Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-20
SLOAN ON WAYS AND MEANS
Fourth District Congressman Given
Important Assignment.
SECOND TIME FOR NEBRAsKAN
only other Time Place on Tbis
Committee Came to the state
Was when Il Was Given
TO Bryan.
CFrom a staff Correspondent }

Nf rom starr correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 19.-CSpecial Tele-
gram.)-A signal honor came to a mem
Der Of the Nebraska delegation today
when Congressman Charles II. Sloan Of
the Fourth district was made a member
Of the ways and means committee. Ne
hraska has not been honored with a place
on that great committee OF the house of
re representatives. since William J Bryan
was made a member of il two decades
ago in his first term in congress through
an understanding that If the necessary
votes for Crisp for speaker of the house
were diverted from Springer OF Illinois
to the Georgian the brilliant young Ne
lIaskan would be selected as a member
Of the ways and means committee.
The election of MIR. Sloan to this i'm
Iortant committee assignment met with
the approval of men on both sides of the
chamber when 1t was announced in the
house. today, Leader Underwood himself
proposing his name as the successor to
Anderson of Minnesota. There was some
regret, however, on the part of members
Of the committee on agriculture that the
promotion of Mr.. Sloan necessitated
his retirement from that committee lie
will, however, retain his position on the
committee on expenditures i'm the Agri-
cultural department thus holding his close
offiliation with that department.
Has Eye on Tariff Law.
In speaking Of his new connection with
the tariff making committee of the house
Mr.. Sloan said:
THE present general dissatisfaction
throughout the country with the UnGer-
wood tariff law forecasts no distant re-
vision, and If this takes place | feel that
l can do service in that committee in
preventing the rank discrimination against
agricultural products which now look so
prominent IN the Underwood law"
The advancement of Mr.. Sloan is the
second important committee assignment
he has received in his three years service.
Dundee Men Are Anxious.
President F. W. Clark of the Nebraska
National bank, has written Senator Hitch
cock stating that he and others are in
terested in a new national bank they
propose to establish at Dundee, Neb., and
asking that the charter they have applied
for be given early consideration, other
wise they would apply for a charter as a
state institution. Senator Hitchcock has
laid the matter before the comptroller of
the currency, with a request for prompt
action.
Requests for Water.
Congressman Kinkaid. in response to
kilograms from his district, has brought
to the attention OF the Interior department
the great need of more water for the
nourishment OF growing corn IN parts of
his district by reason of the drouth now
prevailing, and has been advised by the
department to instruct those affected to
apply to the reclamation service repre-
sentatives of the government at Mitchell,
Neb., for any remaining surplus water
controlled by the government.
The government will agree upon terms
to be specified for release of any sur
plus water remaining.
Ask for New PostoTfIce.
Letters have been received by Senator
Hitchcock requesting him to urge the
establishment of postoffice about
twenty-five miles south of Hyannis, in
Grant county. They will be presented to
the Postoffice department.