Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-16
DOUBT ABOUT LEASING BILL
Measure Likely to Be Defeated Unless Leg
islature Takes Action.
ANTITRUST BILL IS SHALlENsEReEES
Militia Bill Now in Conference and
Practically Certain to Become
Law-ROutine of the
Departments.
(From a Stan correspondentl

WASHlNGION, Jan. 1O.-(SpeCial Tele-
gram )-Unless the legislature Of Nebraska
memorializes congress to pass the land
leasing bill introduced by Senator Diet
rich there is considerable doubt whether
the Nebraska delegation in congress will
stand as a unit foE the measure as at first
intimated. MIR. shallenberger is opposed to
the twenty-sectiou feature Of the bill. He
contends that the maximum of leasehold
should be still further reduced and is in
favor Of five sections as the limit to be
leased instead of twenty, as the bill pro-
Ndes. 1t is doubted, however whether
Mr.. Shallenbergers objections will carry
much weight, in view of the fact that
number OF his suggestions looking to safe
guarding provisions of the bili were ac-
cepted when the conference Of the Nebraska
delegation was held.
A meeting Of the public lands committee
OF the senate will be held tomorrow for tho
purpose OF considering Senator Dietrich's
bill, and in view Of the action of the dele
cation it is expected that favorable re-
port will be made.
Bryan Not It's Author.
Representative shallenberger, whose anti
trust bill has been the subject of consld-
erable attention at the hands Of the eastern
press, some OF the newspapers going so
far as to charge Mr.. Shallenberger with
having introduced an antitrust measure
drawn by Mr.. William Jennings Bryan, said
today that Mr. Bryan had no direct or in
direct connection with the measure; that
while the question of requiring a license
from corporations doing an interstate bust
ness has been advocated by Mr.. Bryan, the
section in MIR. Shallenberger's bill is his
own and he alone is responsible for this
measure. Mr.. Shallenberger said tonight
| that his recommendation is directly in line
| with the democratic platform and applies
| a remedy for correcting the evil of trusts
| by taxation rather than by fines and PEN
alties, believing that taxation is more GER
! tain to be enforced
Senator Dietrich today recommended the
| appointment of DR.. J. w. Haughey as
member of the Board Of Pension Examiners
at Aurora, to succeed DR.. Knight, who has
resigned.
Request for Butter Judge.
S. c. Bassett, secretary Of the Dairy
mems association Of Nebraska has written
a letter to Senator Dietrich asking the de-
| tail OF w. ID. Collier, a dairy expert, to
! Judge butter at the forthcoming exhibit at
Lincoln on the 22d and 23d OF January.
Senator Dietrich called the matter Of the
recommendation of Mr.. Collier to the at
tention of the secretary Of agriculture, but
was informed by Secretary Wilson that in
view of the number of applications he had
he could not decide to who would be sent
to Lincoln to attend the forthcoming ex-
hibit.
Militia Bill I'm Conference.
The militia bill, which has passed the
| senate and is now in the committee on con-
ference, will become law in the very near
future. The senate struck out section "a
of the bill, which is the section providing
for the national volunteer reserve and
which came originally from the War de-
partment. It added a section providing
that those who are members Of religious
sects be exempted from serving in the
militia OF any other army or volunteer
forces Of the United States.
The bill as 1t has passed is regarded as q
signal victory for Representatives Dick Of
Ohio and Stark of Nebraska. Every fea-
ture of the bill as it now stands was sug-
gested by these two gentlemen. The sug-
gestions that came from the War depart
ment had been eliminated and at the meet
ing of the committee this morning 1t waf
unanimously agreed to concur in the SEN
ate amendments. 1t is expected, therefore
that the bill will pass the house tomorrow
or Saturday.
Lieutenant w. G. Doane, U. S. A., is ir
Washington on a visit to his brother, Guy
Doane.
Senator Millard returned from the west
this afternoon.
The South Dakota delegation in congress
today recommended the reappointment Of
James B. Barker as postmaster at Rapid
City, S, D.
Senator Gamble today introduced a bill
10 authorize the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri river between the city
of Chamberlain, in Brule county, and Ly-
man county. in South Dakota. The pro-
posed bridge shall be constructed TO pro
vide for the passage of wagons and vehicles
of all kinds and foot passengers.
Routine of Departments.
A postofice has been established at Matt.
land, Lawrence county, S. D., with Danie
d. Farnam as postmaster.
The postofice at Menter, Bremen county
Ia. has been discontinued; mail to Sumner
The postmaster at Nebraska City, Neb.
will be allowed one additional letter car.
rier on February 2.
The comptroller Of the currency has ap-
proved the application Of the Doom Saw
ings bank of Doom, Ia, to be converted into
the First National bank of Doom, with q
/ capital OF SZ5,OOO.
Bids were opened today at the Treasury
department for the construction OF th'
public building at Norfolk, Neb. The bid
ders were as follows: J. II. Masse, Souti
Omaha, sss,54O; John B. Harmann, Norfolk
Ss4, SOS; Congress Construction company
Chicago, SsS,550.
, Pcstmasters appointed; Iowa-samuel ]
! King, Milneryille, Plymouth county. wy
! oming-Samuel Nihart, Bitter Creek
: Sweetwater county.
These rural free delivery routes will b,
established in Iowa, March 2: Castaloa
Winneshiek county. one route; area GOV
cred, twenty square miles; population 500
Floyd. Floyd county three routes; arei
covered, sixty-one square miles; popula
tion, 1,15O. Monona. Clayton county, thre
routes; area covered, hfty-seyen squar
miles; population, l,575. Riceville, Mitch
ell county. four routes; area covered, sew
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