Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-12
FINDS FAULTS IN THE BILL
Treasury Department Not Satisfied with the
Exposition Measure.
IT CARRIES TOO SMALL AN AMOUNT
Secretary Carlisle Of the Opinion that
Larger sum should lie Set
Aside TO Ensure Proper
Federal Exhibit.

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WASHINGTON. Dec. 1f.-(special Tele-
gram)-The Treasury department is finding
some minor objections to the senate bill
appropriating 100000 and recognizing the
Transmississppi and International Exposi-
ton. While these objections may be called
somewhat technical in character and may
be easily corrected by amendment, they show
how closely the Treasury department is fol-
lowing this measure. II seems that in the
drafting Of the senate BILL which passed
both houses of congress and was approved
by the president the promoter OF the meas
ure had two former exposition bills in view,
the Atlanta and Chicago, and that, after
the drafting, certain conditions became
somewhat intermingled, thereby, In the eyes
OF the Treasury department, imparing the
validity OF the bill. So far as is known, there
has been no provision made for the return
OF the exhibits, and the Treasury department
feels that II the United States is going into
the exposition business. they should make
show in Omaha such as they made in
Chicago, and doesn't believe that $1,000
will cover the expenses attaching to such
an exhibit. Secretary Carlisle, through his
chiefs OF departments, seems to incline to
the idea that 100000 would be a proper
appropriation for the exposition in Omaha
In 1898, 900 additional for the building
and $4,000 for the exhibit and the return
of the same intact to the several depart
ments in Washington. The Treasury people
do not regard the bill as being at all an
tagonistic to the success of the exposition,
but they would like to have these indicated
discrepancies in the bill remedled before
the exposition opens. II is urged that $780,.
900 would be too small to make an exhibit
such as the government has made in times
past. because of a difference, not only in
transportation. but in the cost Of lumber and
materials in Omaha, and, realizing that the
Transmissssippi country, with its twenty
four states, will contribute largely to the
success of the exposition, the Treasury folks
feel that the United States will ba no small
factor In the picture to be presented in
1898.
TO EXTEND OMAHA'S POSTOFFICE.
Congressman Mercer, a member of the
committee on public buildings and grounds,
succeeded in reporting through his COM
mttee today a recommendation for $500, 900
additional to complete the Omaha postofiice.
Should this amount be obtained, IL would be
sufficient to to build the wing fronting on
the Seventeenth street side, and realize the
original draft OF the building, as planned
several years ago. Mr. Mercer is somewhat
doubtful as to the senate's acceptance of
this increase but feels assured that the
amount will be included in the appropriation
bill, as it passes the house.
The Washington Times, speaking OF the
recess appointments, has this to say relative
TO the nomination OF Judge William McHugh
TO the place made vacant by the death of
Judge Elmer S. Dundy: Opposition on the
part of Senators Sewall of New Jersey and
Thurston of Nebraska, to a favorable re-
port from the judiciary committee upon the
nominations Of Judges Kirkpatrick and Nc
Hugh. appointed during the recess to the
federal bench in those states, would, with
reasonable probability, prevent reports upon
the nominations to an executive session OF
the senate and should such nominations
be favorably reported, in spite Of their OPP
position, would, in all likelihood, with the
combined opposition of the free coinage
democrats and populists, result in their re-
lection"
Lieutenant J. j, Pershing OF the Tenth
cavalry, and former instructor of military
tactics in the University of Nebraska, was
admitted on motion of Senator Thurston
today to practice before the United States
supreme court.
william Bosserman has been appointed
postmaster at Grafton. Fillmore county, vice
c. A. Fisher, resigned.
The appropriation bill asked for by Mercer
Ia for the erection of the wing that
will face upon Seventeenth street and
will be attached directly to the present
structure. The work will simply complete
the original plan for 100000 postofIice
building which was drawn up when the 1889
appropriation was granted When but
81, 200, 900 was appropriated for the building
It was found necessary to leave off the west
wing 1t being the intention to build this
as soon as the additional money was appro-
priated by congress.
Up to the present time S1.175.000 out of
the original appropriation has been eX-
pended upon the building. In the late re-
port OF Secretary Carlisle he recommended
that the deficiency of $4,000 be made up.
He also recommended that an additional
appropriation OF 100000 be passed for the
purpose OF covering the cost of substituting
granite for sandstone in the construction
OF the building.