Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-13
Nebraska
BGRTOS ENEMY TO LOBBYISTS
Saline Senator Opposes Wishes Of
Insurance Companies.
BILLS CONSIDERED RESTRICTIVE
Attorney General Gives OpiniOn that
Omaha Policemen Are Eutitled
20 Rewards for CapturinE
Offenders Of Law.
CFrom a STAN Correspondent

LINCOLN, Feb. 12-(Special.) -senator
T. W. .Bartos OF Saline county has put him
self in the position Of overriding the
wishes Of the state insurance companies
in his work as chairman Of the Insurance
committee Of the senate. and the next
move must accomplish II he expects to
make good on his on campaign plans Is
TO push through the upper house the five
regulatory bills which are opposed. Last
week he was chairman, the whole minority
In his own committee. Every other mem
Der OF the committee recommended the
five bills for indefinite postponement.
Bartos moved upon the floor that they
be engrossed for third reading and sue
ceeded IN getting that motion through,
although several members of the commit
tee. Senator Jansen Of Gage in particular
we're somewhat offended because the
senate took the Recommendation Of the
chairman against that OF the committee.
Now the gentleman from Saline in the
pursuit OF his campaign has appeared be-
fore the public as an enemy of the lobby
lists A letter sent him by Attorney Cen
srai Martin has been made public which
declares that buttonholing legislators in
hotels. restaurants and corridors Is against
the law. BRrtos says that representatives
OF various state companies have so
prosecuted him and he asks relief
The bills which Bartos wants put through
or At least seriously considered by the
senate Include measures TO make notes
given for policies nonnegotiabie, to limit
dividends to the surplus funds TO require
q yearly report 20 the state auditor from
all companies.
II II known well enough that home In
guranee companies consider these laws too
naIPa n
strenuously on the floor OF the senate, hut
the old line eastern companies are inclined
to favor them as they limit the competi-
ton to some extent Of the smaller con-
Germs. Bartos insisted when the insur-
ance committee was made out at the be-
ginning OF the session that he be put on
II and he has been planning these laws for
g long time. Two OF them are said to have
been suggested by State Auditor Barton
Policemen should Get Rewards.
Governor Aldrich has received from At
torney General Martin an opinion on the
question of federal rewards earned by po-
licemen In Omaha and It Is decided that
the officers are entitled to the rewards in
spite OF the law which turns all such money
over to the relief fund. The federal rewards
are given for catching deserters from the
United states army and It is held that since
they are given to encourage the apprehen-
sion of such men the city would be inter-
fering with the federal laws II 1t was
undertook to deprive officers OF amounts
so earned.
Death Was Accidental.
further examination OF the body OF
p. w. Busby. the night Waterman found
dead In the state house last night, has led
Coroner Jack aMthews to believe that death
due to an accidental fall from the balcony
to the stone floor. An inquest will be held
Monday afternoon and the son, Mayard
Busby win be held until that is over. The
violent grief Of the boy over his fathers
death last night and the fact that the
dead man had been under the influence of
liquor have served to remove suspicion
from the hoy although he was held by the
coroners orders and murder was at first
suspected Frank Helvey, the newspaper
correspondent who first found the body
neither heard nor saw anything that would
indicate a murder.
Parole Power Questioned.
suit has been filed In Lancaster district
court by John c. owen, 10 secure his re-
lease from the penitsntiary He was once
release on parole from Governor Shallen-
berger and in his suit claims the right to
his freedom. although he was taken back
for an alleged violation OF the parole agree
msnt. The parole was revoked. according
70 the prisoners petition, without a hearing
and his attorneys assert that the parole
10 q conditional pardon anu cannot be re-
voked without hearing In open court.