Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25
Democratic Vote as a Rule Will Be Gas
in Favor Of Bill.
MUCH OF CREDIT Is DUE TO OoluvEs
Despite Effort to DisCredit Him, He is the
Big Man of the Hour.
PRESIDENT WCllmlltu BY FRIENDS
Enemies Of Bill. VINO sought to Give
DoliiNer a Slap, Have Really
brought Added strength
to the Measure.
CFrom a Stan correspondent

(f'rom a Stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Feb z4-(speclal Tele.
granI.J-By a careful canvass there arr
twenty republican senators ready to vote
for the Hepburn rate bill without the
dotting of an / or crossing of a r. Others
will assuredly fall into line. with the
democratic vote on the main issue IL looks
as IL the Hepburn bill would become a
law in ample time for the electors in the
several congress Ional districts throughout
| the United States to determine whether
their servants in congress had measured
up to the presidents demand for rate
regulation or not
This mornings big eastern dailies, look
| ing for sensations and possibly in control
of the great corporate interests. have tried
to discredt Senator Dolliver OF Iowa, who
has stood like a stone wall In favor OF
railroad rate regulation. Because Senator
Tillman, democrat of South Carolina. was
authorized to report the Hepburn bill there
has been dance OF gnomes about the
boiling pots in anticipation that there
would be no railroad rate bill. But from
sources near to the president it is learned
tonight that the work OF yesterday meets
with his approval and he sees. as he said
TO friend from Nebraska today. light
ahead.
President VictimiSed by Friends.
/ II might well be said here now, as
will be said later. that President Roose-
! welt has been victlmzed by some of his
/ closest friends He gave 10 the asser-
/ tion that the Hepburn bill did not permit
/ the right of review after d rate had been
/ fixed by the Interstate Commerce commis-
sion Realizing that the right of review
was inhe. cnt in the const. tu ton, Mr.. Roo.e-
welt was open in his desire that the Hep
burn bill should be so amended as TO give
! the corporations and individuals affected
the right of appeal to a court having the
| right OF review.
Insidiously. however. the presidents real
purpose and real desire has been perverted.
! Rumors were thick about the capitol that
the forces in favor of rate regulation had
sTespitelstei to- EiiSins. Aldrich, Kean
Foraker and Crane and there were gloomy
forebodings as to the outcome Of the issue
! in the senate.
Yesterday brought change and con-
sternation to the opponents of rate regula-
ton. for Senator Dolliver turned a trick
that will go down as one OF the most bril-
liant legislative coups in history. In order
to get the Hepburn bill out of the inter-
state commerce cimmittee Senator Dolli-
yer yielded the right to report the bill to
Senator Tillman of Sourn Carolina, who
but last week was the presidents most
vitriolic critic. BY this move Senator Till
man becomes a champion OF President
Roosevelt's first great movement for the
common people.
No matter how far the effort may go to
discredit Senator Dolliver. ne is absolutely
satisfied with conditions they exist, as
he stated tonight to The Bee correspond
ent.
DoIIiver Author of Bill.
Senator Dolliver is the author OF the
Hepburn bill. II was TO Senator Dolliver
that the president went when bill for
railroad rate regulation was to be pre-
pared Senator Dollver prepared bill
and under the name Of the Hepburn bill
it passed the house. but the genius who
framed It was the Junior senator from
Iowa.
And in this connection the following tel
egram received tonight from Murdo Mack
enzie. president of the American National
Live Stock association. to Attorney cowan.
now in Washington. indicates that the
stock-,en also knew to whom credit Is
due: "On behalf of the stockmen OF the
west thank Senator Dolliver for his glo-
rous stand"
Better Postal Facilities Needed.
Senator Millard called at the postofice
department this morning and asked for the
enlargement of Station b. Omaha, located
at Leavenworth and Park avenue. The
business at this station, according to re-
; ports, has increased that the present
quarters are wholly inadequate TO accom-
modate the business. Some days the watt
, ing line of patrons OF the ONCE extends
, into the street. The department agreed to
j send an inspector to Omaha to look into
|, the matter with a view OF adjusting the
difficulty.
Representative Pollard had an interview
with Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
t eral DeGraw for the purpose Of securing
, an extension of rural free delivery route
! No. .. running from Salem. Richardson
county, Nebraska. The business along this
route has generally increased since it's
, establishment. according 10 reports In the
congressman's possession, and patrons are
hopeful that facilities for more prompt
handling Of their mail may be provided.
Mr.. DeGraw told Mr.. Pollard he would
designate an inspector 10 look into affairs
along the Salem route.
Minor, Matters at Capital.
j. r. Hughes of Gettysburg s. D. a
member Of the legislature Is in Washing
ton on business before the Indian bureau
This morning Representative Martin in
troduced Mr.. Hughes 10 President Roose-
Welt.
, Representative Henshaw today recon-
: mended Clark Robinson to be postmaster
at Fairmont Neb., vice G. w. jackson.
resigned
Representative Kennedy today succeeded
in getting through the house two bills
in favor OF Omaha men. One is in behalf
y of Byard II. Church. formerly OF Company
A. Fifth Ohio volunteer cavalry. increas-
+ ing his pension from s24 10 $40 per TY,onth.
The other is in favor OF Matt Fitzaat-
rick, late Of Company c, Forty-fourth New
= York volunteer infantry. increasing his
pension from 81 TO 81 per month FItz-
patrick is now In the Nebraska soldiers
y ard s1lors' home.
TEe Firsp National. bank Of Benedict.
Neh. has been authorized 70 beain hnsi