Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-21
TAKE COUNSEL ON
PLAN FOR FUTURE
Zine Of "Trusty Ten" and Borah
Talk Over Future Action On
Tariff.
FIRM FOR REVISION DOWNWARD
No Fixed Program Adopted By the
Western Senators.
BROWN CONTINUES HIS ACTIVITY
Further Steps to 1 Income
Tax Ament1S
WESTERN MATTERS e PIToL
yenator Buykett Gets So II 'rma-
tion and Senator Gam = Dis
New Job for some -
In south Dakota.
No Fixed Program Adopted By the
Western Senators.
BROWN CONTINUES HIS ACTIVITY
Further Steps to 1 = Income
Tax Amen,Fz
WESTERN MATTERS z z
CFrom a staff correspondent)


WASHINGTON. July 2.-(specisl Tele-
gram.)-The ten republican senators who
recorded themselves in the negative when
the tariff bill was before the senate, with
the exception of LaFollette, who is absent
from the city, today held conference in
the room OF the committee on public lands,
Of which committee Knute Nelson is
chairman. The ranks of the ten were
swelled by the addition OF Borah of Idaho.
The conference lasted somewhat over an
hour but no definite future program to
force revision downward was adopted, so
far as could be learned. Those present
were Senators Burkett and Brown. Ne
braska: Nelson and Clapp, Minnesota;
Dolliver and Cummins, Iowa Beveridge,
Indiana Crawford. South Dakota; Bris.
tow, Kansas and Borah OF Idaho.
1t was the consensus Of opinion that
President Taft is sincere In his efforts
to bring about downward revision and his
recent emphatic expressions on the sub
ject OF the redemption of party pledges.
met with hearty approval and the ex-
preston OF a determination to aid in !
bringing about such a result. Free raw
material, was the slogan OF the assembled
ten apostles, and while no particular cam
paign of action could be safely mapped
out until the conference committee brings
In it's report all pledged themselves TO
stand for downward revision until the last
bridge is crossed
FrOwn Pushes His Amendment.
That Senator Brown does not intend to
permit his amendment to the constitution
relative to a tax on incomes to slumber
or that there shall be the slightest chance
that II will be forgotten, was in evidence
at the brief session OF the senate today.
At the opening Of the session the senator
submitted a concurrent resolution request
ing the president to transmit to the gov
ernors OF the several states copies of all
matters pertaining to the proposed const-
tntiohal amendment, so that the executives
OF the states may have in their possession
full and thorough official information
to the action of congress and be completely
informed upon the subject, to enable them
TO advise the state legislatures in their an
nual messages He asked for immediate
consideration but because of objection by
Senator Kean of New Jersey 1t went over
until next Thursday
Senator Brown said today that he did not
expect immediate considera tion Of this con-
current resolution, but was advised there
would be no objection whatever to it's adop~
tion, the delay being merely a formality.
Coal Land Public Domain.
The general land office has just COM
pleted the classification as coal land and
restored to public domain unappropriat tsl
lands in township q north. range 102 west.
Evanston land district Wyoming fixing
the price for dkpos Of the tracts therein
in some cases a high as 500 per acre. This
price was made on recommendation of the
geological surv,5. = .,s Cca field Is one Of
tie finest in the w,s'. With veins in some
places as much as thirty feet thick, The
township mentioned vas involved in what
was known as Horse Thief canyon cases.
Some months ago II vas discovered that
the title to much OF the most valuable
coal lands in this iart Of Wyoming had
been secured from the government through
a system OF fraudulent operations, and
suit was Instituted against the patentees to
recover lands. After suit was filed the
defendants re-conveyed the lands to tho
government and paid 900 for the Goa
they had extracted in opening the mines
The lands thus recovered have been with.
held from sale until their values could be
sscertsined. About forty per cent Of the
lands In this township, are now public do
main and will be sold under coal land
laws at prices designated for each lega
subdivision. The other lands have gone
Into private ownership through the gran
by congress TO the Union Pacific Railway
company, and by valid patents heretofore
Issued.
Under the former method Of disposing o
coal lands, these lands were subject L
sale at $40 TO $50 per acre. or total pric,
for the township OF about $4,000. II sol,
at maximum price, At the prices nov
fixed, based upon less than three cents
ton for estimated coal, the lands In thi
township are worth sS,iS4,OOO or an Increas
Of over g7.50oOOo above the former price
Drainage Work I'm Nebraska.
A few days ago Senator BuTkett receive
a letter from George H. Heincke Of N,
braska City. suggesting that 1t would b
highly pleasing to his constituents in this
vicinity II a government drainage sxpeI
could be sent out to investigate the at
Visibility OF certain drainage project
under contemplation thereaboptA Sens
tor Burkstt took the matter up at one
with c. G. Elliott. chief OF drainage II
vestigauonA, and today received a lsttS
from hr. Elliott politely calling the a
tention OF Senator Burkett TO the fact tina
his division is now doing a great deal {
work in Nebraska. on Salt Creek an
Wahoo projects, and also soon expects
no considerable to aid in draining the N,
maha valley and therefore he could nC
It this time his way clear 70 assiR
man to new investigations In the yiS,iI
iiy OF Nebraska City
Fred X. Abbott OF Nebraska recentl
appointed assistant commissioner OF I,
dian affairs. will during the next thlr,
days have full control Of the bureau. Ov
inE to the fact that Indian Commission,
Valentine left today upon his annual v,
cation. Prior to leaving, Mr. Valentr
called In the various chiefs OF his burea
and informed them that he leaves the a
sistant commissioner In entire control Al
that h had narfacf rnnfIAanc. In n