Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-26
TO ABOLISH FORT ROBINSON
ommittee on Military Affairs Takes
This Action in House.
{ JICK TURN ON CRAWFORD BILL
J ,asure 10 Help Town Build Water
system Changed Into One TO
Do Away with Post
Entirely.
CFrom a staff Correspondent }


WASHINGTON Jan. 25.-(Specla Tele-
gram THE house committee on military
affairs at it's session today received the
minority report on the bill appropriation
Of S25, 900 to aid Crawford Neb.. in securing
a new water system and after some dis
cussion refused to adopt the favorable re-
port of the subcommittee 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.
II appears that several other cities are
complaining that their water supply is
contaminated by the dumping of sewage
into the river by military posts and II
precedent is set in favor OF Crawford all
these other places would crowd I'm asking
governmental aid. 1t is also cited that
Fort Robinson was established years be-
for Crawford was settled and the original
settlers should have gone above the fort
and not have located below.
Judge Kinkaid this afternoon had a con-
ference 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.
]. f. Porter Of Crawford, who has been
city, left tonight for wilmington. Del,
upon business, but will return to Wash
ington in a few days to see II anything
can be done for Crawford in the senate.
The senate today passed the Indian ap-
propriation bill adopting the amendment
of Senator Brown appropriating Sl5OO to
be used in looking after Indian matters in
nox county.
Hope 20 Succeed Aberdeen.
The four cities contesting for the loca-
ton of a new land office TO take the place
Of Aberdeen, s. D., had their innings be
fore the commissioner of the general land
office this morning. Judge Witten. chief
of the law division, sat with Commissioner
bennett through the three hours con
sumed, There are four cities seeking the
land office, Isabel Timber Lake. Mo
bridge and Mcintosh Ralph II. Case, b.
| c. Ash, jr. and Dawes II, Brisbine APP
peared to urge the claims of Isabel. Lo-
gan Fain. appeared for Timber Lake, Ed
ward c. Mcbride for Mobridge and n. b.
| Bartlett and c. N. Patterson for Mcintosh.
| Commissioner bennett will take the claims
of these towns under advisement and prob
ably within the next two weeks will rem
| der a decision.
Ne wPOstmhsters.
Senator's Burkett and Brown today joined
/ in recommendation OF Christ Svoboda tC
be postmaster at Lewiston. Pawnee county
| The president today nominated Asa b
| Wood 10 be postmaster at Gering and Irvir
| b. Jeffries to be postmaster at Pilger.
Friends of Representative Dawson n
| congress seem determined that he remalr
| in public life In some capacity, rather thar
| to become a bank president. They hal
with delight the suggestion which has beer
made that the president is seriously con
! siderng the IOwan for the position o
private secretary. While Dawson himself
| claims not to have the slightest lnklinl
as to what may be on the president
mind in regard 10 his next secretary n,
said this morning that he is having SOM
trouble i'm preventing some Of his zealou
friends from organizing and going TO Mr.
Taft in a body. Members Of congress VIII
have known Albert Dawson for year
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