The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
Statement by Supervising Architect
Knox Taylor, Who IL Representing
Uncle Sam i'm Building Matter.
ARSENAL TO BE SOLD SOON
PREPARATION OF PAPERS BEGUN AT
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Selection of n Military Post Site Also
to BE Announced Before Long
Debate I'm the House.

STAFF Correspondence OF the Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-Knox Taylor, the
governments supervising architect thinks
the people of indianapolis are bothering
themselves unnecessarily about their new
federal building THE people OF that city,
said he to-day, have no more right TO try to
tell us how we shall build that structure
than have a right to go out there and tell
them how to run their municipal affairs.
However, we want to give the people a good
building and we will give them the best we
can for the money. IL the people of In
dianapolis will trust the architects in this
matter they will attend to that north front
all right. These architects have reputa-
ton to sustain. They known capable
men, and il does not stand to reason they
would put up anything they would be
ashamed of. Anyway, we would not let
them If they tried. Every building must
have a rear or back yard. and the north
side happens to be the rear of this build
ing"
Mr. Taylor intimates that IL the people
will bend their energies toward getting the
appropriation for additional 100000
through Congress they will do more toward
securing attractive north front than in
any other way.
In any event the architects will make the
north side presentable and with this appro-
priation il can be made surprisingly attrac-
tive. Mr.. Taylor would also like TO see a
terrace all the way around-the building,
which can only be procured by an addiS(
tional appropriation.
Brig Gen. Leonard Wood has gone to
Columbus, o., by special direction of Sec
retary Root TO investigate. the advisabiiity
OF selling the lands and improvements or
any portion of military reservation in
that city and Of using the proceeds for the
purchase and Improvement OF other land
at or In that vicinity for military purposes.
The last army appropriation act vested
the President with authority to change
the location of the posts at Columbus In
dianapolis and Buffalo whenever in his
opinion they are no longer desirable for
military purposes. IL a change is decided
on in the case of Columbus barracks the
lands Will be appraised and sold, and the
proceeds used In the establishment of an
other post in the vicinity
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General Davis. judge advocate general of
the army, has been at work to-day on a
form of order providing for the sale of the
arsenal at indianapolis. The fact that the
secretary of war has asked General Davis
to get up this order is an indication that
the department means business, and that
the arsenal will be sold and the military
quested to prepare this order after the
secretary OF war and Representative Over
street had talk few days ago. The
der will be presented to the secretary to-
morrow for his approval Ii is probable
the government will advertise extensively
for bidders for the arsenal property, al
though ii is understood the promoters of
the technical institute will get the prop
erty. Adjutant General Corbn said this
evening the report from General Macarthur
In relation TO site for a military post
at indianapolis should be here any day
now.
Senator Beveridge to-day introduced in
the Senate a number of petitions for and
against the eight-hour BILL He also intro
duced a bin providing a pension OF $40 a
Another bill was 10 remove the charge OF
desertion against Laban Blair, of Fort
Wayne Blair, during the war. went to see
bis mother, who was very ILL., Notwith-
standing the fact that he returned to the
service, charge of desertion was placed
against him.
Representative Steele to-day recommends
ed the appointment of Captain Abernathy
to the position of postmaster at the Marion
Soldiers Home.
Representative Hemenway has not vet ar
rived for the session and IT is the UNDER
standing here that he will remain in In
diana until after the opening OF the Legis-
| lature.
The charge against Oscar f. Wells, OF
Hammond, who is accused OF having used
the mails fraudulently in connection with
| a matrimonial bureau he Is alleged TO have
maintained, will be up before the postoffice
authorities tomorrow.
Representative Griffith arr:ved>fr In
Il
son, the latter to act as his fathers secre-
tary The family will live at the varnum
/ Mrs Griffith will not come until later
I Mr. Griffith has practically finished his
| antitrust bill and will introduce IL I'm the
House in a Few days
The resolution introduced by Senator
Fairbanks some time ago providing for a
compilation OF the laws of the different
| States relating to trusts was reported ia
| oraby by Senator Platt's committee ON
printing to-day and was passed by the Sem
/ ate. The work of compiling these laws Is
! TO be done by the attorney general. The
purpose is to give Congress the advantage
/ OF the best thought ana sentiment possi-
BILE on the question OF trusts as expressed
| by the different legislatures.
!
Senators Fairbanks and Nelson. compos-
ing the subcommittee OF the judiciary COM
mittee appointed 10 consider amendments
/ 10 the Ray bankruptcy bill made report
to the full committee this morning Some
time was spent In considering the report.
and the committee will take up the matter
/ again at another sitting.
Among the visitors TO the White House
! this morning Senator Fairbanks who
had long conference with the President.
1 Ind oh II Of hn
with ais wife and children. has been Wait