Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-06
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patronage-the senate will have but two
for each majority senator and the house
will figure out only a fraction OF an en-
ploye for each republican member
The compiler OF the Blue book has kindly
written out in textbook form the various
steps to be taken in organizing the legisla-
tive houses. He tells us that the legisla-
ture convenes at ~ o'clock noon on the
first Tuesday in January biennially. At the
appointed hour the secretary Of state calls
the house OF representatives to order and
the lieutenant governor the senate. On
motion OF some person claiming to be
elected, a clerk pro TEN. is selected and
the roll OF members as prepared by the
secretary Of state is called over. after
which comes the election Of a speaker pro
ten. II contests are in sight a credentials
committee Of FIVE is appointed and, after
adopting temporary rules. recess taken to
await its report. Next comes perfection
Of the permanent organization by the ad-
ministering Of the oath OF office by one Of
the supreme court judges and the selection
Of speaker in the house and president pro
tenn. in the senate. Upon the election Of
speaker, he goes on to tell us, a committee
Of two should be appointed to escort him
to the chair. Then follows the selection
OF other elective officers, notification Of
the other legislative body and a joint COM
mittee to notify the governor, with ad-
journment to a fixed time for hearing the
outgoing governors message and canvass
ing the vote.
1t is presumed this program will be
strictly followed, except that there being
no threatened contests, the credentials COM
mlttee may be dispensed with. Lieutenant
Governor Steel has come up to perform
HE uark In aaIIgnH The annafo 20 0rdar and
everything about the legislative halls is
ready for the performance to begin.
Personal Gossip mt the Capital.
Governor Mickey has been absent during
all of the preliminary legislative skirmish-
ing. He went home TO, Osceola Saturday
and will return to Lincoln tomorrow pre-
pared for the inaugural formalities.
Governor Savage will leave about the
18th on a trip to the coast with a view to
spying out the land for a permanent locs-
tion. He seems to have given up the idea
Of realizing on the promise Of a federal
appointment made as one Of the induce
ments to the BARLEY pardon. His family.
however, will remain in lincoln for the
winter, and even IL he decides to trans
plant himself TO the coast. the remova
will not take place till spring.
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reliable authority that Congressman Mer-
Ger has asked the two senator's from Ne
braska to join in recommending him for
some federal position that will take care
Of him after his term expires. March 4.
He Is not particular about The kind OF Job,
providing II pays well. The senators, at
last accounts, were still considering the
proposition.
Senator J. N. Cox Of Hamilton is a
brother of ex-Representative Levi Cox of
Douglas and a third brother. ]. Cox rep
resented Hamilton county in two successive
legislatures, the eighteenth and nineteenth.
some years ago. Senator Cox says that
whenever any member OF the family finds
himself without something to keep him
particularly busy his neighbors pick him
up and pack him OF to the legislature.
Representative Nelson of Douglas is To-
Gated with an ld-time friend who lives out
toward the suburbs OF lincoln and who told
him to make himself perfectly free in COM
ing home any time up to midnight. Sunday,
however. he preferred to spend the night at
the hotel, as about the time he was ready
TO start home he discovered that Lincoln
street cars observe the Sabbath by going to
bed at 1880 p. m.
Ex-Representatiye Hilbert Of Gage, who
has been ~canvassing for the place Of ser
geant-at-armB Of the house, had a peculiar
experience in soliciting the support Of Rep
resentative Koetter Of Douglas. 1t seems
Hilbert was in the legislature OF 1899. when
Koetter was one Of the house employees
and greeting his old friend he exclaimed
Well. dow here are you to get your old
place AGAIN." Just then someone gave hin
the tip that the situation was reversed and
that KOetter had been promoted TO be 8
member of the house, whose vote he should
have in his candidacy for sergeant-at-arms
Needless TO say that Hilbert apologized al
quickly and gracefully as he could.