Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-11
rels. $685..


smyth could substantiate this statement.
Mr.. Rosewater said he nod been told by
prominent men hat a large part OF the
$3.50, 900 Of the BARLEY plumber, drawn from
the Omaha National bank, went to, pay for
the prisoners pardon and his court trials.
He thought Former Representative George
Mead Of Omaha could add light on this
point. Mr.. Rosewater thought the men
who were state bank examiners at the time
OF the defalcation ought to be able to give
the committee information as to the bank
in which the money was deposited.
One of BArtIey's Offers.
One OF the most striking points brought
out by the testimony Of Mr.. Rosewater was
his statement that in the fall Of 1894, Just
prior to Bartley's latter election as state
treasurer, Cashier Best OF a Grand Island
bank told him (Rosewater) that BARLEY
had offered to place $40, 900 of the states
money in the Grand Island bank, providing
II would be accepted as a private loan.
Best said he refused. Mr.. Rosewater
stated that BARLEY had perslstently re-
fused to tell him or his representative what
banks he had deposited this money in. Mr..
Rosewater thought former Deputy Warden
Bowers and Under Warden Davis OF the
penitentiary could aid the committee in
getting at Information concerning the cigar
box.
The committee went into executive ses-
sion after examining Mr.. Rosewater and
consulted with Attorney General Prout,
who had been summoned as a witness, as
10 the mode Of procedure, and decided to
exclude everything as record henceforth
but positive testimony.
stuefer to He Investigated.
In addition to the special committee
which has begun an inquiry into the
Bartiey transaction, the house, acting
upon the suggestion of Sears Of Burt, today
instructed the speaker to appoint a com
mittee to investigate the official conduct of
ex-State Treasurer Stuefer in the Burt
county school bond case. Nelson Of Doug
las made the motion to have the committee
appointed and the speaker named these
members: Warner Of Lancaster, iMangold
Of Douglas, Meradith Of York, Davis OF
Buffalo and Fishback Of Clay. Davis is
the only house leader on the committee.
Speaker Mockett Is understood to be OPP
posed to this Investigation.
. II. r.. 1874 appropriates 5000 for the
payment. of the bond premium of Mr..
Stuefef as state treasurer. In a state
ment Submitted to the house some days ago
by Sears he recited the details of the
purchase OF the Burt county bonds by
a broker and their subsequent sale to the
state by this same broker. 1t is charged
that the agent realized a good profit by
clipping coupons. Sears has taken the
most decisive stand against this bill and as
chairman OF the claims committee. says
he would be stultifying himself to act
tavorably on it unless It is clearly demon
strated that Mr.. Stuefer did not realize
ne pnunh- 80 kAtg hnpd znaouIoNga, a.. ~. a..
asking from the state, $4,000.
II am willing to have an Investigation
made of any OF my official acts said Mr..
Stuefer, who is In the city. II will cheer
fully testify before the committee II 1t de-
sirss. l do not fear my claim will be re-
1ected. Ten Of the claims committee voted
to allow It and only one. Mr.. Sears, voted
against IT."
Change In Election Law.
The house has put in a busy day in
committee Of the whole on the revenue
bill and other important measures. Be-
fore going into comittee of the whole II
passed several bills, among which was
H. r.. 1856. by Gilbert of Douglas. pro-
vidlng for radical changes in the city elec-
tion law, designed to prevent repetitions Of
the frauds perpetrated in Omaha during
and prior TO the last primary election, when
scores of illegal voters from other states,
principally Iowa, were brought into the
city. The bill lessons the chances for citi-
zens to vote at primaries who have not
registered and provides that the city clerk
shall publish the names in the ofhcial
paper seven days prior to the primaries OF
all who have not registered, so that they
may be known to the voters.
II. r. 271. drawn and backed by South
Omaha citizens and introduced by Riggs Of
Douglas, provides for a reorganization OF
the South Omaha school board, with FIVE
instead Of nine members, was passed under
suspension OF the rules. The purpose OF
the bill. its friends say, is to preclude the
occurrences of such scandals as TRANSFERRED
there among members Of the school board
last year.
House Ratiaes Appointment.
AS a sequel to the attempt to subject
Secretary Of State Marsh to oficial casti-
cation for alleged discrepancies in the pur-