Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-27
Omaha Indian Claims Bill is Knocked
Out in Conference.
PREPARATIONS FOR INAUGURAL
Pension Building Being Transformed
for the Ball.
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC cAUCUI

From a stair Correspondent }


Washington end. but the Nebraska end
Of the proposition that prevents me from
passing my bin reducing the Improvement
requirements under the one section act. -
said Congressman Kinkald today. The
fact IL can secure unanimous consent by
raising the figure to higher amount than
20 cents per acre an named In my bin. but
] have been compelled to pause by reason
OF protests against any reduction. have
therefOre determined to wait until the
people whom have the honor of represent
ing get nearer together before Iegisiating
in the premises"
Omaha Indian Measure Dead.
The confereers on the Indian bill today
agreed to eliminate the Indian apprepri-
alton bill Senator Burketts amendment.
which was put on bill during It's consider
alton in the senate permitting the Omaha
Indians 10 so 70 the court OF claims for
the adjudication Of their account against
the federal government and fixing the
status Of Attorney Hamlin's contract with
the Indians. Tom Sloane OF Pender has
been In Washington for the past month
trying TO engineer this measure through
congress and for a time 1t looked as If
he might be successful But unfortunately
he got his wires crossed in throwing down
Congressman Boyd's bill and substituting
Senator Burketrs bill with the result that
there probably will be no legislation look
ing 10 the adjudication at this session of
the claims OF the Omaha Indians against
ths United States.
Inaugural Rail- Preparations.
In preparation for the inaugural ball on
the evening OF March 4. the TRANSFORMATION
80. -
the Pension building. the largest brick
building. IL is said, in the werld. into a
veritable fairyland. The decorations for
the ball alone Elll oost $4,000 This does
not include the framework on which the
decorations will be huns. which will total
several thousands more In the electrical
display there will be between 1900 and
1000 incandescent lights used, with miles
OF wires. In the floral scheme there will
be used 2ooo blooming plants. 1900 cases
Of southern Smilax and hundreds Of grow
Ing American beauties ana crimson rambler
plants in addition to hundreds OF cut
flowers
Call for Democratic Caucus.
A call for caucus OF the democrats Of
the next hose for 10 O'Clock Tuesday fore.
noon. March Is. was issued today by Repre-.
sentative Clayton. chairman of the present
democratic organization This caucus will
select democratic candidate for speaker tc
be voted for two hours later and also can
didates for other offices Of the house
"A fun and prompt attendance viii be .
good way 10 begin our work in the new
congress-" 20 the cail concludes
Minor Matters at Capital.
Ex-Governor Lorenzo Crounse and daugh
ter are in washington. guests Of Represen
tative and Mrs c. NJ. Hitchcock. Mr.
Crounse Will not remain for the inaugur
alton.
Senator Gamble went before the appro
priation oornmmittee OF the senate toda,
In behalf OF an appropriation of $4,000 10
a new water system at Fort Meade. d
This amount Is carried IN the sundry civi
SiIl now under consideration in the house
Senator Burkett had up with the post
master general today a petition OF citi
zens Of Bethany for the establishment Their
OF a branch office OF the Lincoln post
office. The postmaster general called hi
attention TO the section OF the law pro
viding that no substation could be estab
aaishe6 In any town OF less than 1.5Co in
habitants aud that IN this petition Tn
N@NtACAAA A~1 A4AeAN = oAaAcAANHA NAAN Ailrt
population was l.No The department
thersfor decided that IL was imprscticabl
TO take favorable action.
Burl0ett's bill providing for the gift OF
couple Of bronse cannon TO Lincoln for tn
purpose Of embellishing the park Aroun
the proposed lincoln monument was favor
ably reported TO the senate today by sena
VfkWarren.
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after q four-dial clock for the fedora
building at Lincoln. according TO q memos
ial. which senator Burkett presented Z
congress today. The clock Is 20 strike tn
hour and half hour and 20 be Of the lates
mechanism.
on the recommendation Of Senator Daw
son. DIT. H. r. Dean has been spPointe
pension examing surgeon at Muscstine. Ia
vice DT. c. c Moyridge. deceased.
Postal Affairs.
Rural free delivery carriers appointed
Nebraska. Gretna. route 2 Franklin 1
Cockerill. carrier, Lee r.. coekeriil subst
tuts. HelTey. route !. Edward c. Day. cal
rier; Frank III. Day. substitute. Iowa. De
Moines. route & John Hayden. earriei
William Z. Hayden. substitute FremOn
N +. Roekey. carrier: Arthur Reeve
substitute Jews;t route s. ChristoPhs
Robson. carrier; Oscar Johnson. substitute
Eorwaik. route 3 Elmer K Burlingam
carrier; Judson Anderson. substitute
Viewer. route :, Osborne 1. Saunders. ca
rier south Dakota. Harrisburg. route
Edgar J. Copler carrier; +. p. Robinsou
substitute Howard Dexter has been reis
stated as regular carrier for route 3 I
Parker, $. -.
PAostmasters Appointed; Iowa. Archie
o,Brien county. Henry A. LemkuiI VII
Al. Pedersou. resigned Grand Noun
gsinton county. Birdsall Ewise. vice l. !
harrington. resigned South Dakota. strs
ford, brown county. Alfred 7. Bersstrou
Vice b NJ. Lynch. removed sutiey. cAnl