Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-05
HONOR FOUNDER OF THE BEE
Picture Of Late Edward ROsswstsr Hung in
Press Gallery Of Hsuse.
LINED UP WITH DISTINGUISHED COMPANY
COnEressman Pollard sends 20 Treas
urer of the United states check
for Salary which Was I'm
Dispute.
(From a stan Correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, March 4-(Special Tele-
gram.)-In the house press gallery was
hung today striking likeness Of Edward
Rosewater. founder of The Omaha Bee.
The picture has been placed among a note
worthy group of editors and publishers Of
great newspapers. Next to the picture Of
Mr.. Rosewater is that of Joseph Pulitzer
of the New York World. Next TO MIR.
Pulitzer's picture hangs that of w. w.
Armstrong of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
and near by is that of General Felix Angus
of the Baltimore American, and on the last
Of the line is that of Samuel II. Kaufman
of the Washington Evening Star. on the
line above the picture of Mr.. Rosewater are
those Of Henry w Grady and Clark Howell
of the Atlanta Constitution.
1t is interesting to note that in connection
with the hanging of Mr.. Rosewater' 8
picture on the closing day of the Fifty
ninth congress, the body which went out
today enacted legislation for which Mr..
Rosewater stood and with voice and pen
urged upon them to enact, enlarging the
powers of the Interstate Commerce COM
mission and fixing rates OF railroads en-
gagged in Interstate business.
The picture was generally commented
upon, especially by men in the press gal
lery who knew Mr.. Rosewater, as being a
speaking likeness of man who had stood
for principles and men during his busy
newspaper career.
Pollard Puts II Back.
Mr. Pollard this morning mailed a check
to the treasurer of the United States for
the amount Of salary member of con-
gress which had been in dispute and made
much of during the last congressional cam
paign in Nebraska. Feeling that inasmuch
as there was still some doubt as to his
right to the money which was paid him
by the sergeant-at-arms covering the period
from the time of the retirement of Senator
Burkett and Pollard's election, he felt that
he did not care to retain it, and after a
conference with Mr. Treat, treasurer of
the United States, wherein he asked
whether the treasurer could receive the
amount of the salary in dispute. and being
answered in the affirmative he decided upon
the course taken today.
Gamble Evens Up.
Senator Gamble somewhat evened up mat
ters insomuch as 1t relates to Senator Kilt
redge's objection to James Elliott, Gam
ble's personal friend, nominated to sue
eeed himself as United States district at
torney, when today, he defeated the con-
firmation Of the following postmasters in
South Dakota: Deadwood, Archibald Shaw;
Mitchell, II. l.. Bras: Chamberlain. Thomas
A Stevens: Millbank, w. w. Downey;
RedheId, Thomas A. CIrisman; Platt.
Geerge II. Henry. and Bdgemont, Harry
Goddard
Minor Matters mt Capital.
The secretary OF the treasurer has Sc
lected a site for the public building at
Columbus, Neb located at the southwest
corner OF Fourteenth and North streets,
price 5000, owned by Hugh Hughes.
E. ]. Heiner of Aurora was in Washing
ton today watching the closing hours of
congress.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa, Abingdon,
Jefferson county. Mary W. Best vice w.
W. Knox, removed; Ticonic, Monona
county, Albert L. Baker vice E. e. Barber,
resigned. South Dakota, Wheeler, Charles
Mix county, Carroll p. Rouse vice E. j!
Walz, resigned. Wyoming. Baggs, Carbon
county, Charles B. Boyce vice Robert
Turner, resigned.