Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25
HINTS ron THE LEGISLATURE.


ST. Edward Advance: II our state Nor
NAL Is to be divided into several parts and
distributed throughout \the state simply
to crafty the ambition Of a few politicians
why should st. Edward not have a part Of
the pie? When Nebraska succeeds in elm
mating the saloon and politics from it's edu-
c%ational system we will have accomplished
an end far more important to the general
good than the placing Of prohibitory liquor
laws upon our statute books.
Schuyler Quill; A bill has been intro
duced In the house reapportioning the ju-
dlcial districts OF the state. II provides
for four less judges in the state, on being
taken from this district and the district be-
ing made smaller by cutting of Merrick
county. II this district is to stand the pro-
posed reduction, which no doubt II can, the
bill should be amended so as to cut of a
few more judges. Give fewer district judges
and increase the supreme court member.
Rushville Recorder: We cannot see any
Just reason why the Norfolk asylum should
not be rebuilt. Tit state cannot afford to
allow 30 much valuable salvage TO go to
waste, and the needs Of the state call for
the maintenance Of the Norfolk asylum,
both on the score Of economy and con-
venience. 1t is one Of the few state in
stitutions established in the northeast
part of the state, and now an efficient
water works system has been built near II,
there is no necessity to add to other in
stitutions and waste so much Of the states
money in devising new building schemes.
Fairbury Gazette: Everybody admits that
Nebraska has the best legislature that ever
assembled at Lincoln, and yet II begins
to look like the members were playing
"hoss' on the revenue question and on
railway assessments, Any plan which fails
to assess every dollar of property on an
equal basis is a fraud and q humbug and
means political suicide for the members OF
the legislature who endorse 1t. Any as
sessment plan that favors any class of
property, regardless Of ownership, will be
a fiat failure. And the people Will hold
members to a strict accountability.
wausa Gazette: One Of the best compll-
ments given the present legislature il the
complaint Of want of patronage made by the
Lindell bar. The management of that de-
partment insists that the receipts for the
month are far short Of what they have been
during previous sersions. While all the
present members are not strictly temper
ance men, it is a gratifying fact that very
few, II any, indulge to an excess. This is
but another proof that in politics as we'll
as in other pursuits Of life the "boozer' is
relegated to the rear and the clean, sober
and reliable man 10 coming to the front.
Auburn Post: The present legislature
seems to be Inclined to make a record
Of economy, which 1t should do, but
many interests are besieging 1t Tor large
appropriations. Among them is one for an
exhibit at the st. Louis fair and another
for a building for the State Historical so
ciety. The state has been in the show
business for a number of years past at
some expense and it seems to the Post
that now is a good time TO stop the show
business and give us something that is
needed and will do the state more good
than a display at st. Louis, and that is a
liberal appropriation for a historical build
ing.
Auburn Post: A bill has been introduced
in the legislature to reapportion the judi
cial districts and curtail the number OF
district judges, This is a move In the
right direction and the bill should pass.
According to- the bill, the First district
is composed OF the counties of Richardson,
Pawnee, Johnson and Nemaha. The Fifth
district is Gage and Jefferson. This d.
vision has been made already by the judges
of this district. Judge Stull has held court
in these four counties for the last four
years and Judge Letton the other two,
and no one has heard of either Judge
being overworked. 1t would be better for
all parties IL the district was divided.