Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-08
Opinion Only Effect Of Action Will Be
Slight Delay in Passage.
INTEREST IN PARCELS POST
Senatorial Fight in Iowa is Getting
Warmer Each Day.
HOW IT IS VIEWED AT CAPITAL
AlliSOn's Friends say withdrawal of
ConEressmen Cousins and Bird-
sail VIII Ne OF Beneat TO
Their Cause.
cFrom q sad correspondent.l

fFon starr CorreSpOndent.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7.-Cspeclal Tel,
gram)-Representative Boyd's bill sendin,
to the court of claims matters dealing witt
the Omaha Indians has been temporarily
sidetracked by the house committee OF
Indian affairs until a report can be hae
from the Department of the Interior ot
the merits of the measure II will be rc.
called that Senator Burkett introduced the
bill OF his colleague, Congressman Boyd, n
the senate, and this BILL without amend.
ment, passed the upper branch of congress-
last week. The Indian affairs COMMITTEES
of the house referred the Boyd bill to
subcommittee consisting of Hinshaw of
Nebraska, Morse of Wisconsin and Hack
ney of Missouri which promptly made
favorable report upon the measure wher
the bill came before the full committee
before which Congressman Boyd appeared
II developed that a letter which the mem
Der from the Third district of Nehrasks
had received from the department recon-
mending the bill did not go far enough IT
satisfying the committee to recommend its
passage. The bill was therefore referred
to the department for report, and it is
expected it will be taken up at the next
meeting of the committee.
In these several reports which the de.
partment has made on bills of this charac.
ter the department has contended that the
claims were paid, and when Judge BOYD
was interrogated about the merits of the
bill and the grievances of the Indians he
replied that the whole difficulty grew out
of the failure of the government to pay for
certain lands which It had taken over
hence their kick While Il Is believed the
Boyd bill will pass the house a temporary
delay is made necessary because of the
desire of the chairman OF the committee,
Mr.. Sherman of New York. to be able TO
answer any question which may be sprung
during the course of debate on the measure.
Parcels Post Agitation Growing.
Congressman Hinshaw said today that
the agitation for the parcels post seems To
him to be growing, Judging from letters
and petitions he is receiving from the
Fourth district for and against such legir-
lation. II was his Judgment that the farms
ers were for the parcels post and the mer-
chants against it, He said he was receiV-
ing more Individual letters from farmers
in favor of the parcels post than petitions
against It. In one instance farmer gave
his individual reasons for supporting such
a bill. while the merchants were having
petitions printed and in circulation against
parsels post.
AO"A NEoNN
The senatorial fight in Iowa is becoming
bitter and the armies of Allison and Cum
minis are getting rid of their heavy bag
gage. according to a member of the Iowa
delegation, i'm order that they may move
more quickly and cover more territory.
When Representative Cousins of the Fifth
district announced his Intention to retire
to private life at the close of the sxtieth
congress, the Cummins faction jubilated.
on the theory that Il showed the trend OF
political opinion between the Allison and
Cummins forces I'm the Hawkeye state. OF
course this was promptly denied by the
Allison people and that, instead OF being
a breach In their alignment II materially
tended to strengthen the Allison forces in
the Fifth. Now comes Benjamin p. Bird
sail OF the Third district, who succeeded
the late David b. Henderson, who an
nounces that he too, will retire to pri-
vate life with the close OF the slxtieth
congress. The withdrawal of Birdsall is
regarded here as Ii victory for the Allison
forces I'm the Third district, and that in
stead of Governor Cummins getting any
comfort out of the announcements Of
Cousins and Birdsall not to stand for re-
election. It is clearly beneficial to the
grand old statesman of Iowa, William
Boyd Allison"
Lands Restored to settlement.
The commissioner of the general land
office has advised local land officers at
Cheyenne, Wyo., that certain lands within
their district, heretofore withdrawn for ir-
rigation purposes under the act OF June
II, 1902, for use In connection with the
North Platte project in Nebraska and
Wyoming. have been restored to the pub
lie domain to become subject to settle
ment on and after April q, 1903, but not
to entry filing or selection at the local
land office until May 9S under the public
land laws
Minor Matters at Capital.
On the recommendation of Congressman
Boyd, DR.. c. c. Paxton has been appointed
pension examining surgeon at Central
City, Neb., vice DR.. d. NJ. Brown. resigned
Rural carriers appointed for Nebraska
routes: McCook routes and 4. p. e. Pot
ter carrier, NJ. s. Jennings substitute; Te-