Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-09

senger who IL compelled to stand up VIII
be required to pay only one-fifth fare.
Guess that ought to make the Lincoln Trac-
ton company take another look At It's
equipment
Geneva Gazette We have often heard OF
the expression hell box around news
paper office. and know that Il is used az a
receptacle for all things that have no
proper place for themselves. II there was
one down at the Legislature it would no
doubt receive at least one-hslf OF the fool
lsh bills that are introduced.
Dawson County Pioneer: A bill that is a
commendable one has been introduced in
the Nebraska legislature. II provides that
court jurors shall receive 50 per day for
their services instead of g as under the
present law. Many men who are compelled
to serve as jurors do so At an actual finan-
clal loss. II is TO be hoped the bill will be-
come a law.
Laurel Advocate; The resolution Of the
legislature OF the state OF Nebraska ask
ing that the vote Of its senators and rep
resentatives in congress be cast in favor
Of New Orleans for the Panama exposition,
was presented to the senate by Mr. Bur
kett. The following day the Nebraska law
makers rescinded their action and some OF
when they received notice TO that effect.
Kearney Hub: The assistant attorney OF
Omaha pours some hot shot into the bill
of Senator Albert to take all public utili-
ties out of the hands Of the municipalities
and placing them in control Of the State
Railway commission, declaring that II IL
directly in the interest Of the corporations
and that the proposed 'indeterminate per-
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And again the Hub admonishes the legisls-
ture to swat that billr
Bridgeport News Blade: Thus far the leg
islative committee appointed by the Me-
braska State Irrigation association at It's
meeting in Bridgeport last fall. has not
met to agree on needed legislation at the
present session, This is far too important
a matter 10 be permitted TO 60 by default.
and 1t Is not wise to wait until the latter
days Of the legislative session before intro
ducing the bill. Something certainly should
be done in this direction and without fur
Their delay.
Tecumseh Journal Tribunal: It begins to
look as though the bill providing for the
initiative and referendum would meet with
some opposition in the Nebraska assembly
but its opponents will hardly prove strong
cerely hope some good man will amend
the measure so as to include the recall. II
the people are given the privilege OF init
atng laws they should be able, by similar
methods, to remove officials who we're not
carrying out their wishes.
Albion News Two years ago the demo
cratic Legislature found a republican sec
rotary Of state was authorised by law to
designate one paper in each county to pub
fish the constitutional amendments. They
Immediately passed law changing that
duty to the governor, who was g democrat.
Now they are up against It again, and not
a single democratic state official to por-
ton out the pie. Can the shrewd disciples
of democracy find a way to save the spoils +?
Can a duck swim?
Gering Courier; The legislative confer
ence Of the county option forces laid the So
called Official bill OF the Anti-Saioon
league on the shelf, and will enact one that
is short and to the point, believing that
they can pass such a measure with less
difficulty. The side-tracking Of Brother
Poulson is about what he needed anyhow.
OF all the agencies which had TO do with
the apparently successful option campaign,
he was about the least effective; this said
with no reflection upon the many excellent
members of the league.
Beatrice Express: The Evans bill intro
duced in the Nebraska legislature to pro-
vide for the choosing OF delegates to ma
tional conventions and national committee
men and for an expression OF the people s
choice for president and vice president is
one measure introduced by a republican
which bids fair to have the support OF the
democratic majority az well as of his own
party colleagues. Mr. Bryan and Mr.. Shall
lenberger have gone on record as favoring
the bill, as we'll as Governor Aidrich, Sen
ator Brown and Congressman Norris Of the
republican party The proposed law is in
the line OF letting the people rule" and
there is no good argument against It.
Aurora Sun: The democrats OF Nebraska
are surely getting in q tight fix. In gen.
eral way we believe in a radical reduction
of nearly all high protective tariffs, but
when It comes to removing or reducing the
tariff OF Is cents a bushel on Canadian
wheat, we close one eye and then we close
the other and then we whistle thought
fully But Isn't II peculiar that President
Taft should have been so strongly in favor
Of the last tariff bill which imposed so high
tax on so many things, but is now in
favor of free trade on grain. Pamper the
eastern plutocrats, persecuts the western
farmer-that seems to be his motto,
ord Quiz: That was a very courteous
letter that the state auditor handed to the
democratic senate, when he refused to pay
the warrants issued for pay for senate EN-
ployes In excess of the legal stipulation
but It was also very effectual. The demo-
Gratis, true to their custom Of acting on
the old democratic doctrine, ITO the victor
belong the spoils" raised the compensation
OF most OF the employees above the amount
the law allowed. OF course IL was Barton's
duty TO veto the act till the Legislature
took the trouble TO change the laws. Ii
is a good thing to have a few republicans
in places where they can do the most good,
II we are 10 persist in this habit OF keep
ing the legislature in the hands Of the
democrats.
Nebraska City Press: What a splendid
opportunity the members of the Nebraska
legislature have just now in their consid-
Grafton of the resolution commencing
reciprocity with Canada Nebraska has
the reputation for being progressive state,
state that desires a reduction OF the
tariff Reciprocity with Canada will re-
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