Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-04
BURKETT IS GETTING BUSY
L cooking Up Matter, in the Departments
for His Constituents.
HULL EXPECTS RATE LEGISLATION
"OI-
General Gown in Capital, but De"e
that His visit Has Anything to
Do with Cases of the
Packers.
LEGISLATION
1rrom a staft Correspondent

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| uAs1I1N-cTON Oct. 2-(Special Tele-
gram )-senator Burkett put in busy DAY
! about the departments today. He called
az the PostofHce department in regard TO
rural free delivery affairs in Lancaster
| countv with the result that a postomce
! insnector will be sent to Waverly TO en-
| deayor to straighten out rural free denV-
| ery matters in that section OF the STATE
| senator Burkett also called upon secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson to extena 10
| him an invitation to visit Btncoln IN De-
cember to inspect the result OF the coul-
netitIon which has been going on during
the summer among the farmer youths ol
\ Nebraska, who entered into the contest 10
| ascertain who could raise the largest ana
best ears of corn. Secretary wilson saiu
| he was deeply interested in the matter anu
IL he could not attend in person ne Woulo
| desipnate someone from his department 10
represent him. -.
| Sonotor Rurlxett also called at the State
denartment and secured passports for Mrs
| n L. Holmes and Miss Beatrice Billingsly
OF Lincoln. who contemplate an extended
European trip this fall.
HuII Talks. on Rate LegfslatiOn.
CONGRESSMAN Hull. representing the Des
Motnes DAD district. is in Washington and
was among those who called upon the pres
| ident today, Primarily Captain Hull called
unon the president in the interest of a con-
stituent who holds a position as interpreter
! In China and who now seeks a consular
position.
| In speaking of proposed legislation to
| regulate railroad freight rates, Congress
man Hull, after his chat with the president
said: THE way figure It out is that most
OF the demand for rate legislation is in the
west. The east apparently cares little
! about IT, but the west is determined. AS
most of the new members of the house are
| from the west. there should be an even
greater majority for President Roosevelts
policy than there was last year. 1t is prob
able the new measure which will finally go
before the house will differ in some re-
spects from the Esch-Townsend bill, which
assed last session. Experience will proba-
bly, show defects in that bill which will be
remedied in the new measure. What is
wanted is a law that is not drastic enough
| to do the railroads serious harm, but
which will be effective enough to protect
the people. This is the sort OF bill that
will eventually grow out OF the elaborate
discussion OF the rate question"
| General Gown in City.
| ceneraI ]. c. Gown, arrived in the city
late last night and today was busy in the
Interior department General Gown stated
| that he had several land cases which re-
ouired looking after and he thought this a
4 favorable time to look into affairs at the
department When IT was suggested that
he might possibly be here in the interest
OF the packers who are under indictment,
| General Gown being the attorney for the
Cudahy company to look after their case,
he said that nothing was further from
his thoughts. As an old friend OF the at
torney general he would call upon him, but
that would be ALL"
Kind Words for Morton.
The Evening Star has a sympathetic ed
itoriaI on the late ]. Sterling Morton OF
Nebraska, whose statue will be unveiled at
Nebraska City October "A. ex-President
Cleveland delivering the address
Postal Matters.
Hezekiak Young has been appointed post
master at Adelia, Sioux county Neb., vice
NJ. d. Jordon, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed: Iowa-Chari-
ton. route g. Parkison williams carrier,
Frankie A. Williams substitute: Edgewood,
route 2 Leroy F. Hawley carrier, Grace L.
Hawley substitute: Gutenberg. route q
Herman q. Eillers carrier. Richard Wer-
ner substitutes; Hubbard, route 3 James
w. Meeker carrier Mrs. James W. Meeker
substitute; Indianola, route g. Louis Slocun
carrier. Raymond Wallace substitute
Spencer. route 4, John II. Lewis carrier
Cora NJ. Lewis substitute: VHisca. route
l. Guy r. Evans carrier Orah Evans sub.
stitute. South Dakota-Mitcheil. route 4
Edgar J. White carrier, oren Clearwater
| substitute