Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-13
POLLARD'S DRAFT RETURNED
Sergeant at Arms Houss Sees No Way
to Cover Ho1-, nto Treasury.
HOUSE ASKED TO PASS ON QUESTION
ConEressmRn Kennedy Has Annual
Fisht on His Hands to Retain
the Indian supply Depot
at Omaha.
From a Star Correspondent }

FROM a stan 1OEIespouQeuN.l
WASHINGTON, Dec 12.-(Special Tele-
gram )-Congressnan Pollard will. tomor-
row, present a resolution to the house Of
representatives calling upon the judiciary
committee Of that body to investigate the
question whether he is OF is not entitled
% the money which the sergeant-at-arms
sent to him covering the period between
the resignation Of Senator Burkett from
the lower house and his election as Bur-
ketts successor.
Congressman Pollard was severely criti-
cised during the last campaign for taking
the money and he lost many yotes because
Of its acceptance. Later on and after cleo
tion, Congressman Pollard drew a draft
for S.S6l.4, payable to the treasurer Of the
United States, and sent the same TO Henry
CassOn, sergeant-at-arms Of the house with
request that this amount be covered
back into the treasury. Mr. Cas5on has
been up tree regarding the disposition OF
the money and retained the check until
today, when It was returned to Mr.. Pol
lard with the following letter:
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec 1I.-Hon. z.
NJ. Pollard, House Of Representatlves-My
Dear Sir: Referring to the matter Of your
letter to me, enclosing a draft payable 10
the order OF the treasurer OF the United
States for Sl,S5l.S4, l have to say that
am not officially advised Of any way in
L
treasury OF the United States. The pay
ment Of this amount to you, being for
compensation in interim between the be
ginning Of the F1fty-ninth congress ana the
date OF your election as representative 10
that congress, was made under authority
convey ed by section tfty-one OF the re
vised statutes Of the United States, which
statute was enacted in the year 1862. In
making this payment not only was the
statute observed but i S5nfor@eS n5 as 80 am an
proved by the accounting officers OF the
Treasury partment. Your letter and ac-
companyins draft are transmitted mere
Will very '0'' HENRY CAssoN.
Sergeant-at-arms, House Of Representa-
tives.
Mr.. Pollard has sought since reaching
Washington to have the comptroller Of the
tire asury or auditor OF state and other de-
partments to pass upon this question once
and for ALL but they have refused to give
an opinion unless put up to them by con-
gress. He has had repeated conferences
with the sp- aker and the house leaders as
to the manner in which he should proceed
and it was finally agreed that he should
rise to a question of personal privilege to-
morrow and introduce the resolution call
ing upon the judiciary committee Of the
house for an opinion upon this much de-
bated question. whether he had right to
accept the money which he did covering
I the period aboVe mentioned.
Fight ON Indian supply Depot.
Congressman Kennedy is again stirred up
over the appropriation for the Indian sup
ply depot, there being quite disposition
in the Indian affairs committee Of the
house to cut Omaha out Of the list Of
supply depots. Mr.. Kennedy today had a
conference with various members Of the
committee and showed them how important
It was that the appropriation should be
continued in its present form. Up to the
present fiscal year Omaha was mentioned
directly in the bill as one Of the places
where an Indian supply depot should be
maintained, but the Indian appropriation
bill for the fiscal year ending 1907 cut out
Omaha as well as ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco and appropriated a lump sum for the
three cities During the last year Indian
. Commissioner Leupp has given the mer-
chants of Omaha an opportunity TO bid
on supplies for the Indian department at
I Omaha and the Indian supply depot has
proved itself Of beneft not only to the In
dian department, but TO the business inter-
ests of Omaha as we'll Mr.. Kennedy's
/ presentation of the Omaha case met with
/ general favor and there is no doubt that
the appropriation heretofore made will be
continued in the Indian bill when reported
after the Christmas holidays. II is be-
leved however that the whole question
of Indian supply depots will be covered
/ in one general paragraph and the names
OF all cities in which supply depots are at
present maintained win be eliminated. a
Nat sum for this work being appropriated.
Supplies for Ute Indians.
| Major General Greely today telegraphed
/ the military secretary in reference to pub
ushed reports on the pitiable condition Of
the Ute Indians at Fort Meade, who re-
Gently endeayored to escape from their own
/ reservation 10 the Crow reservation. Gen
eral Greedy says the Indians need clothing,
blankets, shoes and forage for their live
stock He believes some assistance should
be extended and asked permission to spend
900, which request was granted
/ Minor Matters at Capital
DR.. A. S. Won Mansfield Of Ashland Is
/ Ia washington and is the guest OF the
! Cosmos club. Dr. Won Mansfield is here
| for the purpose OF attending the banquet
/ OF the National Geographic society, which
will be gwen Saturday evening at the New
/ Willard.
1 Judge Kinkald today appeared before the
military affairs committee OF the house and
.
carry an appropriation Of $500 10 enlarge
the hospital at Fort Robinson. Unless
there is express legislation 10 this effect
the amount appropriated by last years
bill. namely $1,000 viii stand. This amount.
II IS stated, is wholly insufficient to meet
the needs Of the hospital and particularly
so il Fort Robinson is 70 become a brigade
post.
J Congressman Smith OF Council Bluffs.
who is a member Of the sub-committse on
appropriations. having the fertilization bill
in charge, stated today that he would
leave for home Saturday. but that the
fortihcations bill would be reported out OF
his committee before his leaving.
/ First LieUtel ant Orvelle C. Brown, as
sistant surgeon. now at Newport News,
win proceed to Fort Robinson for duty.
{ T. W. Burg Of Omaha, H. u. Crosmer Of
| Trip and G. w. Stegman Of Miller, s. D..
have been appointed railway mail clerks.
( John T. Matthias has been appointed reg
vlar and Elizabeth Matthias substitute rural
carrier for route No. 1 al Concord Neb
P0stmasters appointed: Nebraska, Amelia.
Holt county, George vs.. Holcomb, vice l.
Moss, resigned; Wyoming. Creston. Sweet
water county. Thomas @. sherman vice
Harry Hay, resigned.
The postOfhce al Avery, sarpy county.