Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08
EXTENSION FOR WATER USERS
Congressman hlnKaId introduces Bill
in Their Interest.
WILL SOON BE CONSIDERED
Two PostmasterS Recommended for
Office-RlessinE AZ ord and
oliver ~ seneca---TO
Force Attendance.
1From a staff correspondents

Force Attendance.
OFrom a staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.--tSpecial Tele-
gramD- - rsuant to recommendation
made d, the North Platte valley Water
Users association Congressman NJ p
Kinka!d today introduced a bill to amend
section four Of the Reformation act by pro
viding In lieu Of the law which now pro-
, ides that such payments shall be mace
as the secretary Of the interior shall pro
scribe within ten years. that payments
shall be made in installments not TO eN-
coed 81 per acre for construction for the
first and second years. with no payment
Tor maintenance - per acre for construc-
ton to be made for the third. fourth and
hfth years, together with maintenance
charges; s. per acre for construction to be
made for the sixth seventh and eighth
Gears, together with maintenance charges.
ana s. per acre for construction together
with maintenance charges to be made
theI eater annually until payment for the
water right has been completed, together
with accrued charges for maintenance.
Two Bills Together.
The chairman Of the committee on irrigs-
ton has promised to give a nearing upon
this bill at an earl date and to give a
hearing also upon II. X. No 22s4l, intro
duced by MIR. hinkaid at the last session,
TO amend the same provision OF this same
section four, giving twenty years instead OF
ten to make such payments. Mr. kinkaid
will ask consideration of the two bills to-
gether but will urge his preference for the
adoption OF the new bill rather than the
bin introduced at the last session, but Will
m
IL he cannot secure a favorable report on
the new bill.
Mr. hinkaId and Congressman Hitchcock,
both beng members uI the house commit
tee on irrigation, were in conference TINS
morning in regard to this amendment and
other irrigation legislation. senators Burk-
EFT and Brown and Congressman kinkaid
have also conferred fuzzy upon proposed
legislation affecting their constituents in
terested in the North Platte project in
SCOTS Bluff and other counties in western
Nebraska.
New POstmasters.
The Postoffice depaI tment has determined
upon endorsements submitted to appoint
Alvin Blessing as postmaster at ord Val
ley county, vice A. M Coonrod deceased,
Congressman Kinkaid has recommended
the appointment of Joe a. oliver as post
master at Seneca, vice Miss Dai Carney
resigned
Upon recommendation Of Senator Brown
Orrin Peck has been reappointed post
master at Palmer, Merrick county.
Proceedings of House.
The house of representatives devoted
three hours today to discussing the legis-
lative executive and judicial appropriation
bill. Two days more may be needed to
dispose of the measure
Representative Dwight of New York re-
publican whip of the house, served notice
that all members not officially excused
must attend the sessions of the house or
have the rules. against absence enforced
against them.
The senate was not in session.
One hundred and sixty-four absentees In
the house brought Representative Dwight
to his feet with a point of no quorum soon
after Speaker Cannons gavel had fallen al
noon.
This action was taken by Mr.. Dwight to
accentuate the necessity for full attend
ance Of members in the remainder Of the
present short term. Only forty-eight legis-
lative days remain and IIr. Dwight said he
would continue daily to make the point OF
no quorum to insure the attendance OF
members Of the house.
Today's call showed only 225 members
present. This was a quorum. but It was
not the full attendance which the repub-
lican leaders are anxious to maintain.
Assurance OF Legislation.
Mr.. Dwight, explaining his position, said
the republican leaders had assured Presi-
dent Taft they would do all in their power
to assist him in putting through a sub
stantial legislative program at this session
Representative Hill of Connecticut and
others who favor Mr. Hills resolution
limiting the amendments that may be
offered to tariff bill when 1t goes into
the senate were heard today by the house
committee on rules.
The Hill resolution differs materially
from that presented to the senate by Sena.
tor Cummins. Mr. Hill believes II will
| accomplish the same end. 1t will not only
force the senate TO consider the tariff bill
| by subjects instead of a whole but IL vii
restrict all amendments that may be Offered
| in the senate to the specific articles named
in the tariff bill. This would apply to.bott
houses after the bill had gone TO confer.
ence and had been returned to the tive
houses.
Chairman Payne of the ways and mean:
committee and Representative Gillette OF
Massachusetts spoke upon the resolution
before the committee The hearing will be-
continued Tuesday. J. c. Cobb. president
of the National Tariff association, anc
Representatives Norris of Nebraska, Len,
root and Stafford OF Wisconsin, Mccall Of
Massachusetts,, Driscoll OF New York anC
! Crumpacker OF Indiana viii present argu,
ments to the rules committee.
Dispute over Rule.
More trouble is in store for the insurgen
and democratic members Of the house whC
are trying to make the new rule giving the
| house power TO take bill away from
committee work smoothly and effectively
Representative Mann OF Illinois on Thurs
day added l07 motions to the number nov
pending before the house for the discharg,