Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-03

comes TO Lincoln TO find the committee
cannot meet at the time set, so he waits
over until the next day. The same thing
happens again. Then the second bill comes
up and again he IL sent for and again the
first performance is repeated, 30 the SUI
perintendent has to spend much OF his
time here when he should be at his insti-
tuition looking after the work he is paid
to look after.
81 would suggest that the house and SEN
ate committee hold joint sessions when
state superintendent IL sent for to explain
the reason for certain appropriations, have
the time of the meeting fixed and hold
the meeting at that time. one trip could
do all the work This could be done very
easily and when the senate committee
came to act on the measure II would have
the advantage OF the explanation made to
the joint committee.
"Of course, It is not necessary That the
superintendent be sent for at all, II he
makes II clear in his written statement to
the legislature what he wants, but II al
ways happens some members Of the com
mttee wants the superintendent 10 come
and explain personally the reasons for
the appropriations"
NettIeton at work on Committees
81 shall begin work on the committees
tonight" said Speaker Nettleton today.
Most of the members have filed their pref
erences with me and they are being tabu-
lated. No announcement of any committee
appointment will be made until it is read
to the legislature and just when that viii
! be do not know"
! Senator Mlllard's manipulating commit
tee has about faded away and the hotel
IL L., No. -Iae
effect of the boosters has been to inspire
the legislators to call at the office of Nor
ris Brown and again assure him that he
was the choice Of the republican state Ncon-
vention and the choice of the electors at
the last election for the seat used by SEN
ator Milard, and they intend to abide by
that decision. In fact, the office OF the at
torney general was crowded at times dur
| ing the day by legislators.
Superintendent Hayward of the Indus
trial school at Kearney is one superintend-
ent who does not believe 1t is necessary to
lobby in order to get an appropriation at
the hands of the legislature.
II have never had any trouble getting
what the institution needs" said Mr..
Hayward. I'm times past 1 have filed my
report and my statement OF what is needed.
| The committee TO whom the matter is re-
| ferred has notified me II 1t desires any
| further explanation and l have come be-
fore the committee. have never been
turned down and 1 have never had TO
lobby for an appropriation have found
the legislators fair and generous in their
treatment OF the institution at Kearney.
1 ask for only what is needed and that is
what 1 get"
Fight for County Option.
1t is generally conceded a strong fight
will be made to secure the. enactment OF
| the county option law, which Is backed by
| n number of temperance societies over the
| state. Thomas Darnall, who acts as lob.
! byist for the Anti-Saloon league, Is al.
ready busily engaged in interviewing mem
| bers of the legislature. Beside the county
! option measure legislation is proposed tc
prevent as far as possible the infractiOr
] of the spirit of the law by the express
companies in communities where no license
has been voted. In these prohibition com
| munities the express companies ship large
quantities of liquor consigned &C. o. D.
| The practice is said 10 be to deliver th'
packages to anyone who would sign fol
| them and pay the charges. The express
| Offices II is asserted in some communitie
at least, have become drinking places anC
much worse than open saloons would be
1t is practically certain that some measure
covering the matter will be introduced.
AT the request of the legislative commit
tee of the order of Railway Conductors II
this state, Senator Gibson will introduce
bill which will carry out one of the plank
of the republican platform 1t relates tn
liability of common carriers for the In
jury of their employees by accident.
not be a bar TO action, but shall be left t
the jury to decide; that insurance or bene
fits received by the injured employe sha
not affect his claim against the company
but relief benefits or other aid receive
from the company may be deducted fror
the amount recovered. Railroad men |
all branches of the service are intereste
in the bill and 1t is said will make a figh
to have 1t enacted.