The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26
Determined to Bring the
Nicaraguan Route to the Fore, hut
Will Have Little Success.
POST CHECK CURRENCY BILL
STRONG EFFORT WILL DE MADE TO
PASS 1T THIS YEAR.
High Postal officials and Widespread
Business Interests Are Very
strongly In Favor of Ii.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-There promises
to be a bitter contest at the coming ex-
traordinary session of Congress over the
isthmian canal question. 1t will come up in
the Senate. and will be pushed to the front
by Mr.. Morgan. of Alabama, who has
waged campaign for the Nicaraguan
route since Congress adjourned last spring.
The Alabama senator is on the warpath,
ton of the course he intends to follow
Under the Spooner act the President has
authority to negotiate with Nicaragua if,
after reasonable time. concessions have
not been secured from Colombia. A ''rea-
sonable" time has passed, in the opinion
of Mr.. Morgan, and it is his purpose to
secure. if possible, an expression from the
Senate embodying his personal views on
the subject, but in this he will be unsuc-
cessful. The contest will be short and de-
cislve. The majority will do nothing that
The administration is determined to build
the canal along the Panama route. if at
all, il having been demonstrated to the
satisfaction OF the Republican leaders that
the Nicaraguan route is impracticable Sem
ator Morgan's pet hobby is the Nicaraguan
route. and he will stir up all the trouble he
can. Inc doubtless VIII De able
TO create little excitement on the canal
question during the three weeks that will
mark the life of the extra session, but in
the regular session, to begin in December,
he will be given a back seat. On account
of his knowledge of the subject Senator
Morgan was placed at the head of the COM
mittee on interoceanic canals when the
Senate was reorganized few years ago.
The honor will not be conferred upon him
when the Senate is reorganized in Decem-
Der. Mr.. Hanna, of Ohio, will be the next
Oh. Of .x,.f4f Tl,f-
programme, it is understood, was decided
on by the Republican leaders some weeks
ago; AT present the canal matter is up
in the air. The administration is awaiting
developments in South America.
XXX
Among the measures that will be pressed
on the coming Congress for enactment is
the bill providing for the post check sys-
tenn. AS is well known, the plan involves
the printing by the government of the ST. 81
and IS bills (bank checks excepted with
blank spaces on their faces in which the
remitter may write his name and the name
of the payee, and in which the payee may
write his own name as receipt. one or
the strongest arguments advanced in be-
half of the system is that through the con-
tinual reissue of bills the small currency
of the country would be kept bright and
Clean and easily capable of being written
on. This would undoubtedly be one of the
results, and it is unnecessary to point out
the many advantages from the standpoint
of cleanliness and healthfulness which
would result therefrom. Many postal au-
thorities, including the postmaster general,
the third assistant postmaster general and
the auditor of the PoStoffice Department,
unqualifiedly favor the bank check plan,
and towards the end of the last session of
Congress the postoffice committee OF the
House made report recommending the
passage of the bill The measure will be
pushed before both houses this winter.
XXX
Every effort will be made by the navy
department to secure favorable action on
the proposition to establish naval train
ing station on the great lakes. In the an
nual estimates recently made public Sec
tian Of 1903 for the PURPOSE. No light is
thrown on the site which the department
is understood to have decided upon several
months ago. The language OK the secre-
accepted that the department will follow
the recommendations of the naval board.
and in the event OF action by CONGRESS
outlined by the naval board, of which Adj
miral Taylor was chairman. This zone en-
braces a portion of the Wisconsin and
Michigan shores, and touches Indiana, ILL.,
nois and a part of Michigan. The impress
sion prevails that unless Congress desig-
mates site, one will be selected within
is chairman of the House committee on
naval affairs. Antagonist between dele
cations interested in capturing the station
ago. The secretary Of the navy probably
would resist any movement designed to tie
his hands i'm advance. The Wisconsin dele
CATION is interested in having the station
established at some point in that State.
Representative Foss and other members
of the Illinois delegation want the station
established near Waukegan. The Indiana
delegation is urging Michigan City. OPP
posed to the claims of the delegations COM
ing from States bordering on Lake Mich
igan are the representatives from New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. and certain
members from Michigan, who urge that
the station should be established on Lake
Erie. The fight of last session will prob
ably be resumed this winter Representa-
tive Crumpacker was particularly inter-
ested in behalf of Michigan City last win
ter. and il is understood he will take up
the campaign for that city again.
xxx
The United States Geological Survey has
recently issued maps of the New Harmony
and Haubstadt quadrangles, Indiana, on
the scale of one mile to one inch. The sur
vey has also issued a map on the scale of
two miles to one inch, which includes the
two sheets just mentioned. together with
the Princeton and Mount Carmel maps.
This combined map is called the Patoka
quadrangle. These four sheets cover por-
tons of Knox, Gibson, Posey and Wander
burg counties, Indiana: Wabash, Edwards
and White counties. Illinois, and they con-
tain the cities of Princeton, Mount Carmel
Patoka, Haubstadt, Owensville, New Har-
mony and GRANVILLE. The Patoka river val
| ley runs across the northeast part of the
Patoka quadrangle, and the Wabash river
valley trayerses the central part of the
quadrangle from northeast TO southwest
| The topography is clearly shown by con-
tour lines which pass at vertical intervals
of twenty feet through points of equal ele-
walton above sea level, thus accurately out
| lining the valleys and slopes of the sur
| rounding country These contour lines are
a valuable feature of the map and enable
4 the inquirer TO determine intelligently cues
| tons in connection with the important
| coal gas and oil deposits for which this re-
| gion is noted. They are also valuable in
| the study of the Wabash river system
| possibilities.
| Measures for better protecting the health
of the people will be discussed in Washing
ton during the coming week when the
American Public Health Association will
assemble for a five days session. Surgeon
! General Wyman. of the United States Ma.
rine Hospital will preside. and some of the
ablest psychologists. chemists and physi
clans of this country, Canada and Mexico
| will be present and read papers. An idea OF
1 the scope of the association will be gained
| from reading the following topics which are
| plies, disposition of industrial wastes, puri
| fication and disposal of sewage, disposal o
/ garbage, animal disease and animal food
| car sanitation. tuberculosis, plague, cause
| and prevention of infant mortality, disin
Il - h.. III.