The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-07
Representative Overstreet Will So
Assure the War Department.. which
Sells Nothing on Credit.
BILL BY SENATOR FAIRBANKS
INCREASING COST LIMIT OF PUBLIC
BUILDING TO $2,517,423.
Campaign Begun by Wallace Foster
in Behalf of Deaf Soldiers Has
Ended with Success.


STAFF Correspondence of the Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-There was some
informal discussion at the War Department
to-day in regard to the contemplated sale
of the arsenal property at Indianapolis and
the military post project. The question
discussed was whether the promoters of the
technical institute could raise a sufficient
sum of money to pay cash for the arsenal
property when it is decided to sell. An
officer of the department remarked that the
money would have to be paid in cash if it
were expected the government would estab-
lish a military post at Indianapolis, as the
government does not buy land on credit
Representative Overstreet said tonight
that he would go to the War Department
tomorrow and give assurance that the
money will be forthcoming within thirty
six hours after the government has given
a clear title to the property. Just at this
time the government has two other military
post projects on hand, one at Buffalo and
the other at Columbus
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Late this afternoon Senator Fairbanks in
troduced in the Senate resolution provid-
ing for an additional appropriation for the
new federal building at Indianapolis. The
resolution increases the cost limit of the
building to S2517. .423 .65. which means, If sue
cessful. an additional appropriation of $780,
OOO The provision Is similar to that made
in the resolution introduced in the House
a few weeks ago by Representative Over
street The Senate bill will go. to the COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds, of
which Senator Fairbanks is chairman. and
where it probably will receive favorable
consideration
The people of Indianapolis need have no
further fear of their north front since two
bills providing for money enough TO COM
plete the building are now with the respec-
tive committees. Knox Taylor, the govern
ment's supervising architect, said a day or
two ago with the talked of additional
appropriation of 100000, the architects
would be able to give the people building
they need not be ashamed of. including the
north front.
A campaign which Wallace Foster. of In
dianapolis. began years ago in behalf of
veterans of the civil war who lost their
hearing as a result of disability incurred
i'm the service bore its second fruit to-day
in the shape of bill that passed the House
increasing the pension of deaf veterans
from $50 to $40 a month. Representative
Overstreet has been working hard for years
i'm the interests of the bill Wallace Fos-
ter who is himself deaf result of his
army experience. is really responsible for
the hill In the entire country
there are but 2se veterans who
will be affected by the measure
The bill was introduced In the Senate by
Mr. Beveridge and in it's original form pro-
yided for a pension of $50 month for this
particular class of veterans.
Senator Beveridge to-day introduced spe-
cial pension bills in behalf of Florence
Arnold. Marion Soldiers Home; Willis A
Moore, OF Huntington; David w. Craig, of
Orleans, and John Smith, of Bentonville.
To-day Senator Fairbanks introduced a
bill to correct the military record of Simon
p. Rhinehart and also bills for pensions
for James o. Lawlis. John e. Cummins and
John A Seiss. These bills each provide
for a pension OF $50 month.
Postoffice officials were amused to-day
over the evidence against Oscar Wells. of
Hammond. who Is charged with using the
mails fraudulently. There was no one pres
ent to represent Wells. and the evidence In