Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-05
interest," CENTERS IN JAPS
.ejority Of oongrsssmen Agree with
Position Of the President
c LlFORNKSs PRINCIPAL DIRECTORS
COnEressmen hacey OF lows says He
is Not seeIsinE Job when His
''' Present sFerm in Congress
Expires.
lFrom q. stan CorresnondentN

CFrom a. star Correspondent
I WASHINGTON, Dec 4-(special Tele-
gram. )-Interest today centered in the presi-
dents message, members of the two houses
being particularly anxious to know what
the presidents position would be on the
japanese situation as applicable to Call
fornia, which seems TO be uppermost In the
public mind at this moment. Now that the
position OF the president is known as It re-
lates to the japanese and his earnest plea
for laws favorable to their naturalization,
his position is pretty generally endorsed by
the great body Of republicans in congress-
with the exception Of the California dele
cation and possibly some OF the Pacific
coast states. In this connection It is in
teresting to know that the message read
today has been in type more than month
and that the news associations were ad-
vised by Secretary Loeb sometime previous
to the trip which the president made TO
Panama that they would be supplied with
advance copies OF the message so that they
might be mailed to Japan and South
America to reach their destination in am
pie time for use by papers in those coun-
tries today.
The Nebraska members listened TO the
reading Of the message throughout. They
are unit that It is an exceedingly strong
state paper and exceedingly Roosevelt
tian" in. every line.
| Kennedy Secures Pensions.
Since his arrival in washington Mr.. Ken
nedy has secured pensions for Mary NJ.
Lee, widow Of Daniel ]. Lee, Of Omaha
Sarah e. Tabler, widow Of George H. Tab
ler of Valley, and Rebecca A. Allen, guar
dian of minor child of Frank H. Bishop, Of
Waterloo. In all these cases the amount
allowed is IS per month, with 81 additional
in case Of minor children.
Nebraska Matters at Capital.
DR.. William s. Fast OF Falls City, Neb.
was presented to the president by Con-
gresham Pollard today. Dr. Fast is in
Washington to secure passports for a visit
to countries bordering on the Mediterranean
sea, sailing on Saturday from New York for
Gibraltar. DR.. Fast expects to be absent
about eight months.
Senator Willard has prepared and will in
troduce at the earliest possible moment
measures to increase the pensions of the
following residents OF Omaha: DR.. William
Arnold, to SA per month; T. H. Lisley, to
$40; John Mcintosh, to S24.
Senator Burtett will introduce bills for
the further relief of Jane Newton, $25; A..
J.. Holbrook, $40; Hiram Bishop, $40; Dick
Richardson, $50, ali of Lincoln, and NJ. T.
Houser Waveriy, $50.
Senator Burltett has received petition
from citizens of College View, Neb., urging
the enactment Of legislation which will per-
NIT the passage through the malls free of
charge Of printed matter destined for the
education OF the blind. This movement is
not a particularly new one, but seems to
have been taken up with considerable earn
estness by j., N. Muck who edits a paper
at College View Ddevoted to the interests
of the blind. - a
Senator Willard exp ects to leave Wash
1'ington at the c1d$G of tomoFrow's session
for New York to spend few days upon
private BUSINESS! a1aors
Hunt HaE "a Defender.
Rev. E. Lawrence Hunt of Brooklyn to-
day had a valiant defender in Henry +.
Davis, his counsel in the Bassett divorce
case, in which the Brooklyn minister is
named as correspondent. Mr.. Davis fin
ished his argument for the defense this
afternoon after a scathing arraignment of
4 forty-six witnesses whom counsel for Bias
sett had presented.
Mr. Davis accused Bassett's lawyers of
having attempted to try the case through
the newspapers He said he had not re-
sorted to that course and had no need to
; do SO. ..li t
Dividing judicial District.
Representative Lacey today introduced
bill TO create a new division OF the
southern judicial district of Iowa and to
provide for terms of court at Ottumwa.
The proposed bill provides that the coun-
ties of Davis, Appanoose, Mahaska, Keo-
kuk, Jefferson, Monroe and Wapello shall
constitute division of the southern ju-
diciaI district of Iowa, to be known as
the Ottumwa division Of this court. Court
shall be held in this new judicial district
twice year at Ottumwa.
Lacey Not After Place.
Major Lacey is one of the lame ducks"
who will not be looking for job after
March L. Speaking of his leaving congress
Major Lacey said today; Il am good
deal like a hard working swede up in my
country when a Salvation Army captain
asked him If he did not want to work for
Jesus. NO. said Yon, I've got a job. l
workln on Milwaukee railroad
1--WE kept up my law practice during all
the years I've been in congress, for I've
always dreaded being political pOuper
OF all the pitiful objects on earth 1 think
tho most pitiful Is a congressman out Of a
job who can turn his hand to nothing"
Minor Matters at Capital.
Postmasters appointed; Nebraska.-Mea-
dow, sarpy county, Florence Miller. vice
H. G. Munden, resigned. Iowa-Clutier,
Tama county, Roy L. Cook, vice ]. l. VIII
son, resigned. Wyoming-Chrystal, Big
Horn county, Mary o. Barnett, vice Robert
l.. Mckinney, resigned; Fort Mckenzie,
Sheridan county, Lillian G. MaeWilliams.
vice MaIvina Appel resigned.
William NJ, Reed has been appointed reg
ular and Nellie E. Reed substitute rural
carrier for route No. l at Davenport, Neb.
A postoffiee has been established at Polk.
Polk county. Nebraska, with Origen Frost
as postmaster.
Collarettes-Copley jeweler, a5 s. 18th st.