Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
Stalking Horses Are ths Same Ones Used
for the Purpose Then.
DO NOT REPRESENT SENTIMENT OF MEN
Object Of MOvs Is to Save the Burlington
Relief Association.
OMAHA MUST GET TOGETHER on LOSE
No Hope for Annexation with Three
Bills In the Field, Each DiRer-
ing Materially from the
other.
CFrom a Stan Correspondent

III -
bunch of railroad employees will be relieved
from their usual work Monday and sent
to Lincoln by the officials OF the Burling-
ton railroad to do political work. They
are coming for the Burlington to protest
against the passage of an employers LA
b;lity law and they will come under agree
ment to tell the legislators they are regu-
larly employed by the Burlington and are
speaking for their fellow employees.
During the last week employees have been
sent over the line OF the Burlington to a
number Of shop towns, including wymore,
Plattsmouth and other places and several
employees from each town have consented
TO come to Lincoln at the expense OF the
road and knock on, the liability act. These
men have been induced. some of them
against their viii. to do this, and while
they will say they are talking for the
employees, there is suficient evidence at
hand to show they are talking wholly for
the interest Of their employers. In Lincoln
now are a few engineers fighting the pass
age OF such bill. among them sandhill
Moore and Engineer Beatty. who while
working as railroad engineers are more
thoroughly recognized and Identified as po-
litical engineers of the Burlington. They,
OF course. oppose the passage OF such an
act and they will take charge Of the dele
cations of employees when they arrive.
Move to Save Refer Association.
The main object OF the Burlington in op-
posing the bill is to save the Burlington
Relief association. The employees are COM
PEELED to belong to this association, which
pays all claims for damages for accident or
death and thus relieves the Burlington
road from suits OF injured employees. as a
settlement with the association prevents
suit against the road. So far the relief
association has more than paid the dam
ages and thus the road is saved this
amount of money In other words. the
Burlington compels its employees to pay
their own claims for damages The enact
ment Of a fellow servant or employers liza
bility law would enable the injured en-
pioye to get full damages from the rail-
road. --s
The Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors
has introduced liability bill and among
the railroad employees who have endorsed
the measure are Conductor Macomber. who
Is here working for It. and Tony Donohoe
of Omaha. who was here at the beginning
OF the session. The Burlington railroad
has men here drawing regular salaries as
employees to kill this bill. The republican
state convention endorsed a liability act.
and. of course, one will be passed, but two
years ago when measure was pending TO
reduce the hcdrs of work OF railroad en-
ployes. the Burlington rushed lot OF en-
ployes In to protest and II was killed be-
I cause the members of the legislative COM
mittee thought the railroad employees were
speaking for their fellows. They found
out later. however. they were talking for
the Burlington officials. Engineer Moore
headed the delegation then as we'll as now.
Omaha Men Must Get Together.
Strong sentiment exists here that unless
the Omaha delegation unites behind one OF
the three consolidation bills. no legislation
viii be enacted providing for the annexa-
ton by Omaha Of South Omaha. Mike Lee.
in his bill provides the two towns shall
vote on the proposition. and the consolida-
tion shall be consummated II the proposition
carries in both towns Harvey's bill takes
in South Omaha without a vote. but only
; after the terms OF the present officers ex-
pire. while the bill introduced in the senate
annexes the Magic City right away. and
provides for a new election OF officers by
the consolidated cities. Monday night has
been set apart for discussion OF the bills
before the committee on cities and towns.
and It was reported here today that big
delegation was coming down from Omaha
as well as from South Omaha.
w. @. Ure came down from Omaha this
morning and. with Representative Clarke,
spent the day looking over the reports
filed with the state auditor by the various
railroad companies during the last year.
Mr. Ure is helping Mr.. Clarke get up some
statistics on the taxation of rsilroad ter
minals in support OF the Clarke bill. which
is now pending In the house.
A bill will be introduced shortly ap-
propriating 1900 TO pay the discoverer OF
coal in Nemaha county. At this time two
men are claiming the reward. though
neither has done anything except to file an
affidavit that II belongs to him, because no
appropriation has yet been made to pay the
claim. The land on which the coal is 10
Gated is owned by one party, while It was
discovered by another man who says ne
has an agreement with the owner to pros
pect his land
Many Members Go Home.
Incidentally many more members OF the
legislature went home this time than dur
ing previous adjournments, though so far
as heard from. no great number OF passes
have been distributed. but It will cause the
pledge-keeping republicans to be a little
more on the lookout when the terminal
taxation bill ana the state wide primary
bill comes up for consideration Most OF
the members who stayed here visited the
asylum and the state farm during the day
RepubIican Club Banquet.
A large part OF the members of the legis-
lature viii attend the banquet OF the
Young Mems Republican club next Tuesday
night The banquet viii be held at the
L4indell hotel. The program includes the
following speakers: John ~ Dryden Of
Kearney toastmaster; Adam McMullen OF
70. WIyf
ward. Nebraska City. Direct Vote; Sam
uel N. Rinaker. jr-. Young Men in Poll
ties; Frank g. Howell. Omaha, The Ma
tion's Heritage; George w. wiltse. Cedar
county. THE Politicians"
Samuel n. Rinaker 10 a student Of the
university and is son OF Samuel Rinaker
Of Beatrice. He has made a splendid re-
putation as a speaker and debater during
his two years In the university. Among