Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-05
Nebraska
LOBBYISTS FAIL TO FILE
Only Nine Out Of Ninety-Two Put
Expense Accounts on Record.
TIME ALLOWED HAS EXPIRED
Anti-LObby Law Provides a Penalty
of 500 a Day for Failure to
FiIe Accounts Called for
Therein.
From a Staff Correspondent

LINCOLN, June 4-Out OF nlnety-two
persons who registered In the lobbyist book
Of the secretary of state In order to APP
pear before legislative committees in the
interest of legislation, only nine persons or
corporations have filed expense accounts az
required by the anti-lobby law.
rhe law provides that an itemized ex-
pense account shall be filed with the secre-
tary OF state within two months after the
legislature adjourned. The legislature ad-
journed officially April l, which would re-
quire the expense accounts to be filed by
June j but as the legislature held over
four days after the official adjournment
there was a doubt at the state house
whether It would have been q compliance
with the law had the remainder Of the
expense accounts been filed by June 1 II
a corporation fails TO file it's expense &C
count within two months, In addition to
the other penalties provided for a violation
of the anti-lobby law, It is assessed 800 for
each day in which the account is not filed.
This money is to be collected through a
suit brought by the attorney general.
Exhibit of Filed.
Following is a list of the expense &C
counts filed:
Farmers Mutual Insurance company of
Lincoln to e. J. Clements for writing a
brief and addressing committees in opposi-
ton to II. II. 236, 500. State Farmers Mu-
tual Insurance company at South Omaha
paid to r. j. Clements $50; same bill. Ne
braska Mutual Insurance company OF Lin
coin paid to e. j. Clements $50, same bill.
Farm Central Mutual Fire Insurance CON-
pany Of Hastings paid to State Association
OF Mutual Insurance Companies, s; paid to
L. J. Clements 500; same bill. ~
A. c.. Hull. representing the State Asso-
citation of Mutual Fire Insurance companies,
1854; railroad fare from Hastings to Lin
coin three trips, 1884: hotel bill in Lin
coin (ten days., $50.
Edison Rich, representing the Union Pa
cific railroad: Lindell hotel bill, $6S7.50;
Lincoln hotel bill, $1,O21.75: miscellaneous
expenditures, including rent of typewriter.
purchase of stationery and supplies, mes
senger service, Ss6.75. Total, 81, 1880.
Thomas Creigh, representing Cudahy
Packing company, 1890; railroad fare,
board, telephone messages and a telegram.
w. A. Pixley. auditor of the Nebraska
Telephone company: Pail Lincoln hotel and
a. S. Kelly, superintendent, $3.50: paid Ed
gar Morsman, jr., general attorney for the
company, $261.S5.
National Biscuit company, A21.67 OF this
amount the Lincoln hotel received sos. Is.
The greater portion of the balance vas for
samples exhibited to the legislative COM
mittee. Myron Wheeler got $50 for tran
scribing the notes he took at the hearing
before the committee.
POstmasters' Program.
The program for the Nebraska postmas-
ters' convention has been completed and
It includes a reception at the executive
mansion, theater party, base ball and a
number of speeches. It is expected 500
postmasters will be in attendance. The
convention will hold forth on June s. 3
and 10. Tn program is as follows:
Tuesday. June S-Forenoon, Lincoln no.
tel; reception of guests and getting &C
quainted. 2 p. M, auditorium, Lincoln no.
tel; address of welcome, Governor A. c..
Shallenberger, Mayor Don L. Love; re-