Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-05-09
SARPY NAY LOSE HATCHERY
Fish Commission Objects to Being Tied
Down to One Location.
BRIDGE BILL REPORTED TO THE HOUSE
Debate on Philippine Bill BecOmins
Acrimonious and older Senators
Propose to DO the Talk
ing.
CFro.n a stan Correspondent

why the bill for the establishment Of the
FISH Matching and Ash culture station in
Sarpy county had been changed so as to
include the state OF Nebraska, instead of
locating the station near South Bend, as
Representative Mercer's bill indicated, said
congress had not heretofore limited the
Department OF Fish and Fisheries In the
selection OF a site He stated that the
establishment Of a fish culture station In
Nebraska was most desirable but to be
compelled to locate It at some point named
by bill would be detrimental to the inter-
ests Of the department and he had there
fore recommended that the bill be made
general in character, so as to provide that
site should be selected by the fish COM
missioner without limitation in, the state
of Nebraska.
1t was stated today that the committee
on merchant marine and fisheries OF the
house. Of which General Grosvenor is chair
man, would bring in an omnibus appro-
priation bill providing for all fish cultural
stations that have been recommended by
the committee and 1t is thought the bill
to locate a station in Nebraska will be
included In that measure.
Mr.. Mercer could not be seen today on
account of absence in New York TO explain
the reasons for his bill which he intro
duced late Wednesday evening providing
that the act of July 23, 1888, which directs
the sale OF the site at Fort Omaha, Neb.,
and the sale or removal of the improve
ments thereof be repealed. 1t is thought
Mr.. Mercer may have card up his sleeve
in relation to the repeal of the act above
referred to which he will play Just about
the time the congressional convention is
held.
LudinRton Recommends Depot.
Quartermaster General Ludington. in
| recommending the bill providing for the
erection OF a ouartermasters warehouse
at Omaha and apDropriating SIS, 900 there
for, which was favoraby reported from the
committee on military affairs yesterday,
says I'm view Of the increased size Of
the army and the need Of storage room
for its supplies the construction of an ad-
dittonal storehouse on ground now owned
by the United States known as the quarter
masters corral, in the city Of Omaha
would be very desirable and is recon-
mended. Omaha is an excellent distrib-
uting point from which supplies stored
| there could be quickly, shipped to the
middle. northern and northwestern posts
and | think 1t wise that there should be
distribution of the reserve supplies held In
store so that In event OF it's being neces-
| sary, as in the beginning of the Spanish
American war, to suddenly clothe and outfit
troops in all parts of the country II can
be done with promptness and thus avoid the
difficulties and delays experienced in equip
ping troops west Of the Mississippi in the
spring OF 1S9S."
Report bridge Bill to House.
The committee on interstate and foreign
commerce Of the house has reported favor
! ably the senate bill amending an act au-
! thorizing the construction of a railway
! street railway, motor, wagon and pedes-
trian bridge over the Missouri river near
| Council Bluffs and Omaha, commonly known
as the Omaha Bridge g Terminal COM
| panys structure, with amendments con-
/ forming to the agreement of parties in in
| terest' The main amendment is one which
provides that the bridge shall be con-
structed for the passage of railway trains,
street railways and motor cars and a rea-
sonably safe passage of wagons and veh-
cles of all kinds, foot passengers and all
road travel. The bill In it's present form
has the endorsement OF the War depart
ment and it is thought will meet no opposi-
tion when taken up for passage.
Debate Growing Bitter.
The Philippine debate is growing in Bit
| terness the issues become more sharply
drawn and may lead to personal encounters
before 1t reaches a final vote. There is
| bad blood on both sides. In view of the
! outbursts that have occurred it was thought
best by leaders on the republican side to
| throw into the breach two or three Of the
older senator's to take up the debate in
stead of permitting ''youngsters" to con-
I tinue their vituperative utterances Ac>
cordingly 1t has been announced that SEN
ators Allison, Cullom, Hale. Aldrlch and
| Platt Of Connecticut will speak In favor
! of the civil government bill for the Phil
| ippines. II is expected that Senator ALI
! sons speech, while made conservative In
! tone, will review the entire reconstruction
] period OF our history and as he was so
| intimately associated with that period It
! is thought his utterances will be used as
rallying cry for republicans all over
| the country. With the appearance OF these
! old Romans in the arena It may be ex>
pected the debate will take on a much
more rational importance than 1t has today.
Burkett Goes Up one.
! The appointment of Representative f. II.
| Gillett of Massachusetts, on the committee
Z on appropriations. vice W. H. Moody now
secretary Of the navy advances Representa-
/ tive Burkett one notch toward the head
/ Of the appropriations table. IL is interest
! ing in this connection to recall that while
Mr. Gillett is serving his fifth term in
congress. this is the first time he has served
upon the appropriations committee.
Congressman Stark has the honor OF hav-
| ing secured one of the largest back PEN
| sions ever granted to residents in Ne
braska. Hiram j. Kietland Of ArborvIlle,
/ York county, has just had a pension al
] lowed, dating back 10 March, 1865, and
which gives him upward OF S2,7OO.
! Representative Martin, who has been very
/ greatly interested In the case OF C. X.
Seitz Of Lawrence county, South Dakota,
who is undergoing a sentence Of two years
at Alcatraz island, California. for absence
| from his command in the Philippines, re-
ceived a communication from the secretary
OF war today stating that Seitz's sentence
had been commuted to one year, and as he
will receive two months credit for good be-
havior he will IN all probability be re-
leased from confinement this month.
Representative Burkett has signifed
that he will be pleased to act as one Of
the vice presidents OF the Arbor Day Me-
mortal association OF Nebraska City. which
has organized for the purpose OF raising
funds for a monument to the late J, Sterling