The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-07
Chance for Young Hoosiers Who De-
r, sire tn Become AdmirsIs Half
Century or More Hence.
GoRMAN BOSS OF THE CAUCUS
MARYLANDER ELECTED CHAIRMAN
BY DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S.
Steering Committee Appointed to Par
eel Out Minority SpOi1s and Ar
range Schemes.

Staff Correspondence of the Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Indiana did
not fare badly in the distribution of favors
by the session of Congress which closed
Wednesday. In the way of appropriations
the State has been particularly fortunate.
The principal item, of course, is the $4O0, 900
appropriation in the public building BILL
which is to be used in completing the new
federal building at Indianapolis. Almost
from the opening of the session Senator
Fairbanks and Representative Overstreet
began work in the interests of this appro-
priation and kept it up. Another big item
for Indiana is the appropriation in the sun
dry civil bill which sets apart a certain
amount which the secretary of war may
use toward carrying on work in connection
with military posts. Senator Fairbanks was
able to get the sum sufficiently increased
so that the post to be erected at Indian
apolis will benefit materially. The secretary
of war will be able to have considerable
work done on the tract of land the govern
ment intends buying this summer, and
among other things rifle ranges may be
built, which can be used by the Indiana
National Guard. Besides this item, Repre-
sentative Overstreet got an amendment to
the sundry civil bill, appropriating s30,0OO
which will be needed in the purchase of the
land for the post.
Indiana receives further benefits in the
public building bill in the form of appropri-
ations for new postoffice sites at Marion
and Bedford. The latter through efforts of
Representative Miers. will receive $1,000
with which to purchase a site. and Repre-
sentative Steele gets $4,000 for Marion. The
general deficiency bill provides an appro-
priation of S1,566.52 for Governor w. T
Durbin, of Indiana. on account of expenses
incurred while with his command, the One
hundred -and-sixty-first Regiment, in Flori-
da, during the Spanish-American war.
A bill for the relief of the Miami Indians
introduced by Representative Steele. was
successful in the House but failed in the
directly affecting Indiana, were number
of appropriations on account of new fed
eral buildings, ''for continuation of build
ing under present limit" They are: An
derson. $4,000: Charlottesville, SO. 800; Elk
hart, 81, ,250; Hammond. SIS, 1000; Logansport,
SIS, $50; Muncie, $4,000; Richmond. $4,000;
Vincennes, SlSlO.
The Congress just closed, in the new naval
BILL made provision for a double number of
cadets at the Annapolis Naval Academy,
and the youths of the land are already TAX
ing an active interest in the new arrange
ment. Before leaving for home Representa-
tive Watson said he had probably received
twenty-five inquiries regarding the method
in which these cadets are to be selected.
Until the session of Congress that preceded
the one just closed. each congressional dis
trict was entitled 10 one cadet every four
years The senator's had none to recon-
mend. At the last session. however. provi-
sion was made by which each senator could
appoint one cadet every four years and the
President was given the power to appoint
ten additional cadets every four years. The
present bill doubles the number OF cadets
at Annapolis until 1912. Each district will
have two instead of one. The secretary OF
the navy will arrange the distribution
throughout the country so that no congress
sional district will have two appointments
in consecutive years. The method OF select
ing these cadets midshipmen Is purely
administrative. Whenever the time arrives