Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-07
Sum Of $4,000 Granted for More
Land and Enlargement.
KEaRNEY BUILDING GETS SHARE
syederal Edifice There Allowed $37,-
900 for Completion.
BIOLOGICAL STATION ORDERED
FairpOrt, Iowa, GETS $4,000 for
Purpose, and s35,OO is Granted
i. Public Building mt
Ottumwa.
(From a staff CorrespondentO


gram THE sundry civil appropriation bill !
was reported to the house today and car
rled the following items for Nebraska, |
Iowa and Wyoming:
Thirty-seven thousand dollars for the com |
petion fthe public building at Kearney. !
Ncb. $4,000 for additionei land and contin- |
uatlun OF the enlargement of the federal |
building at Council Bluffs, Ia. $4,000 for
remodeling and repairs to the federal build |
ing at Dcs Molnes; S2.OOO for rental for tenn
porary quarters for the Fort Dodge post
office; $4,000 for biological station at
Farport, Ia; 600 FOR the completion OF
the pubic building at Ottumwa, Ia, $4,000
FOR the completion OF the public building at
Lander, Wyo.. and $4,000 to complete the
public building at Sheridan, Wyo
The senate today confirmed the nomina-
tion of r. G. Akam as postmaster at F1an-
dreau. S ID.
The undry civil appropriation is the
second largest of all the appropfi-
alton bills and carrying a total of
sllLS+92ll, was reported to the house today
by Representative Tawney of Minnesota.
chairman OF the committee on appropria-
tions, The total represents a cut of $l6.-
$4,000 from the estimates submitted to the
committee, and is more than s2O,OOO,O 600 less
than the sundry civil bill carried for the
current fiscal year.
Money for Canal.
OF the grand total the largest single item
is s31,1S9.S90 for the continuation Of the
construction of the Panama canal. This
sum is relmbursable to the treasury from
& 4 sale of bonds. The bill carries appro-
A.ons for practically all branches OF
TN government service. including large es-
Inmates for the District of Columbia Some
of the larger items are as follows;
For public buildings. s6li5OOo; life saving
Ser'ice (2, 2,3s2.0O current expenses OF the
revenue cutter service, S2.2ss.OOO engraving
and printing. $5,1lsOoO; pay and janitors of
public buildings s2 100000; fuel, lights and
water for public Buildings. tl,55o,OOO;. public
health and marine hospitals. sl,6O4,O 900;
Interstate Commerce commission. 81, $50. 900;
armories and arsensls, $5Of 900; barracks
and quarters, including sea coast artillery.
S4Oc .OO0 sea coast artillery in the Philip
pines and Hawaii $4,000; expenses of
White House, $4,000; rivers and harbors
improvements under cJntraet SS,O5lOOO; for
protecting the harbor of New York from
injurious deposits, 100000; artificial limbs,
200; public lands service sl717OOO; sur
v6ying public lands. $556OOO
The limit OF cost OF the New York post
office is Increased to S4,6OOOOO and s25OOOO
is appropriated for continuing the work;
for the modernization Of the subtreasury
building in New York, $4,000; for lighting
the capitol grounds and buildings in Wash
ington. 100000; provision also is included
FOR $4,000 to enable the president to as
sist the officers of the government in the
administration Of custom laws.
Under the Department of State appropria-
tion OF 100000 is made to meet the ex-
penses OF representatives. of the United
/ States in the arbitration before The Hague
tribunal under the special agreement of
January 1909, for the submission of ques-
tloos relating to fisheries on the North
Atlantic coast under the general arbitration
treaty between the United States and Great
Britain.
Cholera serum Experiments.
Acting Secretary Hayes OF the Depart
pent OF Agricultural. in reply to a sug-
lion made by Senator Burkett that
/ III good would be accomplished by de-
failing an expert to demonstrate the eff
cheney of hog cholera serum In Nebraska
said in a letter to Senator Burkett today:
THE value Of hog cholera serum in Ne
braska has been considered for some time
by officials fthe state experiment station
at Lincoln and the Legislature Of Nebraska
has appropriated $500 to start the work
III interested parties in Nebraska, such
as the Union tSock aYrds company at
South Omaha, for example. will furnish a
suitable number OF hogs, proper quarters
for caring for these hogs while under ex-
pertinent and will agree to care for :hem
the department officials may direct
during the experimental period, we can
probably carry out satisfactory and in
struotive experiments at Sotuh Omaha
$50 - T,,r.-
senator Burkett after the receipt OF
this letter has asked for conference with
Nj, Dorset Of the bio-chemlc division OF
the bureau OF animal industry, with view
of ascertaining the number Of hogs needed
and the course to be followed.
G. J. Roman and wife of Lincoln. who
have been in Sweden for the last year
We're In Washington yesterday, en- route tC
their old home
miscellaneous Items.
William SPACE has been appointed post,
- master at Valley View, Hand county. s. d.
- vice d, J. Post, resigned
Secretary Of the Interior Ballinger hal
deRied motion for the review OF the de
p&ffmental decision IN the case OF e. ]
Plckerell against II, f. Crare filed BY
the latter in holding for cancellation hii
homestead entry located in the Allianc,
(NebD land district
The application Of George l. Parker. f. a
Mccormack, J, W, Linkhart. r. n. Wilson
and ] c. Morrison 20 organize the Firs
National bank OF Colerldge, Neb.. with $40
Oe capital, has been approved by The comp
troller OF the currency.
Rural carriers appointed are as follows:
Nebraska-Lineoln, route g. Fred Brocl
carrier: Henry Munson substitute.
- Iowa--ASkeny, route ., F. 4. Allen car
rier; Ann g Allen, substitute: Jefferson
cute 2, R50ert b, Morden, carrier. no sub
stitute