The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-27

/ ceived here to-day apropos of the dispatch
to this mornings Journal announcing that
/ the appointment of Roscoe o. Hawkins, of
/ indianapolis, as United States district
| judge for Indiana had been practically
agreed on. The announcement was we'll
received by Indiana Republicans generally.
/ The representatives in the House from In
/ diana who have been aware of the strong
/ lead maintained by Mr.. Hawkins in the
/ Judgeship race were we'll pleased. Every
! Indiana Republican representative spoke
/ in highest terms of the prospective new
! federal judge. He was the second choice
/ or all those representatives who had IA
vorites. The date of the appointment is
/ uncertain and depends, of course, upon
Judge BAKERS retirement, but 1t seems to
/ be generally accepted that Mr.. Hawkins
will be named.
| The American National of Indianapolis
has been approved as a reserve agent for
the First National Bank of New Castle,
| Ind
Senator Fairbanks left by a late train to-
night for Bowling Green, KY, where he is
to deliver a commencement address before
| the students of Potter College on Wednes-
day. He will be in Indianapolis the latter
part of the week to preside over the au-
! thors' reading for the benefit of the Benja-
| min Harrison monument fund.
| lne SENATOR scored a victory to-day In the
| conference committee on the omnibus pub
| lie building BILL Every Indiana appropria-
| ton will remain in the bill, as the Senate
amendments to the House bill were all
| agreed TO in the conference without ques-
| ton. This was a nice compliment to the
| chairman of the Senate committee. 1t ought
to be appreciated in Indiana, as it will give
| the State $665OOO for new public buildings
| The House bill gave Indiana $5500O0 and
| Senator Fairbanks's committee increased it
to S665.Ooo The principal increase was $780,
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new item added TO the bill by Senator Fair
banks This will give Congressman Gro
mers district two new buildings. The
| amounts allowed the State are as follows
! Anderson. $4,000; Muncie $50, 600; Richmond
! SOVO; Nincennes, $4,000; Elkhart, SIS, 000
Hammond, $4,000: Logansport, s75.OOO
| ported to both houses and passed before
| Senator Fairbank returns as his work is
practically over, the conference having sub
| stantially agreed.
Congressman Rabcock, chairman of the
| Republican congressional committee talked
with the President to-day regarding the
| fall campaigns. The President at an early
| day will arrange a date for receiving the
committee, at which time plans will be
mapped out.
President Roosevelt to-day informed a
number of senators who called upon him
that he would sign the Indian appropria-
ton bill. Some of the objections he had to
it have been met by special legislation
There is still another provision which he
| insists on being corrected, and that is the
one which gives the exclusive right to the
| Florence Mining Company to prospect for
one year all the mineral lands on the
| Uintah reservation in Utah. Mr.. Sher-
man, of New York, therefore, introduced a
! resolution in the House calling on the COM
mittee on rules to bring in a rule for con-
sideration of the Senate resolution supple
menting and modifying certain provisions
| Of the bill.
The House committee on appropriations
had under consideration to-day the resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Gibson. of Tennessee,
| appropriating $4,000 for the Tennessee coal
mine sufferers. Mr.. Gibson appeared be-
fore the committee in behalf of the resolu-
ton and stated that there were between
LOCO and 1000 people in needy circumstances
by reason of the disaster.
XXX
A number of the friends of Senator De-
pew to-day were invited to his residence
to view two portraits by Muller-Ury, one
of Mrs. Depew and the other of the late
| President Mckinley. That of Mrs Depew
is pronounced by art critics to be NEST
lifelike, while the portrait of the late Pres
ident. which is life size and which was
finished just before his death, is regarded
as marvelously correct 1t is understood
that Senator Depew Senator Hanna and
| others will make an effort TO have Con-
gress purchase the painting for the White
| House.
IT is stated authority that Generals
Corbin, Young and Woods have been for
mally invited by Emperor William to at
tend as his personal guests the German
military maneuvers next fall. The first
overtures in that direction were made by
| General Won Plessen at the instance of
| Prince Henry during his recent American
In regular form. and they will be accepted
by the three generals.
A cablegram received at the State De-
partmeRt from Mr.. Thurm b. Beupre
United States charge at Bogota, Colombia,
states that increased tranquility prevails
there and in the surrounding country, and
that in consequence the strict military rule
is relaxing. The impression is prevalent
there that the war is nearly over.
Senator Quay to-day introduced bill pro-
viding for the promotion of Major General
Brooke. the senior major general of the
army. 10 the rank OF lieutenant general
and for the generals retirement with that
rank.
Representative Hay. OF Virginia, chair
man OF the House Democratic caucus. to-
| day issued call for a caucus Wednesday