Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-30
ADVICE TO THE LEGISLATURE.

Broken Bow Beacon (pop). One OF the
best bills introduced In the state legislature
SO far is the one compelling every man 81
years OF age to cast his vote at every cleo
ton. and II he fails to do so without Civ
ing good reason. he is heavily fined. We
don't know the originator OF the BILL but
are in hearty accord with his motive.
Crete Democrat: bill has been intro
duced in The Legislature to compel the voters
to go and vote or be fined for neglecting to
do So That is just what should be done
by every state in the union. 1t is the duty
of every citizen to vote and II they do not
exercise that duty they should be fined. We
hope the bill will become a law, with the
emergency clause attached to 1t.
Papilion Times (demD: The legisla-
ture can do no better than to follow the
advice of Fred Sackett. who has recently
been writing for the Omaha Bee many valu-
able articles on the subject of improved
revenue laws. Sackett plainly points to the
defects in the existing laws and his pro-
posals for improvement are the best we
have seen advanced from any source.
st. Paul Photograph (pop.): In our eager
ness to criticise certain partisan acts of the
republican legislature, we had nearly lost
sight OF the fact that it voted Secretary
during the session and allowed him to make
the selection. while heretofore that has
been done by the legislature. This repub-
lican act of toleration deserves mention and
kindly appreciation.
Osceola Democrat (pop): Lieutenant Gov
ernor Gilbert has decided that he will avoid
even semblance OF wrong doing and all of
the railroad passes sent to him have been
q n hp nj
bert, Lichty and Jewell do not exert the
now riding on passes the people themselves
will that a day OF reckoning is at
hand and that too, before long.
Beatrice Democrat On Monday last the
chaplain in the Nebraska senate prayed that
his flock might be delivered from the blight
of intemperance. The Democrat has re-
garded the position of chaplain in the leg
islature as purely ornamental. but il his
prayers are answered and the Nebraska SEN
ate can be sobered up long enough to pass
| the appropriation bills and adjourn we will
| regard the money spent upon the chaplain
as a good investment.
O'Neill Frontier (rep): The people of this
state will owe the present legislature an
everlasting debt of gratitude if, after elect
| ing Senator Aliens successor it will then
| promptly do away with the offices OF state
| oil inspector and Board Of Railway Trans
pcrtation and then pass a business-like
| revenue law and then go home. 1t is not new
| laws the people of this commonwealth want
| SO much as it is a more rigid enforcement
of our present laws.
Lincoln News (rep): The revenue bill in
troduced by Mr. Pollard of Cass county is
| one that should pass. The revenue laws OF
| the state are in a much mixed condition
and the assessments made are in most cases
a farce and in many fraud. The means
provided to compel assessors to perform
| their sworn duty and to provide for the
uncovering Of concealed securities subject
to taxation, seem about the best that can be
devised. The bill Is expected to be reported
| in a few weeks and the subject is one OF
| the greatest interest to the people it will
undoubtedly receive the careful considera-
| tion it deserves.