Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
CASE OF THE FEDERAL JUDGE
Confirmation of MoHugh Matter of Deep
Interest Just Now,
NEBRASKA LAWYERS At WASHINGTON
Friends and Foes of the Newly APP
pointed Judge watching the
Matter and waiting for
Mondays Meeting.

. WASHINGTON, Jan. ESPECIAL Tele-
gram )-whether by accident or design
number Of representatives Of the bar OF
Nebraska have appeared H. Washington pre-
vlous to the meeting OF the judiciary COM
mittee of the senate, which meets on next
Monday. There is undoubtedly great deal
of politics involved in the appearance Of
James B. Sheehan of Omaha Charles d.
Magoon of Lincoln and others, all impingng
upon the nomination of w. II. McHugh to be
district court judge of Nebraska. with the
Judiciary committee Of the senate has been
filed a long petition Of attorneys and busi-
ness men favorng the confirmation of Judge
McHugh who for the last five weeks has
held court in the place occupied by the late
Judge Dundy. MIR. Sheehan brings with
him the endorsement OF the Board OF Trade
of Omaha and Commercial club favoring the
confirmation of Judge McHugh, and the out
come of the situation is as hard today to
anticipate as 1t was six weeks ago. Ele-
mcnts are working both for confirmation and
against which in good time will show their
relative strength. Senator Thurston is
today uncommitted but desires the fullest
information that will lead him as a member
of the judiciary committee to move in the
from Nebraska, must also be considered and
his position Is as yet underlined so far as
can be known. There have been many
rumors as to Senator Aliens position in re-
gard to the matter To one faction, 1t is
alleged he has promised that he would
antagonize Judge McIaugh's confirmation. To
Lincoln friends of that gentleman he is re-
puted to have said that he would remain
Guiescent, and 1t is pretty hard to say in
which camp the senator will land eventually.
Without quoting any one, Information is
brought from Nebraska that the bar of the
state and the business men are largely in
favor of Judge McHugh's confirmation but
politics is strange and conditions may be
such that confirmation will be held up until
Mckinley assumes office, when another man
of the politics Of the judge who is dead will
be nominated for the office.
RULES FOR FOREIGN EXHIBITS.
Representative Mercer. who is pushing eX
position matters wherever he can, had long
talk with the customs division of the
Treasury department today In reference to
the PRONUNCIATION of rules and regulations
affecting the imports of exhibits to the Trans
mississippi and International Exposition. Mr..
Mercer urged immediate action and after
a long talk the treasury people agreed to
have regulations printed in ten days. The
representative from the Second was given to
understand that the same rules would obtain
as governed the exhibits at Chicago and
Atlanta.
Senator Allen today designated Colonel
Frank e. Moores of Omaha and Colonel w.
+. Cody of North Platte as personal aides
upon the staff of General Horace Porter, who
has been designated chief marshal Of the
inaugural parade. Nebraska will be repre-
sented on the Mckinley reception commit
tee by Senators Allen and Thurston, and
Representatives Mercer and Strobe.
In a poll of the Nebraska members upon
the Pacific roads funding bill it has been
found that in all probability every member
will vote against the measure on the ground
that the bill gives less recompense to the
government than the Reilly bill. Meikle-
john is expected in the city tomorrow, but
where he will be found is not known. Iowa
will divide northern members voting against
the bill, and southern members for it, Kan
will vote in all probability to against
the bill. Hepburn OF Iowa made most
telling speech in favor of the measure and
Johnson of California.
Charles e. Magoon of Lincoln is here in
the interests of a number of Saline county
clients, who desire to secure clear titles to
their lands, which, they bought of Rinehart
& Freeze of Columbus o. The property in
controversy, originally government land was
secured by the Midland Railroad company
under the internal Improvement grant, and
disposed of by the company to eastern capi-
talists, among whom were the defendants
Rlnenart a. freeze. lney SOFA lnelr IN
terests to plaintiff Deweese and others, but
the land office refused to grant Saline county
holders clear titles, so suit was brought for
recovery. The case will be argued before
the supreme court next week. G. NJ. Lam
bertson Of Lincoln, counsel for defendants
is expected to arrive here tomorrow
Timothy e. Carpenter of Desmet, S. D.,
has been appointed railway mail clerk.
w. II. Alexander Of Omaha is at the
Raleigh.
l.. Royse has been appointed postmaster at
Brownville Neb., vice A. Mooney removed.
F. ]. Kuchera succeeds H. e. Kingsley in
the same capacity at Spur Butler county.