Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-28
AGREE ON BUILDING BILL
Nebraska Towns Get All the Money FIXED
in House and Senate Measures.
SOME OF THE IOWA CITIES SUFFER A CUT
state Department Asked TO Intercede
with Turkey in Behalf of n
Brother Of = citizen of

CFrom a stan Correspondent.)

WASHINGTON, May 27.-(special Tele-
gram.)-The conference committee Of the
two houses having in charge the public
building bill finally agreed tonight upon
all items In controversy and the confer
ence report will be submitted to the two
houses tomorrow.
The house sconferees receded on the SEN
ate amendment appropriating 4 5000 ad-
ditional for the Omaha postofnce and Gus
toms house, and as there we're no other
matters in dispute affecting Nebraska, items
for that state will be reported as follows:
Three hundred thousand dollars for Lin
coin, 345, 900 for Omaha, $125 900 for Hast
ings and $780, 900 for Norfolk.
A number Of changes will be reported In
Iowa items, there being stubborn reslst-
ance on the part Of the house against any
material reductions In appropriations made
for Iowa towns by the house bill. Repre-
sentative Conner of the Tenth district. a
member Of the committee on public build
ings and grounds, has been persistent In his
efforts to get the senate to recede from It's
amendment to the bill reducing the appro-
priatlon for Boone and as a result Of his
persistence the senate finally agreed to
tho house provision and restored the Boone
appropriation of 500. 0oo.
Des MOtnes Gets . Cut.
AS the senate receded from It's amend
ment cutting tae appropriation for Boone
they could do no less than recede from
their amendment cutting down the appro-
p~riation for Marshalltown and they restored
the appropriation for that city to $685. 0o, as
passed by the house. In view Of the re-
cessions of the senate conferees for Boone
and Marshalltown IT became necessary for
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receding. and after a great deal of discus
sion 1t was decided TO limit the cost Of the
site for the new postofice at Des Moines
to $3.50. 900, the house bill having given Des
Moines $125, 900 and the senate s1e0, 900.
AS a compromise both conference commit
tees agreed that $3.50, 900 would about cover
the situation SO far as the capital Of the
Hawkeye state is concerned.
Yankton, s. D., will get SIX 900 for a site
the senate having agreed to knock off $500
from the amount appropriated by its bill.
Acting COMMISSIONS Tanner Of the In
dian affairs bureau of the Interior depart
ment has issued a circular to agents and
superintendents notifying them that aside
from a meeting of the committee on edu-
cation at Minneapolis, July 7 to IL, sunn-
mer schools will be held at Hampton, Va,
PIN Ridge. 8. D., Flandreau, S. D., and
Newport, Ore.
Indirectly Taxes an American.
Representative s~hallenberger called at
the State department today In behalf OF
Rev. A. Beliam, a native Of Armenia, but
now a citizen of the United States, resid-
ing at Riverton, Neb. Notwithstanding that
Mr.. Beliam is a citizen Of the United States
he has for the last fifteen years been com
PEELED to pay what is properly ~denominRted
a military head tax, which tax is assessed
against every male citizen Of Turkey. Being
absent from . his native land the govern.
ment OF Turkey compelled Mr.. Beliam'i
brother to pay the tax and 80 long as he
lives or his brother lives the tax will be
collected from one or the other under the
laws OF the country in which Beliam was
born, unless II is possible to get Turkey ia
see a new light. Mr.. Shallenberger called
on the secretary Of state with q view Of
having the citizenship of the minister al
Riverton recognized by the Turkish gov
eminent and tax abated. Just what course
the State department will pursue has moi
been determined.
Senators Dietrich and Willard Joined to-
day in recommending the reappointment
Of Frank Bacon and George z. French al
receiver and register Of the North Platte
land once. Their terms expire August Z
J. C. Wharton stated this afternoon Il
would be impossible for him to reaef
Omaha In time to preside at the debat,
between Mr.. Rosewater and Mr.. Gurley.
Through the assistance Of Senator Mil.
lard. Henry G. Breitinger Of West Point
Cunning county, an apprentice Of the thlrC
class In the navy, has been released oil
account Of ill-health.
sh~allenberger Cannot Come.
Representative shallenberEer, who Il
grand orator Of the Masonic grand lodg,
Of Nebraska, will in all probability be un
able to attend the meeting of the gram
lodge, which meets during the came weel
in which the irrigation bill is scheduled
to be taken up for consideration by tn,
house. In the event he cannot be presen
his grafton will be read by one Of TIT
members OF the grand lodge. Mr.. schaIlen
berger stated tonight that AZ he expected
to make speeches on the Hill subsidiar!
coinage bill and the irrigation measure, 1
looked to him as II 1t would be out Of tn,
question for him to leave Washington dur
Ing the first week in June.
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