Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-14
RAILROAD BILL IS BLOCKED
Mann Objects to Measure for Change
of Right-of-Way Over NiObrara.
TO BE CALLED UP IN THE FUTURE
Illinois Representative of Opinion
the Interests of the Government
Are Not Sufficiently Safe
guarded at Present.
CFrom a Sad correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-(Special Tele-
gram .)-Representative Kinkaid today sue
ceeded in getting before the house his bill
to grant an additional right-of-way to the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway company
over and across the Fort Niobrara mill
tary reservation. and after considerable de-
bate, In which Representative Martin par
ticipsted, the measure was laid aside upon
the objection Of Representative Mann of
Chicago.
Representative Mann OF Illinois, who OBJ
jected to consideration OF the bill, stated
that personally he had no objection to the
bill, but it was defective in that there was
no clause permitting the government to
change the right-of-way at any time He
believed that this was defective feature
Of the bill. Judge Kinkaid, who was in
charge Of the measure, stated he was not
in position to consent to any amendment.
as II was a senate measure, and without
mentioning Senator Burkett intimated that
he would have to consult with those in in
terest before he would accept the sugges-
ton from Mr.. Mann. The bill therefore
went over without prejudice.
Ben White, who has been looking after
this bill since the assembling of congress
after the holidays, saw in the objection of
Mr.. Mann a covert attempt to defeat the
measure, and he began a systematic round
up of the military affairs committee OF the
house, which had reported the senate bill,
hoping to have Chairman Hulrs influence
in passing the bill on the next call.
Whether there is "nigger in the wood
pile" so far as the change of the right-of-
way over the Fort Niobrara military reser-
vation Is concerned remains to be seen.
.A.At
attorney, Mr. White. were thoroughly sat
isfactory to the military authorities, who
reported favorably on the measure when it
was introduced in the senate.
Bill to Reimburse Bank.
Senator Gamble today introduced bill
directing the secretary of the interior to
pay to the First National bank Of Belle
Fourche, 8. D., $19,S6O. This sum was paid
out by the First National bank to laborers
for their time checks given by contractors
engaged in building the main supply canal
of the Belle Fourche irrigating project.
| No part Of the sum advanced has ever been
repaid to the bank. The government Is
now and has always been in possession OF
the works built by the labor for which
the bank advanced the money.
Minor Matters at Capital.
! Representative Martin today introduced
in the house Senator CANDLES bill au.
thorizing the creation of a new land dis
trict in South Dakota. to be known al
the Belle .Fourche land district.
| w. A. Meserve of Creighton, Neh., ar
rived in Washington today on business
! before the Indian bureau.
| w. H. Tackett of Gregory. s. D., Is II
| Washington to join others from Gregory
| to endeavor to secure the location of {
land office at that point.
Roy E. Thompson has been appointed
postmaster at Normal Lancaster county
Nebraska, vice n. Henline, resigned.
John NJ. Garnett of Omaha has been ap
pointed clerk in the Treasury department
Captain w. B. Gown of the Eight
cavalry and Mrs. Gown arrived in Wash
ington today from a short visit to Canada
Captain Gown, who recently received hi
promotion. has been on leave since De
cember g. having had recent station a
Fort Sam Houston. His new station vii
be at Fort d. A. Russell, Wyo. Captain
and Mrs. Gown will remain in Washington
for few days and then will go west b.
way. of Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
On the recommendation of Congressma
Burke DR.. NJ c. Johnston has been ap
pointed pension examining surgeon a
Aberdeen. S. D.. vice DR.. W. C. Fowler
deceased.