Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-17

sumo the trouble Ut fighting these bills
Just to save the farmers money. Let
them lose their money IL they want TO-"
he said.
During the hearing c. w. McConoughy
an elevator man Of Holdrege, asked Senator
Brady why IL was the farmers needed spe-
cial legislation to enable them to engage
In this business, and why they did not
go into it as the elevator man did, without
any special laws
simply because we can't" was the SEN
ator's retort. "Out at my town, Albion the
farmers have a corporation with $40 900
capital, and they asked both the Union
Pacific and the Elkhorn for the privilege
Of building an elevator on their right of
way. They were refused, absolutely. Each
railroad said there were elevators enough
at Albion. So we decided to contest the
case and hence the introduction of senate
file 102"
why Telephone Rates are High.
President Yost of the Nebraska Tele-
phone company was here tonight to appear
before the special committee appointed by
the senate to investigate telephone rates.
As two members of the special committee
were on the Joint railroad committee, the
meeting was postponed until O'clock
Tuesday morning. Mr. Yost remained over
TO attend.
II will cheerfully appear before the com
mittee," said Mr.. Yost, land answer all
the questions l can. | presume the mem
bers will question me ON overcharges. There
is one thing the public does not take into
consideration in discussing telephone rates,
and that is this In Omaha, for instance,
we are putting in a new switchboard at a
mNwn mn
We tried to sell 1t and the best price We
could get was $4,000. loss OF 100000. In
a few years we wifi have to put in another
new board and the one we are buying now
will go like the 'frst one. We are com
pelled, however, to pun in expensive ap-
paratus to meet the demands OF our patrons.
This is one reason the rates are high in
Omaha"
The deficiency committee met tonight and
passed on the penitentisry claims, amount
ing to about $4,000.
Judicial ApportiOnment BILL.
BY the terms of a bill introduced in the
senate today by Warner OF Dakota for the
redistricting OF the jadicjal, districts, Of
the state, the Third district, composed Of
Douglas, Sarpy. Washington and Burt, loses
one judge, leaving a total of six instead of
total reduction Of four judges over the
state. 1t adds Saunders county to the Sec
ond district, now composed of Lancaster.
Nemaha,, Cass and otoe. but does not
change the number of judges Numerous
changes are made throughout the various
districts, as may be seen from a review
OF the list OF districts published In the
senate routine.
The proposition to abolish the office OF
commissioner OF labor was submitted to the
legislature today by a joint resolution in
troduced in the senate by Jennings OF
Tkayer. The resolution is said to have q
considerable backing, but It is doubted II
It will be able to muster enough strength
to carry 1t through The appropriation
asked FOR from this legislature to defray
the expenses of this office for the next two
years is something over $4,000, and the
desire to abolish the office arises, 1t is
understood from the disposition of certain
members to cut off every possible expense
of state government.
Jennings resolution provides for the ap,
pointment by the legislature of a commits
sion to conduct thorough Investigation
into the affairs OF and pertaining to- the
Labor bureau and report to the legislature
Upon this report the<legislature will be
expected TO decide whether Nebrasks
should continue the maintenance OF thii
ONCE or not
Turns Down Boiler Makers.
H. r. 2ST. by Gilbert Of Douglas. which
oontemplates the appointment Of a boart
Of three boiler and engine inspectors b!
the governor. as a state institution, whicl
was explained in recent issue Of The Bee
is creating considerable interest, especial!
among Omaha labor union men OF the ma
chtnisf and hollar rnaLar crafts These mo