The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-31
HANNA Nay CONTINUE
As CHAIRMAN OF THE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE


CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
in the New York campaign section of 1900.
Senator Scott, who is also a valuable men,
Der of the New York bureau force. will
main on the committee and any places that
are to be filled will not leave the commit
tee without experienced and competent Off
Gals in all its branches
What promises to be a renewal of the
controversy over the separation of Indian
education from church affairs. which was
waged in Congress for many years, has
now taken such shape as to indicate what
the plan of campaign is to be. After many
years of fighting in Congress over appro-
priatiOnS of public money for church
schools, the whole matter was supposed to
be closed four years ago by the defeat of
the proposition. 1t was renewed under
what Is known as the Browning ruling,
whereby former Irdian Superintendent
Browning had held that the power rested
with the department to say what schools
Indian children should enter. The Board of
Catholic Indian Missions took up the mat
ter and claimed to have secured a promise
from President Mckinley for the abroga-
ton of this ruling. On the strength of
welt a year ago annulled the ruling. II
was claimed by the church authorities that
Indian parents should be permitted to
select the schools which their children
should attend. The next step seems likely
to renew the conflict which aroused the A.
p. A organizations throughout the coun-
y.
dian parents, having the right to designate
the schools their children should attend,
have also the right to designate where the
trust funds for Indian educators shall be
placed. This is the whole case and it has
the opposition Of the Indiana Bureau, but
what's proposed and fought out in Con-
makes no appropriations of public funds
for church schools to educate the Indian
children
rboro &c NJ, eli oh ma fhot n donieior
will be reached relative to the Indianapolis
army post until late in the coming year
All the papers and recommendations in the
case are now before Secretary Root. Just
at present, practically all department mat
tiers are at a standstill and nothing what
ever is being done in any of the executive
departments except the day to day current
business. Matters such as the Indianapolis
army post case are laid aside because
many interests must be consulted before
finally deciding and in many instances il
is deemed desirable TO ascertain the views
of members or senator's upon proposition.
Secretary Hitchcock with the consent of
the President, to-day agreed to donate to
Santa Fe, n. NJ the abandoned Fort
Marcy military reservation, a tract of 171a
acres. The tract lies in the heart of Santa
Fe, and is said to be worth 100000 1t will
be used as sites for new high school and
also g f5 school The he s ProeIam ma
President as soon as 1t can be prepared.
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Senator Foraker to-day extended to the
President an invitation to attend the Cincin-
natl musical festival. which is to be held
next May. The President said it would af-
ford him great pleasure to be present during
the festival, but yet it too early for
him to say positively whether he would be
able to attend He promised. however, to
notify the senator later of his decision.
The consul general at Cape Town, in
dispatch, reports that foreigners are al
lowed to go TO the Transvaal or Orange
River Colony from Cape Colony without a
permit, which is granted at Johannesburg
on an application sent by the consul repre-
Senting the applicants country The appli-
cant must make oath that he has money
enough to support himself and all who may
be dependent upon him. United States citi-
zens had procured passports from the State
Department before leaving this city.
Minister Squires has for the second time
within six weeks curtailed his leave of abb
sence and fastened to Cuba. He will arrive
at Havana by the end of the week Lit is
understood that the rather extraordinary
legislation pending in the Cuban Con-
gress REQUIRES the presence on the spot of
the American minister. The proposed
| changes in the Cuban tariff schedules are
regarded in some quarters here as tending
to vitiate the spirit, if not the letter, of the
Cuban reciprocity treaty.
1t was reported to-day that Secretary
Hays condition is better than at any time
| during his three weeks illness The sec
rotary no longer is confined to his bed. but
is able TO be about the house and to trans
| has not definitely decided to go South for a
brief period OF recuperation but such a
trip is not at all improbable.
BY proclamation, dated Dec. %. President
| d
| Of the former government of Hawaii coded
heretofore to the United States and con-
! SStinG of lighthouses and public lands
/ used in connection Herewith, light vessels
| lighthouse tenders beacOns buOys. sea
marks and their appendages and supplies
| and materials of all kinds provided there
| for, be taken for the use of the United
States for the Department Of Commerce
| and Labor through the lighthouse board.
| be charged with all administrative duties
relating TO the Hawaiian lighthouse estab-
cabled the Presidents proclamation to the
| Governor Of Hawaii and informed him
/ that the federal government would assume
/ lishment on Jan. l. 1904. As modus
vivendi. the secretary of commerce and
| labor authorized the Governor to maintain
pense of the federal government promis-
ing to reimburse him Immediately therefor
through the lighthouse board.
| The postmaster general has appointed
Edward +. Kimball, of Massachusetts, SUI
| perintendent Of the money order system
/ of the Postoffice Department Mr.. Kimball
has been in charge of this branch of the
! service since the removal of j. T. Metcalf
! during the postal Investigations
| John +. Sawyer, of Minnesota. a vet
| eran clerk in the salary and allowance di-
| vision OF the Postofiice Department has
| been appointed assistant superintendent of
| that office, with headquarters IL the West
| succeeding c. NJ. Waters, appointed super
| intendent OF the division TO succeed c. w
| Beavers. Postmaster General Payne is con-
sidering the question of reorganizing the
division of supplies of the Postoffice De-
/ partment. with a view TO improving ad-
ministrative methods generally.