Omaha daily bee., 1895-01-23

ment that will leave the plumbing inspector
and the building inspector out OF the char
ter and deprive them Of the emoluments con-
ferred upon them by reason Of their present
connection with the pay roll. The rotund
and oleaginous Inspector OF meats made
himself generally useful in and around the
committee rooms, and excited many com
ments from members who do not exactly un-
derstand the real nature Of the position he
occupies. At any rate he exhibited no Gre
dentals from the charter revision committee
nor from the sclid citizens who held n few
sessions at the Commercial club rooms and
made few amendments on their own re-
sponsblity
Another interested individual from Omaha
In attendance upon the meeting Of the COM
mlttee was J. T. Wertz, who is ostensibly
looking after the interests of the proposed
Omaha canal He Is posing as the advocate
OF municipal or county ownership. Just
what his real object is has not yet been de-
veloped, but inasmuch as there is no op-
position up 10 the present time to the pro-
vision which permits municipal ownership
the actual necessity for the presence of
Wertz Is a matter beyond the comprehension
OF any OF the citizens OF Omaha now here.
Wertz and Israel Frank are not the only in
terested invldiuals who are here, or who are
expected to put in an appearance before the
charter is accepted by the legislature. Every
official who is legislated out Of existence by
the new CnaTter VIII nave one or more repre-
sentatives here to take care of his personal
interests. The prevalent idea seems to be
that the private interests CT few place
holders are to be conserved, even IL the
whole city of Omaha suffers.
WILSON'S APPOINTMENT HELD UP.
From developments here tonight it looks
as If there may be fight in the senate over
the confirmation of the appointment of Judge
wilson to be commandant of the Soldiers
Home at Grand Island. Governor Holcomb
sent the appointment to the senate nearly
two weeks ago, and the senate in executive
session referred the appointment to commit
tee consisting of Senators Hahn, Sloan, Akers
and two Others This committee has as yet
done nothing toward considering the appoint
ment. Today 1t was stated that Colonel SEQ
vile, the present commandant, was here
hghting the confirmation. Senator Hahn
stated this evening that he had talked with
Scovlle about the matter recently. Scoville
exhibited large number of clippings from
populist newspapers, charging him with dis
honesty and irregularity In the conduct of the
Institution. He did not think that the senate
would be doing him justice in permitting him
to be displaced without a hearing upon the
charges made against him. At the request
Of his fellow members on the committee Sem
ator Sloan addressed letter to Scovlle ask
ing for full particulars of the alleged charges
against him. The committee will do nothing
in regard to the appointment until reply is
received from Scoville. Senator Hahn said
that there was no disposition whatever on the
part of the committee to hold up any ap-
pointment that the governor might send into
the senate. but If serious charges affecting the
official integrity of Commandant Scovile had
been made by the governor or by poDulist
newspapers the committee would insist rppn
full investigation before making any report
IN ha TO