Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-13
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makers and machinists is tai4 one:
Section 2. No person shall be eligible to
hold an Office Of commissioner OF steam
engineers or assistats commissioner VINO
is not a resident Of the state and who has
not had al least FIVE years Of actual ex-
perienC9 in operating steam engines ana
stesm boilers and who shall not have had
actual and continuous charge Of "a steam
plant for at least one year. next precedRg
his appointment, and shall mold urst-class
license issued By a board duly authorized
10 Issue such license, or who is directly or
indirectly interested in the manufacture
or sale Of boilers or steam mafhinerS or
that Is in general use In the construction
Of steam boilers or engines. or who Is not
Of good moral character, and no person
shall enter upon or perform any other
duties Of commissioner OF assistant com
missioner Of steam engineering VINO dhas
the same with he-secretary Of state that
he will faithfully and impartially perform
the duties OF his office.
The Objectionable feature &c that the
bill makes ineligible those men who con-
struet boilers and engines. who have or
do not run engines. to appointment as
oommissloner or assistant commissioned
Joseph Scheidt, business agent OF the
Omaha boiler makers, and George Ochen-
beln, business agent of the Omaha ma
chinists, were here today to protest in be-
half OF their crafts against this pro-
vision.
I'VE claim said Mr.. scheidt, that
the men who make engines and boilers are
more capable than any others to run an
engine and therefore naturally qualified
in a superior manner to act as inspectors
of boilers and engines.
at seems to me this ought to be ner-
fectly clear andN plausible to any one. |
can't imagine why this does not mmen
kfoo1f 10 thn ottthor ~ THE hill -
Bnckset for Charter Bill.
The Omaha charter bill was not intro
duced today and 1t is not exactly clear now
when II wifi BE Introduced. 1t has had
a set back, as several provisions do not
meet the unanimous approval Of the men,
bers Of the delegation and will have to be
changed, in some cases. radically SO. II
is the desire TO have a bill that win at
least command united support from the
delegation.
Legislative Gossip.
After the defeat Of a resolution to give
the newspaper men in the house copies
of the compiled statutes, a member who
voted for the resolution jokingly remarked
to a reporters:
why didn't you fellows know enough
to get John N. Baldwin's sanction to. the
resolution, then It would have passed,
under suspension Of the rules, II necessary"
II was q striking coincidence that the
Shelly bill to prevent and punish desecra-
lions of the American nag, so indisso-
Iubly linke with the name Of the great
emancipator, should have passed the house
on the anniversary Of Lincoln's birthday,
an event which the house observed in
formal resolutions.
Koattar of nouOIaa introducad q hill IN
day to prohibit. any saloon keeper from
selling intoxicating liquor to an hsbitual
drunkard and compelling any v~iolator Of
the act to remunerate the wife and chill
dren OF such drunkard for any lack Of
support caused by the husbands and faith
ers' ipebriation. ,
Another bill by Koetter prohibits the use
OF slot machines, policy wheels or any
other gambling device in any place used
for this purpose. 1t therein amends sec
ton % OF chapter xxi of the criminal code.
Belden Of Richardson presented a bill
today designed to impose greater ~restric-
lions on the >proprietors of barber col
leges and their students. It contemplates
an annual license fee Of $500, to be paid
= August 1 each year; provides not less than
a two years course for every student, who
In addition to this must possess a certih-
NV ~ eh1 AA1hLeoN CNACAN hO van ~
at the BARRIERS trade. This one restriction
is calculated TO correct many abuses com
plained Of as arising from the custom of
flooding cities with so-called BARRIERS whose
knowledge and experience in the business
consists Of a few months course In one
OF these places. This has long been the
source OF much complaint by the trade.
Major Buchanan, general passenger
agent OF the Elkhorn road, appeared be-
fore the house committee on agriculture
today In the interests OF H. R. 1SS, by
JahEel of Washington, providing for more
expeditions methods Of compiling and pub
fishing state statistics. Major Buchanan
said the. railroads favored the bill as 1t
would facilitate the work Of their adver-
tising departments.
Since the Introduction OF bills into the
Legislature providing for the killing oil
prairie dogs, the legislature has attracted
attention outside of the state. Today Gov.
ernor Mickey received a letter from .
Hoosier who has a remedy that he desires
to be tried In Nebraska that he guaran.
tees will bring about the desired results
The letter, dated "Clifty. Ind" follows
Your honor, l have a device for the ex,
termination. for the destroying the pests
work. II your state will remunerate,
will send you the device, 1 have applied
for patent! The device is this; attacl
rubber hose to steam engine insert tn
nozzle in this holes occupied by the dogs
Let steam on by proper attachments; will
burn them out in a few seconds. VII
destroy badgers\or anything that lives ii
The Sogs ON ne nratrie Please give motto
in some paper that will extend over tn
state that Is infested with dogs.
(Signed.) STEPHEN ALLIT.
BY unanimous vote the senate this aft
ernoop adopted the Joint resolution favor
ing the election Of the United States sena
tore by a direct vote of the people.
SENATE HAS SHORT SESSION