Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Nebraska
OPPUSE tAyOBS 10 MEMbEkS
galway Commissioners Do Not Want
Passes Outside State.
LETTER SENT TO SOUTHERN MAN
Ad5utant General HartiEan Taking
Measures 90 Tone
ID Attendance in the
Guard.

From a staff Corrsspondent)
LINCOLN. Dec. u-speciaI.)-The Ne
braska State Railway commission is up-
posed 90 asking congress for "a law allowing
the railroads to give passes to members Of
state railway commissions to be used out
side OF their respective states and especially
when called to Washington by the Inter
state Commerce commission. The attitude
OF the home commission is made plain in
a letter Secretary Perkins has sent to a
railway commission Of a southern state
which has asked lhe cooperation Of the
Nebraska commission TO- get such a law
enacted. The letter Is as follows;
Replying to your letter Of the 7th instant
in regard 20 proposed amendment % the
Interstate act. whereby railroad
companies may be permitted 10 issue free
transportation for Interstate trips to state
railroad commissioners and commissioner
may be allowed TO use the same. p~articu-
larry when called 20 the city lf washington
or engaged ia official business for their
respective states.
"I have l4-d this matter before the mem
beers OF 9pr commission. az requested, and
1 am directed by chem 10 say in, reply that
they are not IN sympathy with the proposed
amendment as outlined by you. In the first
place. the proposed amendment. as We
understand Il. would leave il entirely to the
discretion OF the railroads as to whether
free transportation should be issued in such
cases, and 10 that extent would place the
commissioner under a greater or less obii-
CATION for favurs extended in that regard
The plan would not be so Objectionable tx
IL we're made obligatory for the railroads
70 issue such transportation to all MEM
bers OF state and federal commissions. but
even IN that form, the Nebraska commits
sioners would not favor IT, They feel that
any amendment OF this feature Of the inter
state commerce act, IN the way OF exHmp-
tons from its provisions. would be but an
entering wedge for a return to the abuses
which formerly prevailed. Furthermore,
they feel that such a request from officials
representing state and federal authority
could be made only at a sacrifice u dignity.
They are firmly convinced that necessary
expenses incurred by attendance upon con-
ferences at distant points or upon business
before the Interstate Commerce. commits
sion at Washington. should properly be
paid from the public funds, and they are
furthermore convinced that the citizenship
OF the country would greatly prefer this
method TO that proposed by YOU
Going After Traction Company.
Inc state Railway commission has
notified the Lincoln Traction company that
E. c.. Hurd and L. G.. Powell will at once
begin an investigation of the property OF
the company 10 SCI II there is any cause
for the Inadequate service furnished the
people OF Lincoln.
In a letter to the company the commits
SION said une service Is 50 poor that Il is
causing a serious financial loss to the
people Of this city and therefore the in
v-esnEanon Is necessary.
Love Loses First Round
The election contest started BY Robert
Malone against Mayor Don L Love will
be tried out in the county court, where il
was started. This was decided by the
supreme court today when It overruled the
motion Of Mayor Love for a rehearing.
GettInE Down tn business.
The resignation OF Second Lieutenant
Andrew Holt of Company G. First regi-
menr. Nebraska National Guard, which
was asked for by Adiutant General Haru-
gan, has been received and accepted. Lieu
tenant Holt failed to be present az the
company inspection recently and theref0re
his resignation was demanded. Mr. Holt
gave as a resason for his absence thai ht
had company at his home that night and
did nos care TO leave. The business com.
mittee Of the company at Geneva has asked
the ad5utant general 20 rescind his order;
but General Harugan insists thar II viii
stand. because he intends 20 have every
company eome Up to the standard OF know
the reason why.
CalLds Names Committees.
President Chisds OF the State Normal
hoard mas announced the following COM
| altcee appointments;
Audiung-Brian, Mcdonald, sheIlhorn-
y ENeCutve-Ehellhoru. hidden. Mcdonald
PrinuuE-Ludden. Bishop, TOoley.
Teachers-McDonald, Bishop. Shellhorn.
Textbooks-Bishop. Brian. Tooley.
Tooiey Aecepts Appointments.
Governor -HhaIlenberger has received
from Mr. Touiey his acceptance OF the ap.
pointHenr as a member OF the state Norma.
board, TO take the place Of Superintendent
HAYS, whose term had expired. Mr.. rooiey
will meet with the board Ger the first time