Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-10
NOT PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER.
Senator Palmer Explains the HOpelessness
Of the Democratic Cause.
NO AVAILABLE CANDIDATE IN THE WEST.
lie Regards the Man who Attempts to
Lead the JefTcrsonian Forces to Vie
tory Ncxt Year rs Inviting by.
Much Trouble.
WAsmSGToN BUREAU or TUE Bee,
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Senator Palmer of Illinois has this far in
advance OF the democratic national conven-
tion positively declined the vice presidential
nomination and stated that he does not want
the first place on the ticket. ~ am thor
oughly satisfied with the seat ! occupy in
the senate said he today, 'and would not
exchange 1t for another, not excepting n seat
in the New Jerusalem. Above all things |
do not want to re.euter the political struggle
at my time of life. / AN about - and want
quietude ard contentment. ] do not SEQ that
l would be better Off in the chair of the pre-
siding officer of the senate and cannot see
where | would be compensated for taxing
the responsibilities If / should be nominated
for the presidency"
Thus the number of presidential possiblli-
ties in the west is visioly diminishing, and
in tho opinion of leading democrats here 1t
becomes moro and more apparent that the
party will have to 20 east again for its stand
ard Bearer. Senator Palmer will soon mako
his maiden speech in the senate. He intends
to give notice next Monday of his intention
TO speak in favor Of the proposed amendment
to the federal constitution which provides
for The election of United States senators by
popular vote. The first address of the ses-
sion IN supper of this measure. was de-
livered q few days ago by Senator Turpie of
Indiana. Senator Mitchell of Oregon has
also given notice that he will speak for the
proposition, and 1t is further minated that
he proposes to follow his bill into the com
mittee aud eifectually defeat It's going INTO u
pigeon hole, as 1T did two years ago.
Providing For the Indians.
An emergency clause will be placed in the
urgency deficiency appropriation bill which
VIII appear in congress within a few days,
and its adoption will have to be prompt or
there may DO trouble again with the Sioux
Indians in South Dakota and Nebraska. Bee
readers will recall that during the war with
the Sioux a year or fourteen months ago,
President Harrison directed that they should
be given full raLions and about 5000 blankets
besides the regular quato of supplies which
was issued to them. The order was per-
Detual to all interest and purposes. Ihe
extra drain has exhausted the appropriation
for the Sioux Indians and if $3.50. 900 is not
appropriated for them in the urgency deli
cheney bill, one-Gourth of their rations and
possibly tneir blanket supply will have to be
stopped on the LIST of February.
Senator Pettlgrew of South Dakota, who
is working in the interest OF the appropria-
ton, said to The BEE correspondent this
evening that he Did not anticipate any serious
dlfficultp with the Sioux If there should be a
curtailment of the allowances, but in all fair
ness the rationS and blankets, he said, ought
to be maintained as at present.
South Dakota. Wyoming and Montana were
today made an Indian school district perma-
pently, and 0. II. Parker of Brookins, S. d.,
appointed superintendent dJ Sl,DJO Il year
and 50 a day for expenses. 1t is the inten-
tioI TO hereafter give-the Indian schools men
direct supervision.
General Rease of Wutertown, S. D., who
is taxing the evidence of settlers as to dam
ages sustained by virtue of having been run
of tho Grow Creek reservation i'll 1880, by
the proclamation of President Arthur after
they were invited to lawfully settle upon the
lands, has asked for IN additional allowance
of 81, 900, which Senator Pettigrew has had
nrOnerl V recon mGnleQ for allowance.
VIII Reconsider Their Action.
In all probability the motion to reconsider
the indefinite postponement of tho joint reso-
luton providing for the cargo of breadstuffs
to the starving Russian peasants viii prevail
and the measure may possibly become Il law.
Some of The revengeful democrats who con-
troll affairs In tho house see that they have
made a mistake in its defeat and want to
rectify it as soon as possible. The DISPOSE
tion OF some OF the ex-coufederates and their
followers will make it a very difficult matter,
no yever, to get the subject before the house
again. 1t is said that Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska
and some other democrats above Mason and
Dixon's line have heard from their constitu-
ents and made a change in their attitude.
Miscellaneous.
Members of tho poStofice committee of
the two houses Of congress say the bills re-
ducing letter postage to | cent will not pass,
but that the proposition of Postmaster Gen
eral Wanamaker to sell stamped envelopes at
the face value of the stamps may become a
law. They say the envelopes are made with
the stamps with but little cost, and to MAKE
the envelopes free is a liberal step In the re-
duction of better postage to | cent an ounce.
There will be no more taggers, inspectors
or other officers appointed under the meat
inspection law for some months yet. The
appropriation for this purpose has been
exhausted and expenses Will have to be
curtailed until the next appropriation
becomes available on the lst of next Jnly.
This will be important news to a number of
gentlemen in Nebraska who are applying for
these positions.
OrrieT. Fodgeo of Iowa was today appointed
a copyist in the record and pension division
of the War department at 5000 Il year.
j. +. Thade was today appointed post
master at Burress, Fillmore county, Neb.,
vice p. M. Aldriuge, resigned, and q. W.
Morgan at Cresswell, Keokuk county, Ia,
vice l.. A. Morgan, resigned.
The widow of the late Senator Preston b..
Plumb requests publishers ana others 10
send her at Emporia, Kan, copies of all eulo-
gies by press, Grand Army AT the republic
posts and others which have been uttered
upon her husband. She is collecting them
for publication in book form.
David ID. McNair, father of Mrs. Gay ".
Henry, wife of Colonel Henry, Ninth cav
airy. died in New York today of the grip.
Mr.. McNair was we'll aud favorablv known
in Nebraska. Il. 5. II.