Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
IOWA PATRONAGE DIVIDED
Congressional Delegation Settles Main
Federal Positions for Hawkeyes.
ALL lNCUMBENTS BUT TWO TO HOLD
Lot Thomas Prizes Loose Collector of
Internal Revenue in North and
Hedges BoOsens Up Same
Place in south.
CFrom a star correspondent.l }

1 NtTOm n stan correspondent
| WASHINGTON. June 17.-(special Tele-
| gram. 1.-The Iowa delegation. at their con-
ference today to parcel out the federal
| patronage of the state, decided to recon-
mend the following appointments for the
northern district: United States attorney,
II. G. Mcmillan OF Cedar Rapids, reappoint-
| ment; marshal, Ed Knott of Waverly, re-
| appointment collector of internal revenue,
J. U. Sammis of Lemars, new appoint
! Iuent. vice George Patterson; national bank
| examiner, e. B. Shaw of West Union, vice
| Henry Meyer. For the southern district
the following were agreed upon: United
| States attorney, Louis Miles of Corydon;
| United States marshal, George Christian Of
| Des Moines, both of these being reappoint-
ments; for collector of the southern dis
trict II. w. Weaver of Wapello was chosen
| in place of George Kemble. The position
Of pension agent with location at Des
Moines, was left in the hands Of Captain
Hull. The meeting of the delegation was
marked by general unanimity. Although
Representative Thomas made very strong
plea in behalf of Mr. Sammis for district
| attorney of the northern district, the feel
| ing was entirely too strong in behalf OF
| Mr. Mcmillan, the present district attor-
| ney, to be overcome, and after the district
| attorneyship matter was settled the dele
! cation unanimously decided to recommend
| Mr.. Sammis for the collectorship, Mr..
| Thomas could not say tonight whether Mr..
Ssmmis would accept the collectorship or
not. 1t is believed by members OF the del
egation that Mr.. Sammis will accept.
The members of the Iowa delegation in
| congress. with the exception of Senators
Allison and Dolliver and Speaker Hender-
son, were guests Of Secretary Shaw this
!
United States revenue cutter Algonquin
having been chosen to convey the party on
the outing. The party left the wharf at
4:90 and returned about 10 o'clock. In ad-
dition to members of the delegation, their
wives and daughters, Secretary Wilson and
Miss Wilson, Solicitor of the Treasury
| Maurice B. O'Connell and Director Of the
Mint George z. Roberts were in the party.
John Jenkins at Washington.
John Jenkins of Nebraska, consul gen.
eral to San Salvador, is in Washington for
few days settling up matters with the
State department previous to his return
to his post. Mr.. jenkins says that he likes
the consular service and believes that the
United States has great opportunities in
| Central America. He says there are 250
Americans in San Salvador, which makes
|
sort of life and as he is constantly at work
| does not miss the absence of his own
| people to any great extent. Mr.. Jenkins
will go to New York before returning to
| Omaha.
| Not for Baltimore.
Last night, according TO a dispatch to
| the Washington Post of this morning.
| the city council of Baltimore refused to
change the name Of Postoffice avenue in
that city to Mercer avenue, which it was
planned to name the street in honor of
Congressman Mercer Of Nebraska. When
the ordinance came up last night for final
| reading Councilman Gebhart jumped on
the ordinance. He claimed that all credit
| for securing the new postoffice and custom
| house in Baltimore was due to former Con-
gresham Mcintyre and not to Mercer. The
council, by a vote Of 13 to 10, refused to
| immortalize the Nebraska congressman,
and the old name will stand.
Place for Oceanrider.
For some time past the South Dakota
! delegation has been endeavoring to secure
| position for L. G. Oceanrider of Webster
| and 1t is now understood place has been
| secured in the Department of Justice. Mr..
! Oceanrider was an asplrant for a place IN
| the consular service, but the prospective
| vacancy In the Department OF Justice,
! which it has been intimated he can secure,
has induced him to reconsider his desire
| to enter the consular service for a much
| better place at home.
Representative Burke of South Dakota
said tonight that he doubted very much
| whether the Rosebud treaty bill would be
| considered during the present session OF
| congress, in view Of the fact that the bill
| carried nearly 81, SOC, 900 of an appropria-
tion. 1t is also thought that the irrigation
ists now that the irrigation bill has passed
will vote soldly against the free homes
feature OF the Rosebud bill, as the adop-
| tion of the free homes clause would greatly
| reduce the income from the sale of public
| lands which It is contemplated under the
| IRRIGATION bill will set aside for the re-
| clamation of arid and semi arid lands in
| the west.
| Department Notes.
The following postofices will become do
nestle money order offices on July l. Iowa
Anderson, Belinda Boyd, Coppeck, Ehler,
Elrick, Fielding, Halfa, Highlandville, Hill
| ton, Homer, Lavinia, Lima, Quandahl, Ros-
coe, Silver Lake Sulphur Springs, Trues-
dals, Trone, Walford, Yictita, Yetter.
DR.. T. NJ. Wall has been appointed
pension examining surgeon at Osceola, la.
The comptroller Of the currency has ap-
proved the National Bank of st. Joseph
! (MoD as reserve agent for the Citizens Ma
tional bank OF Tecumseh, Neb The Ma
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