Omaha daily bee., 1892-03-06

than members of the Legislature, men of GOOD
Judgment In all parties, a decided feeling that
a special session Of the existing legislative
body would be viewed outside of the state as
a menace to the business and financial inter
csts of the state.
1t Caused Much Uneasiness.
'lt is recalled that at the regular session
in the winter Of 1891 one wing of that body
tho senate-found it necessary to quiet
alarm by making special declaration that 1t
would not attack Investments ana mortgages
at that session. There Is general distrust
of the wisdom of the dominent party in the
legislature in dealing with financial questions
ana vested interests, a distrust clearly juSti-
fed by the replies received from the inde
pendent leaders.
state into senatorial and representative dis
tricts, a matter which | consider Of prime
importance, let me call your attention first to
the fact that the legislature at the last ses-
sion clearly neglected its duty to reapportion
the state. High legal authority in forms me
that 1t could not now be done under the consti-
tuition, which requires that such reapportion-
ment shall be done at tie first regular session
after taking the census, and at no other
time, and consequently the existing appor-
tionment will have to stand until after the
first state census which will be taken in
1895. There are, however, grave doubts as
to the correctness of this opinion and it has
been cited TO me that our supreme court has
ment for taxation, where the constitution is
mandatory, that it should be taken in a GER
tain time and where such action was
neglected-held that the matter Of prime i'm
portance is that 1t should be taken and il
neglected at the appointed time must be
taken at the first available opportunity.
''After carefully considering the whole
subject / have decided that the circum-
stances do not warrant or justify me in in
curing The very heavy expense of an extra
session, necessarily increasing taxation and
l will, therefore, let the issues involvs I'D 20
before the people at the fall election, feeling
confident that the policy Of protecting the
interests Of the tax payers and the interests
OF the state against unjust and uuwlse legis-
lation will be sustained by the voters"
Trouble of schooima'am.
State Superintendent Goudy was today
surprised by the receipt of letter that told
very strange story. 1t was from young
lady schoolma'am, spoken OF as young. This
teacher who has been presiding over the ris-
ing voters OF a western district writes to
know how she is to obtain her pay for the
past two terms. During that time she has
been gradually losing scholars, and each
scholar lost represented family that had
moved from the district. This gradually
fading away OF young ideas has continued
until the present two weeks ago, when tho
last lone child disappeared over the distant
horizon, bound for new diggins. AT the
present time she Is the only inhabitant Of
the ulstrict ana sne wants 10 KNOW now she
is going to get her pay
From District Court.
Jay Burrows wants the court to give him
another trial at the Journal company, his
suit against the latter for libel having, by q
jury of his peers, been decided against him.
Burrows alleges the usual statutory grounds,
and in addition declares that the defendants
attorneys neglected to and refused TO comply
with the order OF the court to withdraw
their cross petition and counter claim and
that the court allowed 1t, with all its scan
dalous and Irrelevant matter, to go to the
jury.
James Thompson asks for the foreclosure
OF u mortgage OF S42, 900 on some land south
east Of the city, given by o. II, Lotus and
NJ A. b. Martin. The land is in the immeu-
late vicinity Of the new Lincoln Norma uni
versity.
OnIt'riday Of last week David A. Living
ston Stole $40 buggy from L. w. Hutton OF
Bennett. On Wednesday he was appre-
justice of the peace and bound over, Friday
arraigned before Judge Tibbetts. plead guilty
and was given year in the penitentiary.
Attorneys Doty and Barnes grew very
warm IN an argument before Judge Lansing
this morning, and the lie was passed. They
had started for one another, but the spec
tators interposed, aud the court gave them a
reprlmand and warning.
Odds and Ends.
The city jail has been empty for four days.
Irving, a 2-year-old son of g. /. Jones' mad
been suffering for several days with an aD-
sc ess OF the ear. Last night the little fellow