Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-16
REMEDY CARRIES A POINT
Bias Provision for Inds1ing Statutes Tackled
On to sundry Civil Bill,
OMAHA IMPORTERS FILE A COMPLAINT
In shifting Around of Consular
Omcials Church Howe is Trans
ferred from Antwerp to
Montreal.
lFrom a stan correspondent.l

gram. )-ftepTeSentdtlNe kennedY To-Day til-
phasized the old maxim that there is more
than one way OF skinning a cat" by having
passed his resolution providing for an APP
preparation for the making of comprehen-
slve and accurate index Of the statutes at
large. Some time ago he introduced a res
olution to this effect which was favorably
reported to the judiciary committee Of the
house and later referred to the committee
on rules Realizing how futile It was to ex-
pect a rule for the purpose of passing his
resolution he interested Mr. Littleheld OF
Maine I'm the proposition and today that
gentleman succeeded in fastening it onto
the sundry civil bill as a rider.
Mccarthy in Collision.
Congressman Mccarthy sprained his foot
severely yesterday in colliding with
Texas member in a narrow passageway
leading from the house TO the lobby on the
democratic side. Mr.. Mccarthy came rap
idly through the swinging doors separatint
the house from the lobby and just as he
reached the floor he collided with the Texas
man.
Interest In Immigration Bill.
Interest in the pending immigration bill
which Representative Gardiner of Massa-
chusetts is endeavoring to have considered
by the house before adjournment of the
present session seems to have taken on
new life, judging from the number Of tele-
grams members received today from all
sections relative TO the educational test
Mr. Kennedy received a telegram signed
by G. w. Wattles G. NJ. Hitchcock r.
Cowell, ]. c. Wharton and ]. c. Dahlman
favoring stricter immigration laws and the
educational tests for immigrants but
modified, however, that refugees from re-
ligious or political persecution be permitted
to enter this country without said test"
similar telegram was also received by
Mr.. Kennedy from the chairman of his
congressional committee, A w. Jeffries
Inquiry from those in charge of the inn
migration bill developed the fact that this
was a round robin" in favor of the Jews
Omaha Importers Complain.
Senator Willard received a letter from
the treasury department today relative to
importations from Canada to Omaha One
of the big packing companies has COM
planned that Canadian goods shipped in
bond to Omaha were detained at some
port near the Canadian border and there
received for the importer, who Of necessity
had to remit the customs duties whereas
under the law and regulations such con-
signment shipped in bond to Omaha ought
10 nave DetH CltdlNu al NhC ioNNSi ~ =
and the duty paid to Omaha. Senator Mil
lard laid the case before the department
and complained of the irregular practice
in which, the port of Omaha was discrim-
mated against.
The secretary in reply says: by ref
erence to article dclxxxXi of the customs
regulations of 1899 you will see that mer-
chandise may be forwarded to Omaha
| under consular seal and manifest without
entry at the port of arrival in the United
States. Any specific case where goods are
not forwarded as desired will be promptly
investigated on receipt OF advice thereof
Church Howe Goes to Canada.
The president today sent to the senate
a long list of nominations in the consular
service most of them being transfers and
promotions brought about through the oper-
alton Of the recent law to reorganze the
consular service.
Church Howe of Auburn, Neb., at present
consul general at Antwerp. is nominated
! to be consul general at Montreal, to sue
coed Major w. A. Edwards of Fargo, ~ d.
! Gabriel Bio Ravndal of South Dakota is
nominated to be consul general at Beirut,
/ Turkey. He is at present consul at Daw-
son, Northwest Territory Canada. George
/ Heimrod of Omaha, consul at Apia, is re-
! nominated for another term, Hilton M.
! Price of South Dakota, at present consular
agent ct Jers de la Frontera, Spain, has
! had his ONCE raised to consulate and
nominated to fill the position.
Bill TO Benefit Omaha Men.
| Senator Mllard today introduced an
! amendment which he will endeavor TO have
attached to the sundry civil appropriation
bill in the senate, providing for the pay
ment Of $500 to each of the following; ]
B. Haynes, George r. Butlin and Ernest
II. Djuren, for services rendered in prepare
| ton of an analytical index to the testimony
taken before the senate committee on inter.
| oceanic canals. Haynes is clerk to tht
committee, Butlin is assistant clerk and
Djuren is stenographer. These men are
| all from Omaha.
Senator Willard also introduced az amend
ment providing that the ten hour labor Law
shall not apply TO alien labor engaged II
the construction of the Isthmian canal.
Personal Mention.
Colonel X. H. Pratt of Omaha. who hal
been in Florida, arrived in Washington to
day en- route home.
Charles MARBLE and wife of Omaha hav,
reached the United States from a trip {,
the Philippines. Mrs. MARBLE is sojournlnI
| at fatldHtiN Ivy Nliiit MI MAI VIII
has been in Washington for several days
left for Pennsylvania today to visit hi
old home. The MARBLES will In the cours
of week or ten days return to Omaha.
NJ. Well of Lincoln, president OF the Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce, arrived in Wash
ingtOn from New York. where he has beef
attending the bankers association meeting
Edward Bgnell OF Lincoln arrived fl
! Washington tonight
Routine of Departments.
| Congressman Pollard has secured the fol
lowing pensions: Susan Mcintyre, widow
Lincoln. S from December q 1896; Henri!
Smoke. Alvo. $l2 from February 90 1906
James Wilson. Walton so from April 90
1906; John Snyder Syracuse, $40; Fred Hall
man, Kramer. IS; Jacob p. Maple Lincoln
SO from February g. 1906; william II. Hoke
Elk Creek. so from April 10. 1905; BENJAMIN
p Powell. lincoln, S12 from May 10, 1906
Martha c. Hale, University Place. =.
The secretary OF the interior today re
jected the bid OF the Billings Construction
company OF Billings, Mont, for the con
: struction on division No. l of the Garlau,
canal, the Shoshone project. in Wyoming
for sections 2 and/S only, and also tn,
bid of Hughes & Olson of Butte Mont.
for the construction Of all of sections to
except section 5. The director of the re
clamation service says the bids are toC