Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-12
DOUGLAS COUNTY DOES WELL
Delegation Secures Ample Recognition on
House Committees,
RECOUNT OF THE BALLOTS IS POSSIBLE
bills Looking 10 n Canvass of the Late
Vote on the Amendments In
trOduccd In both
branches.

LINCOLN, Jan. 11.-(Spccal Telcgram)-
The real legislative session commenced this
afternoon and the members OF both houses
are practically ready to take UP the busi-
ness which brought them to the capital city.
Speaker Gailin announced his standing COM
mittees of the house this afternoon. Douglas
county seems to have Jared very we'll in tho
general distribution. Rich heads the entire
list as chairman OF the judiciary committee,
while Messrs Felker and Crow OF Omaha
are also associated with him. Curtis OF
South Omaha is chairman of the commit
tee on corporations. Dudley Smith is at tho
head OF the committee on cities and towns,
to which the Omaha charter will be re-
ferred Naturally, Liddell is chairman OF
the labor committee. Felker will preside
over the committee on banks and currency.
The republican members from Douglas
county are given places on many of the mCst
important committees. The only republican
in the house to be given a chairmanshlp
Is Charles Waite of Lancaster, who heads
the committee on mines and minerals.
The senate committees will not be an
nounced until tomorrow morning.
The proposal to seat two additional Judges
upon the supreme bench is now before tho
legislature in definite form. Bills were i'm
troducGd today, in the house by Representa-
tive Hull of Harlan and in the senate by
Mr.. Dearing of Cass providing for recount
of all the votes cast for the amendments
and for senators and representatives,. The
bill was prepared at a conference Of popu-
list and free silver democratic leaders and ia
distiMctively a caucus measure. II provides
that con mission of five members of the
legislature shall be appointed. two by the
president Of the senate and three by the
speaker of the house. Upon this commits
tha nf inn
the ballots. All county clerks are directed
to forward the poll books and ballots be-
fore January 81, and the bill provides that
the ballots shall be counted and the result
reported to the governor or before Febru-
airy 10. The leaders in this movement be-
lieve that the amendment providing for two
additional judges on the supreme bench
was carried by majority of all those voting
Tor senators and representatives. They also
believe that recount of the votes Will show
that the amendments providing for an cleo
tive railroad commission and for the invest
ment OF the permanent school fund in gen.
eral fund warrants have also carried.
PLANS or THE HOUSE.
Today the house cut out a large amount
of work for the coming sion. There was
an earnest appeal for recognition when
Speaker Calm announced that next in or
der would be the introduction of bills on
first reading. Following this was then in
troduced some of the most radical measures
winter. The Omaha stock yards the sugar
bounty, salaries OF officers of state institu-
tions, the state depository law, the present
high school law. and half a dozen other
statutes were each attacked and WILL In
sequence be given to the present legislature
to wrestle with.
The free silver republicans are by no
means satisfied with their positions on the
standing committees. Their complaints to-
night are louder than those OF the demo-
nfG DaT TlaTag
Rich to the craftsmanship of the committee
on judiciary has Modified the democrats to
a degree, but free silver republicans are
sadly disgrunted.
There were no new appointments to posi-
tions in the house announced today al
though 1t is known that quite a number
Will be added to the working force and
many applicants are on the anxious seat
After adjournment the house committee
on supplies paid visit to the basement OF
the capitol. Here A. G. Wright who has
been in charge of them since the adjourn
ment of the legislature of 1896 showed them
some Sl,SOO worth OF supplies left over from
the last session. The house and senate will
not have to buy any pencils, ink, pens or
enrolling paper. 1t also transpred that
Secretary of State Piper had expended the
$500 allowed by law for immediate supplies
In copies of revised statutes for each mem
Der OF the house and senate and also for
envelopes and writing paper. This will be
reported by the committee tomorrow.
The result of the meeting of the Bryan
presidential electors today. in The governors
olIlce, is not without political Significance
1t is understood that Orlof w. Palm of Lin
coin could have been named as the delegate
TO carry the vote to Washington. However,
as Mr.. Palm is thrifty young man of ex-
ceedingly acute business ideas he decided to
accept a $1,000 clerkship in the state audi
tors office in place of the ephemeral honor
OF carrying vote to Washington. Ii is
said that in case of q deadlock Governor
Hclcomb would have appointed Palm as the
messenger.
The new State Banking board held its
first meeting tonight in the office OF
State Treasurer MesGrve. There were pres
ent Treasurer Meserve, Attorney General
Smyth and State Auditor Cornell. The fol-
lowing were named as bank examiners: G..
A. Luikhart of Norfolk, S. A. Reynolds
Reuben Lipp and John H. Coad jr. of
Omaha. Dr. Hall of Mead was named as
secretary Of the Banking board to succeed
Richard III. TOwnley. The clerk of the
board, TO succeed Mr. Simmons, was not
named at this meo ling. II is understood
that Mr.. Simmons will remain for a time or
at least until the annual report Of the board
Is completed, at which he rs now at work.
There is said to be no little disappointment
on the part OF democrats at the political
complexion Of the new set OF examiners. 1t
was understood that II the democrats re-
leased the suporintendency of She Kearney
Industrial School for Boys to the populists
that Attorney General Smyth, in behalf OF
the democrats, should name all four of
the examiners. As the list was made up
this evening, but two democrats are named.
G. W. Chamberlain OF Tecumseh and Sam
uel Whiting of Lincoln, were the choice Of
the democrats.
The board has yet to name two county
treasury examiners. One OF these will be
popuist and the other a democrat. The
populist candidates include Voss OF Platts-
mouth, Rummins Of Lincoln Archard of York
and Eyeringham Of Omaha, while among tho
democratic asplrants are Chamberlain OF
Tecumseh, Davis of Beatrice Gilchrst of
Nebraska City, and Reese OF Norfolk. There
Is nothing new In relation to the transfer OF
state treasury funds. Treasurer Meserye
stated tonight that satisfactory progress was
being made.
HOUSE GETS WELL UNDER WAY.
Committees Announced nnd Introduc-