The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
FOR CITIES in INDIANA
PUBLIC BUILDING APPROPRIATION
TO BE INCREASED.
Hammond to Get S14O,OOO, ElI<hart
100000 and Muncie, Richmond
and Anderson $4,000.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 17.-RepreSentatiVe
Crumpacker is very much pleased over the
action of the Senate committee on the
Hammond public building appropriation.
He has been informed that the amount will
be increased from SIPS, 900 to $4,000. This
increase is made on account of Hammond
having a, Federal Court, which requires
more room than is necessary for buildings
in the other Indiana cities which are to be
favored. Representative Brick has sue
ceeded in having the appropriation for the
Elkhart building increased to 100000, and
Muncie and Richmond will be allowed 5000
instead of $1,000. Logansport and Craw-
fordsville will remain the same, and An
derson will share honors with Muncie.
The omnibus public building bill will be
reported next week by Senator Fairbanks,
the chairman of the committee on public
buildings. 1t will contain clause direct
ing the secretary of the treasury to- in
vestigate the needs of South Bend, Ind.
as to public building, and report to Con-
gress.
Representatives and senators are receiv-
ing scores of letters every day from min
the resolution adopted by the House a
few days ago. which authorizes the clerk
to have printed six thousand copies of
Jefferson's Bible, which is now in the
Smithsonian Institution. The bible does
not deal with any particular religion, and
for this reason is not satisfactory to the
clergy.
The Postoffice Department to-day con-
tracted for the northernmost regular postal
service in Alaska, except for the present
service to the postoffice of BEETLES. The
contract to-day calls for two round trips
during July, August and September and
one round trip in October if the weather
permits, from Nome t. the mouth of the
Kowak river via Shismorof inlet, Deering
and Kotzebue. The mouth of the Kowak
is above the arctic circle, and some impor-
tant mining discoveries recently have been
made there. The contract is given to the
Northern Commercial Steamship Company
at a rate of $3.50 a round trip, including the
distribution of mail for intermediate points.
XXX
Through the medium of his military tele-
graph lines General Greely, chief signal
officer of the army. has been informed Of
the advent of spring in Alaska. Dispatches
received by him at the War Department
announce that the ice broke in the Yukon
at Eagle City on Wednesday, although at
fast.
The Republican congressional commit
tee has reached no decision as TO head
quarters for the fall campaign. The Demo-
Gratis have selected Chicago and Washing
ton. Representative Overstreet. the secre-
tary of the committee, said this afternoon
that he was more favorable to New York
than Washington for the Eastern head
quarters. He said this was nearer the
work and he saw practically no advantage
in having offices of the committee in Wash
ington. The decision will be withheld for
some days.
Representative Watson, who expected TO
go to Philippi. w. Va, to-day, to make a
speech, was prevented from making the
trip by the work on the naval bill.
The controller of the currency to-day re-
ceived the application of Howard NJ. At
lxins, H. B. Shively, Frank w. Moore. Hen
ry c. Petit and r. +. Blount TO organize
the Farmers and Merchants National
Bank of Wabash, Ind, with a capital OF