The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-05
ture of attack the administrati ton and
the War Department

the War Department.
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the senate: Collector of in
ternal revenue, District of Maryland, Phil
lips Lee, Goldsborough; appraiser of mer-
chandise, District of Baltimore Md, c.
Roos Mace; surveyor of cusoms, Knoxville,
Tenn, James c. Ford.
Consuls-Benjamin ]. Ridgeley, Ken
lucky, at Nantes. France; Joseph I. Brit
tain. Ohio. at Keil Germany; Ross E.
Holiday. Ohio, at Santiago, Cuba; Max j.
Baer Nebraska, CienfuegOs, Cuba.
Army-Assistant surgeons. with rank of
first lieutenant: William L. Keller, New
York, to be contract surgeon; Charles G..
Billingsle, Maryland, contract surgeon.
Revenue-cutter Service-Second lieuten-
ants to be first lieutenants: +. j. Haake
George NJ. Daniels, F. A. De Otto Third
leutenants to be second lieutenants: Her
man II. Wolf, Philip s. Scott. Frank Goudy,
Eugene Blake, William J. Wheeler First
assistant engineers to be chief engineers:
Charles a. McAllister, j. E Borey. Second
assistant engineers to become first assist
ant engineers: c. B. Porche, Albert c. Nor
man, Theodore G.. Lewton. Acting second
assistant engineers to be second assistant
engineers: William j. Gilbert, Norris K
Davis.
delegation from Mt. Vernon Council,
No. 10. Junior Order United American Me-
chanics, District Of Columbia, called on the
President to-day and presented him with a
cane made from a piece of wood brought
from San Juan hill. Congressman Black
burn of North Carolina, made the pres
entation speech. The President, in re-
spending. said he appreciated the spirit
that lay behind the gift, and that he would
do everything In his power to make the
people feel that the cause of our national
ity abroad and the interests of our people
at home are safe while our present policies
obtain.
Now that the senate has passed the
Philippines BILL" said Chairman Cooper, uf
the house committee on insular affairs to-
day, 81 will confer with the speaker with
a view to early consideration OF the bill in
the House. AS to its passage there can be
no doubt, and about the only question is
as to reconciling the House bill with that
passed by the Senate, although the House
bill is favorably reported and the minority
mas formulated its opposing plan: The de-
bate will begin probably in ten days and
while there will be no disposition to unduly
curtail discussion, i am inclined to believe
that a week will suffice for the considera-
tion of the subject" II is understood Mr.
Cooper is arranging to take up the bill one
week from next Monday.
The house library committee to-day or
dered favorable report on a bill appro-
priating $4,000 for an equestrian statue of
Baron Steuben, to be erected in Washing
ton.
Baron Steuben was a distinguished Of
hcer Of the Prussian army, who, in III.
rendered his services to General Washing
ton, later becoming inspector general of
the army with the rank OF major general.
serving on the court-martiaI of Benedict
Arnold, and preparing the manual of dis
cipline for the continental forces. Con-
gress, in 1890. voted him a life annuity of
81. 500 and New York gave him 5000 acres,
forming the township OF Steuben, where he
lived UP TO the time of his death.
Representative Thompson, OF Alabama.
to-day introduced bill for soldiers home
in Alabama for disabled and INDECENT per-
sons who served In the Indian or Mexican
wars. either side of the late civil
war. or in the war with Spain.
President Roosevelt will leave here Tues
day evening, the 10th inst. for West Point,