Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-16
TELEGRAM T6 q TOR BROWN
Nebraska Member : y pper Body
Dispense 7
PRUSSIA POSTMASTER
Itinerary Soon to Be Ct : tol
Inspection of Military Posts.
DAKOTA LAND DRAWING IN FALL
Senators Gamble and Crawford Urge
Secretary of Interior TO Com
pIete AIIotments for
This Purpose.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-Omaha jobbers largely Interested In
citrus fruits are up in arms against the
duty on lemons. as scheduled by the Payne
bill and as amended by the Aldrich bill,
which lays a duty of ia cents per pound
on this fruit. as against the present duty
of cent per pound
Henry Streight, r. Bingham & Son. Sny-
der Trimbe & Co.. Haley & Lang COM
pany, o. w. Butts and Davis & Bandeau
of Omaha have Joined In a telegram TO
Senator Brown asking that the present
duty on imported lemons be maintained at
] cent per pound. These jobbers say that
the contemplated advance places all users
Of lemons at the mercy of the California
fruit growers and shippers. Nearly go per
cent Of the lemons imported last year,
which amounted to 13seSs.14s pounds, hav-
ing value OF 100000 were imported
from foreign countries. and these shippers
say that under the bill now pending in the
senate California will secure 40 cents per
box additional duty. They ask Senator
Brown to protest against the advance.
which will come out of the consumers
pocket while destroying importations.
Senators Dispense Patronage.
IL there was any doubt in the minds of
Nebraskans as to the way patronage is be-
ing dispensed In the state of Nebraska It
was removed today when Senators Bur
kett and Brown Joined In recommendations
for places IN the First and Third districts
In the First district the senators recon-
mended the appointment OF Earle D.
Brooks TO be pension examiner at Paw
nee city. In the Third district they today
recommended the appointment of Frank J.
Prussia, to be postmaster at Howells. This
recommendation terminates rather bitter
contest at that place. Ex-Congressman
BeNd had recommended Prussia for the
place. which the senators felt morally
obliged 10 carry out hence their action
today, Prussia succeeds the present post
master, Thomas Walker.
Senator Brown took ,.p With the Post
Office department today .h4 establishment
OF postoffice at woodville, PlStte county.
and presented numerously signed petition
in support OF its creation.
Through persistent efforts of Senator
Brown, who on severaI occasions has gone
over evidence with the commissioners of
pensions. tho pension aim OF Mrs Oscar
Brown of Central City was allowed today
at the rate OF s. per month from October
?, 1905, and sl2 from April 10. 1898. The
ONe'A
{, 1l2th New York. has had her applIca-
tion for pension pending for a number of
years, but one thing or another Intervened
to keep her ont OF her rights, when finally
senator Brown took up the case personally
and secured it's allowance.
inspection of Military Posts,
~ meeting Of the military affairs com
nhttee OF the senate this morning the SUBJ |
lect OF visiting military posts of the United
states and Alaska was taken up. This COM |
mlt g was authg rized during the sixtieth !
congress to inspect military posts of the |
country for the purpose cf observation ana |
education, but owing to the Brownsville !
INQUIRY the comm ttee was unable TO psr- |
FORM the duties assigned it, During the |,
Closing days of the Sixtieth congress the /
committee as constituted I'm the Slxty-first
congress was directed TO make an inspsc- |
uon OF military posts both IN the United !
States and Alaska, hencs the preliminary
discussion cf this morning of the probable |
itinerary
II is altogether likely the committee Of |
which Senator Brown is a member. viii /
N'sn mai taIy posts in the intermount ain re-
sion snort after the adjournment of can |
sress' gong to Seattle and thence to Alaska
ior an inspection of garrisons there. later
returning by way OF California. pavinr = !
~ - !" folts crook and Omaha, after a
ViAlt to Forts ID. A. Russell and Logan
me itinerary, as finally outlined. in
eluuing the visit to Alaska. will take an
OF ninety days. members of the COMMITTEES
peins able to reach their homes early IN
october to participate in campaigns in sev-
t'A states which viii be under way during
."S' month After election visit BY the
Noinnn'''ee OF subcommittee may be mapped
Ia
mittee getting back TO Washington In time
Tor the meeting OF congress IN peoemher
"nhe thls Is In measure tentative. n Is
expected that at least portior =, ,ha
country viii be visited by a majority of tha
military affairs committee ana an ,srvo
number Of posts possible TO suit ths
convenience OF members will be taken 4,
on this Inspection tour. :"
Haste In Allotment Urged.
senators Gamble and Crawford this
morning called upon the secretary of the
interior TO urge the utmost expedition IN
the matter of the allotment and appraise
ment Of lands TO be opened To white settle.
ment ON the Cheyenne river and STANDING
Rock Indian reservations The senators
were assured that so far as anotments
We're concerned work on this phase Of
the department would undoubtedly be cor-
pleted next week and then the secretary
would be In position TO appoint commits
sion to visit these lands and commence
making appraisements. Senator Gamble
said today that work in this matter would
be pushed TO completion rapidly as pos
siele and he felt assured that registration
Nor selections ON these reservations would
oOeur during the coming fall and final fil-
'ns upon lands In the spring Of 1910
ator Gamble today introduced a bill
srAnelHs 10 the state OF South Dakota
.o''p acres of unappropriated public lands
lh the stAse Tor the maintenance ana .,,n |