Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-18
HOWE'S TITLE NOW CLEAR
Senate Confirms His Nomination, Also
That Of B. Il. Barrows,
OMAHA INDIAN DEPOT PROVIDED FOR
Congressman CushmRn I'm All PrOba-
bility Cannot Accept Invitation to
speak in Omaha on wash
ingtOn's Birthday.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent)

| WASHINGTON, Dec. lG-tSpeCial Iele- !
/ gram. ,s-Havng anticipated the name Of
+ l.. Howe being sent to the senate today, |
Congressman Kennedy not only asked the !
assistance Of the Nebraska senators, but
saw Senator Penrose, chairman of the
! postof1ce committee of the senate with
view Of bringing about the earliest con-
! frmation possible. Usually nomination
| for postmasterships of presidential class
go over for at least one day, but in this
case. where one name was sent in for
! the South Omaha postInastership and with
drawn for that of another, the senate COM
mittCe on postoffice saw no reason to de-
bate the question in committee, and when
the name appeared confirmation followed.
While somewhat of an unusual proceeding,
everybody in the senate seemed to think
that the proper way to settle matters
was to confirm Mr. Howe's appointment
at once without reference to the commit
tee, and this was accordingly done
Mr. Kennedy was congratulated by his
many friends in congress in having his
nominee selected after another nomination
had been sent in.
Mr.. b. II. Barrows, at the same time
was confirmed as surveyor of customs
Of the port of Omaha.
Cash for Omaha Indian Depot.
While the house was considering the In
dian appropriation bill today, the item ap-
proprating money for Indian supply depots
throughout the country was reached, the
bill this year carrying lump sum for
several Indian depots. Mr.. Kennedy asked
the question whether the Omaha Indian
supply depot was to be maintained with
the same liberality during the next fiscal
year. He called attention to the fact that
he had to fight last year, not only with the
committee, but later in the house to get
an appropriation Of $4,000 to carry on the
work there. This year the Indian affairs
committee had decided to give the COM
missioner of Indian affairs a lump sum to
carry on the work of several depots-New
York, Chicago, st. Louis Omaha and San
Francisco-and he wanted to know whether
: Omaha was to have the same treatment
as accorded it last year Mr. Sherman,
chairman of the Indian affairs commit
, tee, stated, in reply to Mr.. Kennedy's ques-
ton, that lump sum given to all Indian
supply depots included Omaha on a basis
! as liberal as last year, even more So
r If the business warranted. Mr.. Sherman
further said that should the business In
crease in Omaha, as he believed 1t would
5 a larger sum Of money would be available
at that point, calling the attention of the
house TO the fact that the Omaha depot
: had greatly Increased its business during
. the past fiscal year and that It was the
intention of the Indian bureau to stiH
5 further use Omaha as a medium Of sup
t plies.
. Cushman May Not Come
3 Representative Francis Cushman Of
i Washington has been invited to address
t the Omaha club on Washington's birthday.
. Today Representative Kennedy saw Mr..
e Cushman in order to clnch the invitation,
= but the congressman fought shy of making
e definite promise. Much as he would like
= to go, to Omaha, he having started in his
e legal career in Holt county Nebraska Mr..
= Cushman said today to Mr.. Kennedy that
e he was afraid he could not see his way
e clear to accept, Washington's birthday
5 coming 50 near to the end of the session.
e He asked however, that the date be held
e open until after the holidays. In the mean
time he thought the club should not lose
an opportunity to secure some other speaker
\ for the night in question.
Chapman Appeal Dismissed.
= The supreme court today dismissed, for
want Of Jurisdiction, the case of Hiram T.
Chapman, plaintiff in error, against Flor
ence Elliott Chapman, on appeal from the
supreme court Of Nebraska. This suit
l. originated in Cedar county, Nebraska
e wherein Mrs Chapman sued her husband
q for maintenance and support. The judg-
e ment of the trial court was in favor of the
IS plaintiff, and she was awarded $4,000 for
/ maintenance. On a writ of error to the
II supreme court that court reversed the judg-
&c mcnt OF the court below for the reason
II that the trial court had erred in awarding
II a lump sum of $1,000 for maintenance in
ie stead Of awarding amounts to be paid
y periodically, and sent the case back TO the
70 district court for instructions Ito receive
:. such additional evidence pertinent TO tho
:, subject Of alimony as may be offered by
~ either party and to award to plaintiff such
sum- to be paid to her periodically by
- defendant, as shall appear 10 be within n,
= ability to pay and to be adequate for suit
- able maintenance"
n Conductors File Protest.
ID Representative Kennedy today presented
ic resolutions adopted by the North Platt,
1f division Of the railway conductors protest
10 ing against the passage OF the LaFolIettt
bill limiting the hours of labor for railway
hi employees.
le Congressman Finkaid today recommend
K ed for postmaster at Mitchell, scott's Bluff
es county, c. H. Blackburn, vice l.. S. Russell
resigned.
Pollard PFohts by Experience.
III Congressman Pollard introduced a bill
today amending section ST. revised statutes
- relating 10 the pay or members OF congress
10 fill vacancies as follows: Whenever
vacancy occurs in either house Of con
gress, by death or otherwise, Of any mem
Der or delegate elected or appointed theret,
he the person elected or appointed to III suci
o- vacancy shall be compensated and pal,
c. from and including the date Of his election
TT or appointment
u MiIInrd Starts for Home.
n Senator Millard left Washington thi
as afternoon for Omaha and will not return
TO 20 the capital until about January 2
ne BuFkett "a Talk in Pittsburg.
" Senator Burkett leaves tomorrow nigh
II for Pittsburg, where he is TO address tn
international Reform bureau on the theme
IL The Measure of Men
- Omaha Women at Capital.
~ Senator MlIlard and Representative Ken
- nedy entertained Mrs John Patrick an
- Miss Eugenia Brown Of Omaha at lunch
4 con today These women. who have bee
visiting In Washington several days. wer
q shown through the capitol building b
-. Senator Alnlard and Representative Ken
~ nedy and this evening left for Omaha.
a. South Dakota ApprORFiatiOns.