Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-15
Strong Sentiment in Legislature that Debt
Must Be Provided For.
TAKES TIME BY FoRELocK
Douglas County Men Waiting for MOofett
to Name Employees
EFFORT TO CUT DOWN NUMBER IN SENATE
Committee on Employees Blocks the
Proposal and Full List IL Or
dercd on the Pay Roll
at Once,
CFrom a stan Correspondent.)

LINCOLN, Jan. 14.-tSDecial UNLESS
Sears of Burt is unable to prevent It all
those house members who are after build
! ing appropriations will be forced into line
to support a revenue bill, which, II not the
most important certainly will be one OF the
most important bills OF this session. AS
the first step in his predetermined plan Of
| commanding support for this measure to
provide means Of winning out the state debt
/ Sears today introduced this resolution:
Resolved As a rule Of this session that
! bills carrying appropriations. for pubic
! buildings shall not pass to the third read
| ing TIL revenue measure shall have pre-
ViCuSly passed providing for the payment
/ Of the present state Indebtedness, and from
! could be raised by taxation hereunder.
Asked II he would be the author of this
paramount bill Mr.. Sears said:
Il don't know that l will. I have not
framed any such bill yet"
| But MIR. Sears did not say he would not
introduce this measure and he frankly ad-
mltted the purpose Of the resolution today
| to be the bringing into line Of all authors
and friends of other appropriation meas-
ures. This is regarded as very successful
move in the interest of the revenue bill to
come, as it will have a tendency to make
rough the road of any building appropria-
tion measure whose author refuses to sup
port the revenue bill
Sentiment for Revenue Legislation.
That Mr. Sears will be one of the most
potent factors in the plan Of effecting leg
islation that will effect tho heavy state debt
if not indeed the actual leader-is gem
orally accepted And identified with him
in this important movement are other lead
ers of the present legislature. The con-
! census OF opinion is that Sears has taken
time by the forelock effectively by project
ing this resolution at this early stage and
acquitted himself Of very strategic act.
Revenue litigation, something that will af-
ford adequate relief from the enormous OBJ
legations now resting upon the state is the
slogan Of this session of the Nebraska leg
islature and II general evidences betray sin.
cere motives-and that is not questioned
It will take a mighty power 70 block this
: concerted movement on the part of this re-
publican legislature,
The Douglas county delegation 10 still
; waiting around on tho outside of Speaker
Mocketts holy Of holies for the announce
ment of some Douglas county men looking
for favors through their representatives
One announcement was made today, that o.
d. r. Loring as head janitor Of the house
p Loring is from the Second ward in Omaha
and has been performing these duties since
the opening of the session. pending the
!: chances of being regularly assigned to
them. Koetter would like TO see Henry In
man Of the First ward placed in some berth,
he is not particular what, and other mem
bers have a score or more of other candl-
dates. The members refuse to disclose the
names Of their applicants and so does the
, speaker, without the consent OF the Douglas
, contingent. One Of the Douglas representa-
: tives remarked today that he though the
speaker had had ample time to make his
N N ban
down an answer and relieve the suspense.
Attempt to Cut Down Employees.
Senator Hall of Douglas today introduced
c his bill empowering the legislature to de-
\ eide the number Of members Of the supreme
court and TO fix their salaries. The measure
is attracting considerable interest.
A certain number of republican senators,
inherently possessed of that fundamental
principal of true repubicanism ECONOMY
without parsimony," tersely expressed by
. Governor Mickey in his inaugural address
4 today attempted to enforce the operation
Of this principle by having the number OF
n senate employees cut down, but they failed
for the committee on employees brought In
a report recommending that all employees
| appointed should be put TO work, and thai
Immediately. But the committee did moi
II stop at this. 1t recommended that forr ad
If ditional names be placed on the list Of en-.
: ployes.
= Personal Notes.
u Warner of Lancaster is the youngest mar
J. in the house, being p years OF age. Ye
despite his years and limited experience h,
has been named as chairman OF the com
L mittee on revenue and taxation, which thi
% session probably will be the most importan
OF all committees in view of the grea
importance attached to legislation OF tha
class. The state debt must be wiped ou
e and there is a great demand for revise,
= tax laws, and these things must come unde
=, the consideration of this committee Mr.
Warner served in the house two years ago
Some little interest arose--under tn
surface-over the report Of The house com
mittee on employees which deprived tn
=, committee of deficiencies Of a clerk, thu
: setting up a precedent and changing tn
rules OF the house Rouse OF Hall
- chairman Of the deficiency committee AM
he says IT will have greater need foc
:. clerk than any other committee in tn
house and that the report Of the commit
~ tee on employees simply cannot stand
Good Of Nemaha was chairman OF the com
u mittee on employees and says that It wa
III not the intention OF the committee TO de
prive Mr.. Rouse and his associates OF
a. clerk and that the mistake will be rectihed
He says the only committee which IL wa
recommended to have no clerk was that o
r. elections.