Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
Small Attendance Delays Action on Question
of Leasing Grazing LdsnI
MADE SPECIAL ORDER FOR THIS MORNING
Patent that Sentiment is Practically Unani
nous Against It
SPIRITED DEBATE OVER PRINTING
House wants TO Know More About
Letting OF the Contract aud why
bills Are Not Promptly
Returned.
From n stan Ccrrespondent1


LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 26.--(Special Tele-
gram.) My judgment is that we will roc
ommend an entirely new bill rather than
revenue revision undertaken by amending
the old law" said a member Of the sub
committee Of the joint house and senate
committees on revenue revision tonight,
This subcommittee which was appointed
to decide whether whole new bill or sim
ply amendments should be attempted, had
a secret meeting. The members said no
decision was reached as one committeeman
Senator Pemberton-was absent. He
was absent because Of his inability to To-
cate the meeting. so carefully was it
guarded.
Tho member quoted also asked not to he
understood as making a decisive statement
as to the attitude of the committee, but
be showed plainly by his remarks that the
sentiment inclines toward complete reve-
nue. revision.
There are forty amendments in the
present revenue code" said he, land | am
convinced that It would be unwise to patch
it any more. This legislature had better
simply make an out and out new law. Oh,
Of course, l don't mean to throw away
the old law entirely. 1t contains some good
| features that could and should be used to
| advantage in drafting the new statute"
In answer to a query as to his opinion
! of the proposed Kansas revenue BILL. which
! is indorsed and supported by the Union
/ Pacific as a good law for Nebraska, this
| representative said:
| 81 think in most respects 1t is a good
bill. I have read It carefully, and believe
it would equally meet the needs Of this
state. I don't know why the Union Pa
! cifc any other corporation that is ac-
cused of tax striking should exert its en-
/ in hpb hal NJ I
| ing in II encouraging to a person or cor
! poration looking to eSade a Just share OF
| taxation"
/ fusionist member OF the legislature
has made this observation of the Kansas
! Union Pacific bill:
1T looks to me like the fairest and
most economical method OF revenue legis-
lation have ever seen"
| 1t certainly is a fact that this bill, good
or bad. is being vigcroualy pushed by
! Union Pacific lobbyists one OF these lob-
byists was asked tonight IL It was not the
Union Pacifcs scheme to secure the in
dorsement of this bill, while still not
wholly approving it. a means of de-
feating any sort Of revenue legislation. He
! smiled and said
That's one way of looking at it,
But the members OF the Joint revenue
! committee insist that the legislature will
not and dare not fail TO enact Pome reve-
nue. law.
Postpone Action on Leasing.
Owing to irregular attendance, the house
at 2 this afternoon decided to postpone
o'clock this afternoon decided to postpone
consideration of Governor Mickey's mes
| sage on the Dietrich land leasing bill as
special order, as was arranged for Sat-
urday. The subject will be taken up to-
morrow at 10 o'clock.
Before dropping the matter for today,
however. the house listened to the read
ing of several resolutions on this import
ant subject and every one indicated clearly
and beyond any doubt that the overwhelm-
Ing sentiment was against Senator Diet
rich's bill and with the plan outlined by
President Roosevelt and commended by
Governor Mickey, namely, that a commits
sion of experts be appointed to investigate
the conditions OF leasing and fencing graz
ing lands and report to the proper authori-
ties. In fact, a resolution of precisely this
character was introduced by Shelly OF
Douglas. AS the entire matter went over
for consideration tomorrow this resolution
was not acted on.
Although the general feeling among the
legislators is that the unfriendly attitude
manifested by Governor Mickey In his mes
sage last week practically puts this bill
aside so far as this session OF congress is
concerned, as was stated by The Bees stan
correspondent in Washington, there is an
evident desire that the Nebraska legisla-
ture place itself squarely on record as
being unalterably opposed to this PROPOSE
tion and for that reason the members who
: are most active in the matter are not dis
posed to speak easy" When the matter
comes up at tomorrow mornings session,
therefore, dlsapproval OF the house may
be looked for in strong and forclble Ian
guage. 1t is quite likely that the Shelly
p resolution will be adopted and not at all
r improbable that It will go through without
dissenting vote.
Makes Things InterestInE.
This was Missouri" day in the house.
4 The members wanted 70 "be shown" some
interesting and pertinent things in con-
I nection with the contract by which tie
= house printing is done. For some moments
the session resembled an old-time Meth
odist experience meeting and then al
, other periods 1t had the appearance OF an
: indignation rally.
Some days ago the house instructed It's
committee on public printing to 'nvesti-
gate the printing contract, by whom II wai
! let to whom and under what conditions
Today that committee reported. through
! its chairman, Anderson OF Knox. This
: caused the rufie. Mr.. Anderson said that
II the contract was let by the state printing
b, board composed OF the state auditor treas
q urer and secretary Of state. and was lei
TO the State Journal company, which con
y Germ was TO print the bills for 3134 a paK,
II for 500 copies. as stated some days
ago in The Bee. The contract further spe
Gifted that the printers should return
D. bills within three days or forfeit q fine o.
?, s25 for eaetB failure so to do. Il was Incl
:, dentally mentioned In the report that IN,
i, price two years ago for this work was onl!
$l1e.
Pending consideration OF this report
" Good OF Nemaha introduced a resolutioi
d that the employees and oficers Of the ho1s
be subordinsted and subjected TO the lirec
tion OF the chief clerk ana GreGg OF Wayn