Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-17

commerce among the several states and
with foreign nations, excepting common
carriers, subject TO An act to regulate COM
merce,' approved February 4, 1887, and to
gather such information and data as will
enable the president of the United states
to make recommendation to congress for
legislation for the regulation OF such com
merce and to report such data to the pres
ident from time to time, as he shall re-
qulre.
1T also shall be the duty Of the commits
sioner Of corporations to gather, compute
and publish useful information concerning
corporations doing business in the United
States and engaged in interstate or foreign
commerce, including corporations engaged
in insurance"
1t is expected that the nomination Of MIR.
Garfield will be sent to the senate tomor-
row. IL is not unlikely that the appoint
ment of one or two other offlcials Of the
new department may 90 to the senate at
the same time, but that has not been de-
termined upon definitely.
Mr.. Garfield has accepted the proffer Of
the eommissionership and will enter upon
his new duties as soon as his appointment
has been confirmed by the senate. The
salary is $1,000 a year.
VIII Not Withdraw Crum's Name.
President Roosevelt expressed 10 those
senators who called on him today the hope
that the senate would confirm the nomi-
nation OF d. II. Crum, to be collector at
Charleston, S. c. The president has no
intention Of withdrawing the nomination
and desires that the senate take definite
action.
Postmaster General Has GOut.
Postmaster General Payne is confined to
his apartments by an attack Of gout.
Greek Treaty Ratified.
The senate in executive session today
ratified the treaty of friendship recently
negotiated between the United States and
! Greece. The portion of the treaty relat-
ing to consular trials was slightly amended
in language to meet the criticisms of Sena-
| tor Hoar.
| western Men Appointed.
The senate today confirmed the following
appointments: James Mclaughlin, North
Dakota, to be an Indian inspector; H. F.
| wadsworth, agent for the Indians OF the
Shoshone agency in Wyoming; William e.
| Stanley, Kansas commissioner to negotiate
with the Indians Of the Cherokee, Choctaw.
Chickasaw. Muskogee and Seminole Indians
Military Men Are Named.
The president today sent the following
| nominations to the senate:
To be chief Of artillery, with rank Of
brgadier general, Colonel Wallace F. Ran
dolph.
To be captain of infantry. Thomas H
Carpenter.
Committee Hears Contest.
Elections committee No. Of the house
| today heard argument by counsel in the
Wagner Butler election contest. Attorney
Frank E. Richey presented the case OF Mr..
Wagner, who is conteYting the seat of Mr..
Butler who, on the face of the returns,
received $500 majority over Wagner for
representative from the Twelfth Missouri
district. Attorney Henry W. Bond, who
represents Mr.. Butler. will be heard to-
forrow. hrs ~.
Coal Verdict Expected Soon.
Carroll D. Wright, csnfnissioner of labor,
and ecorder OF the anthracite coal strike
commission. called at the White House
today. The commission will sit on Thurs
| day to consider it's award.
Claims Commission Continued.
President Roosevelt has extended for six
months from March 12 1908, the life of
the Spanish treaty claims commission.
which first met On April g. 1901. The ex-
! tension OF time was made on showing OF
necessity presented by William e. Chand-
Ter, president Of the commission. Mr..
Chandler says SAP independent claims have
been presented and amounting to Sel ,672,
or.
OF these claims 152 are for damages
caused to enlisted seamen on Maine by the
| explosion in Havana harbor; % for per-
! sonal injuries received from Spanish au-
thorities; II for damages account OF
both personal injuries and property losses,
and s54 are for damages TO real and per-
sonal property
The claims for indemnity on account of
property losses appear from petitions to
be about equally divided into two classes:
First-Those in which the acts complained
OF were committed by Cuban insurgents.
Second-Those in which the acts were
committed by Spanish forces.
These claims relate to about twenty of
the 2O7 large sugar mills in Cuba, and
to about 600 OF the landed estates in the
island, which number 1881 sugar plan
tations, 1881 tobacco plantations and co.
Ill farms
The 152 cases arising from the destruc-
tion of Maine have been dismissed on the
ground that individual claims do not arise
in favor Of the officers and seamen OF
ship of war for injuries received while in
line Of duty and for which foreign gov
ernment is responsible.
Army Pension Division Formed.
Commissioner OF Pensions Ware has
abolished the middle division of the Pen
sion bureau and created a new division to
be known as the army division. to take
effect March l next.
The chief of the middle division, Frank
A. warheld is appointed chief of the new
division.
Heroic Measures in senate.
Much time was spent today by republican
senators in an effort TO arrive at a salts
factory solution OF the legislative problem
caused by the statehood bill. No absolute
decision was reached, but the favorite plan
is to attempt to displace the statehood bill
. wi.h some measure which will catch the
votes OF many OF its friends. such as the
antitrust bill to be reported tomorrow,
or the eight-hour bill.
II this plan, upon later investigation
or actual experiment, should prove i'm
practicable. the consolidation compromise
) bill will be reached by the committee on
, territories and an effort made to pass #