Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25

coveted by 20 many ambitious POLITICIANS
and would-be once holders. The ONCE In
question is the clerkship OF the supreme
court. Instead Of paying an annual income
OF $4,000 or $50. 900 H. will drop to $500.
The bill provides that the clerk Of the
supreme court shall return to the state all
fees arising from his once over and be.
You'd $1,000, which is to be retained by
that ofhcial This. with the $1,000 which
he annually receives as state librarian,
will make his total salary $500, the same
as the governor. Under the present law
the clerk Of the supreme court may re-
tain all fees arising from his once and
there is no. law on the statute books which
requires him TO keep a record for the state
showing the amount Of those fees. 1t Is
generally and commonly admitted that this
once yields all the way from S20,0 900 to
$50, 900 annually in fees. A state officer
was today asked what, in his judgment,
was the amount Of the annual income from
this ONCE, and replied that he thought
s25, 900 would not be too high a figure to
name.
No Politics in Move.
The present incumbent Of the ONCE, Lee
Herdnfan OF Omaha, is a democrat. He
was appointed by the democratic supreme
court for a term OF four years and his term.
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when Judge Sullivan's term expires. II, a
democrat is elected again the court would
sim remaln democratic, in which case an
other democratic clerk would naturally be
appointed but II, as the probabilities are,
Judge Sullivan is succeeded by a repub-
lican. the majority Of the court would be
republican and It is a safe venture to say
that the clerk would be OF the same party.
Then Mr.. Herdman would step out.
This bill contains an emergency claim
which II the bill passes will permit its i'm
mediate operation instead OF having to
wait the regulation period of three months.
The chances are that IL passed the emer-
gency' clause would obtain, in which case
the fees would be at once reduced.
Mr.. Goods assertion that the bill con-
tains no politics can easily be accepted
in view Of all the circumstances The pros
poets for the success Of this bill, It must
be admitted. are more than fair. This Leg
islature has started out to make a name
for economy and while in street parlance
IL may be Overlooking some good bets"
this opportunity certainly will. It Is
thought, be considered too good to es-
cape.
About nineteen Of the twenty-seven flu
sionists met at the Grand hotel tonight.
ostensibly to hear Loomis explain the rev.
enue bill, but in reality to endeavor to get
together on this and house roll $50, but
no successful caucusing was done. One of
the member said:
I'VE have not been and will not be able
to get our entire number together on these
bills. We will vote as we please and each
fellow for himself. My Impression is, how
ever. that the majority Of us will vote for
house roll $780,"
The influence OF Chairman Hall Of the
democratic state central committee and
other leaders Of the fusionists seems to
have been invoked in vain for harmony.
Legislative Gossip.
Some days ago The Bee published the
report that Rouse Of Hall had drawn a
revenue bill which he likely would intro
duce, as he believed It would cover the
subject OF foreclosure of delinquent tax
sales which was not adequately covered by
the revenue bill just introduced. Mr..
Rouse, 1t was said, was not altogether
friendly to- the latter measure, Today Ten
Eyck of Douglas introduced this bill which
Mr.. Reuse was to have. introduced. The
bill went in under the cognomen: of I a
scavenger bill. The principal feature OF II
10 to provide for the sale of land on which
taxes are four years or more delinquent to
the highest bidder The bill is H. r. 1852.
As WIS DTOukuI OUT III ING Dee the EbN-
enue committee was averse, to- seeing this
bill introdpcsd and set about at once to
"calIEon" Mr.. Rouse. But It seems thai
nothing better than a compromise was pos
slble. Rouse did not Introduce the meas
ure, but It was introduced Just the same
by Ten Eyck. To this extent the revenue
committeeman are consoling themselves
with the thought that Rouse clay down"
After all, the scheme for electing county
commissioners at large in Nebraska may
be given sanction Of this legislature. TIT
bill by Jones OF otoe providing for this
which was killed Nv the house last week
has come to life i H. r. SO, by Koetter
OF Douglas, which has been laid on the
shelf awaiting developments and will to-
morrow be recommended for passage by
the judiciary committee. 1t is now be.
lieyed that this method of electing the
county commissioners. which seems to be
SO universally demanded. will yet carry. I;
has developed that some who voted to In.
definitely postpone the former bill, H. r,
1O3. will now support its counterpart
H.. n. So.
Koetter by request introduced a Join
resolution in the house providing that thu
United. States Postofice department be pc
titioned to compel the Union Pacific Rail
road company to furnish better mail serv
ice, The resolution. which emanates from
the Union Pacific strikers. goes on to sa,
that the Union Pacific has become so re
duced in motive power as to no louge
carry and transmit mail for the citizens o
this state with reasonable dispatch, ex
pedienry and certainty" p
A Columbus brewer, who II is said "ha
~ in for the Omaha brewers. has cause
20 be introduced in the house II. r. 81:
which II enacted into law would repeal tina
portion OF the slocumb law permitting brew
erieest operate a number Of saloons within
the game municipality. The new bill is
counterpart OF one introduced four year
ago. II seeks to prevent the issuance o
saloon licenses except in the name OF tn
party or parties who intend to conduct tn
saloon; that Is not TO issue the license [
an agent or representative. Judge Ogden
attorney for the Krug and storz hrewerie
OF Omaha. is persistently lighting the bill
The antitrust bill authorized by Presi
dent W. NJ. Springer Of the National Liv
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