Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-24

DAILY BEE. THURSDAY, F.,
allowed two deputies at 1850 each. The
second bill provides Tor the appointment
of county Attorney by the county COM
missioners pffsupervIHors. He is to repre-
sent the county in ali litigation and assists
in the prosecution Of criminal cases In dis
trlcs court NYp the prOsecutlng attorney
cannot be Hresent sThS salary is fixed at
from 800 to sA5oo eiyear. according to the
population Of the county 80
Memorial fPr. Judge Robertson.
The senate this, ,mornins unanimously
adopted the Following resolution respect
ing the death Of w. NJ. Robertson
Whereas, The senate has received the
sad intelligence that death has taken from
braskan, the Hon. w NJ Robertson, from
his home at Norfolk, Neb., on January p,
1907, be It therefore,
lost one OF its ablost and best known ciu-
Gems who for the greater part of his life
has been Identified with its material growth
and prosperity who has left the imprint
of his lofty ideals upon the organic law
of the state. he having been a member of
t Sa cons eonstltutioEa convention OF 30 VINO
Be II further
Resolved, That the senate extend TO the
bereaved family the sincere coincidence OF
each member. Be IL further
Resolved, That these resolutions be made
part OF the senate journal and that an
engrossed copy be transmitted to the family
legislative Gossip.
II believe the legislature will pass the
bill providing for the taxation of railroad
for 10 fnr ntt uolI nrlafc-
sioner Tire of Douglas county. II have
talked with number of the members and
/ find they are heartily in favor OF this
pledge in the platform being carried out.
However, l find the railroads have been
sowing seeds against the bill and II will
require hard work to Offset the railroad
work"
II would like to see the greater Omaha
bill passed." said Best of Douglas county,
but the first thing we know such thing
will be impossible. The delegation should
get together and decide what measure its
members can agree upon. 1 am friendly
to South Omaha, and 1 would like to see
a bill passed which gives the right to each
city to vote on the annexation propo-
sition. 1 am p favor of the delegation
being a unit on one of the measures. That
is what we will have to do IL the legisla-
ture passes such a bill"
Scanning Street Railway Bill.
H. r. l, the bill providing street railway
companies can own stock in interurban
companies, is being discussed considerably
since the meeting Of the committee, which
listened TO G. w Wattles explain 1t, and
there Is an apparent sentiment for more
light on the subject. A number of the mem
bers appear to think there Ifs more behind
the bin than has been told, and for that
reason II is going TO have hard shedding
unless explanations are forthcoming Spme-
one lfas started th6s report that the fran
chIse OF the OmAhe.. Street Railway com
pany expires in 1917, and this bill is a move
to head off any plan the city may have to
purchase the street railway, property at
that time. Several other explanations have
been offered for the passage of the bill
along lines which do not appear In the bill.
The labor committee OF the house will re-
port for the general file Leaders, bill for a
double shift on the Omaha fire department.
The petition in boots sent here yesterday
did good work for the bill, and II the Com
mercial club heads 1t of 1t will have to be
done on the floor of the house.
Attorney. Kelby Of the Burlington, Attor-
ney Redfern for the Burlington Relief and
hood Of Railway Conductors appeared be-
fore the judiciary committee of the senate
this afternoon to discuss s. F. s. the enr4
ployers' liability bill. endorsed by railroad
employees Mecombefhqs backing the, bill,
while the other two fnefsry explained what
Il meant and what effect II would have II
enacted into law. The committee will mest
asain tsmorrovs-~ -.-vA,SS 10 49,. ;
J. E. Cobbey and II. II. Wheeler. each of
whom wants to-ssH statutes. TO the state.
had a round before the finance committee
of the house this afternoon and each took
pokes at the others statute. The commit.
tee came to no decision in the matter,
though there are some who believe the
state should not buy any statutes.
Proddipg Up Primary Committee.
Friends of a state wide primary law are
not satisfied with the progress being made
in this direction. and tonight at the Lindell
many of the members so expressed them
selves. The Joint committee has as yet held
no meeting and 80 far only the Dodge bill
has been introduced. Chairman Farley OF
the house COMMITTEES said 'McMulen OF
Gage had promised to have his bill ready
some time ago, bat so far he has not in.
PRODUCED it, Phillips Of Holt is chairman
or the senate committee! Farley said to-
night he would endeavor to get his com.
nnfttee together tomorrow and get the mem,
bers busy In the meantime the opponents
OF the primary are getting in good ticks
They are trying to get {" bill reported
making the primary days OF the two dom
hant parties, separate; they, are telling II
| around that IT WIN bar the poor man from
running for office; that the west end OF
the state will never get a nominee. and
! other things along these lines,
incidentally w. @. IRE struck Lincoln
about the time the bin went into the sen
ate hopper to increase. the pay Of county
commissioners. He, was accompanied BY
Robert Smith. county auditor of Douglas
county. Tonight E. @. McGiton came In.
The independent telephone directors and
members of the association participated in 4
banquet tonight at the Lindell at which
about 800 were present. II is understood
the independent directors are opposed to th'
bill compelling competing lines to connect.
In his argument against printing th'
daily journal of the house at figures re
ceived by the printing committee, Best o.
| Douglas made a point in favor of hi
! proposed state printing plant. He quoted
| from letter from the Kansas state printer
that Kansas had saved $4,000 last yea
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