The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-27
WOULD ABANDON
fort ROBINSON
CITY OF CRAWFORD LOSES IN
FIGHT FOR $4,000.
SAY FORT WAS THERE FIRST
House Committee on Military Affairs
Says Original Settlers Of Crawford
Should Have Gone Above instead Of
Below the Military Post.

Washington, Jan. 26. - The house
committee on military affairs received
the minority report on the bill appro
priating $4,000 to aid Crawford, Neb.,
in securing a new water system and
after some discussion refused to adopt
the favorable report of the sub.com-
mittee and reported adversely against
the bill. In fact the full committee
struck out all after the enacting clause
and inserted the provision to abolish
Fort Robinson.
1t appears that several other cites
are complaining that their water sup
ply is contaminated by the dumping OF
sewage in the river by military posts
and il precedent Is set In favor of
Crawford all these other places would
crowd in asking governmental aid. 1t
Is also cited that Fort Robinson was
established years before Crawford was
settled and the original settlers should
have gone above the fort and not have
located below
Judge Kinkaid had a conference
with Senator Brown in regard to the
matter and the senator says he will do
everything in his power on his side Of
the capitol, but really does not feel
much encouraged.
J. f. Porter of Crawford, who has
been here several days in the inter-
ests of his city, left for Wilmington,
Del, upon business, but will return to
Washington in a few days to see If
anything can be done for Crawford in
the senate.
The senate passed the Indian appro-
priation bill adopting the amendment
of Senator Brown appropriating $1,000
to be used in looking after Indian mat
ters in Knox county
Dakota Towns Want Land Office.
The four cities contesting for the To-
cation of a new land office to take the
place of Aberdeen, S. D.. had their in
nings before the commissioner of gen.
eral land office. Judge Witten, chief
of the law division, sat with Commits
sioner Dennet through the three hours
consumed. There are four cities seek
ing the land office-Isabel, Timberlake,
Mobridge and Mcintosh. Commission
| err Dennet will take the claims of these
towns under Amusement and probably
within the next two weeks will render
a decision.
Representative Norris of Nebraska,
the insurgent leader, and Representa-
tive Burke of Pennsylvania clashed III
the debate on the raising of salaries
| of federal circuit Judges.
Norris Talks Like Socialist.
Mr.. Norris said to increase the pay
of these judges would have the effect
of elevating them to a higher station
in society with resultant tendency to
forget human rights and human lib
critics"
Mr.. Burke said he deplored such an
argument as that advanced by Mr.
Norris. There has been too much OF
that kind of doctrine preached to the
American people," he declared, land
it ought to stop.
1--WE voted to raise our salaries as
congressman $4,000 year. Is any
man here willing to say an increase
has made us forget human rights and
human liberties?"
Increase is Defeated.
Representative Bennett of New York
proposed to raise the circuit salaries
from $1,000 to $4,000 a year, but said
he was willing to accept an amend
ment offered by Representative Mann
of Illinois to fix the amount at $500
Mr.. Mann moved to make the circuit
court salaries $500 This was de
feated 124 to 1852. The Bennett amend
ment fixing the salaries at $4,000 was
defeated so to 2lS