The independent., 1903-03-12

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now hanging over the ex-cOnvict. 1t
will be returned unsatisfied. Then a
suit in the nature of bill of discov-
cry would make things interesting for
Bartley and those who borrowed from
him.
On the suggestion of Sears COM
mittee has been appointed to investi-
gate Former Treasurer Stuefer. Just
why Stuefer should be made the scape-
goat of those shady bond deals is not
stated. The whole board of educa-
tional lands and funds is to blame.
The senate has been all wrought up
over alleged irregularities OF Secre-
tary of State Marsh but the trouble
seems to be really between two Lin
coin dailies. Since Mr.. Marsh's ac-
ton with relation to the ballots last
fall, The Independent regards him as
a weak specimen of peanut polite
ian," but it has no sympathy with the
attacks thus far made upon him by
the legislature.
The senate has appointed sitting
committee composed Of Warner, Wall,
Day, Reynolds, ONeill, Hall, Hast
ings, and Saunders, republicans; and
Way, fusionist.
Tuesday the senate passed S. F.
$50, irrigation; H. R. 81, concealed
weapons; and H. R. 76, stay of execu-
ton; S. F. lis, appeal bonds; S. F.
155, throwing costs on malicious prose-
cutting witness; S. f. 160, truant Off
GERS; S. F. So, Missouri river boun-
dary; H. R. 46, notice of school meet
ing; S. F. 237, establishing roads.
The house on Tuesday passed H. r.
236, more stringent registration law
for Omaha; H. r. 1923, benefiting Elk
horn railroad by removing two-thirds
Indebtedness limit; II. r. 240, increas-
ing salary of secretary state banking
board to $4,000; H. R. 1923, relief of
Russell F. Loomis.
| Richardson county taxpayers have
requested their representatives to vote
for S. F. 242, sort of phoenix risen
from the ashes of H. r. III and $50,
because the A. & N pays but s59.43
city taxes, the M. p, $3.50; while
one Falls City merchant alone pays
$47.SS on his stock and $51 on his
store building, and one of the banks
pays $144.50. These Richardson coun-
| ty taxpayers have gall-in view of
their voting for continued railroad
| tax-shirking.
Governor Mickey has vetoed S. F.
29, which provided for certain fees to
| be paid the land commissioner. g He
had heard of the Gene Moore decision
and believed the bill unconstitutional.
Of course it isn't-but that decision
is rank.
4 The senate Monday passed H. r.
119, reports of teachers and county
superintendent; H. R, 1877, a joint
resolution memorializing congress to
pass a bill for the election of United
States senators by popular vote.
4 The Bee said Monday: "Really if
the session were to adjourn tomorrow
the 2Sth Nebraska legislature would
less in actual results than any that
ever assembled in this state"
Representative Rouse of Hall, Perry
of Furnas, and Caldwell of Clay are
leading republicans fighting the rev.
enue bill, H. r. 944.
| The senate Saturday passed S. F.
20, dispensing with notice to minor
child adopted unless he is over IA;
S. F. 48, annexation of territory il
bi-county villages and cities; S. F
125, amendment to articles of incor
poration; S. F. 9, "board of pardons,
: giving S. day job to some ''law
! yer
. Friday was the last day for intro
: duction of bills. The various appro
y nriation hills of course came in Tho,