The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-22

representa- ives Of the Senate pressed very
hard for the acceptance OF the Senate sub
stitute and while the House members in
dieated no definite purpose to yield, the
indications now are that the Senate meas
ure, with a rev possible ADDITIONS, VIII
be reported by the conferees. Ii is eX-
pected by the members OF the conference
that a conclusion will be reached at to-
morrows meeting.
In executive session the Senate, at the
request of Mr.. Proctor, to-day agreed to
take UP the nomination of General Croszier
TO be chief of ordnance on Thursday next.
A general order issued by General Wood
directs the Third Battery of field artillery,
now at Columbia barracks, Cuba. to pro-
coed TO Chickamauga Park, Ga. This bat
terry was formerly slated for Fort Myer,
Virginia.
President Knapp and his associates of
the Interstate-commerce Commission were
before the House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce to-day in support
of the bill amending the Interstate-com-
merce Commission act so as 10 prevent
rate cutting, paying of rebates, ETC.
The complete report of Colonel Crowder,
of the adjutant generals department. as TO
his inquiry into conditions at Port Chal-
mette. whence supplies are being shipped
to South Africa, is now in the hands of the
President. An important fact in connection
with the document is that it makes no rec
concentrations as to the treatment of af-
fairs at Port Chalmette; II is merely a
statement of the conditions there as they
were discovered by Colonel Crowder. The
War Department officials say that in max
ing this inquiry Colonel Crowder acted as
personal representative Of the President
and so he is not accountable TO the depart
}, lie Il 70 a a
any statement as to the character of the re-
port, and for his part Colonel Crowder de-
clares that it is for the President alone to
make the report, or any part of IL, public
if he desires 1t is said that the document
will be held before the Cabinet at to-mor-
rows session.
Senator Dietrich to-day introduced a bill
to authorize the President 10 enter into a
reciprocal agreement with the permanent
government of Cuba respecting trade be
tween the United States and Cuba 1t pro-
vides that when such permanent govern
ment is established the President is author
lied to enter into such agreement with
Cuba whereby the United States binds
itself for'the period of five years 10 pay to
the government of Cuba: AT the end of
each quarter Of the fiscal year ending June
30, 1903, a sum of money equal TO 40 per
cent of the amount Of import duties col
lected during said quarter on articles, the
growth and product of Cuba, coming direct
ly TO the United States in American or
Cuban bottoms; for the fiscal year ending
June 90, 1904, 80 per cent. on such articles so
carried; for the fiscal year ending June 90
1866, % per cent: for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1906, 20 per cent. of such duties and
for each quarter Of the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1907, 10 per cent. of such duties. On
the importation of any article produced in
Cuba upon which bounty has been paid
the amount of such bounty shall be deduct
ed from the amount which otherwise would
be paid by the United States, which sum
Cuba is to obligate herself 10 devote TO per-
manent harbor sanitation and other public
improvements and the maintenance of a
system of schools.
AS a consideration for which the United
States is to pay the sums specified, the bill
provides that Cuba, during the existence
of the reciprocal agreement is to admit all
articles from the United States subject 10
the payment at the end of each quarter of
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1909, OF IS
per cent. of the import duties and other
charges imposed upon like articles i'm
ported into Cuba from any other country;
1904, so per cent: 1905, SIS per cent; 1906. 90
per cent; 1907, 80 per cent. The bill pro-
vdes that the agreement may be abrogated
therefrom of either party upon reasonable
notice. The senator said the bill is in
tended as a substitute for the House Cuban
reciprocity bill.
mail report received at the State De-
partment from Boleslaw Horodynski,
United States vice counsel at Warsaw, Rus
STA, confirms the press reports of a week
ago to the effect that Angus Campbell the
consul at Warsaw is about to leave the
service The consul was appointed last
November and never has had the op-
portunity to exercise any considerable part
of his functions as consul, owing TO the I'M
fortunate misunderstanding which led 10
the issue of an exequateur to the wrong
person.
The Democrats of the House of Repre-
sentatives held a caucus tonight to con-
slider the Philippine civil government bill
agreed on by the Democratic members of
the insular committee The caucus lasted
until shortly before midnight, when a reso-
luton by Representative Jones. of Virginia,
was adopted unanimously approving the
minority bill and requesting the Democratic
members on the insular committee TO con-
fer with Democratic senator's in order to
reconcile any differences existing as to the
details of a Philippine measure with view
TO reaching an agreement upon one bill
to be urged in both branches of Congress.
The Democratic bills both in the Senate
and in the House look to ultimate indie
pendence of the islands, but the House
measure goes more into detail on the period
preceding independence, fixing July 4. 1911.
as the date for complete insular independ-
ence.
Representative GrOsvenor, of Ohio, to-
day favorably reported the resolution Civ
ing the thanks of Congress to Secretary
Hay for his GRAFTON on President Mckinley
at the memorial exercises in Congress.
XXX
The agricultural appropriation bill re-
ported to the House to-day carries about
IS, 200 600, an increase of approximately $780,
coo over the appropriations last year and a
decrease of about 100000 from the esti-
mates. The bill contains little general
legislation and is confined mainly to the
regular expenditures of the agricultural es-
| Establishments.