Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-19

race for the worldt with an even chance
for success with CHI ). The Chicago men
are corresponding ly outraged, for IL the
fight in New York optinued until after
a vote was taken in house the prairie
city would have b certain chance Of
getting the fair. MOI 5 Chicago against
the field. The St. Ia people are trying
10 beat the bill. while I ads of Washing.
ton think their interest Is IN helping New
York. The Chicago people claim, however,
that they have 131 votes pledged ana will b.
able to carry the day.
IN THEYSc,sE.
MIR. Dorsey presenteG'a resolution OF CO.
rinth post Grand Army of the Republic, de-
partment OF NebrSaka, favoring the Hoey
service pension bill; also "A resolution from
the Grand Army of the Republic post Of
Bartlett, Neb., f~avoring the same bill,
MIR. Flick of Iowa introduced a bill for
tho erection of a public building at Creston,
L., to cost SIS, 900.
Mr.. Pickler Of South Dakota introduced a
bill TO authorize the construction of q bridge
across the Missouri river at Forest City, ).
ID. also u bill TO erect "A public building ut
Pierre, s. D., to cost not to exceed $500, 900.
Mr.. Clifford presented n memorial from the
board of county commissioners OF Mime
haha county for the correction OF government
surveys in South Dakota.
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Frye, from the committee on com.
merce, reported favorably with amendment
o'ah w SoNhci'o " loAt W aSiiNSh ~ A'iouN
City.
Senator Paddock, from the committee on
agriculture, reported back with amendments
a bill to prevent the adulteration of food and
drugs. He also presented a petition from the
Bemis Bag company of Boston, Omaha aud
Chicago, praying for the repeal of the long
and short haul clause in the Interstate CON-
merce law.
Senator Henderson presented a resolution
from the boatd of trade of Omaha praying
that the name of Arkansas Pass be placed
in the bill now before congress for the i'm
provement of the harbor at Galveston; also
a petition from the veterans of Saline county,,
Nebraska, praying for the passage of the
service pension bill.
MISCELLANEOUS
The house committee on Indian affairs
today authorize the chairman to make a ia
vorable report upon the claim that mas been
pending for many years and has been the
subject Of much discussion. The bill recon-
mends the appropriation of Sl3. 420 20 reward
Jean Louise Legare. the famous Indian
scout, for his services in securing the sur
render of Sitting Bull and his followers in
1883. A similar bill has been before con
gress for many years, but this is the fest
time its passage has ever been recommended.
A strong effort is being made here to in
duce the president to appoint John Dill, the
present register of the land office at Guthrie,
as governor of the new territory of Okla
homa. MIR. Dill is an Indiana man and this
fact leads to considerable opposition on the
part of residents of the territory, who either
want a place for themselves or for some
friend connected in no way with Indiana.
The commissioner of pensions has ap-
| pointed as members of the board of pension
examining surgeons Fremont j. Crab, N: ).
Brown and II. >. Mcdonald.
Senator ingalls,, by request, today intro
| duced "a bill to amend the Interstate COM
merce law by providing that any person
shipping or Smuggling intoxicating liquors
into a state or territory that torbids the sale
of it shall be deemed to be guilty OF a misde-
meanor, and any railroad company that
transports the same shall be fined 500. for
each offense.
Congressman Dorsey has gone to attend
the annual horse sale ut lexington. Ky.
Mr. p. r. Smith of Boston, who is largely
interested IN Omaha, is in the city for a few
days.
The comptroller of the currency today APP
proved reserve agents for national banks as
follows: The Commercial National bank OF
Omaha for the Merchants National back OF
Nebraska City; the Schuster. Hax National
Danl1 of st. Joseph for the FIRST National
bank of Beaver City; the National bank of
Illinois at Chicago for the First National
bank Of Columbus; the Chemical Ma
tional bauk OF New York and the United
States bank Of Omaha for the First National
bank at Alliance.
For Iowa-The Seaboard National bank of
New York aud the National bank of Illinois
at Chicago, and the First National bank OF
OHlaua lot Tue fOrelBH Exchange NatiOnal
bank OF Sioux City, and the Merchants Ma
tional bank of Omaha for the Merchants Ma
tional bank at Fort Dodge.
Henry }. FAM. the victim of the Aber-
deem outrage, has been recommended by
Superintendent Porter for appointment as a
special agent of the eleventh census tc
collect statistics relative to recorded indebt-
edness.
COMMISSIONS Croft of the general land
office has rendered an opinion in which he
holds that Valentine scrip is not locatable
upon any of the lands of the Sioux reserva.
ton recently opened to settlement.
Major j. w. Paddock, who has been the
guest of his SON. in law, Mr.. w. e. Amin,
started for the west this morning.
4. M. Cooley was appointed a fourth class
postmaster today at tho Santee agency, Knox
county, vice j. H. Barker, resigned.
PERRY s. HEATH.
Nebraska. Iowa and Dakota Pensions.
W%AsHINGToN, FEB. 1S.-TSpecial Tele gran
to The Bee. Extensions granted to Ne
braskans: Original invalid-Jocob Shoaf,
stall, Pawnee City. Increase-Aller Barnes
Humboldt Canr0a Millar Eals (,tv. lama.