Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
WESTERN MATTERS no FORE
House and Senate Both Consider Mat
tsrs of Interest to that Section. :
SENATE FOR FOREST RESERVE
Kansas City and So. Joseph MilIers i'm.
washinEtOn for Hearing on FlOur
Rates Before the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
fTrom a sad correspondentl


CFrom a staff Correspondent)
| WASHINGTON, May 12.-(special Tele-
gram)-The west, that section of the coun-
try which may now fairly be classified as
beyond the Missouri was the subject of
earnest debate In both wings)of the capitol
yesterday, the house devoting much time to
consideration Of bill to enlarge home
stead entries In certain of the semi-arid
states from 16O to 800 acres while In the
senate much time was devoted to a dis
! cussion OF forest reserves The house
passed it's bill by a comfortable majority
while in the senate a decisive majority went
on record in favor of giving the Agricul-
] tural department 81, 100000 to further carry
/ out its plan of conservation of forests
/ Senators Teller of Colorado and Hepburn
of Idaho led the fight against the forestry
| bureau. Senators Warren and Clark OF
| Wyoming voting with the insurgents
against any enlargement Of the power of
Chief Forester clifford Pinchot, but vote
of 36 for the Dixon amendment, increasing
the amount reported by the agricultural
committee and % against told the story
Of how the senators felt about forest pro-
lection. Senators Burkett and Brown voted
to increase the amount over that recon-
mended by the agricultural committee.
With this fight settled the agricultural
appropriation bill was passed. The amend
4 ment offered by the agricultural committee
providing for thu demonstration of the
making Of denatured alcohol at the Ma
tional Corn exposition to be held in Omaha
next December was adopted without de-
bate.
Hearings on the forestry bills introduced
by Pollard Of Nebraska, Weeks of Massa-
chusetts and Lever of South Carolina were
held today by the agricultural committee
of the house. Representative Pollard was
compelled to abandon his presentation on
account of the meeting Of the house. He
will finish tomorrow. AS it looks now
nothing will be done with any of the meas
ures.
Hearing Flour Rates.
Delegations of St. Louis and Kansas City
people are in Washington for the purpose
of appearing before the Interstate Com
merce commission tomorrow on complaint
of the Butte Milling company of st. Louis,
representing some seventy Touring manu-
featuring establishments against the Chi
cago & Alton and some sixty railroads.
The question before the commission involves
flour rates from Missouri river points, ST.
Joseph and Kansas City, to New York and
the east as against Minneapolis rates. The
subject Of export rates being closely con-
nected Herewith. George H. Crosby, freight
traffic manager of the Burlington; James
E. Smith, president of the Business mems
league of st. Louis; Edward Dewey, presi-
dent Of the Merchants exchange and Hale
Holden. commerce counsel of the Burling-
ton road, are in Washington for the pur-
pose of representing their views to the
commission. E. ]. McVann, secretary OF
the Grain exchange of Omaha, is also here
for the purpose of listening to the argu-
! ments presented in the above future action
of the grain exchange.
Victor ROsewater I'm Capital.
Mr.. Victor Rosewater, editor of The Bee
arrived in Washington today accompanied
by his wife and daughter. who continued
on to Mrs Rosewaters former home In
Baltimore. Mr.. Rosewater expects to re-
main in Washington during the week and
will be present at the meeting OF the gov.
ernor and those appointed to represent
them in several open meetings at the White
House looking to the conservation of nat
ural resources. Mr.. Rosewater was among
the especially invited guests at the laying
: of the cornerstone of the building to bt
used by the Pan American republics.
Governor B. B. Brooks of Wyoming Il
in Washington to attend the conference a
. the White house and today had a sea
: on the floor of the senate during the con
sideration OF the agricultural appropria
ton bill which was in charge of Senator
Warren. He is registered at Congress
hall tomorrow. C. w. Burdick of Cheyenne
: Edward Gillette OF Sheridan and G. w
Metcalf of Douglas and ex-senator Car!
are expected to attend the White houst
4 conferences.
, shaw at Washington.
r Former Secretary of the treasury Shaw
:, came over from New York last nigh
2 and when seen at the hotel said he haC
T come to Washington to meet an old bust
= ness associate from Des Moines, "Ther
y is onthing OF political or religious char
n acter connected with my visit" quoth tn
: frmer cabinet official 1t may interes
= the many friends of Mr.. Shaw to leari
: that he is looking extremely well, and h
himself who should know, says he neve
felt better in his life.
Better Mail Service Wanted.
At the request Of Frank w. Sloan ant
other citizens Of Geneva, Neb.. Congress
. man Hinshaw today took up with ]. T
McCieary, second assistant postmaste
4 general and r. w. Grant, superintendent
' OF the railway mail service. the matte
!. of better mail service for Geneva. A
present mail is supplied by freight whicl
connects with the main line at Fair
mont This Eervice is irregular and un
n satisfactory. Mr.. Hinshaw proposed tina
e tie department either put daily mai
!, clerks on the freight or else establish
d daily star route service between the tw,
h points The officials seemed to look will
e more favor upon the latter proposal an,
i win shortly render a decision. 1t is though
h one Of the rwo proposals will be adopted
q Minor Matters at Capital.
Q Upon the recommendation OF Congress
: man Hinshaw the following postmaster
IS have been appointed Louis c. Couaal, Abb
d vice f. ]. Rohr. resigned; George w. Dor
d sey. Marquette. vice John p. Jones, re
L sgued
% Rarton B. Wilcox Of South Omaha ha
Il been appointed chemist in connection wit
the Agricultural department
Fred G. wallway has been appointe
postmaster at Norcora, Dakota county, Ne
braska, vice C. w. schwarz. resigned.
. Rural routes have been ordered estat
y ushed as follows, June /: South DakotI
Piankington, Aurora county route T. POI
q ulation 800, families 55. Nebraska, Hszar,
N sherman county, route l. population 40