Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-11
Federal Experts Will Lo,
of Employees.
MIR, MANN YIELDS PRE-
Representative Will Substit
for His Own in House.
CRAWFORD ARRAIGNs LOB
->eCRnuon Takes the Floor to Advocate
Mia Addition TO Pension funds
Army Appropriation
Measure Ready.
lion q staff Correspondentl

WASHINGTON, Jan 1O-CSpecia Tele-
gramD--After two years OF unmitigated ef-
fort In which he met with all sorts of
sntagonism. especially from certain rail-
road interests. senator Burketts bill pro
viding for federal inspection Of locomotive
boilers was passed today. In many re-
spects this bin is one OF the most ad-
vanced legislative measures In the govern
ments program for corrective legislation.
Senator Burkett's bill which has had
stormy road In the two years Of its eX-
isteuce. has been amended and changed In
minor detail, but it's purpose has been
kept definitely clear and II the Burkett
bill or any modification Of II should pass
the house as now confidently expected.
the name OF the senior senator from Ne
bmraskR will be attached 10 one of the
most important pieces OF legislation which
has been enacted in the last fifty years.
The president is authorized TO appoint a
chief inspector and two assistant chiefs,
while fifty inspectors are to be selected by
civil service examinations. Singular, 1t
Is the United States Is the only country
which has no law regulating the inspec-
tion Of locomotive boileds. The bill pro-
vdes for an appeal to the Interstate Com
merce commission from the report OF the
chief Inspector
ANtbthAAt liltiN ldA bNEu NOnsluNi hblt uAs7
oussion over the Mann inspection bill
which is similar to the Burkett bill and
there has been = number OF conferences
between the president. Mr.. Mann, Senator
Burkett and the representatives of the
Railway Employees association, with a
view OF harmonizing existing dlfferenc
in details and language
with the passage of the BurRett bill to-
day 1t is believed Representative Mann
chairman of the Interstate and foreign
commerce committee OF the house. will
substitute that measure. as passed by the
senate. for his own BILL thereby insuring
LEGISLATION at this session
Details OF Work In Congress.
Senator Coe !. Crawford Of South Da-
kota today delivered on the floor Of the
Hepste . soathlhE arraiEnment OF the all
legged corrupt methods In the election of
Senator William Lorimer OF Illinois. He
spoke for nearly two hours and in closing
announced himself ready to vote for
resolution to unsest the Illinois senator
on the ground that he had not been
legally elected by the legislature Of Illinois.
BY the passage Of the sulloway general
pension bin In the house, ti5.OO0,0O0 an
nually was added to the expenditures on
account Of pensions. Speaker Cannon per-
sonally took the floor and vigorously urged
the passage OF the measure. which grants
Npenslons ranging from SIS TO $50 to vet
efans who are 80 years old or more and
who served ninety days in the civil war
or sixty days in the war with Mexico The
legislative appropriation bill was up when
the house adjourned
Both the senate and house will be in
session tomorrow,
Army Appropriation Btn.
The appropriation bill. carrying nearly
teOOo0.OOO for the support OF the army, has
been completed by the house committed
on military affairs with the exception OF
the item Of $4,000 for an increase in the
field artillery.
The committee has not yet been able to
agree upon this and several members are
In favor OF materially reducing 1t. A
meeting will be held Thursday at which a
decision will be made.
bill rehabilitatlng the public health
service was ordered favorably reported q
the house today by the committee on in.
terstate commerce.
The bill changes the name of the Publ,
Health and Marine Health Service to tn.
Public Health bueau. increases the salaries
of officers, confers additional authorit,
as 10 investigations OF disease, stream po
luton inquiry. etc, and authorizes the is
suance OF public bulletins
The house committee on census toda,
heard explanations from Census Directo
Durand and two OF his assistants concern
ing their differing plans Of apportionmen
OF the house under the new census Tn
committee tomorrow probably will repor
the bill introduced by Chairman Crum
packer OF the committee fixing the ar
portionment so as TO provide for hous
Of ass exclusive OF Arizona and New MeKicC
The present membership Of the house
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