Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-26


County Herald of Tekamah, then testified.
He said he first mentioned the Burt county
bond matter to Mr.. Stuefer March 20 or 21,
1901, at Lincoln. He said Stuefer told hin
he would make a definite offer for the bonds
IL the board cave him authority and asked
Sutherland to remain in the city a day or
two pending action Of the board. March
%, Sutherland said, he was given the in
structions and authority by the state board
to say to the Burt county board that the
state would take the bonds at 3h, payable
any time after five years, at the option of
Burt county, the bonds to run twenty years.
Sutherland said the boards statement con-
tanned a provision that IL acceptable to the
Burt county board the latter was to mani
fest its desire. Sutherland said he con-
veyed all OF this message to the Burt county
board.
Meyer, who was at the meeting, says he
could not recall Sutherland's saying any
thine except that the board would give
81 for the bonds.
Sutherland stated that the Burt county
board paid little attention to his message;
said he thought the board was opposed to
selling the bonds to Mr.. Stuefer.
Sears brought out the point, however, that
the chairman OF the board, rankin Ever
EFT, wrote two letters to Mr.. Stuefer ask
ing him what rate Of interest he would pay
for the bonds and never received a reply
to either letter. Sears submitted that this
did not Indicate any objections on the part
OF the board to sell these bonds to Stnefer.
but rather threw the burden of indifference
on the state treasurer, who failed to reply
to the letters.
sutherland said his address to the Burt
county board was on April o, 1901, and that
the rate was fixed on the bonds NAV L.
The lawyers. sears and Van D,,sen ysIvoa
argument of the case. The comm,ttao,s
findings are TO be as a verdict
Mr.. Stuefer has attended each session
Of the committee and taken a keen interest
At the conclusion tonight he said. laugh
ingly, he felt satisfied with the prospects
before him.
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HS Nioh pE
SpYernor Mickey. today signed HI gs6,
me Gilbert primary sleation bin,t4H aR.
1o'9 'WeDorg's bill calling on eoHkress fefs
2 constitutional amendment forTthGgd direct
Eelsetionpof Untteds stateaS sSnatDfsy HS9R
1SZ ~ Rouse or Hail. to- appropriate toAhA
state, university the agricultural EXPERT,
ment station fund and the NORTH fund,
and s.. r., 14Is by Sheldon of Cass, COM
pelling counties to keep open roads lead
ing from river bridges dividing counties
70 connect with the most accessible road.
The governor vetoed H.. R. i46, by Friedrich
OF Cass, to compel publication OF notices
OF school board meetings, at. which the
question Of changing school sites is to be
acted on. The governor accompanied; his
veto with a long explanation, saying the
amendment in the bill was not germane to
that section to be changed.
Prassur n c
Governor Mickey signed H. R. 2S6 at 2:45
enNs SiVeInoon. he was waited on about
noon ny the douglas county delegation. in
tne legislature In the interest Of the bill.
ne hsd oeen waited on repeatedly for sew
eIS uays past Dy this delegation, in fact,
snu others actively engaged In politics
TOY Omaha' urging him to sign the bill,
"hle Otner representative citizens from
repuDiican ana democratic parties had
slseu Urn 10 witnhold his signature.
speaking OF the bill, which is said to be
the weapon OF the faction that pushed it
through with which 1t intends to club its
poltieai enemies the governor said:
! gave the measure the most careful
CONSIDERATION ana submitted 1t to the at
torney general and was advised by him
anu ms assistant, Norris Brown, that 1t was
al rlsnt Hrom a co9stltulonal standpoint.
Iney informed me that the old law on
WhIch ms Dill was based. or in other
worus' "nich II amended, was not sound,
Do signed the measure 81
river since the Dill reached the senate
the poiitleai eoterie that was behind 1t,
Itod o. sa",tiS eiscreu-
eashed In their assets, have been haunting
the capital building and the goyernor's
office in the interest Of this measure. Thev
regard the governors signing the bill as
a distinct triumph for them.
The suggestion that the bill was framed
and promoted for the specific purpose of
enabling a set of politicians to vent their
spleen on those whom they hold resnon-
sible for defeating them in a recent cleo
tion, despite certain questionable methods
employed by this gang. probably needs no
stronger proof than that contained In the
statement Of a member Of the legislature
from Douglas county to a correspondent for
The Bee. IL was,
I'VE came down here to get even with
these fellows and xs have done IL. They
never had 1t stuck into them SO hard as