Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-29
Nebraska
GOVERNOR TO CHAMP CLARK
Executive Suggests Committee on
Committees for House.
THINKS FINE PLAN FOR CONGRESS
Fritcs ~ Answer 90 letter ot Com
doIencc NJ Recent Defeat for uc-
election ~ NcbraskH--
Takes last Juunt.

LINCOLN Nov. gS Especial I'm answer
20 a letter from Congressman Champ Clark
OF Missouri Governor ShsIlenhargcr has
replied giving tho democratic leader
several suggestions regarding the Plan Of
work Of the next democratic house The
governor advocates naming committees by
standing committee and giving the author
or a bill the right suggest Co which CO.
mittee u should first be reported. This
letter Of the governor was given out by
the governors private secretary Leo
Mathews:
"I am induced 20 write this 90 YOU be-
cause have thought that there will he
great deal OF attention p1id 90 The manner
IN which The democrats deal with the
power placed in thclr hands because OF
their contrc, OF the house Of representa-
tives. especially as YOU arc, ! hope, to be
the next speaker. the question OF your
position In regard to the rule Of tho house
will be matter Of tremendous Importance.
The democrats Of Nebraska settled this
question the first time I'm tho history Of
the state that we were given control or
the Legislature. The practice In our senate
had always been TO elect committee upon
committees they appointing the standing
committees OF that body. GU house Of
representative elected a committee 10 do
the same thing I'm the lower house. It
worked out entirely satisfactory and /
believe it would be looked upon by the
nation as a master stroke ~ you would
effect the same thing in the house OF
representatives.
1--WE have opposed the abuse Of power
upon the part fthe republican speakers
90 vigorously IN the past that great
deal will be expected Of us now that our
party IL in control The democratic speaker
Of our legislature at first opposed the TAX
ing away from him OF the appolntve
power but later he told me that he be-
lieved that II was good thing and l
think that the rule established in Ne
braska, since 1t was found to work 20
the satisfaction of everybody.
Il write you this not IN a spirit OF
seeking to give advice where It is not per-
haps desired, but to give you information
that l thought perhaps had not been called
TO your attention. OF the simple and easy
and democratic solution Of the whole
vexed question. that was achieved by the
democratic legislature OF Nebraska, the
first time we were ever given an OPP
portunity to deal with It.
1--WE are going 70 watch with intense in
terest the action OK the democratic major
fly in the lower house for the next two
years. because in their hands Is placed the
future Of our party for years TO come
GOV ernOr Takes Last Jnunt.
Governor ,shallenberger left this after
noon for Chicago, where he will attend the
meeting OF the National lave Stock assocl-
alton. From there he will so to Louisville,
Ky, to attend the annual conference of
governors The first day Of this meeting,
which is tomorrow, will be held at Frank
fort and will be given over entirely to
social functions
state board and Gas.
The state Board of Public Lands and
Buildings today declined to sign the agree
ment proposed by the gas company. This
agreement provides that those who sign a
REIMBURSEMENT OF their clsimE against the
company win be given 81 gas, beginning
December /. and the price will never be
raised.
In 1907 the city council of Lincoln passed
an ordinance for 81 gas, reducing the rate
from S.2O. The gas company took the
case into the courts and in the lower fed
eral court the city won The case Is now
pending in the United States supreme
court with its final settlement not YET
I'm sight In tho meantime the gas COM
pany Is selling gas at si.2O and It has W
a bond TO guarantee the return Of the q
cents on the dollar should It lose the suit
Recently the company has sent out petit
tons TO gas consumers saying that az
who Sign a waiver Of their claims against
the company viii be given 81 gas. begin
ming December 1. regardless OF the decision
TO be handed down by the supreme court
This lower rate will be put into effect Il
20 per cent Of the consumers will sign thu
agreement.
The state board today decided II had nj
right to waive tie claims the company
or make such an agreement. though sem,
of the individual members OF the board
signed the agreement on their persona
accounts,