Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-07
CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS
Representative Pollard Has Comprehensive
Scheme Dealing with the Subject
PROPOSES LICENSE AND EXAMINATION
Nebraska congressman Jnderstocd to
Have sympathy of President as
Well as Commissiouer Gnr-
acid for His Measure.
PROPOSES LICENSE AND EXAMINATION
CFrom a stan Correspondent

(From a stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-(Special rele-
gram)-After consultation with Secretary
Metcalf Of the Department OF Commerce
and Labor and Assistant Attorney General
Prouty. Congressman Pollard today intro
duced bill which in many particulars is
a most sweeping measure. designed to con
troll corporations doing an interstate COM
merCe business
Mr.. Pollard's bill requires all companies.
partnerships. corporations. joint stock com
panies or associations Of any description
doing business between states or with for
eign nations to take out license based on
tho gross receipts Of their business
Congressman Pollard has been working
on this bill for months lie did not desire
TO introduce the measure until he had seen
other bills contemplating similar restric-
tons, but finding that none Of the bills
went so far as he originally outlined ia
his constituents in his campaign for con-
gress, Mr.. Pollard introduced his bill today.
Under the terms of the bill all companies
etc, doing an interstate commerce bust
ness to the extent OF 81 900 600 are clsssed
as interstate corporations. With this defni-
ton comes the direction that every COM
pany not only must pay a tax. but must
submit its books to examination by the
commissioner OF corporations
1t is understood the president Is in sym
patty with this measure. as is Commits
sioner Garfield and Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Prouty.
Whether or not Mr.. Pollard gets his
measure through the house. it is conceded
that the bill introduced is most compre-
hensive.
Benvitt Talks for Sugar Tariff.
II. G.. Lcavitt OF Omaha, one OF the own.
ers of the beet sugar factory at Ames, was
given thirty minutes tonight to tell the
members of the Nebraska delegation who
met at Mr.. McCarthy's house just why Ne
braska should oppose free trade with tho
Philippines.
wyoming Land Withdrawn.
Commissioner Richards of the general
land office today instructed the land Off.
ciais at Sundancc, Wyo., to withdraw from
all forms of entry, except under the mineral
laws. 1f.5GO acres OF public land for the pro.
posed Bear Lodge forest reserve. This pro.
posed reserve lies three miles northwest oi
Sundance.
Rural Carriers and Postma sters.
Rural carriers appointed for Nebraska
routes Craig, route 3, Charles Fl. Thomp-
son carrier, Christopher Thompson substi-
tute Palmyra, route 8, Frank w. Davidson
carrier, Samuel Miller substitute; Pickrell
route ., William II. Hodge carrier. George
d. Armstrong substitute; Stanton, route .
Oliver NJ. Whalen carrier, Roy Whalen sub.
stitute; Syracuse, route ., John Shafer car.
rier, Arthur Wolf substitute; Unadilla, route
l, Arthur +. 'Cowell carrier. John Doyle sub
stitute; Wayne, route 2. Wilson Rickabaugh
carrier, Milton X. Rickabaugh substitute
Postmasters appointed: Kilgore, Cherry
county. Neb., James A. w. johnson, vice
Sylvanus johnson, resigned: Cedar Bluffs
Cedar county, Ia, Adelbert l.. Paddock. vice
H. Gordon, resigned: Poctola, Pennington
county, s. D.. Mary A. Smith vice j. G.
Sherman, resigned; Horton, Weston county
Wyo., Laura NJ. Gleave. vice A. s. Gleave
resigned.
Corbin VIII Succeed Weston.
Orders were prepared at the War depart.
ment today relieving General Corbin OF tn.
command of the division of the Philippines
to be relieved by General Leonard Wood
also assigning General John +. Weston
now in command of the northern depart.
ment, to the command of the Department OF
Luzon, Philippines. on the same date Gen.
eral Williams, in command of the Depart.
ment OF Columbia, will be ordered to the
Philippines 10 command the Department OF
the Viscayas. General Corbin has been as.
signed to the Department OF the North
with headquarters at st. Louis, succeeding
General Weston.
General Weston will relieve General Tas.
ker n. Bliss, who is assigned to command
the Department Of Mindanao General VII.
liams' successor as commander of the De.
partment of the Columbia has not yet beer
selected
II was announced at the War department
today that two brigade posts are to be es,
tablishcd i'm the vicinity of Manila, one al
Fort Mckinley and another at Fort Stotsen
berg to be commanded by brigadier gen.
erals. IL is desired that opportunities be
given for brigade drills II was stated thai
Generals Bliss and Funston may be as
signed To the brigade posts
President VIII Attend Banquet.
President Roosevelt today accepted an in,
vitation to attend the annual dinner of the
Grdlron club which will he given on satur
day night, January q.
jerks VIII Receive Cinnamon.
Prof J w. jerks of Cornell university
was today designated by Secretary Root AZ
a representative OF the State department &c
receive a San Francisco upon their ar
rival the distinguished Chinese commission
crs now on their way 10 this country Il
, study American methods with a view e
the adoption of those that seem desirabl,
for the improvement OF the Chinese people
and government. Prof. jerks left Wash
ington this afternoon for San Francisco
/ where he will arrange for the execution Of
certain plans for the reception which he hai
prepared in conjunction with Chief Clerl
DENLY of the State department who viii
/ look after the commissioners when they ar
! rive In Washington.
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