Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-31
WILLARD ON HONE MATTERS
Senator Gays Bakers Successor Will Be
Chosen by Nebraska Delegation.
ELMER STEPHENSON WILL HOLD OVER
Reasonable Hope for Division of state
Into Two Federal Districts
some Rural Free Delivery
Service Changes.


Senator Willard arrived home from Wash
ington Saturday morning and will remair
here until next Saturday. Miss Willard die
not accompany him home, preferring to re
main in Washington rather than undertake,
the fatigue Of so brief a visit.
THE session has been an extremely busy
one thus far" said the senator, but tn,
real business Of the session will come after
the holidays. AS regards local affairs, The
United States district attorneyship matter
will not be taken up until / get back tc
Washington. The whole Nebraska delega
ton will participate in the selection of a
successor to Judge Baxter. We will adopt
the Iowa plan, whereby the entire state
delegation goes into caucus in the matter
of appointments, and will be governed by
the rule of the majority. There are some
fifteen applicants for the position, and
am free TO admit that most of them are
from Omaha. However the matter will not
come to a crisis until after my return to
Washington. Assistant District Attorney
a. w. Lane will remain in charge of the
Office until the district attorney Is APP
pointed.
Stephenson Likely to stick.
1.-THE matter Of the appointment of a coll
lector of internal revenue has not been
taken up and the probabilities are that Il.
i. Stephenson will hold over. No reap
pointment is necessary and as he already
has filed his new bond the inference follows
that he will continue for the now term as
his own successor. His work has been very
satisfactory and there is no special call for
his removal
Il would infer the appointment of Mr..
Warner as United States marshal has re-
ceived the popular approval. We all re-
GREETED very much to see both Mr.
Mathews and Judge Baxter go, but it
could not be helped The Department of
Justice and the president were determined
upon their removal and there was nothing
the Nebraska delegation could do to change
that determination. The reappointment OF
the deputy marshals was an evidence they
did not come under the departmental dis
pleasure, and In fact l was led to infer
their work was very satisfactory to the
department. i wish right here that you
would say for me that / shall have nothing
TO do with the appointment of the addl-
tional deputy. That is a matter that lies
entirely with Marshal Warner He must
make his own selections. as his deputies
are responsible to him, and he must be
given free rein to make such a selection as
he chooses We have been besieged with
host of applications. but cannot consider
them at all. That matter is entirely in the
hands Of Marshal Warner.
Two Federal Districts.
There is a reasonably fair show for tho
division of the state into two federal dis
tricts, the North and South Platte dis
trlcts. 1t is very probable all of Hall
county will be included in the North Platte
district, as part of that county lies south
OF the Platte. Tho entire Nebraska delega-
ton Is unit on the proposition and am
OF opinion it will be accomplished. At all
events we shall do what We can to that
end.
I'm reference to the Panama canal mat
ter, l rather think the commission will be
retained. However. a committee has been
appointed to investigate the expenditures
thus far made and as to what disposition
has been made of the funds thus far an
propriated, including the $4,000, 900 purchase
money paid to France. The only contro-
versy that arises is over the apparent ex
travagance. Much of this session of con-
gross Will be devoted to canal expenditure
investigations. There is no charge of COR
ruption or graft in the affairs of the COM
mission.
Railroad Rate LegisIation.
There is prospect of bill being re-
ported in the senate relative to railroad
rate regulation. In fact, such a bill is
now being formulated and will be renorted
TO congress about February To- This hin
is one that will prove satisfactory to both
the public and the railroads No proba-
bility is anticipated of drastic measures
being adopted, but the measure will be ono
satisfactory to all parties interested and
also TO the Interstate Commerce commits
sion.
'As regards insurance legislation II is
hardly probable anything will be under
taken by this congress. 1t is the opinion
OF very eminent lawyers that nothing can
be done in the legislative way TO accom-
plish any more than can be undertaken bv
state legislation.
THE government is seriously in earnest
in prosecuting the land fraud cases and
there will be no let up opon these prosecu-
lions. That has been demonstrated nv tho
Mathews and Baxter affairs in Nebraska
The same diligence in prosecutions is being
carried on all over the country.
Will Guard Nebraska Interests.
In reference to the possible changes In
the rural free delivery system, | am of
the opinion the government contemplates
some changes, but just what these are 10
be Lam not yet informed. The cIamor
is more in the interest of localities than
for an improvement in the service. How
ever, do not propose to let them take
any scalps out here in Nebraska IL 7 can
help It, and / think / can.
Edward Rosewater has been slated fo,
appointment as a member of the Interna-
tional Postal congress and his nomination
is certain. The Nebraska delegation was
unanimous for him and everybody recop-
nizes his peculiar fitness for this responsi-
BILE position. There is no man in the conn
try better qualified for this work. The
formal appointments will be announced
shortly"
NO PLAN To CONTRACT SERVICE