Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-06
TO HELP BARLEY BONDSNEN
Wv Trans RAntom Wants 70 Bresk l1to
State Senate,
PAD ATTosstY .ltesk1NE CANDIDATE
Go, ernor Po,nter shows Hts Hand
Bendsmcn Eager TO shift Load OF
shortage from Their shoulders
to Inst of the TsxPs,ers.

Every tarrAyer IN Sehraska should Enov
that chief among TIE Outstanding claims
aue The state Is the amount colleoiieIe
from the su-eti4. on the ofreiAl bond Ct
former state Treasurer BARLEY. The
shortage which these men are obliged 20
make good now GTProIimAies With inter
est s7sR. .o93.
The case against the torasnen has been
tried several times and is siil pending In
the courts. and. While many G: the sureiies
are not responsible. there are enough Q;
tAeu against Whora ;UdgEeat would -
gocd 20 insure the eollectien t the court
should decide that they are liable and or.
der execution.
VITA ;his great stake IL Is no wonder
that these bondsmen are eager 20 shift
tie load o; the BARLEY shortage from their
ovl shoulders 10 that o. TIE taxpayers
oi Nebraska.
TAat such a PLAZA is eonten plated snd
will ee carried through 81 the conditions
favor IS clearly shown By a message cent
TO the legislature BY Governor Poynier at
the .rstanes CT these boldsnsu, in the
closing days oi the last session. While It's
particular application TO the BARLEY eon3
is carefully hidden. TIA; Is TIE main o.
.ect. as Will be readily seeH by Guyone
~ao reads the document. Vh!eh IS as fol-
lows.
Tert of the Message.
Executive Chamber. L.Ecoln. Nee.. March
70 the Members q the legislature.
j; has been brough; 70 my attention that
there are dle the state % Nebraska quite
large number of claims for various
amounts. aggregaunE laree sam ot
JAILED and whose aHGlrs are now In the
hands o3 receivers. against the bordsrneu
% which proceedings have been commenced
~ 50 II Il s~s Tafsea
I Judgments have been Obtained against the
bcndsrneu. but a. too often happens, when
IToperty has teen se91estercd or e. covered
W that nothing can ee collected by the
The stste also has claim. against the
/ eondsrnen of ex-state orcials whose ac-
counts are il arrears, against whom suits
are row pending Many of these claims
authority vested In any oficer TO make such
/ eompromises.. and thereby a great deal q
I money could be saved 10 the state which
otherwise will De q total loss
In view Of these facts ! would recon mend
to ySgT hono5asls sSdy ma icy - create g; a.,
/ ;lll settlement With any or all ooDdsrneE
and the state of Nebraska against whom
! proceedings are row pendins OF about 70
] en- powered TO compromise these claims b.
| the acceptance Of money real estate. oI
and that In every case the attorney general
/ shall Dc the counsel foT the commission IN
]
In the selection ot hi. commission !
| trust 20 your good judgment both as TO the
/ number of com rn!ss!ouers and the rnanne.
w, A POINTER. Governor.
| Put Their Attorney to Front.
From this j; will be seen that the plan
| o. TIE bondsmen eortenplAtes the appoint
nent ~ commission empowered to make
eompronise-ihati is 10 say, TO Ax the
amour; which the taxpayers will stand
and the amount which the sureties Will
! be held for. Not only this. but also TO tx
| valuation upoa such real estate or other
property as the bondsnen may try TO turn
/ into the state in liquidation o: their OBJ
iiEations-
Having prevailed or Governor Poynter
10 take this Hrst step they naturally rely
upon hin, IL reelected governor, 10 help
them still further. The governor. however,
rrst be seconded in his efforts by the
! legislature sad tor. this purpose those in
terested in the bond have procured the
nomination o: their paid attorney, Prank
| T Ransom, oa the fusion ticket 'or the
state senate from Douglas county.
Ransom represented the bontsuen a.
! TIE successive trials OF the bend and would
doubtless try not only 10 push the com
promise plan 10 success, but also TO have
himsel, mad, one o. the commissioners TO
sd;us; the debt snd sPpraise the property
which the bor5suen might want 10 unload
/ upon the state.
While every ore deplores the fact ;Aat
innocent citizens who signed the BARLEY
bond should be called OF 10 make good the
shortage and would doubtless be willing to
make q reasonable adjustment; o. ;hs
states claims against them, the danger @.
en,rusting the matter 10 the attorneys
for the boaasnen requires 10 explanation