Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-26
A LONG LIST OF VACANCIES.
Members of the Last Legislature Who Are
Ineligible for the Special Session,
COMMENTS ON THAYER's ACTION.
Many Prominent Republicans Think
the Governor Has Diggcd His Po-
1iticnI Grave--Hon. David
Butler Approves.

| LINCOLN, Neb., May 25.- Special to THE
| BEE. There are number of vacancies both
| in the house and senate and special elections
| will have to be held to fill them. The posi-
| tions made vacant as near as can be learned
| at present are as follows, some of them hay
| ing already been filled:
| In the Senate-C. II. Cornell of Cherry
county now land officer; John S. Hoover of
| Webster county, now u deputy oil inspector;
| j. =. Lindsay of Furnas county, now n land
officer; John |. Nesbit of Lincoln county,
now a land officer; j. r. Paulsen of Douglas,
deceased. Frank T. Ransom of Otoe county
has moved to Omaha and lost his Otoe county
| residence.
| In the house-Benjamin S Baker of Jeffer-
| son county. now United States district attOr-
| ncy; A. u. Brink of Boone county, now a state
! bank examiner; j. l.. Caldwell of Lancaster
| county, now assistant to the United States at
| torney general; II. G. Gushing of Douglas
| county, now mayor of Omaha; B. w. Fuller
| of Sherman county, moved out of the county;
l.. W. Gilchrist of Box Butte county, now
secretary of the state board of transportation
G.. w. Hayes of York county, deceased Adam
Snyder of Douglas county, now treasurer of
that county; Franklin Sweet of Merrick
county, now a land officer; James Whitehead
of Custer county, now land ohiccr; j. G..
Yutzy of Richardson county, now special
agent Of the census department
There are also a number of vacancies in the
official positions in both houses. The opinion
is held by many that the terms of these
officials expired at the end of the session of
1889.
| Walt M Seeley, secretary of the senate, is
special agent of the census bureau. r.. G..
Parkinson, sergeant-atarms, is special
agent of the census bureau. Robert Hollings
worth, clerk Of cngrossed and enrolled bills,
and r.. l.. Gillespie, doorkeeper, are both
dead. II. &. Beatty, legislative clerk to the
commissioner of public lands and buildings,
is connected with the Hastings hospital for
incurable insane. 5. p. Dillon, chaplain of
the house, was expelled month ago from
the ministry Brad d. Slaughter, chief clerk,
is now United States marshal Thomas M.
Cooke, his first assistant, is supervisor of the
census for the Third district W. B.
Wheeler, third assistant, is a clerk in the
office of the commissioner of public lands and
buildings.
TUAyrR,s PROCLAMATION.
nj. .,,,.a,,.,,.;, - 5,,.... mi, ~ -,
ing a snecial session of the legislature was
yeritable bombshell and groups of politicians
and other citizens have made it the subject of
conversation all day. The majority of lead
ing republicans who have been approached
on the subject shake their heads obviously
and beliye the governor has made n great
mistake They think that he intended to
make coup d'etat and thereby strengthen
his chances for reelection. Many believe
that instead it will act as a boomerang to his
future gubernatorial hopes
The Clause calling for the consideration of
the Australian system of voting it is believed
will weaken his following in Douglas, Ian
caster and Otoe countless and that he will
scarcely catch any prohibition votes by it.
One gentleman prominent in state politics
says: s'Thayer has spoiled what little
chances he had for reelection
Some say that it is a needless expense to
the state and ridiculc the idea that SIG, 900
will pay the expenses of the session The
last sixty days of the session cost 100000
anu TINS special session Will cost, they say at
lcaSC S'u,oVo' Uhau az tiiG haGterS NC WISHES
cohslueteu were selIieu y! tIlS same lcglS-
latufe al us laSt session ana tnat IL is useless
10 nave the lneliIDeis c0hsider III again
Ex-Governor DaVlq butier says ~ was