The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-02

Ricen proposition. cOnsiderations OF a pure,
ly formal character being the cause OF
delay.
Representative Burk to-day introduced
resolutions giving a national welcome 10
ex-President Kruger and requesting the
President to proclaim that our ports are not
10 be used by either OF the South African
belllgerents for the shipment OF horses or
mules.
Prof. r. a. Fessenden. who has charge
of the wireless telegraphy experiments of
the Weather Bureau along the Virginia
and North Carolina coasts. arrived here
to-day and conferred with Secretary OF Ag-
r~iculture Wilson and Prof. Willis L.
Moore, chief Of the Weather Bureau. Pro-
fessor Fessenden announced to-day that
MS system Is now practically complete,
and that the work for the next few months
will be the perfection of details. He claims
that he has succeeded in sending messages
Moore contends that overland communica-
ton so Tar has been by signals and not by
messages. Professor F~essenden said to-
day: W have found that salt water is
the best conductor of the waves: land
comes next in order. then fresh water, and
then sand. The methods used both in re-
ceiving and sending are entirely different
from those utilized in any other system"
Xxx
Secretary Root and Senator Spooner
were in consultation with the President at
the White House for some time tonight.
They declined to say anything regarding
the object of their visit. which it is pre-
sumed related to the Philippines.
Representatives Hull, Overstreet and
sherman were also at the White House to-
night talking with the President about the
coming congressional campaign.
Xxx
President Roosevelt will leave here to-
morrow morning for Annapolis TO present
the diplomas to the graduating class of the
Naval Academy. He will return to Wash
ington about 6 o'clock in the evening.
With the President will be Miss Alice
Roosevelt, Command and Mrs. Cowles.
Secretary Cortelyou. a stenographer, and
DR.. Uric.
Some difference of opinion developed to-
day in the House committee on labor as to
presenting the bill for a commission TO in
vestigate the status of the colored race.
Some of the Southern members urged that
the inquiry was likely to create racial un-
rest, while Messrs. Bartholdt, OF Missouri,
and Warnock, of Ohio, urged that it was
designed 10 overcome racial unrest The
question went over until the next meeting.
XXX
A warrant alleging violation of the liquor
law in selling intoxicants without a license
was issued to-day against Theodore L.
Page, who conducts the restaurant on the
Senate side of the Capitol. 1t is alleged
that the law has been violated at the Capt.
tol since January last.
XXX
The House committee on foreign affairs
to-day offered a favorable report on the
bill of Representative Hit, of Illinois, es-
tablishing a United States diplomatic and
consular service in Cuba, with a United
States minister at $4,000: secretary of lega-
ton, 1900; second secretary, $1.5OO; consul
general at Havana 5000; conSulS at Glen
fuegos and Santiago, $1,000 each. The bill
differs from the plan proposed in the Sen>
ate, which allows the minister a salary OF
$4,000 and adds a consulate at Matanzas.
XXX
The Boer question came up before the
House committee on foreign affairs to-day,
when Representative Burleson, of Texas,
asked as to the disr osition of the various
resolutions of sympathy referred to the
committee. Representative Adams, Of
Pennsylvania, chairman of a
having the resolutions In charge, said that
next Monday had been designated for a
hearing for those interested, at which time
several Of those prominently identified with
the pro-Boer movement will be present.
Thu resolutions include those of sympathy
and also those referring TO supply camps
alleged to be maintained in this country.
The consists of Representa-
tives Adams, Cousins and Hooker.
x Nx
The secretary Of the interior has sus-
pended NJ. Bridgman, the Indian agent at
Fort Belknap, Mont. as a result of the
special Investigation of charges of irregu-
larities. Special Agent McNichols, of the In
terror Department. has been placed in
charge of the affairs of the agency.
WORK OF THE HOUSE.