Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-30
Cut in sherin's Fees.

Until the courts decide differently sheriffs
who charge IS cents day for feeding prls-
oners after they are convicted until they
are brought to the state penitentiary will
have their vouchers cut just % cents per
day. and they will not be allowed railroad
fare unless they file with the auditor re-
ceipts showing that the fare has been paid.
This is the rule laid down by Deputy
Auditor Cook some time ago and II may be
the means Of getting the question into
court The last bill to be held up was from
ex-Sheriff Power OF Douglas county, who
charged rs cents for meals and who also
put in bill for railroad fare without send
ing in his receipts. The total amount was
something over $500.
This bill may be taken into court and
have it decided whether the sheriff shall be
permitted to charge 20 cents for state pris-
oners when they only charge from 50 10 80
cents for the same prisoners when they are
county charges The blanks used by the
sherifts in making their reports are made
out for 70 cents and It has been the
custom TO allow them this sum- but the
present administration has cut out the ex-
ira 25 cents. Sheriff Power and a number
OF other sheriffs have intimated to the aud
itor that they intend to appeal to the courts.
The auditor Is anxious that this be done so
the matter can be decided definitely as II
has been long in dispute.
No More Senatorial Endorsements
Judge James ]. Roberts, former Lancas-
ter county statesman and now county sur
veyor of Butler county, TO which office he
was elected shortly after he landed in that
| part OF the country, is I'm Lincoln, the guest
OF relatives Mr.. Roberts is still taking an
| interest in politics. even though he does
hold an office, and he still adheres 10
| the sentiment which he expressed when he
| tried TO keep the Lancaster county conven-
| ton from endorsing a candidate for United
| States senator. He said:
| Now that l am a farmer I know very
little about politics. but l believe it will be
a question whether the next state conven.
| ton will endorse a candidate for the senate
| l believe no man will ever he elected again
| like Senator Burkett was. think the mex
senator will have to fight for the place, a.
it is not likely any one candidate can get a
sufficient number of the counties pledged tc
him to insure his endorsement or election.
| Galusha Likes Mexico.
| Secretary OF State Galusha returned yes
| terday from his trip to old Mexico over the
Orient railroad. the guest of the officers OF
| that road. on the same trip were a mum
Der OF business men from Nebraska and
| other states.
THE Americans I met" said Mr.. Galusha
ARE glad ID. f. Thompson is coming Their,
to be the minister. They seem TO thinl
! that the previous representatives of thi!
| country went in for society too much Il
help the country and many of the Amer
! leans said they claimed TO be British sub
jects in order to get proper protection. Mr.
! Thompson has great reputation dowI
| there as business man and a diplomat
and everywhere the people asked about him
I'VE found a great opening down Their,
for investment and several of us bough
property in Knox City, new town jus
being started. The railroad will reach tn,
town shortly and We expect a boom. othel