Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-04
salary and Not Number of Appoint.
ments to Be the Rating.
NORRIS HAND IN PENSION BILL
Has Much to Do with Framing Of
Sulloway Measure.
STATISTICS OF FARM ANIMALS
Decrease Noted During
Year In the Number Of Beef Cat
tie and Increase In
All Others.
CFrom a staff Correspondents !


WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-Gspccial Tele-
gram)-The hitch in the Nebraska con-
gressional delegation regarding the dis
tributon OF statewide patronage comes
through Congressman Norris resolution
offered on Saturday. which provides for
the division Of all appointments among
the congressional districts (six In numbcrl
on salary basis, this to include officers
from the state appointed TO places out
side OF the state. When Norris presented
this resolution at the meeting on Saturday
there was counter resolution presented
by Senator Brown, who wanted the state
divided on north and south lines. There
vote taken on the Norris resolution,
five members Of the delegation voting for
it and two against II. There being an
understanding that whatever was agreed
upon must be by unanimous consent an
adjournment was taken until wednesday
in order that the members might get to
gether on an agreement or constituton as
the members have begun to call the agree
ment, and which would be satisfactory to
every member.
Unless a constitution for the future dis
tributiOn of patronage is arranged. the col
lectorship may be completely blocked so
far as a successor to Mr.. Stephenson is
concerned. Yet there is a powerful In
fluence being brought TO bear for a solu-
tion of the question and undoubtedly the
members of the delegation are quietly ct
work endeavoring to solve the perplexing
problem in a way that win be wholly
satisfactory to all interested
BurI<et Explains to President.
Senator Burkett saw the president this
morning, but only for few minutes. II
is presumed that his mission was in regard
to the coTectorship. He probably told the
president of the action OF the delegation
on Saturday. bnt whether the president
suggested any. solution will not be deter
mined until the meeting Wednesday. One
thing is certain, the Nebraska delegation
is getting ION edge" over the collector
ship and over the plan OF statewide dis
tribution of patronage and che members
are extremely anxious to terminate the
embarrassing situation.
All eOrts. of solutions have ben sug-
gested, the bringing in ofa new canGs-
date as a successor to Elmer Stephenson,
and some provision FOR both Rose and
Hammond. but up to this time IL ems
impossible to bring the factions together.
and the president may finally have to
make a decision himself and assume the
| responsibility.
Norris Hand in Pension BiII.
Judge Norris Of the Fifth district re-
| ceixed the congratulation of many of his
colleague on the floor OF the house today
for having written into the widows pen
sion bill, which passed that body today,
much of its provisions and much of its
verbiage The bill which passed the house
today gives to widows of soldiers or sailors
who served i'm the civil war, the war with
Mexico and Indian wars $i2 per month.
providing said widow was married TO said
soldier or sailor prior TO June, 1880. II
repeals former acts relative to proof that
such soldier or sailor died OF wounds con-
tracted during the said wars and does
away with the proposition that the widow
must prove that her income is not more
than $3.50 per year. The act does not In
any way reduce any pension under any
act public or private. but gives the widow
outright upon due proof of her husbands
death. said husband having served i'm the
army or navy i'm the wars above menN
toned. s12 per month While this act will
be known as the sulloway act Mr.. Sullo-
way being chairman OF the committee on
| invalid pensions, much of the act fol-
lows the bill which Judge Norris intro
duced at the beginning of congress
| Minor Matters at Capital.
Senator Burkett called up and had passed
today his bill granting about 30 acres OF
! land TO the village OF Valentine, which is
/ part OF the oFrt Nlobrara military reserva-
! tion for reservoir purposes and 10 be used
| for supplying Valentine with water.
! Congressman Hinshaw has taken up and
is urging the allowance Of additional city
| carriers at oYrk.
! He also filed today with the committee
on interstate and foreign commerce the
resolutions of the Lincoln Commercial club.
asking congress 10 pass a law 10 the end
that interstate rates will apply as maxi
mum rates at directly intermediate points.
and that all railroad tariffs shall so state.
Mr.. Hinshaw also filed with the COM
mittee on public buildings a showing Of
/ population and resources Of the city OF
| FairbuTy, prepared by its Commercial
! club In aid Of a bill for the authorization
Of a postoffice building In that city.
The First National bank Of Cambridge.
Ia, has been authorized to begin bust
ness with $4,000 capital E. p Hsaly Is