Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-12
BIC STICK FOR SHELDON
SuVEsstion for Drafting Administration
Bills oovsrinE Platform Premises.
FLM IS FOR tfF Give LEGISLATION
Intention to Prevent waste Of Bn-
ergy and Division over Bill.
introduced at Request
Of Railroads.
prom a stan Correspondent.

IL high up in the AFFAIRS or the republican
party in Nebraska has figured out a plan
whereby the next legislature will have little
trouble in passing laws to conform to the
promises made in the republican state plat
form. II is supposed the railroads and
other special interests will have introduced
by their friends multiplicity Of bills cover
ing every plank in the platform and get
the members to fighting among themselves,
each for his own bill and thus prevent et-
fective legislation. To prevent this scheme
from being carried out, this man suggests
that administration" bills be introduced,
covering the platform. That the bills called
administration bills have the approval Of
George L. Sheldon before they are intro
duced and that all the influence Of the
executive and the state organization be be-
hind the measures. In other words, he
would have George Sheldon be TO the Ne
braska legislature what President Roose-
welt is to the national congress. He would
have Sheldon get into the game with the
big stick" Commenting upon his plan, he
said:
SHOULD the railroads have their friends
Introduce a number Of bills there is bound
70 be jealousies and strife among the men,
bers TO see which one carries OF the honor
OF being the father of the bills which are
passed. When the railroads can get the
legislators to fighting among themselves It
will be an easy matter to get legislation
enacted which will not be effective But
| II Governor Sheldon should give his en-
dorsement to one certain bill or even have
the bill introduced himself, II Wilt be passed
with little or no trouble. The people have
confidence In Sheldon and so have the
members-elect Of the legislature. He can
take a hand in the passage OF bills Just the
same as the president has done. He knows
| what laws are needed probably better than
any member elected to the legislature be-
cause he has made these questions seri-
| Gus study and any measure he recommends
will be sound and will be fair both to the
people and to the corporations.
'TTnder ordinary circumstances dozens Of
| bills will be introduced which will not be
worth the paper they are written on, inso-
far as being constitutional is concerned,
and yet these bills will have the support
OF some members. To get effective lesisla-
ton and to carry out the platform Of the
republican party I know Of no better plan
! than 70 have the governor take hand
/ in the affairs OF the legislature Under
| ordinary circumstances the people would
resent the interference II the chief execu-
tive with the affairs Of the legislature, but
these are not ordinary times. The repub-
lican party has made certain distinct and
positive promises and the easiest and tho
safest plan to get those promises carried
out is to have tho governor-elect WELD the
{ big stick"
Warrant Indebtedness Reduced.
Under the operations Of the Sheldon act
the warrant indebtedness of the state had
been reduced S249, 1926 up to November l.
At that time the general fund warrant
indebtedness was S1,S75, 2so.45. This is a
reduction from the Indebtedness left by the
fusionists in 1901 Of $l6sS6,ss. The general
fund warrant indebtedness at this time is
easily. accounted for iu~-the libeFality-. OF
the republican isgisIsturass 10 the. ieduca
tional institutions Of the state and the
large amounts appropriated for permanent
l improvements at the various state institu-
lions.
In 1923 there was appropriated for the
maintenance of the university 1896, $40, while
the last legislature appropriated SSa2 40. an
increase OF 1896 go. For the normal schools
there was appropriated in 1893 S5s,65O while
the last legislature appropriated S25l, 200, an
increase of $11,6Oo.
\ number of legislators are Of the opin-
ion the l-mill levy now made for the main
/ tenance and support of the university could
be reduced to half mill without injuring
the institution, inasmuch as the grand
assessment roll has been so materials In
creased while the increase in the number
Of students has not kept pace with the
amount of the appropriations. The salaries
paid some Of the teachers Is small com
pared with the services rendered, but some
Of the legislators believe if the institution
is put on a business basis these salaries
could be increased and at the same time
the institution can get along with less
money
Strange Tongues at Revival.
AT revival meeting beng conducted
at an Adventist cnurcn here "stranRe
tongues" nave developed anu all Llncoln
Is wondering about il. Recently one OF
the falJhtul attendants began TO talk a
mysterious language and on the folloWilia
night TWO other OF the faithful ones be.
gan to talk the same language with va
natlons. The three anecteu ones and the
minister In charge have decided this Is the
ro'hllment Of the prophecy Of the Lord
and that shortly there will come one vho
can interpret the strange tongues ana all
VIII be well for those now afflicted A
university professor diagnosed the ease
with a lot of science, but this has had
no eject on the enthusiasm Of the meet.
ing and neither has ii satisfied those who
have heard the strange tongues vakEIe
ChlneAe was called In 70 see II he could
understand the new language, but he could
!. not Those who have received the bless.
ms are supremely happy and others are
striving for IT, Those who speak the
strange language DO not understand whst
they say and do not care for they are
. certain 1t will all come out in the wash
In the meantime prayers are ascendinO
nishuy-f the coming OF the interpreter.
Plans for sunday Base Ban
Base ball fans IN Lincoln are fgurine
on Sunday base ban here next year II
IL not probable that an attempt will be
made 70 pull on the games inside the cit,
. limits. II Is planned now 10 have the
games played either at Capital beach OF
some other convenient place and the week
DAY games at the usual grounds Duck,
Holmes got good support here last year
and he does not intend to do anything
which would put base ball in bad odor
1 but as numerous fans who every sunds,
wend their way 20 Omaha or 10 som,
! other seaport town where the blue law,
I are not In effect want Sunday games, they
nay force Holmes to start something
Inasmueh a. over 1000 people usually wen
ffrom here last summer on Sundays 10 SEE
the Omaha-Lincoln games, II is believed
I ~ It,