Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-24
THURSTON ENTERS A DENIAL
He is Not Figuring on Presiding Over the
National Republican Convention,
NAILS HUMoR IN PHILADELPHIA PAP R
Thinks IL would BE in Had Taste to
Fish for the Place IntiI AFTER
Nebraska Delegates Are
Chosen.

! WASHINGTON, Jan 23.-(Special Tele.
gram)-A Philadelphia paper stated today
| that Senator Hanna and Senator Thurston
| VIII be candidates for the honor OF presiG
ing over the republican national convention
which Is to be held there on June 49, So
| far as Senator Hanna is concerned he has
authorized an emphatic denial of this rumor
| Senator Thurston said today that he had not
approached a soul with a view of being
| temporary or permanent chairman; that il
would be the height Of folly to think of so
doing, until after the state convention OF
Nebraska had selected delegates at large to
the national convention.
"Of COURSE" said he, mo man could fail
to appreciate the honor of being chosen to
preside over the deliberations of such a
great convention, but any statement that |
am already laying my plans to be made
chairman is wholly false"
Senator Thurston has introduced a
bill which, If enacted into law will add
considerably to the salary list of the United
States and especially to Treasury depart
ment salaries. His bill is to amend section
Sl4S of the Revised Statutes relating to
pay of collectors of internal revenue and
provides that their compensation shall be
liked at $4,000 where annual collections
amount to $4,000 or less and shall, by the
secretary of the treasury, on recommenda-
tion Of the commissioner of internal revenue
be graduated up to the limit of 81 500 when
collections amount to more than $25, 900 and
less than $1,000,000 and where annual col
lections amount to more than 81 ,O00, 600 there
shall be allowed to the collector $i,500 and
in addition thereto a commission of one
tenth of 1 per cent on the amount of all tax
collected by him under the "Act to provide
and IN
and for other purposes" passed June 13,
1899.
The bill further provides where annual
collections exceed 1OOO,O 600 and do not ex-
ceed 100000 $1,000 shall be paid the col
lector; where they exceed 81, ,00O 900 and not
over $5,OOO,OOO $4,000 is to be paid, and
where they exceed 900 and not over
$40, 100000, $4,000 is to be paid, and over
$40, 900, 900, S65OO
Juan NJ. Boyle OF Kearney is in the city
looking after legislation which will give him
about $500, one of the heirs of his
great grandfather. who was acting secretary
of the navy many years. The court of claims
passed upon this and as it was shown that
Boyle's great grandfather had never been
paid for his services, the court recommended
that the amount should be paid.
Arthur Grimm, a Washington county boy.
now located in New York City, is in Wash
ington sightseeing.
Congressman Burkett introduced bills to-
day to pension Daniel A. Stoke and Aaron
B. Mitchell.
Representative Mercer will be one of the
speakers at the banquet of the
Merchants and Manufacturers association
Of Baltimore on February l.
William NJ Beardshear, president of tn
Iowa State college at Ames, is in the city |
in attendance upon the board of Indian !
commissioners appointed by the president as
4 sitting committee for the purpose of Sc
curing favorable legislation for the Indians |
E. G. Coleman was today appointed post
master at Greenwood, Cass county, Neb.,
vice G. W. Clark, resigned; also George
koontz at Volney, Allamakee county, Ia.
Congressman Gamble and Burke have rec
John w. Vanderpool for pcstmas-
,er at Gale, S. D., ]. II. Bostwich at Ore
Vile, S.. d.. and Frank H. Richardson at
S. d.
An order was issued today disseminating
he postoffice at Leon, Stanley county, S,
D. Mail will be sent to Bovine.