Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-14
Secretary Hitchcock Wanted General Grant
with No Cities Named.
lew YORKER AND KANsAN BACK HIM UP
Hinshsw, Who is Member Of the Com
mittee Ably Seconds Omaha han.
LAND OFFICE RECEIVERS ARE TO STAY
Funeral of Miss Grace Thurston to he
Held Thursday Morning from the
Family Home on wyoming
Avenue.
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H'rom d Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. I9.-(Special Tele-
gram .)-Ever since Omaha was made an
Indian supply depot trouble has arisen at
every session of congress to continue the
Appropriation, namely, $4,000 per annum.
good deal of fun has been had over the
ability or inability Of the congressman
from the Second district, the senator from
the North Platte country and the Nebraska
delegation to retain this specific item in
the Indian appropriation bill. Mr.. Kennedy,
according to statement he made TODAY,
finds no humor in the struggle to retain
at Omaha an Indian supply depot.
When Secretary Hitchcock was before the
house committee on Indian affairs, which
prepares and reports the Indian appropria-
ton bill, he asked for a general appropria-
tion of SS4.0O0 or $4,000 higher than
appropriated in the last Indian bill, to cover
generally the Indian supply depots at St
Louis, Omaha and San Francisco. but he
desired no mention Of the last named cities.
An African in the lumber pile was
pected and Mr. Hinshaw. member of the
Indian affairs committee, and Mr.. Kennedy
began "A campaign of education. Commits
sioner Leupp in his testimony before the
Indian affairs committee stated that the
Omaha supply depot was needed and that
the possibilities of its future were very
, bright, but he could do no more than sup
Port his chief in asking for n recommended
ton of $4,000 without mention of either
Omaha st. Louis or San Francisco.
Insists on Specific ApprOpria tiou.
Mr. Kennedy consulted Senator Millard.
who has had considerable experience in
retaining the $4,000 appropriation for the
! Indian supply depot in the bill After
eanvassing the situation, Senator Milard
| suggested that a specific amount should be
insisted upon and that Omaha should be
named in the bill as heretofore; otherwise
/ by some devious method il might bc
dropped out completely. And upon that
! proposition MIR. Kennedy has proceeded
! With hammer and tongs he has gone after
members OF the Indian affairs committee
! aided and abetted by Mr.. Hinshaw. until
( at todays session of the Indian committee
of the house Mr.. sherman threw his hands
/ in the air and said that shere was so much
. objection To the appropriation for Indian
! supply depots being general in character
lie would suggest that the $4,000 additional
asked for by Secretary Hitchcock be d-
vided equally between Omaha, St. Louis
and San Francisco. The committee agreed
to the same.
( In conversation with Mr.. Kennedy Chair
man Sherman frankly stated that Omaha
deserved the place many times more than
| did St. Louis.
How about New York;" said Mr.. Ken
nedy
Well" replied Mr.. Sherman. 'you would
hardly expect me to agree TO that PROPOSE
/ ton"
Mr.. Kennedy in making his argument 10
the opponents of Omaha, Mr.. Sherman and
Curtis of Kansas principally. showed that
under Mr.. Jones. former commissioner OF
] T,,N fFaf m. l,o
square deal; that intending bidders were
compelled to ship their samples to Chicago
and base their prices on Chicago. when. In
fact, they were 800 miles nearer the points
of destination Mr.. Leupp has corrected this
very greatly and the coming season gives
promise of being the best Omaha mer-
chants dealing in Indian supplies have ex-
perienced.
Merchants Can Help.
If the Commercial club will go to the
front and aid Mr. Kennedy in the efforts he
is making to secure a specific appropriation
for Omaha. and business men generally
will take il upon themselves TO wire the
committee the necessity OF continuing the
Indian supply depot at Omaha much can
be accomplished between the time Of the
bills report TO the house and it's passage
Receivers TO Hold ON.
The, movement 10 abolish receivers OF
public moneys at land offices gives fair
promise OF being defeated in the near fu-
ture The bill submitted by the secretary
Of the interior through friends in both the
house and senate does not meet with the
approval, and IT has been practically agreed
upon by members OF the public lands COM
mittees of the two houses to report against
II when it comes up.
Butchers Oppose Parcels Post.
~.
tion of Omaha, through its executive Off
GERS, is demonstrating against the passage
Of the parcels post bill Senator Miard
having transmitted the remonstrance today
20 the senate committee on the postoffice
ana post roads, with the request for careful
consideration.
Minor Matters at Capital.
. Representative Norris has recommended
! the appointment Of G. w McConnoway to
be postmaster at Holdrege, Phelps county
Mr.. McConnoway has served one full term
II Is expected by Judge Norris that his
nomination win be sent to the senate on
; Friday.
Representativ Mccarthy today enter
, tanned at luncheon State Senator NJ. A
Meserve Of Creighton and VIII Tactette OF
Bloomfield. These gentlemen are In Wash
ington enroute 10 New York.
Funeral of Miss Thurston.
The funeral services over the remains OF
Miss Grace p. Thurston, eldes, daughter
! OF former Senator Thurston, who died in
this city Monday night result of an
operation for appendicitis, VIII be held
= Thursday morning at II o'clock from the
: residence of her father 2132 Wyoming ave-
nue. The services will be of an unobtru-
q sive character and only close relatives and
=, personal friends OF the bereayed family will
{ attend.
! II was announced tonight that the fol-
!. lowing pallbcarers had been selected: SEN
ators Millard and Burkett Congressman
\ Kennedy W r. Andrews. auditor for the
, Treasury department; Joseph r. Webster
= I the Interior department. NJ A. Ballinger
4 and Robert b. Brown, partners Of Mr.
Thurston. and Edgar c. Snyder.