Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-14
one MEMBER TO EACH COUNTY
Temples Plan for Saving Clarke Oounty's
Representative.
IT GIVES THE EXTRA ONE TO POLK
Constitutional Hundred 10 lie Evenly
Distributed Among the Ninety
Nine Counties TO Prevent the
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DEs MONIES, Feb. 1s.-(special.)-The
scheme Of Representative Temple of Clarke
to save the representative from that county
in the lower house Of the general assembly
is provoking considerable comment As the
population Of this county has become nearly
stationary, and as 1t possesses no large and
growing cities, several counties in the north
western part of the state like o'Brien and
Monona, now Joined with other counties, have
outstripped 1t in population and are there
fore entitled to set up housekeeping for
themselves in a legislative sense. In order
to meet the case Mr.. Temple has submitted
constitutional amendment by which he
proposes that every one Of the ninety mine
counties, regardless Of population, shall have
one representative and Polk county shall
have two. AS the whole number is limited to
100 the adoption OF this amendment would
take away one representative from Des
Moines, Linn, Dubuque, Scott, Pottawattamie.
Woodbury., Lee and Clinton which, of course,
would be sodly opposed to the proposition
II Is hardly probable that the amendment
Will receive the approval OF the legislature.
There is considerable dissatisfaction over
the new jury law, which makes every voter,
with a few class exceptions, subject to jury
duty, and requires the jurors to be drawn
by lot from the entire list. The law was
passed two years ago to get rid of the PRO
fessionals" in the larger cities. Formerly
the election officers of the various precincts
named the panel, and 1t was nearly always
found that these officials and their friends
had monopolized the business and the move
ment to get the present law amended may
be inspired from this source. 1t is. how
ever, not proposed to go back to the old
system. but the pending bills all provide for
the appointment of a commission by the
district Judge or the delegation of power to
certain county officials to name the Jurors.
1t Is not likely that the present law, which
confers the privilege or imposes the duty
on every citizen equally, and. If properly
observed, insures jury of fair-minded citi-
zens In every case will be seriously dis
trrbed at the present session.
SURPRISE FROM BURLINGTON.
The monotony in the replies from grand
army posts in reference to the soldiers monu-
ment was broken today by the Grand Army
OF the Republic post at Burlington, which
cording to the designs already approved by
the commission The commander Of the
post added that he did no. think 1t in good
taste for the soldiers to step in at this late
day and attempt to dictate either to the
legislature or the commission in regard to
have an interest.
Petitions for the regulation OF express
and asking that the Board Of Rail-
way Commissioners be authorized To estab-
lish schedule OF rates governing express
charges, are coming from every county in
the state. and far outnumber even the pc
titions relating to the "age Of consent"
The house judiciary committee killed a
large number of bills today. Among them
were bills providing for the election Of as
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county examiners Of public accounts.
The house committee on roads and high
ways has favorably reported the Gurley bill
authorizing wheelmen to construct a path
on the public highways for their exclusive
use. ,,,.;- -,., H. .i .
The pioneer law makers including all liv-
ing ex-members Of the general assembly.
were received in a body in the house and
given seats. The pioneers were introduced
by the venerable Isaac Griffith Of Des Moines,
member of the Second general assembly. An
address, of welcome was delivered by Rep
Temple Of Clarke, who extended
to them the freedom Of the house." Colonel
John Scott Of Nevada made fitting reply,
the legislature for the courtesies
extended.
Hon. Reuben Noble of Clayton county. who
presided over the deliberations Of the lower
house thirty-two years ago, delivered a
lengthy address, going into many details
the trials and tribulations of the
pioneer days of law making.
The argument against the proposition to
raise the "age of consent to. Is was con-
tinued by Senator Ellis. He said he was
opposed to all extreme legislation and thought
that II the age was fixed at IA 1t would ex-
tend all necessary protection. Senators Kill
burn. Mitchell and Eaton, all ia
yoring the minority report, followed.
They secuted the idea that any
girl under the proposed age of 16 could
be Of an unchaste character or become SO
versed in the ways Of the world as to be
capable OF leading men astray. The hour Of
arrived before a vote was
reached, and with several more speakers de-
cially in the galleries, fell off considerably,
and was largely made up of members of the
White Cross Senator Upton spoke briefly
N favor Of the majority report. The senate,
IN order to dispose of the matter some time
Turing the week, limited the time of each
speaker to ten minutes.
CHOSE STATE BOARDS.
Both houses met in joint session tonight
and elected members on the state b:ards.
The democrats nominated the following to
The positions. conceded by republicans: Vim
on College for Blind, r. A. Schraeder Jack
son county; Clarinda Hospital for the In
sane Z. H. Hunter Des Moines; Independ-
,nce Hospital for the Insane, John Killen,
Monona; Glenwood Institution for Feeble
Minded, e. r. Moore. Jones county; Knox
Vile Industrial School for the Blind, NJ. j.
Kelly. Williamsburg; Regent State univer-
,ity, Eleventh district. p. X. Halbrook,
Monona county; republican nominees for the
,ther positions were all elected.
The death Of Representative Mcclellan Of
Nietert, Weaver and Thompson were ap-
pointed committee to confer with the
amiy and make arrangements for the
uneral. The vacancy will be filled by a