Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-28
TIPS ON THE LEeIsLAruRE.

OF this legislature seem to be railroad
crazy.
Carleton Leader The legislature seems
to be steadily grinding away. with frm
determination to carry out at least most
OF the reforms demanded by the people last
fall.
Friend Telegraph: The legislature seems
to be getting down to business and we
believe that every pledge made their con
stituents will be redeemed before that body
adiourns.
Rushville Recorder: The World Herald
seems anxious that all reform legislation
promised by the legislature shall be
failure. II we have the situation sized up
right, the republican platform will not
only be carried out. but the World-Herald
will be wonderfully surprised and disap-
pointed.
Pierce Call: II the present legislature
fails to redeem the republican pledges OF
last fall this session then the Call VIII
advocate turning the whole blamed busi-
ness over to the democrats two years from
now and give them try at IT, 1t will go
further and advocate the election OF demo-
cratic members to the legislature.
Grand Island Independent: The Ne
braska legislature will probably reiterate
the demand of this state for the adoption
by congress of an amendment to the con-
stitutlon calling for the election Of United
States senators by a popular vote. 1t prob
ably isn't necessary, but the demand can
not be made too often nor too strongly
Albion News: II the farmers don't get
what they want from the present legisla-
ture It will be their own fault. There are
forty-three farmers in the house and seven
In the senate. The lawyers usually pre-
dominate in numbers In the legislative
halls, but they only number nineteen In
both branches OF the present legislature.
Neigh Leader: Nebraska's legislature
promises we'll in the fulhllment Of all
promises made in the republican state
platform. A large amount of preliminary
work has been done, many bills introduced
and referred to committees for report that
will bring results before very long. Lobby
lists are no longer given cordial welcome
at the state capitol. but every interest Will
be given a respectful hearing by the COM
mittees.
Nebraska City Tribune: The state legis-
lature has repudiated the mill levy" idea
sprung by the Lancaster people, who are
always on the alert to get their hands in
the state treasury up to the elbow, and
had figured this as an easy way to do it.
The people are entitled to know just what
is appropriated in money for the various
semi private schemes that interest special
localities and the defeat OF the mill levy
| idea will enable them to do this.
Kearney Hub: The measures adopted by
| the Nebraska legislature to shut out and
| keep out the professional lobby have been
pretty effective thus far and will doubtless
| continue to do the business during the
| remainder OF the session. Legislative halls
must of necessity be lonely without the
! lobbyist and the quietude OF the senate
| chamber, Of representative hall and the
| rotundas must at times be painful after
| the buzz and hustle of the Lindel Motel
| for instance.
! st. Paul Republican,: Both houses OF the
! legislature are wasting valuable time or
| the lobby problem. No power on eartf
can prevent a free American citizen from
performing the functions Of n lobbyist, anc
it is ispossible to distinguish officially be
tween the corrupt agent and the free anc
untrammeiled adviser" All the Legislators
can do is to bar the gentry from the floors
of the house and senate and turn a deaf
ear to their p!eadlngs elsewhere Any
further action would be buncombe' pure
and simple. 49, i
Ainsworth Star-Journal Our people ara
not very well pleased with the outlines
of the proposed new judicial district. Il
takes In Brown. Keya Paha, Rock, Holt
Boyd Wheeler Garfield. Loup and Blaine
That makes a very compact district so fal
as the geographical phase of the question
il concerned, but think how Judge would
ever get over his territory. Just take
look at the way the railroads run and YOU
| fnoI he MIA IN iC
1t is as bad as the days of George Wash
ington, when railroads were an unknown
quantity. 1t would be the rankest injustice
to infict such a district on these people.
Columbus Journal: Much Of the news
from the legislature indicates that the law
makers are endeavoring to write gooC
measures for the people. Some prospective
statutes are to compel the telephone com
NAMES TO connect with other companies a
the same point; child labor law; termlna
taxation OF railroad property for municipal
| purposes; a maximum freight rate; t.
compel freight trains to carry passen
gers; to prevent the enJoining OF railroad
taxes until the taxes have been paid; t.
invest the railway commission with powe
to regulate railroad and telephone rates
to prevent discrimination between localities
by making lower prices in favor Of one.
Columbus Telegram (dem.): In the lat
campaign the republican leaders promised
the people that II a republican Legislature
should be elected a law would be passed
to drive the paid lobbyists away from thu
state capitol Well, the fake reformeri
had a chance TO redeem that promise las
wednesday. Senator Patrick's anti-lobby
bill, which was right in line with repub
lican promises, came up for consideration
And what do you suppose the republican
senate did with that bill? Passed it, o.
course. Not much Seventeen republican
senators voted against the bill and KILLED
IL deader than Governor Mickey's politica
prospects. Score victory number one FOL
fake reform.
Beatrice Sun: In the enactment OF
child labor law the Legislature should exer
else a little care or It will promote al
abuse greater than the evil legislate'
against. There is nothing more degrading
TO the human race than idleness. TIT
child had better be encouraged to habit
OF Industry in tender years than TO b.
raised in idleness We see the effects o
idieness on every street corner. Ever
evening we see young hoodlums smoking
cigarettes on the corners when they SHOULD
be at home. A law making work as wei
as education compulsory would not be
had thing. In this section OF the countr!
Z L. DANGER from the ha hi