Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-06
Should Not Be Treated as an Expense,
but Dividend Paying Investment
MONEY SHOULD COME AS NEEDED
Henry 7. Clarke Wants Continuing
Contract for the Entire Work.
KANSAS CITY FOR CONVENTION
With Chicago Out of the Race the
Missouri City Has the Cali with
the Incoming Members of the
Republican Committee.
tFrom a start corresponaent.l }

! WASHINGTON, Dec. b.--(Special Teie-
gram. )-one OF the important rianks, in
fact the mot important plank IN the res
olution to be reported 20 the National
Rivers and Harbors convention, now in
session In this city, was drafted by victor
Rosewater. Appointed as he was upon
the subcommittee OF seven having
primary charge Of the resolutions, Mr..
Rosewater cleared the atmosphere com.
pletely, according to Representative ].
Hampton Moore OF Philadelphia. chair
man OF the committee on resolutions
which WIN report to she congress- on
waterways tomorrow. Mr., Moore, spealt-
ing of the resolutions offered by MIR. Rose
water on the bond issue. solvnd Tho sit
uation by a comprehensive platform
which was adopted. with one or two minor
notifications.
The resolution IN question provides that
the appropriations Of money should be
regarded as Investments that viii bring
dividends. and that viewed in this light
congress is warranted In making annual
appropriations equal to one-tenth of the
total amount required. as ssti,nated by
the engineers and provides the money as
needed, even by issuing bonds IL the re-
quiremonts exceed the available fumes.
The general committee, after hearing the
report of the subcommittee, modified Mr..
Rosewater's resolution by inserting a min
imum Of s5OOoO,00o for the annual ap-
propriations. t-
In this connection Il IL understood
Henry I. Clarke Of Omaha, member OF
the resolutions committee. will present
minority report fayoring a $50O.ooooOo
appropriation In order that contracts may
be entered into. There will probably be
several other minority reports, but a
great majority OF the committee is in
favor Of developing policy and not any
particular project and looking to the up.
building Of the national rivers and har.
bors.
Kansas City Favored.
Incoming members OF the National RE-
publican cofnmittee HpeaR Nsth favor for
Kansas City as place for holling tho
next republican national convention
Although the failure OF the National
Bank OF Commerce this morning came as
q shock TO the delegation from the Mis-
souri, river towns they All agreed that Il
could not possibly have any effect TO pre-
vent securing the convention for that
place. In the face OF the serious blow the
boomers went to work to oounteract any
outside boomers by insisting that Kansas
city was amply able to take care OF the
convention and that tho money for the
convention subscribed by citizens OF that
place was in another bank wyoming
Utah and possibly Tennessee are the only
declared states for Denver the great num-
bsr of known preferences being for Kansas
City now that Chicago is regarded as out
Of the running
r. h. Schneider OF Fremont, member OF
the executive committee OF the Republican
National committee. Barnest e. Hart OF
Council Bluffs. member Of the national
republican committee for Iowa, and j. n
Green. member OF the committee from
South Dakota, arrived IN Washington today
TO participate in the proceedings OF the
committee. which begins tomorrow.
Brown Presents Resolutions.
Among the regolutionB introduced by
Senator Brown were those passed by the
house Of representative OF Nebraska.
recommending that Fort Robinson become
cavalry brigade post and that the reser-
walton be increased for ell suitable pur-
poses relating to this use; opposing the
passage OF the ship subsidy bill and pro-
testing against the present methods Of I'M
spection OF cattle and sheep at shipping
stations and praying for a more equitable
plan OF inspection, He also presented reso-
lutions from the Central Labor Unions OF
Omaha and Lincoln declaring in favor of
government ownership OF railroads and a
petition from the house Of Representatives
OF Nebraska favoring the enactment OF
legislation providing for the purchase OF
the railroad, foot and wagon bridge over
the Missouri river between South Sioux
City, Neb.. and Sioux City. Ia, and making
a free bridge Of the same He also intro
duced a number OF private pension bills.
PubIiO BuiIdinG BilIs.
Senator Burkett today introduced a num-
Der Of bills in which nearly every city OF
any considerable size in the state has an
interest, that OF apDFopriating money for
the following public buildinGs Fails city,
s75.cOOi Fremont (extension) a. 100; Beat
rice (extension) $1,000 Fairbury. West
Point and Wayne, $4,000 each; North
Platte. sl10OO0 Columbus O0uidinE onIy)
t7o.OOO
Also bills for the relief Of William r.
Turner Of Blk City Neb., whose son was
killed on the Connecticut last summer dur
inS the trial Of spoedi appropfiating ts5O-
800 for officers quarters. men's quarters and
civilian quarters at Fort Crook. making
the fort 4 reEllnental posti S75,oco 70 build
a road from Omaha to Fort Crook the ex-
penSe 70 be met by sarpy oountyi ibereas-
ing the selaTy OF surveyor OF the port OF
lincoln from 800 10 t.sO0.
Minor Matters at Capital.
George W. Bates, an employo or the
state engineers efice II Lincoln Is visiting
hts brother, C. @. Bates. an employe In tins
forest service in this city, lIr. Bates has
iust completed a survey OF Rock county
Nebraska. and is here 70 have the SURVEY
accepted.
Representative Hinshaw today relntro-
duced his bill OF last session providing for
the pensioning Of al widows OF deceased
soldiers and sailors q the United states
at the same rate as their deceased hus-
bands were receiving at the time OF death.
Filst Lieutenant William N Haskell OF
the signal corps viii proceed TO Fort Omaha
for duty
Frank J. Rack has been appointed post-
master a. Iona Butler county, Neb.. vice