The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
RANDALL HITS LAWYERS
NEWMAN GROVE MAN STANDS
FOR BUSINESS MEN.
SAYS THEY'RE BETTER JUDGES

A Bill Was introduced Providing That
County Judges Must be Attorneys,
But II Was Tabled indefinitely After
Lively Debate.
Lincoln, Neb, Jan. 2G.-Special to
The News A bill by Senator Wilcox
of Thayer providing that in counties
having $1,000 or more inhabitants the
county judge shall he nm attorney was
indefinitely postponed after a lively
debate In the senate yesterday after
noon. The flood of oratory was start
ed by Senator Randall of Madison Il
banker, who declared that good bust
ness man would generally make bet.
ter county Judge than most lawyers
Ten of the members of the senate are
lawyers and they Immediately rushed
to the defense of their profession.
The employers liability bill intro
duced by Senator Gibson of Douglas
was again up for consideration by the
senate judiciary committee yesterday
afternoon, and a number of railroad
men appeared before the committee.
They suggested that if the bill passed
it might cause the Burlington relief
department to go out of existence;
that many of the men are now too old
to get insurance in other societies and
that if possible bill should be passed
which would leave the relief depart
mcnt insurance in force. Mr.. Macom-
Der, Union Pacific conductor repre-
scnting an organization of railway con-
ductors, asked that the bill be amend
ed to apply only to trainmcn.
The members of the committee on
railroad commission, consisting of
Senator Aldrich, Senator Epperson,
Representative Walsh and Representa-
tive Harrison, say that within a week
they hope to have the important bill
which will empower the railway com
mission to act defining it's powers and
its mode of procedure, ready to sub
NIT to the joint committee for inspec-
ton. Senator Aldrich, who has made
an exhaustive study of the situations
in the states where railway commits
siOns have been at work for number
of years, will try to see that the bill
follows those provisions which have
been thoroughly tested in the courts.
A bill by Representative Scudder of
Hall, giving to railroad conductors the
right to arrest any person stealing
rides on trains or found on the trains
without right to be there has been
recommended for passage. Like rec
ommendation was given i'm the house
TO Representative Browns bin cutting
down the number of Justices and con-
stables i'm Lincoln TO two, and 10 Rep.
rosantaGvo Killou's aut-nridgc pooling
bin I'm the senate, the bill by Sem
ator Thomas of Douglas giving street
railways the right TO own iuterur0an
lines was made a special order for
Thursday A bill by Senator Eppor-
son, placing wagons used for immoral
purposes in the same list with houses
used for such purpose, was passed.
Representative McMullen of Gage
has been selected as chairman of the
joint committee on privileges and cleo
tions which has the direct primary in
charge. At a meeting of the commit
tee yesterday it was decided to hold
public meeting next Monday night
when all persons interested in the di-
rect primary are invited to attend and
give their views on the bill which
should be drafted. Victor Rosewater
of Omaha has announced his inten-
ton of attending this public meeting.
After the public hearing the joint COM
mittee will appoint a subcommittee to
draft bill to submit to the joint COM
mittee.