Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-15
Fifteen Applicants for Places They Do Not
Know "0fica ally" to Be Vacant
PROPOSE TO KNOW WHERE THEY STAND
Schneider Sees the President, but Re-
ceiver No Assurances Regarding
the Matthew'S Matter and
viii Try Again.
dFrom a STAFF Correspondent

or two until u was clearly ascet Ialhed
| where they stood with the Interior depart
nont. AS matter OF fact, neither senator
has been notified that there is vacancy In
the land Office at Valentine. They know by
hearsay that a special officer of the govern
ment is in charge Of the office. but they
have not been notified of any vacancy exist
| Ing.
| When the senators met today with Judge
! Kinkaid TO go over the papers one of the
| first things suggested was "Will our recon-
menda tions be received, in view of the fact
| that we have not been officially notified as 10
the vacancy" And then three wise heads OF
the Nebraska delegation cogitated. They
discussed the pros and cons, when 1t was
finally agreed that Senator Mllard should
call on Secretary Hitchcock tomorrow and
ascertain II vacancies actually exist in the
Valentine Office whether this is an enter
ing wedge to eliminate the receiver, as is
contemplated by Commissioner Richards
and permit the Office TO run along under
| special officer until later.
Senator Millard proposes to ascertain the
status of the Valentine situation tomorrow
by personal call on Secretary Hitchcock,
The fact is Ihat neither Senators Millard
nor Burkett have been asked to fill the Pet
tiiohn or Towle vacancies and before they
place any recommendations on file they in
sist on knowing their ground. That is pri-
marlly what takes Senator Millard TO the
interior department tomorrow.
Bridge Bill ReintrOduced.
Representative Smith of Council Bluns
today reintroduced his bill of the last ses-
sion providing for the construction of
bridge by the Central Railroad and Bridge
company across the Missouri river connect
ing Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Schneider Sees the President.
r. b. Schneider saw the president this
, morning. Incident to his call. which was
/ one of respect as a member of the executive
, committee of the national republican COM
, mittee. he very guardedly took up the ques-
ton of the dismissal OF T. L. Mathews as
. United States marshal. Mr.. Schneider so
, far as can be learned. received no comfort
from the president. The whole matter was
left Tor future consideration and this may
eventuate In call of the delegation to-
Y gether with Mr. Schneider, asking for the
> restoration OF Mr.. Mathews OF his being
! given a hearing. The days work. so far as
=. could be ascertaineds on the part of Mr..
3 Schneider. of negative kind
wyoming Land for Settlers.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming today
4 introduced two bills. One provides that
5 the public land laws be extended to embrace
: lands within the ten miles square ceded 10
/ the United States by the Shoshone and
l Arapahoe Indians by agreement ratified by
act of congress of June T. 1897" This tract
, of land lies adjacent or surrounding Their
mopolis hot springs. He also introduced a
bill that the general provisions of the home
stead laws be extended to and over the sur
veyed land in townships ~ and 90. ranges
reserve. There are quite a number OF set
Il tiers In this portion of this reserve and the
e bill is designed to give them the opportunity
g to obtain title to their holdings These
j. "squatters," so termed, are occupying some
o l2,0OO acres, all under cultivation, and II is
:. said. the purpose of the Mondell bill to
y give them the opportunity to perfect their
title to the lands upon which they have
e settled and created homes.
!. south Dakota Bills.
= Representative Martin today introduced
y the following bills: To increase the limit
:, OF cost of the Deadwood public buidine
= from 10000 to 500. 900; TO set apart certain
. lands in South Dakota as a public park. tC
\. he known Battle Mountain Sanitarium
- park; TO establish mining experiment sta
ton to aid in the development Of the min
II eral resources Of the United States.
IS Nebraska Building Bills.
le Senator Millard today introduced the fol
n lowing bills carrying appropriations for tn,
1t pure hase of sites and the erection Of pub
IS lie buildings: Kearncy. :l35.OOO; Wayne, $50,
= 600; West Point, 5000: Columbus, $4,000
for a building at Grant Island on the sit
y already owned by the United States Sl35.
. 600: North Platte, $4,000.
on motion of Representative Kenned,
a Representative Hnshaw and Victor II
= Duras Of WILDER. Neb.. were admitted toda,
y to practice before the United States su
" preme court.
20 Representative Martin of South Dakot
;" today had an interview with Director VOL
= colt Of tho Geological survey relative {
- the establishment of an agricultural ex
:. pertinent farm on the Belle Fourche irriga
. ton project. He also took up with the on
y. 40 cials OF the Geological survey the propssi
- ton to open up 10 settlement large trac
N Nne in the Rapid City Is. d. land district
'e which has been temporarily withdraw
under the national irrigation law. ThI
" "e tract II is claimed. has been found nc
. available as contemplated in the irrigatio
=" projects and therefore should be restore
r TO the public domain.
would Lease Land to Settlers.
troduced a bill permitting grazing pri,
ileges on public lands to homestead sci
tiers and holders OF small farms in sem
arid and arid regions. The bill provide
nj for the leasing OF land at prices rangin
De from ! TO cents acre annually an
IS fixes the amount OF land TO be leased
I'M ten times the number Of acres owned by Il
y" lessee.
:, Postal Matters
he Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska
or Harrington. route 8. Charles Plumleigh ca
mt rier Charles II. Plumleigh substitute; stal
ID ton route T. Roy ". Hopper carrier, John
It Hopper substitute. Iowa-cherokee rou
re s. Frank 7. Stiles carrier, Philip Stiles sui
he stitute; Newton. route !. Arthur F'irma
on carrier. Frank Baker substitute; route
on John g. Davis carrier. Robert Harmon SUI
OF stltute: ocheyedan. route l. Chester
he Nutting carrier. Bert w. Wilson substitut
ng Otto. route /. Clifford z. Taylor carrie
BE Francis Taylor substitute. South Dakota
ng Bemis. route l. Dan Ryan carrier. VILLA
OF Moon substitute; sa,am. route e Charles
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