Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-16
MAJORITY WITH HIN ON THIS
Requires Unanimous Consent, How
ever, and Therefore Fails.
AMENDMENT TO BANKING LAW
Nebraska Junior Senator Would Make
Banks Pay Interest on Deposits
and Create Fund TO Pro-
tect DeDOsitOrs.
CFrom a Staff Correspondent.)

o. 4 0ih bioN NAo ANNbAoShN'e NNAee-
tion got together" said President Roose-
welt to Senator Burkett and Representa-
tives Norris and Boyd when they pre-
sented him today with a signed statement
of the delegation selecting Ross l.. Ham
mond of Fremont for internal revenue col
lector for the district of Nebraska as sue
cessor to Elmer d. II. Stephenson.
At 10 o'clock today the republican mem
bers of the delegation went into caucus
in the room of Judge Norris, chairman of
the delegation, for the purpose of selecting
a successor to Mr.. Stephenson. For weeks
the delegation has been meeting and at
the last conference constitution was
adopted which divides the state so far as
patronage is concerned into sixths, giving
each congressional district its quota. With
the adoption of that constitution there was
nothing else to do at the meeting of today
but to take a vote upon the question of
Stephenson's successor.
Immediately after the seven members
who constitute the republican delegation
in congress from Nebraska met, Senator
Brown offered a motion to refer the whole
matter of the collectorship to the state
convention, which meets three weeks hence,
but with that motion he stated that 1t
required a unanimous vote to carry it in
view of the understanding had at the last
meeting that the vote upon the collector
ship should be taken at this meeting.
Objection being made, Senator Brown
withdrew his motion and asked unanimous
consent that the matter of the selection
beFreferred to the state convention. Sena-
tor Burkett and Representatives Boyd and
Norris objected and the request made by
q, declared
denied, although four members of the
delegation, Brown. Pollard, Kinkaid and
Hinshaw, expressed their desire to have
the matter thus go over.
Vote Four to Three.
Senator Brown, who has been the earnest
champion of Mr.. Rose throughout the con-
test for the collectorship, after reading
telegram from the Linooln republicans that
in convention assembled they had endorsed
Mr.. Rose for the collectorshp, which tele-
gram was signed by A. L. Kennard, sec
retary of the Lincoln convention, moved
that the roll be called for a choice for col
Iector, which was accordingly done.
Under the constitution adopted two weeks
ago every member must vote in the open
and not by secret ballot and the poll taken
showed the following:
For Hammond-Burkett, Boyd, Norris
and Hinshaw.
Mr. Hammond was then after a great
deal of discussion chosen the unanimous
choice of the Nebraska delegation for col
lector and Senator Burkett and Congress
men Hinshaw and Boyd presented the ac-
ton Of the delegation TO the president.
Throughout the meeting there was intense
feeling shown, but always in repression.
The selection of Mr. Hammond came at
the end of a two hours session of the dele
CATION in which each participant showed
that he appreciated the Importance of the
action to be taken, and while there was no
outbreak so far as can be learned on the
part of the members of the delegation there
was an armed neutrality throughout.
Brown Voices disappointment.
Senator Brown, voicing his disappoint-
ment over the defeat of Mr.. Rose, said:
"of course my disappointment is severe.
Under our plan, signed by every member
of the delegation, there was to be an
equitable distribution Of patronage among
the congressional districts. The selection
of Mr.. Hammond puts two Of the three
federal officers of our state in the Third
congressional district and leaves all three
of theIn-colector, marshal and district at
torney-north OF the Platte. This may be
u IdlE ul5lIAbuNlOAS bhh ~ NSSS AASN 49,
fair to me. Mr.. Rose was entitled to this
recognition and had every reason to ex-
pect 1t from conversations with Burkett
and myself. His services to the party dur
ing the last legislature in assisting to
frame and carry out legislative pledges
were invaluable. Under the rule and Gus
tom of the party in recognizing political
obligations to it's worthy chairmen he was
entitled to this place"
Amendment to Banking Bill.
Senator Brown will on Monday intro
duce an amendment to the bill to amend
the national banking laws, as follows:
Provided that all national banks having
on deposit public money belonging TO the
United States, shall pay to the United
States interest thereon at the rate OF
per cent per annum on average monthly
| balances Of such deposits, to be collected
| interests so collected shall constitute a
| special fund in the treasury Of the Unltod
States TO be designated as a deposltors
| to the order of the secretary of the treas
ury to be used by him TO reimburse de-
positors in national banks for losses Te-
sulting from the failure Of any national
banking association.
CONGRESSMAN Hinshaw has recommended
the appointment of orville t. Strain to
be postmaster at Leshara, Saunders
county, vice T. o. Finson, resigned.
Chance for Another Carrier for York.
The citizens of York, who have been
petitioning for an additional city carrier,
will have their desires gratified TO the
extent OF a new inspection througS the
efforts of Congressman Hinshaw. An
inspection was had some time agO and It
showed against any additional carrier be-
| ing appointed. but Mr.. Hinshaw per-
sistently urged a new inspection, With a
view OF securing another carrier, and the
Postoffice department finally yielded to
his entreaties.
The member from the Fourth district
also today filed a petition for a new
rural route out Of David City.
Representative Hamilton of Iowa today
introduced bill appropriatihg ss2S, 900
for the erection Of a new public building
at ottumwa, Ia