Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-06

Mccarthy and Kennedy. They expect to
start for home tomorrow.
Call on the President.
Early this morning Senator Burkett pre-
scented Attorney General Brown and Mr..
stanley to the president. Just what took
place at the interview between the nresi-
dent and the Nebraskans is not known, for
each OF the gentlemen refused to talk of
tho interview. Mr. Brown, however, wore
"A twenty-two-carat smile when he came
out OF the cabinet room and seemed to be
greatly elated over the conference. He said
the president had remarked on several mat
tiers in which he had felt a vital interest
and that he was more impressed than ever
with the bigness and intense Americanism
OF Theodore Roosevelt
Buffalo Pasture bill Passes.
The senate today passed bill authorizing
the secretary OF the interior to lease land In
Stanley county, South Dakota, for buff
falo pasture. This bill has now passed both
houses and goes 10 the president for APP
proval.
Townsites ON Irrigation Reserves.
rhe committee on irrigation of the house
today recommended favorably a bill en-
towering the secretary OF the interior to
establish townsites on public lands under
irrigation projects, these sites not TO be
over 16O acres In extent and the proceeds OF
the sales to go into the reclamation fund.
The bill further gives power TO the secre-
tary to contract with towns thus estab-
lished or with towns within the immediate
vicinity for delivery to said towns OF water
for municipal purposes. and 1t also provides
that the secretary may lease water rights
for operative purposes, said leases to run
not 10 exceed ten years.
johnson Gets No More Rent.
Mons Johnson is postmaster at Valley,
Neb. He also owns the building in which
the postoffice is located, and for which the
department pays him 1892 rental per an
mum. Johnson insists that the rental is in
adequate for the facilities furnished. Con-
gresham Kennedy took up with the Post
once department the request OF Johnson
to have his rent increased. but the con-
gressman was informed that under the ap-
preparation a larger rental could not be
paid. The postmaster has an application "a
sublet the lobby of the postofiice, and "a
this seems a way out to give Mr.. Johnson
larger rental. Mr.. Kennedy was author
ICED 20 ask his constituent for a diagram
Of the space to be rented that the de-
partment might properly proceed in the
matter.
Representative Mccarthy today recon-
mended for reappointment as postmaster
c. A. Sweet. Creighton.
PershinE 10 he Brisadier.
1t Is understood that the president has
selected Captain John J. Pershing, Fiji
teenth cavalry, son-in-law of Senator War
rem OF Wyoming. and at one time military
instructor at the University of Nebraska
for appointment as brigadier general of the
line to nh the vacancy caused by the re-
tirement OF Brigadier General c. c.. c
Carr. recently in command of the Depart
ment OF the Dakotas. Immediately after
his marriage TO Miss Warren Captain Per
shlng left for the far east, and Is at pres
ent military attache at the United State,
embassy at Toxic. Captain Pershing saw
distinguished service both in the Spanish
American war, China and the Philippines
omaha Cases I'm supreme Court.
Growing out N the purchase OF tn,
American National bank in 1895 by tn
nioa National bank, number o
suits are now pending in the su
prsms court, and which will come up 10
argument tomorrow. These cases ar
lIsnrx psfa,. TNrar.,r I-aS.