Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
KENNARD CASE GOES OVER
Supreme Court to Hear No More Argu-
ments During the Present Term.
DIETRICH OUT FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Introduces Bills 90 Purchase Sites and
Erect PoStOmces at Grand Island
and YOrk-Land Lease
Bill Dead.
(From a stan Correspondent

State of Nebraska was not reached today
and as the supreme court suspended hear
ing arguments in cases until next term the
case went over Attorney General Prout
and Mesers Tibbetts and Allen left for New
York this afternoon.
Senator Dietrich introduced bills today
for public buildings at Grand Island and
York Neb. In the former case his bill ap-
propriates 100000 for the purchase OF a
sito and building. and in the latter $4,000
is appropriated. Speaking of these bills. he
said: II am extremely interested in nav-
ing public buildings at these places. While
don't know what the policy Of the public |
buildings and grounds committee may be in /
relation to the omnibus building bill passed |
by the house as to additions to that meas
ure, l do know that l will put forth every |
effort to secure consideration for Grand |
Island and York"
General Grosvenor's anti-lnIunction bill |
passed the house today, in very large meas |
ure due to the activity Of Speaker Hender- |
son, who from the moment OF its introduc- |
tion became one of its warmest supporters. |
The various organizations Of railroad men
throughout the west, and particularly as !
sociations having headquarters at Omaha, |
Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines.
Boone, Cedar Rapids. Eagle Grove. PIatts-
mouth Creston, Dubuque and Burlington,
have urged not only the speaker, but their
| representatives in congress to favor this
measure. There was not a dissenting vote
against It when the bill was called up to-
day and it passed without division.
Chance for Free Homes.
Senators Gamble and Kittredge of South
| Dakota were elated today over the result
| OF the vote on striking out the free homes
| feature Of the Rosebud treaty bill. Senator
\ Platt of Connecticut led the fght against
| the free homes clause and had the earnest
| support of Senator Cockrell of Missouri
| Senator Quarles, Senator Stewart, chairman
| OF the Indian committee and several dem
| ocrats. The vote, however, showed that
| the senate is overwhelmingly in favor of
| the free homes idea, as on roll cali the
| vote stood 3S to 10. Senator Allison was
| among the republicans who voted for SEN
ator Platt's amendment striking the free
| homes idea from the bill. The bill was
not completed, owing to lack OF time, other
bills having precedence. 1t is thought, how
ever, that the bill will be completed to-
| morrow and that Senator Teller's amend
ment prohibiting Communication and compell-
| ing settlers to live upon the land FIVE years
before patents issue will be adopted
| The conference committee of the two
! houses having under consideration the
river and harbor bill is seriously tied up
| on account of the many items added to
the bill by the senate. AS a matter of
| fact the senate added nearly $4,000 900
to the measure and this has so ncensed
| the house members that the conferees are
having an old-fashioned row over several
items. The house bill appropriated $50 900
for the Missouri river. the senate raised
the amount to 100000 and the house mem
| hers mad plaan haca of
this increase. The senate conferees had
yielded many items, but they are holding
out tenaciously for others, and II is doubt
full whether the conferees can meet upon
some common ground for days to come
Judge Reed Reappointed.
Joseph R. Reed OF Council Bluffs. once
on the sursTame bench of Iowa, and who has
been for the last ten years chief justice
of the court of private land claims, was
reappointed today by the president, the
entire Iowa delegation joining In his in
terest.
District Attorney w. S. Summers, who
reached Washington yesterday afternoon,
had a conference with Attorney General
Knox this morning on matters connected
with his ONCE. He left for the west this
evening. having completed the business
which brought him here. II was thought
that Mr.. Summers came to Washington for
the purpose Of talking over the district
| attorneyship matter with Senators Millard
and Dietrich. but this was denied by those
gentlemen, who stated that Mr.. Summers
presence here was purely one of business
connected with the attorneys ONCE.
Charles Rigg of Beatrice Is in the city
on visit. He says his visit to Wash
ington is not political.
Or. n. B. S. Odell and wife OF Fullerton,
Neb., are here on a pleasure tour
Congressman Thomas OF the Sioux City
district stated that he would in all proba,
biity go 10 Iowa the last OF next week
for the purpose Of visiting the district be-
fore the meeting OF the congressional con-
vention. which has been called for May 2l.
No Chance for Leasing Bill,
As a result of the visit of representatives
OF the Stock Growers association of Ne
braska to Washington 1t is understood they
have requested that nothing be done with
Senator Millard's grazing bill, which was
prepared by Colonel John P. Irish and in
troduced by Senator Mlllard at the re-
quest OF the livestock interests. There is
but one deduction to make from this ac>
tion, and that is that no land-leasing bill
is expected to get through congress at this
session, and that the fences that have
been erected on the public domain will
have to come down during the summer.
Postal Matters.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa, Robert
! Orris, Brushy. Webster county, vice NJ, A.
} Martin, removed; South Dakota. J. N. stin-
, son, Hanson, Yankton county. vice H. e.
Hanson, resigned.
Rural free delivery routes will be estab-
hshed in Iowa on July 1. as follows Con-
way, Taylor county, two routes area COW
cred, forty-nine square miles population,
J s6s At Kellerton. Ringgold county. three
routes: area, sixty-seven square miles; pop.
ulation, 1919.
The postofhce at Wanamaker will be dis
continued.
Hugh B. Campbell Of Clay Center. Neb.,
: has been appointed a railway mail clerk.