Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-02
Speaker Cannon Likely to Give Stand.
ing Rock Bill a Chance.
NEW TURN IN DAKOTA FIGHT
Congressman Pollard Starts Something
on Return to Capital.
ACTION is FORCED ON BILLS
shows Leaders IL IL Necessary to Act
on Measures Desired ny the
President and Secures
Backing.
FROM a staff Correspondent) }

/ lFTOm q Statt correspondent
| WASHINGTON. May L-(special)-some
years ago Senator Burkett when mem
Der OF the house. introduced and had
passed a bill making a resurvey Of town
| shin eight, north OF range 3d. west in From
| tier county The survey was made and as
I a result boundaries were changed and per
/ sons who believed they owned certain lands
awoke TO the reality that some OF their
! lands by reason Of the survey, reverted TO
! the public domain and were open TO home
/ stead entry. About $50 acres thus reverted
I and about the same amount was lost TO
/ renters by reason OF the running OF these
new lines. The land in question embraces
a narrow strip clear through the township.
irregular in shape and embracing sections
6 :. Is. 30 and 81. In order TO correct this
wrong. Judge Norris today introduced a
| bill authorizing the Secretary Of the Inter
! ior to sell any OF all vacant public lands
/ in township eight, which are embraced
| within the fractional subdivisions result
! ing from the disconnected surveys. u TINS
| is done, II will give the right TO adjoining
| property owners to purchase this land, ara
| according to a further provision the amount
Of money equal TO the proceeds OF the sales
authorized by the act shall be prorated and
| severally paid to the persons or heirs OF ths
persons who acquired title to the lands IN
the loss in area severally sustained by such
persons by reason OF disconnected surveys
Chance for standing Rock Bill.
Senator Gamble Of South Dakota and
| Representative Marshall OF North Dakota
TODAY had a conference with Speaker Can
non with reference to consideration Of the
bill which has passed the senate opening
the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River
reservations to settlement. Senator Gamble
went over the provisions OF the bill care
fully with the speaker, who manifested con
siderable interest in the bill ana from ms
talk Senator Gamble said today that nc
believed It's. consideration would be per
mItted at this session of congress.
victory for Insurgents.
-rn. nrssiaent today sent to the senate
the name of Charles II. Stilweh TO De pos,
master at Tyndal s. D.. vice Peter Unruh'
: removed. Behind this nomination is an ex-
trenely interesting fight between the con-
|, tending factions of the republican party in
South Dakota The Kittredge faction won
out and appointed Unruh. but charges
were made against him and they were OF
such a character that the department
thought it wisdom Ii remove the Kittredse
appointee and today the anti-kittredge
crowd. headed by Senator Gamble. are re-
joicing over the nomination of Stlweli,
Pollard starts SOmeNnAnRs
When Congressman Pollard returned
| from his recent visit TO Nebraska, he came
back with a story Of unrest on the part Of
the republicans with whom he had talked
in the state as TO the do-nothing policy OF
congress
Are you not going to do anything to
carry out the recommendation OF the pres
; dent?' he was frequently asked. and when
he came back he put the same question up
TO the leaders Their reply was somewhat
I dsheartening and so Pollard began TO ag-
A tate for conference Of republican mem
D bers to have heart TO heart talk over
legislative matters and agree upon a policy
t that the republicans could unite upon Pol
] lard agitated the question and recognizing
d his tender yeRrs in the lower house sub
D mitted his proposition OF a conference TO
Representative Townsend OF Michigan to
frame up call.
- As a result OF interviews among the
younger members OF the house q call was
4 prepared which contemplated four proposI-
e tions. currency legislation, an amendment
to the Sherman antitrust law licensing
n corporations anu-injunction legislation
4 limiting the powers OF courts as to exparte
: injunctions and power in the way OF APP
propriations for enforcing section - Of the
Hepburn rate law.
This call was about ready for circulation
and signature when the leaders. learning
A OF the movement, did not hesitate to state
that such legislation would be considered
that the speaker In favor OF some OF
the legislation. II not all, as recommended
by the president. and a promise was given
that Just as soon the sundry civil bill
now under consideration. is out OF the way
: that committees having bills looking to the
= legislation desired will report to the house
- the result OF their work.
One OF the four propos itions has been ac-
10 complisEed, the appropriation Of S2J9.o9a for
the use of the Interstate Commerce com
mission 10 employ inspectors for an OK
animation OF the books OF railroads as
!, provided by the Hepburn act. This legisla-
. tion was accomplished yesterday The dis
position OF the house being shown In the
vote Of yesterday the Townsend call for
p a conference as suggested by Pollard Of
{ Nebraska and Ellis OF Missouri has been
Withdrawn for the present there being no
q disposition whatsoever TO embarrass those
charged with reporting bills after the
promise given that the legislation desired
will be forthcoming. Should there be. how
j ever. any considerable length OF tirle lapse
e before the iuTiciary committee which Is
8 charged with reporting three OF the bills
y above mentioned, reports them. the follow
n ers of the president will get busy and the
u closing days OF the first session OF the
y siXtieth congress may be made memorable.
Iowa Society Election.
Between 100 and $50 Nebraskans resident
& IN Washington met last night Al the Younl
Mems Christian association han 20 elec,
n officers Of the Nebraska association. Pre-
vious 90 the election there was music. both
vocal and instrumental, and recitatlons bs
Miss Maude Bell Rice OF Omaha Frank
y Israel Of Benkelman. Dundee county. wa,
m elected president. F. W. Collins Of Lincoln
: Lancaster county, vice president: Fred T.
E. Nielsen, also Of Lincoln. secretary. and n
= A Harding Of Burt county was reelected
N treasurer.