Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-31
THOMPSON SEES PRESIDENT
Talks Over Duties Of His New Position and
the Nebraska Situation.
LIVE STOCK INTERESTS ASK HEARING
Chairman Hepburn Consents ~ They
Have Testimony Bearing on In
Jury 20 stock In Loading, hut
No More Arguments.
CFrom a staf CORRESPONDENT

WARRINGTON, Jan D-(Spectal Tele-
gram. This was a strenuous day for David
Z. Thompson. the new ambassador to Mex
ico At 1880 he had a conference with
President Roosevelt, which. while not OF
long duration. was sufficiently extended to
permit Fluctuations on both sides being
given and then some general talk on polit-
ical conditions in Nebraska and the CEN
trail west were had. On the termination of
the conference, which Mr.. Thompson said
was exceedingly pleasant to him, he called
on the secretary of state, where another ex-
change of courtesies was gone through
/ with At noon Mr.. Thompson lunched with
Senators Willard and Burkett in the senate
restaurant. and later on. having the right
TO the floor of the senate and house of rep
resentatives, by reason OF his position, he
repaired to the house side and met the
members OF the Nebraska delegation in the
house cloakroom With these duties done
Mr.. Thompson later called formally on the
Mexican ambassador and Brazilian minis
ter, amenity which had it been over
looked might have caused applications
Mr.. Thompson leaves for Nebraska tomor-
! row and after looking after some business
matters there will leave for his new post.
stockmen May BE Heard.
Congressman Kennedy filed with the in
| terstate and foreign commerce committee
OF the house today petition signed by the
Union Stock Yards company, Clay. Robin
| son & Co., Rosenbaum Bros. & Co. and
fifty-three others, live stock firms of South
Omaha, praying for an extension OF the
time limit of shipment on live stock from
twenty-eight TO thirty-sx hours. Later Mr..
| Kennedy had an interview with Chairman
Hepburn to whether any additional hear
| ing would be had regarding the bill now
pending before that committee and whether
! the live stock interests would be heard the
humane side OF the proposition having been
heard today. Mr.. Hepburn replied that IL
| there were persons who had a practical
knowledge OF the injuries received by cattle
in loading and unloading by reason OF the
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. limit he would be willing
| to hear them, but he would not permit any
| more arguments on the question. Mr.. Ken
nedy tonight wired the stock yards COM
pany these facts, and IL they had any wit
nesses who had first hand knowledge of
such injuries to send them on at once.
Hinshaw on Rate Bill.
Congressman Hinshaw today made q
| speech of thirty minutes on the Hepburn
rate regulation bill, which became the con-
| tnuIng order after the morning business.
Mr.. Hinshaw was listened to with great in
terest by a large number OF the house menu
| bership and made a most favorable impress
sion
| Wilson Commends Pollard.
Congressman Pollard today received from
| Secretary Wilson an extremely laudatory
letter commencing the congressman s
speech made last week when the urgency
deficiency bill was under consideration, in
behalf of larger appropriation for meat
inspectors growing out of the demands
| 10 foo
The secretary said he wanted to express
| to Mr.. Pollard his sincere appreciation OF
the forceful, clear and lucid manner in
which he had presented the needs of the
department in extending our exports OF
farm products and removing the prejudice
as to our meat products abroad.
Big Pasture for Buffalo.
Representative Burke of South Dakota
has a small herd OF native buffalo in his
section of state and he would like to pro-
tect them If possible. Today he introduced
a bill authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to withdraw from entry and to lease
for a period OF ten years not exceeding
5000 acres of the public domain in Stanley
county to be used exclusively for the pas
turage Of these animals The bill is safe
guarded to the extent that no land shall
be leased except such tracts may have
been subject to homestead entry for a pc
riod Of fifteen years. and that the secre-
tary of the interior may at any time can
eel the lease and restore the lands TO the
public domain.
f. ROsewater at Capital.
Mr. Edward Rosewater, editor OF The
Omaha Bee, arrived in Washington today
for the purpose OF talking over with the
postmaster general matters in relation tc
the forthcoming international postal con-
gress which meets in Rome in April next
and to which Mr.. Rosewater is one of two
delegates, the other being Captain Brooks
chief OF the foreign mails division OF the