Omaha daily bee., 1904-01-20

suggested that sixty days ought to be
given for the filing OF briefs.
The entire morning was consumed by
the court in calling cases and assigning
them for argument before the various
commissions. Commission No. 3 was de-
pleted by the absence of two Of the men,
bers, and Judge Dufiie therefore sat with
No 2 Six cases were assigned to No. /
and ten to No. 2.
Attorney S. L. Geisthardt launched an
argument this morning in a case from
Cass county against the constltutionality
Of the law permitting clerks of courts to
issue fee bills and giving them all the
force and effect of an execution Mr.
Geisthardt insisted the law was unconsti-
tutlcnal because IT made the clerk a law
unto himself; he could make what charges
he saw At and take a mans property with
out any due process.
Attorneys stII warm.
The Penn-Trompen controversy. over
which a fisticuff was precipitated in dis
trfct court yesterday, came up before the
court this morning and Mr.. Greene and
Mr.. Tibbets INDUCED in some warm con-
tradictions over the facts relating to the
condition of the record. Mr.. Greenee in
sisted that the briefs were not filed upon
him in time. and the controversy ended by
both asserting they would present evil
dence to back up what they had declared TO
be the facts
Republican Committeeman Arrive.
The vanguard of the republican state
committee is here preparatory to the meet
ing tomorrow, and while the committeeman
are not numerous enough to tell what will
be the action of the committee. the senti-
ment of the majority of those arrived is
Tor one convention. John L. Webster is
here and has announced that he will not
make fight for two conventions. being
content with any action the committee
sees fit to take. Those here are: Me-
Carger of Saline. Byron Clark of Cass.
Titus of Nemaha, Harrison of York.
Trainnery of Pawnee, Wait of otoe and
Chairman Lindsay.
supreme Court Proceedings.
Joseph p. Baldwin and Thomas Flickinger
were admitted to the bar on motion of at
torneys.
The following cases were marked for sub
mission:
Lille against State Pappe against Pappe.
NOISE NOISE AGAINST krug. McKibben against
against Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis q
Omaha Railway Company; Winnett against
iiiuai dBdiIlSl peterson, BOnaCum
against Murphy, Cady against Usher, Wig
genhorn against Fitzgerald, Lincoln Suppiv
Company against Graves. Myer against
First National Bank of Pattsmouth Nc
Cormick Harvester Machine Company
against Brown, Village of Grant against
Sherr1ll, Bradley & Co. against Basta
Holmes against Seaman, Dowart against
Bal, Blanke Tea and Coffee Company
against Trade Exhibit Company, State eX
Gay County. Omaha Bridge and Terminal
ailway Company against Whitney, Clasen
against Pruhs, Holmes against Columbia
| National Bank of Lincoln.
The following cases were submitted on
motion:
Penn against Trompen, Pritschau against
| Rice Bros, Pappe against Pappe. wardell
against Wardell, Edge against Edge.
The following miscellaneous orders were
| made:
Farnam against Lincoln. continued to
June 6; Horst against Lewis continued to
February l6 Ossenkop against Shea, dis
! missed; Shaw against Equitable Mutual
\ Accident Association. continued to Feb
ruary 16; Hash against Dillon. continued
! to February q Peter against Peter, contin-
ued to February 16; Perrin against Knight
| Trust and Masons' Loan Indemnity Com
pany, continued to February 16; General
| Assembly of A. b. A. against Kremen-
| chuck, affirmed; Stemm against Van Camp.
| affirmed; Nelson against Metz Brewing
| Company, affirmed Wells against Hauser,
| affirmed; Gaffey against Northwestern Mu-
! tual Loan Insurance Company, continued to
| February q Dubois against Martin, contn-
ued to February 2; Martin against Abbott,
| continued to February 3; Baldridge against
Coffman, continued to February 2, 1904.