The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-03
VIII Advocate Use of Home Materials
for the Public Building to BE
Erected in indianapolis.
E. G. HOGATE IN WASHINGTON
ANXIOUS To SUCCEED JUDGE j. III.
BAkER WHEN HE RETIREs.
Reports on Pure Food iIIs-Wo of
Committees and miscellaneous
Washington News.

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WASHINGTON. April "A delegation OF
Indiana representatives, headed by Senator
Fairbanks and accompanied by Thomas j.
Brooks. of Bedford, will call on Secretary
Shaw tomorrow TO make a formal request
that Indiana materials be used so far as is
practicable in the construction of the new
Indianapolis federal building and that in
awarding the contract the department
take into consideration this request.
Representative Overstreet is urging the
secretary of the treasury to give special
consideration to the bid of Caldwell &
Drake, Of Columbus, Ind, which was one
Of the lowest Of those submitted for the
indianapolis public building. The senti-
ment of many members of the delegation
is that the new building should be composed
of Indiana materials as far as possible and
represent Indiana workmanship.
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Enoch c.. Hogate, of Danville. one of the
most prominent candidates for the Indiana
federal district judgeship, which it is as
sumed will be vacant soon by Judge
Bakers retirement, is here. He saw the
Indiana senator's and representatives to-
day. His Endorsements were filed with the
President and attorney general two weeks
dBO. a lhhldhd tiidNOl dhO ANpiNS~hS
alive was furnished with a copy.
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Nathan Powell, of Madison. who has
been East, passed through Washington to-
day en- route for Madison. He is not urg-
ing his candidacy for first assistant post
master general.
The plan of building warships in gov
eminent yards was considered by the House
committee on naval affairs to-day. a large
delegation of labor representatives being
present in support of it. The delegation
included James P. O'Connell, president of
the machinists' association. and several
shipbuilding experts from Norfolk, Brook
lyn and other points having government
yards. Mr.. O'Connell made the main pre-
sentation, urging that the government had
millions invested in plants which should
be used for construction as well as repair
of warships. When representative Day
ton suggested hat Admiral Bowles chief
OF the Naval Bureau of Construction, had
said that he would not the
building of ships i'm government yards un-
less the navy yard wages were equalized
with that of private yards, Mr.. O'Connell
said the idea of lower wages could not
have been made seriously, at a time when
the tendencies were toward higher wages.
He argued that I'm the interest of the public
government construction would be benefi-
cial, and that incidentally the labor inter-
SSlS WOulu Ut HULL ptitllSu.
The postmaster general to-day received
a communication from the Secretary of
War notifying him that on May Is next
Cuba will become a foreign country and
that upon the withdrawal of the United
! States therefrom on that date there will
be no statute on postal convention under
which nlail can be transmitted for ONES
tic. postage or carried on the existing
money order system between the United
States and that island. Secretary Root
states that it is desirable, in the interests
of the business which already exists and
for the promotion of further intercourse
between the inhabitants of the two coun-
tries. that there should be no interruption
to the present basis for the conduct OF
business. He also states that il is fair to
presume that the diplomatic representa-
tives Of the two countries will, at an early
day, address themselves to the framing
of a postal convention. similar In. general
character, perhaps, to that which the
United States has with Mexico, but, in the
meantime, he suggests that Congress be
asked for a continuance of the present basis
upon the informal agreement of the postal
authorities OF the two countries. The post
master general will Immediately take steps
10 have the matter put in proper shape.
The banking and currency committee of
the House made much progress to-day on
the comprehensive financial measure which
has been framed embodying many proposed
changes in the currency and banking laws
heretofore urged in separate bills. The
measure is entitled ITO maintain the gold
standard, provide an elastic currency, equal
country and amend the national banking
laws Many verbal amendments were
made to-day and the work of perfecting
the measure is still in progress.
A commission, consisting of three Off
1;oIe 80 tha DDataai0a nono NC and
three from the Treasury Department, will
meet here in a few days to consider the
subject of the establishment of a postal
currency. The present plan is to provide
for a small currency 10 take the place of
one and two-dollar bills. which, it is be-
lieved, will provide a safer method for the
transmission of small amounts through
the mails, as it is intended that these notes
shall be payable only at the place desig-
mated thereon by the purchasers.
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Senator McCumber, from the committee
on manufactures, to-day reported favor
ably the ''pure-food' bill introduced by
Senator Hansbrough for preventing the
adulteration. misbranding and imitation of
foods, beverages. corrections. drugs and
condiments in the District of Columbia and
the Territories and for the regulation of
interstate IN in them" The bill
provides for the creation OF the division of
Foods and drugs IN the bureau OF chemls-
try in the Agricultural Department and
places that division in charge of the work
OF inspection, which is provided for by the
bill. Senator McCumber submitted an elab-
crate report on the bill in which IL is stated
that during the last quarter OF "A century
the growth of commercial frauds and the
adulteration i'm food and dairy products
and drugs and liquors have become so
alarming that both the State and federal
governments have been called upon for
legislation 10 protect the public. 1t is also
stated that, i'm accordance with this neces-
sity, three-fourths of the States have
enacted stringent laws against the sale Of
deleterious food products.
The majority and minority reports on the
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