Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-17
ROUSE NURSING HIS BOON
Outlines Some Of the Things BE win Stand
for If Elected Governor.
RAILROAD MEASURES ARE AMONG THEM
Four ParoIed Convicts Voluntarily
return 60 Penitentiary 90 Escape
the strenuous Life of the
wOrkinRman.


tfrOm STAN correspondent
LINCOLN, March 1e.-CSpecial. )-George
l. Rouse. speaker Of the house OF represen-
tatives and candidate for the republican
nomination for governor is doing Lincoln
today in the interest of his candidacy. Mr..
Rouse is making a systematic effort to Sc
cure support from every county in the state
and to take care of his mail he has Sc
cured the services of a stenographer, whose
duty it is TO keep track Of the letters sent
out and the answers received. SO far MIR.
Rouse said he felt much encouragement
and believed he would be able to impress the
republicans Of the state with the idea he
IS the man to nominate.
II have not outlined any platform upon
which 10 make my campaign" he said, but
I expect to stand upon the platform adopted
by the republican state convention, and IL
elected 1 shall carry out that platform to
the letter. It has been charged that 1
voted against the anti-pass bill in the house
and suppose before the campaign is over
there win be a mighty effort made to dis
credit me before the republicans of the
state. have served five terms in the house
and last year was speaker. Upon my legis-
lative record am perfectly willing to stand
and be Judged.
Il did not vote against the anti-pass bill.
However, I believe the next Legislature viii
pass an anti-pass bill. This measure should
prohibit the use OF free transportation for
any person. whether a state officer or not.
/ believe the sentiment throughout the
state is such that the legislature will give
90 the people whatever relief they may de-
mand in the way of freight rate legislation,
and Il would not surprise me to see a law
enacted providing for a 2-cent passenger
rate.
II am heartily in favor OF a bill TO re-
District the representative and senatorial
districts OF the state This was attempted
last year, but the measure met with de-
feat.
IT believe these things will be set out in
the platform adopted by the next republican
state convention and If am nominated and
elected ] shall certainly carry out that
platform to the letter.
'1r our campaign in Hall county in 1904
when 1 was elected to the legislature.
neither an anti-pass measure nor freight
rate measure entered into the contest at
all. This year. however, the sentiment for
legislation along these lines is, in my opin-
ion, general throughout the state. and is
also deep seated. There is no doubt in my
mind that an anti-pass law will be enacted.
providing. of course. 1t is not introduced
by pop"
searIe Holds UD bounty.
Though he has been shown. Auditor
Searle is not yet satisfied. This morning he
received wolf scalp attached to which was
q card announcing that the scalp had been
taken from the head OF a gray wolf killed
down in Fillmore county. The man who
did the staying wanted s., which the last
legislature said should be paid a person
for killing gray wolves. The scalp was
sent along with the voucher because the
auditor some time ago went on record with
the statement that no gray wolves were to
be found in the thickly populated districts
of the state and the gray wolves which had
been killed were nothing more nor less
than coyotes, Acting upon his own judg-
ment as opposed to the vouchers filed he
has been cutting down the IS claimed to
t1.25. which is the fee paid for killing coy
otes Mr., Searle after examining the gray
wolf scalp is convinced that II Is the scalp
OF a coyote and therefore until further in
Yestigation he will hold up the claim.
Recently party from the eastern sec
ton of the state sent in a voucher for q
gray wolf bounty and stated he had sent
the hide with the head attached to a Local
tannery for the purpose of having It made
into a rug. He asked the auditor to visit
the tannery 70 verify the voucher. This
visit has not yet been made. but 1t will bt
made shortly. at which time the scalp re-
ceived this morning will be compared with
the one to which the hide is attached. Ir
the meantime however. neither of thes,
parties is entitled to one penny OF bounty
for the reason the law provides the count!
clerk shall destroy said wolf scalp and
specify such action has been done in thu
voucher filed Neither scalp has yet beer
Destroyed and thus the law has not beer
complied with.
Teachers Must Register Certificates
State Superintendent McBrien sent gu
circular letters today instructing the teach
ers to file their state certificates for regis
tration with the various county superin
tendents OF the state. This action Is II
conformity with the law enacted by tn
last legislature providing unless such Ger
tihcates were registered prior 10 June
they should become void. Under the oil
law II was provided that only certain Ger
itifcates should be registered, while other
were exempt; while the new law provide
all state certificates should be registered
The registration Zee is 81. Mr. McBrie
this morning followed his instructions t
the teachers by sending his own state Ger
tihcate 20 the county superintendent o
Fillmore county for registration.
New Corporations.
Three Roman Catholic church organize
lions filed articles Of Incorporation wit
the secretary of state this morning. s.
Francis church Of Humphrey is allowed I
so In debt under its articles in the sum q
$4,000; ST. Bernard church OF ST. Bernard
Platte county, $1,000. and St. Bonaventur
church OF Columbus. $4,000.
The Omaha Structural Steel works {
Omaha. with a capital stock OF $4,000. file
articles Of Incorporation with the secrs
tary OF state this morning. The compan
viii manufacture material for iron an
steel bridges. The incorporators are job