Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-11
EINKAID HAS A BUSY TINE
Finds an Accumulation Of Mail on Desk on
His Return from Panama.
BURKETT PUSHING JUDICIAL BILL
Calls the Nebraska Delegation to
Meet I'm His Rooms for an EHOrt
TO Agree on the Terms
of the Measure.
CFrom a stafr correspondent.l


WASHINGTON. Jan. 1O-Cspecial Tele-
gram.)-Congressman Kinkaid, Immediately
upon his return to Washington from his
trip to Panama, began a systematic effort
20 clean up his accumulated mail and as
result today made the following recon-
mendations as to postmasters: Lee Van
Voorhis of Crawford, reappointment, be-
cause OF good record; Ira L. Tash at Al
liance,. reappointed for same reason. II,
X. Cosner was recommended for appoint
ment as postmaster at Dustin. Holt county,
vice Cramer. resigned. The appointment
of Cosner at Dustin grows out of the dis
continuance of the postoff1ce at Grand
Rapids, where Cosner was postmaster. Dus-
tin and Grand Rapids are country stores
within an exceedingly short distance Of
each other, and the discontinuance of the
Grand Rapids Office is in the interest OF
everybody concerned, including the Post
office department. Judge Kinkaid also
recommended the appointment of Mamie
c. O'Neil for postmaster at Anncar, Holt
county. Grant Brody was recommended
for postmaster at Potter. Cheyenne county,
vice the present incumbent.
Avery POstOmce Matter waits.
| Congressman Kennedy was at the de-
partment yesterday and today to bring
about the re-establishment of the postoftce
at Avery, but by reason of Mr.. Hitch
cocks attendance upon the postofiice and
post roads committee of the house was
unable to have an interview with the first
assistant postmaster general. Mr.. Hitch
cocks subordinates, in the absence of their
chief, did not care to take the response
bility of ordering the Office re-established,
although Mr.. Kennedy stands ready to
make a recommendation for postmaster
1t is thought there will be no difficulty
about the re-establishment of the office,
which is greatly desired by patrons, when
the first assistant postmaster general and
Mr. Kennedy get together.
BurIxett Pushing Judicial Bill.
Senator Burkett, who is bent upon push
| ing his bill creating two judicial districts
1 in Nebraska through congress at this ses-
sion has asked the entire Nebraska dele
CATION to meet him in his rooms In the
capitol next Saturday morning to talk over
! the bill and see II some agreement cannot
| be reached which will be satisfactory To
the delegation 1t is understood that Sena'
| tor Burkett does not care how many d.
visions are created within the two judicial
| districts All he wants is the creation OF
the South Platte district and the naming
OF Judge, marshal, United States attor-
ney and clerk of court.
| volunteers want Travel Pay.
| Senator Burkett today received a peti-
tion from Orvile r. Perry of Lincoln, for
mer lieutenant of the Forty-fourth United
States volunteers, who saw service in the
Philippines, urging that he exert his IA
fuence to secure the passage OF bills in'
trodueed in the senate and house to give
certain volunteers travel pay at 20 cents
per mile
Proposed Change in Reserve.
Representative Martin today introduced
a bill providing that the following de-
scribed townships in the Black Hills forest
reserve, in Pennington county, South
Dakota, be exempted from the operations
of the provisions Of section four of the act
to provide for the entry of agricultural
lands within the forest reserves: Town
ships l north, ! east, 2 north. l east,
north, east. 2 north, east, l south,
east, south. / east. 1 south, east, south
and east, Black Hills meridian.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Captain Leon S. Roudiez, quartermaster
will proceed from Fort Robinson to Fort
d. A. Russell. for the purpose of making
an examination of construction work undel
way at the latter post, and upon the com
pietion of this duty will return to his proper
station.
Contract Surgeon Samuel B. McPheeter'
is relieved from duty at Fort Robinson
and will proceed to Fort Leavenworth fol
duty.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska, New
castle, route 8, Alfred Nelson, carrier; AL
bert Bailey substitute. South Dakota
Desmet, route 3, William B. Mates. carrier
William r. Rushell, substitute.
A postofice has been established at Nit
ton, Lyman county, South Dakota, with
Elmer A. Milton, postmaster.
shaw to he Guest of MissOurians.
A committee representing the Missouri
society of the city of New York, consist
ing Of Walter Alexander, William ], Woll
man and Burton Thompson, called on Sec
retary Shaw today and secured his ac
ceptance of the invitation to be the gues
OF honor at dinner to be given by tn,
society at the Waldorf-Astoria on Januar!
81. 1t Is expected that a notable company
will be present
Cannon for south Dakota.
The senate today agreed to a resolution
directing the secretary OF war to delive
TO the state of South Dakota two three
inch wrought-iron muzzle-loading cannon
Yussox nv nARIEF oJrESTTON,