Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-03-02
Senator Carter Substitutes Amend
ment Of Committee.
20 COMPLY WITH HOMEsTF \
as Soon as This is Done, Absj Q
Water No Difference. Z
MUCH RELIEF THROUGH THE y
senator Gamble Gets Menst~
Through for More Money for siou:5.
Fall BuiIdinE-BiII for struc-
ture at Casper.
tFrom a staff correspondent.)


WASHINGTON. March 1.--(Special Tele-
gram) )-scnator Burkett's bill authorizing
The government to give settlers under the
pathfinder ditch In west Nebraska patents
their homestcds after five years
whether water reaches their farms or not.
passed the senate today with COMMITTEES
amendment giving the homesteader the
klght TO assign any portion Of his entry
when he has otherwise complied with the
homestead laws.
Senator Burkett. who is thoroughly famil-
lar with conditions along the ditch hav-
ing spent several days last fall in first
hand inspection of the situation, opposed
the committee amendment and tried to get
the senate to accept his bill as originally
introduced Senator Carter thought It was
establishing too much Of a precedent and
might subject the government to unneces-
sary litigation, and his plea for the amended
oil prevailed.
The Nebraska senator In the course of
ais speech told the senate that he was
considerably embarrassed in antagonlzng
he committee amendment, because 1t did
give some relief tyo the settlers, but II
was not the kind of relief the settlers
wank1. He said his bill gave patents to
settlers IN regions that came under the
reclamation act after they had complied
with the homestead laws. His contention
wasthat the government in this particular
case had not complied with its part OF the
agreement with the settler when It threw
ands open to settlement and invited people
70 settle thereon, guaranteeing them water
IN a specified time. Having failed in this
part Of the contract, 1t ought to give the
settlers on these lands the same rights
granted other homesteaders on the public
lomain.
Senator Burkett gave a word picture how
settlers had gone out to western Nebraska
and taken up lands along the big ditch
He told Of thon baFrennesss OF the country
without wateri how they had been prom
Eed water ana how these makers OF new
homes in western Nebraska had spent
their substance in Improvement of their
land%in anticipation Of water, which up to
this 5ime, is yet to come.
THE government owes these people
some consideration and 1 hope the senate
will set the ball rolling by passing my
BILL said Mr.. Burkett in conclusion. The
senate, however, thought the amendment
should be adopted, and the bill was passed
In that shape.
AS It Is, It is a great concession to the
settlers ana win go far toward relieving
the situation.
William ID. Jameson, representing the
Eighth Iowa district, today announced def
initely he would not be candidate for re-
nomination. 1t was Jameson who de-
feated 1owa's veteran congressman, Colo
mel w p. Hepburn. Jameson put over
Colonel Pete" by scant plurality Of $40
votes
Senator Gamble today secured the pas
sage through the senate Of his bill increas-
in gthe limit of cost of the public building
at Sioux Falls from 100000 to $4,000.
Senator Warren today introduced a bill
appropriatng $4,000 for construction of a
public building at Casper, wyo., on a site
already owned by the government
Representatives Townsend of Michigan
today introduced the Burkett bill TO pro-
knote the, safety of employees and travellers
Upon railroads by compelling railroads to
equip their locomotives with safe and suit
able boilers and appurtenances thereto.
The secretary of the interior has af
nrmed the decision of the commissioner
OF the general land office in the case of
the appeal Of John A. Nugent in holding
for cancellation his homestead entry upon
the, contest Of William f. Han, located IN
thSNorth Platte land district.
Rural carriers appointed are as fol-
lows; Nebraska-HowelL route 1, Ole c.
Olsen carrier, no substitute; Walworth,
route /. Walter f. Clarke, carrier Fred
Peter substitute.
lowa-Castana, route A. Charles e. Mutt.
carrier, Henry Carlson substitute; Irwin,
route 4 Henry II. Buthmann, carrier.
Louie Buthmann, substitute; Monticello.
route O. l.. f. seaton. carrier, no substl-
tute; spragueyile, route !. Hiram G. Glib
son. carrier, no substitute; Stockport.
route J. c. L, Wheatley, carrier, Caleb
w Wheauey, substitute.
South Dakota-Altamoht, route l, Henry
J. Prlns, carrier, no substitute; Parkston,
route j. W. Benson, carrier, no sub
stitute
The First National bank og Hecla, 9.
D. has been authorized to begin business
with $4,000 capital f. B. Cannon is pres.
identi John Yunker, vice president; D. T.
Lane. cashier