Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-23
KNOX OF The SANE OPINION
Nebraska Delegation Calls Upon Him, but
he Stands by His Letter.
MAY BE LOCAL REASONS FOR DIVISION
victor Rosewater Sees Speaker Hem
dersOn In behalf Of the Hot
Springs sRnitarium Measure,
Now in Committee.
CFrom a stafr Correspondentl

gressmsn Burkett and Chairman Lindsay OF
the republican state central committee had
interview today with Attorney General Knox
In relation to the judicial division bill.
which is pending in the house committee
on judiciary II will be recalled that At
torney General Knox sent a letter recently
to Congressman Stark of the Fourth dis
trict opposing the present bill and 1t was
for the purpose OF ascertaining the views
OF the attorney general directly in relation
to the departments position in regard 10
this bill that the delegation called.
The attorney general said so far as the
| letter which went out from his ONCE was
concerned he stood by IL, but that u went
only so far as the department had any
knowledge Of the situation. He said it was
the business Of congress to consider local
conditions, which might be very numerous
in favor of the division of Nebraska into
two judicial districts. He stated that the
letter was based on the general proposi-
! tion Of the department that no new die
/ tricts should be created anywhere, be-
| cause 1t made more work for the depart
! ment and that II was impossible for II
now to do the work required of it in its
restricted space. The attorney general
made the statement that the department
would rather do the work in one place
| than at many places and the letter that
| was written to Congressman Stark was
based upon conditions as the office over
which he presided had knowledge.
Delegation Is satIsHed.
| The delegation, so far as could be learned,
| thought the conference with the attorney
general was satisfactory, and that an ef-
| fort would how be made to get the bill
! out Of the judiciary committee of the house
where it has been quietly resting since its
passage by the senate some weeks ago.
! Congressman Smith authorized the state
! ment today that an agreement had been
reached in relation 10 the bill permitting
| the change in manner OF construction OF
| the East Omaha bridge over the Missouri
river. Juuge Smith further said that the
| East Omaha Land company had agreed to
| this compromise, and that he had no doubt
| the citizens of Council Bluffs would also
! take action and that with this change in
| the bill 1t would undoubtedly be favorably
reported from the committee on interstate
| and foreign commerce and be passed.
Lacey Leaves for Home.
Representative Lacey and Mrs. Lacey Of
Iowa, left this evening for their home In
oskaloosa, called there by the death Of
4 Mrs I4acey's mother, which occurred last
| night. Major Eaeey was cooked tor a sPeesb
| in Philadelphia tonight. but owing to the
death Of his wife's mother, was compelled
to cancel the engagement. He said before
leaving for the west that while nothing
definite was known in regard to the holding
OF the congressional convention. he would
probably tak up that matter with the party
leaders and decide upon the date when the
| convention should be held.
] Cbau nf he dpnart-
ment, speaking OF the claim which Iowa
has against the government, said today
| that Auditor Rittman of the War depart
ment would probably be ready to report
| his findings to the comptroller OF the
treasury during the week, that he has about
| reached a conclusion, but the secretary
would not intimate what that conclusion
! was. He said that be was powerless so
far as the comptroller Of the treasury was
concerned to do anything in the matter
except to certify to the findings Of the
auditor for the War department.
Senator Kittredge expects to participate
in the convention of South Dakota repub-
| licans on June 4. This will be his first
visit home since he came to Washington
to enter the senate as the successor of the
late James II. Kyle.
Urges Hot Spring Bill.
Victor Rosewater OF The Omaha Bee had
an interview with Speaker Henderson today
in behalf Of the Hot Springs, S. D., sani-
/ tarium measure and urged the speaker to
grant time to the measure, which he said
was desired by the people Of the west. Mr.
! Rosewater came in this morning from
Baltimore, where he visited members OF
the faculty of Johns Hopkins university,
his alma mater. He was one OF the special
| guests OF honor at the installation OF DR..
Butler the new president Of Columbia col
/ lege OF which he is also an alumnus.
Senator Kittredge's bill fixing the terms
! Of the circuit and district courts for South
Dakota was ordered to be favorably re
ported from the house committee on ju-
dietary. The bill provides the terms OF the
circuit and district courts for South Da-
kota shall be held as follows At Sioux
Falls, first Tuesday in April and third Tues
day in October; at Aberdeen, first Tuesday
| in May and second Tuesday In November;
at Pierre, second Tuesday in June and first
Tuesday in October; at Deadwood, third
Tuesday in May and first Tuesday in Sep
! tember.
| The committee on military affairs OF the
house today instructed Chairman Hull to
call up under suspension of the rules the
Hot Springs sanitarium bill. but even with
this authority for action on the part OF
| the committe there is still very great doubt
| existing as to whether the Hot Springs
sanitarum measure will pass the lower
| body Of congress There are interests
| fighting the measure which are regarded
as powerful and which will need far greater
| activity than at present TO put aside
Senator Millard, today nominated Frank
/ f. Needhsm to be postmaster at Arnold,
Custer county to succeed the former post
naster, who was removed for embezzls
ment.
Representative shallenberger secured the
establishment today OF two rural free de-
livery routes out OF Bladen and Edgar re-
spectlvely. with one carrier each.
Postal Matters.
These South Dakota rural free delivery
routes have been ordered established July
n: Harley. Turner county, one additional
route. area covered thirty-hve square miles,
| population 410. Irene. Turner county
I four routes, area ninety-six square miles
/ population 2,010. Parker. Turner county,
four routes, area 142 square miles. popula-
tiOn 2l3O Postofices at ClaTkson, Center
! Point and Hansen. are TO be discontinued.
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