Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
RUSH WORK ON STATE HOUSE
Senate and House Chambers Not Anywhere
Near Ready for Session.
COMMITTEE ROOMS ALMOST UNTOUCHED
President Roosevelt 90 he Invited 60
Address Presbyterian Assembly
which Meets in Des MOines
in May.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

ttrOm stan correspondent
DIES MONIES, Nov. 2.-Cspecial )-Only
the most energetic efforts will complete
the work on the senate and house cham
bers at the state house for the legislative
session which convenes January 5. In the
house chamber the new carpet is half
down. The new carpet for the senate has
been purchased, but is not in the city
yet. There are only six weeks remaining
to complete all the work, and the furni-
ture of both house and senate is being re-
vanished and reupholstered. The commit
tee rooms back of the house chamber are
just as they were two years ago after
the big fire. In two of them the scaffolding
is up preparatory to revarnishing the
woodwork and decorating the ceiling and
walls. In the others the woodwork is in
shape. but the walls and ceiling have not
been touched The work is being crowded
with all possible speed. 1t was stated to-
day at the senate house that the work
had to be completed by the time the legis-
lature convened and hence would be. The
only furniture that has been completed Is
the new desks for the speaker, clerk and
reporters in the house All the other furni-
ture is being scraped. sandpapered and
vanished and upholstered. and thus far
but little of it has been completed.
Invite President ROOseveIt.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the Presbyterian General AS
semblv, which will rreet in Des Moines
next May, has issued an invitation to
President Roosevelt to be present and adj
dress the assembly. The committee was
Fiven an intimation that the president
might accept such an invitation and is
therefore hopeful that he will attend.
TO settle Ola Gases.
In the federal court today Judge Nc
Pherson announced that before adjourn
ing court for the term, which will be
some time next week, he will take up a
number of old cases on the docket and dis
pose of them. Among these will be those
against Max Keouskopf, formerly assistant
postmaster a. Marshalltown. and indicted
four years ago for embezzling the funds
of the office. He was released on good
behavior. Another is that against Thomas
Clark, accused of writing threatening let
ters to Congressman Smith of Council
BLUFFS, and also against Hudson Criss OF
Winterset, all old cases that attracted at
tention at one time.
old Soldier Wants Job.
Melvin Stone has employed Major Charles
Mackenzie and will ask for writ of man
damus to compel the Board of Public
Works of this city to give him the post
ton of street commissioner, now held by
John Stewart. Stone is an old soldier
and Stewart is not The decision of the
supreme court sustaining the old sol
diers preference law, it is believed, will be
the cause of any number of proceedings
of this nature.
Philippine soldiers banquet.
Those living in this city who saw service
in the Philippines will banquet at the Wei
lington hotel Tuesday evening and lay
plans for the annual session of the ma
| tional society. which will be held here mex
year. 1t is expected that about 100 will
be present including officers and soldiers
of the Eleventh cavalry at Fort De'
Moines.
Soldier Fined $500.
Otis Meliza of Red Oak was fined 500
today for attempting to defraud the pen
sion department. He asked for leniency
claiming that his family was starving anC
that he had need of the money. lie will
be put in Jail for a month and on a show,
ing that he cannot pay the fine of $50
will be released