The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-10
Four Members of the Indiana Con-
GressiOnaI Delegation After
$25.OOO Fish Hatchery.
SCHEME FOR CUBAN RELIEF
REBATE OF 20 PER CENT. ON ALL
PRODUCTS PROPOSED.
To Last Until Reciprocity Treaty
Is Observation-Disclosures at
the White House..
le Indiananolis Ionrnal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-No time will be
lost securing sites for public buildings for
Indiana cities provided for by the omnibus
public building BILL which was signed by
President Roosevelt last Friday Advertise
ments were to-day mailed to newspapers in
cities in which buildings are to be con-
structed. asking for bids for suitable sites
j. Knox Taylor, supervising architect of
the Treasury Department also appeared
before the House appropriations committee
to-day and requested that there be Inserted
in the general deficiency bill items to APP
propriate money for the purchase of these
sites. he suggested that $4,000 be allowed
for Hammond. $4,000 for Charlottesville
and $4,000 for Muncie Anderson. Richmond,
Vincennes and Elkhart. BY asking for
these specified amounts it does not neces-
sarily mean that exactly that amount OF
money Will be expended for sites. In some
cities the amount may be more and in
others a great deal less. Architect Taylor
has already received dozens of letters from
citizens in each of the cities in which they
call his attention to the most desirable site
to be obtained. He is accustomed to re-
ceiving these and likes to have them as il
indicates competition and the more COM
petition there is the cheaper the govern
ment secures the site. Many instances have
been known whereby competition became
so warm that the site was given to the
government. Mr.. Taylor is very anxious TO
have the sites purchased and the titles per-
fected before the short session of Congress
next December to prevent any excuse for
placing the construction amounts in the
general deficiency at the end of the short
session.
Four of the Republican members Of the
Indiana delegation are working TO secure
for their district the s25,OOO fish hatchery
for Indiana, which will be provided for by
the fish hatchery omnibus bill. Represent
ative Watson worked hard for the item in
the bill and claims to have the inside track
Representative Overstreet is not asking for
the hatchery.
tentative proposition for a compromise
on the Cuban relief question was discussed
to-day. 1t is a 20 per cent. rebate on all
Cuban products entering the United States
for period of two years, or until this gov
ernment may negotiate a commercial
treaty providing for reciprocal reductions
of tariffs. This is termed a "pontoon'
bridge proposition in some quarters, but ii
has the merit of being practical, as it meets
the approval of more than a majority of
Republicans. Even Mr.. Spooner, who is
an out-and-out reciprocity advocate IA
vors it because it gives the Senate the
right to ratify the reciprocity treaty, which,
he claims, is the province of the Senate.
The return to-day of Senator Aldrich to
the Senate after an absence of a week,
caused a renewal of interest in the ques-
tion of legislation in the interest of Cuban
reciprocity. The Rhode Island senator was
in conference during the greater part of
the day with senator's both for and against
the proposition to reduce the duty on Gu
ban products. and he had Senator Elkins,
of the opposition, to lunch with him, but II
was said positively by the leaders on both
sides that no progress toward an adjust
ment had been made On the other hand,
the suggestion of a temporary rebate was
made, as outlined above, with promise
that it should be succeeded in a few years
by commercial treaty. Apparently there
is a deadlock, but senators do not admit
this is the condition of affairs and both
sides express hope that something may be
accomplished.
The President had as his guests at dinner
tonight Senators Allison. Platt of Con-
/ necticut Aldrich, Spooner and Foraker.
Secretary Root and General Leonard Wood.
After dinner the guests remained until
nearly IL o'clock and there was a full dis
cussion of the legislative status of several
important measures Messrs. Platt and
Spooner are members of the Cuban COM
mittee and the reciprocity plan with Cuba
/ was considered quite thoroughly. When the
senators left the White House they ap-
peared to be in the best of humor. but de-
] clined to make any statement bearing on
the matters under discussion except a gem
eral one that a number of things were
talked about Secretary Root was equally
noncOmmittal. So far any of those at
the dinner would speak, the impression was
conveyed that the Presidents attitude on
the Cuban reciprocity plan is about what
/ il has been all along, namely, favorable to
a reduction in the duty on the imports from
/ the island. To questions that were asked of
/ the senators as TO whether there was any
/ change they replied there was none so far
/ as they were aware. and to inquiries re-
/ garding the probability of a message to
! Congress on the subject. they said none
| was expected by them.
Jerome Stevens, of Rochester. is in
Washington.
Representative Mann, of Illinois, to-day
/ introduced bill TO permit the New York.
/ Chicago & st. Louis and the Chicago &
Erie Railroad companies to construct a
bridge across the Calumet river at HAM
mond
Charles n. Williams, Of Indianapolis. is
in Washington. en- route to New York and
Boston.
Senator Beveridge returned from Atlantic
City tonight. where he has been resting
for several days.
Mrs. Roosevelt and her children left
Washington this afternoon. on the Dolphin.
for Oyster Bay. where the family will spend
the summer. The Dolphin will stop AT New
York. tomorrow afternoon 10 enable Mrs.
| Roosevelt 70 do some shopping and will
proceed TO Oyster Bay on Wednesday. The