Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-22
LIKELY TO SELL BUILDING
Government May he Compelled soon
to Dispose OF ItS structure nt
TrnnsmissiE-ippi Exposition.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2l.-(Special Tele-
gram. )--"Unless congress gets a hustle on
itself pretty soon said c. f. Kemper OF
the supervising architects office today, 'tbc
government will be compelled to sell the
government building at the Omaha exposi-
ton. There is nothing else to do in the alb
/ ssnco OF express legislation, because the act
, making the erection OF q government build
ing possible at the Transmssisrpri EXposi-
tion provides explicitly the manner in which
the building shall be sold. The government
building at the Nashville exposition was
sold. think, for $500. The one al Atlanta
y as presented to the city by an act of con-
gress. We have been holding off about the
Omaha exposition because we thought con-
gress would do something definite but in
view of the shortness OF the session l guess
the department will have to advertise the
building for sale, giving preference TO the
city of Omaha and next TO the Greater
America Exposition association"
Senator Thurston has wired J. II. Millard.
Frank Murphy and Herman Kountze, who
are interested in the Greater America EN-
position that just as soon he can see his
way clear to securing unanimous consent for
his Joint raGolution he will endeavor to Sc
cure its passage.
A report of the condition of the national
banks at Lincoln at the close of business
February was today made public. Indi-
vidual deposits have declined from $l,757 $50
in December to $16OSl62. Loans and dis
counts. according to the current report are
s1,444,e7g. against s2,O37. 1872. The average
reserve has increased from 21.S3 per cent
to 31.57 per cent. The present holdings OF
gold coin aggregate s99,6ls, decline OF
more than sl61, 600 since December.
Senator Allen ran afoul of Senator Quay
today and for a short time enlivened the
senate with a decidedly breezy criticism Of
the manner in which sundry public build
ing bills introduced yesterday were reached
from Senator Quay's committee, bills which
Allen had introduced during the Fifty-ffth
congress not being included in those re-
ported Allen said II looked to him very
much like a combine on the part of some OF
the members OF the committee and he
wanted the country 10 know the exact sit
uation.
Senator Quay resented the suggestion of a
combination and tartly remarked that II
Senator Allen had looked after his bills or
had asked the chairman to look after them
every meTitorous measure would have had
favorable mention. To this Senator Allen
responded that be was attending to the in
teEesfs of is .son.stitusufs n.iEte IS -,esel.
as the senator from Pennsylvania and he
did not propose to be lectured on his duties.
Senator Chandler brought relief to the
situation, which was becoming decidedly
strained, by suggesting that Senator Allen
move that the committee be discharged from
further consideration of all bills and that
they be placed on the calendar. which the
senior senator from Nebraska said he did
not want to do.
Congressman Maxwell, whose omnibus
bill makes an appropriation for the purchase
of sites for public buildings in certain cities
of his district, seventeen in all, and has
been the subject of good natured ridicule
at the hands OF the press, has been granted
by Chairman Mercer of the public
buildings and grounds committee an
hour Friday to tell the members what
good would come from the passage of his
bill. The bill appropriates $4,000 and
! names Schuyler, Columbus, Central City,
Fullerton. Albion Neigh, Pierce, Niobrara,
Harrington. Ponca, Dakota City, Wayne,
Stanton West Point Pender, Tekamah and
North Bend as places where sites are TO be
purchased.
Lucien Stark, son OF the congressman
from the Fourth Nebraska district, who is
post quartermaster in the naval reserves, is
having his first real experience as a seaman,
having been ordered on board the Fern for
a short cruise down the Potomac on an ice
breaking expedition.
The report of the Des Moines, Ia. ma
tional banks was also made public Indi-
vidual deposits have increased from $1,000,
s92 in December to 81. lis, 165; loans and dis
I counts from s3,3l3,163 to s3,341,1ss; the ay-
| erage reserve from 2S.36 per cent 10 32.39
! per cent.
Lawrence Giles was today appointed post
master at Purdum, Blaine county, vice P.
( R. Giles, resigned; also John Miles at
/ Grover. Uinta county Wyo.