The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-03
Improvement of the Ohio River Adj
vOcated by Indianians Before the
House Committee.
MONEY FOR PUBLIC WORKS
AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED FOR
BUILDINGS In THIS STATE.
An Appropriation of 5000, 900 for In
Other Cities-New POStmasters.
STAFF Correspondence of the journal.

| Staff Correspondence of the Journal
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-The navy that
rides the waters of Lake Maxinkuckee is to
be increased after all. The secretary of the
navy, yielding to the argument of Repre-
sentative Brick and impressed with the
photographs of the maneuvers of the Cul-
Yer cadets shown him by Mr.. Brick, has
consented to allow the academy two more
man-of-war cutters. This will make four
of these cutters for the use of the academy.
| Notwithstanding the fact that Admiral
Bowles objected to letting more boats go
to MaxiRkuckee, Mr.. Brick took up the
matter with Secretary I.oody Saturday and
| to-day was informed that the boats could
be had. The secretary was much interested
in Mr.. Bricks description of the school.
One of the things that impressed him was
the fact that the young men who use the
boats are being trained for work in the
navy without any expense on the part of
the government and should they be needed
at any time could perform their part. 1t
is pointed out that in the case of the army
there is no trouble to get men who can
serve, it requires special training
for a man to be able to shoulder a musket
and go to the front. 1t is different where
men are needed for the navy. for they must
be trained for duty on the sea.
A number of Indianians were present
to-day at the hearing given the Ohio I'm
provement Association by the House COM
mittee on rivers and harbors. M. c.. Gar
| Der, Charles r. Johnson and Gamaliel
Thomas, of Madison, were before the COM
mittee and Frank B. Posey was there as
| the Indiana vice president of the associa-
| ton. Representatives Hemenway, Griffith
| and Zenor, of Indiana, were also present.
Messrs. Posey, CARRIER and Griffith spoke
| for the Indiana people. They urged IA
vorable report on the Bromwell resolution,
which appropriates 100000 for a survey of
the Ohio river from the mouth of the
Miami to Cairo with a view to providing
a nine-foot channel. The river from Pitts
burg to the mouth Of the Miami has al
ready been surveyed for a six-foot stage,
but the project of the Ohio River Improve
| ment Association is to make such i'm
provement as will give nine-foot channel
from Pittsburg to the Mississippi the
| tire year. 1t is estimated that these i'm
provements will cost from $75.OOO 900 to $685.
100000. The committee to-day indicated
that nothing could be done at this session,
1
| appropriation after the river and harbor
] bill has already been reported. 1t is quite
probable the appropriation will be allowed
| by the next Congress.
XXX
| The sundry civil appropriation bill re-
ported to the House to-day contained
number of Indiana items, the most of them
appropriations for the continuation of work
on Indiana federal buildings. These appro-
priations are based on estimates made by
the supervising architect to the amount
he believes it will require until the next
appropriations are made. In the Indiana
| list are the following building items: An
derson, $4,000; cost limit of building $780,
OOO Elkhart, s2l.25O; cost limit, $4,000.
Hammond. $4,000; cost limit $4,000. In
dianapolis. 100000; cost limit, 81. 200 100.
Rental for Indianapolis federal buildings.
0OO Muncie. $4,000; cost limit, $4,000. Rich
mond 10000, cost limit. $4,000 Vim
cennes. SIS, $50; cost limit, $4,000
| The appropriation for the Marion Soldiers
| Home. aside from the regular appropriation
for maintenance, is as follows: Quarter
masters storehouse and equipment. $4,000;
| remodeling present Quartermasters store
| house for other uses, $500; laundry build
ing, $4,000; officers quarters. $4,000.
! Representative Watson has for two days
been kept busy receiving kilograms from
Ann Arbor, Mich, where his services are
desired on Feb. % On Sunday he received
| seven kilograms requesting him to deliver
| an address at the university on the 3D. and
to-day he received five messages urging
him to come. He does not see his way
clear to go. as his duties here require his
close attention. The invitation is consid-
cred quite an honor as the five last speeches
of this character made at Ann Arbor were
by Mckinley, Cleveland. Bryan. w. Bourke
Cochran and Senator Fairbanks.
j. A. Woodward, Of Mishawaka left
Washington today. He had been here in
the interests of graphite mines which he
has i'm the South He sought the aid of the
government in making some scientific in
vestigations in regard to his project, but
4 found that he would not be successful as
his enterprise is a private one.
Frank b. Posey, who in Washington
to-day. said he was not announcing his cam
didacy for Governor this year. "A place on
the Panama canal commission would about
suit me- he said.
Representative Hemenway, of Indiana,
to-day introduced a bill to pension all SOL
diers and sailors who served at least nine
ty days in the civil war. at the rate of
sl2 per month, and all widows of such
soldiers and sailors who married
prior to June q. 1880.
The President to-day nominated Oscar
Fitzpatrick to be postmaster at Linton,
Ind.
The committee on printing of the House
did not take up the resolution relating
to the concern of which James S. Barcus
is at the head, and which publishes the
Messages and Papers of the Presidents
The resolutions to investigate the manner
of printing these documents was introduced
by III. c. Smith. of Michigan. Chairman
Heatwole. of the committee on printing
laughed to-day when asked If the commit
tee reached the Smith resolution at its
meeting I'VE did not take il up he said
MIR. Smith informed that he had to at
tend a ball at Annapolis tonight, and
asked that 1t be postponed" Mr.. Heat
wole said Mr.. Smith had been given per-