Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
LEGISLATORS TAKE A REST
Second Week of Session a Buy One aud
Deoks Cleared for Wo.k
INDICATIONS NO TIME WILL Be WASTED
Captain y. n. culver of Milford
Appointed Adjutant General
TO Succeed General
Colby.
From a star correspondent.l

LINCOLN, Jan. 17.-(Special)-Lincoln
is a deserted city today, so far as legis-
lstors are concerned. Nearly all the mem
bers have gone home. both houses having
adjourned Friday until Monday. The week
Just closed. which is the second Of the ses-
sion, was an extremely busy one and the
indications are that next week will be still
more so. A great deal OF real work al
ready has been done and the foundation
laid for a long, steady grind. In the house
145 bills have been introduced and in the
senate hfty-six. These measures. many OF
them, have been given their second reading
and are being placed In the hands Of the
committees. which will get down to work
Immediately and by next week have some
of the bills back in the houses where they
originated for further disposition.
Old member OF the legislature and vet
Grams OF the Hobbies whJ have watched the
workings Of many Nebraska legislatures
say none ever showed greater business
symptoms at the outset than the present
one. Apparently there Is no disposition or
the part Of any to p%rolong and put of what
can be done now. but the prevailing SEN
timent evidently is to facilitate the ma
chinery OF lawmaklng to every possible de-
gree.
This was manifest in both house and sen.
ate Friday when the matter of adjournins
was taken up. II required several different
motions and a lot Of parliamentary spar.
ring to fix the time, there being such a de.
ermined spirit Of industry prevalent II
each body, A large contingent in eacf
house wanted to hold a session Saturday
and then meet Monday morning, and in tbs
lower body especially this movement cam,
very near carrying. but It wac finally shown
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rant that as. the most feasible plan, ant
adjournment until Monday, with no sessions
Saturday, was taken
Speaker Mockett said TODAY that h,
looked for a tireless week beginning Mon
day and thought the house would be i!
session every day.
"-he preliminary work has been 50 facil
itated," he said, that the committees will
be enabled to handle the bills with grea
dispatch. l look for a business session L
the end"
Expects Revenue Legislation.
Speaking OF the all important matter o
revenue legislation, Speaker Mockett to
day said:
'T have no doubt that the necessar,
legislation will be enacted along this line
] think there is no disposition'or desire 4
shirk this or any other duty. But l am O
the opinion that our greatest need in tn
line OF amending our revenue laws, lie
in the matter OF providing adequate mean
OF enforcing our present statutes. I d
not know why that would not meet tn
demands fully and satisfactorily. l am o
the impression that our revenue laws a
present are not so bad as some Nigh
imagine and I believe the greater numbe
OF those people who are familiar with thes
laws will agree with me when l say tina
we need a better enforcing clause and not
completely new set of revenue statutes
There may be some revisions that coul
with profit be made. l do not care to spea
inally as to that"
There has been more or less talk sine
the adoption Of the Sears resolution side
tracking building appropriation measure
for the revenue bill Of the futility Of sue
8 move. The position has been taken tha
when the matter comes to a Showdown
the Sears resolution could not be mad
binding on the house. even though II wa
rGopted. in an amended form, by an over
whelming majority. Yet what the resu
will be remains to be seen. 1t certainly
n fact. plain enough for anyone to see, thT
buoking the Sears resolution is not going