Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-03
CADET TAYLOR GETS The JOB
Browns Efforts Save His Candidate
from Senatorial Rejection.
PENROsE FILES A PROTEST
Objection Withdrawn at the sOIicita-
tiOn of brown and CuIIOm, who
stand as Sponsors for
Taylor.
lion a SD correspondent.


WASHINGTON. March 2-(Speciai Tele-
gram.)-Confirmation Of Cadet Taylor's ap-
Pointment as surveyor OF customs at
Omaha was accomplished this morning
during executive session Of the senate when
Senator Burton reported Taylor's nomi-
nation with favorable recommendation
from the commerce committee OF that
body.
II was a foregone conclusion when SEN
ator Burton decided to give Taylor a clean
bill that 81 would be impossible TO defeat
confirmation, for Senator Brown had
quietly canvassed his republican brethren
and as he has yet two years TO serve his
colleagues recognized that he might get
even IL they failed to trail along even II
the nomination was not 10 their liking.
Senator Brown will have to stand for
Taylor
,'If is NOT our Kettle of fish" said a
WESTERN senator IN discussing the action OF
the senator az the close Of the executive
session.
Senator Penrose objected to confirmation.
but he was surrounded by Senators Cullom
OF Illinois, Brown Of Nebraska. Frye Of
Maine and Nelson of Minnesota. who
wanted TO know what the dickens he was
up 10, or words TO that effect. Senator
-
was the honeste3t man whatever lived"
and that he came from Illinois. and that
II would be a personal slap at him IL Tay-
lor failed to land the Barrows succession in
Omaha.
These senators besought Penrose to with
draw his objection, which he did reIuct-
antly, and Taylor now reads his title clear.
Griffith Confirmed.
J. +. Griffith was confirmed today as
postmaster at Pawnee City. his nomination
having been made by the Postoffice de
psrtment, without consulting the senators
Probably the Postoffce department was
aware Of tn edilemma in which the sen
ators were placed in not being able to
ascertain the wishes of patrons of the
Pawnee City postoffice, for many Of the
patrons. not content with recommending
one person for the place. recommended
two, and in several cases three. Senator
Burkett IL pleased over the outcome. as
Griffith was his original appointment and
has made a splendid record in office.
Senator Brown wore a smile that refused
to come off today when the PostOffice de-
partment let go holding up the recommsn-
dation Of r. W Reynolds for postmaster
Fremont by sending the same today TO
the senate. II is understood that Otto Ecu
lows nomination for postmaster at Schuyler
will be sent TO the senate tomorrow, but
John steinhart will have TO wait until July
! before he gets the poEtoffice al Nebraska
City, the postmaster general having decided
to make the change IN that office at that
time.
siOuE Indian Bin.
The SAntee Sioux Indian bill as Il has
come 20 be known, has passed the house
II affects the fortunes OF some 800 men,
bers OF that tribe no wliving In Nebraska.
The bill provides for the restoration OF
certain annuities 10 these IndiAsn and in
wolves a disbursement eventually by the
United States OF about 81. 10000 to be even
tually disbursed among some 900 santee
Sioux, the majority OF whom now reside
in the Third Nebraska congress- sional dis
trict
Representative Latta during the course
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