Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-13
KENNEDY GETS INTO DEBATE
Lays Foundation for Bill for the Benefit oI
Postal Clerks.
RIGHT OF APPEAL FOR THE GOVERNMENT
Geological survey Has Plans for
Making Prolific Additional Areas
of Land in western Portion
of Nebraska.
(From a stan correspondent }

NASHiNG1ON, April l2-tSpeCial Tcle-
eram.)-Congressman Kennedy figured in
the debate today on the postoficc appro
priation bill by asking a series Of qucs-
tions Of Chairman Overstreet in charge Of
the bill, and by that means making a
rather unique bu, exceedingly effective
speech. The questions asked Mr. over
street were to establish two propositions
that postal clerks of different grades are
underpaid and that they ought to be classi
fed so as to be entitled to annual or other
periodical promotions, with corresponding
Increase in salary. Both points which Mr..
Kennedy sought to bring before the at
| tention Of the house were practically con-
cedcd by the chairman of the postoffiCC and
postroads committee. The object the con
gresham from the Second district had in
view in getting the admissions was for
/ the purpose of using the information OBJ
| tanned in the open house in support of a
! bin to classify postal clerks in presiden-
tial Offices and secure them increased sal
aries
Government Right of Appeal
Representative Martin of South Dakota
/ thinks that congress should not adjourn
without enacting a law giving the govern
ment the right Of writ of error appeal
in criminal cases, and he talked to the
!
menting upon the situation, Mr. Martin
| said: The best instance ! know of show
| ing the helplessness of the government is
! in the case of the Beef trust in the recent
/ decision of Judge Humphrey of Chicago.
Attorney General Moody has been de-
| sirous of taking an appeal on a writ OF
error from that decision, but finds that
there is no law that will permit him to do
! so. This state of aYTairs ought not to be
allowed to continue. In a criminal case
the defendant has the right of appeal
while the government has no such right"
Little Faith in Bill.
| Congressman Connor of Iowa in the house
committee on labor today, when the bill
making all prison-made goods subject TO
the laws of the states to which they are
] shipped was up for consideration, said he
would vote for the bill, but he did not be-
lieve it would do any good. because of its
indefiniteness He thought the whole sub
ject should be left to the states.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Judge Norris today secured pension of
IS per month for Irwin Masters of Loomis,
Neb
Representative Mccarthy of the Third
Nebraska district was on the floor of the
house for a short time today. He showed
inc tutClS VI his ItItuN lllllcSSs buN sdlu lAS
was gaining strength every day and hoped
to be himself soon
Representative Kinkaid this morning
called upon the secretary of war to request
of the War department the loan of a num-
ber of tents for the use of the North Me-
braska Old Soldiers association at it's an
nual reunion to be held near Valentine in
June. Representative Kinkaid. after his
talk with Secretary Taft, said he expected
an order would be issued granting the loan
OF such tents and other utensils necessary
to the veterans during their reunion.
Plans for RedeeminE Lands.
Judge Kinkald also called upon the di-
rector of the geological survey to lay be-
fore him the petition signed by residents
of Box Butte county requesting that sur
vey be made to ascertain the feasibility of
obtaining water from the Platte river in
wyoming to reclaim the plateau surround
ing Alliance and Hemingford He was as
sured by Director Wolcott that western
Nebraska is sure to secure considerable de-
velopment in the near future besides that
which will accrue TO 1t through the con-
struction of the Pathfinder irrigation project
now being constructed The director, how
ever said it had not yet been determined
what localities would be developed first.
The committee on Indian affairs today
made a favorable report on Senator Bur
kett's bill to enable Indians allotted lands
I'm severalty within the boundaries of
drainage district numbered one. in Rich
ardson county Nebraska, to protect their
lands from overflow and for the segrega-
ton of such Indians from their tribal re-
lations as may be eXpedient. The object
of the bill is TO make IT possible for GER
tain Indians in the southeastern portion Of
Nebraska to participate in the drainage
plan OF their lands. The state Of Nebraska
ras a law authorizing land owners 20 or
ganize for the purpose of draining or re-
claiming lands. The Nebraska law pro-
yides IN general for the machinery OF as
sessment and collection of taxes for the
peyment of such drainage and reclamation
service An organization OF this sort has
been formed by land owners in Richardson
county to reclaim land along the Nemaha
river.
There are in the district to be drained
however, several Indian allottments and
certain other Sac and Fox tribal lands and
this land, owing 10 the fact that the In
dians are not able TO enter into assessment
and charge their land with the cost Cf
draining interiors with the entire drainage
project, because the lands are in the drain
age district and the Nebraska law pro-
vides that all lands to be benefited must be
assessed.
Bill for Relief of Settlers.
Senator Hansbrough, for Senator Gamble
! today introduced a bill TO permit Dollie A.
Fountain of Walworth county, South Da-
kota to purchase a homestead in that
county 1t appears Mrs, Fountain entered
upon the homestead referred 10. occupied
} and fenced a portion OF IT, erected a sub
/ stantial dwelling and established her rcsi-
dence on the land in July, 1898. She cult!-
waited a portion Of the land and lived
p thereon whenever her physical condition
would permit. Severe illness and old age
necessitated her residence elsewhere during
a portion Of the time since her entry, and
, she was therefore unable TO comply strictly
with the law requiring continual residence
upon lands thus entered under the home
stead laws. The case is exceptional. and
this special bill permits Mrs. Fountain TO
, purchase said land at N.25 per acre and
grants her a patent in fee simple.
Change in Iowa Judicial Bill.
The senate committee on judiciary today
reported favorably, with amendments. a
, bill which passed the house April 4 amend
ing the former act creating the southern
division OF the southern district OF Iowa