Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-02-08
OMAHA KEEPS SUPPLY DEPOT
Provision for Its Nsintsnsnss Restored v
indian Apprspriatiss Bill.
OMISSION PROVES TO Be NADVEaTIEr
L. ID. Richards Returns 60 Fremont
with POstomce Contest Unsettled
Omaha Public Building Again
Discussed.
CFrom a stan Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Feb. T.-(special Tele-
gram m.)-congressman Mercer has heard
from Omaha in regard to the Omaha In
dian supply depot and today announced
that the Indian appropriation bill would
contain provisions for its continuation.
Chairman sherman Of the Indian committee
OF the house, said: "The subcommittee In
charge OF the bill Inadvertently overlooked
the item continuing the supply depot at
Omaha. When my attention was called TO
the matter l did what could to have the
item taken care Of, and the bill. which In
all probability will be reported tomorrow.
contains provision continuing the depot
until June 80, 1908. There was no inten-
tion to leave the depot unprovided for. II
was unfortunately overlooked in making up
the bill from the book OF estimates"
l.. ID. Richards OF Fremont has gone
home, and the postoffce tangle In his town
remains unravelled. The two factions
which are fghting for the supremacy are
still as wide apart as ever and II is an
nounced that until they get together Ross
Hammond will continue to hold the ONCE,
Mr.. Richards. however. received the as
surance Of Senator Mlllard that he was not
committed TO the policy OF continuing Mr..
Hammond In ONCE, as charged by some OF
Schneider and Richards could not come to
terms. On the contrary. be had said moth
ing that would indicate such termination
to SO bitter fight.
May Rum for Congress Instead.
Mr.. Richards, with faith In his post
ONCE lock and with the senator's assur-
ance, has gone home to think over the
suggestion OF running for congress In the
Third congressional district, and thereby,
II elected, bring about a change in the
postofice situation without any senatorial
help.
Representative Burkett today presented
to President Roosevelt Cass Moore and A.
j. Wheeler Of Salem. Richardson county
These citizens, who are prominent business
men of their section, are In Washington
seeing the sights, stopping on their way
west from New York.
Senator Dietrich today recommended b.
w. Showalter for postmaster at Davenport,
Thayer county, vice P. Williams.
Congressman Lacey of Iowa has intro
duced bill empowering the secretary Of
agriculture to authorize the Importation OF
eggs OF game birds for the purpose Of propa-
cation. s
Congressman Mondell of Wyoming intro
duced bill today for monument to mark
the site OF the Fort PIN Kearney massacre.
Senator Millard and Representative Mer-
Ger viii call on the supervising architect
Of the Treasury department witk view
TO ascertaining IL there IL not enough
money in the Omaha public building fund
to construct the Seventeenth street side OF
the postofice building according to the plans
prepared by the department and corre-
depending to the Sixteenth street side.
Both Senator Millard and Representative
Mercer are averse to introducing an amend
ment to one of the appropriation bills pro-
viding funds for the structure IL there is
money enough available.
Public Building for DeadwOod.
A favorable report was made today on
Senator CANDLES bill providing for a pub
| lie building at Deadwood, S. D., to cost
800. 900.
II received assurance today" said Sen
ator Gamble, "that a special agent would
'also be sent into South Dakota to pass upor
the rural free delivery routes that ouI
delegation has recommended"
! The South Dakota delegation desires q
have the Indian schools at Rapid City and
Chamberlain enlarged and improvements
made in the way OF additional buildings
The matter was taken up with the Indiar
commissioner by Senator kittredge anc
Representatives Martin and Burke. Com
missioner Jones will probably recommend
additional appropriations for the Chamber
lain and Rapid City schools.
| Department. Notes.
These mail contracts have been awarded
Nebraska--Bertha to Keystone. S. s. Dun
woody Of Keystone.
South Dakota-Greenwood to Wagner. F
! D. Tinker Of Wagner.
Reserve agents approved: First National
bank Of Lincoln and United States Ma
tional for First National of North Bend
Neb.
Ernest Tivendell was today designated
as a member OF the civil service board tol
the engineers service at Sioux City, Ia.
and George R. Townsend for the postofnc'
at Newton, Ia.