Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-03-25
ENTRIES WILL Be ALLOWED
Commissioner bennett Makes Ruling
Where Protest Is Lacking.
BIG BOON TO PEOPLE IN WEST
Calling In of Special Field Agents
Left Many Matters Pending
Which This win
settle.
tFrom a staff Corresnondent.l

WASHINGTON, March M.-(special Tele-
gram.)-A decision of much interest and
Importance to entrymen under the Me-
braska one-section homestead act, known
as the Kinkaid act was made this morning
by Mr.. bennett commissioner of the gem
eral land office.
The North Platte district land office
called called the attention of Congressman
Kinkaid to the fact that the field agents
Of the general land office. for the want
Of funds to pay their salaries. had been
called in and that there were 800 proofs in
that office awaiting the examination of
these agents. thus resulting in much dis
satisfa.ction, intonvbnience and probable
sacrifice to those who had offered their
final proof Besides, there are five United
States district land offices in western Ne
hraska in the Sixth Confessional district,
and 1t is presumed thae similar condition
to that described at North Platte exists in
each of the other offices. To relieve this
situation, Congressman Kinl6aid urged upon
the commissioner that the final certificates
be issued to entrymen except where com
plaint or protest is made, and Commits
cioner bennett has concluded to adopt
such recommendation.
Subsistence for Clerks.
Following his proposed amendment to
grant a thirty-day leave of absence with
pay to employees of postoffices OF the coun-
try enjoying city delivery, Senator Burkett
today introduced an amendment to the
postoffice appropriation BILL which pro-
vides, all railway mail clerks shall be re-
imbursed for all necessary expenses in
Cured by them while away from home
on duty.
year ago Senator Burkett endeavored
to have railway postal clerks given their
expenses while away from home on duty,
and he made one of the most interesting
speeches on this subject heard In the
Sixtieth congress. At that time Senator
Penrose, chairman Of the postoffice and
pest roads committee, practically said that
mail clerks sould be reimbursed for all
necessary expenses incurred by them while
on duty. But Senator Burkett, not willing
TO take any chances as to promises of a
year ago, introduced the amendment so II
may be brought to the attention of the
postoffice and post road committee when
the postoffice appropriation bill is pending
Strange as 1t seems II is a fact railway
mail clerks have to provide their own sub
sistance while away from home and on
duty, although every other employe of the
government who is detailed on business for
the government has subsistence provided
for him.
Appropriation Bill Passes.
Senator Burkett, who with Senator War
rem of Wyoming, virtually prepared the
legislative, executive and judicial bill, had
the pleasure Of seeing the bill with which
he had been intimately connected as a
member of the appropriation committee
pass the senate today without serious trou-
BILE.
Indian Resolution.
The senate today passed a joint resolu-
tion amending a resolution approved Janu-
airy 10, 1870 which authorized the secretary
OF the interior to pay to the Winnebago
tribe Of Indians interest accrued since June
lS, 1909, so as TO authorize the secretary
OF the interior to reserve from the interest
of the Winnebagoes in Nebraska a suffi-
cient amount to pay their proportion Of the
necessary expenses OF the Omaha and
Winnebago agency.