Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-06
WORK ron THE LEGISLATURE.

Auburn Post: There Is quite a sentiment
over the state in favor Of the coming legis-
lature changing the terms Of once Of our
county officials to four years instead OF
two. as at present, This change would
save a great deal Of expense and tend to
get better men in office.
Norfolk Press: II the coming session Of
the legislature would pass a law that would
force Omaha to keep its future charter
fights at home instead Of bringing them
down to the legislature, II would afford a
great deal Of relief to the balance Of the
state. About every legislature for the last
'steen years has wasted a lot OF valuable
time in providing Omaha with a charter
that was a misft anyhow. and there ought
to be a place where the nonsense could be
stopped.
Imperial Republican: The legislature OF
Nebraska will meet and perfect it's organ
ization January 8 and the Inauguration OF
Governor Mickey will occur on January s.
There are many things that are of deep
interest to the public that should be taken
up by this august body OF men at the com
ing session. Not the least of these is the
imperative need of a normal cho in the
western part Of the state, so that our
young people may have better advantages
to qualify themselves for teaching. Then,
again, we would be glad to see an expert
mental station established out in the semi
arid belt. such a station would be Of great
value in testing methods Of cultivation,
varieties Of seeds and grains, and the feed
ing value of various kinds OF forage. Yes,
there is a plenty for the legislature to do,
Friend Telegram: The Nebraska legisla-
'ture which assemblies next week at Lin
coin will have q task before it, that Of lop-
ping OF the unnecessary offices which have
been created by legislatures which have
passed and gone. First, we have the oil
Inspector, whose duty IL is to inspect the
oil offered for Illuminating purposes In this
state, but who is not authorized to prohibit
the sale Of a single sample within This
state. Second, we have the library commits.
sion, whose duty 1t is to bum around the
state with a travelling library OF some sort
and from which the people will receive II
return next to nothing. We have a state
food commissioner, with a salary attached
but without any powers and which NIGH
as well be cut of. Again, every state il.
stitution should be carefully looked ovel
and every useless officer cut off and al.
lowed to seek employment where he Of
she can do more good for the public. Tit
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of which the public will most certainl!
heartily approve. Doubtless there will b,
wailings and some nashing of teeth in thes,
official circles. but the people have no in
terest in them and they should either b.
discontinued or no appropriations made Il
carry them along further.
Wayne Republican: Norfolk is conduct
ing a campaign for the rebuilding Of tn,
| insane hrrngfaI that MAJ h,,rpaa n xroor 49,
that is both energetic and commendable
The hospital should be rebuilt, as the stat
has much Of value in the grounds, build
ings and material yet in good conditiol
and better adapted to this use than any
thing else possible. Wayne county viii
Join In sentiment with Madison county a
to the reasonableness Of their claims upo,
the legislature to do something with thi
valuable material. Norfolk wants the hos
pital reconstructed and their logic is Just
Wayne wants a state normal school an
our claims are as logical as 1t is possibl
to be. We cannot all get favors from tn
legislature this winter, the state is in deb
and the state penitentiary must be re
built. The state should beyond questio
save it's Norfolk property from total los
by reasonable and businesslike procedure
State normal. school legislation is Away
coming up, but the dozens of bills pre-
sented this winter will be pigeon-hole
to give more pressing matters the undi
vided attention Of the legislature. Wayn
and Norfolk can work in this. matter han
in hand and accomplish by reasonabI
methods greater good for both cities tina
a Jealous policy will permit. Wayne doe
not care to have any legislation on mol
NAL schools now. Our Nebraska normal
being conducted on a basis satisfactory I
us and we can wait one year or ten veal
for the matter to adjust Itself. We on
ask that II normal school legislation
INDUCED in no normal school being locate
in northeast Nebraska except here. "
feel privileged to ask this by reason of ii
great amount Of work done and the IL
vestments already made. The priority
our claims upon a normal school in tn
section of the state is now recognized /
all our ~neighbors, and though Norfolk
a moment of ambition envied us that hone
we can afford to forgive them and let II
legislature do the work in a businessliI
way. This county most certainly wisht
to see Norfolk receive at the hands of til
legislature all she had and even more tina
was destroyed by FIRE.