Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10

have their little appropriations or allow
cities 20 have what is due them IN taxes
on terminal property.
While very few OF the members are in
the city today, those who are here in most
instances express themselves as being sat
ished with the sections Of the new bill
made public. The taxing OF insurance
companies on their gross receipts, that Is,
how It is to be done, or on what rate, is
not understood by one member. at lerst.
Of the committee. The only Information
he was able to give was that the COM
mittee had decided to tax the companies on
their gross receipts, but Row, this men,
Der did not understand The valuation of
real estate at its cash value. with the
penalty clause ATTACHED, is favorably com
mented on by members here.
The legislature will have to wrestle with
the county treasurer seal proposition, as
the subcommittee to which this was re-
ferred was against It.
In the meantime there has been intro
duced in the house 229 bills and in the
senate 144, which will at least take up
some OF the time OF the various commit
tees Night sessions are in sight.
Legislative Gossip.
Chairman Warren of the house revenue
and taxation committee says his commit
tee has not yet considered the Omaha Real
Estate exchange bill, H. r. III. and there
fore must hold on to 1t a little while
longer. The plan is to have this bill con-
sidered and acted on when the revenue
bill Is taken up. ,-
Despite the fact that the legislature had
adjourned for a week and that the asylum
and public lands and buildings committees
A. II ha
meantime, no standing committee reported
TO the house today. In this connection II
should be mentioned that but seven new
bills we're introduced in the house and
eighteen in the senate. The weeks interim
did not produce the train of bills that was
expected, or rather. feared.
McAllister of Deuel. will introduce his
bill to reapportion the state into legis-
lative districts, probably tomorrow. The
bill is completed and it's author desires
to consult with some Of his colleagues as
to certain Of it's provisions before submit
ting IT, The measure is much the same
as the Evans reapportionment bill of
last session. II will be remembered that
Mr.. McAllister, through The See, the first
week of the session, announced his inten-
tion Of introducing such bill.
Nelson Of Douglas said today that the
Omaha charter bill probably would be
ready for presentation in the house tomor-
row. AS the Douglas county delegation
! has been cogitating on this measure since
| before the Legislature convened 1t is sup
posed to at least meet the approval of that
contingent.
Urge Supreme Court Commission.
This committee Of ATTORNEYS from Omaha
appeared before the joint judiciary COM
mittee tonight and urged for the retention
Of the supreme court commission: John
l.. Webster, J. L. Kennedy, G. c. Wright
Frank II. Gaines and Isaac Congdon. The
committee represented the State Bar asso-
citation. also the Omaha. Bar association
Three bills making different provisions for
the retention Of the commission are pend
| ing before the legislature. The committee
champloned none Of these in particular, bu,
argued that the multiplicity OF cases de.
manding attention Of the supreme court
made essentia, the continuance Of the CON-
| mission.
The South Omaha citizens tonight urged
the Douglas county delegation to work for
bill, yet to be introduced, which would
establish a fire and police commission In
their city: Denna Alberry, H. s. Duke
David Anderson, A. l., Bergquist A. q
Pancoast, U. d. Mann, ]. Laverty, Johr
Keegan, G. NJ. Hunt, E., L. Howe, tai
o'Neil, James H. Vandusen. Their con,
tention was that only the corrupt element
kopposed their proposition.