Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
KEEP TAB ON CORPORATIONS
Secretary Marsh Recommends . Law Re-
quirtng Systematic Reports,
PRIMARY SYSTEM KNOCKED OUT FOR GOOD
state Board of Irrigation Likely 60
Hear Objection TO Continuing the
water RIsbt of Andrew
ROsewater.
fProm a star Correspondent.l

LINCOLN. May - Especial. )-several
Suggestions contemplating amendments in
the Nebraska corporation laws will be made
to the next legislature by Secretary Of State
Marsh. He would have the corporations
required to report annually any change in
the personnel Of the officers, methods Of
business or capital stock. This would en-
able a person to ascertain the number q
active corporations in the state and the
names of the oficers and methods Of BUSH
ness Of any OF them at any time.
Mr.. Marsh would also have the laws so
amended as 10 provide specifically that not
less than three persons can form a corpo-
ration. He would have all foreign cor
porations required to maintain a branch Of
nee In the ststa.
From December /, 1900, to May 1, this
year. over t42. 900 was paid into the SEQ
rotary Of states once as fees by corpo-
rations. This amount IL only t4OO in ex-
cess Of the total amount received by the
ONCE during the four years Of the fusion
administration
Session Wa Animated.
Last nights meeting Of republicans. held
for the purpose Of considering the propo-
sition to extend the Lincoln nominating
system throughout the county, was one Of
the most spectacular events in which the
republicans Of this county have partici-
pated for a long lime The proceedings
throughout. however. were good-natured and
marred neither by hot words nor angry
gesticulations.
The direct primary system may be a hxed
institution for the republicans Of this city,
but the action Of last night makes 1t a
f~oregone conclusion that 1t will not, for
some years at least. be adopted by the
county organization. In fact, there is a
growing sentiment among the republicans Of
the city that the system ought to be dis
continued from local politics and the con-
vention plan reinstated.
BY a vote practically unanimous the
county republican central committee this
afternoon decided to stay by the present
system Of choosing candidates by delegate
conventions and pass up the question Of
primary nominations for the present. The
county convention was also called to meet
in Lincoln May 21. This action on the part
OF the committee ends the agitation in local
circles for the adoption Of the Lincoln"
or popular vote system Of nominations.
state Board 10 Hear Complaint.
1t is likely that the rehearing on the APP
plication of Andrew for per-
mission to use the water Of the Platte river
above Ashland for power purposes will be
before the State Board Of Irrigation in
stead of before State Engineer Dobson, as
anticipated in the motion filed by Mr.. Riley
OF P~lattsmouth. who is contesting the APP
preparation. MIR. Dobson has given the case
thorough consideration and prefers to ad-
here to his former ruling allowing the
application. He says Mr.. Riley expects to
bring several expert engineers from New
York to give testimony. II Mr.. Dobson lis
tened to the testimony and argument and
then gave a decision adhering to his former
ruling the Plattsmouth man would undoubt-
eddy appeal to the board. It IL to save this
possible extra expense and delay that Mr..
Dobson favors having the rehoaring before
the board without further formalities.
The Bertillon system Of measuring and
Identifying criminals has been adopted at
the state penitentiary. The necessary ap-
paratus was purchased by the State Board
OF Public Lands and Buildings about a
month aso and is now in working condition.
This system is a decided improvement over
the old method Of simply recording the
height, weight, color Of convicts and has
already served to identify several pris-
oners whose criminal records have been
recorded elsewhere.
State Treasurer Stuefer will make the
semi-annual apportionment OF state funds
for the schools on May 20 and It is said
that the amount will be far In excess Of
the apportionment for the corresponding
period last year. Only a few Of the coun'
ties have reported to the treasurer, how
ever, and 1t is impossible to give actua.
figures.