Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-10

agricultural farm, so we are told, to
look after pig. He has not lost an
animal of this kind, but he, being a
farmer is desirous of improving his
stock. Mr.. Nettleton is not the hand.
soonest man In the world, but he is
possessed of good ability and we look
Tor him to make his mark during the
winter.
Judge Gsslin Ia in town, and in re-
sponse to an invitation to visit the
penitentiary he declined, saying that
1t would not be pleasant, for he would
expect to meet too many familiar
faces. The judge lie in the city urging
the Importance of law which shall
abolish the grand jury system of the
yhe state. He is very solicitous, and
declares the grand jury sy,tem to be
the biggest fraud ON our statute books.
In convers alton with him, your CORE.
sponden. learns that bill of this
kind will be introduced early in the
session, and ho Is hopeful that it may
become law. He says that the sys.
tenn has been abolished in Michigan
and Kansas, and also In certain GLASS
of cases In the United States courts,
and wherever 1t has been abolished
the Judge is certain that it will never
be restored.
1t 10 now definitely known that the
anti.monopolists Of this state have
Just escaped the worst cstastrophy
that could possibly happen them in
the matter of legislation. A few
evenings since the lieutenant gov.
ornornor, who had prepared a railroad
committee, suppoaing that there would
be no hitch in his being able to ap-
point the committees, proceeded to
read the same to a gentleman of my
acquaintance, and 1t was made up of
an entire railroad lot with the exoep.
ton of one or possibly two, with
Harris, of Boone, Lorsn Clarks man,
for chairman.
John r. Clark is doing his level
best for Millard. He is to turn over
two or three votes from Lancaster
aud one from Richardson, while
earns ia to turn over the two mem.
bers from Seward to the same man,
and many of the bourbons in the leg
islature do cay that DR.. Miller is
really for the Omaha banker, but tho
democrats of Nebraska understand
that Miller is for the U. p. railroad
first and the democratic party second,
and consequently his following will
be slim at the beat.
When Hon. G. M. Humphrey was
first elected speaker, the opinion
prevailed that he would appoint an
anti monopoly railroad committee, but
somehow during the day a Change has
come over the people, and they now
appear to think differently. Mr.
Humphrey will soon find out that hob
nobbing with railroad strikers such as
Capt. r. o. Philips, and having that
class of men as his confidential sd-
visers is not calculated to strengthen
pubic opinion as far as he is con-
cerned
The appointment of ex-Treasurer
Bartlett to the position of deputy
treasurer Ia not meeting with the ap-
proval Of either the Democrats or the
anti at the capital. 1t
was evidently the intention of the
constitution, in limiting the term of
office of the state treasurer to four
continuous years, to have an entire
overhauliug of the funds at least once
during that time, but with this ar
rangement no such overhauling will
be had. Mr.. Bartlett will simply
write his check, and the money will
remain where 1t was originally depos-
tied, and things will go on in the same
old way.