Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-11
FITZGERALD BALES OMAHA
New Yorker Knocks Out Important
Word in the Indian Bill.
BOYD GETS BRIDGE AT NIoBRARA
COngressman Birdsall of Iowa IL RE-
turning Home to work for Al
lisOn's Recollection to the
United states Senate.
CFrom a staff correspondent.l

| From a Staff Correspondent.D
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-CSpecial Tele-
gram.)-On a point of order, the word
hereafter" reported i'm the Indian bill in
conjunction with certain Indian ware
houses, including Omaha. St. Louis and
| Chicago, went out. Representative Fitz-
gerald of New York made the point that
the word hereafter" il permitted to re-
main in the section of the bill would fix
the law as to these several warehouses
and he did not believe that that was con-
| templated by the committee nor would It
| be In harmony with existing law. For
| years the representatives from the Omaha
| Chicago and 81. Louis districts have fought
for appropriation for Indian supply
depots, and had the word hereafter" been
| permitted to remain in the bill as It came
! from the committee, the yearly row over
continuing the appropriation for the Omaha
warehouse and others named would have
| ceased for that little word hereafter
would have made the warehouses at
Omaha st. Louis, San Francisco and Chit
cago permanent and It would have taken
repeating bill to have brought about
their abandonment. AS 1t is now the rep
resentatives from Nebraska, particularly
the representative from the Second district,
will have to labor at the next session of
congress for continuing the appropriation
for the Indian warehouse.
Boyd Gets Appropriation.
Congressman Boyd, in the face of strenu-
Gus opposition, won a victory today by
having his amendment appropriating $4,000
to rebuild the bridge across the Niobrara
river connecting the town of Niobrara with
the Santee agency incorporated in the In
dian appropriation bill. Congressman
Hinshaw, member of the Indian affairs
Boyd's amendment, against which a point
of order was made by Chairman, Sherman
of the committee. Mr.. Sherman reserved
the point of order that Judge Boyd might
explain the conditions which prompted the
amendment. And this the representative
of the Third district did in a manner that
won him friends. While his speech was
short, it was entirely comprehensive to
the extent that 1t satisfied the chairman
of the committee and he withdrew the OBJ
lection which he had made against the
amendment, even though it was new leg.
islation 1t was Judge Boyd's maiden ef-
fort, and what is more to the point he won
his contention.
Burl<ett to Talk for Taft.
Senator Burkett today accepted an in
vitation of the state Republican club of
Massachusetts to divide time with Secre-
held in Boston March 8. This is looked
upon as a significant meeting. as 1t means
the invasion of New England by the forces
of Secretary Taft and serves notice that
fight is to be made ali along the lire
for delegates from the New England
states.
BHrdsalI I'm Fight for Allison.
Congressman Birdsall of the old Dubuque
district, which for many years was repre-
sented by the late David B. Henderson
has announced that no will go into the
campaign in Iowa against Governor Cum
minis, and he retires from congress for
that purpose. Judge Birdsall has not been
greatly enamored of congressional life. He
left a good law practice to take the Job,
largely through the solicitation of Governor
Cummns. Now, the rumor goesI Governor
Cummns has wholly abrogated his friend
ship for the successor of ex-Speaker Hen
derson and has gone so far as to suggest
some other man for Brdsalrs place
Smarting under this seeming betrayal of
friendship. Judge Blrdsall has announced
his withdrawal from the congressional
race for the sixty-first congress and will
shortly leave for Iowa to get into the SEN
atorial campaign now on between Senator
Allison and Governor Cummins
big bOn0 Tor POstmaSter.
1t was said at the Postoffice department
today that they did not expect to receive |
the bond from B. F. Thomas, Omaha's new
postmaster, for some days. After its re-
ceipt 1t will go through the customary ex-
animation before approval. Mr.. Thomas
will be obliged to give a bond of $2l5OOO |
before he can take charge of the Omaha |
postofflce.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Senator Brown today introduced a bill |
granting a pension of sS6 per month to
Mary Uhering of Kearney, Neb., this
amount to include pensions for four minor |
children.
Senator Gar ole today introduced a bill |
to extend the time for the completion by |
the Winnipeg. Yankton & Gulf railroad Of |
a bridge across the Missouri river at Yank- |
ton for four years
Congressman Kinl5aid has recommended
the appointment of Anna Fendrich as post- |
master at Dunlap, Dawes county. Also the |
establishment of the following postoffices.
with recommendations for postmasters:
Ashby, Grant county, with John McCabe |
postmaster; Linn, Lincoln county, with
Sarah d. McIntire postmaster; Fairview,
Lincoln county, Christina Danielson post
master.
senator Gdnble To-Day called on the presi- |
dent and recommended the appointment of
L. e. Michael Of Gettysburg, S. D., to be
Indian agent in charge Of the Lower Brule
reservation
Rural route No. 1 has been ordered es-
tablished April 1 at Culbertson, Hitchcock
county Neb., serving 800 people and eighty
families.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes:
Burt, route 2, James A. Foster, carrier;
Lewie NJ. owen, substitute. Grinnell, route
5. William p. Pilgrim. carrier; Martin Greg
son, substitute. Panama, route 7, Jesse M.
McGrath, carrier; Adolphus McMath, sub
stitute.
BALL0oNING TO WAIT AWHILE