Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-27
BURNETT MAKES A DENIAL
Says he Has Always Favored and Worked
for judicial Division Bill,
MORE TIME FOR LIVE STOCK IN TRANSIT
Opening of shOshone Reservation Is
DeIayed-BIlI TO ne Reported to
the senate 10 Repeal Timber
and stone Acts,
From a STAN Correspondent

WASHINGTON. March 26.-(special Tele-
gram )-EN- Senator Dietrich, in. an inter
view recently in Lincoln, said that Senator
Burlett had heretofore opposed a bill d.
vidinE Nebraska into two judicial districts
and cited Commissioner Warner. formerly
Of the house judiciary committee, as au-
thority for the statement.
Regarding this interview Senator Bus
,ett said today: Il believe Senator Die
licn is too generous in his disposition to
want to misrepresent any one, and there
fore ! Just supposed II was Joke or mis-
take on his part or on the part Of the re-
porter to connect me with opposition 10
the measure.
Among the: first bills L introduced when
| came to congress was one to create
new district in Nebraska, and have been
trying to pass one ever since. My first
day in congress was December g. 1893, and
on December I following / introduced a
division bill, and have been favoring it
ever since.
"I have appeared before the judiciary
committee and filed data in support Of such
bill. The records, 1 think, will fully ac-
quit me OF the charge of ever opposing the
bill"
Commissioner Warner, who Is mentioned
in Senator Dietrich's interview as stating
that Burkett opposed the bill was shown
the statement OF Senator Dietrich and said:
"Burkett never opposed the bill to my
knowledge but on the contrary appeared
before the committee and urged that It re-
port the bill favorably to the house"
More Time for Cattle in Transit.
The house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce to-day decided to report
the bill regarding the number of hours cat
tie and sheep may be kept upon trains while
I'm transit TO market The shippers have
wanted the time extended so that they
might make a train run of thirty-six hours
without stopping for feed and water. The
existing law compels them to stop at the
end of every twenty-eight hours The COM
mittee in It's report leaves the question en-
,irely within the discretion Of the secretary
If agriculture 20 make such regulations as
| he deems proper for the care Of animals in
| transit. Secretary Wilson, in his testi-
mony before the committee, stated he did
not think thirty-six hours too long a time
under favorable conditions. from which II
may be concluded that II the bill becomes
law he WIN make suitable regulations
covering the extension asked by the cattle
men.
Delay In shoshOne Opening.
The joint resolution extending the time
| for opening of the Shoshone or Wind River
Indian reservation to white settlement has
passed both houses and become a law. Tho
extension is made purely because IN early
June the weather ins this section OF wyom-
ling Is unsettled and for the additional fea.
son that two railroads are now building
! branches to connect with the borders Of
the new white mans country, which will
when completed greatly facilitate the hand
! ling of the great number Of prospective set
| tiers whom it is expected will take advant
age OF the opening of this new country.
Repeal Timber and stone Act.
The senate committee on public land.
today decided to report bill repeating
| the timber and stone act. Under the orig
inal timber and stone act II is alleged tina
vast areas of timbered land have passed
to the lumber corporations. At the sam'
| time It is conceded the law has beer
beneficial in enabling settlers to acquire
homes. The bill decided upon today pro
vides for the disposal Of timber at public
or private sale after appralsement and
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