Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-15
The Kennard, Halves and Pear
man Bogus Claims Backed
in the House.
The Mysterious Influence OF
the Lincoln Lobby and
Its Converts.
Names of Some Rampant OPP
ponents Who Suddenly
Flopped.
The Railroads Blocking nil Login-
lation Affecting Thsmselvss

Special Dispatch To Tus Ben.
J LINCOLN, February 14.-Jobhers,
bogus claimants and tax eaters are
holding high carnival at the capital
while the railroad lobby Ia blocking all
legislation that affords relief to ship
pera and producers. The passage of
the capitol appropriation bill on
the heels Of the most reck-
less appropriations that saddle
the taxpayers with thousands
upon thousands of dollars to pas
fraudulent and inflated claims, cap
the climax of extravagance, and the
most surprising thing about this le-
galized larcency Is the fact that men,
who have come to Lincoln with high
sounding pledges of honesty
and economy - men who only
three days ago scorned the
imputation that they would support
these measures, have gone on the
record in favor of these jobs under the
most flimsy pretext. 1t is safe to say
there is something rotten in Denmark
in nearly every instance where the
lobby has made such sudden CONVEX
sions. Every intelligent locker on
knows that nearly all the claims
and schemes of plumber are
tied up with the capitol
ring. The republicans OF the Douglas
county delegation have distinguished
themselves by voting solid for the
capitol tax, while McGavock Is the
only democrat from Omaha who Is
recorded for 1t. Tobias Caster and
the Burlington & Missouri pressure
changed Ramsey and Palmer, of Sa-
line, and some very mysterious inlu-
ence converted Toward and Nettleton
of Clay. Ashby will probably OK
plain his very sudden flop after
the Legislature ~adjourns, while no
explanation IL expected from the
wretohed fraud who m~isrepresents
Cunning county. Al . supplementary
to this capitol tax the following In
Ganinna hill has hasn introduced hTl
warrants upon the state trsxl0rss, the
treasurer of any county, or any mu-
nioipal corporation therein, shall be
paid In the order Of their registration
out of any money collected to
the credit of the fund upon which the
same Is drawn, without reference to
the year of the levy of the tax from
which the money 6 % received Is de-.
l rived. The evident purpose Of this
bill Is to draw money out of the gen.
eral fund for the capitol building.
Warrants before the tax Is collected
or ever before ii Is levied. Senator
MoShane's motion to indefinitely
postpone the cspitol bill when 1t was
first read In the senate, only received
I ten out of thirty cast. These ten
, are opposed 10 any capitol ~appropria-
a ton this session. The bill will be
4 modified in the senate SO as to make
4 the capitol tax for the next two years
only three quarters instead of one
mill. This change Is expected to mol
lily certain senators who want an OK.
cuse for supporting this unpopular
. measure. Among the claims which
the house agreed to pass are Pat o.
Halves and Tom Kennard's claims and
Pearmsn's bogus militia claim. The
evening session of the hous,
WAS devoted entirely to debat,
d on Jensen's railroad bill. I
only developed more strongly
Is the organized opposition to any rail-
% road legislation. The railroad attor
torneys and oappers on the floor mad,
d the most captious opposition. ANON
the opponents were Franz, Field
Draper, of Oasu; Payne, johnson
Bierbower and Gray. Among Its sur
porters were Roberts, Jensen, Dodc
al Steadwell, Howard, Hall, and Cook
ar of Nuckolls. Much interest va
n manifested by the spect,
or tors, among whom was
re large railroad lobby. The bi
r. was finally killed by a vote of A
by AZ. The following voted against IL
bill: Bierbower, Britton, Brow
Cassel, Chaplin, Charleston, Chri
topherson, Collins, Colpetzsr, DaveI
port, Dawson. Denman, Draper
Cass), Draper (of Knox Field, Frans
Gray, Grimes, Circuit, Heinrich, Ho
ay bel, Holman, johnson, Kuone
as Laird, Lee, McGavock, Miller, Nc
a rison, Neville, Payne, Savage, So
n sions, Spanogle, S~wearinger, SUISSE
Is bach, Thompson, Tower, Westcot
ok Whedon, Wisenburg, Wool and Il