Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-06
Senator Allison FOreshadow8 Congressional
Action on the Subject,
NO MORE MONEY WILL BE APPROPRIATED.
The War Department at Work on
the Proposed Changes in the
Military Divisions of the
Country y-MiscclIane Gus.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE, !

alton the sundry civil appropriation bill SAID
to your correspondent today that while an
agreement had not becn reached upon the
irrigation feature of the bill, he believed he
could reshadow the result. He stated that
the act of 1SSS withdrawing from public entry
arid lands shows that the director of geologi-
cal survey could locate irrigation basins,
Canals and artesian wells would be repealed
and that there would be no money appropr-
ated for irrigation purposes. The bill
as it passed the house appropriated
$4,000 for continuing the survey. There
are some minor details Of the compromise, he
said,to be agreed upon at the next meeting of
the conference but the rest of the arid land
act and the refusal of irrigation funds to be
placed in the hands of Major Powell are the
leading features of the compromise
CHANGES IN MILITARY DIVISIONS
AT the war department every attention is
being given to the proposed changes in the
division of the country into military divisions
and departments. The work is under the
personal direction of Secretary Proctor. At
present the entire country is divided into
three divisions-the division of the At
laEtic, the division of the Missouri
and the division OF the Pacific
These were subdivided into eight depart
General Sherman was in command of the
army. Since Major General Schoield has
been In command of the army it has been
necessary to make different arrangements.
The department of the east has been under
direct command of the major general COM
handing the division. The department of
California has also been under the direct
command Of the general commanding the di-
vision of the Pacific, and the department of
Arizona has peen in command of a colonel.
The recent changes in the general Officers of
the army consequent on the death
OF General Crook and the retirement
OF General Grierson has made it necessary
u make some changes in the stations of ofli-
GERS and the question of changing the present
system of divisions and departments is being
considered at the same time. 1t is probable
that the three divisions will be done away
with entirely and the eight departments left
as at present The department of the east
and the department of California, being of
the most importance, would be in command
of Major Generals Howard and Miles respec-
lively and the other departments would be
distributed among the SIX brigadieS. If this
IS done 1t is understood that the headquar-
ters of the department of the Missouri will
be removed from st, Louis to Chicago, where
the headquarters of the division of
the Missouri are located at present
These headquarters are to- be moved from
st: Louis at any rate, and if the division IS
not abolished will be located at Fort Leaven-
worth. from which place they were moved
recently on account of friction between Gen
eral Merritt, the department commander
and Colonel McCook, the post commander at
Fort Leavenworth. Colonel McCook, having
recently been promoted to be brigader gen.
eral himself, he will be in command of an
other department, so that General Merritt
can move back to Fort Leavenworth.
THE WILSON ORIGINAL PACKAGE BILL
The friends of the Wilson original package
Dill are making every endcavOr day after day
to have that bill disposed of definitely. With
the present large attendance of members
they think they are strong enough to pass the
bill and they dread the delay which may
brlng with 1T the usual absenteeism and
threaten the fate of the bill. On the other
hand the opponents of the bill are very busy,
and tonight they claim that they can defeat
the conference report. They say that at
least three republicans-Adams of
Payson of 1llinois-will speak against
the bill, and they believe that a sufficiently
large vote will be cast against it to secure
another conference and kill it so far as the
form OF the Wilson bill is concerned. OF the
best in nformation that can be gathered how
ever, it would seem that they are mistaken
and that the conferenceleport will be adopted
by safe majority.
THE SUPREME COURT RELIEF MEASURE.
Senator Edmunds, chairman of the commit |
tee on judiciary, from which Senator Evarts
today reported substitute for the house bill |
the objection to the house bill was that it was |
too general in its nature, too sweeping in its
changes to meet the approval of the senate |
committee, therefore the majority of the |
committee had agreed on the substitute es-
tabllShlng circuit court of appeals in each |
one Of the judicial circuits This measure, |
however, did not meet the approval of the |
minority of the committee, of whom he him |
sell was one, and in few days a report I
would be presented to the senate giving their !
pnt thN
believe That the present machinery, if oper-
ated in accordance with plans held to be
within the constitutional power of congress-,
IS sufficient to provide the relief that is
sought. Senator Edmunds said that if the
justices would divide themselves into sepa-
rate tribunals, three of them constitut-
ing quorum for that purpose they would
be enabled to carry on the hearing of three
cases at one and the same time, thus trebling
the power of the court to dispatch the bust
ness on the docket. In accordance with this
plan the majority will accompany their re-
port, he said with the draft of a simple
authorizing the court to make such
an arrangement.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1t is learned tonight that the secretary of
the treasury will be ready to send in his re-
port on the Canadian railroads tomorrow.
While the details OF the report cannot be
ascertained at this time there are excellent
reasons for making the statement that it will
ldNOE inc continuance OF all necessary DrlVl- |
leges granted to the Grand Trunk and Michi-
gan Central roads and most of those which
the Canadian Pacific enjoys. The whole |
tone of the report is friendly to the interests
of shippers between the northwest and New
England points.
Fourth class postmasters were appointed as |
follows: Q. II. I'rizell, Viel, Lee county,
Iowa, vice, ID. Osborn, removed; p KoZ- |
lowski Duncan, Platte county, Nebraska, |
vice 5, II. Kawinski, deceased
ID. h, Coover Of Iowa City, secretary of the |
Photographers union, which meets hero on !
the 18th inst, is at the EObitt, arranging the |
prcliminares of the convention,
Watson Pickerel, special agent of the |
agricultural department, will not leave forhis |
home at Beatrice till tomorrow or Thursday |
afternoon.
The commissioner of the general land office |
has agreed to allow an additional clerk for
the Neigh land office.
Speaker Reed intimatcs that he will not |
permit congress TO adjourn till the election
bill has been passed.
Representative Dorsey has solved the prob
lem which has been perpleXing him over the
appointment of pension board of examiners
NJ Chadron by naming Drs, Walter Clarey
and A. M Jackson.
Senator Manderson says that there needs
be no fear OF change Of the boundary limits
jf the Grand Island land district. as no
ihanges are in contemplation.
Senator MaudcrsOn told Tue BEE corre-
'pondent today that he could not attend the
opening OF the sugar palace at Grand Island
OWING to Official duties. He will hoHVpvar