The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-21
vincennes Citizens Confident They
VIII Have One of the New Train
ing Ships Named After That City.
LoGANsPoRT SITE SELECTED
FEDERAL BUILDING TO BE ERECTED
ON THE TABER PROPERTY.
Indiana Legislature to BE Asked to
Appropriate Money for n statue to
George Rogers Clark.
staff Correspondence of the Journal.

STAFF Correspondence Of the Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec 20.-The smoke
nuisance in Indianapolis may have a de-
cided effect on the course of the measure
introduced in the House by Representative
Overstreet to give an additional appropria-
tion Of 100000 for the indianapolis federal
building. The bill is now i'm the hands of
the House committee on buildings and
grounds, of which ID. II. Mercer, of Ne
braska, is chairman. Mr.. Mercer probably
will not favor the bill in its present FORM.
and he says a majority of the members
OF the committee stand with him on the
proposition that the bill calls for too much
money. Mr. Mercer said to-day that the
secretary of the treasury has asked him
to come to the department and confer
with him in regard to some of the new
public buildings that are now under way.
Mr.. Mercer will not go home for the holi-
days. but will remain here to devote his
time TO public building matters that are
before his committee. He says the Indian
apolis building probably will be one of those
discussed with Secretary Shaw. Mr.. Mer-
Ger says he and other members of the
committee are inclined to favor Mr.. Over
street wherever possible but they feel
is too large and he has his doubts about
getting ii through. "I understand that a
good part of the sum is wanted TO decor
ate the building" said he. "and l think
II Is useless TO spend so much money on
decorations in cities where they have
much smoke. 1t would be all righe W
Washington, but take Chicago for instance
where they are going to ask for. half
million perhaps TO decorate with. The
whole. interior would be sight in a short
time"
Mr.. Mercer refers to the north side OF
the Indianapolis building as "a backward
front" He thinks the plans should be
materially changed in this particular and
that sufficient appropriation should be
made to include the additional expense.
Mayor George W. Roush, James Emson,
Clarence B. Kensinger and Charles Bier
haus, of the committee which came here to
see the Treasury Department about site
for the federal building at vincennes left
this afternoon for New York Postmaster
Thomas B. Adams. who came with the
committee, will join the others in New
York tomorrow night. In New York the
delegation will take up the public library
question with Andrew Carnegie. To-day
the committee had an interview with Su-
pervising Architect Taylor concerning the
construction of the new government build
ing, urging that it be built OF Spencer,
will be forty feet high and occupy 4,500
square feet floor space. II will contain
100000 cubic feet of stone. Mr.. Taylor
said there would be bids on stone and
pressed brick. He thought stone would be
| favored IL the appropriation large
enough. This rule will apply to all build
| ings i'm the State.
This morning the Vincennes delegation
called on Mr.. Moody, secretary OF the navy.
/ accompanied by j. A. Matthews and Thos
/ X. Shipp, and made an effort to have the
Il NJ xvixy-~ str rsrf.f-
| ed training ships Vincennes. because the
| first warship that ever carried the Amer
l lean flag around the world was named VIM
cennes. Secretary Moody was very much
| pleased with the idea and promised to take
| 1t up with the President Mr.. Adams said
tonight that the committee felt that its
request will undoubtedly be granted The
1 committee will draft memorial on the
| question and have Representative Watson,
of the committee on naval affairs, present
| II to the Navy Department The President
has evinced decided interest in the mill
tary history OF Vincennes. and In a con-
versation he had with Postmaster Adams
talked of the story that made vincennes
famous. "As matter Of fact" said Mr..
Adams tonight. he told me things about
my town town that never knew myself"
The coming session of the Indiana Legis-
lature will be asked to appropriate a sufn-
cient sum. 5000 to $4,000. TO pay for the
construction of suitable statue TO be
placed in the national Capitol at Washing
ton in honor Of the great military hero.
George Rogers Clark. The bill probably
will be placed I'm the hands OF Senator Bar
Gus. A committee of Indanians I'm the ma
| tional capital this week had the matter un-
| der discussion and the bill Is now being
| prepared. IL Is the intention TO have the
/ statue made by an Indiana sculptor.
XXX
1t was a sort OF case Of ''Hobson's choice
! with the government in selecting the site
IL did to-day for the Logansport federal
/ building. The site agreed on is at Market
street, Erie avenue and Sixteenth street.
and the price to be paid is $1,000. The
| Jessie Taber Laree. The purchase Is con-
| dtional on the opening of Sixteenth street
! 1t is understood the government had to take
this site or none. as the other sites were
I all too high priced. considering the size OF
| the appropriation The department thinks
| the site chosen was purchased for rea-
sonable sum. because the owners particli-
larly desired that the building be erected
there. "LogansPort said Special Agent
is a substantial. growing town. and prop
| erty is very valuable there"
XXX
Indiana postmasters were confirmed In
| the Senate to-day as follows: William IL
Gostln. Hammond: Rolla V. Claxtor.
: French Lick; Thomas Rudd. Butler; c. NJ
Graham, South Whitley: w. r. Nesbit, Sui
livan: William A. Devault, Churubusco:
( Samuel Iden. Bourbon; Charles w. Elliott.
| Middlebury; Harvey w. Mcdowell. Wilma
mac: Robert Ross. East Chicago: Omer
] Gayton Cambridge City: II =. Daugherty.
! Frankton: w. w. Lingle, Paoli; F. w Hall.
/ Owensville. The following postmasters We're
appointed: Amanda Sullivan. Garrett. Elva
b. Rhodes. West Baden.
The State Department received cable
gram this afternoon from Cairo. Egypt.
regarding the condition Of Hubbard Smith.