Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-04
HOUSE WINS IN CONFERENCE
Appropriations for Public Buildings in the
West Stay on Bill.
STILL HOPE FOR ROSEBUD TREATY
Speaker Henderson Agrees TO RecOE-
. Mise Dakotn Members the
Opportunity f. offered
Him.
(From a stan Correspondent

and the house ended a day CT suspense for
many members who had items Of great mo-
ment to their constituencies in this meas
ure. The conferees of the two houses met
early this morning to endeavor to agree
en- the public building measure. The points
Of disagreement arose over numerous items
for sites for new buildings which the house
inserted and which the senate thought
could be put aside until a future congress.
The conferees have been in session prac-
tically all day. SAortly after IL o'clock
word came from the conference room that;
an agreement had been reached and the
house conferees had ~triumphed and the
sites were to remain in the bill. That re-
port proved erroneous. however, and dur
ing all afternoon it seemed as though the
bill would fail. Senator Warren of Wyo-
ming held out strongly and almost to the
last moment was unmoved. He. however.
at last capitulated and the bill is safe,
with new sites and all provisions fer in
ereasing the limit Of cost Of existing prof.
ects.
Omaha gets an additional 5000 for its
building. This sum is to be used for a
gymnasium for the railway mail employees.
For sites at York and Grand Island, Neb..
10000 each is appropriated. The item au-
thorizing the sale OF the present postofnce
at Lincoln to the city at not less thar
$4,000 was adopted. the proceeds Of this
sale to be applied to the construction OF
the new federal building at Lincoln, bring.
ing the total amount for this building up
to S350,000. Council Bluffs secures an in,
crease of $500 for its new building and
provision is also made to buy an additional
strip Of land thirty feet wide and extending
south from Broadway, provided this addi-
tional tract can be purchased at not to
exceed $500. An increase of 81, 1000 is al
lowed for the new building at CenterviIlc.
la. Webster City and Mason City are al
lowed $4,000 each for the purchase OF sites |
for new buildings. The limit of cost of
the new building at Pierre was increased |
to $4,000. and Yankton received a total
Of $4,000. The limit Of cost Of the new
postofhce at Evanston, wyo., was increased
from 800 600 to $4,000.
Humphrey Apporticnment Held Ir.
The appointment Of Colonel Charles r
Humphrey to be quartermaster general OF
the army, to succeed General NJ. I. Lud-
ington when that officer ~retires in April.
has been held back by the president at the
request. it is understood. Of Senator Proc
tor. Representations have been made to the
president and secretary Of war that about
twenty-five years ago Colonel Humphrey
us II al CltIk IN his OIlCe on
the payrolls Of the qu~artermaster's depart
ment. Whether or not this will he con /
sidered an objectionable ohense, ~ proved
to be true, is not stated, but the selection
OF a successor to General Ludingtop will
not be made pending the arrival from
Manila OF certain papers relating to Colonel
Humphreys case.
EODe for Rosebud Treaty,
There is yet hope that the Rosebud treaty
VIII become a law before the hour of -
O'CLOCK is reached tomorrow. The South
Dakota delegation, recognizing the extreme
desperation of the case. have prevailed
upon the leaders of the party to importune
Speaker Henderson to recognize Mr., Burke
for the purpose of placing the senate bill
on Its passage, and the speaker, realizing
how much is dependent upon the opening
OF Gregory county to settlement, has finally
agreed that II 1t is at all possible he will
permit the bill to be called up. OF course
II Is impossible to tell just what the tenn
per OF the minority will be, but there is a
ghost OF a chance for the bill, although
1t may be far into the morning before the
bill is reached. Representatives Dalzell
Payne and Cannon have all been to Sneaker
Henderson in behalf Of the Rosebud bill.
They have asked that consideration he
given and finally Mr.. Martin received as
surances from Speaker Henderson Just be-
fore the house took a recess until 10 O'Clock
that he had no objection to the bill being
called up providing there was no dispo-
sition to hlibuster against 1t.
During the night the South Dakota dele
cation will be On the watch tower waiting
for a favorable opportunity to place on the
statute books the legislation that means
much to the states of Nebraska. Iowa and
South Dakota.
Ready for HOmevvaFd Flight,
AS usual today roll call succeeded roll
call and members were kept at least within
the great capitol building. Wherever mem
bers gathered. in the cloakrooms. Hobbies |
or at luncheon plans were most generally
discussed relative to arrangements for
their homeward fight. Many 20 forth not
to return, either having been defeated or
from choice declining to serve longer in
congress.
Judge Robinson OF the Third Nebraska
district was the first OF his delegation TO
leave for home, leaving Washington today.
Representative Shallenberger intends TO
start for Alma, Neb., on Thursday. Mrs.
Shallenberger will accompany him as far
as Chicago, leaving him there to pay a
visit to relatives in Spring Green, wis.
MT Shallenberger said that he does not re-
greet leaving congress and though the ex-
perience has been most pleasant, he will
be glad to return to his former pursuit.
banking and stock growing.
Judge Stark also expects 10 leave for
home on Thursday and representative Bur-
kett Intends starting west on that day.
Mr. Burkett will stop over in Chicago for
several days and then proceed direct to
Lincoln.
Representative Neville and wife have
planned a tour Of Mexico before returning
to Nebraska.
Walter /. Smith of Council Bluffs has
some local business on hand which will
delay his homewsrd Journey until satur-
day.
representative Mondell OF Wyoming has
quite a coed deal of business to look after
before the general land once and other
departments and will not leave for Wyo-
ming until next week.
Routine of Departments.
These rural free letter carriers were an
today:
Iowa Washtta, regular, Charles
Weeks; substitute. Gala Weeks. Parkers-
burg. regular, Frank C. May; substitute.
Emma e. May. Oskaloosa, regular, VIII
liam T. Cochran, Percy J. Hugh; substi-