Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-02-09
CURB FOR SPEAKER
Insurgents Have Formulated Plans
for Changes in House Rules.
SHOWDOWN IS EXPECTED TODAY
Democrats Are Expected to Unite
with Insurgent Republicans.
LITTLE SHOW FOR NORRIS PLAN
That Provides for Taking Committee
Appointments from Speaker.
INDIANS MAY DRAIN LANDS
Bill Has Passed Both Houses and Goes
10 Conference, which VIII BE
ERsy--xinkaid Homestead
Bill Is Amended.
Democrats Are Expected to Unite
with Insurgent Republicans.
LITTLE SHOW FOR NORRIS PLAN
That Provides for Taking Committee
Appointments from Speaker.
INDIANS MAY DRAIN LANDS
(From a staff Correspondent


gram 1.-The fight for a radical change
in the rules Of the house. it is expected.
will be begun tomorrow when the house
insurgents. as the republicans are called
who are In opposition TO the power of the
speaker, will Join the democrats in reso-
luton calling for revision.
The "insurgents" have about formulated
their campaign. a subcommittee consist
ing of Gardner of Massachusetts, Madison
of Kansas. Nelson of Wisconsin and Nor
ris of Nebraska having finally reach ed
an agreement In substance as follows:
That the power OF appointing commit
tees hall be taken away from the speaker
and be lodged In a committee of fifteen TO
be known as the committee on rules, this
committee to be selected by "A caucus OF
both parties, the majority party having
nine members and the minority six mem-
bers. The United States is to be divided
into fifteen geographical districts and
from these districts the committee on
rules Is to be chosen
This Is an amendment proposed by
Judge Norris of Nebraska. who has fought
against the unlimited power of the speaker
ever since he has been in congress.
Another amendment which has been
adopted by the subcommittee provides for
one day each week TO be known as seal
cndar Tuesday" when bills on the calen-
dar shall be called and each sh all have
the speaker, as now obtains.
This latter amendment Is likely to be
adopted, but a careful and painstaking
canvass OF the house does not disclose
more than twenty-five republicans favor
able to the Norris scheme of curtailing
the power OF the speaker. which is not
enough to carry the resolution, for there
will be enough democrats absent without
pairs TO offset the detection.
insurgents" realize that II they go
into caucus they will be beaten and
they have decided upon a resolution to be
signed jointly by those who have come out
against the present rules as the easiest
and most forceful way to get the subject
before the house.
Indians Can Drain Lands.
The house today passed Representative
Boyds bfils enabBlrs thc Omaha and Win
nebago Indians TO protect their tribal lands
from overflow, said lands being located
within the boundaries of any drainage dis
trict. in Nebraska. These bills have been
milled through the senate by Messrs. Brown
and Burlxett and now go to a conference
committee which will undoubtedly agree
upon the slight differences in phraseology
of the bills and It ought not to be many
days before these proposed acts are sub
mltted to the president for approval
New Land District Favored.
Representative Hall appeared before the
public lands committee OF the house today
TO advocate the passage OF a bill for the
establishment of a new land district in
South Dakota, With headquarters at Le-
beau. The committee of the house has
ordered favorable report and this prac-
ticaily secures the passage OF the bill by
both houses OF congress at this session.
change In kinkaid Bill.
rhe committee on public lands today or
dered a favorable report on Representa-
tive Kinkaid's bill providing for the reduc-
tion on the Improvement charges from SIZE
to 40 cents per acre. being an amendment
TO the so-called Kinkaid 6lO-acre homestead
bill,
Change I'm Court Dates.
senator Burkett today introduced a bill
amending ian act to divide the judicial
district or Nebraska into divisions and to
provlde for an additional judge in said dis
trict," approved February 81 1901, so that
court shall be held In Lincoln on the first
Monday in October instead of the fourth
Monday as now provided by law.
Bids were opened today at the Treasury
department for the construction of pub
lie building at Clarinda. La. The lowest
bidder was the General Construction com.
pany Of Milwaukee. at s55.945.
Reception TO Pershing.
In honor of General and Mrs. John p
Pershing. Senator and Mrs. Burkett have
issued Invitations TO members of the Alumni
association OF the University of Nebrasks
70 a reception next Friday evening. Mem
bers OF the Nebraska delegation and theiI
wives have also been invited, as have ex-
senator and Mrs John NJ. Thurston, eX
Representative and Mrs ID. IL. Mercer.
Previous TO the reception Senator anc
Mrs. Burkett will give a dinner in honor o.
General and Mrs Pershing. at which covers
win be laid for fourteen. General Pershinl
was military Instructor at the universit,
previous to the spanish-American war AN,
came TO Washington about the same tint
as Senator Burkett and Judge Magoon.
Postal Appointments.
Postmasters appointed; Nebraska-Burge
Cherry, county. Sarah E Davis, vice l.
w. Parker. resigned; Elton, Custer county
Albert Kleebe, vice f. Hammont, resigned
waiworth, Custer county, William f. For
est. vice L. o. Roblee, resigned. Iowa
Hardy Humboldt county. Clara G. Smith
vice 5. =. Harvey, resigned.
Faural carriers appointed: Nebraska
Henderson. route ?. J. C. Petker. carrier
H. NJ. Petker. substitute. lowa-Brooklyn
route 4. olen E. Talbot. carrier; NJ.
Talbot. substitute. Coin, route 2, Home
Corbin. carrier; Pearl Powers. substitute
FentOn. route ?. B. NJ. Fitzpatrick. carrier
Gertrude Fitzpatrick. substitute. Leon
route :, w. X, Perdue. carrier; Matte Per
due substitute. South Dakota-Garretson
route ,, A. p. Axelson. carrier: E c. Axel
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