The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-19
NO PUBLIC BUILDINGS
HOUSE COMMITTEE OPPOSED TO
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS.
Damper on Numerous Projects-Call
to He Issued for Outstanding
Two-Per Cent. Bonds.
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WASHINGTON, May 1s.-The members
of the House committee on public buildings
and grounds are telling all anxious inquir-
ers that there will be no omnibus nor any
other kind of public building bill or bills
reported at this session of Congress. not
even to increase the limit of cost of any
building now under construction. This will
be sad news In many quarters. The only
hope of doing anything towards increasing
the limit of cost of any building will be
to get the Senate to add ii to some appro-
priation bill and take chances on getting
the House to accept IL.
Charles Davis and John Jamison, of Sui
Ivan. are here to obtain the approval OF
the controller Of the currency for the estab-
lishment of a national bank at Sullivan
with capital Of $4,000. They desire to call
IL the First National. but there used TO be
bank there with that designation. which
went out of existence some years ago. II Is
contrary to the policy of the Treasury De-
partment to permit a new bank to take the
name of defunct institution in the same
town. as TO do so would lead TO confusion.
They will have to choose another name.
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Representative Overstreet's bill to cor
rect the military record of William o.
ty-second Indiana Infantry to show that
he was duly mustered into and honorably
discharged from that company at the end
of his service, was favorably reported to
mony of his comrades that his name,
through some error, was omitted from the
roll, although he served the whole term
with the company.
The postoffices at Buddha. Lawrence
county, and Ewington. Decatur county.
have been ordered discontinued from
May 81
The President has determined on the
nomination of John r. Hazel to be United
States judge for the Western district OF
New York.
In response to the Senate resolution OF
the 18th inst. the secretary of the treasury
to-day sent to the Senate statement from
the commissioner general of immigration
concerning the immigration to the United
States of japanese laborers. From this
statement IL appears that 2.Z30 OF these Ia
borers arrived I'm 1885, 1895 I'm 1899 and for
the ten months ending April 80. 1900. 7.1s1.
These figures indicate only those who have
come direct to the United States from
Japan. but do not embrace those reaching
this country via Canada. How many there
are coming in this way the department.
does not know, but the commissioner ex-
presses the opinion that the number is
large The opinion is expressed that there
will be a large increase the coming year.
He also suggests that strict legislation be
made regarding the entrances of laborers
under contract.
Secretary Gage to-day announced that to
reduce surplus funds he would issue a call
for the redemption OF the s25.S64.5oo OF out
standing per cent bonds OF the funded
loan of 1891. interest To cease on Sept
next During the last ten and half months
of the present fiscal year the treasury re-
ceipts have exceeded the expenditures by
something over SIS. 100000.