Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-11
BURKETT HAS CRISTOF BILLS.
All of Them Measures for BENEFIT Of
People OF Towns Of the State.
SECRETARY TOBEY RESIGNS
Congressman Cuahman of Washington
state Accepts Invitation to
Speak I'm Omaha ON wash
inRtOn's Birthday.
CFrom . Sad correspondent.l D

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-(special Tele-
gram. )-Bills were introduced today by
Senator Burkett as follows: To deed GER
tain portion of the military reservation of
| Fort Niobrara to the town OF Valentine
for water supply; for the relief OF Mary
c. Burgess, $500 for the destruction of
her husbands property by union forces
during the civil war. Mrs. Burgess is the
mother Of H. c. M. Burgess custodian OF
the public building at Lincoln; bill APP
propriating $4,000 to construct a public
building at Plattsmouth upon a site al
ready secured by the government; to refer
to the court OF claims the claim of the
heirs and legal representatives Of John p
Maxwell and Hugh H Maxwell deceased,
and a bill to permit the Omaha Indians to
submit their grievances to the court OF
claims for adjudication.
Burkett's Secretary Resigns.
George E. Tobey has resigned his posi-
ton as private secretary to Senator Bur-
kett to become secretary Of the Alpha
publishing company, Lincoln, Neb., at
salary Of $500 per annum.
Senator Burkett in speaking Of Mr.
! Tobey's retirement from his service, said
''Mr. Tobey has been with me as private
secretary for eight years. and more
worthy man than he does not live. 1 regret
beyond ability TO express 1t that these re-
lations are to be severed. But larger
field has opened up for him where he can
do better financially than he can hope for
in this position, and of course he should
accept 1t"
r. b. Morgan OF Greeley Center, who has
been with Senator Burkett for the last
three years. succeeds Mr.. Tobey as secre-
tary and clerk Of the committee on Pacific
railroads
Howard B. Smith Of Central City. who
has been for the last eighteen months
stenographer to Senator Burkett, win con-
tinue to iii that position, aided by Mr.
Clifford W. Leroy OF FRirbury, who has
just been added TO Senator Burketts force
Mr.. Leroy was stenographer for Supreme
Judge Letton for some time past.
Several Bills by Gamble.
Senator Gamble today introduced q reso-
! luton to amend the act Of February S
1887. to permit Indians to lease lands
owned by them under authority from the
secretary of the interior, on reservations
created by executive order for mining pur
poses, these leases to be of the same
general character as would be executed
upon other reservations whore the Indians
have title.
Mr. Gamble also introduced a joint reso-
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state university at vsrmilon, s. D.. OF
two condemned cannon TO be used for or
namental purposes on the campus OF the
university.
Urge Hughes to Accept.
! Senator Norris Brown today wired Gov
ernor Hughes of New York, urlng him to
accept the invitation Of the Young Mems
Republican club OF Lincoln to speak at
their annual Lincoln day dinner. February
Il, 1905
Cushman to Speak in Omaha.
Representative Cushman of Washington
state, and one of the leading men of the
house and most brilliant orator. informed
Mr. Victor Rosewater today that he
would 80 to Omaha on February 2 to
participate in the exercises commemorating
the life of the first president Of the re-
public. This will be good news to those
| of the Omaha club who will have charge
of the Washington birthday celebration.
because II assures them a distinguished
orator
Minor Matters at Capital.
Senator Brown introduced the following
pension bills today; Rosa I1inkead of
! Omaha. Anson A. Neal of Ksarney $24
each; Benjamin Dye Of Chapman. $50; Lu-
! creta Wilson OF Kearney. $50.
Albert j. Clancy of Sioux City, Fred
Hergberg Of Davenport John Sloan of
! Cedar Rapids, Peter Bent of Cedar Rap
ids, Ia, have all been appointed meat in
spectors in connection with the Bureau of
Animal Industry.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Saint
James, Cedar county, Cora NJ. Newell. vice
John 8. Emerson. resigned. Iowa: Harvey.
Marion county. John II. I,arew. vieesC. b.
Foshier. resigned
] IA Vy,tfa hos baan anRngp4oa -.
ular and Enmie X. Watts substitute rural
carrier. Route l. at Boyer, Ia.
The applications of Mason ]. Foft, Allen
Harrod. w. NJ Feeney. f. c. Vandenburgh
and NJ. F. Rathbun to organize the Farm
ers' National bank OF Kingsley. Ia, with
$50, 900 capital, has been approved by the
comptroller OF currency.
Move 10 Open Nero Land.
Senator Gamble, who has been largely
associated with the passage Of legislation
looking TO the opening OF Indian reserva-
tions In South Dakota, introduced a bill
today for the opening OF the western part
Of the Standing Rock and Cheyenne river
reservations, located in 6ehnasse county.
that state, and comprising about 100000
acres The bill provides for payment of
the school lands in behalf Of the state At
S25 per acre and a commission OF three
! 10 70 De appointed by the president to
appraise and classify the lands and fix the
! price for the same. II further provides
for the opening OF the reservation under
the usual procedure and proclamation Of
/ the president.
/ 1t is expected the bill will be taken up
by the department and the consent OF tho
| Indians on two reservations secured along
the lines laid down by the bill Under
a decision OF the supreme court the lands
can be opened without the consent OF the
Indians, but it Is preferred 10 have their
sanction rather than their antaEonisn. II
is understood the bin has the approval OF
the department and n legislation can be
secured during ths present session of con-
gress II is believed the lands can be opened
! IN the fall OF 190A
Senator Gamble also introduced another
bill for the extension OF the act OF Feb
ruaFy q, 1904. permitting second homestead
entries and the bill extending the provisions
OF the aot OF June 4. 1900, allowing a SEQ
ond homestead entry where the parties
have eommuted their first homestead ana
fixing the time for living on the land to
/ five years.