The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
HEATH INTEREST WAVES
NO FIGHT EXPECTED OVER Ma
TIONAL sECRETARYsHIP.
Captain New Says He Has Never Been
Candidate, but Would Accept
the Place.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S-Members of the
Republican national committee from the
various States are arriving here to attend
the meetings to be held Friday and Satur-
day of this week. The committee meets
here at this time TO fix on time and place
for the national convention, and the GER
tainty now that Perry S. Heath will neither
resign nor be foreed out of the secretaryship
has resulted in a diminution of public in
terest in the proceedings of the committee.
Capt. Harry S. New, of Indianapolis, ma
tional committeeman from Indiana, arrived
to-day He has been generally regarded as
an active candidate for the secretaryship OF
the committee, but he denies that he has
taken any steps to secure the position. Mr..
Heath has not resigned" said Captain
New, land from what 1 can learn he will
remain as secretary until the committee is
reorganized next summer. / have never an
nounced myself as candidate and shall be
guided in this matter in accordance with
developments. If the place were rendered
me l would probably accept it."
Captain New believes that Chicago will
get the national convention. He fayors the
selection of that city. eff Indianapolis
said Captain New, that city would be an
applicant for the honor. Four years from
now we will have a coliseum large enough
to hold a convention, and then we will go
after the meeting of the Republicans which
will assemble in the summer of 1S0S.''
During the day Captain New called on
members of the Indiana delegation. He
spent the evening with Senator Fairbanks
and Representative Overstreet.
XXX
Representative Hemenway is interested
In a measure which will soon be introduced
in the House relating to old and superan-
nuated clerks employed in the executive de-
partments. In the annual estimates submit
ted to the House are numerous recon-
mendations calling for additional en-
ployes i'm the various bureaus. 1t is ex-
planned in many instances that the present
force would be adequate were Ii not for the
large number of employees who are inca,
pacitated by old age. Mr. Hemenway and
other members have suggested the passage
of a measure which will provide form of
insurance for government employees such as
Will enable them to retire when they grow
too old to perform the duties assigned TO
them.
Robert j. Tracewell of Indiana. controller
of the treasury, has been called upon to
settle the controversy growing out of the
failure of the Senate to confirm General
Wood and about 200 other army officials
nominated for promotion. The point to be
determined is when the special session ended
and whether Congress took a recess before
the converting Of the regular session. Diff
ferenceS of opinion this question exists
among prominent members of the Senate
lightened. Controller Tracewell will an
nounce his decision some time this week.
A statement submitted to the House to-
day shows that customs taxes aggregating
| SOS, $50 were collected in Indiana in the last
| fiscal year. OF this amount 1858. les was col
lected at Indianapolis and A2, III at Evans
vile.
H. 3. De PREF and Peter Metzger, both of
Shelbyville, arrived here to-day. They are
at the Riggs.
Joseph B. Healing was to-day presented
| to President Roosevelt by Representative
Hemenway. Mr.. Healing will leave for
| New York tomorrow, returning to Wash
| ington on Friday or Saturday.
From present indications the difficulties
| in connection with the Indianapolis army
post site will soon be adjusted. Instruc-
| tons were to-day sent to Indianapolis rela-
| tive to the deed of the Cemetery tract.
| There is a fair prospect now that the esti-
mates of the War Department will be sent
| to Congress in time for action at this seS-
| sion.
| An order was issued at the State Depart
ment to-day granting Col. William r. Eol-
| loway, of Indianapolis. consul general at
| Halifax sixty days leave of absence. Col.
| Holloway will leave for Indianapolis to-
morrow. He will remain there during the
1 1aff of IN III IN
| way to-day called on General TyEer, in
whose integrity he expressed absolute COR
| fidence.
| Senator Nelson to-day introduced bill
| almost identical with the Aldrich financial
BILL introduced in the Fifty-seventh Con-
gress, in so far as it provides for the in
| creasing of circulating notes of national
banking associations. 1t provides that the
| treasurer OF the United States may receive
| as deposits i'm addition to the United States
bonds required to be deposited under exist
ing laws, bonds of interest bearing obliga-
tons of any State. county or city, or rail
road company under the same conditions
| exacted in the Aldrich bill. Provision is
| made that the banking associations shall
| be entitled to receive circulating notes In
| amount equal to the par value of such
| bonds or interest bearing obligations pro-
! vided that the total amount of circulating
| notes issued shall not exceed at any time the
| amount of capital stock actually paid in
| This provision does not. however, repea
| or modify the requirement that additional
| deposit of bonds or lawful money shall be
| made in case the market value of the bonds
| or obligations shall fall below their PAL
| value.
| Senator Nelson also introduced bill tt
| authorize national banking associations tC
| make loans on real-estate security. The bill
| provides that any national banking asso-
| citation in a place of not more than 2000
| people may loan money not exceeding in the
| aggregate one-third of its paid-up capital
/ and surplus, upon farm real-estate security
| such loans not to exceed in any case one
| third of the real cash value of the security
| Secretary Cortelyou's first annual report
| on the operations of the Department OF
| Commerce and Labor will be published next
| Thursday. Particular interest is being man
| ifested in it, applications for ii having
| the country.
/ Senator Frye to-day introduced bill tc
regulate commerce between the United
States and the Philippine archipelago. pro-
vided that on and after July !, 1904, under
the penalty of forfeiture. no merchandise
| shall be transported by sea or any pas.
| sengers carried between ports OF the United
| States and ports and places In the Philip
pine archipelago In any other than vessels
| sailing under the flag of the United States