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Show CITIZENS OF PROVO ! WILL SEND PETITION j Senate Fostoffice Committee Asked to i Hold Up Nomination of Owen Smoot as Postmaster. Special to The Tribune. WASHINGTON, V. C, Jan 16. A request made by citizens of i'rovo that the r.omina ion of Owen Smoot as postmaster post-master be belil up pending the arrival of petitions and papers opposing his confirmation, has been subontted to the ! senate post office committee by Senator j Smoot. Although the senator i'.'ut the ; nominee are relalives they do not acreo ! politically ami, u'hil-'1 the Senator will rot personally oppose con firm a tion, lie will do nothing to expedite it. An effort wa.s made in tiie houe yes ton lay to secure the passage under the unanimous consent agreement of the bill, which has passed the senate, to open to settlement lands containing Cilsonite on the former Uucomi ahrrre J Indian reservation. An objection ",y i Represent a t Lve .1 oh n son of Kentue Uy I : served to prevent cotideration of th'" bill, but Representative Mays secured its retention on the uuarjinums consent calendar. Charles K. TurviaHce of Sralt halve was nominated todav by the president to be a scer.nd lieutenant of infantry. A rt hn r J. Kwi iil:, I! andy Point . was today nominated as receiver of the Coeur d 'Alcne land office. |