Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-08
ELECTION LAWS ARE UP
Important Questions Nay Be Decided BY
Supreme cOurt 81 Session To-day.
NO SOLUTION OF TUcEERuW At PRESENT
legal Department. Would Like 60
Have Matter Brought Formally
Befors Court By Mon who
Draw Juriea.



LINCOLN. Nov. 7.--tspecial )-supreme
court will meet tomorrow. having delayed
It's meeting one day on account Of cleo
ton. This sitting OF the court Is Of espe-
cial interest 20 the people OF Lincoln, be-
cause It II expected at this time that the
written order and opinion In the LINCOLN
charter case will be handed down. Man
dhmus proceedings were brought some
months ago to compel the old city coun-
Gil to canvass the vote cast for councilmen
AZ the June election. as authorized by the
new city charter At the last sitting OF
court an order was issued directing the
council TO canvass the vote, but upon the
application OF Tom Munger the order was
modified ordering the council to await the
further action Of the court. IL is expected
also at this sitting that the opinions de-
ciaring the election laws authorizing an
extension of the terms OF the county reg
lister of deeds and county supervisors will
be given to the public. At its last meet
ing the court merely held that the laws
were unconstitutional and announced that
the opinions would be handed down later.
The fate Of the Dodge primary election
law which applies only to Douglas county,
ting. The validity Of this law at this
time VIII have no effect insofar as today's
election was concerned. as its provisions
have already been carried out. However
there is considerable interest in the COM
iaz decision out in the state as well as in
Douglas county.
Examines Pupils Eyes.
At meeting Of the School board last
night It was decided to inaugurate sys-
tern for the examination OF the sight and
hearing of every pupil entering the school.
This will be done for the purpose OF ind
ing out whether defect in the eyes OF
ears OF pupils is the reason why some OF
them do not make normal progress In
their studies. Physicians WIN instruct the
various teachers how to make the simple
examination and the board will at once
order cards with which TO test the eyes
of the pupils The board also increased
the taaries of all janitors, the lowest be-
ing $3.50 and the highest increase being
$3.50.
No Solution of Tucker Law.
The legal department Of state has not yet
solved the Judge Tucker jury law puzzle
and the indications are It will be several
days before the answer is finally discov-
cred
The question is a serious one because
0u11EK tne InOnln Ol ANONNHiDOA NAAOAS -
usually more cases tried by jury than in
any other month in the year. Should a
prisoner be tried under the law and with a
jury selected under its provisions IT may
tnvalidate the verdict OF the jury should
the objection be raised.
According to the legal department the
quickest solution OF the conundrum would
he for a canyassing board to refuse to ss-
Iect the panel under the law and then have
someone bring mandamus proceedings and
test the law in the supreme court II the
court cannot find an answer TO the problem
4isen the law can Be declared unconstitu-
tional. like most OF the other laws enacted
by the late legislature and the people can
operate under the old system Of selecting
juries Anyhow little red apple will be
given the first lawyer who sends In the best
answer to the legal department
The state oil ONCE is down and out
Deputy Inspector Burns is a little better
after long Siege OF sickness, another
deputy reported by mail that he was un-
der the weather, while Edward A. Church
The chief Inspector, is confined to his bed
with good prospects of remaining there
several days. M
Child Burned to Death.
Vera Cues, the 5-year-old daughter nj
Mr.. and MRS. Fred Giles Of Denton. wa
-
little girl and a younger child were left ir
the house for a short time while the
mother was out in the yard Mrs. Giles
heard the child screaming and rushinI
back into the house found the little one''
clothing In a blaze. As rapidly possible
she smothered the names, but the chiit
was; burned so badly that she died within
a few hours. In her efforts to save he
child Mrs. Giles was severely burned abou
the hands and arms and this, togethe
with the nervous shock. has made he
condition serious.
Quiet Times ne state House.
The state house today was like the bust
ness end OF a small town during a circu
performance. Only the hard-worked stem
ographers who, because of their sex, cal
take no part in the salvation OF thei
country today, together with Deputy At
torney General Thompson and Henry sey
mour, were all that was left in the variou
ofnees. Mr. Thompson did not go to Mer
rick county to vote because his vote wa
not needed and for the further reaso
that he is still trying to figure out tn
now famous Tucker puzzle. guaranteed {
be sure road to DIR. Green's institution
Henry Seymour did not go 20 York count
to vote because of illness in his family