Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
Tel. sis sei.

president OF the Omaha National bank,
state bank hammer from 1891 TO 1897. He
testified that he never found but one note
on which the name OF BARLEY appeared ex-
ccpt on one occasion. A note, the dcnomi-
nation Of which he could not state, was
held In tho Omaha National bank against
BARLEY, II might have been 5000 or
$4,000. Mr.. MoGrow said he could not DO
sure. lie thought Il was not over $40, 900.
He said the note was partially secured by
a life insurance policy. Mr.. McGrcw stated
hat he wFs unable to ouer the committee
any information that would aid in Its work.
start ON Stuefrr Monday.
The committed TO examine tho Stuofer
bond purchase case will start In on It's ex-
animation Monday. II has sent the SER
yoant-at-arms OF the house on a mission to
subpoena MIR, Stucfcr and several other
witnesses. Representative Fishback OF the
committee today said they intended to
bend every energy 20 get at the facts In
this case and have II cleared up II possible.
lie said the committee was anxious to re-
oclve all the assistance that citizens Of tho
state could give II.
There have been IN all 100 employees APP
pointed and elected In the house. Nine
were elected. by a process OF addition and
subtraction the list was sifted dow to
about ninety, The law prescribes not to
exceed soyenty-ivo, including, OF course,
those appointed and elected. The speaker
said tonight there were now less than
eighty on the appolntive list, but that this
number would be reduced, Several commit
,ee clerks will be let out. as will also somo
proofreadcrs and bill clerks and possibly
49,, EnpaRaApahIo decentralization yyuu
expressed by republican members when Il
was learned through The Bee this morning
that the hist OF employees was so large.
IL may be that some OF the employees more
recently taken in win he let out or have the
pleasure OF working without salary. Auditor
Weston, when asked n the vouchers for
salaries OF employees In excess OF the mum
Der allowed by law would be honored by
him after this. said;
VIII stop Fay.
mo. when we have completed the In
vestigation which we began today OF this
matter and find that there are more than
seventy-hyp employees on, the house pay
rolls we certainly shall not honor youch-
ers for any additional number. The fact
Is We have not recently checked over our
hooks with those up in the house and did
NNAa W hh&N NANAN "NAN 5000
employees than there ought to be, l krsw
In u general way that somo had been let
out and did not suppose that there were
so many ON the rolls. | don't suppose
there Is any way IN which any OF tho money
already paid out In excess Of law could be
recovered, but the matter can be rem
edled by not paying out any more money
not warranted"
Legislative Gossip.
The supplementary or minority report
Of the senate telephone investigating com
mittee places its slgners. Howell and War
nor. in a peculiar position and has ocea'
gioned considerable comment among the
senators, Both Howell and Warner signo'
the full committee report, which recon-
mended that tho power granting the fran.
chise have the power to regulate the rate
to he charged by telephone companies
Tho minority report asks that such legis
lation he enacted as win nix tho rate TO b.
charged by Telephone companies in Omaha
thus dcpriving the council OF that right
The majority OF the committee, CHIN
o'Nein and Meredith, Intended to bring Il
a report this morning denying that tn
deductions made by the minority wcr
justified. hut concluded to allow tho sen
ate TO Judge OF both reports,
Hall OF Douglas, who cast the vote tina
kept Howelrs rate hill from leaving IN
sitting committee. said he did so beeaus
tho hill was a measure opposed to HON
rule. "Why should the legislature q
rates that a telephone company shout
charge In Omaha" he said, THAT Is
question the people Of Omaha should deS
with. The city council has authority {
deal with sueh matters and Il the eoune
refuses 20 do what Is right the people ca
get reliet at the ballot box"
The committee on constitutional amend
ments aud federal relations has rePorte
ts indefinitely postpone s - $50, This
q bin introduced by Howell OF pougla
that the legislature authorize cities
frame charters for the government OF the
municipal auairS; but such charters 4
any amendments thereto shall not beeou
operative Until they have been ratified /
tho voters Of the city or municipality
the manner prescribed by law, Present
the committee meeting when the blll vi
reported for indeanite postponement Wei
Senators Sloan aud Pcmherton, Hall ask,
that a decision be not arrived AZ until
majority Of the committees was prescr
Sloan stated that tt was a regular meetil