Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-12
Congressman Kinksid Puts Nebraska
in Measure.
AND LAND OFFICE
Omaha Representative Invited to
Prove Charges He Has Made,
BAR COMMITTEE HOLDS SESSION
II. w. Breckenridge in Washington
for Meeting of Executive Body
Canon of Legal Ethics
to BE Drafted.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan u.-(Special
Telegram. 1.-THE house today passed the
Martin bill extending the time for certain
homesteaders to establish residence upon
their lands. Throug the efforts of Repre-
sentative Kinkaid, the bill was so amended
as to include Nebraska The bill provides
that all persons, who have made home
stead entry in Nebraska, South and North
Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Minnesota, Mon
tara, Colorado, where the period in which
they were or are, required by law to
make entry under such declaratory state
ment or establish residence expired or ex-
pires after December l. 1909. are granted
until May 15 1910, within which to make
such entry or actual settlement and estab-
lish residence upon the lands so entered
by them. There is provision that this
extension of time shall not shorten either
the period of computation or of actual
residence under the homestead law
Homestead settlers upon the public do
main in the states named are granted a
leave Of absence from their land for the
period of three months from the date OF
approval of the act. provided the period
of actual absence under this act shall
( not be deducted from the full time OF
residence required by law.
Hitchcock Must Prove Up.
The house committee on public lands al
it's meeting today decided to invite Repre-
sentative Hitchcock of Omaha, to appear
before the committee and substantlate II
he can, certain allegations he has made
against the administration of the genera
| land office.
Ralph w. Breckenridge of Omaha is II
Washington to attend a meeting of off
GERS and executive committee OF the Amer
ican Bar association Saturday, as guests
of Charles Henry Buetler, clerk of the su
preme court of the District of Columbia
who is a member of the association. Among
those in attendance are President c. F
Lobby of Portland. Mr.. and Mrs. Lobby
and Fred w. Lehman Of s.. Louis, Elk
/ President Frederick e. Wadhams OF Al
bany, treasurer of the association and Mrs
Madhams; Ralph w. Bre ckenridge and N. s
| Breckenridge of Omaha, John Hnkley o.
Baltimore and ex-Secretary Lynn Helm o
Los Angeles
AT a melting of the executive committe,
a proposition was submitted at Detroi
making necessary the appointment of th
committee to draft canons of ethics 70
the judiciary. A great deal Of dissatis
faction exists over judicial procedure TIL
committee is to select the place of meeting
of the next bar meeting and to arrange
program of speakers.
Congressman Kinkaid has recommended
the appointment Of David C. Thompson a
postmaster of Arcadia, Valley county, vic
John Wall resigned; and Percy c. Sheck
ley as postmaster OF Brownlee vice Mel
C. Sorenson resigned.
Notary Public Discriminate.
| The secretary of the Interior has al
flrmed the decision of the commissioner o
the general land office in the case O
Joseph s. Eaton against Charles Hart
grave on appeal by latter from holdin
for cancellation of his homestead entry 70
a tract OF 4SO acres of land located in tn
Broken Bow, Neb., land district
On recommendations of both Nebrask
: senators DR.. Andrew Texley has been az
pointed pension examining surgeon a
Wayne. Neb.. vice DIR. w. A. Love, re
signed.
Rural carriers appointed are as follows
) Nebraska-Mnligan route l, Joseph Rlsct
. ling, carrier; no substitute.
r Iowa-Stanhope. route 2, Elvin w. But,
3 carrier W. e. Butte, substitute.
: South Dakota-Claremont,r route l. Fran
t o. Borg, carrier; no substitute.
r. c. Moan was appointed postmaster
( Naples, Clark county, S. D.. vice l. Oar
Y elsou resigned.