The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-08
Proceeds of Sale 90 BE Applied at Once
To Purchase of the "I. & W"
Military Post Site.
TRUST QUESTION TO THE FORE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION DISCUSSED
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Senate Bill for Redemption of Hawa-
fian silver Coins Passed by House
Indiana Postmasters Confirmed.
tar correspondence of the Journal.

STAFF Correspondence Of the Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lit is probable
the arsenal property at Indianapolis will be
sold about Feb. Is. In long conference
which Representative Overstreet had this
afternoon with General Davis, judge advo-
cate of the army 1t was decided this would
be about the date of the sale. Representa-
tive Overstreet said the conference was sat-
isfactory. General Davis is at work prepar-
ing the order of sale and taking care OF.
the legal features Of the transfer of the
property. The War Department is expecting
General MacArthur's report any day, and
when Ii arrives matters will be pushed rap
idly. Believing the report will be here with
in a week General Davis will have the
order OF sale prepared so the advertisement
for bids can be inserted in the newspapers
about Jan. Is. IT is not deemed necessary
TO wait more than a month after the an
rouncement is made.
AT the conference this afternoon II was
decided to sell the property at public sale.
and while the department will give every
body a chance to bid 1t will do everything
reasonable to place the property in the
hands of the technical institute promoters.
Mr.. Overstreet agreed with General ,avis
that the property should be sold for cash.
that Is. that the money should be paid over
as soon as the purchaser can conveniently
do so. This will be necessary to enable the
government to purchase its army post site
at once. Mr.. Overstreet assured General
Davis that the money would be promptly
paid.~ The War Department will be satis-
fed with the upset appraisement of
the property. which is in the neighborhood
of $15s.0o0 There is about $4,000 indebted
ness against the property on account of
assessments for public improvements. and
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Ii Is understood the government favors
what Is known as the Il. * v. site for
an army post and that General Macarthur
will report In favor of 1t. In the confer
ence this afternoon ii was estimated that
with s154.oo0 the government will have suffi-
cient funds to buy the land for the mill
tary post and pay the present Indebtedness
against the arsenal property. Mr. Over
street pointed out to General Davis that the
indianapolis people are not only anxious
for the military post but also for the tech
nical institute. and they want both as soon
as they can be secured. IL is the plan to
hurry matters along so that the land for
the post can be purchased before Congress
adjourns. This will be done with a view
10 getting an item in the general appropria-
tion bill providing money for construction
OF the post buildings. AS IL looks now, the
establishment of post at indianapolis will
not be long delayed.
Representative Griffith, of Indiana, has
introduced his antitrust bill. or rather his
been referred to the ways and means COM
mittee. Mr.. Griffith has directed his ef-
forts toward reducing the duty. or placing
upon the free list all those articles the man.
ufacture sale Of which controlled by
trusts. The bill affects seven schedules and
eighty-nine paragraphs of the Dingley act
Mr.. Griffith says II his bill is passed IL will
curb and restrain what he calls the lumber
glass. iron and steel trust. meat, coal and
leather trusts, and that IL will be the
means by which the products now con-
trolled by these trusts may be sold TO
the purchaser at much cheaper rates and
at the same iime enable the manufacturers
to receive a fair return after paying rea-
sonabie wages for labor.
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Among the nominations confirmed by the
Senate to-day were the following Indiana
postmasters: w. II. Hart Huntington; L.
T. Street. Brookston: II. whitecotton, Van
Buren,; A Sullivan. Garrett; E. B. Rhodes
West Baden. Other combinations were:
Charles Page Bryan, minister to Portugal;
David ]. Hill, minister TO Switzerland
Francis b. Loomis, assistant secretary of
state; William r. Estes, consul at Antigua.
w. L.; Joseph w. Dillon. surveyor of Gus
toms at Nashville. Tenn.
The President to-day appointed Marcellus
o. Markham. Georgia. to be surveyor of
customs for the port OF Atlanta. Ca, and
Lieutenant Colonel John A. Johnston. as
sistant adjutant general of the army to be
brigadier general.
Representative James z. Watson arrived
to-day and he and Representative Hemen-
way will have apartments together at the
Normandie. Neither Mrs. Watson nor Mrs.
Hemenway will be here this session. Mr..
Watson will go to New York on the 18th to
deliver address that evening in the con-
cert hall OF Madison-sQuare Garden He
viii talk before the Republican organiza-
tion OF the Nineteenth Assembly district OF
New York.
Representative Hemenway came In late
this afternoon directly from Indianapolis.
Tonight he was welcomed by his friends.
who all wanted TO know about the guber-
Material talk in connection with his name.
To those who asked him the pointed ques-
ton whether or not he would be a candi-
date he said: 1T is eighteen months Yet
until the convention" Mr.. Hemenway an
ncunced that he expected TO begin his COM
mittee work at once.
Senator Fairbanks to-day introduced
measures In the Senate for the purpose of
correcting the military records of William
Hester and George r. Sturgeon and to pro-
vide pension for Laura Washburn.
Representative Brick, of Indiana, TODAY
introduced measure In the House tina,
looks to the establishment of rife ranges
In all congressional districts in Indiana
Mr.. Brick was asked to present the bill be-
cause Of his connection with the committee
on military enairs. Addison &. Harris, OF
indianapolis. Is one OF those who are TAX
ing active interest in the bill. II provides
that the secretary OF war shall appoint a
competent commission OF three army OH
GERS. who VIII investigate the expediency
ard practicability OF establishing rifs
r0Ees. which would be under the direc,
, vision OF regular army officers. III es-
shed the ranges would. OF course. be
he benefit OF the National Guard
Bills were introduced BY Representative
rick to-day for peasioning George w