Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-15
SIGNS THE BILLS
Finishes Up the Work Left Him BY tie
Recent Legislature.
NEW POLICE OFFICERS FOR LINCOLN
Governor Mickey Receives Invitation,
which He Accepts, 10 Accompany
President on Nebraska
Tour.
From a stan correspondent

(From a STAFF correspondent
LINCOLN. Neb., April 14-CSpecial)-
Governor Mickey today signed s. F. 212 by
Marshall to prevent overhead insurance;
S. F. 90, to allow mutual companies to re-
organize under the legal reserve premium
plan; H. r. 4S2. to allow the city of Lin
coin to levy a school tax that will bring
into the school fund not more than $3.50, 900,
and H. r.. rs, appropriating $4,000 for a
Lincoln monument. The Lincoln monu-
ment bill was dug up the last thing this
afternoon by Representative McClay and
presented to the governor. Attached to
the bill was a statement from Chief Clerk
Ware and Secretary Of the Senate Keim,
that 1t had been regularly passed by both
houses. Owing to the carlessness of a
house employee the bill was sidetracked
before it received the signature of Speaker
Mockett. AS the bill was passed by both
houses and it was simply an oversight that
1T was not signed by Speaker Mockett, the
governor signed it. Representative McClay
discovered the bill in the indefinitely
postponed pigeon hole and brought 1t
forth 1t is not believed that the bill is
lnvalidated by the failure of the speaker
to sign it.
The governor took all day in consider
ing the bills signed, and did not attach
his signature to them until late this after
noon. He believed the bills we're uncon-
stitutional and under the advice of the
attorney general, he decided this morning
to veto at least two of them. Speaker Mock
EFT and others interested in the Lincoln bill,
bore down on the governor and he decided
to attach his signature. They argued"
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unconstitutional the courts could decide it.
AS there was a question l decided to sign
the bill"
There is no question but that the action
Of the Lincoln excise board in reducing the
liquor license fee had something to do with
the governor signing the bill. 1t iF believed
the reduction in the license will decrease
the school fund over $4,000. The decrease
in receipts from the general levy will be
about 500, 900 owing to the cutting down
Of the valuation of property. The maxi
mum levy in Lincoln is 20 mills, though
this has been levied and the saloon license
has been high, the receipts have been
barely sufficient to keep the schools go
ing. All these facts we're brought to the
attention of Governor Mickey.
Senator Howell of Omaha was here yes
terday, presumably looking after S. F. 100.
This bill was drawn by the Security Mutual
of Lincoln, and II affects only this COM
pany. The officers say the Banke Life
and Bankers Reserve were opposed to the
bill and fought it bitterly.
New Police Officers.
O. M. Routzahn is Llncoln's new chief OF
police; Byron O'Kane, who was city jailer,
is the new captain; w, F. McWilliams, who
was a carpenter, is the new sergeant; J. G.
Mitchell, who was a patrolman, is the new
city detective. Chief Hoagland is a private
citizen. So is Night Captain Ireland, City
Detective James Malone and Night Ser
geant Mcclure. C. NJ. Greene, who was the
desk sergeant, is still the desk sergeant.
The fee for a liquor license, which was ST.
500, is now 81, 900. 4. The druggist license is
5000. All this is byTthe, grace of the new
excise board. AT it's first meeting held last
night the license question was settled and
at the meeting this morning the officers
Of the police force were named. Besides
this thirty liquor licenses we're granted. The
new chief of police was formerly a pa
trolman and later a deputy sheriff.
Mayor Adams voted for the high liquor
license and Wolfe and Hoskins voted for
the 81, 900 fee. The rules of the excise board
are practically the same as those that gov
erned the old board. The reduction of the
fee. it is claimed by members of the Board
of Education, will take from the school fund
of the city at least SIS, 1000. 1t was the
main issue, however, upon which the cam
paign was fought.
The city council also organized last night
and reelected ]. L.. Lyman president.
Rector EasOn Resigns.
Rev. Francis W. Eason has resigned as
rector Of Holy Trinity Episcopal church
The news came as distinct surprise to q
number of the members of his parish. II
was written and mailed last night after
long and stubbornly contested balloting al
the annual parish meeting. called for the
purpose of electing wardens and- vestrymer
for the, coming year. 1t was nearly II
o'clock when the election ended, aud after
the result was announced Mr.. Eason retired
to his study and wrote out his resignation
Members of the church stated today that
Mr.. Eason acted under a misunderstanding
of the attitude of members towards him
and misinterpreted remarks made during the
progress of the balloting. They believe
that when the real sentiment of the vast
majority of the members, which is strongly
In favor of his remaining, is made known
to him he will reconsider his action and
withdraw his resignation. By it's terms II
does not become effective until July 1.
c. H.. Rudge was elected senior warden.
Charles T. Neal defeated E. r. Sizer for
Junior warden by one vote. The following
vestrymen were chosen: e. p. Ewing.