Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-05
Norris BalkS
At Auto for
"Uncle Joe"
Member from Fifth Nebraska Votes
Against Purchase of Machine
for Speaker.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-(Special Tele-
gram m)-Representative Norris Of Nebraska
played a stellar role in the house of rep
resentatives today, being the only repub-
lican who voted against the appropriation
Of 5000 for purchase. maintenance and
repair" Of an automobile for the exclusive
use Of the speaker OF the house. This
paragraph, together with a similar appro-
priaton Of the same sort providing for a
vehicle to tote" Vice President Sherman
about the city OF Washington and its en-
,lronments, was agreed to by conferees
) the urgent deficiency bill, which passed
house late this afternoon.
This automobile paragraph met with al
.iost universal dsapproval on the demo-
cratic side and Champ Clark moved to re-
commit the conference report, which was
lost by the vote of 122 to 109, several re
publicans voting with the democrats for
recommital On the final vote on adopting
the conference report the roll call disclosed
only one republican voting against it, Nor
ris OF the Fifth Nebraska district.
Representative Norris was allotted five
minutes in which to voice his view upon
the advisability Of appropriating $4,000 for
autos for the vice president and speaker.
Mr.. Norris, who was one of the leaders
against the Cannon rules when the present
session opened, caused considerable laugh
ter and applause from the democratic side
when at the close Of his remarks against
the automobile paragraphs he said: IF we
should buy this automobile for the speaker
and he should become an adept and expert
in the management of II. as he undoubtedly
would in a short time, his natural in
clination to run over people when assisted
hN IL aa, ,,g
for everybody in the community"
Senators Burkett and Brown will IL con-
ditions work out to their liking leave for
home tomorrow afternoon. They have al
ready engaged their railway accommoda-
tions on the theory that congress will ad-
Journ some time tomorrow Under the
agreement a vote on the conference report
on the tariff bill will be taken in the SEN
ate at 2 o'clock and it is expected that by
2:SO a vote on the concurrent resolution
introduced by Senator Aldrich today cor
recting the phraseology in the boot and
shoe schedule, will be taken Immediately,
without any attempt on the part of the
democrats to filibuster. Several amend
ments will be offered to the concurrent
resolution and these win be either voted
down or left pending until December, when
the regular session of congress convenes.
Senator Burkett is scheduled to speak
at meeting of the Epworth league Satur-
day afternoon at Lincoln. He is desirous
of filling this engagement and he has
made his railway reservations so as to
land him in Lincoln Saturday morning. II
there should be any change in present
agreement both senators from Nebraska
realize the necessity of being on the
ground and will stay by the president
until the fight for lower tariff is won.
Charles S, Griffith is appointed post
master at Darr, Dawson county, Neb vice
L. Nelson. resigned.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes
Glenwood, route l. Charles H. Adams, car
rler; V. l. Adams, substitute; Harvey,
route l, Henry zinmester. carrier; " NJ.
Roberts, substitute; Sioux City, route l,
Frank S Campbell, carrier; C. II. Camp
! bell substitute.