Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-13
OBJECT TO REDISTRICTlNC
Legislators Of Opinion There Are Too Many
Judges fer Work Performed.
INCuMBtNTs TAKE THE CONTRARY VIEW
Result Likely TO he legislative Com
mission TO Investigate and re-
port to the Next session
Of Lawmakers.

port TO the Next session
Of Lawmakers.
tFrom a STAFF Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Feb. 12-CspecialD - Be
cause OF the strong opposition to any
measure to redistrict the state on judicial
district lines it is more than likely there
will be commission appointed by the
general assembly to investigate the sub
iect and report to the legislature just how
much each district court in the state is in
session and how much of the time of the
district Judges is occupied with such work.
At the session two years Senator Whipple
and Representative Cummings made some
Investigations and gathered considerable
information. enough as they thought, to
warrant an entire reorganization OF the
judicial districts Their plan would have
made a less number of judges and the
opposition was strong against any such
course It is asserted there is not enough
work in many OF the districts to keep the
Judges busy. The plan of appointing
commission is for the purpose of bringing
the facts prominently before the people
i'm such shape there would be demand
for a reorganization. IL not a lessening
OF the number OF judges.
Demurrage Bill In House.
Representative Powers i'm the house this
afternoon introduced demurrage bill. The
bill is introduced at the request of a num-
Der OF shippers and its purpose is to regu-
ate the handling of car load lots, to equal
ize the charges for car service and to fix
penalties for the detention of cars 1t is
claimed that one of the main purposes of
the bill also Is by regulating the car load
service to compel roads to furnish cars
for car loads of freight when demanded.
VIII Push KtrI<wOod Monument.
Senator Hughes is preparing to push the
interests of the bill to place a bust OF the
late Governor Kirkwood in the hall Of
fame at Washington The bill has been up
at several sessions and has now passed the
house Senator Harper and many OF the
old soldiers Of the senate favor the bill
and will be heard in its favor before the
appropriations committee.
Regents Bill To-day.
The bill prepared by the commission ere
ating a board of regents to have the man
agement of all the educati institutions
will be introduced in the senate tomorrow
by Whipple and will go onto the calendar
without reference to committee.
senate Proceedings.
The senate this afternoon passed the
highways committee bill permitting town
ships to have as many four road SUI
perintendents.
John Connellys resignation as journal
clerk was accepted and J. S. Irish was
elected to the position. Mr.. Connolly Is
one of the old employees of the senate and
his resignation is a surprise
Senate Blls-By Ericson.- appropriating
$S12. 600 for the state college at Ames; by
Smith of Des Moines. eSppropriating $500
for monument to- John. Morgan, a revo-
lutionary soldier at Burlington; by Turner,
establishing state agents Tor INDUSTRIAL
schools and the orphanage; by Turner, pre-
viding for adoption of orphans and chill
dren at orphanage and Industrial school;
by Bleakly, a legalizug act for Eagle
Grove.
House Proceedings.
The house passed resolutions honoring
Hon. George Schramm on his 90th birth
day. The same resolutions were passed
by the senate Saturday
House Bills-By Cobb, requiring toll lines
to connect with all telephone exchanges;
by Powers, a demurrage bill; by Bixby,
requiring creameries to heat all SKINNED
milk before delivery to patrons; by Ritter,
lington in honor of John Morgan, revoiu-
tionary soldier.
CummIns Has Not Accepted.
Tom Lawson at Washington stated that
Governor Cummns had practically decided
| to accept his proxies In the big insurance
companies along with other prominent men,
but at the Office of Governor Cummins to-
day it was stated that the governor had
| not yet decided the matter. Governor Cum
minis is absent today. as is also his pri-
vate secretary. Private Secretary Briar is
/ in Minneapolis and it is presumed is con-
! sulting Governor johnson for Governor
Cummns.
Get Fifteen Years.
Tom Hatch and Donald Balm were today
| sentenced to fifteen years in the peniten-
tiary for a raid on the Mabel Woods re-
sort two weeks ago. Balm was formerly
theological student in Drake university
of this city.
Negro Miner shot.
At SaylorvilIe last night following a
dance and drunken brswl William Clark,
negro miner. shot and killed Robert
Davis. another negro miner in a quarrel
! over a woman.
| COnger Coming Home.
j. ID. Whisenand, perhaps the closest
friend in the city to Major Edwin II. Con-
ger, stated today that Major Conger would
return from California May /, but that he
will not be "A candidate for governor. Since
the announcement of a number of candi-
| dates talk of Major Conger again entering
| the race has revived.
Take OIL Testimony.
Assistant Attorney General Rush {. Lake
| of Jefferson City. Mo, arrived in the city
| this evening and Attorney General Herbert
| $. Hadley arrived this evening and tomor-
! row beginning at 10 O'Clock testimony will
| be taken in the ONCE OF Read & Read con.
| corning the business of the oil companies
| in the proceedings in which 1t is sought
10 Gust the companies from Missouri under
the antitrust laws. The attorneys for the
oil companies will also be present Mr.
Lake at the Slavery today spoke very fav
orably OF the efforts aud of the probabl,
success in winning the suits.
Land Too High Priced.
The high price which the farmers hay
placed on their land in the vicinity o
Fort Des Moines is said to be hinderini
the government Dlan of making "A large