The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-19

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force of the War. Postofice and Treasury
Departments TO the classified service and
making these clerks eligible 20 transfer
10 any branch OF the civil service. This
affects from COO to 900 clerks. the Tempo
rary force having been incident TO the war
with Spain.
]. NJ. Lafollett. assistant district attor-
ney. and his brother John Lafollett. OF
Portland, are in Washington. looking after
business connected with the attorneys Of
fee.
George b. Lockwood, private secretary
to Representative Steele. left to-day for
indianapolis. where he will remain until
the fall session of Congress. He will work
with the Republican state central commit
tee until election.
Generals Bird. Snyder and Auman, nomi-
mated yesterday as brigadier generals. will
be retired in a few days after their con-
nrmatlon IN order 10 make vacancies for
three more veterans of the civil war who
are near the age of retirement
XXX
The secretary of war has placed in the
hands Of the Senate ommitt on the Phil
ippines a large number of orders. circulars
and reports bearing on the conduct OF mill
tary anairs In the unpacined provinces or
the Philippines.
Governor Dole, OF Hawaii. was before the
House committee on Territories to-day and
gave an extended review of conditions on
the island. The Governor said there were
some things in the organic law which the
Hawaiians would have been glad 10 have
different. He said he had no purpose to
criticise, but, answering direct questions,
said the franchise might have been proper
ly limited further than to Asiatics. There
also was the land question, concerning
which. he said. there was vagueness re-
garding the provision allowing corporations
to hold 1000 acres. Whether this land was
to be held in fee simple or simply by lease
or otherwise was not seemingly understood
by the Hawaiian people. He explained.
also, the confusion that might arise from
the election Of senators. Chairman Knox
said this senatorial condition was remedied
by a bill about to be reported. Governor
Dole said for the present the island indus
tries could not be carried on entirely by
white labor, the Chinese and Japanese be-
ing so numerously employed I'm the rice
and other industries that an immediate
change 10 white labor would not be practi-
cal. The experience in using Porto Rican
labor had been disappointing.
The Interior Department has decided 10
accept declarations and other papers OF
pension claimants made in the Philippine
islands and Porto Rico before a court OF
record or some officer thereof having Gus
tody of Its seal and before some officer who.
under the general laws in force there. has
authority 10 administer oaths for general
purposes.
The House committee TO judiciary to-day
directed a favorable report on the bill Of
Chairman Ray amending the bankruptcy
law in a number Of particulars. Messrs.
Clayton and De Almond voted against the
bill, preferring a repeal Of the bankrupt
act. One OF the most important amend
ments allows corporations 10 become vol
untary bankrupts. with the prOviso that
this shall not release the corporation off,
GERS and stockholders from individual LA
bility under state or federal laws. Numer-
Gus changes are made in bankruptcy pro-
ceedure and methods.