Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-13
NEBRASKA LAND DISTRICTS.
A Bill Introduced For the Creation
of Two More.
SUFFERING WITH INSOMNIA.
Laird Laid Up at Eureka Springs
The Direct Tax Bill Passes the
House-McShane on Terri
torial Admission.
WASHINGTON BUREAU The OMAHA BsE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,
WAsHiSGToN, ID. c., Dec. 10.
LAND DISTRICT REVISION.

LAND DISTRICT REVISION.
The Nebraska delegation were in consulta-
tion TO day upon the question of the revision
of the land districts in western Nebraska
A bill drafted by Senator Paddock was iu-
reduced this afternoon in the senate, calling
for the creation of two additional land dis
tricts. The two new districts, as proposed,
will be carved out of the Sidney, Valentine,
O'Neil and Grand Island districts the west
ern one to be called the Alliance land dis
drict and the eastern, the Broken Bow land
district Under the terms of the bill the
land offices are located at the towns named.
The object of the two new land districts is to
afford facilities for the large number of set
tiers in northern cheyenne, Custer, Logan,
Thomas and southern Cherry counties, who
now lie between the Union Pacific and the
Northwestern railways, and whose nearest
railway service is by the Grand Island &
Wyoming extension of the Burlington road.
Congressman Dorsey introduced the same
bill in the house. 1t is the intention of the
delegation to push the matter during the
present session, and there are strong hopes
of favorable results.
THE ARMY APPOINTMENTS
There will be a vigorous effort made by
certain army officers to prevent the contirma-
tion of some, at least, of the army appoint
ments sent in by the president on last Mon
day 1t is generally admitted that, with the
exception, perhaps, of Captain George Is.
Davis, the remainder of the appointments
were made largely for political reasons, and
without much reference TO the military
records of the various candidates. Captain
Vroom. the recently nominated inspector
general, was selected upon the personal de-
mand of Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey,
;al, l., l,;I 1.
been former governor. Although week
ago there was scarcely any doubt OF Captain
Bourke's appointment, and his assurances
from the highest officials were all to this
effect, Senator McPhersons demand, coming
from the man who had carried New Jersey
for Cleveland, and who had secured demo-
cratic legislature, was too strong, probably,
to be passed over 1t is rumored that
one of the officers narrowly escaped
communicating for cheating at cards,
while in the service 1t is scarcely
probable that the senate will decliner to act
upon any of the nominations, but there is a
possibility of an investigation into the rec
ords of some of them, and long delay at
least, before they reported back to the
senate with favorable consideration.
THE AURORA PosTMAsTERsHP.
the postotfice at Aurora, Neb, will shortly
become vacant, if the preside mt decides to
make an appointment of democrat to sue
ceed the present republican incumbent,
whose four years term expires on the 18th
of the present month. Four prominent dem
Ocrats of Hamilton county are applicants for
the office. 1t is generally understood that
the policy of the administration, with regard
to cases of this nature, has not yet been set
tied any more than has the policy of the
senate in the matter of confirming demo-
cratic successors to republican officeholders.
LAIRDS INSOMNIA,
A letter was received here from Repre-
sentative Laird, to-day, stating that he was
at Eureka Springs, Ala, suffering from in
somuia. His condition was not described IN
the letter as being especially dangerous, but
very distressing. Mr.. Lard's friends IN the
house, and from Nebraska, who have seen or
who have been in communication with him
since the campaign state that he overworked
himself in his canvass, and that when the
election came he found himself almost pros
strated from nervous exhaustion. Shortly
after he went to the springs his illness took
the form of insomnia, and the constant loss
Of sleep has so reduced him in physical
strength that he is not expected to occupy
his seat in the house for some weeks, even
though he should be in convalescence i'm
mediatey
THE DIRECT TAX BILL.
The direct tax bill, which passed the house
to-day, lacked just fifteen of receiving two
thirds of the votes of that body AS the bill
will likely be vetoed, the vote of the house is
important, indicating that the bill cannot be
passed over the veto.
M'suANE ON THE TERRITORIES.
Representative McShane, of Omaha, one
OF the few democrats who has advocated the
division and admission of Dakota, said this
morning that while no definite action was
taken by the caucus last night, the drift of
sentiment was plainly toward treating the
people of that territory fairly. There were
some irreconcilables who insisted upon ad-
mission a whole or not at ALL but they
were small minority. "What do you think
will be doneh | asked.
"My opinion is" he replied, "that the
house will pass bill admitting the lower
half of the territory at once, Internationally,
s and organizing the northern half into terri
tory; Enabling acts will then be passed for
Washington, Montana, New Mexico and per-
haps Idaho, so that the people of those terri
tories can vote next fall, whether they will
will be admitted AS states or not.'
GENERAL MANDERsON.
General Manderson's friends in this city
were grattied upon reading in the Washing
ton Post this morning the following special
dispatch from Omaha: 'Five candidates for
Senator Mandersons seat are mentioned in
tho eastern dispatches. Nothing of the kind
is known In Nebraska. The people of the
state are proud of the record General Man
derson has made, and his return was the
leading question IN the election of the legis-
lature. The result was four-hfths major
ity of the entire body in favor of his contin-
uance. There will in reality be no other
candidate before the legislature and General
Manderson will be its almost unanimous
choice"
THE BEES BUREAU.
The Omaha Herald having discontinued
its Washington special service, The BEE is
the only Omaha paper with a bureau at the
national capital, and the only Nebraska jour.
nal receiving regular specials by wire from
the seat of government.
MISCELLANEOUS.
X. s. Bibb, esq, of Beatrice, who has been
spending several days in the city, and VINO
was admitted yesterday TO the supreme
court on motion Of Attorney General Gar
land, left this afternoon for Annapolis, to
visit Lieutenant Cresap, of the navy. Mr.
Bibb's efforts to secure the advancement of
the Gage county court house case upon the
supreme court docket was not entirely sue
cessful. The case now stands at 600 on the
list, and will probably not be reached for
twelve months TO come.
Ex-senator Van Wyck left for his home in
Nebraska this afternoon.
General III. l.. Swords, OF Des Moines Ia,
Is at the Ebbitt. He is an asprant 10 the
United States marshalship for the District of
Columbia PERRY s. HEATH.
The Boston School Elections.
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