The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-09

the House the draft OF the new provision
which allows sl2 per month and the follow
ing rooms TO officers: Lieutenant generals.
twelve rooms, major generals. ten. gen.
erals, eight: c0l0nels, seven; lieutenant
colonies. six: majors. five; captains. four;
heutenants. three
Senator Scott to-day offered a joint reso-
luton providing for an investigation OF the
Darien canal route. lie made brief speech
In support OF a prop Nsition for a sea-level
canal. stating that such a waterway would
be only thirty miles in length. The route
never had been carefully investigated by
engineers. but he felt sure that when II was
thereby examined IL would be found that IL
was wholly practicable. He said that the
tunnel which a sea-level canal would re-
quire was not impossible in this day OF
electricity aud invention. Mr.. Bacon inter
rupted 10 ask where the proposed canal was
TO be located. I'm view OF recent geograph-
ical changes in South America" 1T is in
the state OF Panama" remarked Mr.. Stew
art about 80 miles from Colombia"
Representative Charles b. lands has been
invited to address the National Congress Of
Mothers at Philadelphia on Sunday on the
SmOOt question. He was obliged 10 decline.
The House to-day passed the bill granting
a pension OF $50 a month 10 George w.
Spahr, the well-known attorney OF Indian
in the Senate, on motion of Senator Fair
banks 1t now goes to the President for
approval The House also passed the bill
granting a pension OF S24 month 10 John
Sexton. OF indianapolis, who is now I'm the
Printers Home in Colorado Springs. Other
bills for Indianians were passed in the
House follows: For Charles s. Clark.
$24 a month: John a. Mavity, SIS; Benjamin
r: Little, $50; David T. Little, $40; Hannah
Riley, $50, and Mrs. Minerva Mcmillan, $50
Henry DoIlman will be granted the con-
tract for removing the buildings on the site
in Indianapolis He will be paid 81 $50 for
the work. and must complete IL by March 25-
XXX
Warren Fairbanks left for Pittsburg to-
night. where ne will marry Miss Helene
Cassidy, of that city.
Senator Fairbanks was among the callers
at the White House to-day. He conferred
with President Roosevelt relative to the
Panama treaty. The committee on foreign
relations, OF which the senator is a member.
is holding daily meetings on the subject or
Panama. The indications are that the
treaty may be reported next week. The
opinion has prevailed that the debate in the
Senate would be brief Senator Fairbanks
is of the opinion, however, that IL may be
prolonged.
Experts Of the bureaus Of soils, Depart
ment OF Agriculture, will be sent to Indiana
in the spring TO study the adaptability for
certain kinds OF crops Of the black loan in
the northern and southern parts OF the
State Senator Beverage and Representa-
tive Hemenway took up this matter to-day
with Milton Whitney, chief OF the bureau.
Experiments will be made at several points
in Indiana, particularly on a tract in Madi-
son county, owned by Sid Conger. State oil
| inspector. II was suggested that the gov
eminent might build an experiment station
in the State, but, as this would require &C
tion by Congress, the matter will probably
not be pressed. The department desires full
information TO the character Of the soil
| TO be examined, and W. s. Blatchley. State
geologist will be called upon TO furnish IL.
Commissioner OF Pensions Ware to-day de-
| cided that all rights to pension are barred
| by conviction of crime and sentence To
prison for life. The decision is made in the
case OF William b. Marsh a convict in the
| house of correction in Detroit. serving a life
| sentence for robbing the United States mail
in Idaho.
Representative Knapp. OF New York in
troduced a bill to-day authorizing the pur-
| chase by the government OF a set of the best
| public school textbooks that the privilege
| of free publication OF such books may be
had by the people Of the country
Honore Palmer, of Chicago. IS here to
confer with department officials concerning
the proposed Improvement Of Indiana Har-
! Dor. j. i. NJ.