Omaha daily bee., 1886-07-01
THE SURVEYOR GENERALsHIP.
The Opinion Expressed That Nebraska
Will Lose the ONCE.

WASHINGTON, June SO.-ISpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. 1.-THE consolidation of the
offices of surveyor general of Dakota and
Nebraska by the senate committee on aDpro-
priauuns means the practical abOlishing of
the Office in Nebraska" said Delegate Gif-
ford to your correspondent to-day. "The
committee cOntendS,' continued Judge Gif-
ford that there Is no unSuweycd lands of
consequence in Nebraska, and therefore no
need of the Office If one man is to be SUR
veyor general for both Nebraska and Dakota,
why Dakota will ill and claim the Office, and
this is understood and acknowledged to be true
by the Nebraska delegation"
DO you think the consolidation clause will
pass?" asked.
"Oh, ves' replied Judge Clifford. at has
been agreed to by the committees of both
houses, recommended by the treasury depart
ment and will pass
WORKING FOR THE DEs MONIES BILL.
The house tomorrow will i'm all probability
take up the bill, which has just been passed
over the veto in the senate, quicting title to
settlers in Des Ma-res river lands. Repre-
sentatives Fredericks, Murphy, Struble, Con
ger, Anderson and other associates have
been at work all day long among the mem
bers who before voted against the bill, with
the idea of securing fav orable votes from
them tomorrow. They report considerable
progress in their work. and each member
feels confident that the bill will pass over the
veto. 1t Will probably come up in the morn
ing hour, before the regular business of the
day is begun
NEDRASKANS AGAINST oLEoMARGA ARINE.
a very strong petition in favor of the pass.
age of the oleomargarine bill from a large
number of citizens of Pawnee county was
presented in the senate to-day by Mr.. Man
80. a. =
margarine bill would not get through this
session.
WESTERN POSTAL. CHANGES.
The special mail service TO Freyburg, Ia,
has been ontinued; also to Lydia, Custer
county, Neb., and to SIMEON, Cherry county.
Changes have been ordered as follows IN the
time schedule of the star mail route from Sioux
Rapids to Ayershire, La: Leave Sioux Rap
ids Mondays and Fridays, at a. m; arrive at
Ayershire by 5p IN. Leave Ayershire Tues
days and Saturdays at a a. m.; arrive at
Sioux Rapids by p. IN.
Andas follows in Nebraska routes to takeef-
feet tomorrow: Santee agency to Springfield:
Leave Santee agency daily except Sundays,
at p. ~; arrive at Springfield by . p. in.
Leave Springfield daily except Sundays, at 10
a. m; arrive at Santee agency by Il a. m
- Westerville to Arcadai Leave WeSterville
Tuesdays. Thursdays. and Saturdays. at
p. m.; arrive at Arcadia by D. m. Leave
Arcadia Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays,
at 8 a. m.; arrive at Westervile by l2 m.
Representatives Weaver and Dorsey were
before the house committee on Pacific rail.
roads to-day and urged the committee to
take up and act upon tine bill authorizing
the chairman and two of the leading men,
bers of the committee were absent, action
was deferred till next Friday.
RELIEF FOR RESERVE SETTLERS.
Representative Perkins, q member of
the committee on Indian affairs, made a
third attempt to have the house con-
slider the senate amendments to the bill
today, granting an extension of time to pur-
chasers of land on the Omaha and Winnie
bago reservations iii Kansas and Nebraska.
Morrison of Illinois, however, objected and
the bill went over again. Perkins and Dor
sey. went to Mr.; Morris explained the pro-
vision OF the bill ,alIG requested him to witli.a
draw his objections to its consideration.
He promised that he ,,ould not object whem
the bill was again called up, and Messrs. Per
kins and Dorsey have hopes of success next
time. &c.,
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Percy Il. Clarke, Of Iowa third assistant
examiner in the patent Office has been pro
NOTED to second assistantsaip, going from
Lieutenant Greely, the Arctic explorer.
was among those who shook hands with the
president this afternoon. lie was accom-
iifty.two years, ago" said the latter to the
president, '.and shook hands with General
Jackson. You are the second democratic
pfcSiuent tnat nave nau tne pleasure OF
talking to-" The president made the old
gentleman comfortable, and stopped the tide
of callers to exchange a few words concern
ing the honor conferred upon him by the
visit
w. ID. O'Connell, eX-United States district
attorney for northern Iowa, who was re-
moved for offensive partisanshp, is IN this
city finally settling uD his accounts with the
government. 80
Charles Mallory, of Marshalltown, car ac-
cOuntant of the Central Iowa railroad and
his wife, are guests of Representative Fred
ericks.
George w. Parker, of Davenport is in
town.