Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-22
BILL HELPS OUT NEBRASKA
Counties to Get Ten Per Cent of Income
Derived from Forest Reserves,
HAUGeN FIGHTS FOX AN IOWA PROFESSOR
Senator Burkett Arrnnges for q
Speaking Tour In July and
August which Takes Him
Through Nine states.
From a stan Correspondent

CFrom a Stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON. June H.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-An item of great Importance TO the
west was adopted by the senate and placed
in the agricultural appropriation bill today
providing that 10 per cent Of the receipts
of the sales of products on forest reserves
shall be given to the counties in which
the reserve is situated. One-half Is to be
set apart for public schools of the counties
and one-half for good roads. Congressman
Martin of South Dakota has been inter-
csted IN this matter and after a conference
with the conferees of the house on the
agricultural lJillF was informed that the
conferees WIFI sustain the senate amend
ment' rms means considerable revenue
NOT enly. from che forest reserve, in Ne
hraska, but will add quite p sum of money
to Lawrence. Pennington and Custer coun-
ties in the Black Hills. .a-..
Fight for Iowa Man.
Congressman Haugen of Iowa started In
today 10 make a fight against senate
amendment in the naval appropriation bill
which promotes certain persons over Prof.
Milton Updegraff of DEBORAH, who is en-
gagged as one of the professors at the
Naval academy, but on assurance Of Mr..
Foss that the house would insist on it's
disagreement he did not press the matter.
Willard Is EIated.
Senator Willard is greatly elated over the
adoption of the lock type of canal The
senator had the strongest kind of assist
ance from Senators Knox, Hopkins and
Dryden, members Of the committee.
Nebraskans Interested In Lewis.
Senator Burkett has received a number OF
letters from people in Nebraska who seem
to think that the Postofice department has
been extremely unjust in its treatment OF
r. NJ. Lewis late president of the People :
bank OF st. Louis, whose mail was debarred
from transmission. The Peoples bank SO
called, was a mail deposit proposition offer
| ing alluring inducements TO open an account
with the bank" 1t was not long, however
until the postoffice authorities became con-
WINGED that the proposition was not entirely
| regular and inspectors were put upon the
case, which resulted in the issuance Of q
| fraud order and the dlsbarment Of Lewis
| and his partners from the privileges OF
the United States mail. Upon the issuance
of the fraud order Lewis sought a hearing
! which was granted and at his own request
was behind closed doOTs. Whatever he was
able TO bring out did not convince the post
/ master general that he was conducting a
| strictly legitimate business and the fraud
| order stood. He then appealed to the courts
and the decision Of Judges Mcpherson and
! Vandeventer sustained the Pustoffice de-
partment. Senator Burkett, in view Of the
apparent interest among a number of his
| constituents, wrote the postmaster general
a letter requesting the facts in the case
and received in reply today six pages Of q
| typewriter letter explaining that Levi,
was given every opportunity to. explain l.i:
business and to show cause why the FRAUD
order should not stand against him and he
failed TO accomplish this to the satisfaction
OF the department.
| BOFkett on Speaking Tour.
Senator Burkett has arranged a speak
ing tour for July and August that vii
take him into nine states. Following II
| the list OF dates as announced September
and October will be devoted to campaign
work in Nebraska:
June 90, Lebanon. Ky: July l. Appleton
! Wis; July II. Devils Lake, n, D.: Jul,
Mass; July 70, Iowa city. Ia; july p
C Sres t,9 Ia; July g, Franklin, o; july
Nincennes, Ind; August S, Pennington
Ia; August 10, Elgin. III; August II
lndisnola, la; August a. PEBBLES, o.; Au
gust =, oskaloosa, la; August II, Hamil
| ton, H.; August IL, Maryville Mo; Au
gust ", Danville. H., August ~ Mexico
/ Mo; August 2, sigourney la; August "A
4 Monmouth. Ill; August %, fredericksburg
/ Ill. August 3d. Mediapolis, Ia; August 81
| Vinton. Ia.
senate FavOrs Crawford.
senator Warren today from the com
mittee on military AFFAIRS reported favor
ably the bill providing a grant oI certain
lands, now part Of the Fort Robinson
military reservation. 10 the village o
Crawford, Neb., for park purposes, Thi
bill passed the house June 10 and nov
! with favorable. report IN the senat,
doubtless win pass that body at this ses
sion.
/ Congressman Hinshaw has secured pen
sions for the following: Martha X White
I Fairmont s. from June "a 1893. stephel
2, Hpfbrook. Filley, increase 70 SO iron
! May. 1874