Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-30
WHAT NONPARTISAN MEANS
Democrats Interpret Word to Mean
"jNo Republicans"
RECORD OF LATE LEGISLATURE
Twelve Laws Passed or Changed 90
Give Governor Power to Remove
Republicans and Put DEM
Ocrats in Their Places.
From a Staff Correspondent

LINCOLN, July 29.-CSpecial )-Several
delegates to the state republican conven-
ton who were interested in the talk of the
democrats for a nonpartisan judiciary,
called at the office of the secretary of
state and looked up the number of non
partisan laws enacted by the late legisla-
ture. The delegates were satisfied that the
legislative record was sufficient to show
the insincerity of the democrats, without
any argument. Here are some Of the non
partisan pie laws that were passed by the
democratic Legislature:
II. r. 423-Takes from three state Officers
the right to appoint bank examiners and
other employees OF the banking board and
gives to the democratic governor the right
to appoint.
S. F. 50-Repeals the law which makes
the county comptroller of Douglas county
ex-officio comptroller of the city of Omaha
in order to legislate a republican out OF
office.
s. F. Si4-Repeals the law which created
the county comptroller Of the county OF
Douglas In order to legIsate a republican
official out OF office.
Power for the Governor.
H. r. 72-Provides the governor shall
appoint a fire commissioner and a deupty.
H. r. 499-Takes from the state officers
who compose the State Board of Health
the right to appoint Board of Secretaries
and gives this authority to the democratic
governor One Of these appointees is DR.,
f. Arthur Carr.
S. F. 35O-Takes the control Of the Home
for the Frlendless from the Board Of Pub.
lie Lands and Buildings all OF whom are
state officers elected. and places II In
the hands Of a board of democrats ap-
pointed by the democratic governor. The
name of tho institution was changed to
the State Public school.
s. F. 1S-Democratic governor to appoint
five examiners who, with the democratic
governor. compose the State Board of Os-
teopathy.
H. r. 359-Removes the republican state
treasurer from membership on the Stats
Printing board and provides the governor
shall take his place and gives the governor
the power to appoint the secretary. Here
tofore the board has had this authority
s. f. 133-Gives the governor power to
pass on appointments of the state railway
commission under the physical valuation
bill. The commission is composed of two
republicans and one democrat, all elected
by the people.
H. r. 464-Creates the Board OF Public
/ Accountants. The auditor shall be on,
and the democratic governor shall appoin
| the other two.
II. r. 2S6-Abolishes the State Board o.
| Education and creates the State Norma
Board Of Education, so that the governor
may appoint a democratic board
II. r. aS-Provides for the appointment
Of an additional oil inspector by the dem
ocratic governor
Origin OF the Bills.
The last bill was introduced by a repub
lican, Dan Killen of Gage, whose origina
idea was to change the system Of test
ing oils, but in order to get favora bI
action in the democratic legislature h
had TO submit to an extra oil inspector
The fire commissioner bill was intro
duced by e. w. Brown of Lancaster.
republican. The others were fathered b,
democrats and their sole object was L
create jobs for jobless democrats.
In addition to these bills, an act wa
passed to permit the governor to desig
nate in what newspapers proposed con