Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-09
SOUTH OMAHA GETS BRIDGE
Bill Providing for New Structure Over the
Missouri River Passes House.
NOVEL PLAN OF OMNIBUS RETIREMENT.
Captain Grimstead Of salem, Neb.,
Names a Lot OF soldiers He wants
Put I'm Regular Army and Then
Sent Home with HOnOrs.
CFrom a stan Correspondents

0rom a stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON. March s.-(Special TeIe-
gram.)-The bill providing for the con-
struction Of a bridge and approach across
the Missouri river at or near South Omaha
was passed by the house this morning. The
bridge lie not only designed for the passage
of railway trains. but II also provides for
passageways for wagons. carriages, street
cars and foot passengers.
According to one OF the amendments rec
commended by the interstate and foreign
INNER committee, the bridge must be
built with unbroken and continuous spans
and the lower point OF the bridge super
structure shall not be less than nifty feet
above high-water grade line for bridges
as established by the Missouri river CON-
mission. The spans over the waterway
must be 300 feet In the clear between the
piers or between piers and abutments.
While II has seemed easy to secure the
passage Of this measure In the house, II
10 anticipated that It will have q rocky
road 10 travel In the senate, as Il IL known
that Senator Willard does not look with a
great deal Of favor upon this enterprise. IL
would not be surprising II the bill were
put to sleep In the senate conf
mittee. not to be awakened until after the
Fffty-seventh congress adjOurns.
Wholesale Retirement Proposed.
What may with entire propriety be called
an omnibus retirement" bill was intro
duced today by Representative Burkett, at
the request OF Captain Grimstsad Of Salem,
Neb. The bill authorizes the president TO
appoint In the regular army and then re-
tire the persons whose names are given
with the rank they held in the civil war,
epanish-American war or Philippine lnsur-
rection.
Those who are to be benefited from thIs
bill ana the rank they are to take are:
Robert w. Leonard. colonel; James T..
ehallenberger. John r. Prince. william J.
White, Morris c. Hutchins. James II. ny
sell, Samuel o. L. Potter, Charles S. Burns.
John q. Davis and James g.. Sanders.
majors; Reuben A. whipple. Holma G.
Parlngton, Frank d.. Newberry, John p.
Grimstead. Jacob H.. Culver. Henry A. Peed,
David y. Allen. Richard J. Fannig. Elias
II. Parsons. Thomas Downs. Eben b. Ben
ton. Herlov l. Street. and Philip Mother
sill. captains; James b. Clare, nrst lieuten-
ant. The only other Nebraskan included
IN the list besides Captain Grimstead IL
Captain Jacob II. Culver.
To sell Part of Niobrara.
Senator Willard stated today that he
would endeavor to secure the early passage
o. a bill authorizing the sale Of a part OF
the Fort Niobrara military reservation.
which mas been pending In congress for sew.
eral years and which was fayorably reported
By the senate COMMITTEES on military Affairs
Friday. The bill authorizes the secretary
Of the interior to sell the village of Val.
entine certain lands now a part OF the
reservation. for s1.l50.
The commissioner Of Indian aiairs has re.
ceivsd an application from the Indians IL
Thurston county requesting that a delega,
tion o. their tribe be permitted 70 come ts
Washington 10 aid IN securing the payment