Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-02
NEBRASKA VOTE is DIVIDED
Three Vote fer and Three Against the shil
Subsidy Bill.
MUNGER CONFIRMED AS FEDERAL JUDGE
Burkett Introduces I'm Senate the
Resolution for an InvestIGatiOn
of Express Companies In
Fruit Business.
Orrom a star Corespondent.)

(From a STAN Corespondent-D
WASHINGTON. March 1.--(special Tele-
gram.)-The fight on the ship subsidy bill
today again showed the strength Of organ
isation as against those who are not al
was tied down TO the hard and fast te-
nets OF party. II looked for all the world
more like a town meeting than II did like
the national house Of representatives be-
cause 50 many and 50 vitality conflicting
interests got together against the mail
subvention bill which IL really should be
called rather than the ship subsidy bill.
During the perfection Of the bill in COM
rnittee OF the whole nearly all the delega-
ton from Nebraska voted to strike out OF
the bill the steamship lines running from
Pacific ports to the orient This was d.
rect slap at the Hill and Hartman inter
ests The Nebraska delegation was not
by any means alone In opposition to the
lines when both San Francisco and Port
Townsend, but also representatives from
the whole middle west Joined with the Ne
braskans to knock out this feature Of the
bill. Mr.. Pollard. however, having been
successful In writing into the bill line Of
steamships from the Gulf Of Mexico to
Argentina voted with the republican lead
ers On the final vote the delegation split
evenly, Hinshaw, Mccarthy and Kinkaid
voting against the measure, while Norris,
Kennedy and Pollard voted for the bill.
The Iowa delegation, with the single ex-
ception of Birdsall. also voted for the
measure, which was beaten at one time by
several votes, but which eventually by
adroitness and clever manipulation was
passed by ten majority.
Munger COnnrnAed as Judge.
The nomination Of T. G. Munger to be
o. 10 NaAa al OF fCt M
Nebraska was confirmed this afternoon by
the senate. At the session of the judiciary
committee this morning MIR. Mungers name
was favorably reported upon. Senator
Hsurkett saw in the confirmation OF Mr..
Munger a personal triumph, for 1t was by
hard and consistent work that he was able
10 overcome what was undoubtedly a
strong sentiment against Mr. Munger s
selection for so important place upon the
federal court bench.
Express Company Resolution.
Representative Kennedy, realizing that
II would be impossible to get a favorable
report from the house committee on in
terstate commerce on his resolution to In
vestigate the charges that the express COM
panies are taking advantage Of an omis-
sion In the rate law of last winter and
are engaging in business other than that
of common carriers, asked Senator Burkett
to introduce the resolution, which he did
today. Senator Burkett called up the
resolution, but objection was made by SEN
ator Kean OF New Jersey and the resolu-
ton went over until tomorrow.
Even though the resolution does not pass
at the present session of congress, the
foundation is laid for an investigation at
the next session of congress-
Elliott Matter Settled.
The South Dakota senators have reached
an agreement concerning the nomination
of ]. d. Elliott to be United states at
torney for the district of South Dakota
The nomination was reported adversely
from the committee on judiciary because
OF the opposition of Senator Kittredge.
but he has agreed not the press the ad-
verse report to the point of having the
nomination rejected II assurance is given
that President Roosevelt Will not give
Mr.. Elliott recess appointment after
March 4. That assurance has been given.
The appointment was made at the request
of Senator Gamble.
Loving Cup for Lacey. NJ
Representative Lacey (Ia.). chairman of
the house committee on public lands, who
will retire from congress on March 4,
was presented today with a handsome
silver loving cup by the members Of his
committee.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Postmasters appointed; Iowa-Ira, Jasper
county, Howard r. Lorimer, vice II. A.
Jefireys. resigned. South Dakota-Mi-
randa, Faux county, A. @. Finds. vice