Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15
MHUCH'S CASE HOLDS OVER
Senate Committee on Judiciary Hangs Up
Nebraskas Federal Judge,
PASSES MANY PRIVATE PENSION BILLS
Several Ncbrnsi,nns Remembered In
the Senatorial Distribution of Cow
crnmCnt Care for Veterans
and Their Dependents.

WASHINGTON, Dec 14-(Special Tele-
Eram)-Thc senate judiciary committee at a
session this morning decided to postpone aC-
tion on the nomination Of W. ID. McHugh
to be judge of the United states district
court for Nebraska until after the Christmas
holidays
The executive session Of the senate today
was devoted almost entirely to the receipt
of reports on nominations made by commit
tees. a large share Of those made coming
from the COMMITTEES on judiciary. which met
today Among those on which favorable
reports were made were those Of Hon
Charles G. Mott to be chief justice of the
court Of claims of Hon. John
II. Rodgers, to succeed the late
Judge Parker as Judge Of the western
district Of Arkansas, and of w. b. Chiliers
az district attorney for New Mexico
Childers nomination ia among those which
failed of confirmation last session because Of
the opposition of Delegate Catron, which has
now been withdrawn. Among the nomina-
tions not reported today were those of Judge
lI0wrv of Mississippi to a place on the court
of Claimu bench and George 4. Moore to sue
ceed Henry H. Clayton a9 district attorney
for the district of Alabama. There is OPP
position to Moore on the rart of friends of
clayton. who was removed during the last
campaign because he accepted congress
sion1l nomination as a silver democrat.
The scene If legislation was sAifted from
the house to the senate today. That body
got down to business and passed a whole
raft of pension bills. Senator Thurston
STAYED with the calendar until every bill he
had reported passed the senate. These were:
Pension to Samuel A. Smith, $50 per month;
to Mrs. Catherine Il. O'Brien Of Omaha,
widow cf the late General George NJ. O'Brien,
$50 per month; to Franklin c. Planta of Hay
Springs, Neb., SIG per month; to James NJ.
SimCral of Omaha, $50 per month; to Mrs.
Celia A. Jefers of BlSsett, Neb., $50 per
month. Senator Allen also passed a bill to
pension Olive w. Cook Of st. Paul at Sl2 per
month.
SENATOR PETTIGREW'S PROGRAM
Senator Pc.tigrcw gave notice Of the fol-
lowing amendments to the Suudry civil bill
10 be submitted by him: To establish an
a1.ay Clicc at Deadwood. 1000; construc-
tion of the northern branch Of the soldiers
Home $3.50 600; t. purchase site for public
building at Deadwood. $4,000; authorizing
the secretary cf the interior to appoint
commission of three persons to settle diff
toropncs between Rosebud and Lower Brulo
Indiana: .hil commission to also negotiate
with the Rosebud. Lower BTule, Cheyenne
ard Standing Rock Indians for ce91lon of a
portion Of their reservation, and an amend
mont 10 CSlsIlnE treaties WNlCn require Inc
consent Of thTee-flurths Of the male adults
of the tribe to ratify treaties hereafter made.
An appropriation of $4,000 for the expense
Of the commission is carried in this amend
mcnt
r. VI. Aliens paper on beet sugar, read be-
lore the recent convention at Grand Island
and published in full in The Bee, was. on
motion OF Senator Allen, made a senate mis-
selianeous document, and will be published.
Senator Thunston introduced a bill today
authorizing every judge of district court
% the United states to appoint a Stenographic
reporter and fixing the duties and compensa-
lica OF such reporter, the salary to be 81. 400
uCT year, with stipulated rates for transcript
ton OF evidence. This bill has the Ganctinn
Of district Judges throughout the country
no will endCavor to have congressional dele
cations support the same. He also intro
ducel bill to pension Charles A. d. Wis
we'll of Ainsworth, Neo.. at $72 per month,
On account OF total disability.
Senator Gear presented the petition of the
Congregational church of Danvlle, Ia. ana
,he petition Of 900 citizens Of New London,
Ia. praying for the enactment of legislation
'Drbidding the sale OF liquors in government
buildings.
MONDELL'S OIL LAND BILL.
Representative Monlel Of Wyoming intro
3urCd bill relative to persons holding
lands under the mining laws OF the United
states to enter and obtain patent to LANDS
obtaining petroleum or other mineral oils.
md chiefly valuable therefor by making one
bonadde discovery OF such petroleum on any
tract not exceeding 16O acres This bill
grows out of the recent decision of the Inte-
,iOr department wherein it WIS decided
IN a California case that lands chiefly valua-
BE for petroleum and mineral oils could
40 longer be patented under placer mining
laws. There being no other law under which
lands containing petroleum or other mineral
oils could be patented the oil interests of
ne northwest were very injuriously affected
Wyoming being particularly made to sur
fer. TO remedy this decision Of the Interior
department. this bill was introduced, that
2atenting oil lands might 20 on and the de-
yclogment of the oil fields continue.
Congressman HainCr was in his seat today
FOR the first tine since the session began.
lie arrived Sunday with his family from the
west.
Judge n. ID. jackson of Neigh. Neb., was
% capitol visitor today and was received with
open arms after having announced to the
republicans Of the Nebraska delegation that
ho had no favors 20 ask from the incoming
He has been in Boston look
i'g after some old matters of the Globe In
yestmcnt company.