Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-30
THE STATE HOUSE FINISHED
Official Announcement of the Fact
by the Architect.
NEBRASKA BANKERS IN SESSION.
An Attorneys Opinion on tne Loca.
ton of the state Law Liurary-
The State ana Federal
Courts.
LINCOLN BUREAU OF rHE OMAHA BEs,
1929 Il STREET,

ArChltect WILCOX met the board OF pubic
lands and buildings in session to-day and
officially pronounced the state house finished
and ready for the final action of the board.
He made a condensed and comprehensive
statement OF the condition OF matters in gen.
eral. All items of his statement in accord
with the plans and specifications on file, or
changes made or ordered that became n mat.
ter of record, We're cheerfully accepted; but
when otherwise, pointed criticisms were
made, and not without just reason. 1t seems
from the nature of WilcoX's report that a
number of extras have been run, unprovided
for by appropriation, and that the legis-
lature will be called upon to make
good the deficiencies. Let II be re-
membered, too, that these extras were
run without order of the board, or at least
the records fail to show it. TIL board will
consider the report of the architect from day
to day, and thoroughly overhaul the work in
all parts of the building before accepting it,
and cancelilng the contract. There is a dis
position to do the square thing, and If the
work closely approNimates the letter of the
plans ard specifications, there is little doubt
but what final settlements Will soon be made
and that the building will be formally re-
ceived by the state.
AN OPINION FRANKLY EXPRESSED.
"You can say for me- remarked a promi-
nent lawyer of the city, 'that | nave been
SpliiN w nav L 80 ~ - wv
the executive and supreme court rooms at
the capitol. While it is none of my funeral,
| shall hate to see the law library put upon
the third floor, or in the gallery. 1t
can make but little difference where
the supreme court rooms are located,
providing they are sufficiently roomy. The
library room proper is the place for the law
books. The necessary room IS there, and
the convenlences can easily be made. If the
rooms now seemingly intended for the SUI
prone court, on the third floor, or second
story, are so large as those occupied by the
governor it stri kes me that they are better
fitted for the court room than any other
rooms of the state house. It will be no in
convenience to stop on the second floor and
examine the authorities we as lawyers wish
to cite in the presentation of our cases, nor
will it be out of our way. | think it would
be very foolish TO put the law library in
the crampcd quarters of the gallery.
The temper displayed in this mat
ter is all out of place. 1t has
been we'll said that the supreme court rooms
ought to be in the quietest part of the build
ing, and it will be but IA short time until every
one sees this in its proper light, and heart
aches will cease, and the old sore will pass
from mind. There has been no occasion for
disgruntled feelings at any time. | hope to
see the board of public lands and buildings
rent the law library on the second floor,
and in a year no one will think of incon-
venience in going from the library to the
court room. 1t will be found to be according
to the eternal fitness of things. 1T is but q
stop for citations one door short Of the pres
ence of the chief judiciary of the state"
SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The following gentlemen were admitted to
practice: Charles II. MARBLE, William N.
Williams, Joseph II. Blair.
johnson VS. State. Sentence suspended.
In re Bergof. Dismissed.
The following causes were continued:
Gsantner VS. Omaha Belt Railway company;
Vamplow VS. Chambers: Kitchen Bros. Hotel
company VS. Hammond; kettler VS. Kettler;
Omaha Belt Railway company VS. Bagley;
Harrington VS. Link.
The following causes were argued and sub
mitted State eN rel Beatrice VS. Benton:
Burgo VS. State; Garfield VS. Tillotson; State
OK rel Rudabeck VS. Livsey; Stephenson vs.
Ravenscroft.
The following are the late cases filed for
trial:
Guthrie w. Curry VS. Horace c. Metcalf;
error from Hamilton county.
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Rail
road company VS. David G. Kims; error from
York county.
Caisie Annie Small VS. Joseph Small; APP
peal from Douglas county.
State ex rel Adolph Itudaleck VS. Linsey;
mandamus.
Jacob Darst ct al VS. Charles r. Griffin, as
treasurer of Burt county.
William Vorcc VS. Maria L. Page; error
from Douglas county.
L. f. DAVIS vs. George X. Scott; error
from Gage county.
BANKERs IN CoNCLAvE.
A large delegation of Nebraska bankers
met IN convention at the Windsor tonight
for the purpose Of considering some of the
banking questions upon which there is a felt
want for legislation. Measures already pro-
posed were carefully discussed. The object
of the meeting was to further efforts to keep
up the credit Of the state in many ccntcrs of
the country and to cure evils existing be-
cause of Irresponsible banking houses scat
tered here and there throughout the state.
1t is said that rigid inspection is recon-
mended as a precautionary measure. The
heaviest banking institutions of the state
were represented, and recommendations
were prepared to present to the assembly
taat will doubtless have due weight with the
law makers in shaping whatever legislation
that may be made in the interest Of state
banking institutions.
THE FEDERAL COURTS.
Jesse W. Logue, the Central City letter
embeZ2led. was sentenced by Judge Dundy
at Sioux Falls, Oak. He will be taken
thither early during the coming week by some
one of the deputymarshals.
The jury still hangs in the case of Walthers
VS. the Mccormick Harvester company, but
the records of last week bid fair to be bro
ken. The circuit court took "a rest to-day. |
Adjournment is probable tomorrow. Jurors |
were discharged this afternoon with the ex-
ceptlon of the ones out.
Thomas f. Butler, one of the clerks in the
First ward, Omaha, was arrested to-day at
Nebraska City. 1t seems that he had a hand
in the alleged Douglas county election
frauds. He was arraigned before Judge |
Dundy, pleaded not guilty and gave bonds in
the sum of 81 500 to appear at the May term
of court at Omaha. ]
AMBITIOUS MORTAL |
1t leaks out at the ninth hour that Phelps
Payne, one of the deputy oil inspectors, like
Brutus of old, is ambitious and seeks to be
department commander of the Grand Army
of the republic. The ambition of the Whis-
pering contortlonist, however, Is not likely
to be realized, and creates about as much
among tho boys as the announce
mcpt, just made, that Adjutant General
Cole has SHE'D his castor and entered the
race for governor two years hence. 1t is
to state that the early bird occa-
sionally fails to catch the worm. This item
of political news is seriously talked in GER
tain quarters, and is not a matterof magma
ton in any sense.
CITY NEWS n NOTES.
j. Haley Spears, Peter Berlet and Joe w. |
Smith, of Talmage, were Lincoln visitors to-
day. Mr.. Spears is "A prominent candidate
for a position on the Utah commission.
The Midland Guarantee and Trust COM
pany, of Omaha, filed amended articles of in
with Secretary Laws to-day,
were signed by President Shelton ard
Secretary Sadler, and stipulate that the
highest Indebtedness the company shall
cannot exceed two.thirds Of the sub