Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-09
Survey Provided in Vicinity Of 0maha
and South Omaha.
me MILLION ON LAKES TO GULF
Fifty Thousand Dollars Given to Pro
vide for Board.
INVESTIGATION OF ExPIos1O
Secretary of Navy Called In for EN-
PLANTATION of Accident on
CharIestOn--New Ap-
pOintmentA
CFrom a staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April S.-(SpeCial Iele-
m)-The senate committee on commerce
reported the rivers and harbors bill today
As agreed to the bill carries an sppropria-
ton of $52, $685. AIS. New items added by the
senate committee Of particular interest to
Nebraska provide for survey Of the Mis-
souri, river near Omaha, South omaha and
Florence, with a view to Improvement for
navigation and protection of the banks
in cooperation with local interests. For
the improvement of the Missouri river
s., POS, 600 is provided, of which 100000 is to
be expended on the upper Missouri. The
amendment providing for an additional
$500 900 calls for the Improvement of the
Missouri from Kansas City to Fort Ben
ton, Mont, of which sum S15O0OO may be
expended between lie Beau and Fort Ben
ton.
As the bill was passed by the house it
carried $42 $685. 176, of which $35, ,S51 746 repre-
sented cash and S7,2O6. 43O continuing con-
tracts.
Lakes to Gulf Plan.
No increase was made by the senate com
mittee in the appropriation of 81, ,OOO 900 for
the lakes to the gulf waterways project
or in the appropriation of $4,000 to pay
the expenses of the board to be appointed
to investigate the project, although provi-
sion was made to widen the scope of the
boards activities.
The house bill contemplated the expendi-
ture of a part of the money on the Mis-
souri, between st. Louis and Kansas City,
which is made impossible under the senate
committees amendment
! Increases made by the senate committee
covering both cash appropriations and
sums involved in continuing contracts by
states include: Wisconsin, $4,000; Minne-
sofa, S,7O0; Mississippi river, SIS, ,755; Mis-
souri, river. $4,000; Missouri, $4,000.
! y, IRqHtrS by Congress,
i Congress wants Tor know an about the
explosion which occurred a few days ago
on the cruiser Charleston, resulting in the
death and injury of several sailors, and
today the house committee on naval af-
fairs favorably reported resolution intro
duced by Representative Rainey calling
upon the secretary of the navy for full
information regarding the disaster.
The resolution requests information as tc
the cause Of the explosion, whether there
was any defect in the gun which exploded
where the forgings and castings OF the CUR
were made and where they were assembled
New Mail Clerks.
c. r. Mcdonald Of Fairbury, Carl G.
Frahm of Grand Island, George II, Mach
and Martin Hansen Of Omaha, II. ]. Wal
lace of Talmage, c. A. Mclean of Seward
I Ncb.; Arthur j. Adams of Pilot Mount
Robert Jackson of Atlantic, S. T. Hootmar
of Council Bluffs A. o. Bond of Muscatine
Charles Ruff of Slater, Joseph e. Creme
of Dubuque Ia; Charles N. Sellers o
Ipswich, Earl N. Gray of Watertown, V. J
Valentine of White, $. d. have been ap
pointed railway mail clerks.
The secretary of the interior has with
drawn from all forms of location and dis
position under mineral or non n-mlnera
public land laws 27,7S6 acres of land II
townships 81 to 81 north, range 90 to 81
west in Wyoming, supposed to contain
deposits of Oil
Rural Carriers.
? | Rural carries appointed are:
Nebraska: Wolbach, Route 2, Samuel O
, Bundy, carrier; no substitute.
!, : Iowa: Granville, Route 2, Philip c
Kicker, carrier; c. NJ. Kicker. substitute
Marengo, Route !. Frederic G. Branch, car.
, rier; Alfred Hamilton, substitute. Waukee
Route 2, George f. Masterson carrier; nj
substitute.
) Postmasters appointed are:
Iowa; Luton, Woodbury. county Charlie.
, Fulton, vice p. j. Wadsworth, resigned
, oliver, Mahaska county, Arch A. Morgan
vice J. L. Billings, removed
, South Dakota: Smthwick Fall Rivel
county. Albert J. Ashmore, vice c. Hus
song, removed
James II. Kelley Of Omaha is in Wash
ngton upon legal business. Edward West
erfield of Lincoln is also in Washington
\ upon matters before the Interstate Com
> merce commission.
Elmer w. Brown OF Lincoln. Senator Bur
ketts law partner. passed through Wash
ington today, enroute to New York from
which port he sails tomorrow for England
> upon legal business.