Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-11-22
TROUBLES ARE LOOMING UP
Governor-elect Shallenberger Strikes
Snag in Appointments.
MULLEN IMPEDEs NAVIGATION
Proposed Amendments to Constitution
Garry by About Five Thousand
Majority-VOte on Them
Is Light.
(From a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN, Nov 4.-(Special. 1.-THE Hon.
Ashton c. Shallenberger. governor-elect of
Nebraska has run into his first snag In
the matter of appointments. Up to the
time he broke his left leg trying to get the
applications off his hands by the first Of
the year, he had easy sailing. But the snag
bobbed up as 1t always does. 1t Is the Of
flee OF oil Inspector. 80 -. .-4s - - :. 4
Arthur Mullen of.o'NefIi. president ofthe
Bryan volunteers, which Chris Gruenther or
ganized, would have accepted the office of
private secretary. but that having been
withheld. he is after the position Of oil
inspector. He is insistent about It.
Now. here is the rub. It is believed to be
a fact that Mr.. Bryan wants 10 go to the
senate in two years from Now. Governor
elect Shallenberger has the same bee in
his bonnet. Or, at least, friends of the gov
ernor-elect are talking him as a candidate
against MIR. Bryan. Mullen was Bryan
booster during the campaign. rather than
Shallenberger shouter. In fact around the
democratic headquarters 1t was an open
secret that Tom Allen and Art Mullen paid
no attention to the campaign of the Alma
man, but were willing for him to be sac
rifced in the interests OF the presidential
candidate.
spector that means Mr.. Bryan will have
an agent right in the camp Of the governor.
whose whole time may be devoted to organ
izing the state for Bryan for the senate.
Shallenberger. of course. does not want to
have an open break with Bryan just ye',
and neither do his friends want him to
appoint a Bryan agent to the best joo
within his gift. work and salary considered.
Several knocks went in against Mullen
yesterday and also several boosts. and
| Mullen, himself, it is said insisted that he
! was the one man for the job.
The settlement of this scrap will deter
mlne just how much influence Mr.. Bryan
is going to have in the coming adminlstra-
| ton Of Governor-elect shsllenberger.
sixty Days for Legislators.
4 Democratic members-elect of the legisla-
ture who have been frightened at the sug-
| gestion Of Governor-elect Shallenberger for
a forty-day session need be frightened no
longer They will be permitted 10 have
their sixty-day session and draw pay for
the full time just as though the new gov
ernor had not spoken.
The constitution, on the length of the
session, says:
Introduction of Bills-That neither mem
bers OF the legislature nor employees shah
| their salary and mileage. Each session,
/ except special sessions shall not be less
than sixty DAYS. After the expiration OF
forty days OF the session no bills or Joint
resolutions OF the nature of bills shall be
introduced. unless the governor shall by
special message call the attention OF the
legislature to the necessity OF passing a
law on the subject matter embraced In the
message and the introduction of bills shall
be restricted thereto.
In his zeal to be economical without cut.
ting out any good democratic Jobs Cow
ernor-elect Shallenberger is quoted as say
ing that the legislature should attend 10
lis duties and adjourn within forty days.
That. It is reported, badly scared the newly
elected democratic legislators. who figured
on sixty days pay, and numerous protests
have been made against this cutting off OF
their session But the constitution fixes
the number OF days the Legislature is to be
in session and Mr., shallenberger cannot
reduce the NUMBER
Vote ON Amendments.
The official canvass Of the vote cast al
the recent election shows that both OF then
carried by the following vote;
Judicial Amendment--For. 2l4.2i7; against
School Fund Amendment--For. 2i3,soO
Nebraska Lines Pay wen.
The Burlington Railroad company re
eeved more per ton per mile In Nebraska
) carried "A greater number 0f passengers pc
train mile, and received more Ter passenger
than on its entire systenl Its operati
expenses In Nebraska fortthe year ending
; June 30. 1903, as shown by the annual re
: port filed with the railway commission
we're 5s42 per cent OF the gross earning
from all sources in thef state. while tn
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