Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-10

dificult to keep the guard up to the stand
ards set by the government; that with an
eight days camp the guard spends the
greater part of its time in getting settled
and breaking camp, while ten days would
give full two days additional for actual
work At the last session of the legisla-
ture General Thrift asked for an appro-
priation OF 100000, but though he got an
increase he did not get all he asked, but
was told to take II up at the next session.
He therefore asks of the next legislature
an increase Of SIS, 600, the amount the last
legislature failed to give
No Opposition to Kendall.
II is expected shortly that all opposition
to Hon. Nate Kendall as speaker OF the
house will be removed and that the nomi-
nation and election of Mr. Kendall will be
unanimous and by reclamation. The can
didacy of Mr.. Kendall started on the adj
journment Of the last legislature, when
large number of the members OF the house
who expected to return went to Mr.. Ken
dali and volunteered their support to him
for the position. There were in the be-
ginning a few other candidates, but the
exigenciss of politics have removed them
from the field and Mr.. Kendall is now
practically without opposition, and 1t is
understood has direct pledges from ma
jority of the republican members.
Fifty-FirEt Senatorial District.
When the Iowa legislature assemblies, on
January IA next, the Fifty-frst senatorial
district of Iowa will be unrepresented, for
the first time In many years, on the first
day of January next state Printer Ber-
nard Murphy goes out of office, and as he
has been the sole and only representative
of the "Fifty-frst" senatorial district that
district will not be represented Officially"
There are Atty senatorial districts in
Iowa in which the people regularly elect
senators to the legislature. When Ber-
nard Murphy became state printer he be-
came a very familiar figure about the
halls Of legislation and in a short time
was dubbed the senator from the Fifty
first senatorial district" He secured the
Losition on merit and by promotion, and
his successor in the office OF state printer
cannot legally represent the dic..iGt till
he has demonstrated his ability to 40 so.
College Needs Little.
A meeting OF the trustees OF the State
Agricultural college at Ames will be held
some time this month at which time a de-
cslon will be reached as to what requests
will be made OF the coming legislature in
the way of appropriations. 1t is expected,
however, that the requests will not be large.
At the last session the State university
asked for little and the Agricultural col
lege asked for a great deal It wanted
money for completing tunnels from the
central heating plant TO the other build
ings, but It was refused. The last legis-
lature gave the State college 1880 in ad-
dition TO the millage tax. The erection OF
the new agricultural hall, which will cost
$4,000, has been commenced from money
| 10 ,.rftI
take this tax two years to pay for the
building. About the only request OF the
legislature will be for the tunnels and for
the support fund and an increase in the
appropriation for agricultural experiment
work. which was started with a small
! appropriation last winter.
DeE MOtneE People Inactive.
Des Moines people who at the last ses-
sion OF the legislature were pushing the
bill TO allow Des BIoines 70 adopt the CAL
weston plan OF government are this year
inactive, and there promises to be no lead
ership Of the movement at the coming ses-
sion OF the legislature unless some one
from some other city of the state anxious
to abolish it's city council takes up with
the proposition. Last winter Hon. James
@. Berryhill was the chairman OF a COM
mittee which urged the legislature 10 ac-
! ton. He went personally to Galveston 20
| study the plan OF government and then IN
| a public address presented the scheme to
the people OF Des Moines. The CONNER
cial club was induced 20 take II up then
and appoint a committee, and 1t put Ber-
ryhill at the head OF H. The club wHG
subsequently condemned for engaging -
| politics. and so this year II will have noth-
ing 10 do with It and Mr.. Berryhill saya
] he q Fots
/ Rapids citizens have at times professe1
anxiety 70 have the bill passed so that \
could be taken up in those cities.