Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-19
BIDS FOR STATE PRINTING
Senate and House Journals Destroyed by
Fire to B. Replaced,
NORTH & COMPANY ARE ON DECK AGAIN
Intend TO Garry out Their part of the
AGrcrmeni with state ns soon
Nv Copy is Furnished
Them.

LINCOLN, Dec. 1S.--( Special The state
Printing Board this afternoon decided to
advertise FOR bids for compiling the senate
and house journals, recently destroyed in
tho North fire in this city. The printing
firm " North G Co, which held the contract
for printing the journale will reopen their
establishment in a few weeks and It Is un-
derstoUd that they intend to carry out their
part Of the agreement with the state as soon
as the copy "a furnished them Both journals
were nearly ready to be delivered when tho
North building was destroyed by fire. All
the copy and the plates were destroyed and
II Will now be necessary to compile the jour
nails from the original records.
While the Printing Board advertised for
bids the compiling will probably be done
by the men who we're appointed to do the
work by the legislature Having once gone
over the records the work will not be new
to them and 1t is probable that they Will
agree TO prepare duplicate copy for smaller
compensation than was allowed by the legis-
lature most OF which they have already
drawn from the treasury.
The action Of the board in deciding to
advertise for bids was taken for the reason
that It has no power to make contracts any
other way. However the appropriation for
compiling the journals having been eX
hausted the board has no legal authority to
make another one in its place and the COM
pliers viii probably have to rely on the
beneicence of the next legislature for their
compensation.
Important Decisions Expected.
Some rather important opinions are ex-
pccted to be handed down by the supreme
court at the close of the sitting which com
menCes tomorrow morning One of the cases
that was submitted to the court several
weeks ago. and in which a decision is about
due, involves the constitutionality OF the
state boards and commissions The same
question has been before the court for many
years, but it has never actually been passed
upon In the decision of the Nebraska Tee
phone company case the court dismissed the
plea on the ground that insufficient cause
was given for equitable relief. The case in
which a decision covering this point is ex
pec.ed was brought by the Pacific Express
company.
There is also possibility of a decision OF
the Cornell Poynter case, involving the new
Insurance department. An opinion was eX
pected at the last sitting and now those in
tergsted look for a settlement OF the diff
ficulty at the close of the next sitting.
One of the attorneys fer Auditor Cornell
n few days ago proposed to Wilbur f. Bry-
ant. deputy insurance commissioner and at
torncy for the governor in the litigation, that
the decision Of the court would be accepted
as final In other words, the attorneys were
to agree not to appeal ask for a rehear-
ing Mr.. Bryant did not sign the proposed
stipulation but he has said on numerous
occasions that he intends to abide by the
decision OF the court and will cheerfully ac-
cept its findings in the case.
Omaha National han in which
the state is seeking to recover on ex-State
Treasurer Bartley's warrant, was submitted
at the beginning of the term and may pos
sibly be decided this week. The case of
Bartley's bondsmen is also in the hands OF
the court. All these are state cases of more
than ordinary Importance.
Andrew Hawkins, convicted and sentenced
In Frontier county to imprisonment for life
for killing Thomas Jensen, has appealed to
the supreme court for a reversal.
Judge-elect Holcomb will not take his seat
until the second sitting of the supreme court
in January. The law fixes the time at the
first Thursday after the first Tuesday.
The Doniphan Social club of Doniphan
filed articles of incorporation with the sec
retary OF state today.
Irrigation Contest.
The State Board of Irrigation this after
noon listened to arguments in behalf of
Leroy Hall and the Harris G Cooper Irrlga-
ton company, both of Crawford. Mr. Hall
owns a small mill few miles below Craw-
ford on the White river from which he has
been getting his power. The irrigation com
pany has protested against the allowance of
as much water he uses The board will
decide according to the priority of claims.
Charles M. Morrissey. one of the York
towns crew. who was killed by the insur-
gents, was a resident of Lincoln. He was
about Is years Of age last February. He en-
listed II the navy al San Francisco July Is.
1898, and was assigned TO the Yorktown. He
was captured with Lieutenant Gilmore No
vember 29, near Vigan. Today's dispatch
from admiral Watson was the first intima-
ton his parents, who reside here. had that
he had been killed.
After Liquor Seller whiie.
ST EDWARD, Neb.. Dec. 1S-(Spec!al)
A. ID. White was arrested again for selling
liquor About barrel of the intoxicating