Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-15

/ NrIOH a SlaH correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb 14-(Special Tele-
gram.) = Representative Pollard saw the
president this morning regarding-the bill
recently introduced by him Ito require all
corporations engaged in commerce with the
several states, with the territories and
with foreign nations to secure license
| from the general government and TO i'm
pose license fee for same" The president
was much interested in the matter, ac-
| cording to Mr.. Pollard. and said that once
the railroad rate matter was settled he
would be pleased to consider the sugges-
| tions contained in the bill.
Taft Considers Army Bills.
| Secretary of War Taft was at the capitol
! today to attend a meeting of the house
| committee on appropriations. and when he
| had concluded his statements before that
| committee Representative Pollard gained
| his consent to listen to an explanation of
| tho purposes of couple of bills which
he had introduced These two bills bear
! thles, respectively. ITO require the presi-
dent of the United States to appoint cer-
tain persons in the regular army and place
them on the retired list and ITO give
! the true military status to the Nebraska
territorial militia" The first named bill
| directs that the president be authorized TO
| appoint in the regular army and place on
| the retired list the following persons, who
| served In the volunteer armies OF the
| United States I'm the war of the rebellion.
| in the war with Spain, and in the Philip
| pine insurrection, or for the same time
| in Cuba or Porto Rico, to the following
| ranks: Robert w. Leonard colonel; James
| e Shallenberger, John r. Prime William
~. White, Morris c. Hutchins, James II.
| Hysell, Samuel O.. L. Potter, Charles 5.
/ IT,. - a,-ia nd Inn n
ders. majors; Reuben a. Whipple. Holman
G. burlington, Frank \. Newberry, John
| p Grinstead, Jacob II. Culver. Henry A.
| Reed, David F. Allen, Richard ]. F1an-
| ming, Elias II. Parsons, Thomas Downs,
Eben b. Fenton, Harlow l.. Street and
Philip Mothersil, captains; James b. Clare,
| first lieutenant, the same being their hlgh-
| est respective rank in their service ana
| who have not been and could not be APP
pointed to such ranks under the law for
| the reorganization of the army, passed on
the I'd of February, 1901
MiIitiamen Desire Recognition.
The second bill which Representative
Pollard discussed with the secretary OF
war is one intended TO give a legal status
to the survivors of the First Nebraska
Volunteer militia, consisting of companies
A. B. c. and ID and battery of artillery
4
and served to defend the Nebraska, Col
Dorado and Kansas frontier against hostile
llInsts,s.-4 Rccognition lis songht by the
| survivors of these Nebraska state militia
companies so that they may draw pen
| sions.
spriDgfeId Postmaster Resigns.
| Horace T. Hoyt. postmaster at Spring
field Neb. has resigned. With his resig-
nation came recommendation for the ap-
pointment of Frank Conte, the deputy post
master. Both the resignation and recon-
nendation were transmitted to the POST
Office department by Congressman Kennedy
today Mr.. Kennedy stated that he would
not interpose any objection to Mr.. Conte,
having learned from the Postotice depart
ment that his record was excellent
Hearing on Land Case Bill.
Mr.. Lacey of Iowa said tonight that hear
ings on the land leasing bills would in all
probability be commenced on Friday before
the committee on public lands. c. II. Cor
nell of Valentine and former Senator Rey-
nolds will appear before the committee as
representatives of the Nebraska Cattle
Growers association in behalf of the Lacey
bill. The Nebraska delegation is not COM
mitted to any measure looking to the leas
ing of public lands.
Action on Land Bills.
The senate committee on public lands
today authorized favorable report on
Representative Burkes bill, which passed
the house February 9. authorizing the
secretary of the interior to lease land in
Stanley county, South Dakota, for buffalo
pasture.
A bill which passed the house February .,
extending the public land laws to certain
lands in Wyoming, was favorably reported
by the senate committee on public lands
today. The bill provides that the public
land laws he extended to lands embraced
within a territory ten miles square ceded
to the United States by the shoshone and
Arapahoe Indians by agreement ratified
June Z, 1897,
Personal Mention.
Former Senator Pettigrew of South Da-
kota arrived in Washington today.
Senator Burllett returned to Washington
today from Binghamton, \. Y, where he
addressed the opening meeting of the Win
ter Chautauqua association on Monday
last.
Postal Matters.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska
Howells route 3. Joseph S. Snidelar carrier.
Joseph F. Herout substitute. Iowa-Clem-
ons route l. Freeman 5. Perry carrier. Carl
Perry substitute; Clutter. route 2, Bedrich
, Kremenak carrier, John Wesley substitute;
Coin. route /, Charles l.. Hatch carrier,
: Grace Hatch substitute Moville, route .
Bruce II. Crowell carrier Oma Crowell sub
stitute; New Market, route /, Billy S. Noble
carrier Frank l.. Noble substitutes Salix,
route !, Lafayette Galand carrier, Russell
> y. I4nksuiler substitute; Sheldon, route 2
! Halsted S. Smead carrier Floyd r. Smead
? substitute; State Center, route ., Grant Ser
? geant carrier, Edward S. Fish substitute.
} South Dakota-Platte, route 3, Charles Il
Hay carrier, Sarah J. Hay substitute.
Harry r. Crawford has been appointed
: postmaster at Buda, Buffalo county, Ne
5 braska, vice ]. c. Goodell, resigned.
4 The Citizens National bank of Cheyenne
Wyo., has been authorized TO begin business
with 10000 capital. t. b. Hord is presi-
dent and T. w. Stone cashier