Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-11
POINTERS ron THE LEGISLATORS.

Kearney Hub: The populist party used to
| doncunce the caucus, along with the other
methods OF the old parties but II was mo-
ticcd that the caucus was all powerful at
the opening OF the Nebraska legislature.
Fairfield News Herald We hope to zee
our legislature get down to business at once
and make record above any previous
assembly. The way to do this is TO do ga
littlc as possible In the sixty days allotted
and then come home,
Wahoo Wasp A hundred more good Of
/ hc5S properly distributed" would 80 long
way toward healing the bitterness and sooth-
is the heartaches Of those who asked for
pie at the popocratic counter, but were
given instead morsel of ordinary tafry.
Grand Island Independent; There is moth
ing more inspiring to the farmers than the
excellent annual state fairs, and those who
would cripple the same by taking away
what little support is given them by state
appropriations. are no friends to the agri-
culturists of Nebraska.
Nebraska City Press: II the populst leg
islature will rid the state institutions OF
some of the barnaCes which by permission
of the governor have become attached there
to and make judicious appropriation for
the Transmississippi Exposition, many of its
shortcomings will be overlooked
Central City Democrats The thing to do.
gentlemen OF the legislature, is to make a
record for common sense industry, frugal
ty and dispatch in handling the business
with which you have been intrusted. Get
done your work and don't forget to go home
when you're done. There's nothing more
obnoxious than a legislature trying to find
something TO do.
Sterling Eagle: Senator j. H. Dundas
withdrew from his party's caucus at Lincoln
and refused to be bound by its action. BY
this action the senator deprived himself of
whatever share of patronage was due his
district. and white he will be censured the
,,rin iNln h, Is lie riybt No
resentative of the people should be COM
PEELED to vote for any measure or person
just because a majority of the caucus said
so.
David City Banner: A very important
item for the legislature to consider would
be an amendment to the depository laws of
the state. They should be so amended as
to prevent the deposit of public funds in
any one bank of more than 20 per cent of
the institutions capital stock IL such
amendment is made II will take banks out
of politics so far as the nomination and
election OF county treasurer goes, and will
place a stronger safeguard around the
funds.
Sidney Telegraph: The state legislature
should be prevailed upon at its present
session to pass more stringent laws against
cattle rustling. The cattle industry Is n
growing one in the west end of the state
and it should be fostered and protected in
every way possible Cattle thefts are OF
almost daily occurrence, but 1t is very seldom
that a conviction for the crime is heard
Of Let the cattlemen have a law drawn
up such as will cover the needs. and then
circulate petitions praying the legislature to
pass it,
North Bend Argus: The present session
of the legislature should be a busi-
ness one and business should be
promptly handled. There is no good
reason why the closing days of the
session should witness such a turmoil as
occurred two years ago At that time bills
were passed with scarcely careful reading.
not mentioning the consideration due them.
a waste of time in idle discussion and jang
ling should be abolished and earnest work,
from beginning to close of the session
should be inaugurated.
Custer County Beacon: Some of our citi-
zens are clamoring for the passage of a bill
by the legislature this winter to make
tax title to real estate good a war
ranty deed. We would have no objections
to such a law If the real estate owner could
have a reasonable length OF time in which
to redeem his land; but by the passage of such
a law now, to include those titles already
granted without a reasonable limitation,
four-ffths of the homes in Custer county
would Immediately pass into the hands OF
eastern spectators. We will look this
matter up and will have something more
to cay on the subject later.
Central City Democrat: Speaking gener-
ally, the legislature can best reform
things" by letting them alone but there
are two directions in which its wisdom
might find an outlet. There should be pro-
vided means for more prompt administra-
tion of Justice, both civil and criminal 1t
is a disgrace to our civilization that a case
which might be termed the Merrick county