Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-09
Gets Only Fairly Well Started When
it is Time to Stop,
COURT NTERRoGATEs wHEDoN
Judges Closely Question PoinOs
Raised in Defense Of Law
WESTERNERs GET APPOINTMENTS
IOwHns Assigned to Committees In
House aud senate where Deaths
Made Nacnncios--NO Cam
paign Funds In Nebrnska.

WASHINGTON. Dec S-lSpecial Tele-
gram THE Nebraska bank guaranty case,
coupled with the Kansas case OF the same
character, was completed today, attorneys
for the two states having agreed 70 divide
the four hours allotted 90 the cases into
five equal parts John l.. Webster OF
omaha and ex-senator Long OF Kansas
occupied the remaining time
e. o. Whedon. who was first In the field
to be retained as counsel for the states
prosecution OF the bank guaranty cases,
Though concession Of Attorney General
Arthur Mullen and j. l.. Albert Of special
counsel for Nebraska, was permitted TO
close, and the court did Mr.. Whedou the
honor not only OF listening to him, but
interrogatng him upon points he brought
out In the twenty-five minutes allotted TO
him as fifth counsel In the case
By permission OF the court and after long
conferences held previous to today's pro-
Ceedings il was decided that all OF counsel
representing Nebraska and Kansas should
have an equal chance before the court At
torney General Mullen had but twenty-five
minutes, which he used in generalities. In
fact, Mr.. Mullen did not get started before
the flag fell. He served, therefore, as intro
duCer OF the talen which followed. Mr..
Albert and G. o. whcdon
John @. Webster had an hour and a halt
and 1t is said by court habitues that his
argument not only was one Of the best
heard I'm the historic chamber for years
but several of the Justices remarked upon
its clearness and It's forefulness. In fact
one Of the associate justices did remark
that Mr. Webster possessed material Tor
an associate justice OF the supreme court.
Committee Changes.
Republican Albert f. Dawson OF Iowa
has been Assigned to membership OF the
committee on appropriations to succeed the
late w. p Brownlow OF Tennessee. de.
ceased. This is very distinct honor ane
was committee assignment sought by
many older members. Mr.. Dawson viii
undoubtedly prove a ost valuable addition
to the house committee and appropriation
as his work since coming TO Washington
has had to do with great problems which
| annually confront the several approprt-
alton committees Of house and senate
Chairman Tawney has assigned Repubii-
can Dawson to the subcommittee IN
charge OF preparing the pension appro-
priation bill.
| II is understood that Senator La Fayette
Young OF Iowa will be assigned to a place
on the committee on postoffice and post
roads vacant through the death OF sena-
tor Dolliver. An assignment on this com
mittee, one Of the most important OF the
senate, ls deemed a high honor
A. H. Kneale superintendent OF tho
Omaha and Winnebago Indian schools, ar
rived IN Washington today from a visit
to his old home in Byron, Geneseo county.
New York.
! Abbott Returns.
f. II. Abbott Of Aurora, assistant com
missioner OF the Indian bureau arrived
in Washington. Since casting his ballot
at Aurora Mr.. Abbott has made quite an
extensive official trip in the interest of
the affairs OF the department over which
he in part presides. He has been IN
Omaha looking into the warehouse system
there and In Montana, and spent the last
two weeks in the vicinity OF Santa Fe
making personal Investigations OF condi-
tons among the Pueblo Indians.
Representative Kinkaid has interested
= himself in a bill TO grant three months
leave Of absence TO homestead settlers in
Nebraska, so that 10 they desire TO leave
their entries to seek employment elsewhere
during the winter they will not lose credit
in making final entry because OF such
absence. bill similar to that adopted
last year Tor relief OF settlers will. through
: efforts OF Judge Kinksid, include Nebraska
citizens upon new hOmesteads.
/
ming has returned to the capital. com
: pletely restored in health
Funds in Campaign.
The republican committees report sub
mitted today shows that organization did
not send a dollar into Nebraska to aio
those struggling either 10 come back" or
to reach the goal as original propositions
E The democratic committee did not loosen
l VT1r1n brrt F,r
use in the Second district. and this double
century piece OF currency helped elect c
o. Lobeck 10 the siXty-secOnd congress.
Pension Agencies Remain.
There will be no necessity for Repre-
sentative Hull to make a fight this win
ter to maintain the pension agency at Des
Moines IN the new fiscal year beginning
July /. 1911. The pension appropriation
bill. which Is nearly completed. will soor
be reported to the house. For the flrst
: time in four years the provision discon-
, tinuing the eighteen agencies. among then
the one at Des Molnes, will not appear.
Representative Keller. who handles the
p pension bill, has given up the ghost.
o There's no use trying IT,, he said to-
day. These agencies with members IN
+ whose districts thtey operate will stay.
I II we had abolished thte agencies hree
20 years ago as proposed the government
I would have been the gamer by u.50o.-
p CO.,
Omaha 20 Lose Indian WaFehOuse.
The Indian warehouses at Omaha Chi
caKo and four other cities will be abolished
on July l. 1911 n the senate concurs in
action taken by the house today. The housa
q approved that section OF the Indian appro-
, priation bill which, IN effect, legisates ths
? warehouses out Of commission, by falling
4 70 make provision for them After con
C sideration OF reports from Secretary Bal
linger and Commissioner Valentine the
n house committee on Indian affairs decided
s that there was no further use for the In
% dian warehouses. IL was shown that n
| they were discontinued the government