Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

a year. clerk and unlimited examiners
and assistants.
Ii. r.. 430-Governor to appoint a state
beer inspector.
In addition to the bills mentioned there
is also a bill giving the governor author
ity to appoint six oil inspectors instead
of five as provided In the present law.
And there are five more days In the
house and seven more in the senate for
the introduction OF bills. But there is a
provision that II anything has been over
looked the governor may send In a bill
covering tho oversight.
P~rohiSttery Amendment.
During the coming week the temperance
forces will introduce in the legislature,
probably in the senate, a Joint resolution
for an amendment to the constitution for
statewide prohibition. This supporters Of
| county option are not satisfied with the
progress being made on this matter and
have determined to put the more radical
measure before the legislature merely for
the sake Of putting the members on record.
for there IL no hope of securing a three
fifths vote in it's favor.
The county option bill by Representa-
tive Brown OF Sherman was placed on gen
eral file from the standing committee In
the house today without objection
Edgar Howard HOwls.
In the current number of Edgar Towards
paper, the Columbus Telegram, there is a
dissertation on the manners of the demo-
cratic majority in the legislature that indi-
Gates the people outside the Legislature are
becoming aware Of the goings on at the
state house. Copies have been mailed to
members of the legislature.
In closing up a roast OF the members
Of his own party Mr.. Howard, in a signed
editorial. refers to the action of the house
IN postponing a bill b. Kelley OF Furnas
county to make an appropriation for an
experimental station in western Nebraska,
which was a part Of the democratic plat
form pledge. as follows:
Perhaps Il was right TO decide against
locating that promised school at the town
OF Cambridge, but you killed the bill as a
whole. and thus went on record against
your platform pledges. / hope II Y not too
late for the square members OF the house
for an agricultural school In the western
part Of the state.
lature, II you have no respect for your
own platform pledges, please have and
show sympathy for the common democrats
platform pledges would be redeemed.
To Regulate Meteor Cars.
Senator Oils will introduce a bill next
week to regulate the gasoline motor cars
now being used on many branch lines in
Nebraska. He win provide thai two men
instead OF one shall be In the motorman's
compartment to guard against accidents
and that a smoking compartment shall be
provided and separate toilet rooms for the
sexes.
One Of Senator ollis's bills this week
relates TO the demand for money from per-
sons receiving an appointive office. 1t
makes II a felony for any person in au-
thOFity to take such action and II enforced
would prohibit heads OF state institutions
from IN any manner collecting campaign
contributions or would prevent an agree
ment between deputies in an office and the
principal as to a distribution OF salaries
after the office was sailed down. The
bill Is drastic in the extreme as to it's
penalties.
Insurance Fight WARNS Up.
Monday night will mark the opening Of
the nsuraneesfight In the senate, which has
been held off by the chairman of the sen
ate committee. Senator +. W.. Bart0s Of
Saline county. because he has not been
ready to have the hearing begin and be-
cause OF the press Of other business In the
upper house. Senator Bartos Is perhaps
not fully aware Of the number OF inter-
esting sessions that are ahead OF him on
this matter. but judging from the tenor OF
some OF the interviews he had already held