Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-16


pi iation bill when it comes up for dis
cussion in the senate, providing for an APP
propriation of $4,000 for the purchase of
about 1900 acres of land adjacent to the
Fort Robinson military reservation. This
additional land, II secured, and its pur-
chase has the endorsement of officials OF
the War department, will be used for lay
ing off rifle range, and broad fields for
practice evolutions of cavalry and artll-
lery.
Immigration Bill Hung Up.
Representative Kennedy received today
telegram from Charles S. Elgutter Of
Omaha, president OF the Independent Order
of B'nai Birth, in which Mr.. Elgutter
states: our Jewish citizens learn with
| regret that a restrictive and oppressive
/ immigration bill is pending in congress
Request your aid in the present as in the
past to prevent unusual and oppressive
legislation. Believe existing immigration
laws a sufficient safeguard"
! Immediately upon receipt of this tele-
gram Congressman Kennedy took up with
the house committee on immigration the
matter complained of and ascertained that
! tine bill was in conference with small
chance of its getting out, as the house
| conferees were insisting that their amend
ments be accepted in view of their broad
ness and general acceptability the part
| Of the foreign born citizens. Mr.. Kennedy
wired Mr.. Elgutter as follows: bill in
conference. Conference committee meets
Thursday, Provision in bill as it passed
the house is all right. Trouble is with
senate conferees. VIII do what l can for
you"
Favorable Report Guns.
The house committee on military affairs
| today faN
ridges resolution presenting two old and
obsolete guns to the state of South Dakota
for military purposes These guns have
been in the state for a number of years
and considerable of sentiment attaches to
their keeping having been used by bat
terry of the National Guard of that state.
These guns are the property of the United
States and Senator Kittridges resolution
proposes to turn them over to South
Dakota, where they will have a place in
the arsenal
Statter Reported FavOrabIy.
The senate committee on finance today
ordered favorable report on the nomina-
tion of Arthur f. Statter, to be an as
sistant secretary of the treasury.
Amendments to Indian Bill.
Senator Kittridge today served notice that
he would press the following amendments
to the Indian appropriation bill when that
measure reaches the senate: To pay GER
tain Sioux Indians at the Rosebud agency
IS, 200 for losses claimed to have been sus-
tanned by them on account of property
taken by the military of the United States
in 1s76-lS7s. as reported by ]. NJ. Lee,
Ninth infantry, acting Indian agent; for
completing the Industrial and domestic
building and veneering the old building az
the Indian school. F1andreau, S. D., 50. 900;
for erecting laundry building at Canton
Is. ID Indian insane asylum, 5000 -
Bill for Game Preserve.
Representative Martin today introduced
a bill for the protection of game animals
birds and fishes in the Black Hills forest
reserve. The bill provides that the presi.
dent is authorized to designate and sci
aside to carry out the purposes Of the
measure sections eight, seventeen, eigh
teen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-nine, THIRTY
and thirty-one, in township three (easD
e and section one, in township four (south)
0 two (east), and section six, In township
four (south), three east Of the Black Hill
meridian, in Custer county, South Da
kota. A penalty for violating the Law
: through hunting or trapping therein is (
: : fine of not exceeding 81 900 and the offende
!, may also be imprisoned for a period no
!. exceeding one year.
+ Date for Railroad Tax Cases.
i Chief Justice Fuller today fixed Januar,
21 for argument of the railroad tax case
g between the state of Nebraska and tn
g railroads interested, the suits having bee
- commenced by ex-Attorney General Norri
II Brown. There is one case on the call 10
;, next Monday, but IL is understood that tn
case will not be argued, so that argumen
In the railroad tax cases may be com
!, menced Immediately after the reading O
= decisions.
Le Minor Matters at Capital.
he Representative Kennedy is advised tina
le his bill increasing the pension of Jane
he McQuade of Omaha from $40 to S24 ha
u. been signed by the president.
le Mr.. Kennedys bin increasing the pensio
c. of James H. Dawson of Blair from S12
le s24 was favorably reported by the commit
in tee on invalid pensions.
Ie The pension bureau has allowed Davi
in S. Condron of South Omaha pension c
ID $40 per month.
Representative Kennedy presented to tn
house today the resolutions adopted Janr
ary at Kansas City by the Western Fru
- Jobbers' association, approving an apprC
priation Of 100000 for rivers and hal
bors. and especially endorsing the proje,
o' for the improvement OF the Missouri rive
"a, Senator Burxett today introduced a bi
lo carrying an appropriation of $4,000 to /
expended in the enlargement and extensio
n OF the public building at Fremont, Neb.
n, smith on FOrtihcationa Bill.
Speaking on the fortihcations appropr
tion bill in the house today. Mr.. Smith
A Iowa said that TO man the guns the TIA
y board wants mounted would take mo
than $500 men and cost S66OOO.OOO yea
10 "It is because of the rapid growth
an institution which Is expensive" r
marked Mr.. Smith. mot in what it cos
to establish 1t, but what it costs to mai
M tain II that have always resisted L
IN rapid progress in fOrtihcations.
A. 1T am a hearty believer In the b
er stick but I do not believe In carrying
ad stick so large that we will be worn o
NJ with it's mere weight and cannot WELD
tai when the hour OF emergency comes"
Mr., Smith expressed the conviction tn
It the United States could make its oy
xo powder II It 50 desired. He explained IN
RS. the language OF the license given by nav
OF officers who have invented smokeless po'
Us der was intended TO enable the Navy d
Tor partment to produce this powder wi