Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-22
FAVORS THE LEASING BILL
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lCOuJluueu from t1TBJ HaBe,J
Mr.. Reeder. however, is now out after the
position, claiming 1t because of seniority,
and Mr.. Mondell, like 'Brer Rabbit, is LAY
ing low" AS the business Of the commit
tee is about finished and as there are no
bills Of pressing Importance before 1t, 1t
has been thought the part of wisdom to al
low the committee to drift without a head
and allow the speaker of the. ffty-eighth
congress- to recast the committee as he de-
sires. 1t is we'll known that Speaker Hen
derson is favorable to Mr.. Mondell, but he
will take no action in the matter until the
committee suggests the appointment of a
chairman in Mr.. Tongues place. So far as
fitness is concerned, Mr.. Mondell has dem-
onstrated that on more than one occasion
in his handling of irrigation matters. 90
Pushing safety Appliance Bill.
Speaker Henderson is very greatly In
terested in bringing the conflicting inter-
ests on the safety appliance bill together,
SO that the bill may become a law at this
session. He had a long conference with
Chairman Hepburn of the commerce com
mittee today, and as a result of the con-
ference there is a measure of hope that the
railroad interests and the employees in
terests will be harmonized. The speaker
is just as much In earnest for the passage
OF the safety appliance bill as he was years
ago when he introduced the first safety
appliance bill in congress, requiring rail-
roads to equip their cars with automatic
couplers and air brakes.
Personal Mentions.
John Parrish, a lawyer of Des Moines,
stopped off in Washington today on his
way to Baltimore.
T.. G. Henderson of Sioux City, a nephew
of Speaker Henderson. will on motion of
Representative Dalzell be admitted to prac-
tice in the supreme court tomorrow.
Now that Senator Kittridge has been re-
elected the South Dakota delegation will
have a meeting in a few days to decide upon
several state matters which have been held
In allegiance, chief among them is a sue
cessor to the superintendent of the assay
office at Deadwood and the Howard post
ONCE. .
Representative Walter /. Smith of Coun
ell Bluffs has accepted an invitation from
the Lincoln club of Philadelphia to deliver
the principal address upon the Life and
Character OF Abraham Lincoln" on the an
nivarsary Of Mr.. Lincoln birthday. FebrI-
airy 70.
Charles w. Rainey of Omaha Is In the
city on his way to New York.
Routine of Departments.
e. P. Gillette was today appointed post.
master at Geneva, Franklin county, Ia.
vice G. H.. Tidd, removed.
The postmaster general has accepted the
proposition Of the Gedney Hotel and Power
company to renew the lease for part OF thu
premises occupied by the postofice at In
dependence, Ia.
Toni N. Felke and George E. Webster
we're today appointed regular and Edwart
Webster substitute letter carriers at os
sian, Ia.
William II. Hurst Of Ames and Clarene,
L. Elliott of Sioux City. Ia, have been ap
pointed assistant inspectors of meats in tn
bureau Of animal industry.
The Hanover National bank OF New YorI
has been approved as reserve agent 10
the First National bank Of Bellefourchs
s. D.
These rural free delivery routes will b
established March 2: Iowa-Arilngtor
Fayette county, one additional area GOV
cred, IS square miles; population, 500
Cedar, Mahaska county. one additional
area. % square miles; population. so;
South Decentralization, Yankton county
one additional; area, 26 square miles; pop
ulation, 90.
Distribution of Seeds.
The workings OF the government seed an
plant distribution are shown in detail in
recent letter OF the secretary of agrieuI
ture to the speaker OF the house. tn
total appropriation for this work made
the last session OF congress was $27O, 90
OF this amount s247. 2s2.12 was expended fC
seeds, plants, labor, etc, in the eongrei
sional distribution proper and SIS, 463
was expended as authorized by law-for Il
introduction and dissemination Of raj
seeds and plants from foreign countrie
The vegetable and flower seeds were put I
In packages containing FIVE varieties eaC
and mailed TO people at the request OF the
congressman. They included a number
different varieties suitable for cultivate
in different sections Of the country. In a,
dillon 10 these there were also distribute