The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-25


WASHINGTON, March 2.-Representa-
tive Lands has new name for considera-
tion of the President, if sweeping changes
are made in the office of the pension COM
missioner Charles NJ Travis, of Craw
louisville. desires to be deputy pension
commissioner, in case there is a change.
XXX
Senator Fairbanks tomorrow will intro
duce a bill for a new hall of records for
Washington. The cost, including the site,
will be in the neighborhood of three-quar-
ters of million dollars. This building is
badly needed in the city. The documents
of many of the departments are stored in
buildings which are not fireproof, and even
a comparatively small fire might cause
great damage to the records of important
business of the government. The building
will not be the most beautiful in the coun-
try when constructed, but it will be one
which will resist fire longer than any other
large structure in the country. At the re-
quest of the secretary of agriculture SEN
atOr Fairbanks has introduced a bill pro-
viding for a new building for the Depart
ment of Agriculture TO cost $2,500,0O0
Senator Fairbanks to-day introduced pen
sion bills for George w. Pruitt, of Beaver
City, Nelson county; Charles w. Tyler. of
Hendricks county, and Jesse Ault, of Ko-
komo, Ind.
XXX
Representative Steele is very busy pre-
pairing details Of the appropriations for the
soldiers homes throughout the country. He
is not a member of the appropriations COM
mittee, but he has been member of the
board OF visitors Of these homes for so
long and has taken such a close interest
in them that he is better prepared than
most representatives TO inform the appro-
priations committee as to what is needed.
Political opponents of Eugene L. Dorsey,
steamboat inspector of the Sixth district
with headquarters at Louisville, who was
recently appointed, have filed charges
against him because he is chairman of the
Clark county 0ndiana) Republican COM
mittee, which, it is asserted. is in violation
of the recent order of President Roosevelt
forbidding federal office holders from TAX
learned of the charges, and has written a
letter to Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Spaulding stating that he accepted the
chairmanship because his selection was
unanimous and urged by friends, but that
If he was violating any Of the rules of the
department he would resign the chairman
ship. No action has been taken.
xxx
The House committee on naval affairs is
prepared to report in favor of two new
battleships and three armored cruisers of
the first GLASS. The cruisers would be
heavier than the New York or Brooklyn,
and practically amount to batteships. The
House naval programme contemplates no
torpedo boat destroyerS or submarine
boats.
The President to-day nominated James
NJ. Hundley to be postmaster at Summit
Vile. Ind. other nominations sent to the
Senate follow:
Consuls-Hugo Muench, Missouri, at Sit
tau, SaXony: William r. Alger, Massa-
chusetts, al Puerto COrteZ, Honduras
Army-Second lieutenants of artillery:
Lawrence G. Crawford, at large; George II.
Terrell, Texas: William S. Wood. Virginia.
Navy-Commanders to be captains: Com
manders J. Ford, Charles r. Rocker. Lieu
tenant commanders to be commanders
Asher c.. Baker, William III. Sutherland
Charles r. Fox. Lieutenants to be lieuten-
ant commanders: Harold F. Norton, Frank
NJ. Bennett, Thomas Snowden.
XXX
Secretary Hitchcock has returned from
St Louis. where he was called by the seri-
Gus illness and subsequent death of his
brother He denied that he had any inten-
ton of resigning his Cabinet portfolio OF
ever had contemplated retiring. He refused
to discuss the reports 10 that effect that
have been current beyond characterizins
them as without foundation He replied
in the negative when asked if he might not
find IL necessary 10 resign In order 10 take
up the responsibilities that had formerly
devolved upon his deceased brother in di-
recting their private business in the West.
General Miles has received a transcript
of the record of his testimony before the
Senate military committee and was engaged
to-day in revising it in accordance will
the practice of the committee in such cases
before il is printed in the form Of an Off.
cial document 1t will be for the committee
to determine whether not this document
shall be given to the press. General Miles
takes the ground that his testimony was
requested solely for the information of the
committee and that it is for the committee
alone TO determine what use shall be made
of it The transcript now in the hands OF
General Miles is in manuscript, and on be-
ing returned to the committee-probably to-
morrow-will be sent to the Government
Printing Office to be published in official
form.
The House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce to-day voted to report the
Hepburn pure food bill. so called, to pre-
vent the adulteration. misbranding and imi-
tation of foods beverages, candles drugs
etc, and regulating interstate traffic ii
such goods The bill was framed by the
National Pure Food Congress, and for some
time hearings have been in progress on this
and other pure food measures. To-day the
vote was taken and was practically unani-
nous for reporting the Hepburn bill.
The Hepburn bill prohibits the intrOduc
ton into any State from another State, oi
the shipment abroad of any article of fOoC
or drugs which is adulterated or mis-
branded The Agricultural Department
is given supervision over the Analysing
etc, TO determine questions Of adulteration
and IS to have the assistance of a board o
food experts chosen from the army and
navy medical service, the marine spita
service and from scientists in chemistry
hygiene, commerce and manufactures. This
bill also gives specific definitions of aoul
terations as applicable TO certain foods anC
drugs II also fixes severe penalties fol
Offenses against the various provisions, the
conhscation Of adulterated goods in certain
cases and the administrative detail for car
rying out the measure. The committee tool
no vote on the COrliss and Mann bills
which have been urged as alternatives fOl
the Hepburn bill The vote on the latter
measure was 10 l. Mr.. Adamson casting
the negative vote
Secretary Hay has been notified thai
owing 10 the protests OF United States Min
lister Hart. at Bogota. and our consuls or
the isthmus the order looking to the cen
sorship by the Colombian government Ol
official dispatches of consuls has been va