Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-21
NO FIGHT FOR JUDGE
Silss A. Holoomb Declines to Bring
Action for Place on Bench.
SULLIVAN IN SIMILAR MOOD
Chances Are, Therefore, Eansom's Ef.
fort Will Go for Naught
LEGISLATORS AT STATE FARM
Shown Work Being Done by the Col
lege of Agriculture.
NEEDS OF SCHOOL EXPLAINED
Growing Rapidly and AccOmmoda-
lions of All Kinds Need BnIarE-
ing Unless the work is
Hnmpered.
SULLIVAN IN SIMILAR MOOD
Chances Are, Therefore, Eansom's Eff
fort Will Go for Naught.
LEGISLATORS AT STATE FARM
Shown Work Being Done by the Col
lege of Agriculture.
NEEDS OF SCHOOL EXPLAINED
CFrom a staff Correspondent


CFrom a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Jan. 20.-(Special Telegram.)-
BY following the leadership OF Senator
Frank Ransom of Douglas county in the
contest for positions on the supreme court
the democratic party OF Nebraska has
marched up hill and down again. and
now all that remains is to remember the.
advice Of Farmer Taylor of Custer county,
who warned them Senator Ransom
headed up a blind alley.
Judge Homer Sullivan OF Broken Bow, to
whom was delegated the task of bringing
proceedings to seat the four appointees of
Governor Shalenberger, tonight said he did
not think anything would be done He said
Judge Holcomb, in whose name the action
was to have been instituted, did not wish
to get place on the supreme bench by n
lawsuit. The announcement came after
interview with Judge j. j. sullivan. the
other democratic appointee besides Judge
Holcomb, who said he would not fight for
tho place.
! Discussing the case Judge Homer Suli-
van said: Il am Of the opinion that we
shall do nothing in the case, Judge Hol-
comb does not want to start the suit. He
does not feel that It is dignified way to
secure q position on the supreme bench,
| and victory would mean only one year in
office for him Judge Sullivan has said he
does not want to start II. The attorney
general has indicated he does not want to
do so, therefore, 1t is my opinion nothing
will be done.
| Il have no doubt we would win victory,
but unless the attorney general starts the
action there is nothing further to do"
While the announcement OF Judge Homer
Sullivan would not prevent other persons
| frpt, hrIy ko H., f,.tr - To,
vestigating the law and the conditions sur
rounding the case were turned over to him
by Governor Shallenberger and it is the
belief his announcement will stand. At
torney General Thompson says the case
may be brought by other parties than him
SELF but the democrats are unable to find
| the right ones
| Legislators ut state Farm.
| A hundred members OF the legislature vis-
tied the state farm this afternoon. where
the faculty OF the Agricultural college, with
Chancellor Avery and Regents Coupland
and Whitmore. explained the needs OF the
school and showed its operation. Several
hundred members OF agricultural societies
were at the farm, and after a short ses-
sion Of speechmaking the members ad-
journed to their favorite divisions or
watched the work of the students In the
laboratories.
The university men frankly admitted TO
the Legislature that the needs Of the insti-
tuition were increasing rapidly and that Il
would probably be necessary to make q
building allowance out of the general fund
of the state. One school building for rec-
tation work and equipped with laboratories
is desired and for this the sum of $1,000
has been mentioned.
Members of the senate and house finance
committees were among the visitors by ap-
pointment OF their chairmen. A feature o
the afternoon was a series OF questions b.
Representative Kelley of Furnas. who seeks
to establish an agricultural school at Cam
bridge 1t was brought out that the ex-
pertinent station at North Platte is doing b
great work for the farmers OF western Ne
braska,
First Railroad Valuation Bill.
S. F. 1873. the first bill providing for the
physical valuation OF railroad property and
that of public service corporations wa
introduced in the legislature today by Sen
ator Oils of Valley He specifies the rAai-
way commission shall ascertain the trua
value Of railroad, telegraph, telephone and
express company property az It exists July
l. 1869, and shall employ such expert hell
as the governor may consent to employ
money for the maintenance of the oona
mission.
The bill provides that a railroad shAil
mean all corporations. individuais, AAso-
Citations Of individuals, their lessees, tr,ls4ee5
or receivers that now or hereafter may own
operate, manage or control any railroad o.
part of railroad as common carrier IN
the state, or cars or other equipment ueeI
thereon, or bridges, terntinals or sideteGck 3
used in connection Herewith whether owned
by such railroad or otherwise.
The physical valuation shall include;
Value of all real estate. value Of all
grading value OF all bridges, buildings
water stations and other structures used
by the road, all track material tools siE
nails etc, all telegraph and telephone ma =
teTial owned by the company, all stores and
supplies on hand, value OF all rolling stooll
which In the case of an Interstate road
shall be the proportion justly chargeablc
to the part of the road lying In the state
value of shops and machinery, and all other
articles and things belonging 10 and neces-
sarily a part OF the road,
The commission must find the total value
, OF each railroad. the number OF miles Of
track. The basis to be used in arriving 81
such value shall be average market value
, The values spoken of shall be the amount
Of money found necessary 10 rebuild tho
road complete as II now stands, allowing
for reasonable length OF time for ASSEM-
, bling the material and doing the work nee
esssry for bringing into existence such rail
lroad The proper reductions shall Be made
for the wear and shrinkage In value on
account OF age and wear OF material.
Full power is given the commission 70
I affected and 10 devise schedules which the
companies must answer under oath
The work must be concluded In the year
1910 and when valuation OF company is
determined the opportunity for a hearing
must be granted.
Revising of Road Laws.
i The senate committee on highways, con-
g sisting Of Banning OF Cass, Fuller OF Sew
{ ard. Klein OF Gage, Laverty OF Saunders
r and King OF Polk, was named by the sen.
Z ate today TO act with a committee from the
e house TO take up the matter OF road laws
Z and arrive at some system for amending
. the present laws in conformity with the
5 needs OF the state.
8 The appointment Of w 8. sorrs of Omaha
as clerk OF the committee on municipal AZ.