Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-24
Comprises a Comprehensive Story of
American Agriculture.
COAL MEN FIGHT FOR A TARIFF
Appraisement Now Going On of In
dian Lands in Dakota.
HAS GRIsT OF BILLS
Martin of south Dakota in Debate on
Tariff BilI Puts in a Plea for
Retention of Duty
on Hides.
tFrom a staff Correspondent

From a staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. March 23.-(Specal Tele-
gram.)-Big as was the National Corn ex-
position at Omaha last year, every indica-
tion points to so much bigger exposition
next fall that II behooves citizens of the
Gate city to begin planning for space.
Today Senator Norris Brown. after a con-
ference with Secretary Wilson Of the De-
partment of Agriculture was given positive
assurance that the largest exhibit ever
made by the Department of Agriculture
for any government exhibit at any national
exposition would be put off the train at
Omaha for the exhibition Of the National
Corn exposition, providing space be pro-
vlded to house and display this most COM
psehensive story OF Americas agricultural
achievements.
w. NJ. Geddes, formerly Of Grand Island
and South Omaha, who Is secretary and
disbursing officer of the Alaska-Yukon ex-
position, is taking an active interest in
having the Department Of Agriculture ex-
hibit set down at Omaha for the National
Corn exposition and is cooperating with
Senator Brown to bring this about.
Coal Men want Tariff.
Wyoming coal is hit mighty hard by the
Payne tariff bill and the coal interests out
side of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Vir-
ginia are planning a combination to CON
tinue the duty on coal as provided in the
Dlngley bill.
Representative Mondel of Wyoming said
today that about one-third of the present
output OF Wyoming coal goes into northern
Montana and eastern Washington and that
possibly a third of the product goes into
Nebraska. Free coal. which the bill pro-
Nilpg for nrOxdipp t,
reciprocity according to Monden. would
result in Wyoming losing practically all the
Montana and Washington markets. as
Canadian coal from Lethbrdge and Crows
Nest reach the Montana markets with
shorter haul and lower freight rates.
They already have a considerable por-
ton of the Montana and Washington mar
kets duty pcld and II there was no duty"
said Mr., Mondell. they would take the
balance of the market, which would mean
a great reduction in output and conse-
quently we would buy less groceries in
Omaha.
ION the other hand this loss would not
result In cheaper coal for tho American
consumers in Nebraska and elsewhere, for
the intense competition in mines at the
present time keeps the price OF coal down
at as low a point is consistent with
profit"
Final No for Dallas.
The Dallas, s. D.. delegation which came
here few days aga to secure the transfer
OF the land office from Gregory to Dallas
made final appeal on Secretary Ballinger
'f the Interior department today to make
the transfer desired. The secretary. while
courteous. was emphatic in his declaration
that nothing could be done to bring about
change nj
carefully gone over before the new land
office was finally located at Gregory.
Pushing Land Appraisements.
The ashterlor department. it was learned
today s~as pushing matters with reference
to the appraisement OF lands in the Chey-
ennc River and Standing Rock reserva-
tons; that the work had ben completed on
the tSanding Rock reservation and that the
commission had been organized and COM
menced work in North Dakota on Saturday
last with desire 10 push the work 50
that both reservations may be opened in
the fall.
Burkett HIS Many Bills.
senator Burkett has prepared an amend
ment proposing to appropriate 100000 for
,hc erection Of a warehouse for the Indian
lcrvice at Omaha This amendment he
viii propose to the Indian appropriation bill
at the regular session of this congress.
senator Burkett yesterday introduced a
mass OF bills, some Of public interest, but
great majority being OF the variety known
as private bills" The so-called public
buds Introduced really bills which had more
or less consideration at the hands of the
last congress. follow by titles:
To provide for macadamizing oFNrt Crook
military boulevard from Fort Crook to the
mraff alVt INIT ..
establishment OF a general depot OF the
quartermaster's department Of the United
states al my at Omaha; TO increase the eff
cheney Of the signal corps of the army; tc
establish the true status of the First regi-
nlent' Second brigade. Nebraska mounted
militia, and bill TO establish the tru,
status OF the Nebraska territorial militia.
He also introduced bills providing for ths
purchase OF sites and the erection OF pub.
lie buildings at Falls City. West oPint and
Wayne, also bill for procuring additional
land for site for a public building al
Beatrice
bills by DakOtaa.
Representative Burke OF South Dakota
today introduced bill appropriating SlsOOO
for the erection Of federal building a
Sioux Falls, S. ID. This bill was before tn,
last congress. but failed of consideration
Hi eho iAha' houis' thoukh favorable re
port had been made by the supervisinl
architect OF the treasury and committees Of
congress.
Debate On Hide Schedules.
Mr. Martin OF South Dakota. opened uI
the debate in the house today in favor Of
the tariff rates on hides I'm a three cornerec
argument in which Mr.. Payne. chairman Of
the ways and means committee. and Mr.
Weisse representative from Wisconsin
who Is a tanner by occupation. defended
the item In the Payne bin for free hides
Payne defended free hides upon thre,
grounds; First that hides are a by-produet
second. that they are raw material; ant