The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-23
George n. Craft Nominated by Presi-
dent Mckinley to he Postmaster
at North Manchester.
EVANS NOT READY TO QUIT
WILL RETAIN PENSION COMMISSIONS
ERsHIP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
Col. A. s. Daggett Promoted tn he
Brigadier GeneraI-Nomination
of Other Army Omcers.
pecIal to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22-The Senate
committee on public buildings and grounds
to-day agreed on a favorable report on
Senator Fairbanks's amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill providing
for increases in the limit of cost of vari-
Gus public buildings throughout the coun-
try the construction OF which has already
been authorized by Congress. Among the
buildings affected is that at Indianapolis.
it being proposed to increase its limit OF
cost from 81 10000 to s.. $4,000. Senator
Fairbanks succeeded I'm having a bill TO
this effect passed through the Senate some
time ago, but it is held up in the House
along with other measures relating to pub
lie buildings. A bill has been reported to
the House by Representative Mercer. chair
man of the House committee on public
buildings and grounds, increasing the limit
Of cost in the case Of large number OF
public buildings. and yesterday he offered
it as an amendment to the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill. then under dis
cussion. but it was ruled out OF order on
the ground that Ii was new legislation and
changed existing law. A point of order
of that nature will not lie against the
Fairbanks amendment In the Senate, 50
there is a very good chance OF its being
added to the bill in the Senate. though
even then it might be stricken out in con-
ference.
The Senate committee on public buildings
and grounds had under consideration this
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tion of a public building at Muncie The
reasons why the Gem City of the natural
gas region should have a public building
were gone over at length. and carefully.
A conclusion was not reached and the mat
ter will be taken up again by the commits
tee at its meeting next week. There is
every reason to believe the committee will
make favorable report on the bill at that
meeting, as the members all appear TO be
favorsbly disposed towards the measure
The bill can hardly become a law at this
session because of the hostile attitude as
sumed by Speaker Henderson against all
legislation looking to public buildings ar
this Congress, but favorable report by the
Senate committee on 1t now will assure
favorable action when the speaker relents
and permits a public building bill TO be
considered In the House, for IL Will mean
that the Senate will pass it In the first ses-
sion of the Fifty-seventh Congress. and IL
is not likely the members of the House will
consent to let two Congresses go by without
any public building legislation.
Mrs. William Coleman, OF Indianapolis.
was to-day shown through the Capitol by
Sergeant-at-arms Ransdell. Mrs. Cole
man has been here in attendance on the
convention Of the ID. A. r.
Mrs. George w. Steele. wife of the repre-
sentative, is entertaining Mrs. George w.
Spiiker, of Muncie. a delegate TO the ID.
A. r.
Among the nominations sent TO the Senate
to-day by the President was that OF George
r. Craft as postmaster at North Manches-
ter. Wabash county. This is one of the
best paying third-class postoffices in the
State, the salary being sl.700 annually.