Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-18
CONFER IN LAND MATTERS
President is Inclined to Favor the Reso-
luton Of Delegate Flynn.
some CHANCE OF ITS BEING ACTED ON
Authorizes n Commission TO Investi-
gate and Report on All Phases of
the Land Laws which Are
Now I'm Eject.
tFrom a STAFF CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-(special Tele.
gram. AT a conference at the White House
last night between the president and Rep
resentatives Lacey, Mondell and Jones OF
the public lands committee upon general
legislation pertaining to the land laws, o
joint resolution introduced by Delegate
Flynn, providing for a public lands COM
mission, came in for considerable discus
sion, and on the main the president is in
clined to believe It should receive favor
able consideration at the hands Of the COM
mittee on public lands.
Such a commission, composed of FIVE good
men, familiar with the land laws and the
public land question in general, might find
a method to equitably adjust the many
questions which have recently arisen rela-
tive to the administration Of the land laws
now upon the statute books. The question
of leasing lands for grazing purposes, the
vexed questions which have arisen in car
rying out the provisions OF the timber and
stone act and the Communication features of
the homestead laws, may be cited as sam
pies now causing much friction.
In view of the approval with which Dele
gate Flynn's proposition met with at the
hands of the president and the further fact
that It will probably now be at least very
seriously considered by the public lands
commission, it's provisions will be of in
terest.
The resolution authorized the president
in his discretion to appoint a commission
of FIVE persons to be known as the public
lands commission who have had special
opportunity to observe the workings of the
public land laws in various localities OF
the country, whose duty II shall be to in
-o1tsr,4a ,nd r1-orA ,VDnp 4ho rnrnN1irofad
questions involved in the taking Of lands
for homesteads in the arid and semi-arid
regions, in actual use Of desert lands, in
location Of forest, reserves and private
holdings therein, in proposed leasing OF
grazing lands, in exchange of private lands
for railroad subsidy lands and forest lieu
land, selections, in unauthorized fencing
of public lands, in the exhausting of the
public ranges, and OF all present methods
Of acquiring titles or possession to the pub
lie lands of the United States. The reso-
luton provides an appropriation of SIS, 900
TO pay the expense of the commission.
Personal Matters.
The senate today passed a bill granting
a pension of $50 per month to Mary H.
Rumple, widow Of the late Representative
John N. W. Rumple. This bill now goes to
the president for approval.
Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Armstrong of Fort Dodge
is the guest of Mrs. Maurice D. o'Connell,
wife of the solicitor of the treasury. Mrs,
Armstrong will extend her visit over q
! couple of weeks.
Senator Willard has secured the addition
OF three mail carriers to serve rural routes
out Of Norfolk.
Mrs. George R. Butlin, wife of George
r. Butlin OF Omaha, stenographer to Sena-
tor Willard. died tonight. Funeral ar
rangements have not yet been completed
Mr.. ButIin is awaiting to hear from his
wife's sisters. one of whom lives in Omaha
and the other in New York.
Routine of Departments.
The PostofRce department has ordered the
establishment on March 1 Of free delivery
service at Centerville, Ia. with Charles l.
Newcom, Jesse Butler, Lloyd B. MishleI
and Joseph Q. Adams. as carriers and Reu'
ben e. Carr and Harry Simmon as spbsti'
tutes.
The condition of the national banks o.
Des Moines on February 6 shows loans and
discounts fell from 1892, S42 to $4,S9S, 81
since November 25 last. The gold holdings
increased from S146,317 to $1S9, 2S5, and the
individual deposits fell from $2,9S5, 1858 t.
50, 280, $40, and the average reserve held wal
23.72 per cent.
Reserve agents; approved: Corn Exchange
National bank Of Chicago for Centervill'
National Of Centerville, Ia; National Banl
of Commerce of st. Louis for Merchants
National of Cedar Rapids, Ia; Seaboart
National of New York for First Nationa
Of Howard, S. D.
The postofhces at Johnsonyille,, Crawfor'
county, Ia, Farwell, sanborn county, an
Odessa. Hand county, s. D., have been or
dered discontinued
Jasper Jasperson and Halvor Napier wer
today appointed regular. and John A.. An
derson and Peter Garvick substitute rura
carriers at Leland, la.
Fred S. Thomas OF Quick. Ia was toda,
appointed a railway mail clerk,
The corporate existence Of the First Ma
tional bank of David City. Neba has bee
extended until the close of business Feb
ruary II, 1928.
These rural delivery routes will be es
tablished April l.: Nebraska, Clarkson. Col
fax county, two routes; area covered, o
square miles; population served, 1000. Da
vid City, Butler county, one additional
area. 80 square miles; population, 575. 18th
AGA. Saunders county, one route; area GOV
cred, 26 square miles; population, sos. Nor
folk, Madison county, three. additional
area, IS square miles; population, 1885,