The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-24
Thinks that Amount Will Complete
the Indianapolis Building to the
Satisfaction Of the People.
FAVORABLE REPORT ON BILL
MIR. FAIRBANKS TO SUBMIT IT TO
THE SENATE TODAY.
Representative Overstreet Looking
After His BiII-More Cutters Asked
for Culver Academy.

Staff Correspondence OF the Journal
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator Fair
banks will tomorrow report the bill to the
Senate making an additional appropriation
of 100000 for the Indianapolis federal
building. The bill was introduced by the
senator some time ago and as chairman
of the Senate committee on buildings and
grounds, his colleagues requested him to
report the bill after they had considered
it favorably. The senator has held the bill
back with the hope that the appropriation
might be raised to 100000. He addressed a
letter to the secretary of the treasury a
few days ago asking that department to
reconsider it's action in recommending
appropriation of 100000. To-day the treas
ury department addressed letter In re-
ply. The department makes no recommen-
dation, but expresses the opinion that $780,
600 will be sufficient TO complete the In
dianapolis building to the satisfaction of
the people. The letter admits that If
$500, 900 were appropriated it could be used
to advantage, but the department does not
think il absolutely necessary to make the
building attractive and comfortable. The
architects say that with s4O0. 900 they will be
able to make the north front very attrac-
tive.
II.
to go before the House committee and urge
that a favorable report be made on his
bill which is in the hands of the committee.
The committee met to-day and discussed
the Overstreet BILL but took no action. 1t
is understood, however, that the committee
favors the measure.
Representative A. l.. Brick, of Indiana,
will call on the Navy Department to-
morrow with view to procuring two more
cutters for the Culver Military Academy
The school already has two OF these boats.
but under the provisions of the bill put
through Congress last year by Representa-
tive Brick and Senator Fairbanks the inst-
tuition is entitled to six If the Navy Depart
ment can spare them. Mr.. Brick will ex-
hibit some fine photographs showing the
maneuvers on Lake Maxinkuckee.
On Sunday Representative Brick will be
a member of dinner party to be given in
the country by the secretary of war. and
on this occasion the Thirteenth district rep
resentative will discuss his rifle range"
bill with the secretary This bill provides
that the War Department shall investigate
the feasibility of establishing ranges in all
the congressional districts of Indiana to be
under the direction of regular army off,
GERS.
Charles S. Tompkins has been appointed
rural letter carrier out of ingalls,. Ind. and
Maud NJ. Tompkins has been named as SUBJ
stitute. Dowie j. Povey is appointed car
rier out of Pendleton, with Lola E. Povey as
substitute. The service begins Feb. 16.
In the House were passed bills providing
pensions for Leroy Roberts. of Dillsboro,
and VIM. II. Knopple. of Indiana.
j. H. Young, of Ft. Wayne, has been
visiting Representative Robinson, of In
diana
Senator Burton, of Kansas, said to-day
he was uncertain to whether he will be
able to accept the invitation to address the
Lincoln League at Indianapolis next month.
He is very anxious to go and will be pres
ent If he can, but he does not now want
the committee TO depend on him abso-
lutely.
Senator Beveridge introduced bills to-day
granting an increase of pension to Magda-
lena L. Holstein and William A. Nc
Daniels. c. A C.