Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-09
A Gold Day for the Gilded Dome
Of the CaulSed State House.
The Capitol Apr opriation
Knocked Out of Time on
the Fret Round.
A Lively Night in the Lower
House, Backed by the
Old Lobby.
Half q Million for Ornament
With Goal at $12 a Ton.
Our Own Gray Works and Vote,
FOR Additional Tsxss.
Our Own Gray Works and Votes
FOR Additional Tsxss.
THE DAYS WORK.

THE DAYS WOHh.
Special Dispatch to Tim BEs,
LINCOLN, Neb., February 8.-An-
other lively day in the legislature. The
sum and substance of Its labors to-day
will, however, fill very little space In
the statute books. As yet no measures
of relief demanded by the people In
the matter Of cheaper transportation
have been dlgested and presented to
the house. The bill recommended by
Mr.. Grout and majority of the rail.
road committee is nothing more nor
less than an andacious scheme to null
llfy the decision Of the supreme court
by creating railroad commission, and
to postpone for the next two years any
legal regulation Of the railroad traffic.
GRAY, OF DOUGLAS,
who is associated with Grout in play
Ing lackey for the monopoly, let the
cat out of the bag when he admitted
to another mem Der that A. j. Popple-
ton was the eminent attorney whom
he had consulted about the bill. If
Poppleton's advice has more weight
with the legislature than their oath
to obey the constitution, they will
pass this bill and earn the everlasting
gratitude of Mr.. Poppleton's prin.
ci pal client, the Union Pacific. On
the face of the bill 1t is an outrageous
fraud. 1t creates con mission ap.
pointed by the governor with ga aries,
including clerks, amounting to $l5,.
900 year. The fifteenth section of
the bi prohibits the commission frop:
doing anything that is not done
BY DIRECTION OF THE GOVERNOR,
who Is clothed with supreme control
over all their actions. Why the
state should pay for a commissioner
while the governor has absolute con-
troll over it's government Is simply
preposterous.
Senator McShane, chairman Of the
senate committte is drafting and com
piline another bill which will be lesl
objectionable, although by no meant
what the people have right to OK
pect or demand
For the frat time since the legis
lsture convened the house held ,
night session, which lasted till nfte
twelve, and gave rise to the livelies
and most exciting debate of the ses
sion. 1t was a field day, or rather |
field night. The scrlmmage tool
place In committee of the whole
which had under consideration I
number of bills on the general file
After several unimportant bills ha'
been past over the clerk reached
THE CAPITOL APPROPRIATION BILL,
which he read section by section
without any material objection fror
any quarter. until the bill was rea
through. The Lincoln lobby, bot
behind aud inside of the bar, al
peared delighted with the seemin
indifference exhibited by the house
when Palmer, Of Dixon, suddenl
moved to strike out all the bill afts
the preamble that recites the necassi,
for pulling down the old capitol an
makes 1t the duty of the board of pu'
, lie works to contract for Its rtmova
The motion was seconded and create
quite sensation. Roberts rose to
, point of order, that inasmuc
, as the speaker had ruled tn
, where no objection Is mac
: to any part Of bill read by sectio
. no amendment is In order after I'll
whole has been read. The chair, M
Nettleton, ruled the point was n
we'll taken. Mr.. Franse supported M
Palmer's motion In a vigorous al
: telling speech. He was opposed
!. levy tax for a costly structure
long az the state could not meet Il
= lust claims of Its citizens that r
mained unpaid for many years. Pa
legislatures had refused to pay hone
7 debts. 1t was great comfort al
IA pleasure to the legislature to sit in
8 great hall with Brussels carpet al
: costly chandeliers while the credito
: of the state who have just claims a
compelled to pay IL per cent intereI
Mr.. Fl Id, of Lancaster, appealed
the house whether the pre- ,dipg leg
= ture who had appropriated money f
,f the two wings had committed
10 AN AOT OF FOLLY.
y The state is not insolvent and
J. did not believe 1t would repudiate a
1t Just debt. If they wanted to vote
bill down let them do so, but he {
of jected to the motion to dispose of
N in this way. He urged the house
ID pass the bill without amendme
g. Jensen said he hated appropriation
n but he hated to see the old hog p
between the two wings. He wal
farmer and in debt, but that he thoul
the glory Of the state demanded
capitol building with Its dome sho,
"A be an ornament to the state. Sessi
p followed in a similar strain. 1t ,
le not. for Lincoln or Lancaster cou
IN he appealed, but for the whole ste
Ii which needed better accommodate
ng The lawyers of Nebraska who att
oi the supreme court want 1t. Thol
oi Burt, In a very sarcastic way, bac
Sessions by saying the senate cham
In one of the new wings
HAD TO BE oAULKED
va to keep the wind out, and the OF
Wis wing would soon be in the same ,
ala | dition M Wolnh of Naua can,