Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-28
JUDGES NAY GET MORE PAY
House Passes Bill Increasing Salaries Of the
District Courts.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE BILL DIES IN HOUSE
Democrats Protest Against tins Seat
ms of Bruce over DIR. Emmert-
Miners Can Reach No
Agreement.
(From a stan Correspondent.)

80 a AN0H 80 y Aa1
house Of representatives this morning de-
cided that the district judges Of Iowa are
not sufficiently we'll paid and ordered an
increase in salaries OF 1900 a year for
each one. The salary at present is $500
q year. The bar association recommended
an increase to $4,000 a year, and Mr.. Cum
mlngs Of Marshall introduced a bill to that
effect. After the house refused to increase
the salaries OF the supreme judges more
than $1,000 a year the bill was changed
in committee to give the district judges
50, 800 q year each. In the house today
this was changed to 1880 a year by a
vote Of 81 to 80, and in this form the bill
was passed-56 to 2S.
A bill to provide for expenses Of quar-
antine was passed, placing the burden on
the county.
The Hogue bill to require that railroad
companies shall furnish cars to shippers on
notice was called up and an effort made
to change the committee report so that It
would come up for passage. This was sup
ported by Messrs. Whiting, Cowles. Calder
wood and jerks, and opposed by Wise,
chairman Of the railroad committee. On
motion of Eiker the bill was recommitted
to the committee, but to retain it's place
on the calendar. 1t is conceded that the
bill will come before the house In an
hAGhdN OhAh VI aENAOns dllI Odu mOu
appeared before the railroad committee and
got that committee to report the bill for
indefinite postponement after 1t had been
passed unanimously by the senate.
Report on Contest Case.
The report on the contest from the Cass-
Shelby district came up in the senate.
The committee reported that a recount Of
the votes showed that James e. Bruce, re-
publican. had received 4.031 votes. and DR..
J. M. Emmert, democrat, had received
4,016. Tn committee, therefore, recon-
mended the seating of Bruce. The ex-
penses Of the contest were reported at
$533.45. The report was signed by Crossley,
Smith and Molsberry, all republicans.
With the report was filed a dissenting
opinion or report signed by Ball\and Lyons,
democrats, in which a contrary opinion
was expressed, and the declaration made
that the vote Of Pleasant township, Cass
county, should not have been counted, be-
cause Of Irregularities by the judges at
the time of counting the vote. The demo-
Gratis stated that the judges in that town
ship permitted unauthorized persons to be
In the room and handle the ballots, and
even carry some of them away, and that
several. persons had access to all OF the
ballots before they were counted by the
judgesf A controversy arose as to whether
or not It was proper to have the minority
report printed in the journal OF the house,
and in order that the committee might pre-
pare a majority report covering the evil
dence in regard to that particular town
ship the whole matter was finally recon-
mitted.
Biennial Elections Approved.
Harper called UP the resolution provid-
ing for a vote in favor of biennial cleo
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the hands of committees and no fault had
been found with IL and he asked that II be
taken from the committee and passed, which
is what was done. the vote on the resolu-
tion being 40 to 8.
A bill was passed to appropriate 81, 900 for
use in paying for clothing and tents de-
stroyed at the Tama Indian reservation in
the cleaning up process after the smallpox
epidemic. A report from the governor on
this matter was received. In the house a
bill was introduced to make an annual APP
preparation Of SIS, 900 for such work.
The reformatory measure was taken I'D
and discussed until the hour Of adjourn
ment at noon, Trewin and COPYRIGHT max
ing arguments against the measure on the
ground that 1t is unconstitutional In it's
present form. Both are for the measure
when 1t Is made right.
mouse NILS woman Suffrage Bill.
The house committee on constitutional
amendments this afternoon heard the repre-
sentatives Of the State Woman Suffrage So
ciety on the bill to strike the word male
from the constitution. after which the COM
! mittee voted, s to 3, to report the resolu-
D ton for indefinite postponement. An effort
Will be made to have the house consider
3 the resolution in opposition to this report,
4 hnf thu raaolttfl0n oonnof The hoY.o
I The following bills were introduced: BY
Craig, providing for three assistant dairy
: commissioners at 1900 a year each; by
Blanchard, appropriating $3.50 900 for the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition commission ;
by Brooks, to permit fidelity insurance CON-
panies to do a casualty business; by Craw-
ford, providing for appointment by the
mayors Of hrst-class cities of boards OF
water works trustees.
No Miners Agreement.
The joint scale committee Of the lows
miners and operators has been in confer.
ence here three days, with no agreement
and a prospect that there will be no agree.
d ment at this meeting. The committee today
spent three hours discussing the PROPOSE.
ton made by the operators regarding re-
endorsement OF the operators where miner
lay on for individual reasons. The operation
y held that the United Mine Workers o
America, as a body. would be responsible
a for the loss sustained. and the miners com
mittee pointedly refused to stand for It
The point is, that in case a miner stop
Is work to attend a funeral, celebration o.
other event that is not of a union nature
the operator should be paid by the loca
union an approximate sum that would b
the operators proht in case the mine
worked the time specified. The Unite
. Mine Workers Of America members OF tn
Joint committee refused to agree TO this
d but did concede that the union would US
its influence to remedy this matter in som
way, also TO hold the local unions responsi
bic for walkouts and strikes that were 4
direct violation Of the general agreement
D Considerable oratory on both sides was fol
n lowed by a motion to adjourn at 3 p. n
he The miners committee met at the Morgal
g. house, their headquarters. at / p. m. and re
4 solved to stand by their decision Of tn
e, forenoon, and from inquiry with both side
Is. II Is believed no settlement Of the seal
question Is possible at this meeting. Tn
he scale must be reported on by this Join