Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-17
PRESIDENT SENDS FOR COSS
Wants to See Him Before Sending His
Honination 10 the Senate
soss SAYS NE IS FREE FROM FACTIONS
Biii Introduced In House 90 Cado
Enect of supreme Court Decision
..- ReEsrains sale Of Liquor
to Indians.


(From a stan Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-(Special Tele-
| gram. )--Charles A. Goss, nominee of the
| Nebraska delegation for United States at
torney, Is due to arrive In Washington to-
morrow. He comes on the personal sugges-
tion OF the president. who in all probability
desires. TO Took him over" in the vernacu-
lar OF the west before he sends in his name
to the senate for confirmation.
In this connection II may not be out OF
place to say that Repre- sentative Kennedy
who stood sponosr for Mr.. Goss in the eau
Gus which resulted in his selection and who
feels deeply interested in Goss' administra-
ton OF the ofice, wrote the latter n letter
| OF congrstulation on the day he was chosen
by unanimous vote Of the Nebraska deiesa-
ton. in which he stated that the members
OF that delegation understood Mr. Goss was
cial interests which might hamper him in
his official capacity. Not being satisfied
! with that general expression. Mr.. Kennedy
further said: "If you meet the expectations
| OF your friends you will be as broad as the
| republican party, knowing no fsctional lines
and ignoring all factlonal controversies, The
only way to unite the party is TO represent
the party a whole"
This letter of Mr.. Kennedy was called for
| by personal letter received from Mr.. Goss,
| ~ IL understood, In which the latter said
! that he had wiped out his political obliga-
| tions and that he was free man to enter
| the contest for the district -attorneyship.
From this IL was inferred that whatever
associations Mr. Goss had In the past they
/ were wholly behind him, and that n the
delegation should select him as Mr.. Bax-
| ter's successor he would be found with no
| faction, but working for the general good
OF the republican party.
Chance for Public Buildings.
Judge Norris said today, being a member
OF the committee on public buildings and
grounds OF the house. that the prospects of
| a public building bill looks brighter than Il
has at any time in six months. He said II
the treasury goes on bringing in returns as
| II Is now doing he believed a bill carrying
between, So, 100000 and n5.0oo.00O would be re-
ported by his committee. At least that IL
/ the feeling of the committee, for already
II has commenced canvassing ~the situation,
! and subcommittee covering several states
have been appointed by Chairman sartholdt.
Judge Norris is second man on the sub
| committee dealing with the middle west.
The Treasury department, according 10
| Judge Norris, il showing now an incrcase
instead OF an outgoing, and the deficit is
rapidly decreasing, there being now a little
! over s5,ooOc0o OF deficit since the beginning
| of the present fiscal year.
sioux Chiefs In Washington.
Chief Hump and Iron Thunder Sioux In
dams, in company with r. J. Warner.
| trader at the Cheyenne river agency. acting
as their interpreter. and representing
ninety-two Indians of the Cheyenne agency
who persistently refuse to take allotments.
| are in washington for the purpose OF seeing
the Great Father and the commissioners OF
Indian affairs.
Undofnw Ceurt Decision.
Representative Burke OF South Dakota in
troduced a bill today that cannot help hut
be far-reachinE In character II It becomes
law. It will be recalled that the supreme
court, in the case of Heff. recently held
that an Indian having taken allotment
ceased to be ward of the government ana
was to all intents and purposes a citizen OF
the United States. The case grew out OF
the sale OF liquor TO an Indian and the de-
tense set up the fact that the Indian to
whom liquor was sold had taken allotments
and was not amenable to the laws Of the
United States. The supreme court upheld
this contention, Congressman Burke, real
ising that IL this decision should be per-
United TO stand II would be but few years
until the Indians would be completely sep
aratcd from their money and become
charges on the counties and states in which
they reside. He, therefore introduced a bill
Withholding citizenship from indians who
have taken their allotments until after the
expiration of twenty-five years. or until the
final examluat tons OF the ISSUES involved
can he passed upon by the secretary OF the
interior.
Personal Matters.
Henry T. Clark of Omaha Is at the Ar
lington. .'.
Senator and Miss Willard entertained very
pleas sanity a number of Nebraskans at din
ner Monday evening, prominent among
whom were Mr.. and Mrs. Wells OF schuy-
Ter.
Congressman Pollard today recommended
Carrie NJ. Buokminster for postmaster at
Fargo, RICHARDSON county, vice George A.
Schmidt resigned.
Warden A. b. BEEN OF the Nebraska
penitentiary and daughter were in Wash
ington today on their way to Fortress
Monroe.
Members OF the house from Nebraska
were guests tonight of Judge Kihkaid.
Regulating GraEinE Privileges.
Representative Kinkald today introduced
a bill providing for the granting of graz
ing privileges to homestead settlers on
leases OF school and other lands granted
by the government for educational or other
purposes and owners OF land In freehold
I'm the arid and semi arid regions In the
states OF Nebraska, North and South Da-
kota, Kansas. Indian Territory or I'm
longitude west thereof. NJ for grazing OF
live stock. The leases are to be obtained
through means of an auction and granted
10 the highest responsible bidder. No lease
shall be granted at a figure less than u
cent per acre per annum and these leases
shall run for period of not more than
twenty years Payment for leases shall
be made 10 the nearest receiver OF public
moneys on 18th OF each December follow
ing the date OF execution of lease. The
money derived from these leases Is to be
thus disposed OF: one-half to be turned
into the treasury. to be placed TO the credit
OF the reclamation fund one-tourth OF the
remaining half 90 go to the state or terri
tory in which the leased lands are located.