Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04
FIX LEGISLATIVE STATES
Organization Of Senate Said to Have Been
Decided During the Afternoon.
KEEPING FIGHT IN TWO HOUSES SEP RATE
van Dusen seeks ardon for wardlaw,
who Held ID and shot the PrOpri-
etor Of Omaha store some
Years Ago.
KEEPING FIGHT IN TWO HOUSES SEP RATE
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent

LINCOLN. Jan. 3.-(Speclal Telegram)-
II was announced this evening that W. II.
Harrison OF Hall county had been decided
upon as president pro TEN of the senate
at a conference OF seventeen members OF
that body. II they all stick ~ the agree
ment this number will be ample. and some
to spare, to carry out the pr Jgram. O'Neill
Of Lancaster, who had been a candidate for
the place. was one OF those who attended
the conference. and It is announced that
he will be a member OF the committee
which will select the committees Of the
senate and thus be able to secure a de-
sirsbie position for himself in the organiza-
tion Of the senate. The member Of this
committee are Harrison, Warner, Howell,
Wall and O'Neill.
The senators who attended the confer
ence were: Norris, Young. Marshal. Hail.
Howell. Saunders. Warner. Alden, Brown,
Fries. Wall. Harrison, Umsted. Pemberton,
Anderson, Cox and o'Neill.
The remainder OF the slate is said to be
A. r. Keim OF Richardson for clerk and w.
L. Wheeler OF Clay county for assistant,
and Crawford Kennedy OF Douglas for SER
geant-at-arms
All to stay I'm Fight.
One feature Of the fight for the speaker
snip Is lndt l0e SDlhllST CduuludleS-luOot
with the least votee-are announcing that
they intend to stay in until the end, and at
least one of that number declares that the
fight between Mockett and Thompson
will defeat both Of them and let
in the strongest Of the other men.
Thompson's strength did not show up
as strong today as It thought 1t would.
Mockett showed considerable strength. but
both men claim the seat, and there arc
others who claim the place for them.
House OF Hall county had opened his head
quarters and he is getting favorable no.
tice. His room was filled all day and he
expects to stay until the finish.
Late today apparently there was no
change in the speakership fight. Sweezy,
Perry Delesdenier, Rouse and those who
have the smallest pledged delegations were
still holding on and between some of them
there has been frequent conferences. Each
expects the clash of Mockett and Thomp-
son to send votes in his direction and in
tend to hang on.
II was told here this morning that the
Douglas senatorial delegation wants to land
at the head OF three committees and the
seats are to be occupied as follows: Saun-
ders, revenue; Howell. cities and towns.
and Hall, judiciary.
The Columbia Mining company has filed
articles OF incorporation with the sec
rotary Of state. Its capital Is $3.50, 900
and II expects to have It's headquarters in
Omaha. The incorporators are: c. z.
Adams, jr.. c. d. Evans, j.. H. Irvine and
q. w. North. o
Smallpox mt ElRin.
It was reported here today that in Elgir
there were seventeen cases of smallpox ant
the town was having a dIfHcult time caring
for the sick ones. The emergency fund Of
the State Board of Health is exhausted and
there can be no relief sent by the board
Owing to the fact that heretofore physl-
clans have had trouble in getting from the
state compensation for their services, none
Of them are volunteering to go to Elgin and
attend the sick.
Majority of superintendents Attend.
State Superintendent Fowler this after
noon expressed himself as we'll pleased
with the attendance OF county superln-
tendents at the State Teachers a~ssocia-
ton. During the session there were sixty
two of the ninety superintendents present,
That no more of them were here Mr.. Fowler
attributes to the fact that the salary paid
some OF the superintendents was go small
that they could not afford to come. with
few exceptions those who did not attend
are paid salaries ranging from 5000 to
$500.
The increased attendance Mr.. Fowler re.
CARDS as one OF the most helpful features
Of the association. Many Of the superin-
tendents, he said. had gone out with new
Ideas Of the management Of schools and the
meeting would result in much good to the
state.
]. II. Van Dusen was a caller at the stat,
house today. trying to secure the release
on parole Of Richard Wardlaw Of Omaha
sentenced to the penitentIary for ter
years. About FIVE years ago Wardlaw wa'
sentenced TO the state prison because HI
went into Graham's drug store at Twenty.