Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-09
Nebraska
GOVERNOR FOR NEW CAPITAL
Executive Thinks Next Legislature
Should Make Big Appropriation.
THREE MILLIONS NOT TOO MUCH
Railway Commission Turns Down Re
port of CitiE ems Railway On
Ground IL Is ManffestIy
Wrong.

From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Nov. SE(Special)-Governor
ShaIenberger believes the next Legislature
should take steps TO secure a new capitol
for Nebraska.
THE next legislature should make an
appropriation to start the new building"
said the governor. 1--WE could secure a
magnificent building for 100000 and there
is no reason why a portion Of this amount
should not be appropriated by the next
legislature, say enough to construct one
wing Of the building.
Il I'm opposed to spending any $650,WO for
a building 70 house the State Historical
society when the state so badly needs a
capitol. That IS why 1 vetoed the APP
preparation for the historical society build
ing. To my mind that Historical society
building is what Joe Cannon would call
an ulcer on the body politics. The society
wants $4,000 this time, $4,000 the next
time and so on. AS a matter Of fact, with
the construction OF a new capitol there
could be made a place for all the records
that the society will ever collect which will
be Of real value to the state.
THE time has certainly arrived for a
new state house. This building has out
lived its usefulness, it is too small, in bad
condition, unsanitary and not worthy of
the state"
ROwden stiII "BOss.g
Dave Rowden is the boss Of the Soldiers
home at Milford. Colonel Dave says so
himself, notwithstanding he had a matron
out there who hit the bulls eye three
times when she heaved dishes at a cook.
Some time ago one Of the women en-
ployes complained to the governor that she
had not received all the money due her
from the ~commandant. Evidently the gov
ernor wrote to the commandant about the
matter, as the answer from Colonel Dave
this morning set out the following infor-
nation: The woman got all the money
that was due her. when. she says 1 am
boss out here she says what is true, 1 am
the boss. I admit 1 swear sometimes, but
no Jim crow woman or Jim crow man is
going to run over me-" The latter made
a hit with the executive department, for
when Colonel Dave called on the governor
this morning he was informed he was all
right.
Railway Report Wrong.
The state railway commission has refused
to accept the annual report Of the Citizens
Street railway company filed November 2,
because Of grievious errors contained
therein.
The report shows a net revenue for the
period 1t covers of $7,5SO.4 while an in
vestigation Of the figures shows that in
reality there is a deficit Of s3,5246L.
The report shows the iA-ome from pas
sengers paying cash to have been $22, 516.6 SO;
from passengers buying tickets $22, s2s. 10.
and from advertising s1S7.5O. The officials
of the company carried these earnings out
to a total of SIS, 613. 70 when the total should
have been $4S, 55799. This makes out the
= COmnauV IN Ia Nya heap-aRTagF,- ----
rather than a m~oneymaker."
Whether any stock was sold on the totals
in the report the commission does not know
, at this time, but County Attorney TyrreT
has the figures and will use them in his
suit against the merger OF the two COM
1 panies.
The report is signed by w. E. Sharp,
president and ]. H. Smith. treasurer.
d The Railway commission will make a
thorough investigation Of the matter and
e Rate Clerk Powell is at work checking
over the report to see if there are any
. more discrepancies. 1t is possible the re-
suit OF the investigation will have a bear
ing on the litigation now pending against
the two companies.
u Money from Corporations.
Corporations have paid to the secretary
: Of state under the occupation tax law a
u total of $50, 470.95. OF this sum, $SI7 S5. So
was paid without protest together with
5000 penalties on this sum, SIS, $3.50 was
paid under protest as was $40 penalties.
w. H. Smith, secretary Of the senate, has
completed his journal and copies have been
delivered to the secretary of state. The
. publication contains LIB pages, gains
1,6l1 in the journal Of two years ago. One
of the interesting items in the journal
+ that shows unfinished business was the
resolution by Senator Oils demanding an
investigation of the statement in a news
paper that the senate railroad committee
was subservient to the railroads. The Jour-
nal shows that resolution was introduced
and then went over one day, objection
having been made" There is no other
reference to that resolution. Mr.. Oils and
his democratic henchmen in the senate
walked up to the fact that they were deal
d ing with a live wire and had the lnvestigat-
ing committee ever met, the statement in
the paper would have been proven by a
statement by Senator Oils himself, which
was to the effect that he desired the stock
ayrds cut out of his physical valuation
bill. because If that item remained in the
y bill the corporations would not permit II
to pass the senate. Representative Taylor
Of Custer county probably would have
made a good witness also.
Trenmor Cone has not yet published his
house journal.
Felix Newton Dat.
superintendent Woodland of the Lincoln
asylum this morning moved Felix Newton
out by having his books and other prop,
erty dumped out into the yard. This /,
the story Newton brought to the office OF
the governor and which he carried to tn,
county attorney.
h Newton went out TO help Horace Bishop
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