Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-06
WATERWAY BILL
CAUSES ANXIETY
Measure Incites Fear Among Senators
Who Have Appropriations for
Their Districts.
HEAR PRESIDENT WON'T SIGN
Believe Action Hinges Somewhat on
Railroad Legislation.
RECALL ECONOMY DEMANDS
TAs Would Justify Veto, Assert Some
at Washington.
BILLS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
senator Burkett Introduces Measures
Providing for improvements
MeCook, Wymore, Alliance
and broken How.
BILLS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
lFrom a staff Correspondont1

tFrom q staff Correspondents
? WASHINGTON, May Especial Tele-
rramJ-Membcrs Of congress who have ap-
preparations for their districts pending in
the rivers and harbors bill are worried.
They hoa' time and again that President
Taft will not sign the bill unless the rail
road bill also is enacted in some shape
satisfactory to the administration.
The fact that the president opposed an
appropriation bill for rivers and harbors
at this congress on the ground of economy
is recalled. 1t would be an easy matter
for the president, according TO the view
OF members OF congress, to Justify the veto
OF the rivers and harbors bill on the ground
that economy demanded IT,
From what can be gathered at this time
Il appears that the conferees are willing
to agree upon $5O,OOOOOO as maximum
total for waterways this year, instead of
the S52OOOOOO carried by the bill as it
passed the senate. Members interested in
the rivers and harbors bill are uneasy over
the prospect of obtaining executive ap-
proval OF the bill. The recent develop
inents in the railroad legislation program
have not served to alay their fears.
There is hope among friends Of water
ways that the president may see political
phases OF the waterways bill Supporters
Of the measure say it would be an unneces-
sary handicap for the republican party to
so before the people in the fall election
with a record of having defeated 1t. They
say the party would undoubtedly be pun
ished for such action, Members of the SEN
ate committee on commerce do not expect
Senator Burton, who made the minority re-
port to press his objections to the bill be-
fore the president.
SenRtor BurISett Active.
Senator Burkett today introduced the fol-
lowing bills: For erection of public build
ing at McCook. si25O for purchase of site
for public building at Wymore, $4,000; for
purcha .e OF site and erection of public
building at Alliance. sls5,OOO; for purchase
Of site and erertion OF public building at
Brokken Bow, $l95,0OO
senator Crawford today secured passage
through the senate OF his bill increasing
the cost OF the public building at Huron,
). D.. to StOO,OOO
The senate has confirmed the nomination
OF John \. Hays. to be postmaster at Nor
folk and william e. Morgan at Greeley.
Georg NJ Lamb of Lancaster county, Ne
braska is appointed scientific assistant in
the forest service.
The secretary of interior has affirmed
decision Of the commissioner of land traffic
in appeal of Charles Pee, dismissng his
contest against the homestead entry Of
Henry e. McClement In Oneil land dis
trict Similar action was taken in the
case Of Emma J. Dickinson in the same
district
The application of f. \. Mccormack, c.
ID. Young, j. II. Coburn, j. {. Noruce and
w T. Graham, to organize the First Ma
tional bank OF Laurel, Neb., with $40. .OOC
~ ba bap nv ba
trollcr OF currency.
Rural carriers appointed:
Nebraska--Fremont Route l. William j
Palmer, carrier; John III. Seatou, substi-
tute SCOTS Bluff, Route !, Hattie M. Won
fUTeli, carrier; no substitute.
Iowa-West side Route . Ernest Siegner
carrier; Smantus Kracht, substitute.
south Dakota-Arlington. Route 6, Silas
II. Bennett carrier; no substitute.
Hustmasters appointed:
Ibwa-Crotun Lee county, Winfield Scott
vide 4. Harlan, resigned,
SNuth Dakota-Canning Hughes county
Mason l.. Samco, vice W. ;. Nye, resigned
Visitors at CGaitaI.
Norman T. Mason OF peadwood. s u.
~ partner Of Representative Martin IL
M Washington enroute to New York.
Judge George Carson of Council Bluffs
Ia. IdasEeashngton.
T. r. Peterson was endorsed by SEN
alOIS BlpNN anu bulhell TOT pOStnla> ter a
shelton Neh.. vice T. d. Reed who hai
declined to be a candidate for anothe
term.
Judge Walter I. smith OF the Ninth Iowi
congressional district will leave for Council
Bluffs next week 10 remain until after tn
June primaries, or until his presence IS alb
solutely needed IN Washington. Judge Smltl
is receiving encouraging news from his dis
trlct, but believes that n tour over the sam
will help matters considerably.
In"iRn MN Passes.
Congressman Maguire's bill providing tha
lrdian lands near Fails city, I'm Rchardso
county. Nebraska be included In the Ne
mahR river drainage Improvement now be
ms made, passed the house today. The in
poNomcnt work is nov in progress, bu
unil the Indian lands along the river wer
included, permitting this Improvement an
assessment the whole work was in DANCE
OF delay
The improvements are also OF advantag
To the Indians, who desired To be include,
nut this could be done only by act OF con
grcss. The lsw permits 'EC assessments
be made not 10 exceed $3.50 per acre o
Indian lands and to he paid from Sl6OG
II tribal money nov in the United state
a treasury.