Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20
WORKING FOR THE DEPOT
Omaha May Yet Become a Distributing
Point for Indian Supplies,
DAVE MERCER PERSISTS IN HIS PLAN
ReVivcs His BiII to divide the Chi
cugo Depot aud Hopes to secure
Favorable Action In
the Future.

! WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-(Special Tele-
gram,)-1f there is anything in persistoncy
| Representative Mercer will have established
before he terminates his congressional ca
roer branch depot at Omaha for the dis
tribution of Indian supplies He has re-
viyod his old bill and proposes to make a
stand for the depot there upon the grounds
that the Gate City is nearer the Indian coun-
try of the northwest than any of the other
dopots, and would materially aid, not only
in distribution of supplies. but would greatly
expedite the work of the department. Rep
rescntative Curtis of Kansas has agreed to
look after the bill in the committee on In
dian affairs 1t is not expected that favora-
bic action will be taken during the present
session. as the head of the Indian office is
resident of Illinois, and he has opposed
the division of the Chicago depot but it is
thought that Commissioner Browning Will
not always be at the head of the Indian bu-
roau, when Omaha may have a favorable
chance to get such storehouse.
Chairman Dingley of the ways and
means committee said today that
the committee has about given up
the idea of subdividing for the pur-
pose of handling the schedules of the tariff
bill. This course was decided upon in order
to secure homogeneity, as heretofore sub
committees were inclined to magnify indi-
vidual schedules, and when time came to
whip the bill into shape it was found almost
impossible to secure anything like the order
and system necessary. Benehtng, therefore,
by experience of the past this course, 1t is
thought, will materially tighten the labor
Of the committee.
HULL ENDORSES CRAMPS PLANS.
Representative Hull said to The Bee cor
respondent today: 81 was very much i'm
pressed with Mr.. Charles Cramps plan for
utilizing the waste product of Iowa and Ne.
braska cornfeds. | believe it opens up for
the farmers of our states as well as for
farmers of the entire corn belt a field in
which they can dispose of heretofore waste
material of their farms to very great ad-
vantage. Mr.. Cramp in his explanation to
us the other night demonstrated clearly to
my mind that his plan Is not only feasible
one, but one which will prove of incalcula-
Bile value to the entire west. 1t will open
field which has heretofore been untouched
and will bring the west into close alliance
with the east by supplying a market for
products of our fields which have heretofore
been useless. and worse than useless for
they have encumbered the land so as to
make it difficult to cultivate It properly. II
MIR. Cramp can do with cornstaks what he
says he can, and have every reason to be
lieve that he is in earnest in his statements,
he will not only aid in largely increasing
also furnish to our farmers an enormous
addition to their fodder account. As far ne
|, myself am concerned" continued Mr. |
Hull, II not only believe heartily in the |
project, but am willing to back my faith |
with my means and to invest plans which |
Mr.. Cramp proposes to establish in the |
west"
BAILEY DECLARES HIMSELF.
Representative Bailey of Texas who for a |
time threatened the life of the Omaha eX- |
position bill at the last session. defined his |
position as to the Nashville exposition hill |
in no uncertain way today. He said he was |
opposed to the exposition bills ON principle; |
that he was opposed to the Omaha exposi- |
tton bill but had been buncoed by Dave
Mercer when the bill was up and confessed |
that he was at luncheon. when Mercer. TAX
Ing advantage Of his absence, raroaded the
bill through. The confession was greatly
enjoyed by Mercer, as it was by others who |
recalled the day when Bailey was at
Joseph Lehew of McCook and Elmer w.
Brown of Lincoln Neb and Ira c. Kings
ey OF Hartford and George W. Case or
Watertown. S. D., have been admitted to
practice as attorneys for claimants before
ho Interior department.
William A. Eversull has been appointed
postmaster at Belmont, Dawes county, Neb.
The postoffice at Kirwin, Big Horn county
Nyo., has been re-establshed with Samuel
Pillow as postmaster