Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-14
'ret'nd Not to Be Surprised, but Some
Soreness is Manifest.
NEMBERs HON DOUGLAS FARE wan
Saunders Introduces Bill to Change Date q
Omaha City Election.
IN-ISTS THERE is NO POLITICS IN IT
KOetter Has Bill Reducing Member
ship of Omaha board of Education
from Fifteen 90 Nine, one
from Each Ward.
CFrom a stan correspondentl

from STAN correspondent
LINCOLN. Jan. 1S.-(special TelegrAm.)-
Speaker Mockett finally announced his for
ty-four house committees today. The list
differs in no material particulars from what
was expected. The general verdict Is that
the speaker did a good Job toward discharg-
ing obligations and redeeming pledges made
during his candidacy. Naturally some dis
appointment is felt and some sore spots
are evident Just as they we're before the an
nouncement was made. The results OF the
contest for the speakership have not been
obliterated but there are no surprises
OF the men who sspired to the speakership
with Mr.. Mockett, Rouse OF Hall Is made
chairman OF the &c mmittee on deficiencies;
Sears of Burt, committee on claims;
Thompson, on spportionment; Perry on
miscellaneous subjects; sweeEy, on constl-
tutional amendments.
Considerable interest centers around this
feature Of the appointments. One OF the
defeated candidates said tonight he and
the others had agreed to ask for nothing
and therefore were unconcerned as to the
result. Another said that he would have
preferred TO have had no chairmanship. as
he wanted to be a free lance on the floor.
But" he added. conveying the spirit
Of the others. none Of us has been bur-
dened with important chairmanships, de-
spite the suspicion that it might have been
the program to give US duties that would
require our presence elsewhere than in the
house at crucial times For my part, I
would rather be in my place than handi-
capped as speaker"
Criticises Finance Committee.
In the course Of his remarks this member
! took occasion to criticise the appointment
I n the finance nh ~ ~ "a
out, was composed OF new members. He
/ said:
II have no fault to find with the indi-
vidual members of the committee, but
think that committee, above all others,
ought to be made up of old and experienced
! members"
Douglas county II win be seen, captured
! hve chairinsnships--tha OF the Judiciary
committee going TO Nelson, corporations to
Shelly, labor TO Koetter. cities and towns
to Gilbert and militia TO Ten Eyck Menden-
| hall OF Jefferson Is chairman OF the railroads
committee, as was anticipated. and Warner
Of Lancaster Of the important committee
on revenue and taxation.
One interesting fact to be noticed in con-
nectiOn with these committees Is that the
! committee on telephone and telegraph now
specifies in its title other electric COM
railway concerns Considerable Significance
is attached to this in view Of the recent
contemplated suburban lines OF electric
railway and the notable interest these con-
Germs are manfesting in the affairs Of the
present legislature
food OF bills has broken loose in the
house. The first measure was by Warner
Of Lancaster, appropriating 800. 600 for the
erection of a new state normal school 10
be situated wherever nine commissioners
for whose appointment six by the speaker
OF the house from the respective congress
SIGNAL districts and three by the lieutenant
governor, from the Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth congressional districts respectively
shall decide upon. other important meas
ures carrying significant appropriations
were by Sadler of Adams. ss5, 900 for a
hreproof wing to the Hastings asylum;
sweezy OF Adams. $4,000 for a barn at the
same place; Good OF Nemaha, SIS 900 for
a new library and chapel at the Peru
State Normal, and Wilson. TO provide for
legislative expenses. $4,000.
Bills Affecting Omaha.
Koetter OF Douglas is the author OF a
bill TO make the Omaha school board COM
posed OF one member from each ward in
stead Of a total membership OF nfteen as
I now ana pay ehch n salary OF S5O month.
Senator Saunders OF Omaha today sub
mitted his bill TO have the city election
in Omaha put on from the first Tuesday in
March TIL the first Tuesday in May. stoutly
denying a personal interest in the purpose
OF the bill, the senator. who is linked With
an aspiration 10 be mayor Of Omaha, af-
frmed that the measure was devoid Of
politics and was designed to AFFORD a better
time, from a climatic standpoint, for hold
ing the city elections.
Delegation is SecretIve.
The Douglas county delegation means to
guard sacredly it's action on the Real rs
tate exchange proposition TO give the tar
commissioner OF the city Of Omaha power to
assess the railroads within the corporate
limits instead OF accepting the states hg-
ures. At a meeting Of the delegation to-
night in room II, Lndell hotel 10 consider
this bill, reporters we're given TO under
stand emphatieally that this was a matter
in which their papers and the public had
no concern. One member, when asked by
another what statements should be made
10 the press, said:
Tell the press this is none OF its bust
ress."
Representative Nelson returned and eour-
teously informed the Omaha reporters that
no decisive action could be taken, conse-
, quently no statement could be KiVen out