The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
And Make Him n Proposition 60 In
crease the size Of the site for
Original Purchase Price.
VICTORY FOR MR.. FAIRBANKS
IMMIGRATION BILL FINALLY ADOPT
ED By THE SENATE.
Measure of Importance which the In
dianian Has Urged I'm the Inter-
est Of the Laboring Man.
,tafr Correspondents of the Journal.

STAFF Correspondence OF the Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The omnibus
public building BILL which contains an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for completing the
Indianapolis federal building, passed the
House to-day. 1t was called up late this
afternoon and passed under a suspension
Of rules. In addition 10 the indianapolis
item. the bill contains an appropriation OF
5000 for the purchase OF a postofice site
at Bedford. Ind. which Representative
Miers was successful in getting incorpor-
ated. and also an appropriation OF SIS 900
for postoffice site at Marion This latter
item was put In the bill at the request Of
Representative Steele. The House did not
take up consideration Of the bill until after
o'clock. No objection was made to any
Of the Indiana items. The fiercest fight was
made on the appropriation for the Chicago
postoffice building. The entire bill carries
appropriations of nearly 100000. The
measure must next go to the Senate for
that body to consider the amendments put
in it by the House committee on buildings
and grounds. II the Senate agrees TO the
amendments the bill becomes a law IL the
Senate disagrees with any OF the items the
bill must then go TO conference. II looks
tonight as IL Indianapolis is sure of get
ting the 100000.
Messrs. Myers and Dyer. who came TO
Washington TO talk over home matters
with the War Department regarding the
site for the Indianapolis military post left
for home this afternoon. This morning
they had a very satisfactory interview with
General Ludington. of the quartermaster's
department. The department favors the
proposition OF enough additional land 10
increase the present tract to about 1000
acres. and IL the Chicago board recon-
mends in favor of il, the tract may be in
creased. In the purchase OF this additional
land the government will make no change
in the location Of the site.
As the case stands now Dyer & Rassmann
have offered 1000 acres for the same
amount the government was TO pay for
the original acreage. The firm will be
able to make this offer by dropping out
some high-priced land and adding some
lower-priced land. For instance" said
one Of the men interested, here is a man
in this original site who has not been very
anxious to sell. He has asked a big price
for his land. Near him perhaps is another
farmer whose land was not selected who
wants to move West and is ready to sell
at a reduction. Now we will let the man
who is not especially anxious 70 sell draw
out of the deal and we will take the land
of the man who is anxious TO sell. We are
not now prepared TO announce the names
of any Of these men.
Messrs. Myers and Dyer assured General
Ludington that there is not the slightest
friction among those who own the land in
the original site. and the reaI-estate firm Is
prepared TO deliver the deeds any day
They talked with General Ludington about
the water supply and about the building OF
switch from the Big -Four Railway to the
land. This will be done by the railroad
company. In regard to the crops on the
land General Ludington said those farmers
who have sown wheat will not be disturbed
till their grain is harvested, but the de-
partment does not want any more grain
planted. General Ludington promised that
work would be commenced on the land this
summer. 1t is understood the sale viii be
consummated through Major Miller, OF Chi
cago. The Indianapolis men thought IL not
unlikely that Colonel McCaskey would be
detailed to have charge OF the work at In
dianapolis since 1t Is known he would like
this assignment.
Senator Fairbanks is pleased tonight
with the success OF the immigration bin
in which he has taken a great interest
and which passed the Senate late this even
ing. The measure passed in face OF strong
opposition, and was hotly contested to-day.
There was an attempt to have the con-
sideration OF the bill go over Till Monday.
but Mr.. Fairbanks urged the Senate 10
take IL UP at once. He pointed out that
no bill that passed the Senate this session
had received half the careful and faithful
consideration that this bill has The law
is demanded in the interests OF good cit
izenship' declared Senator Fairbanks An
defending the bill. land I'm the interest OF
American labor. The contract labor laws
have been part OF the legislative policy
OF this government for many years. II
there is one thing which the people de-
mand above another IL is that our citizen
ship shall not be degraded by bringing
here people from abroad under contract TO
labor Those who come Of their own voli-
ton make the best citizens and those
who come because they are hired TO come
to displace American labor are not desired
by US. We must shut the door against them
and hold II fast"
defeat all immigration legislation this ses-
sion. The bill that passed tonight II one
of the most comprehensive and compnte
immigration laws the country has had.
and IT is expected 1t viii result in keeping
out many Of the diseased and undesirable
elements. and will enable the imraiRratioa
bureau TO more srectuaily exclude con-
tract Iaborers who have been systsmaticsl-
~ and in numbers evadinx the old laws
American laboring men have been much
interested n the bilL and Senator 1nir~