Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
SENATE SPRINGS SURPRISE
Committee Scales Down ApprOpri-
RtiOns for Many Public
Buildings.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

ssges being sent from cities affected 1t
is understood a rough draft of the bill,
which in all probability will be reported
either Monday or Tuesday, has been made,
and In the main the bill has been agreed
upon, although another meeting OF the SEN
ate public buildings and grounds committee
will be held before final action is taken
and a report ordered. According to best
advices, Lincoln Neb., Will suffer a $50 900
reduction from the total which was given Il
by the house bill, namely $500, 900. This
reduction in the amount appropriated for
the Lincoln postofice is due to the in
sistence of Senator Millard, who desired at
least $4,000 for the completion of the
Omaha postofice and custom house. The
committee could not see its way clear to
giving the Omaha senator the amount which
he desired, but agreed to an appropriation
OF $4,000, taking 1t off the appropriation
Of 100000 which the house bill gave to Lin
coin.
Senator Dietrich made a very earnest
effort for an appropriation for Grand Island
and York, but the senate committee in
sisted that as Lincoln was receiving a
larger amount in proportion than any city
having 100000 population, members of the
senate body thought that Nebraska was
being pretty well taken care of.
Cass County Is Ambitious.
Representative Burkett received notice
today that a special order had been issued
by Superintendent Machen Of the rural free
delivery directing Special Agent William e.
Amin, In charge Of the western division of
that service, to send an inspector into Cass
county, Nebraska, to investigate the county
system which 1t is proposed to establish in
that county. There is not a single rural
free delivery route in Cass county at pres
ent, but a complete county system has
been devised by the postmasters of the
county and 1t is proposed to give daily mail
service to every inhabitant OF Cass county.
The routes have been mapped, petitions are
on file and 1t only needs an inspector to
pass upon them. 1t is expected that In
spector Llewellyn will be ordered to Cass
county within the next week or ten days
to remain there, pass ofhcislly upon the
routes and install the first county system
in Nebraska and among the few complete
county systems Of rural free delivery 'serv-
Ice in the United States
Senator Warrens bill providing for an
additional circuit Judge in the Eighth ju-
dicial circuit passed the senate today as
also did his bill authorizing re-survey of
certain townships in the state of Wyoming.
Senator Dietrich saw the president today
in behalf OF Charles e. Magoon of Lincoln,
who is candidate for a position on the
court Of claims. The senator stated that
the president had not reached a decision in
the case, but he believed that Mr.. Magoon' g
chances were quite as good as those OF any
other candidate. A new candidate was
presented today for a position on the court
Of claims bench, made vaSant by the death
Of Judge John Davis, being presented by
Senator Cullom and Representative Cannon.
This candidate is John G. Thompson, as
sistant attorney general of the Department
of Justice and we'll known here. 1t is
stated that the Illinois delegation is heart
lily backing Mr. Thompson for the position.
Fight over Leasing Lands.
The fight over the leasing Of Indian lands
for grazing purposes on the Cheyenne and
Standing Rock reservations in South Da-
kota grows in intensity. General COM
plant Is being received by the South Da-
kota delegation here that the Indians never
consented to the lease of the country and
while the subject of leasing promises TO be
investigated by congress 1t was generally
thought by members OF the South Dakota
delegation that leases on the agencies above
named, with the exception of Walker lease,
had been approved and awards made. 1t
now transpires that ]. r. Whitlock, who
had lease on Cheyenne agency, has asked
| to be permitted to surrender his lease while
another lessee has asked leave to turn over
his lease to some one else.
Representative Burkett. who has never at
any time been in accord with the leasing
proposition, proposes that a thorough in
vestigation Of the subject be made and he
will ask the secretary of the interior to
give him the protests from Indians and
others interested in this question, failing
in which he may present a resolution in
| congress asking for an investigation.
The house committee on Interstate COM
merce directed that favorable reports be
made today on a bill authorizing the Du-
luth, Pierre & Black Hills Railroad COM
pany to construct a bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Pierre and a measure au-
thorizing the Federal Bridge company to
construct bridge across the river at
Oacoma. S. d.
Colonel Jack Hayes Of Fort Meade, s.
D., is in Washington on matters connected
with the construction Of new buildings at
that post
| city, presumably on matters connected with
the Omaha and Winnebago reservations.
Postal Matters.
The postmaster general has accepted the
proposition OF Agnes B. Steeton to lease
premises for the postoffice at Monticello, Ia
Rural free delivery service will be estab-
| lished in Iowa on July 1 as follows: AL
bia, Monroe county. three additional routes
area covered, eighty square miles; popula-
tion, 1867. Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo
county, four additional routes, area
covered eighty-one square miles; popula-
| tion, l.s25. Laporte. Blackhawk county,
six routes, area 127 square miles; popuIa-
tion, 1855. Postofhce at Louise will be
discontinued. sigourney. Keokuk county
three additional routes, area covered, nine
ty-eight square miles; population served
1,76l. What Cheer. Keokuk county, one
route, area twenty-seyen square miles; pop
ulation, TAI. The postofice at Coal Greek
is to be supplied by rural carrier.
Elias C. Thayer Of Manhattan, Kan, has
been appointed an industrial teacher at the
Sac and Fox agency, Indian school in Iowa
E. F. Spethman OF Omaha has been ap-
pointed a clerk in headquarters, Division
Of the Philippines at Manila.
The salaries Of the postmasters at Dallas
Center, Elgin, Essex. New London. ocheye-
dan, Radcliff and Williams, Ia, have beer
increased 500 and the salary of the post.
master at Whiting, Ia. increased $500.
i The comptroller of the currency has an.