Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-16
KEARNEY MAJ TEST A VETO
Allegation Normal Bill Was EOt Diiap-
proved in Time Prescribed BY Law.
STORES ROBBED BY EMPLOYEES
A. Result Of frequent Losses One
Firm VIII Require All of Its
Clerks 20 Give = Bond with
surety Company.
lFrom a stan corresponaent.l

(FrOm stan CorreapOnoent.l
LINCOLN, April 15.--(special)- Judge
Hamer Of Kearney was in the ONCE OF
Secretary Junkin a day or two ago look
ing up the bill vetoed by Governor Shell
don appropriating $4,000 for an addi-
ton to the Kearney Normal school. 1t
Is understood some OF the people in Kear-
ney who are throwing ats over the veto
have Il in mind to take the matter into
court on the theory that the governor
failed to take action on the measure until
after the ive days allowed him by the
constitution to act on measures. II this
were true the bill would have become a
law without action by the governor. Ac-
cording to the legislative record the five
days after adjournment would have been
up at midnight Wednesday. According to
the time this bill reached the governor
this would have been the time. Wednes-
day. before midnight. Governor Sheldon
called up Secretary OF state JunlSin to
come down town and accept several meas
ures which he had acted upon, among
them being the Rearney Normal school
appropriation. Mr.. Junkin did not come
down, but the numbers of the bills were
given to him and accepted. though the
bills did not actually reach him until the
next morning.
Thomas May Lose Place.
II is understood here that superin-
tendent Thomas is the one person more
sorely distressed over the veto than any
one else, and IL is also understood II was
largely his sentiments expressed in a
Kearney paper regarding the veto and
Governor Sheldon. This may lead to .
whole lot Of changes shortly, because Gov
ernor Sheldon is anxious to have an ad-
ministration at peace and harmony with
himself. It has been suggested he could
IN the interest of harmony have Superin-
tendent Thomas removed from his posi-
tion and get a superintendent who would
do the best he could with the means at
hand, This could be done, IL has been
suggested, by appointing someone else
in harmony with the governors views in
place of Tom Majors on the normal board
and then appoint another person in place
of Member Gregg, who has always stood
sponsor for Thomas. Majors time is out
shortly, but II is understood II the gov
efnor limited at such a thing Mr.. Gregg
could be induced to resign and make way
for peace and harmony. With two APP
pointees who would no doubt reflect his
views and with Treasurer Brian and su'
peFintendent McBrien a majority Of tho
FORMAL board. there is said to be no doubt
Mr.. Thomas could be spared the trouble
and worry OF trying to run a school in
a building too small for the purpose.
stores Tire of Being Robbed.
Two young women, heretofore highly re-
spected, who have been employed at the
store OF Rudge g. Guenzel for some years
were caught differing from their employers
Saturday and several dollars worth Of
silks and laces was recovered in their
rooms. Both young women were dis
charged, but will not be prosecuted. Inas-
much as from four to six young women
have been caught stealing in this store
annually, the firm today notified ell en-
pioyes they would be placed under bonds,
the firm TO pay the cost OF the bond and
hereafter an emploYe caught stealing would
be turned over TO the tender mercies of a
banding company and prosecuted to the
limit Of the law. Pilfering among employe:
has been going on to such an extent ir
lincoln that this firm last year brought
in several detectives and placed them In
the store with the result that several old
and trusted employees we're discharged
other stores took up the plan with the
same result.
Trouble over Bills.
Bills contracted on behalf oh the STATE
subsequent to April 1. 1907, to be paid out
OF the appropriations made by the iegis
lature of 1906. are going TO have hard sled
ding because Deputy Auditor Cook holds
that while the appropriations do not laps
until the last day OF August, II Is beyond
his authority TO issue a warrant to pay
a debt contracted after April /. He in
terprets the constitution TO mean that be
lated bills for work contracted prior e
April / shall be paid out of the appropria
lions Of the subsequent Legislature ZIP L
the last of August. but that II does no
mean that bills may be contracted aftel
April I. The matter has been passed vi
TO the legal department for an ofncia
opinion, and while Mr.. Thompson has no
yet given his decision. It is likely he vii
hold with the deputy auditor
Assessors to he Elected This Year.
A fact which is not generally known 4
that county assessors are TO be elected thi
fall in every county in the state. Whei
tho biennial election laws were enacte'
two years ago, among other terms o