Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
TRIUMPH OF IOWA SENATOR
Dolliver Makes Greatest Speech of His Life
On the Rate BILL
ClAPP FOLLOWS WITH LEGAL ARGUMENT
Nebraska CRttIcmcn Ask to Have
North Platte Forest Reserve Made
Pcrmaucnt-Natter Goes
to Hitchcock.
OFrom staff Correspondent)

is believed by his friends to he the strong
est and most logical speech he has made
during his congressional career. No man
in years has been accorded the attention
that was given Senator Dolliver TODAY, not
only by his colleagues, but by the pres
ence of many members of the lower house,
including the entire Iowa, Nebraska and
South Dakota delcga and by packed
galleries. Senator Dollivcr was master of
his subject and master of the situation.
There are those who may Cavi at his pre-
sentation of the popular side of the regu-
lation of railroad rates, because it may
have lacked legal argument in some par
ticulars, but Senator Dollver was follow
ing out agrecd-upon plan between him
self and Senator Clapp, the other repub-
lcan senator who Joined with the demo-
Gratis in reporting the so-called Hepburn
bill out of the commerce committee. Sena-
tor Delivers presentation of the reasons
why the Hepburn bill should be passed
touched the high lights of the peoples de-
mands for such regulation. The legal as
poets of the case will be presented by SEN
ator Clapp at some later period The speech
of Senator Dolliver showed great research
and some of his utterances were the high
est examples of American oratory. He was
accorded a splendid ovation, not only by
his associates of the senate, but by the
galleries, whose occupants could not be re-
strained from showing their appreciation at
the mastery manner in which the junior
senator of Iowa presented his demand for
railroad rate regulation.
CnttIemcn Like Forest Reserve.
Senator Mllard and W. f. Gurley had
a conference today with Chief Forester
Clifford Pinchot in relation to the perma-
ncnt withdrawal of lands in Mcpherson,
Arthur and Grant counties into what is
known as the North Platte forest reserve.
Last summer these lands were temporarily
withdrawn from public entry and made
into a forest reserve, which has been If
great value to the cattle growers or that
country. And now, having had an oppor-
tunty to Craze their cattle in this reserve
under government supervision, the cattle
interests in the section named and repre-
sented by Mr.. Gurey are anxious to have
the withdrawal made permanent. Mr.. Pin
chot has looked with favor upon the
proposition, and has sent the whole mat
ter to Secretary Hitchcock for final APP
proval. Mr.. Gurley left for home tonight.
Proposal TO Discontinue ONCE.
Congressman Kennedy was advised by
the first assistant postmaster general that
the QlScOntlnudnCc Oh the pOShOllSt db Elm
City, Douglas county, had been recon-
merded ny ALI Inspector of the department.
This discontinuance grows out Of the ex-
tension of the rural free delivery service
from Washington, Washington county.
The department, in advising Mr.. Kennedy
of the suggested discontinuance, has also
requested him to state If he concurs in the
recommendation. Before answering the
letter of the department the congressman
will take up the matter with the patrons
! of the Elk City Office. A year ago efforts
were made to bring about a similar dis
| continuance, but so much opposition re-
| suited that the whole matter was dropped
until now.
| Branch ONCE for south Omaha.
| Representative Kennedy took up with
the Postoffice department today the estab-
| lishment of u branch postofficc at Brown
! park, 9 street, South Omaha A petition
! has been on file for some time with the
! department asking for the establishment Of
! the office, out no action was taken in
/ the matter. Mr.. Kennedy took the matter
up with the department with the result
that the department will ask the postmas-
ter at South Omaha for report as to the
advisability for such establishment.
New Land Lease Bill.
! R.prespntatiVe Reeder of Kansas today
! introduced grazing bill, which makes
/ the NTH measure on this subject now
! pending before the public lands commit
! tee Mr. Reeders bill differs from those
previously introduced in that II would
| give the secretary of agriculture the con-
troll of letting of grazing leases instead
Of their being vested in the control OF the
/ secretary of the interior. The Reeder bill
1t 1.
! proclamation such portions OF the public
! lands AS in his opinion should be created
into grazing districts The control and
custody of the lands thus withdrawn shall
be placed in the hands of the secretary Of
agriculture, who is authorized to classify
and appraise the grazing value Of such
lands and to appoint such officers as the
/ care of each grazing district may require.
The secretary of agriculture is also au-
( thorized to charge and collect a reasonable
fee for grazing permits and to make and
/ enforce such regula tions as may be appro-
pirate TO the conditions OF each grazing
district. These regulations shall be framed
and applied with special reference to
bringing about the largest permanent oc-
cupation of the country by actual settlers
and home makers.
All public lands thus withdrawn and
/ controlled shall at all times continue 70
/ be subject to entry and settlement under
suitable conditions.
Money for Indian school.
! Senator Kittredge gave notice OF a pro-
posed amendment 20 the Indian appropria- %
tion bill calling for an additional appro-
priation Of $1,000 for general repairs and
! improvements, for cement veneer for old
buildings and for an industrial and science
building at the Flandreau Indian school
Senator Gamble put in an amendment to
the Indian bill calling for an appropria-
ton Of $500 for the Improvement Of Hope
Indian school az Springfield s. d.
Postal Matters.
Representative Pollard today recon-
mended the appointment of William r.
I Richardson to he postmaster at Mynard.
3 Cass county. vice a. l.. Cox. resigned.
J Complete rural county service has been
ordered established in Fillmore county, Ne
braska, to be effective March 15 1906. The
total number of routes now in operation in
the county is twenty. all Of which have
/ been reaTraHged.
W. l.. Belt and Thomas X. Sawyer have
hrcn appointed letter carriers AT Waterloo.