The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-03
OF INDIANA INTEREST.
Reports on Sites for Public Buildings
Soon Ready-PostaI Changes.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-It is generally
conceded at the Treasury Department that
the reports on the selection of the different
public buildings sites throughout Indiana
will be ready for submission to the sec
rotary by Oct Is. Under the new rule put
into effect by Secretary Shaw the report
will not be made public until thirty days
after 1t is submitted to him This is to
enable the people in the Immediate vicinity
OF the sites to be selected to express their
opinion as to the most desirable site. 1t
was stated at the department this morn
Ing that none OF the sites would be selected
until after all of the correspondence had
been carefully gone over.
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The postmaster general to-day issued the
following order: On Nov ], 1902 change
the designations of certain numbered sta
tons of the postoffice at Indianapolis,
change to full stations and provide facili-
ties for the receipt and dispatch of mails
at each follows: Station No. 2, to West
Indianapolis station; station No. 5, to
Haughvflle station; station No. H. to Irv-
ington station.
Twelve millions CT dollars for rural free
delivery service for the fiscal year begin
ming July /, 1903. request will be made
by the postmaster general to Congress for
the insertion of this item in the postoffice
appropriation bill. 1t is an enormous
amount of money for free rural delivery
service, but there is no doubt that the re-
turns warrant such an appropria ton. The
rural free delivery service has caused an
enormous increase in the postal receipts
more than enough TO pay the last appropri-
alton. The department officials hope that
within two years the receipts directly from
the rural free delivery service will increase
enough TO pay the sl2,000.00O appropriation.
VIZ hrnC not ohn
crease, Congress in 1904 will be asked for
s2o,o00,0OO to pay for the rural free delivery
service.
The coming short session of Congress
may be a dry one Mr. Page, who mas
the contract for operating the restaurant
in both the House and Senate ends of the
Capitol has been convicted in the lower
District courts of charges of violating the
United States statute which prohibits the
sale of intoxicating liquors on government
grounds or in government buildings. 1t is
unnecessary to state that the charges were
preferred by temperance advocates. Mr..
Page has appealed his case to the Supreme
Court of the District and 1T is expected
that decision will be given before the
opening OF Congress. Whether or not the
House and Senate would permit Mr. Page
to continue the sale of intoxicants after the
Supreme Court had decided that Ii was I'M
lawful Is a question. The House takes care
OF its end and the Senate, the more Sc
elusive of the two, makes its regulations.
In the Senate whisky is sold only to SEN
ators, but anybody can buy bottle of
beer. In the House anything in the drink
ing line can be purchased by anybody. Mr..
Page Is not compelled to have a license,
nor to pay rent or anything for light or
fuel Yet he claims there is money in
the business. Should the privilege Of sell
ing intoxicants be removed it is difficult to
guess what might happen. The congress
men might keep their whisky in locker.