Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-13
WANT ANOTHER RECOUNT.
The judicial Amendment Vote the
New Point of Attack.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. IA Special to TIE
BEE. The promised resolution to prolong
the contest of Governor Boyd and the other
executive state officers did not make its ap-
pearance in the senate this morning Only
two of the Independent contestants seemed to
favor the move, one of whom was Mr.. Dech
the defeated candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor.
In its stead, however, was bill which oc-
casioned no less surprise. The measure was
file No 14i, by Senator Stevens of Lincoln
county. 1t provides, in the main, for re-
count of the ballots cast at the last state cleo
tion for and against the amendment provid-
ing for an increase in the number of Judges
OF the supreme court of the state.
The measure requires that the clerk OF each
county shall forward to the secretary of
state, on or before March | of this wear all
the ballots on the subject above referred to
and the poll books of the said election
Ihe secretary of state, with two senator's
TO be appointed by the senate and three men,
bers to be appointed by the house of repre-
sentatives, shall constitute a board of inspec-
tion. This board shall count the ballots and
compare the same with the poll books and
transmit the result of the comparison in the
shape of report in writing to the governor.
In this work of counting and comparison
the board may call to its aid as many clerks
and assistants as may be deemed necessary.
If, upon the receipt by the governor of the
report OF the board, it should appear that the
amendment was carried, the governor shall
issue proclamation to that effect and fur
ther, that IL has become part of the consti-
tuition of the state
On the completion of the comparison of the
ballots and the pollbooks, the board shall re-
turn the latter to the counties to which thew
belong.
Any clerk who fails to transmit to the sec
retary OF state the ballots and pollbooks or
dered by the lst OF March shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemeapor and tned not less
than $l00
When the house indefinitely postponed the
Dill providing for recount of the votes on
the prohibitory amendment the senate
taotly concurred in the move. The latter
held that recount could not affect the re-
suit and would be attended only by great
deal OF expense. Senator Stevens bill, there
fore, providing for recount of the judicial
amendment vote, created not little surprise
among the members. None of them knew
the measure had been in contemplation, and
none of course knew that it was to be intro
ouced. Some of them who had not paid
much attention while the provisions
OF the Dill We're being reCd, when aprrised
OF their import said that it was a scheme of
the independents and the alliance people to
in some manner ascertain information on
which to again base resolution of contest
Senator Stevens was seen and stated that
he had introduced the bill by request. He
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The request, but admitted that no person
Interested, meaning the contestants, had in
spired 1t. He was asked if the bill had been
prepared or suggested by anybody connected
with the supreme court, but smiled and de-
clined to say further than that was different
view of the case.
There is little belief that the bill will pass
the senate. Even Stevens friends are opposed
TO 1t because OF the expense it would entail
and because also, for various reasons, they
peiieVe the state has now as many supreme
Judges as 1t ought to have They also know
that the majority against the amendment was
33,S96, and that no possible mistakes or fraud
could remove such majority