the Bath iron works and
the Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Ship each. at a . cost of ss.5so.ooo. This dis
poses of all the battleships let at the last
bidding, save one, which was awarded TO
Morgan Brothers, of Seattle, Wash, for
which the contract has not yet been exc
cuted.
c. Borda, w. Borda and w. Balvas, who
recently were appointed a committee at
mass meeting OF property owners at San
Juan to protest to the United States au-
thorities against the manner in which the
internal tax law Is enforced, called on the
postmaster general yesterday. They said
there is no objection to the gross amount
levied, but that the assessors are unfamil
lar with the property interests of the
Islands and unqualified for the work The
some Of the other officials of the govern
n.ent.
The President yesterday sent these ma
rine corps nominations to the Senate:
ID. Butler George C. Thorpe, Charles III.
Hill. Robert Nj. Gibson, Frederic l.. Brad
I1an George 9; REID, Robert III Dunlap.
Charles s. Hatch. Hiram NJ. Bearss and
Robert F. Wynn Second lieutenants 20
be first Iieutenants: Frank E. Evans, Writ
McCreary. Wade l.. Jolly, John N. Wright,
f Wallace. jr.. Samuel A. Patterson ard
William c. Harlee
The ways and means committee of the
House yesterday voted to report adversely
the resolution of Mr. Sulzer. of New York,
for correspondence with firms, corpora
lions, ETC., in connection with the recent
imposition of duty on Russian sugar. The
vote was on party lines, the Democratic
members supporting the resolution. Mr.
Richardson. the minority leader, moved to
report the Babcock bill, repeating the du-
ties on many articles of the steel ard iron
schedule of the Dingley act. but before a
vote was taken motion to adjourn pre-
vailed
The special committee of the House to
investigate the employment rolls continued
its work yesterday. Decision was reached
in the direction of having remedial legis-
lation incorporated in the legislation ap-
preparation bill. which makes appropria-
lions Tor house salaries. Inc committee
concluded that it would be desirable to
turn over this branch of the subject to
conferees on the legislative appropriation
bill, and resolution was framed for this
purpose, TO be introduced by Mr. Moody
chairman of the committee OF investigations
The resolution later was agreed to by the
House.
The conferees of the Senate and House
have reached an agreement on the hazin-
amendment to the Military Academy ap-
preparation bill. 1t now reads: s'The
superintendent of the Military Academy
shall make such rules, to be approved by
the secretary of war, as will effectualIy
prevent the practice of hazing and any
cCuraging or countenancing such practice
shall be summariy expelled from the
academy and shall net thereafter be re-
ar pointed TO the corps of cadets or be eli
gible for appointment as q commissioned
officer in the army, navy or marine corps
until two years after the graduation of the
class OF which he was a member"
In the United States Supreme Court yes
terday Judge j. NJ Wilson entered a mo-
ton for leave to fie petition for writs
of certiorari and habeas corpus in the
case of Alexander Mckenzie, now under
sentence of the United States Circuit CourI
of Appeals for the Ninth circuit to serve
years imprisonment in the Alameda
county California; jail for contempt of
that court in connection with proceedings
connected with his receivership of certain
mines in Alaska. The motion also includes
\ petition to admit the prisoner to bail
pending proceedings in the Supreme Court
The court took the motion under advise
ment. and IL is supposed its decision will
he rendered next Tuesday