Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-19
ShakruD In Committees.

VI NAS Nuul lHuuSlTY.
shakruD In Committees,
When Senator Burkett made his speech
In the senate, telling how the elder states
men, by finesse and diplomacy. held the
best positions on the ranking committees.
he raised such a fog that it has taken the
committee on committees four days to
lift 1t.
AS a result of Senator Burkett's straight
forward presentation Of the facts which the
congressional directory discloses there will
be tomorrow such a shaking up of the old
timers, and by that is meant the ''elder
statesmen, as hat not bee nseen in genera
lions. The insurgent in the senate has
won a notable victory in opposition to his
brother in the house.
By reason of Mr.. Burkett's presentation
OF committee facts six men from the west
were placed upon the committee on corn
mittees, McCumber OF North Dakota. Cur
tbs of Kansas, Dixon of Montana. Borab ~
Idaho, Sutherland of Utah and Flint of
California. There are three eastern men on
this committee, Aildrich of Rhode Island
kean OF New Jersey and Crane of Massa-
chusetts.
1t Is understood that among MANY otber
changes that occur in the makeup of COM
mittees Of the senate that Senator Murray
Crane goes off the committee on commerce
and thai Senator Cullom leaves approprIa-
lions, Senator Burkett taking Senator Gull
Ions place on that important committee
Senator Burkett will retain his place on
agriculture and his Craftsmanship of Pa
cito railroads and will, in addition. hold
his place on the committee on District NJ
Columbia.
Senator Brown in the new deal benefits
with his colleague and in some particulars
Is even better conditioned so far as chair
manships go, for he viii succeed to the
workmanship OF the committee on patents.
and in addition take places on military and
Indian affairs.
Senator Dolliver becomes the head of the
committee on agriculture, while his col
league, Senator Cummins. will get the
halrmanship of one Of the select commit
tees and a ranking place on one of two
new committees which the senate will Gre
ate tomorrow, conservation of natural re-
sources and expenditures In several de-
partments of government
Minor Matters at Capital.
w. S. Clapp of Kearney, who ia visiting
I'm Washington, was introduced to President
Taft by Senator Brown.
Ernest Jackson and e o. Patterson of
Dallas, 3. D., are In Washington endeavor-
Ing to induce Secretary OF the Interior Bal
linger to reopen the case whereby Gregory
was given the local land office in prefer
ence to Dallas. They claimed TO be bur
dened with heavy petitions signed by a ma
jority OF those who drew lands In the recent
opening of the Indian country In Tripp
county favoring the removal OF the land
office from Gregory to Dallas. They have
had an interview with Secretary Ballinger.
but that official is reluctant to reopen the
case, and further, II he does consent to give
a formal hearing to these gentlemen from
Dallas, viii scarcely feel It courteous to his
predecessor to o~verturn the decision in Sc
lecting Gregory. However. the Dallas men
are not discouraged and are hard at work.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa-Hocking,
Monroe county, James T. Cooley, vice T..
@. ssevers, resigned; Pilot Mound. Boone
county, William P. Linn. vice G. o. DurrelI,
resigned. South Dakota Virgil, Beadle
county, Haskell d. Coursey, vice Herman
F. Alderman, resigned.
Rural routes established: Iowa Coin.
route 3, Roy Eberle carrier, Ella NJ. EberIa.
substitute; DEBORAH, route 3, Roy Mcmillan
carrier, W. A. McMullen substitute. South
Dakota-Ramona, route /, William r. Cor
win carrier, p. Delaney substitute,