Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-13
THE LEGIsL AZURE.

food. Of bills continues to roll Into
the house. Up to noon to-day 9s
bills have been Introduced, and were
1t not for the fact that U. 8. senator
is to be elected, the legislature would
be ready for work In earnest but
when it is borne in mind that 1t will
occupy from one to ak weeks to do
this work, it is, presumable, that
something will be done at all before
the time of adjournment shall arrive
Judge Gaslin's bill, to abolish the
grand Jury system, wes introduced
into the house to-day by Neville, of
Cass. A copy of the same has also
been introduced In the senate.
The town of ThAyer to-day intro.
duced long railroad commission bill
Mr.. Steadman offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, The Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha railroad com
pany has very generously presented
each member of this body with an
annual pass pass over It's line of road
in this state, and
Whereas, The Issuance of free
passes to public officers by railroads or
other transportion companies is
against public policy and obnox.
ious to the great body of the people
of this state, now therefore
Resolved, By this house that We dis.
approve of the acceptance of free
passes by public officers OF the state,
Upon the motion of Mr.. Whedon the
resolution was laid upou the table be-
cause 1t old not state the facts. All
3 of the members not having received q
pass as stated. The resolution was
subsequently, withdrawn at the in
2 stance of Mr.. Whedon and another
will probably be introduced IN short
time, reciting the facts 81 they exist
=. While the debate was going on these
passes were being distributed by the
= pages, and while the resolution WAS
not exactly true at the time Of it's III.
PRODUCTION, there wac moro truth than
d poetry in 1t. This resolution 10 n copy
, of one introduced in the senate yes
terday, the came having been adopted
!. with only four dissenting votes.
: In telegram to The BEE yester.
" day I STATED that Whedon, of Ian
caster, lodged the vote on the Rey
nclds railroad resolution. l was
misinformed. Mr. Whedor did noi
vote because he was unavoidably alb
: sent attending to an important law
case.
. The special railroad committee held
u q meeting last night, and Senator
i Brown, of Clay, was elected chairman
= Anti.monopolists do not expect mucl
! from this committee, and it is more
? than probable that they will not b.
u disappointed. But of one thing th'
y people msy rest assured, If this Join
committee will not scC promptly tn
senate will, rs I am satisfied, appoin
" committee of their own that will act
u The house aud senate committee OF
D. privileges and elections have com
mencsd their lAbors.
l. All OF the committees OF the tw
!, branches are having meetings an,
~ getting acquainted with each other
10 Tho chairman of the railroad com
70 mittee of the Colorado legislature ha
& asked to have arrangements made fo
=; l a meeting of the railroad committee
IL of the Kansas, Colorado and Nebrask
70 legislatures, tD arrange for legislatio
NJ by the three states which shall be mt
u tually beneficial for all. 1t is probi
g BILE that such conference will b
's held.
ol J. l., Davis ia clerk of the senat
40 committee on railroads.
10 A bill was introduced by Senate
10 Harris to provide board OF immigri
"a ton consisting of the lieutenant go
1. ernor, state auditor, commissioners I
" public lands, and secretary of agr
40 - culture to be appointed by tho go
i ernor.
Q, A communication from tho nuperil
~ tendent of the c., M. and st. Pa
SJ railroad company asks those membe
IIo who don't want the passes he gel
~ them to return them to him at ono
10 Only three bills wero Introduce
nc and the senate adjourned 10 give Il
=" committees time to work.
- The third house was organized la
no night and tho ususl amount of Studio
~ wit and prepared buriesque was III
y loaded for the amusement of all col
.ono cerned. 1t is common remark t
So day that the Eeveral sctors were
ne many cases better qualified for the
~ respective positions than are the co
ih responding officers in the genuil
house. This refers particularly to Il
speaker, chief clerk and pages.
nd W. Y.