Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-10
CONCRESSMEN A BIT COY
Not Particularly Charmed with Invitation
to Help Settle AttOrnsyship
IF THEY DO IT MUST Be A GENERAL RULE
Congressman kinkaid Makes Com
plsint TO Interior Department of
Action of Special Agents on
Homestead Entrics.
(From a STAN Correspondent }

W '<No4li.NGlON, Jan. S-(SpeClal lele-
sram)-senator Milard. dean of the
Nebraska delegation In congress- is as yet
undetermined when he will call his coll
leagues together to consider the Baxter
succession. AS a matter Of fact the mem
oers OF the lower house do not care par
ucularly whether they are called In con-
sultation or not. unless there is a nard and
fast rule made that in all matters of state
patronage they will be consulted and have
an equal vote with the senators in the
choice OF men for the positions This is
the Iowa mode of procedure and 1t has ap-
pealed TO the Nebraska delegation most
torcloiy since the wholesale removals of
ieoefal officials began. To be asked into
conference at this late date, when all the
FEDERAL positions are filled with the excep-
ton Of United States attorney, the members
OF the lower house say looks as If they are
needed to ratfy the choice of the sena-
tors and they are just a bit shy.
Tomorrow Senators Burkett and Allllard
VIII have the interview with Attorney
General Moody on Senator Burkett's di-
vision bill. and should the attorney general
state that his department favors the meas
ure, 1t will undoubtedly have a most direct
bearing on the United States attorneyship.
In any event, 1t is believed that a de-
cision Will be reached by the end Of the
week. although every day brings one or
more new candidates into the field for the
position, thereby complicating matters
While in no sense a candidate Howard
Baldrige's name is more frequently mem
toned than any other for the position,
But rumor says that Baldrlge will not
give up his present excellent law practice
for the place, which is d source Of worri-
ment TO one of the senators at least
kinkaid on the warpath.
Congressman Kinkaid is hot Ordinarily
the representative from the Sixth Nebraska
district is one OF the mildest of men, But
lately he has been receiving reports from
MS district charging special agents Of the
land Office with hostile utterances against
the hinkaid bill and today Judge Kinkaid
took the war path He visited Secretary
hitchcock OF the Interior department and
Commissioner Richards of the land office
TO demonstrate against the action of special
agents OF the land Office who are exacting
conditions from intending homesteaders
under the 64o-acre act never contemplated
py that measure. For months past COM
plants have been coming to Representa-
1--WE hlnkaid that the terms OF the law
which he had passed relating to home
steads in the sand hills section OF his dis
VIM "tit otiiiS MiSlnterpreteQ and that
agents OF the government were placing re-
strictions In the way Of honiesteaders.
Today srmed with letter from one of /
the leading men of the Sixth district, Con-
gressman Kinkaid bore down on Secretary
Hitchcock and protested. The department
disclaimed any knowledge of the situation
and Commissioner Richards said he would
Investigate the trouble
Gamble sfanIs hx EIIto..
Senator Gamble of South Dakota has not
given up the fight for the reappointment
OF j. G. Elliott, United States district at
torney for that state, as has been sent
out from Washington. Senator Gamble said
today that his position regarding Mr. Ell
ltott was the same ever. II the presi-
dent should decide TO appoint some one
other than Elliott he would make the an
pointment without his endorsement while
am not advised to what the president
proposes to do regarding the district at
torneyship OF South Dakota" said Senator
Gamble, Il still maintain that Mr.. Ell
lott will be appointed"
The breach between the members Of the
South Dakota delegation grows more bit
ter every day and there promises 10 come
day of reckoning which will not he
pleasant for somebody in the delegation.
FerspuHI MehttOn-
Nelson c. Pratt of Omaha Is in Washing
ton on visit to f. B. Henderson. for
merly court reporter at Omaha. now an
cmploye in the commissioner of Indian af-
fairs Office. Mr.. Pratt said emphaticaIly
today that he was not here on any politi-
cal mission, but had a matter he desired to
look after In the supreme court
Mr.. and Mrs. n. W. Wells, formerly of
Schuyler, Neb., are I'm the city and are
stopping at the Hotel Gordon
Captain c, E. Adams of Superior, one
of the leading republicans in the Fifth
district, is in Washington to attend the
meeting of the General Pension BOARD M
the Grand Army of the Republic Can
tain Adams will be in Washington for sew
era days
Hon, c. A. ShumwHy. president OF the
Commercial club OF SCOTS Bluff. wired
Senators Millard and Burkett tina, the
Commercial club Of that town had passed
a resolution protesting against the reduc-
ton of the present Dtngley tariff.
X. R Andrews of Kearney will sail FINN,
New York on January % TO accent a post-
tion in the postal service on the Isthmus
of Panama, position which was secured
for him by Senator Millard
Legislation for Indiana.
Representative Burke today introduced a
resolution to pay s. 60 to reward certain
Indians i'm South Dakota for the rescue Of
white captives in custody OF the White
Lodge bands of Sioux Indians In Novem-
ber 1862.
Senator Gamble today gave notice that
when the Indian appropriation bill comes
up he would urge an amendment providing
an. appropriation Of 1880 for an extension
of the sewer and repairs Of buildings at
the Industrial Indian school at Chamber
lain, s. d.
Sealed proposals for 5000 barrels of ca
ment will be received at the ONCE OF the
engineer OF the reclamation service at !,
Belle Fourche, S. D., until 4 O'Clock Febr,,-
arr 8
Postmasters appointed-Nebrsska, Ken
uedy, Cherry county, Agnes j. Piercy vice
ID. A. Piercy, resigned. Iowa. Orleans.
Dickinson county, Eta Weed vice stephen
Weed. dead
Rural carriers appointed - Nebraska
Spring Branch, route l, Oakley c. Kemn
carrier; John Beitman, substitute. soutb
Dakota, Springfield. route l, Fred y
Dawes. carrier; George Z. Dawes, substi-
tuts.
President Dimes with shaw.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt tonight
were entertained at dinner by Secretary