Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-13

state TO increase its supreme court mem
bership and their salaries, change the sala-
ries OF state officers and provide safe
means for the investment Of the permanent
school fund. But at the very last minute,
almost, when IL seemed that all these
measures would 90 through, some mys-
terious influence arose and overturned the
whole affair despite the pleading Of the
governor, and secured the passage Of bill
for a constitutional convention. This the
governor returned with a special message,
which. II the law permits a veto in such
cases. was nothing else than a veto. Stin
legislators maintain It will go to the people
for ratification. Just as though the gov
ernor, whose rights in such cases are ques-
toned, has approved It.
Army of Lobbyists.
To review the history Of the past legis-
lature, even in the most casual manner,
attention must be paid to the army Of pro-
fessional lobbyists that haunted the capitol
building and infested every nook and
corner where legislators frequented. There
was the railroad lobby, doubtless the giant
OF them all; the electric and motor line
lobby, the telephone lobby, the elevator
lobby, the usual Lancaster county univer-
sty and general lobby, the normal school
lobby, the insurance lobby, the so-called
printing trust lobby and lobbyists Of other
descriptions. These lobbyists made bold to
enter the house and senate chambers, take
seats beside members or at the clerks
desk, II 1t suited them, loaf in the COM
mittee rooms or anywhere else they
pleased, and no effort was made, save
feeble one in the house, to even check them.
resolution was introduced at the outset
by Perry of Furnas in the house to ex-
clude all professional lobbyists from the
floor and hall, but Mr.. Perry was sat down
on so hard that he forgot he had ever
presented the resolution.
Bills which Passed.
A total Of 1856 bills were passed by this
legislature. The governor, though he has
not yet had all under consideration, has
vetoed six. Two years ago 1913 bills were
passed and three vetoes. making a total
of 1875 new laws. OF the number this year
1O6 are house and 40 senate bills. The
total number introduced in the house was
4s9 and in the senate 304.
Following is the list of bills that have
been approved by the governor:
II. r. 344-The general revenue bill.
II. r. 800, by Nelson-The Omaha charter
H. Fl. 2s7, by. Ten Eyck-The South
Omaha charter bill.
pulsory free text book law to Omaha.
II. r. 67-The Gilbert primary election
law for Omaha and other metropolitan
II. r. S7-The Gilbert election law, chang
ing the date of Omaha's city election from
the first Tuesday In March to the first
H. r. %, by Wilson-Appropria Ss5 600
for payment OF members, officers and en-
II. r. 80, by wilson-Appropriating $4,000
for incidental expenses of the legislature.
II. r. AZ, by Burge sS-Removing S720 limit
Of annual salary of the secretary OF the
Lincoln school board.
H, r. 27s. by Transferring $4,000
from board and clothing fund of the Nor
folk to same fund of the Lincoln Insane
hospital.
H. r. 1876. by Kittle-Repealing wild ami
II. r. Is, by Koetter-Providing for the
payment of bond for the Omaha school dis
H II. R. III, by Gregs-Resuiating a Regulating the dis
tributton of the printed reports of the state
II. r. 16 by Davis-Providing for town
organization.
II. r. 49, by Thompson-Providing that
leases of lands shall be in writing to be
binding for terms of longer than one year.
H. r: s, by Herry-Extending to three
| years the requisite course in State univer-
| sity college of law giving admission to the
! bar and raising the requirements of the
examination TO applicants to admission TO
H. r. Is, by Douglas-Providing a seal
for all county treasurers.
| II. r. lO9. by Gregg-Providing that county
superintendents shall notify school dis
| tricts by the first Monday in July of their
duties in submitting, reports.
| In prosecutions for carrying concealed
| weapons so that on convictions for a sec
Sn S9na onense I6 IrH the courts may M not impose
! the courts to impose both In their discre-
| Iion.
| H. r. 76, by Perry-Permitting the signing
OF appeal bonds In Justice courts on sepa-
| rate paper and not compelling the attend
ance Of sureties in courts at time of execu-
H. r. SS, by Douglas-Providing that in
! appeal from county court or Justice of
the old law or the date. of ming the lran-
script the appellant shall serve notice
thereof on the appellee or his attorney,
/ which shall be In writing and may be served
personally by the appellant or his attorney
] or by registered mall
/ II. r. :. by Gregg-Reducing the number
| of members of the Lincoln school board "a
| five.
! H. r. 2O2, by Good-Appropriating $685. Il
| deficiencies out of the library fund of the
Peru normal school and providing an ap-
| preparation of all sums to be paid into the
| treasury as matriculation fees. belonging
March 81, 1906. all to be used for the pur-
chase of books for the library.
| H. r. 1872 by Rouse-Appropriating S165 0O(
| of moneys known as the agricultural eX-
! pertinent station fund, memorial fund and
| university cash fund for the use and benefit
| of the state university.
| II. r. 167, by Weborg-Joint resolution
memorialiZing congress to submit an
| amendment providing for the direct elec-
| ton OF United States senators.
| II. r. 100 by Hanna-Appropriating 2,0O(
! for fve junior normal schools to be located
by the state normal board.
| II. r. 2I1, by Riggs-Revising the South
| Omaha school laws. placing the members
| on salaries OF S25 a month and reducing the
| number 10 hVe.
| III. r.. "a, by Loomis-Amending the char
| ters for cities of the second class; cura-
II. r. sO5. by weborg-Providing for the
| annexation OF contiguous territory to cities
situated in two or more counties
| ii. r. lS, by Gregg-FtNing compensa-
| ton OF county superintendents and limit
| ing the same In the smaller counties of the
| state.
III. r. %. by Nelson-Appropriating $1OO, ,OOC
| for repairing and rebuilding the Norfolk
| Insane asylum.
III. r. 65, by Wiison-Dehning powers OF
| the State Board of Health, providing for
/ a state health inspector, prescribing rules
for quarantine and appropriating 5000 for
the enforcement OF the act.
| II. r. TO- by Ramsey-Requiring railroads
/ TO lay sidetracks to elevator outside the
| right of way or To grant sites TO elevators
on the right OF way providing the elevator
| shall cost at least 5000.
| II. r. 102, by Cropsey-Appropriati $780,
| 900 out of the State university fund for the
| construction Of new buildings on the state
| farm at Lincoln.
| treasurers to deposit county money In
/ hanEa r1fafde the cOunfv reducing the "a ~