Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-19

He gets 1880 and his house rent. 1t costs
money for pen to move DOWN here to Lin
coin and serve their state and the state
ought to make Just remuneration for this
extra expense, which It does not do under
the existing laws.
But while I believe The salary question
IL one Of Importance next to the enlarge
ment Of our supreme court, we should make
provision for the permanent investment of
our school fund. This is a matter Of prime
Importance to every citizen of Nebraska
and should receive due attention at the
hands OF this legislature"
salts Union Pacific.
What does the Union Pacific think Of
the new revenue blll?" was asked an at
tache OF that corporation.
well, while l would not care to give an
expression for the Union Pacific, l would
say that as for my part 1 think the bill is
all right. And l believe 1t is meeting with
general approval"
1t is said that the measure meets the
approval also Of John N. Baldwin's attor-
ney and chief lobbyists for the Union Pa
cide. Mr. Baldwin is out of the city at
present. He has not, In fact, been at his
elegant headquarters here since about -he
time that the bill was said to have been
Practically completed so far as the actual
work of deciding upon Its essential com
lunent parts was concerned. During the
week the legislature was adjourned to en-
.Cble the Joint revenue committee to pro-
iced uninterrupted with its work, mr. Bald
win was In the city, and for several weeks
PRIOR -to'that time he was here. and his
iHadquarters was about the busiest place
n the "digeinss." too. 1t will be remem-
cered that Mr.. Baldwin was so greatly ex-
crcised' In the proper kind Of a revenue
aill being framed that he went to the trou-
BILE of sending to tho. state Of Kansaf after
a. cargo Of the proposed Kansas revenue
laws printed in book form. and that he sys-
tematieally distributed them among the
members of the committee charged with
rafting this bill. 1t has been remarked
in the las. day or two that It is not surpris.
ing that Mr., Baldwin heartily indorses the
rev bill. -.' y y
1t lis not quite true, however. that the
bill meets with general approval. A prom
inent gentleman from Beatrice says of 1t
.'The bill will be disappointing to the
people at large, l am afraid, for 1t doeI
not deal with the railroad taxation ques'
tion as It should. One of the main needs
Of a revised revenue law was to provide
more equitable method of taxing. railroad
to make them come up in their returns t.
the state, hut the bill. l am afraid, fail
in this essential
1t is not believed the bill will be intro
duced in the house before Friday at tn,
most1 and It may be Saturday.
GiIbert's Bill Killed.
The house committee on cities and towns
OF which Gilbert of Douglas is chairman
today recommended for indefinite postpone
ment H. r. 2S7, which was introduced b
Gilbert, and in which the engineers and en-
gine-makers felt g deep Interest. The bill
provided for the appointment of a boar
of, boiler and engine inspectors to be con
stituted OF stationary engineers. 1t wa
bitterly opposed by machinists and boile
makers as class legislation. since 1t pre-
hibited tAe appointment Of any man froI
either OF these crafts to membership on tn
board, The machinists and, boiler maker
we're not DESTROYS Of killing. but amendin
the bill, so as to give them the same right
as enjoyed by the stationary engineer
They wanted to substitute the word, "me
chanics' for engineers" In this they ha
the corporation of locomotive engineers.