Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-07
MILLARD STARTS HUSTLINC
After LhGirmanShip Of COMMITTEES on Inter-
oceanic ansls.
REMOVALS PUT DELEGATION IN THE AIR
AZ n Loss to Know who TO RECON-
mend for vacant Positions In
the Valentine Land once
Bills for the West.
lFrom a staff correspondent.l }

|
gram.)-The resignation of Senator Mitchell
from the committee on interoccsnic canals
leaves Senator Millard occupying the coign
of vantage SO far as the craftsmanship goes,
Senator Platt of New York. the ranking
member Of the committee, having stated
that he was satisfied with his present COM
mittee, that OF printing. II has been gener-
ally expected that Senator Mitchell would
not embarrass the committee on committees
OF the senate by insisting on his retention
as a member OF the committee on inter-
oceanic canals. though it was not expected
he would wire his resignation of the chair
manship.
The moment Vice President Fairbanks
announced Mitchells action, Senator MIL
lard. standing on his right as the ranking
member of the committee, began an active
campaign for the place, Mitchell having
vastly cleared the situation by his resigna-
tion.
Senator Kittredge of South Dakota is also
candidate for the craftsmanship and as
he was Hanna's chief lieutenant this is
being used in his favor. 1t is nlso urged
that he is lawyer of good reputation
whereas Senator Millard is only |
| banker" However. 1t is a pretty light ana
the friends of the senior senator from Ne
braska out in the open hustling for
| their candidate.
Cannon working on Committees.
Speaker Cannon is working night and |
| day on the house committees and II the |
present program is carried out, no bitches |
| occurring, committee assignments will be |
announced late next week,
Delegation in e Quandary.
There is almost panic among tho Ne
braska delegation. particularly with Sena- |
| tors Millard and Burkett and Congressman
| Kinkaid, over the Valentine land office |
situation. The summary dismissal Of Petit |
john and the request for the resignation of
! Towle on account Of land frauds traceable |
to the Valentine Office. necessitates two
appointments and the delegation is
'stumped" to know who to appoint.
orva GOllogly, present postmaster at
Johnstown, Brown county. is a candidate
for receiver, being strongly endorsed. 1t
has been understood for some time that
Towle would not be candidate for reap
pointment and Gallogly announced his can
didacy accordingly Pettijohn was sup
posed to be slated for reappointment, but
his summary removal has brought tho dele
cation face to face with condition and
4 not theory,
'I am almost afraid to make any more
recommendations" said Senator Millard.
"the' way things are going. OF course. we
4 will have to send in two names for register
!. and receiter, bat at preseet srn in the
dark as to who they will be. expect
however, that VIC, will move in the next
day or two. Judge <inkaid believes that
a certain amount of time should be given
before any action is taken. He says CAL
logly is strongly urged for receiver but he
has no knowledge who desires to be regis
ter. Tonight kilograms were sent to a
number of leaders in the Sixth district.
asking for information to who would
be acceptable appointees.'
Indians Want In on Ditch.
Senator Burkett had conference with
the commissioner of Indian affairs today
with a view to adjusting the differences
growing out of the organization of
drainage district in the great Nemaha val
ley. The Sac and Fox and Iowa Indians,
who own their land in severalty desire TO
, come under the drainage canal but as the
canal company proposes to tax the land
covered by the ditch, and Indians land be-
, ing exempt from taxation, a hitch has oc-
CURED in the building of the canal The
Indians want the benefit of the ditch and
, are willing to pay IL the government will
only let them. These Indians have about
$15O0OO to their credit in the treasury and
Commissioner Leupp is now figuring
whether it would not be possible to take
portion of this money for canal purposes.
| The Sac and Fox and Iowa Indians own
about 1900 acres in the Nemaha valley,
= much of which would be directly under the
: ditch
o Bills for BENEFIT of wyoming.
y Representative Mondel today introduced
) the following bills: Granting the state OF
e Wyoming $1,000 acres of land to aid in the
n continuation and maintenance of the wy
Il oming state soldiers and sailors home; 10
y provide for medical care ana surgical treat
It ment of honorably discharged soldiers
sailors and marines; to appropriate sl60, ,OOO
y for the purchase of site and the erection
r OF public building at Sheridan; for pub
"a lie building and site at Rawlins, 100000
:, to establish fish Matching and fish station
y in Wyoming, Sl25,OoO
e. Cunningham Wants Reinstatement.
le Frank II. Cunningham of South Omaha
" ex-president of the Rural Free Delivery
ie Letter Carriers association, is in Wash
lg ington Cunningham was separated from
N the service on charges of pernicious po
litical activity being made against him
k Today Cunningham was about the capito
e, rounding up the Nebraska delegation look
r ing TO his reinstatement. Just how ia
co the delegation pledged themselves to hi
s. support is not known but it is thought h
al Nebraskans who will go TO the front 70
ty Cunningham II thoy see an opportunity L
ed bring about his restoration to the service
ly Macadamised Road 10 Fort Crook
a The necessity Of macadamizing Militar
al boulevard from Fort Crook to the cit
is line of South Omaha was brought directl
as to the attention of congress and the mill
er tary authorities today by a bill whic
Senator Millard introduced, appropriatin
$4,000 for this purpose. For years IN
r citizens OF Sarpy county and South Omah
have urged the Importance of this projec
IN as one OF absolute necessity. but all al
tempts to get the government to build th
road have been futile. Now the matte
has taken tangible form, and It is believe
Senator Millards bill will receive the er
NJ. dorsement of Quartermaster General Hun
rd phrey Other bills which Senator Milar
nd introduced were: For relief OF John
he Wertz and Walter H. Shoup. TO fix tn
st salary of the surveyor of customs {
as Omaha and a bill for the relief of II
ee. Omaha National bank. These are old bill
as which were on the calendar at the last SCI
on sion. but failed to see the light