The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-12
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landslide was SO pronounced. With
only nine opposition members there
was no way to organize mock fight
80 the organization resulted from d
contest between the Burlington railway
and the field. the Burlington winning
In the house with Rouse for speaker
and in the, senate with Jennings foI
president pro tenn.
Mr.. Rouse is Hall county farmer
who is serving his fifth term. who is
stubborn as mule about triffes, but
who is SO thoroughly q yellow dog re-
publican that he will never seriously
antag0nize the corporations which
made him. He has some notions OF
economy and secured the consent OF
the house to his being the sole arbiter
Of place hunters. thing which may
make him governor in 1906 or kill
him SO dead that political skinning will
be thankless and useless task. His
idea Of holding the pay roll of the
house inside of legal limits is good
one, and that he will do it is simply a
gamble. There is enormous pressure
Tor place and life Is a burden to the
average member who feels that he is
IN duty bound to find place for at
least one political heller, and the sit
uati0n may demand that the speaker
be turned down and some needed
clerks, spittoon cleaners, whisk- broom
wielders, floor sweepers, window wash
ers wall flowers be appointed by reso-
luton.
In the senate the Burlington took
possession Of everything.
Senator Wall getA Mack to his old place
ts-ehairman Of the railroad committee,
Fhich means that independent elevator
ben and everybody else who desires
agency In rates or honesty In rail-
way assessments can go way back and
'sN down. From outward appearances
TN senate committee on miscellaneous
explorations, which is headed by Glib
eoA Of Douglas, is constructed for the
puIpose OF doing the fair thing" by
theA Interpretations and not thing for
the people.
The governors message was Of a
piec& with Mickeyism. There is not
q thing in that document which has
cause& ripple of interest among the
sol0nA There has been much amuse-
ment Impressed over his recommends
ton r3garding the lobby, which was
worthNof the chief executive Of state
which aeems in some inexplicable man
ner to let along without real COVER
nor in pite Of three attempts on the
part Of Ahe people to elect one. Mr..
Mickey Seemingly never heard of rail-
way discrimination in Nebraska at
least as gbvernor He never heard that
the railroads are accused Of avoiding
just taxatiAn. He never heard anything
which is az much interest to the tax
payers Of he state.
Senator Mmery has been calling at
tention to tae extravaganza of the Mil
ford industrial home. where it costs
S10,050 year to care for fifteen girls,
or $3.50 per capita; and of the Lin
coin home foA the friendless where the
per capita EXPENSE of $235 is more than
One-half paid Nput for official salaries.
He has fault 10 find with the Geneva
institution, buA in spite of his being
q member of Me standing committee
he fails to shdF up as q member of
any COMMITTEES which has to do with
these institutions. except on finance,
ways and meansA
The legislature is handicapped be-
cause the important department re-
ports are not yAt printed-and the
auditors report mIy not reach the leg
islature before adjournment This state
of affairs has come about through the
foolish policy OF fitting the printing
contracts to diversARnd sundry firms
all over the state without regard to
their ability to do lit. Some Of the
work delivered and accepted is of a
class that no BUSINESS man in Ne
braska would accept ION his own ac-
count and is disgrace to the state.
Both houses Adjourned over until
Tuesday of this week and at the MORN
ing convention the speaker did not an
nounce his committees, (which leads to
the belief that he really shaped and
controlled them. In tie senate the
committees were made liz in less than
- cty-four hours. If this shows any
eelS It shows that they 3ere made up
lChss.ore he legislature met and that
the official appointment has a mere
form. The house method ii the better,
even IL theyypeaker is sOBurroundefI