Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
Nebraska
IS FIRE WARDEN ACT VOlO3
Question is Raised as to Validity Of
Law Recently Passed.
BILL NOT PROPERLY DRAWN
~ L. said 10 violate Provision of
Constellation ReIattns to Form
of Appropriations for
salaries.
From a staff cofrespondent.)

LINCOLN, Neb.. April B.-CSpecial)-
One reason why the governor has not an
nounced the appointment OF a state fire
warden lie the fact that the validity OF
the act under which the appointment IL
made is questioned. The governor has sc
lected a fire warden for the state, but has
withheld the announcement, II Is said, be-
cause he desires TO receive an acceptance
before the choice II made public. The
salary Is $4,000 a year. and one deputy il
to receive si.SOO a year.
The salaries are 10 be paid by a tax upon
insurance companies to be paid on or before
January Of each year. No state funds are
appropriated by the act, nor are any funds
appropriated by any other ball for this pur-
pose. The bill was introduced by Repre-
sentative Brown OF Lancaster. Its validity
IA questioned. because II contains two sub
jects in conformation OF the constitution,
which says: Bills making appropriations
for the pay Of members and officers OF the
legislature, and for the salaries OF the
officers OF the government, shall contain
no provision on any other subject" II the
bill is valid the officers working under It
can hardly receive any pay before the
first Of next year. The act is 70 so into
effect July 3
Lancaster mar MENUS
In a letter from Francis A. Brogan to
Dean Costlgan OF the Nebraska college Of
law, read at the Lancaster County Bar as
ISOLATION banquet, the former said that
doubtless the State Bar association would
have a part In the selection of the next
Judges bf the supreme court. He said
that II was not desirable that the bar name
a ticket, Vas In that event il would take
-. AZ. .kao. 80 a Oot,kfcaI oefv urhioh
was not to be desired What he thought
should be done BY members of the state
bar was that they should certify as to
the relative standing OF the possible can
dldAtes for these offices. Ne suggested
that the result OF this would be to eliminate
rather than to select, pnd in this way the
number of probable candidates would be
reduced 10 perhaps half q dozen OF so. lie
recommended an EXPRESSION Of opinion.
II was voted at the meeting that the
state bar should canvass the members and
secure q preference for several candidates
for the supreme judsslips.
Considerable was said about the motion
docket now in use in the district court
in this city and the seneral opinion was
that this should be changed and that the
rules OF the district court should also be
modified so as TO save the attorneys more
time. In addition to this business the
election OF officers was held with the fol-
lowing results: President, w. NJ. Morn
ing; vice presidents, s. ]. futile, c. M.
Parker; secretary. r. s. Mockett; treas
urer. Claude 8. Wilson; executive COM
mittee, Nv. l.. Anderson and r. II, Smith,
Early IN the meeting "a card was passed
about among the lawyers with a head
ing vote wet or dry This card wa
circulatad without comment and was passed
along from one attorney to the other
each member nresent making a mark be-
ntath tie side he Wished to vote on
when the card returned to the place from
whence II was started Il was found thai
of the forty-three msmbers present. thirty.
six had voted TOR dry town, seven hav'
ing voted wet
Young Attorney Chosen.
Judge CosgraVe has selected for CLERK
Of the county court Harold w. Robbins
a graduate Of the law school OF the STATE
university in the classes OF 1908. Mr., Rob.
bins lie son OF a. NJ. Robbins Of Ord
who has been praeticing law in Nebraska
the last thirty-eight years. Since hi'
graduation he has been ,practicing in thii
city. Hs presented q petition signed By
fitty-four members of the local bar ant
was also highly recommended by Dear
costigan OF the university law school. VIII
spoke Of him as a hard worker and splen
did STUDENT.
students Are Reinstated.
Twelve girls, students Of Union college
the Adventist institution, situated at Col
less View. and several boys. also student
there. were temporarily suspended fror
school during the last week for ~violatin
dormitory rules and other rules relating '
the conduct Of persons attending the institu
ton. According to President C. C. Levi
Of the school. all had been reinstated thi
week but one boy, who will quite likely b
returned to his school duties as soon q
his parents can be heard from.
President Lewis. when questioned hbou
the situation in that school,, said that
number OF students had been snspende
during the last week. but that these SUI
pensions we're only temporary and that a
but one OF the students suspended had bee
reinstated;
In one instance. he said, twelve youn
women about IS years OF age had bee
temporarily suspended because they hs
Violated q rule governing the dormito
which provided that after 10 o'clock at nigl
lights should De out and that there shou
oe no student activities after that tim
These twelve girls. who are well thougl
n about the institution, he said, disco "
his rule and at an hour near midnight Il
iulged IN revels which accompany II