Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-27
DOLLIVER TO OPEN DEBATE
Iowa Senator Expected to Make Great Effort
in Discussion Of Rate Bill.
FORAKER TO FOLLOW FOR OPPOSITION
Iowa Delegation Meets ard Pnsses
Appropriate Resolutions on Death
of Their Former Colleague,
E1-speskcr Henderson.
cFrom a STAFF correspondent)

tFrom a staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. Fob. 26-tSp scial Tele-
gram.)-On Thursday Senator Doliver v'lll
make his long anticipated speech CIV the
Hepburn railroad rate bill, which gives
every promise of being the senator's great
est effort since he has been in public litc.
on Wednesday Senator Foraker VIII nold
forth against the right of The government
to make rates and with these two dis
tnguished republicans to poiat the way in
discussion on the Hepburn bill one of shc
greatest debates in the generation is con-
fidcntly looked forward to.
Markell to Testify.
jacob E. Markell of Omaha is IN Wash
ington to tell the interoceanic canal COM
mittec of the senate what he knows trout
the famous Markell contract which,
had it been carried out, it IS said, Mould
have made Markell many times u million
airc. Mr. Markell, it is expected, will
follow William Nelson Cromwell, WHO,
cording to Senator Morgan. s the head
devil in selecting the Panama canal rp1te
instead of the Nicaragua route. MI. Crom-
we'll was on the stand today.
Congressman Norris Bereaved.
1t became known today among the coll
leagues of Representative Norris that on
lhulSudS ulSHl ldSl MS VIE ScNE bHlIl
to twin boys and the babes died thir
few hours OF their birth. Mrs. Norris was
at the Providence hospital and is sull in
that institution. For several days her
husband and friends despaired of her rfe.
but today news from the ned side is Ie-
| assuring and Mrs. Norris 10 now beyond
all danger. Mr.. Norris had The bodies of
his twin sons cremated and heir ashes
will at convenient future uIne be taken
TO McCook. Neb., for internent.
Iowans DepIorc Henderson, Death.
The announcement OF the death Jf ex-
Speaker HENDERSON was received with many
expressions of sorrow on the part % those
in the Iowa delegation, who had stryeu
with him in congress and ike wise on the
part of the members of the mousse gencIplly.
The Iowa delegation, with every member
present, met III Senator Allisons commit
tee room at II clock to take formal ac-
ton and for an hour discussed mis- many
siGedness and told stories intimately con-
nected with his career as soldier. lawyer
and lawmaker At the end of the confer
ence Senator Allison announced that. it
was found Impossible to secure a commit
tee from the Iowa delegation 20 attend the
funeral. in view of the press of public busi-
| ness, and that the Iowa delegation would
send a floral tribute to Mrs Henderson
Suitable resolutions were also adopted on
the death OF their former colleague
War Cattle Tick.
The agricultural appropriation bill Will
be reported from the subcommittee TO tile
full committee tomorrow. Provision has
been made for the externnati tion of the
| cattle tick, which is the alleged cause uf
mango in cattle and which has attacked
the herds OF the west to an alarming ex-
tent.
New Weather bureau stations.
The weather bureau is authorized 20
\ erect and equip the customary number of
new buildings for the weather service. One
| OF these will doubtless be located at Sheri-
dan Wyo. Representative Mondell has
! been trying for several years to secure
such a building for Sheridan, but he has
never been able to obtain definite promise
from Professor Moore that he would build
| it Mr.. Moore, however, told the COM
mittee during the hearings. that the Sher-
dan station is needed and it will be erected
beyond question this year, as the committee
has granted all he asks for this purpose.
Differences over Leasing Bill.
Members OF the Nebraska delegation i'll
congress are not unit by any means
| TO just what the people of Nebraska de-
sire in the way of land leasing bills.
Delegations from neighboring states, par
ticularly Wyoming and Colorado, are not
! in favor of leasing, and opinion is grow
ing that any bill on the subject, If It
would succeed. must be applicable to Ne
braska alone. Cattlemen of western Ne
braska are greatly interested in the land
leasing bills now pending in the house.
They are writing to the Nebraska sena-
| mi "a har urging
70 support such a measure. Mr.. p. A.
Yeast Of Hyannis wrote a letter 10 Sen
ator Millard setting forth the wishes Of
| the owners OF small herds. The senator
replied as follows:
/ Acknowledging receipt of your letter
without date, written at Omaha, will say;
/ There is a delegation representing the
! cattlemen of Nebraska now in Washington,
trying to hit on measure which would
| be approved by the Nebraska delegation
/ in congress as we'll as the house ana
senate Committees on public lands The
| house committee will give these special
representatives a hearing on "Wednesday
morning. While l have little faith In the
/ success of such a measure providing for
! the leasing of grazing lands by the govern
ment and believe the best policy would
! he 70 sell the lands outright to the cattle
/ men vet at the same time have assured
| the cattle raisers OF my state that / would
| provisions of which would promise to be
| of beneht to the cattle Industry of Ne
! brasGa.
Minor Matters at Capital.
| Representative Kennedy was today ad-
yised that the postmaster general has de-
cided to appoint Frank Compte postmaster
al Springfield, Neb., TO succeed Horace
T. Hoyt resigned Frank Compte was
deputy postmaster.
The committee on claims of the house
! today decided to favoTably report Mr..
Kennedy's bill for the relief of former
( Postmaster Crow OF Omaha. When Post
master Crow retired as postmaster at
Omaha his accounts did not balance by
7 some N,0.s, due TO the defalcation of a
clerk and the bill Of today credits his
account with this amount
/ Senator Warren today introduced a bill
providing an appropriation of sl5.OOO for
/ fnishing the attic story of the new pub
/ lie building at Cheyenne, Wyo.
! Representative Kennedy today presented
in the house a petition signed by over 100
| citizens OF Fort Calhoun, Neb.. protesting
against religious legislat ton This nrotosr