Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-13

tFrom a staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. d. c. Dec. 12.-Cspe-
cial Telegram)- Before starting west VIC
tor Rosewater, editor % The Bee. filed
with the secretary OF the treasury writ
ten protest against the application Of Cadet
! Taylor for appointment as surveyor Of
! customs at omaha IN the event Of his pos
! sible recommendation by the senators.
Il am decidedly opposed. as ] believe
the rank and file OF Nebraska republicans
must be, 20 the appointment 20 such an
4 office Of a notorious bank -wreciSer, swind-
4 Ter and crook like Cadet Taylor" said Mr..
Rosewater and ! am disappointed TO find
Senator Brown favorlnE Taylor in spite
OF his appalling record Just because he has
been industrious n collecting autographs
Of people who write letters TO get rid OF
him.
Il am not ready to believe. however that
Secretary Macveagh or the president viii
consent TO award the second best federal
office in Nebraska, an office that has been
paying the incumbent 5000 a year, 10 a
political and financial dereict pleading the
, statute OF limitations against the victims
he has defrauded. At any rate standards
, Of political preferment will not be so de-
based in my home city except over my
remonstrance."
Mr. Rosewater had an audience today
master General Hitchcock. He wished a
Merry Christmas" 20 the president and
Secretary MaeVeagh. lie left for Baltimore
tonight. and tomorrow, win leave for
Omaha, accompanied by Mrs. sackerman.
who Is sister Of Mrs. RoseFater.
New Nebraslzn POsfmasterS.
Late this afternoon. after an extended
audience. Senators Burkett and Brown at
taohed their signatures to the following
recommendations for postmasters: South
Omaha, L. +. Etter: Fremont n. w Rey-
nolds: Columbus, w A. McAIlister. An
Of these are new appointments. Colonel
Ed slEer and Wesley Cook. who came to
Washington in the interest OF the present
incumbents IN the above offices. left for
llinoeln and Blair respecuyely. yesterday
afternoon. having Found -coSd suts SNOW
actually in evidence hereabouts.
Iowa May LoSe ConEressmaR.
Iowa, according to Representative Walter
/ Smith, win In all probability lose one
q member under the new basis OF apportion-
1 ment which congress win adopt AZ this
or the beginning Of the next session. should
the Legislature Of Iowa fail 70 agree on
apportionment It would result IN the cleo
ton OF the entire deiegation at large and
these representatives might come entirely
from one wing OF other OF the republican
party in that state. Where apportionment
is increased and the legislature fails TO
agree elections are held IN all old districts
and new members Of the house. OF repre-
sentatives are elected at large, but where
a state suffers reduction, as Is now GER
tain TO occur in Iowa, and the legislature
! deadlocks on apportonment custom has
been TO elect members Of the lower house
OF congress at large. This might happen
In Nebraska as well as in Iowa.
Hitchcock Against Parcels Poss.
Evidence is multiplying that retail mer-
chants Of Nebraska were against Senator
I Burkstt because Of his stand for parcels
post but Il not suspected by farmers
that will -be-senAtor Hitchcock was against
parcels post and circularlzation Of the
state against Burkstt by retail merchants
just put one over on the farmers. that's ali.
Congressman Hitchcock said to The Bee
correspondent today that he was against
parcels post as the bin was originally
drafted. but could not say now where he
stood on the accommodation Of the presi-
dent for rural delivery parcels post II 10
said that a petition Of 50.Oo0 retail mer-
chants throughout the country is in process
, Of incubation protesting against passage OF
any kind Of parcels post bill Whatsoever
JudEe Devahter'a Appointment.
appointment Of Judge Willis VanDe-
vanter Of Wyoming 70 the supreme court
bench sives most general satisfaction here
GhoutE. When IN Washihgtcn and connected
{ with the Department % the Interior Judge
E VanDevantey made a splendid record for
I himself and sinoe he has been on the bench
: Of tfR Eighth ciaSait he has strengthened
his position Unnecessarily
As indicating the Hutnde Of Judge Van
Dcvanter toward thQ Interstate commerce
law, the following quotation is made from
. the opinion Of court lu the southwestern
cattle rate case sboU syr9 years ago. The
IntersIate CommercS Commission had
q ordered rates reduced and the railroads
thouEnt 20 enioln tEe praer
In a decision uH6r0st9od 10 have been
written by justice ra4Ievanter the follow
ing language Is IFaa.
? Upon the Ev4dunee submltted we find
that IL tends ,E no inconsidsrable degree 10
sustain same OF the contentious OF railway
companies upon subordinate questions of
fact and that II tends IN a lesser degree 10
sustain other cSntentions but that n ia
clearly wanting - that certainty Of fullness
and persuasive force Whieh ought 20 be
and is essential 10 overcome the force OF
the commission findings OF determination
lupon which the order - based"
II has been generally the attitude Of Jus
uce VanDevanter that TIE courts IN re-
viewing orders OF the commission should
confine themselves probably 20 oonstitu-
5 tional queftions and should not inquire into
the facts determined BY the commissioners.
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