Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-18
POLLARD LIKES OUTLOOK
Says Political Situation in First District
Looks Good to Him.
NORRIS URGES RAILWAY EMPLOYEES BILL
House Passes Bill for seErekatInR
Agricultural Lands I'm Forest
Reserves, but Senate IL
Likely 20 XIII IL.
(From a stan correspondentl

WARRINGTON, April 17.-(special Tele-
gram.)-Congressman Pollard has returned
to Washington after a close examination
of the political conditions in the First dis
trict of Nebraska. Mr.. Pollard was on the
floor Of the house today and had the salts
faction Of seeing the bill he introduced
granting a pension of s24 to l. d. Bennett
OF Plattsmouth passed.
II am perfectly satisfied with the paiitical
situation in the First district" Mr.. Pollard
said in reply to an inquiry 1.-THE only OPP
position to me comes from the railroad
politicians Of Lincoln and a man here and
there over the district who is willing to do
their bidding. Reports that come to me
from all parts of the district Indicate
clearly that the people are in favor of my
return to congress, 1 feel confident that
this year the people will dictate the nomi-
nations of all their candidates. In their
hands feel that my interests are safe"
Norris Urges Railroad Bill.
Congressman Norris appeared before the
interstate commerce committee OF the house
today in behalf of his bill limiting the
number Of hours railway employees may
work without rest. His bill provides that
all employees connected with the movement
of railroad trains must have eight hours
rest and they cannot work more than
twelve hours at any one time. No action
was taken on the bill, the committee decid-
ing to hold another meeting Friday.
Bill for Relief of Settlers.
The house passed bill authorizing the
secretary Of agriculture to designate lands
within forest reserves chiefly valuable for
aEriclttfre ana 10 permit homestead settle
ment thereon. A special bill applying only
m A..
house about ten days ago. The bill passed
today is general in its character and APP
plies 10 all forest reserves in the United
States except in California. 1t is under
stood there is some objections to a general
bill in the senate. The probabilities are that
the Black Hills measure will pass the SON
ate at this session. This will afford relief
20 several hundred settlers within the Black
Hills forest reserve who for one reason or
another have not been able to obtain titles
to their lands. Many of them have extern
sive improvements The bill is we'll guarded
80 as to protect the mining industry and
to prevent the taking OF timber or mineral
lands under the homestead law. The Black
Hills measure was introduced by Mr.. Mar
tin and both bills were reported by him
from the house committee on public lands.
Minor Matters at Capital.
The army appropriation bill, reported to-
day by the military affairs committee OF
the senate, carries an appropriation of $50. =
900 for the erection OF a modern sanitary
hospital at Fort d. A. Russell, wyo.
Senator Willard today introduced bills To
increase the pensions of the following resi-
dents of Omaha: Jacob Aver to $50 and
Mrs. Amelia Halves to so per month.
Judge Norris secured a pension today
for George r. Wolfe OF Hastings of s12 per
month.
Congressman Pollard secured pensions
for George d. belong, Havelock, Sc per
month from October ~, 1904. and Humphrey
c. Pollard. sprague, So per month
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska
Nelson. route 2, George C. Reeves. carrier
William c. Reeves. substitute. winsde
route 3 Hiram A. Ramsey. carrier; 1. X
Ramsey. substitute. Iowa-Andrew, route
/. Frank w. Baker, carrier; Roy A. Nc
Means substitute. Maauoketa, route 6
sherman Tubbs carrier; Kemp Eaton. sub
stitute.
C. L. Thompson OF Aurora, L. L. Land