Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-26
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claim he would make an ideal secretary,
having the three most essential attributes
which to their minds would make him
| success as secretary. Thorough political
! sagacity, wide acquaintance with public
/ men, especially among members Of con-
gress, and full knowledge of congressional
procedure, and last but not entirely least,
a man, who has wide acquaintance with
newspaper men and who is very popular
among them.
Kenyon I'm Washington.
! Assistant Attorney General Kenyon re-
turned to Washington this morning and
In talking with Iowa friends about the sen
atorial situation, said he saw no chance to
break the deadlock. He further said that
should deadlock be broken and the
legislature turn thir attention to taking
up an outside list of eligible men, he pre-
diets that Albert Dawson Will be named
and elected 20 succeed Dolliver.
Representative Kendall this morning
made a brief speech during the discussion
OF the Moon codifioation bill upon the
paragraph which proposes to increases OF
the United States circuit Judge from 1000
TO $S,5OO. Kendall pointed out that in view
OF the fact that these positions are for
life with a retirement Cor long service or
old age, the present compensation he
deemed adequate and should not be
changed While his remarks were neces-
sarily brief because of limited time, his
position judging from attention given and
applause granted him when he closed, was
we'll received and may bear fruit when the
final vote is taken on the proposed in
crease OF judicial salaries.
Burke and \ Orris Clash.
Representative Norris OF Nebraska, the
lnsul gent leader ana Representative Burke
! OF pennsylvania clashed IN the debate on
the raising OF salares Oh federal circuit
judges.
Mr.. Norris said to increase the pay Of
these judges would have had the effect Of
{ elevatlng them to a higner station IN
! society with resultant tendency 10 for
get human rights ana human liberties
Mr.. Burke SAID he oeplored such an argu
ment as that advanced by Mr. Norris
- mere has Ueen 200, muCn OF that kane
0 Oh doctrine preached TO the American
] people. he declared, and it ought to stop
we voted TO false our saIarles as congress
Q men SZ.5UV year. is any man here wIiint
Q to say that increase has made US forge
human rights and human hbertiesE
Representative Bennett vi New Yorl
' proposed to raise the circuit salaries tron
Si,JJJ TO SlO.UUV a year, but saIu he wa
a wiling to accept an amendment offered bl
Representative Mann or Illlnols 10 Tax thu
j, amount at $500.
n MIR Mann moved to make the circui
q court salaries SS,OUJ This was defeated
r IA to los 1he Bennett amendment tixinl
[. the salaries at SlU,UJO was defeated, j
10 2lS,
y BIII for Leasing Coal Lands.
l. The leasing Of coal lands in Alaska
II provided for in bill introduced by Mon
e dell of wyoming, chairman of the hous
h committee on public lands, today. A
n lands containing merchantable coal 4
70 Alaska are to be reserved from all othe
disposition.
;, This will not prevent the location an
= patenting Of coal lands valuable for met
allferous minerals on which the coal an
"A the right to mine It are reserved to IN
:. government The measure will not appl
in any way to any rights or claims II
Al itiated prior TO the passage Of the bill.
ss All lessees of licenses are limited to or
Is lease or license with maximum OF SO
w acres \ rental charge is made per acl
es and leases are not 70 exceed thirty yeai
,h on a royalty basis Of from 9 to 10 cents
y. ton. Mining lessees are barred from m,
be nopolizing coal trade and from selling al
at fairly or discriminatory or from opera
he ing wastefully and unsately as 10 miner
n The government may take the coal min,
IN wherever found Tor the army, navy
OF revenue cutter service at a price TO
NJ, fixed by the president, and suits are a
:" thorzed in the United States courts r
a violations Of leases 4 limited mining lea
- for municipal corporation and individual
" not exceeding l6j acres is provided
= the revenues 20 per cent is 70 go TO AIasl
fund for road construction schools al
"a care OF the insane.
A. The interstate commerce1 law relating
~ railroad rates is extended TO Alaska
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