Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-04


enue which might be caused by the estab-
llshment Of grazing districts. It is pro-
vided that per cent Of the gross receipts
from each district shall be paid to the re-
spective states or territories for the use OF
the county or counties in which the district
is situated The residue of the receipts
will be used TO pay administrative eX-
penses, and at the end or each year 70 per
cent Of any money remaining OF the fees
collected will become'a part of the reclama-
ton fund and the remainder will continue
to be available for the payment of adminis-
trative expenses.
Effect of Burkett bill.
The first assistant postmaster general
has written letter to Senator Burkett rel
ative to the effect ON the postal service OF
his bill, recently introduced. to extend first
class city free delivery to all cities of the
country having a population of 5000 or
more. Mr.. Hitchcock, in his letter, says
that the bill would not cause an increase
in the number Of carriers employed. II
would, however, add thirty-seven offices to
the present number OF first class free de-
livery Offices, making total of ninety-five
instead of fifty-eight 1t would raise the
salaries OF 1872 letter carriers by $50 per
annum each and for the time being reduce
the pay OF a few other carriers by about
so per annum each. The passage of the
Burkett bill would increase by approxi-
mately $4,000 the cost of city delivery dur
ing the coming fiscal year
Amending Judicial BIu. s-.
When the rkett-Kennedy bill making
two federal districts in Nebraska comes
before congress Judge Norris proposes to
amend the bill providing that courts both
In north and south Platte districts shall
meet in additional places other, than pro-
vidsd in the. bill and DIVISIONS will be
created i'm these districts, making it i'm
peratiye that cases originating In these di-
visions shall be tried in said divisions.
When objection was made TO dividing the
state on north and south lines Judge
Norris wrote friends, in Hall county sug-
costing that 1.-THE division of the state on
east and west. lines oould not be passed,
as both senators, resided in the east half
and they would hardly agree TO such divl-
sion,, He ,suggestedJthat- II divisions could
be created in the pogth and south districts
making the hearing OF cases originating
in these districts compulsory on the part
of the court he believed it would go far
toward allaying the opposition. This seems
to be the result. as letters are now coming
in favoring Norris suggestion as a happy
way out of the dificulty.
Representative Kennedy has received a
series OF resolutions adopted by members
of the Hall county bar heartily endorsing
the Burkett bill dividing Nebraska into
two federal judicial districts. The resolu-
tons call on the delegation to vote for the
bill and to have a term of the federal
court at Grand Island requiring cases to
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counties: Merrick. Nance, Boone, Wheeler,
Howard. Greeley, Hall. Buffalo. Sherman,
Valley Garfeld, Loup. Blaine, Custer. Daw-
son, Lincoln, Logan, Thomas, Hooker,
Grant Mcpherson. Keith, Deuel.. Box
Butte, Cheyenne, SCOTS Blur and Kim
bail.
Hinshaw Appears for state.
Congressman Hinshaw has been re-
auested by Attorney General Norris Brown
TO appear before the supreme court on
April in the case of the state OF Mis-
souri, against the State of Nebraska 10
move that. the report of the commission
ers appointed to make the survey of
boundary line between said states be filed
and the report confirmed. This case was
decided in favor OF Nebraska and the
commissioners appointed to set up mon
uments along the established boundary.
There wifi be no contest over the report
Mr. Hinssw today interviewed the clerk
of the court and arranged TO appear on
Monday next.
Minor Matters ut Capital.
C. w. Fox and wife of Lexington, Neb..
are in the city. They viii be presented to
the president tomorrow by Congressman
Kinkaid.
Judge Dune while in Washington sub
mitted the case OF the Iowa Railroad Land
company against tho state OF Iowa, Sac
county and it's grantees. This case grows
out Of the selection OF so-called swamp
lands by the state Of Iowa under the act
of 1850. These lands have been sold and oc-
eupied by settlers not less than sixteen and
many for twenty-five years The land
company now claims that these lands were
not swamp I'm character in 1850 and seeks
to appropriate them under the railroad
grant OF 1864 Judge Dudie appeared for
the settlers.
The Nebraska members OF the house We're
entertained tonight by Judge Norris. Mr..
Mccarthy was selected as the Nebraska
member Of the republican congressional
committed.
Postal Matters.
II. f. Roberts, c. G. Moss and j. w.
Stout Of Omaha. Charles T. Shook OF Au-
burn and A. d. Dufry Of ONeil, Neb.,
have been appointed railway mail clerks.
The postmaster general has ordered es-
eablished May station No. OF the post
once at South Omaha 70 be located at eOl2
Q street.
Rural route No. has been ordered es-
tablished May Is at sutton, Clay county
Neh.. serving $40 people and sixty-eight
houses.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska