Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-13
MONDELL HEADS COMMITTEE
Belief Wyoming Nan Will Get Chairman.
ship of Irrigation and Arid Lands.
HAS ALL QUALIFICATIONS FOR PLACE
House Bill Giving Secretary Power to
stop Spread of Infectious Diseases
FavOrabIy Reported I'm
Senate.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent J

NAchlNd lONt JAN lGs-NSptCldi AtiS-
gram.)- THE death OF Representative
Tongue leaves vacancy at the head OF
the committee on irrigation OF arid lands
and it is believed that Speaker Henderson
will assign Frank w. Mondell OF Wyoming
to the Craftsmanship OF this important com
mittee Congressman w. A. Reeder Of
Kansas is the ranking member Of the COM
mittee on irrigation, but as he now has a
Craftsmanship, being chairman Of the COM
mittee on mileage, II is believed General
Henderson will jump him and assign Mon
dell. who stands next on the committee
list.
Frank Mondell is particularly well
equipped to head this committee. First,
he comes from the west, is thoroughly
familiar with all lanG matters and has
given special attention to irrigation mat
ters. Before entering congress Mr.. Mondell
was assistant commissioner of the general
land Office and in that position learned
great deal regarding administrative fea-
lures appertaining to the general land laws
of the country.
New Measure on Use of Timber.
Representative Mondell today introduced
a bill amending the existing law relative
to the use of timber from public lands by
settlers. MIR. Monde4l in explaining his bill
today said: "The bill is intended to take
the place of a mass of legislation some
what conflicting and largely obsolete in re-
lation to the free use Of timber taken from
public lands by settlers, miners and pros
pectors and the sale of timber from public
lands for purposes of development, and to
enact in lieu Of such legislation a simple
and concise measure which clearly defines
the rights Of settlers and prospectors in the
afr1a a
makes liberal provision for such use.
my bill also provides for the sale Of
timber from public lands in cases where
the secretary of the interior decides that
such sale is necessary for the development
of the region and not detrimental to the
forests The necessity of a provision of
this kind has been made very apparent by
a decision rendered by the secretary of the
interior to the effect that the law under
which the department has seen making
sales from public lands did not authorize
such sales. My bill does not in any way
interfere with or modify the provisions of
the law providing for the sale of public
timber lands under the law known as the
timber and stone act.'
Yankton Indians at Capital.
delegation OF Indians from the Yankton
| Is. d. agency is in Washington and today
! called upon Commissioner Jones 20 pay
| their respects. When Commissioner Jones
was asked the purpose of the visit of the
| Indians he replied: II declare l haven't
| found out yet, and / don't believe they
| know, either"
During their call this morning they very
! heartily recommended Agent Staley and
| expressed the hope he would be continued
| as superintendent and acting agent of the
reservation.
! Representative Stark today introduced a
bill to increase the pension OF William E.
Temple to $50 a month.
Mr.. Mercer introduced a bill today to
pension Solomon Knight at S25 per month.
Warren Leaves for West.
Senator Warren left here this afternoon
for Kansas City, where he will preside
! at the annual meeting of the National Wool
Growers association, of which he is presi-
dent.
Hon. George T. Beck recent democratic
| candidate for governor of Wyoming, is
here. While in the east he will attend the
directors meeting of the Cody Canal COM
pany. He called at the Postoffice depart
ment to have Frank Hoeckel sf Cheyenne
given the place in the railway mail service
held by his brother, Ed Hoeekel, killed las;
I
on the Cheyenne and Pocatello run.
stopping Spread of Disease.
Senator Warren, from the committee or
agriculture, today presented a favorable
report on the house bill enlarging tho
power Of the secretary of agriculture ir
preventing the spread of infectious and con.
tagious diseases of live stock The bill
authorizes the secretary to establish rules
and regulations concerning the transporta
tion Of live stock in the Uniteu States anC
to foreign countries, as he may deem neces
sary to prevent the spread OF disease. Tn
house bill is amended so as to provide fo
the infection of penalty on persons, com
panies or corporations violating the act of
fine of 500 to 5000 or imprisonment for no
moro than one year.
Routine of Departments.
The comptroller of the currency toda,
approved the conversion of the First stat
bank of Miller, S. D., into the First Ma
tional bank Of Miller, with capital o
$25, 900.
Three additional rural free deliver!
routes will be established February 2 a
Fairbank, Buchanan county, la. Tht
routes embrace an area of fifty square
, miles, containing a population of 1,1OO
The postoffces at Grove Hill and Minkle
will be supplied by rural carrier from Fair
, | bank
S. w. Winters was today appointed
postmaster at Urbana, Benton county, Ia
Thomas H. Griffin OF Minneapolis, MINI.
was today appointed a clerk in the Depart
I ment of the Missouri at $1,000 and as
signed to duty at Omaha.
The postofices at Chester Center, Powe
shiek county, Ia, and Ege, Lake county
s. D., have been ordered discontinued.
Charles NJ. Peer and Jacob w. Howar
we're today appointed substitute carriers Il
the Dubuque Qa) postOfhce.
These Iowa free delivery carriers wer
! appointed today: Hampton, regular, Georg
NJ. Rector; substitute. Anna NJ. Rector
Bowley, regular, Roy r. Rosecrans; sub
stitute, Floyd o. ROsencrans.
b. A. Besser. ex-lieutenant governor @
Iowa, quartermaster Of the Marshalltow
Soldiers home, has been made treasurer
the branch soldiers home at Norfolk.