Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-05
FAIRBURY IS TO THE FORE
Contest for Postmastership 1, Attracting 8
Large Amount of Attention.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILL FOR YANKToN
some Talk that Combination May he
Made to Clear Up the Calendar of
Bills when site Has Been
Purchased.
tFrom a stan correspondent.l

poetoffce between Senator Dietrich and
Congressman elect Hinshaw has not reached
any further than a simple disagreement
stage as to the relative merits OF the two
candidates, Mr.. Hinshaw, recognizing the
power that a United States senator has,
has seen not only Postmaster General
Payne but the fourth assistant postmaster
general in behalf of his candidate, Lew
Shelley. He has also gone to the presi-
dent with his story, so that when the time
comes to act upon Senator Dietrich's rec
ommendation for the place there may be a
thorough understanding of the circum-
stances. Mr.. Hinshaw claims the right of
naming the postmaster at his home town.
even though he is but congressman elect.
Senator Dietrich, on the other hand, is
carrying out pledge made to d. E. Thomp-
son more than year and half ago, and
has sent in the name of b. w. McLucas
for the postmastershp at Fairbury, and
says that Mr.. McLucas will be appointed.
From an official Of the Postoflce depart
ment today it was learned that the prac-
tice of the department has heretofore been
to recognize the right OF congressman
elect to make appointments in their sew
eral districts. Usually senators are only
too glad to rid themselves Of these APP
pointments, but there has been no case
just exactly similar presented to the Post
office department as the situation over the
Fairbury postofice.
Equities Favor HInshRw.
There are a great many equities in Mr..
Hinshaw's favor, according to the official
above mentioned. The fact that he desires
to make the appointment at his home town
and a town in which the senator does not
live seems to be in his favor. That he has
changed the complexion of the district from
democracy to republlcanism is also regarded
favorably by the department, and as he will
be a full iedged congressman after March
the department is desirous of following it's
usual practice and recognize the right of a
congressman-elect to make recommenda-
tions.
OF course, should Senator Dietrich decide
to antagonize Mr.. Shelley in case his name
is sent to the senate for confirmation, Fair
bury being presidential office, it would go
hard with Mr.. Shelley, and should he make
a personal fight against his confirmation it
| seems safe to assume that the senate would
stand by a colleague as 1t has done on num-
berless occasions in times past. 1t is not
thought however, that an open war will be
inaugurated, but that a compromise will be
arranged so that Mr.. McLucas may be ap-
pointed, and then after March resign and
allow Mr.. Shelley to be appointed in his
stead This would satisfy all factions at
Fairbury and leave no sore spots behind.
| Turner Resolution to Die.
Senators Gamble and Dubois who were
| appointed a subcommittee on Senator
! Turner's resolution directing an investiga-
| tion of the conduct and character of In
dian schools and reservations as to immo-
/ "a -,
which Ex-Governor Mcconnell of Idaho
made against the management of certain
Indian schools, had a meeting today with
the committee on Indian affairs, and after a
| full conference decided to make no report
/ on the Turner resolution and to allow 1t to
( die a natural death. Gamble and Dubois
! conducted an investigation with view of
| ascertaining whether a public investiga-
| tion, such as was contemplated by Senator
/ Turner's resolution, was imperative, and
! after hearing a great many witnesses they
| reached a conclusion that there was more
smoke than fire in the charges made by
! Mcconnell aud the whole thing will prob
ably be dropped.
Appropriation for YanktOn.
Senator Gamble today introduced a bill
appropriating $780, 900 for the erection of a
public building at Yankton, s. D., on the
site recently selected by the Treasury de-
partment at the southwest corner OF Wal
nut and Fourth streets. Senator Gamble,
speaking OF the bill, said that there was a
decided feeling growing in favor of bring
ing in an omnibus public building bill for
the purpose OF appropriating money for
the erection OF public building on sites al
ready purchased and to clean up the whole
publio building question at this session. II
an omnibus bill is not agreed upon Senator
Gamble will form an offensive alliance with
a number of other senator's and members
OF congress who are similarly situated and
an effort made to get bills OF a character
such as the senator introduced today
through congress before the close OF the
session.
Committee Makes Call.
Captain Hull, chairman Of the military
affairs committee OF the house, together
with his colleagues, called today TO pay
their respects to President Roosevelt. The
president was exceedingly gracious and
said to the members OF the committee that
Captain Hull was one OF three men who
had made possible a republican majority
in the fty-eighth congress, to which the
captain CALAMITY replied that it was the
president who brought about the election
of a republican congress and not the men
Of the national congressional committee
Beyond a mere exchange OF formalities
nothing Of an Important character trans
pired.
Later the committee called in a body
upon Secretary Root. who also spoke OF
the innovation. and said he expected tt
see the members OF the committee indvid-
ually later on and would take up subjects
in which the War department was inter-
ested
Captain Hull was informed today by the
secretary OF the interior that the name o
r. p Clarkson, former editor of the Del
Moines Register. would be sent TO the sen,
ate as pension agent at Des Moines at the
first meeting OF that body after the TEN
porary recess. II was expected that tn,
name would be sent to the senate today
but il probably did not reach the Whit,
House in time to be sent up with a larg,
batch Of nominations which were sent in.
Collector Holds Up Laces.
Assistant Secretary spaulding today wire,
Surveyor Lafayette Redmon at Des Moine
for a report as TO why he has held up
J certain lot OF laces consigned to Lederer
straus Co. OF Des Moines. The con
I siguees have written 10 Representativ
= Hull stating that the consignment OF lace