The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
War Department Expected the House
to Appropriate $15O,OOO, In
stead Of the 100000 Voted.
ovERsrREET NOT WORRIED
FUNDS WILL BE. FORTHCOMING AFT
Err THE LAND Is PURCHASED.
Objection Raised by Senator Bever-
idge to Albert Leaps Dismiss
sal from the POst0mce.
starr Correspondence OF the journal.
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Stan Correspondence OF the Journal
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-At the War De-
partment to-day some little surprise was
expressed that the departments request for
$4,000 to be used In connection. with the
Indianapolis military post was not granted.
General Corbin, until informed this after
noon that only $4,000 could be secured, had
the impression that Mr.. Overstreet's
amendment called for $4,000. He said the
department would be able to do very little
with the land next summer. as it will take
the most Of the appropriation to complete
the purchase price. 1t 10 the opinion of the
department that the additional amount can
be secured when the bill comes up in the
Senate. 1t is not known, however, that
there is an arrangement Of this kind Mr..
Overstreet IL not worrying, and says there
will be plenty OF funds with which to carry
on the improvements after the land is once
bought He thought II better to ask for
$50 900 and get 1t than to request a larger
sum and be rebuffed.
The first assistant postmaster general
said to-day there were no further develop
ments in the Albert Leap case. The depart
ment seems to be waiting to hear from In
dianapolis." 1t Is understood that Senator
Beverfdge has examined Leaps accounts,
and he declares he is a competent man and
objects to his dismissal by the Indianapolis
postmaster.
H. c. Smith, of Michigan, who introduced
the resolution in the House to investigate
the printing of Messages and Papers of
the Presidents" is at work on a bill which
he will introduce and which will prohibit
the use OF the American flag in advertising
and the promiscuous use of the words ma
tional bureau" The bill results from the
investigation being made by the committee
on printing of Senator Barcuss publishing
house here in Washington, and is suggested
by Chairman Heatwole
The Treasury Department has allowed a
rather unique claim to Rockport, Ind,
man. w. w. Barnett, who was a member
of Company f, First Indiana Cavalry, lost
a horse he was riding I'm January, 1864
While with scouting party In Arkansas
his horse fell and was in5ored. The animal
had TO be abandoned, and the claim of $40
allowed him is the value of the horse. The
claim had been pending for a long time,
and was rejected by two controllers of the
treasury. There were many of these claims
pending for horses that were lost during
the war. but they have been mostly ad-
Indicated.
Messrs. Bonner and Riley, of Goshen, who
are visiting in Washington. were intro
uuceu at the Wh'te uouse to-udy py MI.
Brick
Hugh ]. MCGOWAN and wife, of Indianap-
oils, are In Washington.
Robert Z. Lee. son Of Maj. Charles Lee.
of Switzerland county, Indiana, is ordered
transferred from the marine barracks,
Washington, to the marine barracks at
Manila.
Claude Robinson and Jacob f. Grimm
have been appointed rural letter carriers
out OF Armstrong. Ind. to begin service
March 2.
Aaron Peters has been appointed post
master at Elizabeth. Harrison county. In
diana. to succeed Joel L. Waters. resigned.
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Mrs. r.. c. OgIe. of South Bend. is a
guest at the Raleigh. Charles w. zeigler