Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-09

Kearney people. Attorney General Thomp-
son wanted Governor Sheldon to testify,
and when the latter was notified by Deputy
Clerk Seymour, the governor said he was
busy on the assessment board and would
not testify unless served with summons
from the court. When this was announced
in the court room, it riled up Judge Sim
clair Of Kearney.
well. he can 90 to hell then" said the
Judge but seeing the young woman steno-
grapher sitting at the table. he put the
soft pedal on the last word Just at that
time Attorney General Thompson came
back into the room.
THE governor sent word that he would
not come unless a bailif was sent for
him." said Judge Sinclair, and I said he
could go to hell, but do not want to use
such word before a young woman, so
he doesn't have TO go unless he wants to.
The suggestion is by no means mandatory"
And so every one laughed. Thomas Hamer
said the remark would be endorsed by 600
people in Kearney, but he smiled when he
said II.
number Of witnesses were examined
before Clerk Lindsay, appointed by the
court. Secretary Goulding testified the
legislature adjourned officially at noon,
April 4 but in fact on the afternoon of
April g. Clyde Barnard said the records
showed the session adjourned at noon,
April 4, and Secretary Of State Junkin said
he had received the bill with the COVER
nor's veto April IL, though the governor
had telephoned him the night previous
that he had vetoed It. A B. Allen.
secretary to the governor said the
bill had been received in his
ONCE at 2:45 o'clock on the afternoon Of
April T. When asked II he had not signed
receipt showing the bill had been re-
ceived at as on April 4, Mr.. Allen said
he did not know. He said he and the gov
ernor had discussed the time OF receipt
ing bills and acting on the theory that
the Legislature was to adjourn on the art
ernoon OF April 4, some OF the bills were
receipted as though they reached the ex-
ecutive prior TO the hour Of recorded ad-
iournment. though their own records
showed the actual time OF the receipt of
measures. After the assessment board ad-
journed Governor Sheldon went to the
court room and testified that the legisla-
ture actually adjourned on Saturday after
noon. April g. and that he had received
bills and communications from that body
after April l. the official adjournment day.
T. F.. Hafner Judge Oldham and Judge
Sinclair, acting for some one in Kearney'
are trying to show that the governor had
the bill for more than five days prior to
taking action on it and therefore his veto
is of no effect The case viii be submitted
to the supreme court at the next session
on the evidence taken today.
Omaha Proves an abb.
BY the publication in the State Journal
this morning of an article saying a news
paper correspondent in Omaha had sent
out stories to the effect that the Lincoln
municipal lighting plant was failure a
nice Juicy sensation may result II hap
pens that Mayor Brown looked up the
author of the articles, one Of which was
published in an eastern paper and TO the
Lincoln Commercial club the mayor read a
letter from a newspaper telling who had
written the story. The writer is said "a
be a Lincoln newspaper man and several
have expressed surprise that any Lincoln
newspaper would charge Omaha with It
Eastern star Election
Mrs Ellen Dobson of lincoln was to
night elected grand matron Of the Eastern
star. which is holding a state meeting here