The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-27
Indiana Militiamen May Visit West
Point, KY, Every Year and Ma
NEWER Jointly with Regulars.
NEW BUILDINGS PROPOSED
STATE AND COMMERCE. DEPART
MENTs ARE BADLY HOUSED.
Presidents ONCE Structure Also I'm
suitable-Senator Fairbanks Nov.
ing I'm the Matter.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-One of the SUBJ
jects to be discussed in the message which
President Roosevelt will submit to Con-
gress at the regular session that will be of
interest In Indiana relates to the proposed
camps of military instruction. Secretary
Root, of the War Department believes that
the State and regular troops should meet in
joint maneuvers every year, and he advo-
Gates the establishment of four or five per-
manent camps. to be so located as to per-
init each of the State guard organizations
to take advantage of them. The maneuvers
held at West Point, KY, in which the In
diana troops participated, were designed to
demonstrate the practicabilit and value Of
the plan. If Congress authorizes the Gre
alton of the camps the tract at West Point
will undoubtedly be selected as one of them,
and If the Indiana authorities acquesce the
troops of the State will be given opportu-
nifty every year to go there and engage in
military maneuvers such as were held dur
ing the past summer. General Castleman
and Logan c. Murray, a committee from
The Louisville Board of Trade, talked with
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root re-
Gently about making West Point a per-
Senator Fairbanks is much interested in.
and hopes to see erected at no distant day.
new buildings for the Department of State
and Department of Commerce, and also a
suitable building to house the office force
Of the President. He has introduced a bill
making available an appropriation of
S., 900 900 for the construction of a new De-
partment of State building and discussed
the subject with the President this week.
His suggestion that a new building should
De provided for use of the President is gen.
orally indorsed by those who have occa-
sion to visit the executive Offices The
squatty, uninviting quarters of the Pres;-
dent at this time have never been to the
liking or members Of Congress. Despite the
adverse criticism there has been no deter
mined movement to provide something bet
ter. probably because the President is not
ready to give his assent to such a PROPOSE
ton. That he will do so in time is believed
to be certain, but he does not regard the
present as opportune for the presentation
that Senator Fairbanks will introduce a bill
in the second session of the Fiftv-eiphth h
Congress providing new office buiidins
for the President commensurate with the
dignity of the office.
That radical Democrats intend to make
political capital out of the postal scandal
If possible is shown by the action of Sen.
ator Carmack of Tennessee in Offering a
resolution providing for an Investigation
of the department. The intentions of the
Democratic organization in this connec.
ton are not yet apparent. Whether tbs
policy of the party has been agreed upou
cannot be learned. So far none of The
conservative Democrats In the Senafs
has shown a disposition to make ar
issue of the postal scandal Carmack is q
radical of the extreme type. Whether his
resolution has the support of German and
other leaders has rot yet been deyeIoped
The Republicans are not concerned over tb.
attitude of the Democrats in connectior
with the Postoffice Department They will
permit an investigation only in the event
that evidence is produced tending te
show that the investigation made by the
postmaster general was not thorough anf
impartial The postmaster generals course
in the inquiry is approved by his party
associates, who believe that he did every.
thing that it was possible to do. and tha,
a congressional investigation would be pro
ductive of no results.
Representative Robinson has become in
terested in the spread of the cocaine habit
in Washington. and has introduced a bill
to regulate the sale OF poisions in the Dis.
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