Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-12
Congressman Kinkaid' Recommends
Several Appointments.
FREE TREES FOR HoMEsTEADERs
Bill by Kinkaid to Have National
Nursery Furnish Them.
ALLIANCE AND CRAWFORD WIN
secretary MacVeasb WIZ Recon-
mend Fifteen Thousand for Each
In suudry CIvH Appropria-
tiou Bill.
rFrom . staft correspondentl

" NTltiNGlO lON. Jan. ll.~N6petldl leiN-
ElamD-The fight over the Pawnee city
postoffice which az one time threatened
to Involve not only the inhabitants OF the
town. but every body In Richardson county,
abated considerably through the with
drawal nf Messrs Griffith and ARnew from
the race leaving in the field only Messrs.
Bascom and Miller. Mir. Bascom Is chair
man Of the county central committee OF
Richardson county and is a young man.
Mr.. Miller IL very much older than MIR.
Bsscom and Is being antagonized on that
account by n considerable number OF pa
irons Of the office.
Congressman Kinkaid today recommended
the appointment OF George II. Gregg as
postmaster at Marsland. Dawes county,
vice Anna s Woody resigned. He also
recommended that the application OF Mrs.
Elizabeth McC'lear 20 withdraw her resig
nation as postmaster Of Burns. Box Butte
county, be granted. and that she be re-
appointed lie also advised tile appointment
Of Grace McClain as postmaster at Arder,
Wheeler county. vice L. r. BARLEY, re-
signed: and Roy o. Lyon as postmaster at
Gordon vice :. G. Lyon. resigned.
Congressman Kinkaid today introduced a
bill to the effect that the secretary OF agri-
culture is authorized, under rules and regu-
iaions he shall prescribe, to be caused to
he furnished free 20 residents Of the terri
tory covered by an act entitled An act
70 amend the homestead laws TO certain
unreserved and unappropriated lands in
Nebraska" approved April %, 1904 trees
from the nurseries maintained on the Ne
brasks national crest reserve.
Alliance and Crawford Plums.
Judge Kinkaid. who Is getting extremely
wise. has made sure. By seeing the secre-
tary Of the treasury that he will recon,
mend the sum of $500 to be included in
the sundry civil appropriation bill for the
purchase OF public building site at both
Alliance and Chadron, This concession
Judge Kinkaid has pulled out OF Secretary
MacVeagh kRowinz the secretary's de-
termination to withhold any recommends
ton for public buildings at this session Of
congress.
r. w. Blackburn OF Omaha is in WASH
ing ton and had conference with sena-
tor Burkett today insurance matters
affecting the District OF Columbia Sena-
tor Burkett is a member OF the sub-com-
mittee Of the District Of Columbia commit.
tee charged with preparing comprehen-
slve insurance law and Mr., Blackburn
representing several insurance organiza-
tions and realizing that the law passed for
the District OF Columbia and territory
D might be adopted in the states took the
| opportunity TO outline the position ot the
companies as to contemplated legislation.
BurIsett Calls on President.
Senator Burkett saw the president today
relative 10 his boiler inspection bill. which
passed the senate yesterday.
President Taft. while somewhat favorable
TO the Mann bill, saw the force of Senator
Burke Is argument that the bill introduced
by Mann OF Illinois could not possibly pass
the house because 1t was unsatisfactory to
organized labor and that It had other de-
fects OF a purely legislative character.
which would mitigate against it's passing.
1t is believed. since the president Is anx-
ious that legislation OF the character out
! .ined in the Burhett bill shall pass, that
NMessrs Mann and Burkett will get to,
Eether and agree upon a measure which
will reach the ends aimed at, namely, fed
eral inspection of locomotive boilers IN
svery sense OF the term
In his idle moments. and they are mighty
Cew. Senator Burkett is engaged in com.
piling HIS speeches covering a period OF
ten years and not including speeches he
has made during his chautauqua addresses
his speeches on lecture platforms and 9
speech fade at Benton In 1905 at a Taft
dinner The compilation will include the In
PRODUCTION OF Speaker Cannon. senator
Bevsridgo and General J. Warren Keifsr
his oradons on THE American Boy,
American F1Rg" and Merchant Marine.
and speeches before fraternal organisations
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron L. Learned left 10
> New York this afternoon. They accompan
led Senator Brown to the White House re
ception last night, rounding out an exceed
ingly pleasant visit 10 Washington.
Norris Not Considered.
II mlbht as we'll be stated first as las
President Taft is not considering Represen
tatlve &. w. Norris for the vacancy Of
the Eighth circuit bench. notwithstGndinl
activity in his behalf by Representative
Madison and Murdoch ot Kansas an,
others The president, 80 far as Is known
still believes that Judge W. I. Smith shouh
be appointed although he may be convinee
otherwise.
Senator Burkett presented Frank Heavi
Of Falls City to the president today.
The house committee on public lands TO
day made tovarobe report on the seuat
hin granting = ninety-day leave OF absenc
from homestead entries IN a number O
western states Including Nebraska an,
wyoming This bill Is In line with a mea
sure passed last winter and seeks to pro
tect settlers whe. because OF stress o
weather have ben obligd TO abandon thel
entries temporarily In ordr 10 seek a livel
HOOD elsewhere with the intent OF returnin
10 their claims in the sprirg. The bill
which has already passed the senate give
such homestead entrymen until May
20 return 20 their claims.
Proceedings in Congress.
Two set speeches were delivered in N
senate today. Senator Gallinger spoke !
support OF his bill providing for an ooss
mail subsidy TO ports In South Americ'
- No vote was taken. The other speech wa
by senator Newlands. IN advocacy OF
permanent tariff commission with compr,
hensive powers
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