Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-01
Bylaws.

LINCOLN, Jan. Especial IA session
Of who's a grafter?" conversation was
pulled off in a quiet corner of the house
chamber yesterday by w y. Taylor, rep
resentatve from Hitchcock and suAdry
counties and Trenmore Cone, chief clerk
of the 1909 session of the house. Taylor,
besides fathering innumerable bills for the
protection OF wild and domestic animals,
is foster father for the school lands sale
bill Of Nordgren of Hamilton Cone hap
pens to be opposing the school lands bill
and is visiting the session. to, work against
/ il among other things He walked over to
Taylors desk and remarked that the bin
was a measure designed FOR the delight
and benefit Of land grabbers and real estate
grafters.
who's a grafter? asked Taylor. and
started in on list of things which he
accused Mr.. Cone Of having .dehe during
that gentlemans service as chief clerk,
which had tn emain chance as q sole
motive. H
Just wait a minute" interrupted Cone,
] ''Tu tell you what really happened when
was chief clerk" When. he got through
with his history OF his career. Taylor
smiled in amazed appreciation, &fp
Mr.. Cone" he said. you're a wonder.
II had been telling that story couldn't
have done It half 30 well nor made II half
so bad Whatever your business was you
certainly understood It,"
Senator Kemp Of Polk. Merrick and
Nance counties promises to be the orator
Of the session in the senate He is pos
sessed of a high-pitched, clear voice. ex-
presslve gestures and eyes that speak like
a trumpet" On the bill of his own making
for a constitutional convention he spoke
twice and the galleries throbbed on both
occasions The only objection TO Senator
Kemps ability as a speaker Is the spirit
OF emulation he arouses in his colleagues,
who insist upon trying to initiate his mas
terry periods and even his thunderous ex-
oIamation points.
Some people may doubt the duietness of
the state house grounds. but the fact that
a man slept under a tree last night and
was unmolested and undisturbed until 10
= o clock this morning shows that II is not a
: pandemonium He was finally dislodged
by an employee OF the senate chamber. He
- murmured something about West Lin
4 coin and rose to make his unsteady way
toward the city.
a
The senate is not keeping up rs share OF
legislation this session and is now thirty
five bills behind the record at this time two
years ago. Senator volpp. author OF the bill
: to increase the pay Of state senatOfe and
make their terms for four years. WA ,ap-
other man to have trouble with the leefs-
E lative reference bureau, because he did not
e make his wishes clearly known. He asked
the reference librarian 10 draw up the bill
70 for him and found after the bill had beer
J. introduced that it provided for the future
g Of both house and senate while VolpT
a wanted TO give the boost only TO the sen
{ ators, leaving the house members TO. rais'
their own salaries. The blu win b,
q amended in the senate to give the hous,
J. this privilege in providing for their Owl
r salaries. '--.'.
a We have no good authority for the, fol
lowing account OF why A. A. Gait Of ella,
= county introduced his newspaper gag bill
y which was so promptly discarded By th,
committee. but Il can be given as the rea
;, son for Mr.. Cats hatred OF newspaper
~ and Is a true account OF what happene,
o out ia Clay county during the campaign
Mr.. Gait IS a farmer and visitors upon tn
q farm are infrequent Upon one occasion
p neighbor and his wife dropped IN upon tn
Cats and although they were entertaine
? at dinner, they were not pleased at som
: imagined or real neglect and left the Gal
N home offended. AZ country gossip travel
Il became bruited about that Calf was nc
- willing TO serve his guests with the bes
sr things OF his larder, particularly straw
berries and over this trivial matter stor
% grew which assumed such proportions tina
81 Il finally got into the newspapers. becam
almost an issue in the campaign. and wa
IS an everlasting source OF evaporation
n Mr.. Gait Hence he wants newspapers
IS be held to exact authority for every stat
* ment. We are not saying however, vi
TO told this story as the reason Tor Mr.. Gait
attitude.