Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-23
AGREEMENT ON PATRONAGE
Continued from First Page

with which that important committee deals.
Senator Dolliver becomes chairman OF the
committee on agriculture, and has places on
education and labor, privileges and cleo
tions, lnteroceanic canals and Mississippi
river and it's tributaries.
Senator Cummins is made chairman of
the committee on civil service and given a
place on the new committee, known as pub
lie expenditures, which is regarded as one
of the coming great committees of congress.
He also has a place on the census committe
and Canadian relations.
where Dakotans Land.
Senator Gamble has been very gener-
ously provided for, becoming chairman of
the committee on enrolled bills, and places
on public buildings and grounds, privileges
and elections, Indian affairs and public
lands and public expenditures, while his col
league, Senator Crawford, secures places on
claims, expenditures in Interior department,
Industrial expositions, Indian depredations,
public health and national quarantine. but
is without a craftsmanship, the understand
ing being that the craftsmanship of one of
the select committees will be found for Mr..
Crowford shortly.
The Wyoming senators, Warren and
Clark. retain their old committee chair
manships. Warren at the head Of military
affairs and Clark at the head of judiciary,
with other committees added inflnitum.
In many respects the west has obtained
more out of these committee assignments
than could have been expected had not the
progressive element in the republican party
made a fight for a reimbursement.
Looking After ResurveyS.
NJ. B.. Sweitzer of Neigh. Neb, is in
yToahtpatnn 70 ,,npgnIt NTH ofF{cia1e NJ the
Interior department relative to resurveys
in the Sixth congressional district, which he
is about to engage in running. These re-
surveys grow out of certain bills passed at
the last session, and actual work will be
commenced as soon as winter breaks suf-
ficiently to take the field. Representative
Kinkaid this morning accompanied Mr..
Sweitzer to the White House and presented
him to President Taft.
Fight on Free Hides.
Judge Kinkaid was today engaged in
making a quiet scout among western men,
bers to ascertain the true feeling upon the
proposition to place hides on the free list.
1t is on the cards to form an organization
to fight free hides, the majority of the Ne
braskans. those representing constituencies
to the west, south and southwest, being
perfectly willing to join the crusade against
the free hide schedule as reported out by
the ways and means committee. The
movement is just now in embryo. but doubt.
less 1t will crystalline and take definite form
befort the leather schedules are reached
during the debate on the tariff bill. A
majority appear to desire the retention Of
the present duty-15 per cent-but 1t II
limited would be willing to compromise on II
per cent.
New Bills Coming In.
The committees now having been selected
senator's are beginning to introduce bills 81
that the earliest consideration possible ma.
be had on them. senator Gamble today in
troduced the following. many of them bill
on which he had secured favorable com
mittee reports at the last session of con
gress, namely: To provide for the openinI
of $1,000 acres OF land in the Rosebud In
dian reservation; appropriating $4,000 t
purchase additional land at Fort Mead
military reservation TO be used as a riff
range. enlargement of the parade groun
and other necessary improvements at tina
post; a bill for the establishment of minin
experiment station IN a number of wester
states; to grant to the state of South Da
kota 5000 acres of land in lieu of land
taken by the government and segregated 1
forest reserves; to pay James D. Elliott
United States district attorney 81, 500, tha
being the amount of back salary due thi
official; to loan two condemned cannon I
the state university to decorate the campus
to reimburse the First National bank G
Belle Fourche for the moneys paid out b
them for material for irrigation project.
10000. Also the following appropriation
for public highways: Vermilion, Cantor
Bookings and Madison $4,000 each, an
Rapid City $4,000.
Hayward at white House.
William Hayward presented his young so
to President Taft/toddy, much to the la
ter's keen enjoyment. The president VIZ
exceedingly gracious to the sturdy youn
chop.
Mr.. Hayward probably talked politics I
the president during the short time he W.
at the White House, but If so the presider
and he are the only ones acquainted wit
the subject matter OF the conversation. TIL
secretary of the national committee state
this afternoon that the resignation Of NJ
Hitchcock as chairman OF the national con
mittee was in his hands TO take effeC
April ! and he would lie succeeded by Go,
ernor Hill OF Maine, who would assum
active charge as chairman of the nations
committee OH lndl udte. MT. dayRar an
Governor Hill have had a long conferenc
over matters of policy regarding theI COZ
duct OF the committee.
Mr.. Hayward viii leave tomorrow for Oh
cago. where the national committee heat
quarters will be opened and the headquaI
tiers here closed.
Plea for the Farmer.
The treatment of the farmer by thl
bin is along the same lines as hav
characterized republican methods in III
past" says the report. He gets pra,
tically no relief and the laborer ana DIT,
Queer have greater burdens imposed apo
them. Every article of food the lahore
must have TO live comfortably is heavil
= tsNed; even the salt on his table is nc
exempt This schedule agriculture
| productsl was evidently prepared by III
same mind which has dominated this bi
"A mind certainly not unfair to the grei
trusts.
1.-THE STANDARD Oil company Is as nanC
somely cared for in the Payne bill as !
the Dingley bill" the report continue
and by reason of the provision in par
graph 6S7, popularity known as Il
Joker continues 20 be protected by
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