Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
Burlington Railroad and the Brewers
Said to Be the Bosses.
OVER COMMITTEE
Caucus, Through Its Committee Tries
to Dictate to Speaker.
SENATORS ARE ALSO IN A STEW
Douglas County Members Accused of
H"EEinE Things and Fixing the
senate Organization In Favor
of the Corporations.
(From STAFF Correspondentl

LINCOLN, Jan. 5--(Specal Telegram -
big row is promised when the advisory
committee of the house meets with the
| speaker to discuss committee appointments
The row will start over the power of
! that committee. Some members of that
secret caucus insist that the committee
was clothed with power to name the COM
mttees, while others are just as positive
! and insistent that 1t only has the authority
! to act in an advisory capacity. over this
question the members OF the committee
two from each congressional district. and
the speaker, will clash. The caucus ad-
journed without the matter being definitely
settled.
AS matter OF fact, the motion given out
last night at the conclusion of the caucus
showed the committee had advisory
powers" only, but since Il has been dis
covered today that It is a slap at Mr..
Bryan and a rundown for his pet scheme
to shift responsibility. some OF the men1-
bers insist that the committee has full
power.
Many Sore Spots.
The election of Pool haa left numerous
sore spots which have developed during the
day and tonight in the lobby of the Lincoln
it is public talk from the democrats that
the brewers and the Burlington railroad
organized the house, Lee Herdman Is
charged with having deserted Clark and
gone TO Pool with his organization, while
Tom Allen is said to have worked for Pool
and against Henry Richmond in order to
get even with the World-H Herald for crit-
clsing him for interfering in the organiza-
| tion.
Edgar Howard is also given great credit
for taking votes away from Clark. This,
was forced TO keep his hands off the fight.
made the victory easy for the Pool forces.
Tonight it was told on good authority
that Pool had called for help from the
republicans to sustain him II It came TO
a show down in the house regarding his.
| authority. Some of the democrats
talking openly OF revolving against the
election OF Pool and forming an alliance
with the republicans.
The question will come up for some So
luton at the meeting of the committee
and the speaker at date not yet fixed.
The following have been selected ps
committees to advise the speaker on the
selection of standing committees. First
district Clark Of Richardson and Groves
of Lancaster; Second district. Holmes OF
Douglas and Gates Of sarpy; Third dis
trict. Graft of Cunning and Gregg of
Platte; Fourth district, Murphy Of Fill
more and Wilson Of Polk; Fifth district,
I Kelley OF Furnas and Bowman Of Muck
oils Sixth district. Henry Of Holt and
Fries of Howard.
Resentment Against Douglas.
The success OF Douglas county senators
! in capturing the advantageous places on
| the committees that have the Organization
of the upper house in charge has caused a
considerable amount Of resentment among
| the senators who have come down for the
| first time and sec the energetic spoils
seekers of their metropolis out after the
good things for themselves and constitu-
/ ents.
| The scheme was managed In a caucus ot
few of the senators early on the scene,
held by Senator Ransom on the night be-
| fore the caucus of the entire majority
membership. 1t is said eleven Of the early
ones attended and parceled out the places
| 1t was rather unusual to see the three
senators from one county secure the chair
manshps of the three committees on or
ganzation, but this is what happened
! At the large caucus, one minority SEN
atCr expressed Il, those who were more reti-
! cent sat back and passed the motions that
the other senator's made and when they
came to examine the lists after 1t was all
over they found they we're not represented.
With Ransom on the committee on rules,
| Tanner heading the committee on commit
tees and Howell heading the committee on
employees. the chances for outsiders 10 get
| in at the pie counter are not what would
be considered red hot"
! One of the senators who won his spurs
on the battlefield by defeating a repub-
lican of statewide reputation sat Eloomily
in his seat when he was questioned aboat
the prospect. Il will say this" he replied
| to a question about the outlook, 'thcs
committees will be made up In way tnat
will satisfy every body"
! All Of which presaged fine tine in the
meeting of the committee on standing COM
mittees. which was scheduled for later in
| the day.
| In this connection It is suggested that
! four republican votes added to the number
/ of d saffectel dem Gratis would be suffi-
dent to con,rcl any action that does not
appear to be square and fair
The republicans are not likely TO enter
into any such combination. as their policy
as outlined at the caucus is TO throw III,
! burden OF what Is Gone at this session upon
! the maj -rity party. which at the start as
one member expressed It, is doing "toler-
! ably well"
BOTH HOUSES READY ron WORK