Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
NEBRASKA In MISSOURI CASE
Attorney General Will File Brief in
Washington.
BURKETTS FIGHT FOR MONEY
Makes Running Fight to secure AddI-
tIon to POstOffice at Cap
ital City and Gets
Part.
BURKETTs FIGHT FOR MONEY
tFrom a staff Correspondent.)


WASHINGTON, June :5.--cSpec!lI Tele-
gram.)-Attorney General w. T. Thompson
OF Nebraska arriv ed in Washington yestsr-
day for the purpose OF filing a brief in the
Nebraska rate case. The Missouri rate
eases involved the same question as the
Nebraska cases, namely: The apportion-
ment of expenses between state and inter-
state business.
Mr.. Thompson, after an interview with
the clerk OF the supreme court, said he
would prepare brief and serve II on the
attorneys in the cases and when the case
was called, at the first sitting or the
supreme court in october ask leave to file
the same. Mr.. Thompson's brief will re-
sist the adoption of the revenue basis in
apportionng expenses. The revenue method
adopted by the circuit court was the APP
portionment OF expenses IN the ratio of
state and interstate earnings which has the
effect OF penalizing the locality having the
higher rate of transportation.
Attorney General Thompson, talking of
the political situation in Nebraska, said
there was noticeable change in senti-
ment in republican circles by reason Of
legislation enacted by congress during the
last few weeks along the lines of Presi-
dent Tafts urgent demand.
Senator Burkett won a substantial VIC
tory by securing the appropriation of 1100, :
600 for an addition to the Lincoln postof-
flee and court house.
Originally the Burkett bill as passed by
the senate appropriated $4,000 for an ad-
dillon to the Lincoln building that amount
being needed according to the supervising
architect to make the changes wanted.
Later Senator Burkett was successful in
putting into the omnibus public building
ylesa N..,- IL.
senior senator from Nebraska labored un-
remittingly with the conferees on tho pub
lie buildings and grounds bill to have this
item retained and finally accepted a COM
promise, 10000, $4,000 of which can only
be spent during the fiscal year ending June
So 1911. The appropriation from the con-
ference according to Senator Burkett, does
not cut any figure in the amount he will
eventually receive for Lincoln he will
make every effort to include the full
esaount asked by the Treasury department
namely $i2br000 next winter. Senator Bur-
Matt rs olated over the fact that an APP
NAnlpri alton for this building has been made
Tae public buildings and grounds bill is
a god deal of a gold brick 1t passed
We two houses and goes to the president
for his signature because 81 is only the
authorization for the expenditure OF money
the committee on appropriations OF the two
houses having to appropriate money for the
purchase OF sites and construction of build
inRs In one OF the regular appropriation
bills, the sundry civil bill being one usu
ally set apart for this purpose.
Judge Charles Sumner Lobingler o.
omaha, OF the court OF first instance
Philippine islands, was in Washington to
day on his way to New York to sail Il
the Philippines via Europe
Hills for south Dakota.
Senator Gamble has secured an addition
to the general deficiency bill carrying a.
appropriation of $500 TO pay James u
Elliott for salary due him while serving a
United States district attorney.
Senator Gamble secured the paSsag
through the senate Of an independent oil
approprlating $500 for the relief OF tn
Mossier Farm company and others 70
losses sustained by fire. Representativ
Burke will endeRvor to secure the passag
through the house.
The conference report on the bill appro
prlating S5OO,OOo for the survey Of publ
lands lying within the limits OF land grant
and to provide for forfeiture to the Unite
States OF unsurveyed land grants 10 rail
roads was agreed to today and the bill goe
TO the president. The bill extends the tim
in which railroads may make deposits I
cover their share OF work from sixty t
TO ninety days.
The president sent to the senate toda
his confirmation OF the selection OF Dunca
A. McGnlivray as postmaster at Hartfor
and Charles w. siglinger OF Webster. s.
w. e. Morgan OF Greeley. father OF r.
Morgan, secretary 70 Senator Burket
arrived In Washington today 10 visit HI
son. who Is III OF mRlarial fever, and h
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Morgan. who Is dow
with typhoid fever. Mrs. Morgan has nj
) yet passed the danger point but was toda
reported to be resting easier