Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-15
THEY ARE NOT FOR REFORM.
Def Inclined to Postpone Action on
,rson's Public Printing Bill,
BUT I : WOULD LIKE ALL THE CREDIT.
IT thd Could lie Rushed Through
WI ! to the House Majority, 1t
might lie Considered
mt Once.
WOULD LIKE ALL THE CREDIT.
WASHINGTON BUREAU or TIE BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,

WASHINGTON, II. g., Jan. IL.
Senator Manderson's report on reform and
retrcnchment in public printing came bacS
from the public printing Office today and the
senator made an Intellectual attempt to culit
up and secure immoliate consideration by
the senate. There was evidence, howevor,s
on the part of the democrats to postpone az
ton but the senate adjolrned until Monday
in spite or Senator Manderson's protest.
The report, If adopted, while increasing tho
efficiency of the government printing ofice
and securing n better distribution of public
documents. will save from $3.50, 0OJ to $780,
900 annually. 1t looks as il the
democrats in the house were anxious to
call the measure up In that body. to which it
was presented by Mr.. Richardson of the
joint committee on printing, and securing its
consideration and passage before it could be
disposed of by the senate.
BY such means the democratic house could
claim the credit Of IL measure of retrenchment
and refoam conceived first by the Nebraska
senator and upon which he has been steadily
work!ng for over "a year.
Other Measures of Interest.
Senator Paddock said this evening that he
expected tc call up and pRss the Hastings
public bill early next week, and also later the
Norfolk public building bill which Senator
Henderson will have amended to carry an
appropriation equal to that of Hastings.
Senator Paddock also expects to ofer as an
amendment for Senator Vests postotice
building bill his own bill providing for the
erection of postofices in towns aud cities
where the receipts for the three years pre-
ceding have exceeded $4,000 annually. This
bill of Senator Paddock's, which was the
first on this subject ever introduced in con-
gress, was taken by Senator Vest in the COM
mittee on public buildings ana grounds in
the Fiftietn congress and reported from the
committee with a few changes as a commit
49, lin IN-l - f-l- 49,. Co.
tor Vests bill has many fans, which are
corrected in his own and will make a vigor-
Gus attempt to secure the substitution of his
bill for that OF the senator from Missouri.
Senator Henderson has been instructed by
the committee cd military affairs to report
favoraoly to the senate providing an appro-
priatiou of $780, 900 for the erection of u mill
tary storehouse and store at Omaha.
Miscellaneous.
Assistant Secretary Chandler TODAY modi-
fled the decision OF the general land Office in
the homestead entry case OF Mrs. Mahala
Thompson against Mrs. Cora M. Ogden,
guardian, from Grand Rapids, Neb. The
homestead entry of Mrs. Thompson was held
for cancellation and the tim bor culture entry
OF Mrs. Ogden allowed to remain intact. AS
sistant Secretary Chandler decides that a
future hearing upon the contest of Mira.
Thompson for the purpose of determining
prior rights involved. He affirmed the de-
6ision disnissinR the contest of Nicholas In
the homestead of Charles A. Nicholas against
Ida j. Gillette from Chadron. u. S. II.
w. Il. Young waS today appointed post
master'at Chase, Chase county, Nebraska,
vice .. Fairs resigned, and Il. LOOMS at
Eddy, Hayes county, vice Fl. G. Pennell re-
signed.
Ex-senator McDill of Iowa, the newly APP
pointed Interstate Commerce commissioner,
was at the white house today in company
with Senator Hepbarn of the Treasury de-
partment ana expressed his appreciation of
the complement paid him by the president.
Senator Henderson today introduced a bill
to remove the charge of desertion against the
military records Of George Abbott of Ne
braska.
Senator Pcttigrew intrsuuced a bill to pay
Thomas d.. Murrin of South Dakota 1916
bounty and back pay.
Representative Searley of Iowa introduced
a bill to pension Cecilia White of Burlington
| us an army nurse at S25 a month.
Lieutenant Charles G.. Ayres OF the Tenth
| cavalry has been promoted to a captaincy in
the Fourth cavalry. This promotion takes
Captain Ayres from San Carlos to Fort
Grant, Ariz,, and places MIN in command Of
+ troop, and makes him ono OF the youngest
captains in the army. Captain Ayres is the
son of Major General r.. B. Ayres.
Captain II. o. Phillips of Lincoln is at the
Arlington, and John Ii. Ames OF Lincoln is
at the National