Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-01
POLITICAL T

A bill TO establish the whipping post has
been defeated in the California Legislature.
The Delaware legislature Is considering
q bill to prevent the publication of lottery
advertisements.
A measure before the Indiana legislature
propo, es to pay q bounty to farmers for
planting trees along the Ohio river.
A bill before the Legislature Of Missouri
proposes to vest in an officer appointed by
the governor the selection Of all the Judges
and clerks Of election.
Colonel John Hay will probably be the
next republican candidate for congress in
Cleveland. He will probably be q candi.
date for the United States senate yet
awhile.
A bill to create q state tax commission
to gather up the loose ends and put upon
property OF all classes its fair share Of the
burden of taxation, has passed the West
Virginia house of representatives.
Colonel A. M. Swope, Of Kentucky, bas
written a letter declining to be a candi.
date for the nomination for governor On
the republican ticket. But be advises q
straight nomination Of the best man in the
party, on an unequivocal republican plat
form
Measures for the relief of the state su.
preme court are occupy ing the attention
of the Missouri Legislature. One If the
proposed bills divides the state into three
districts, and for each district creates
an intermediate appel ate court, with
jurisdiction Of all OPP yeals take in the
district.
The Texas State Treasury has q surplus
OF some $4,000, COO. and the people lie
awake nights from fenr lest the Treasurer
will run away with it, The legislature has
now before It. o proposition to increase his
bond to $500, 600, but as he could reimburse
his bondsmen and still have 81 500, 900 left,
If he choose t, follow the illustrious exam.
pie OF Polk and Vincent, this is not con.
sidered much OF q safeguard.
The story told by a Washington paper
may not he true As it runs, Senator
Beck, Of Kentucky, who came q poor boy
to this country from Scotland, worked on
the same farm in Livingston county. that
Secretary Teller worked upon. When
they met in the senate MI. Beck said
We'll, Henry, when we used to drive old
in the United States senate" "No, Jim,'
said Mr.. Teller, I'VE didn't know there
was such a place."
Suo VI sho iehuiuB BreeEOAcBerB OF Ii
dianapolis, says the Journal If that city,
has become Disguised with bis party and
proposes to abandon it. He says that il
has sold u so many times that tho organ
~ization is demoralized. Last fall he asserts
that 1000 %greenbsck votes were offs, ed tc
the republicans at so apiece. When thu
republic ans declined the bargain it wal
eagerly accepted by the democrats. Hav
ing worked the g~reenbsck dodge for all II
is worth this leader pow proposes to II
into the anti-monopoly business for q liv
ing.
A townsman of Judge Thoman, tie Ohio
member Of the civil service commission
says of him personally: 1.-THE Judge IL
liked here. There is no Disgusting this
He is liked by everybody. He has a way
that takes. He always had. He can hole
his own in any crowd. In the drau ing
room he is as prim and graceful as Presi
dent arthur. He Is q hail fellow we'll met
when out with the boys; no one can tell Q
sto ry better than he; q ready CONVERSE
tionalist, he is perfectly at home in what,
ever company he may be thrown. He il
but 32 years old, and is emiuertly q self.
made man. His education was limited,
but he has made excellent use of what hi
kdOWs,"