Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

the railroads. Those who were really In
favor Of elevator legislation called atten-
ton TO the fact that the Ramsey bill was
unconstitutional inasmuch as the title
was not large enough for the body Of the
bill. The farmers in the house. aided and
abetted by an elevator lobby. succeeded in
passing the Ramsey bill and the Brady
bill was killed. Senator Hall Of Douglas
county, more than anyone else, was re-
sponsible for this latter happening. He was
chairman Of the committee which reported
the Ramsey bill for passage and the Brady
bill for indefinite postponement. The Brady
bill was given to this particular commit
tee with instructions to amend IT and re-
port II back on the following day. Senator
Hall paid no attention to the promise he
made to the senate OF the senate's instruc-
tions. and after the Ramsey bill came into
the hands Of his committee he reported
back the Brady bill for indefinite postpone
ment The senate defeated this, however,
and killed the bill by letting 1t go to the
sitting committee.
Lincoln People Kick on Taxes.
Some Of Lincoln's patriotic people are
awakening to the fact that they are allow
ing TO pass a great opportunity to register
kick and consequently are getting before
ment as rapidly as possible.
A. o. Faulkner and W. E. Sharp enter
vigorous objections to assessing the Fra
ternity building at Thirteenth and n streets
at S42500. They think that 100 is the
proper figure. The lot is down at $780, but
1t cost them only 5000 and they assert
| that the value placed upon the building Is
greater than II cost.
! E. z. Brown wants the S12 500 assessment
on his lot at Tenth and N streets cut to
$4,000. and cites the figures on adjoining
property as proof of the incorrectness of
the commissioners valuation.
| Branch & Miller company ask for a
lowering Of their $4,000 valuation by 5000.
asserting that their invoices justify this.
Jesse D. Moore wants to know why in the
deuce the assessor raised his personal as
sessment from the sos he returned to $500,
! especially when the man never came around
to see what he possessed.
| John S. Reed, as agent for the lots at
Twelfth and r streets, secured by Chan
| cellor Andrews for the board Of regents,
makes affidavit OF the facts so that the lots
may be taken from the assessment roll.
state House Notes.
Secretary Royse Of the banking board
has issued a call for a statement of the con-
dition of the various banks of the state al
the close of business June 9.
Adjutant General Culver is in receipt Of q
letter from his son, Harry Culver OF
Manila, who is a member of the editoria
staff of the Manila Times. Mr. Culver anc
his wife at the time the letter was writer
were with Governor Taft and the commits
sion in the mountains of the province o
Bengut taking a few weeks outing. They
were 125 miles from Manila and twenty-five
miles OF the trip was made ON horseback vi
an incline of 5000 feet. The weather there
said the writer, was very pleasant and a
night four blankets felt comfortable. Or
the trip he was representing the entir'
, press of Manila.
At Benkleman, in Dundy county, the peo
pie are to have a fair. Articles Of incor
poration were filed this morning with tn
secretary Of state by these men: ]. p
I.arimore, L. M. Larimore, L. Morse, J. c
Ough, c. L. VIII. ]. T. Delaware, J. F
Hoskins, ZENITH Mcdonald, ]. G. Wal
thrall, John r. King. The capital stock
$1,000.