The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-19

agreed to take Up the Croker nomination on
Friday. but no agreement was reached 10
take vote. senator warren nae s ive. me
would be considered with his consent until
after some arrangement was made 10 dls-
pose OF the Crozier nomination and ne ala
not wish to give way I'm one case and refuse
in others. At his suggestion an agreement
was reached to vote on the Croker nomina-
ton before adjournment on Friday.
Admiral Clark. who has just been elevated
10 the grade of Junior rear admiral. has
indicated TO his friends that he Is consid-
ering the ACCESSIBILITY OF applying for volun-
tary retirement under the terms OF per
sonnet act. as a senior rear admiral his
retired pay would be S5.62o per annum. IL IS
evident that a number of the senior naval
officers will seek 10 take advantage or this
section of the personnel act and without
intending 10 disparage their abilities IN
any way il is believed that the department
is not averse to this action. as the result
would be 10 further the object OF the per-
sonnet act in breaking up stagnation and
bringing into commanding rank in the navy
a number of young vigorous and ambitious
carry out the scientific and elaborate
scheme of the general board.
Xxx
The House committee on public lands
to-day favorable reported the bill establ-
fishing the Wind Cave National Park in
South Dakota. The locality is said 20 en-
brace extinct geysers. subterranean cav
erns and other natural wonders
Senator Hanna and Representative Bur
ton. of Cleveland, mad a brief talk to-day
in reference 10 the controversy as to Mr..
Burton accepting a denomination TO Con-
gress but as the senator was much en-
gagged in the Senate debate on the canal bill
il was arranged that the talk on the Cleve-
land matter go over until after the vote
on the canal bill.
Reports having reached the Interior De
partment that miners had entered the lands
of the Spokane. Wash, Indian reservation
under the belief that the joint resolution Of
Congress for the disposition of that reserva-
ton passed by both houses already had
opened the lands the Interior Department
to-day announced that the mining laws
will not be operative on that reservation
until after the allotments OF the land have
been completed and a proclamation opening
them to settlement has been issued by the
President. The resolution was approved By
the President to-day.
The Senate committee on immigration to-
day continued its hearing on the immigra-
ton law now pending before it. A. s. An
derson, of Philadelphia, passenger manager
of the American line. said that If there is
any lack of care in the inspection of Italian
immigrants Ii is not the fault OF the steam
ship companies. but of the government ofii-
Gals. He objected 10 the extension of the
prescribed examination OF immigrants to
cabin passengers, saying that many OF the
questions are vexatious ard insulting. Will
liam Williams. commissioner OF immigra-
ton for the port OF New York. said he con-
sidered the examinations of cabin passen-
gers unnecessary 10 prevent fraudulent
entries. Representative w. b. Shattuc.
chairman of the House committee on immi-
grafton and author of the bill, spoke in its
support. Mr.. Shattuc said the exclusion on
account of illiteracy would apply to races
and not 10 nations.
Representative Shattuc, chairman Of the
House committee on immigration and
naturalization, to-day introduced bill ex-
Guiding from admission to this country
immigrants over fifteen years old who can
not read the English language or some
other language, the test to be made in
reading parts OF the Constitution OF the
United States.