Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-24
Interior Department Gives Order
Affecting Wyoming.
'IANs COME IN FOR BENEFIT
Creditors Have Been Ordered to
Arbitrate Claims.
MEASURES FOR HOMEsTEADERs
Several Rulings PROMULGATED of
Interest 60 NeWraskans-nnclS
Salary for south DaIxotan--
Carriers Overtime,
CNrom a staff Correspondent

CFrom a staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a Especial Tele-
gram)-Senator Brown and Representative
Klnksid this morning had conference
with the secretary of war relative 60 a bill
which they Jointly introduced I'm their re-
spective branches of congress providing an
appropriation Of $4,000 to aid the city OF
Crawford, Nob., in erecting water works
the present water supply being polluted by
sewage from Fort Robinson. When the
bill was originally introduced the secretary
of war was inclined to oppose Il, in fact,
he did not see why the government should
aid the town OF Crawford whatsoever. At
today's conference, senator Brown and
Representative Kinkaid produced evidence
tending 20 show that the government
through its military post at Fort Robinson
wes fouling water now being used at Craw-
ford. greatly to its detrlment and to the
menace of public health Secretary DicSin-
son was so impressed with the arguments
of the Nebraska representatives that he
agreed to change his former decision and
send to congress report favoring the
enactment Of the legislation suggested
whereby the town of Crawford may be
aided to secure water works system.
Locomotive Inspection.
Senator Burkett introduced tnday an
amended form of his Bill providing for fed
eral inspection of locomotive boilers. While
the general purposes are the same as in
his former measure the new bill differs in
it's provisions as to the appointment OF
inspectors and the number Of examna-
tions of boilers required. etc. The amended
hill provides that an Inspector general
and from four to six district inspectors, to
appointed by the president, with the CON
sent Of the senate. Under these officers
local inspectors are to be appointed by the
secretary Of commerce and labor. The
rules and regulations under which nspeo-
tions shall be made are TO be formulated
by the Interstate Commerce commission,
under whom provisions Of the act shall be
administered.
The old bill provided for four annual in
spections. The amended measure provides
for annually, an internal and external
personal examination and hydrostatic test
OF boilers. also that more frequent exam
nations may be made II necessary though
1t also provides that where engines are
doing lighter work they may be exempted
from the annual test The railroad COM
panies are required to make monthly ex-
aminations and report on their engine boil
ers, giving their findings as to the cond-
tion Of the locomotive and all repairs made.
Warehouses Now Assured.
Upon motion of Senator Brown, the COM
mttee on Indian affairs at it's meeting to-
day unanimously decided that the Indian
warehouses shall be retained in the Indian
bill This, in view OF the action of the
house, was practically a foregone conolu-
sion.
Senator Gamble today secured the passage
of bill appropriating $3.50 due James d.
Elliott as salary for services performed as
United States district attorney for the dis
trict of South Dakota from July Ii, 1906,
to March 4, 1907.
Early in the administration of President
Mckinley, Mr.. Elliott was appointed United
States attorney for the district OF South
Dakota and his appointment was duly con-
flrmed. AT the end Of the term for which
he was appointed he was reappointed and
served full second term. His second term
having expired he was reapponted by
President Roosevelt for another term, and
under this reappointment he continued to
serve after the expiration Of his second
term from July /. 1906, until March T. 1907.
Owing to the purely personal and factional
opposition OF ex-senator Kittridge, his re-
appointment by President Roosevelt failed
of confirmation with the expiration of the
Fifty-ninth congress- March 4, 1907.
Smiths Get Homestead.
The house committee on public lands to-
day agreed TO make a favorable report on
Representative Kinkaid's bill to allow Fred
X. and Lulu Smith to remain upon the
homestead entered upon by their father
some ten years ago in Loup county. to live
upon the property and make certain i'm
proyements and prove up within three
years, 1t appears the father Of the chill
dren, aged now l6 and 12 years respectively,
died about ten years ago. The body OF
Homesteader Smith was buried upon hia
homestead and the children were cared for
by neighbors. The statute Of limitations
ran against them as heirs and It was found
a special act of congfess would be neces-
sary to prevent the general land office
under the law from ordering the cancela-
tion OF the entry.
Representative Hinshaw today recon-
mended May M. Campbell TO be postmaster
at Hordville to succeed c. T. Hilsey, re-
signed.
More Lands for Homesteads.
Under the enlarged homestead act the
Interior department has designated ap-
proximately GOS9O acres OF land in town
ships so and 81 north ranges 81 and 63
west Wyoming, as subject to disposition
under the provisions OF the S2O-acre home
stead act Up to date aproximately 13 100 800
acres in Wyoming have been designated
under the enlarged homestead act
Approximately 400 acres OF land IN the
vicinity OF Green River Wyo. have been
found by the Interior department to be
adaptable 10 water power purposes ana to
any Secretary Balnger placed the tract
within temporary power site withGrawal,
pending the enactment OF legislation by
congress regarding the disposition Of power
sites on the public domain. This area
formed part Of tract which was with
drawn some time ago under the reclama-
ton act from all forms Of entry on The
theory that II contained power posslbih-
tiea The landa enhracad a, ihA nri.tn.i