Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
DR., Bulls COUGH SYRu

tried to amend the resolution by giving the
chief clerk power 20 discharge am employee
or %oficer.h The reason given by both men
for their propositions was that incompetent
and inaccurate work is being done and that
some steps should be taken to stop Il. A
rumbcr OF members here Joined I'm the
chorus against the employees for bad work,
but the Good and Gregg motions went TO
the table, II being thought hat they aimed
at depriving the speaker Of his preroga-
tives. The speaker stated that he would
promptly let cut any man not competent.
This question of employees kindled the flame
which was arising over the printing mat
ter and there were some real interesting
doings about that time.
investigate the Contract.
"a committee was appointed by this
house som time ago to see that bills we're
printed in their regular ORDER put in Bur
CESS Of Lancaster. Now ] want to know
what that committee has done along this
line. I know one thing: II has not sue
ceeded In having this order carried out.
Bills are not Einted in their regular order.
And another thing-the printers who
snatched this contract away from the house
are not complying with that provision
which enjoins upon them the duty of re-
turning all bills within three days. To my
certain knowledge many bills have been
rnd are now being kept out Ave or six days.
| want this thing corrected"
This seemed to tickle all around. Mel
son of Douglas then swung high to the
left and landed his faithful sledge ~squarely
on the anvil.
81 certainly want to add my protest tc
.-I,4 -. A,aA at ,h,.,t 49,, FnaAa,,waAf@a
in printing" said the chairman of the ju-
dicial committee.
But Mr.. Nelson found his chief source
Of complaint in the poor proof reading thai
has been done.
After Rouse OF Hall had delivered 6
short speech on the subject and Sweezy o.
Adams had put in a couple of healthy jabs
Sears of Burt brought matters to a eli.
max by Introducing a resolution proyid'
ing that the judiciary committee be in.
structed to investigate the printing con.
tract and determine whether or not IL IL
binding on the house. Mr.. Sears, lik,
many others. took the position that tn,
house had been robbed Of a right whei
outside parties made the contract COR III
W printing.
= "Tha is our printing, and l believe W,
are the ones to let this contract" sait
the tall sycamore from UP the woods. Blu
at any rate, l want to be satisfied on THU
point. l want this committee t.
determine the point. / want to know /
this house cant make a more satisfactorl
contract. / know one thing, that the print
ing board and party Of the second part dit
not make this contract for our health
And won't be entirely satisfied until M
fund of Information is Increased"
The resolution was adopted.
In connection with this printing contro
versy II may be OF interest to state tina
had the opponents Of the Howell ilber
water works bill not been on the alert tn
downfall OF that measure might have beei
accomplished before this. 1t contained
very serious defect when it was, as tn
Howell bill. being acted on by the senate
The title and the body Of the heasur
we're at variance and as the bill passed III
senate 1t was absolutely illegal,
THAT is Why" said a friend of the bill
and a member Of the Douglas delegation
we have taken steps to have the Gilber
bill substituted for the Howell bill in tn
house. That bill was absolutely illegal, a
t was acted on in the senate. This wa
due to an error either in printing or proof
reading it 10 true, but that would not hay
cut any figure had the measure been the
attacked =
Legislative Notes.
Kennedy of Douglas, the only democrati
member from Omaha, made his first ap
p~earanee In the house this afternoon, hav
ing been detained because OF illness. Nj
Kennedy was presented by Ten Eyck an
sworn in by Speaker Mockett. The chic
Justice and the associate justices were on
of the city and the lawyers OF the hous
decreed that the speaker had the right {
perform this function.
Rouse OF Hall has introduced in III
house the bill providing for participate
by Nebraska in the Louisiana Purchase ey
position at st. Louis in 1904. II make
provision for the appointment OF a boar
OF commissioner by the governor 10 loo
out for the states interests and appropr.
ates $40. 900.
Omaha labor unions are against the pai
sage OF II. r. 1872, introduced by Reed
Nemaha, to modify the present exemptio
laws. Gus Hollo, a member Of the Oinat
Central Labor union. is here to fight Il
bill. This morning he Is quoted as SAP inl
The bill is intended solely to help Il
g%rocers' trust. II came. be Of service
the laboring man, The grocers claim tn
the bill will do away with the losses II
Cured by giving credit TO men who new,
pay and thereby reduce prices, but Il
claim is too thin. Every grocer keeps
blue book In which is the record Of b
customers. 1; a customer has a reputatit
OF failing TO pay his debts he will be T
fused credit. so you see the measure W
be Of no benefit in that direction. 1t W
do away with tho DrOtection which the q