The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-02

investigated the subject for the War De-
partment. making the gold dollar the unit
Of value. The bill aso provides elaborate
mining. timber and franchise sections, and
also sets forth a declaration OF rights as a
basis OF citizenship. The m meets
again tomorrow. and Chairman Cooper ex-
poets to hold continuous sessions so as to
report the bill by the end of this week.
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At the Cabinet meeting to-day there was
a discussion Of the treasury regulations as
10 their effect on the return Of the army
from Cuba. in order that a perfectly clear
understanding may be had by the troops
as to just what they will be at liberty 10
bring back with them. The progress al
ready made In obtaining propositions as
10 the two alternative canal routes across
the isthmus also was referred TO. The adj
ministratiOn Is anxious TO hurry the mat
tiers forward so as TO have them in shape
for submission 70 Congress at an early
date.
Members OF the board of managers of the
soldiers homes maintained by the govern
ment throughout the United States met
here to-day. The most important business
before the board is the appOrtioning of the
appropriation BY Congress TO these %institu-
tioas. Tomorrow the members of the
board will go TO Hampton, Va, to visit
the Soldiers Home. IL is also their pur-
pose to pay a visit to the new home at
Johnston City. Tenn. The members of the
board who were present at to-day's session
were: NJ. T. Mcmahon, New York; Gen.
y. l.. Pearson, Ptttsburg; Gen. r. h. Hen
derson, Princeton, ILL.,; Gen. Charles NJ.
Anderson. Greensville. o.; Col. Sidney
Cook. Kansas; Gen. John Marshall Brown,
Portland, Me-; Col. Walter T.. BrownIow,
Jonesboro, Tenn, and George w. Steele,
Marion, Ind. The estimate of expenditures
for this year aggregate more than $1,000
900.
Secretary Hay to-day sent TO the Presi-
dent the Colombian protocol submitted to
him yesterday. and the document will be
made the subject of careful study by the
chief executive. 1t is expected that some
changes will have to be made by the Co
lOmbian minister before the protocol is re-
garded as in proper shape for transmittal
TO Congress. When that stage is reached
II will go, not i'm the shape of a treaty re-
quiring senatorial action, but simply as a
part of the Information which Congress
should have before il in dealing with canal
matters.
Representative Cummings, of New York,
continues to be confined to his room, his
ailment making il desirable that he should
have complete quiet
XXX
The State Department has received from
the French embassy at Washington notice
of a proposed congress for the interna-
tional repression of the white slave trade,
TO be convened at Paris on June 16 next.
A programme of questions to be discussed
before the congress is submitted and an
invitation is extended 70 the government
Of the United States to be represented.
The first congress of this character, held I'm
London in June, 1899. expressed the desire
that an international agreement might be
erected In order to inf1ict, as far as pos
sfble, the same degree of punishment for
the enticement or KIDNAPPING of women or
girls by fraud, abuse of authority or vio-
lence, and for their admission and reten-
ton in houses of i'll repute. and to permit
the extradition of guilty parties by inter-
national treaties.
William Williams, of New York, has been
rendered and has accepted the position of
commissioner of immigration at New York.
lie Will succeed Thomas Fftchie.
Xxx
The Senate committee on education to-
day authorized a favorable report on the
bill creating the general education board.
the object of which is to be the promo
ton of education within the United States
without distinction of race. sex or creed
The first members of the board are desig-
mated in the bill and are William H. Bald
win, jr, j. l., NJ. Curry, Frederick T.
Gates. Daniel c. Gilman. Morris J. Jessup,
Robert c. Ogden, Walter r. Page, George
Foster Peabody and Albert Shaw.
Xxx
The secretary of the interior has decided
that after the awarding of contracts for
supplies for the Indian service in Chicago
during the present month the annual OPEN
ing of bids shall be conducted in Wash
ington on the following articles: Boots and
shoes, drugs. hats and caps, school sup
plies, groceries, dry goods and anOtions.
On hardware, agricultural implements,
leather goods, etc, the awards will be
made from Chicago, as at present.
Secretary Hitchcock has sent TO Congress
a report made by Frank Churchill. special
agent, in response to the requirements of
the last Indian appropriation bill. TO the
effect that lit is practical 20 provide a sys-
tenn of taxation Of personal property, occu-
patton, franchises, etc, sufficient to main
tain a system of free schools to all the
children of the Indian Territory" The re-
port makes elaborate presentation of the
school system in the Indian Territory.
Senator Deboe, chairman of the Senate
committee to establish the University of
the United States, submitted an affirmative
report on behalf of that committee to-day
on a bill to establish a national univer-
sity. The bill is the one introduced by
the chairman and differs from those in
troduced by Senators Depew and yelling
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of regents and raises the standard of ad-
mission for students I'm the field of general
studies so that they must already have
such attachments as represented by the
degree of master of arts. instead of bach
elor, instead of the former bill.
XXX
Representative Jenkins. of Wisconsin. has
introduced a bill specifying the manner in
which the Spanish claims commission shall
pass on claims growing out of the blowing
up of the Maine. The bill is intended to
overcome some technical difficulties which
have arisen in prosecuting the cases of sur
vivOrs and their heirs in the Maine disas-
ter.
Representative Champ Clark, Of Missouri,
to-day presented a minority report on The
Chinese exclusion bill and also a subbill.
The latter follows the original measure
framed by the Pacific coast interests, Mr..
Clark saying in his report that the people
of the Pacific coast have had the experience
and should know the best remedies. The
main amendment he proposes is in permit
ting Chinese to enter the United States for
attendance at expeditions. worlds fairs, etc.
q. =. Austin, chief Of the Bureau of Sta
~tistics, Treasury Department, and Charles
A. 7. Lewis, of New York. representing in
surance interests. were before the House
committee on m to-day on various
phases of the bill for a department of COM
merce and labor. Mr.. Lewis urged that a
bureau of insurance should be included I'm
the proposed department owing to the mag