Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-08
Provides Must First Pay Taxes in Full and
Then Sue to Recover
NEW MEMBERS WIN SENATE COMMITTEES
King Of Polk to be Chairman Of the Judi
ciary Committee
GIBSON GOES TO MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
Hart of York Has n Proposed Com
stitutiOnRI Amendment TO Take
the Pardoning Power Away
From Governor.
CFrom a star correspondentl

COrom a Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. 7.,-(speoial Telegram)-
Mike Lee OF Douglas county will throw a
bomb into the railroad camp tomorrow.
when he introduces Joint resolution pro-
viding for an amendment to the constitu-
tion that no suit may be filed in any court
against the state to enjoin the collection
OF taxes or to declare taxes invalid until
| after the taxes levied have been actually
paid. Then suit may be brought TO recover.
Mr.. Lee came down from Omaha tonight
with his resolution all ready to introduce
when that order Of business is reached
Inasmuch two railroads have enJoined
| the collection OF their taxes and have ma
| terially injured the various school districts
In the state, especially in the western por-
ton. as well as depriving the state of about
10000. Mr.. Lee believes his resolution will
| strike responsive chord and will be
passed practically unanimously.
The house committees will be ready for
announcement in the morning, though Il
is probable the senate committees will he
delayed. While 1t is not certain who has
/ won out, all along the line I'm the senate
affairs It is known that the new members
have scored on the first big fight. that OF
the chairmanship of the judiciary COM
mittee. This place has been awarded to
King Of Polk county. His opponent was
| Thomas Of Douglas, who was backed by
the old members on the committee. Phillips
! Of Holt voted with the new members on
this proposition and the indications are the
new members will organize all the COM
mittees. The committee was in session
until nearly midnight but none of the
members would talk of what had been ac-
complished. II is tolerably certain, how
ever, that Gibson will get the craftsmanship
Of the committee on municipal affairs and
Thomas the Craftsmanship Of the revenue
committee. 1t is likely also that Aldrich
win get the craftsmanship of the railroad
| committee.
In the house It is predicted with some
foundation for the guess that Harrison OF
Otoe will head the railroad committee
The State Board OF Public Lands and
Buildings this afternoon reappointed all OF
the old janitors and selected John c. Derby
of Lincoln as mail carrier In place OF
Colonel Richards who has held the place
for number of years.
Move for a Pardon Board.
Representative Hart OF York county is
preparing a resolution to be introduced In
the house to appoint committee to pre-
pare a joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment providing for a pardon board.
The amendment Mr. Hart has in mind
would take from the governor the power to
grant pardons and confer II upon a board.
The contemplated action of the York
county member has been inspired by a
study Of the pardon. Communication and pa
role record of former Governor Mickey.
To prevent repetition of the abuse of the
parole law especially, MIR. Hart would
place this matter under the absolute con-
troll of a board of pardons Mr.. Hart be-
lieves there will be little trouble in getting
the adoption of a constitutional amendment
removing from the governor the authority
to pass upon these matters at all and con-
| fer the power upon a board Mr.. Hart
believes also the chief executive should be
relieved of this duty, as 1t requires much
of his time which should be devoted to
other duties.
majority of the members who went
home during the adjournment have returned
and are prepared to get down to business
in the morning. and each of them ex-
pressed the belief the week would see fire
fly. Business will begin at once and IL
seems to be the impression 1t win not let
up.
Trip Home Does Good.
The trip home has had a good effect on
some of the members who sidestepped the
sentiment Of the platform in voting against
the anti-lobby resolution. One member
said he had been jumped on the minute he
got home because he had voted against the
resolution. He said he fully agreed with
the sentiment expressed in the resolution,
but he had been Informed by someone there
was another motion OF like character
shortly 10 be made and the resolution which
carried was to be voted down. He had no
desire, he said. to sidestep the platform
pledges and hereafter would be on the right
side of the questions, whether it looked
like grandstand or not.
Fries Of Howard has a resolution proyid-
ing for constitutional amendment enlarE-
ing the field of investment for the perma-
nent school fund. In his resolution he pro
vides these funds can be invested not only
in United States and state securities, but
In county, municipal and school district
bonds. This is in line with the recon-
mendation of Treasurer Mortensen to the
last legislature and in line with a resolu-
tion introduced in the last legislature, but
which failed Of passage. The permanent
school fund has now reached the enormous
sum OF over 100000. and II is question
where the money can be invested. State
securities pay about per cent interest,
while municipal and school district bonds
pay almost twice that amount. The school
land leases pay per cent but these leases
are rapidly being transferred into sales and
the money derived therefrom has to be in
vested at per cent little more, redu-
cling the income just that much.
Burlington Lobbyist Frank Young called
at the state house today and peeped in the
senate chamber and representative hall. Ed
Beach. chairman Of the legislative commit
tee OF the County Commissioners associa-
tion, which Just finished it's annual meeting
at KeaTney came through Lincoln this
afternoon and visited the state house. Mr..
Beach said he did not know what legislation
would come up in which the commissioners
will be interested. as he left the meeting
before Il was over. He intends TO remove
his family to Lincoln in the spring.
Farmers Lead I'm Legislature.
As usual in Nebraska legislature farm
ers predominate In the house and lawyers
in the senate. In the entire legislature
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