Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-02
Nebraska
SUGGEST CHANGES IN LAW
Judiciary Committee of Bar Associa
ton Meets in Lincoln.
BURLINGTON OFFICIALS MEET
Hold Annual Conference in Lincoln
ana Discuss Plans for Extcn-
siOns of Road ana other
improvements.
tFrom a staff Correspondent

ASAANCOAARNt NeDst lee. l.-(SpeclAl. )-Ihe
judiciary committee OF the State Bar
association, which will meet in this city
the latter part of the month, has pre-
pared a tentative set OF changes which
they will refer to the gathering in the
hope that they may be recommended 20
the codifylng commission as suggestions
for changes in the state laws. The
changes, which are largely OF procedure,
are under the charge OF e. c. Clements
and T. ]. Doyle of this city and Judge
Howard Kennedy of Omaha. The recon-
mendations In brief as they have already
been decided upon and as They will be
discussed by the State Bar association
are:
1. A revival of the office OF district at
?. Reducing the number Of peremptory
challenges allowed the defense in ali
criminal prosecutions.
j. a verdict In criminal case shall not
be reversed or affected for errors in the
proceedings which do not affect the in
terest OF defendant.
A jury commission for Douglas
county
8. An amendment to the civil code to
allow commencement OF an action by per-
sonal notice to adverse party.
6. To provide by amendment that in
SSiya Jury eases a verdict from ten mem
court shall be binding.
Partial Jury Verdict.
On all Of these recommendations OK
cept the one concerning the partial jury
verdict, the three members of the COM
mittee are agreed On this latter Judge
Kennedy has not coinciced. He is at the
present time considering whether he will
join with the other two members in
recommending this change of the law.
Judge Kennedy favors much the crea-
ton, of jury commission for Douglas
county, but the other members of the
committee, Lincoln men, do not consider
that Lancaster county could improve on
its present system. That is why the
recommendation refers only to counties
having more than 10000 population. 1t
is known that the statute revision COM
mission has II in mind to recommend a
much wider scope for the jury commission
system.
RaIIrOa dMen Meet.
dozen or 30 OF the officials of the
Burlington lines west of the Missouri
river held an annual conference in LIN
coin this morning. Plans for the extern
sions of the road were considered, but
nothing was made public. Vice President
H. e. Byram OF Chicago was present at
Nthe meeting.
According to e. Bignell, superintendent
OF the Lincoln division, matters pertain
ing to extension and maintenance were
beig considered. Nothing can be given
out as the results Of this meeting are IN
no way definite. We will only discus
the needed improvements of the road
and will recommend those that we deem
necessary to the annual meeting of the
board of directors which is to be held
early in January. Until that meeting we
will have nothing to say"
The officials arrived during the night
and early this morning.
Those present were: II. E. Byram OF
Chicago. vice president of the Burlington;
C. w. Holdrege of Omaha, general man.
ager; L. B. Allen of Omaha, general SUI
perintendent of the Nebraska district L.
L. Young, superintendent of the Alliance
division, and his assistant. A. NJ. We'll
den hamer; E. Flynn, superintendent OF
the McCook division; l.. b. Lyman, SUI
perintendent of the Wymore division; H.
Bignell. superintendent of the Lincoln
division; E. NJ. Westerveldt of Lincoln,
superintendent Of right-of-way, and
i. Thomas Roope of Lincoln, superintendent
of motive power.
Body of Stanisics to New York.
The body OF Theodore Stanisics, the
local city jail when brought here for the
purpose Of fang a penitentary sentence
for completely in, arson, was taken to
New oYrk City today where 1t is claimed
relatives have been found who are await
ing It.
Judge e. p. Holmes, who acted as lega
adviser OF the miser before his death
is in New York City and is in consulta-
tion with heirs of the dead man, accord
\ ing to telegram received here late to-
day.
Pappas Files Suit.
Alleging permanent injuries caused by
being struck by a Union Pacific motor
car while employed on a railroad con
struction gang near North Platte, Sam
Pappas today filed suit in the fedora
district court asking damages in the sun
OF $4,000 The petition charges the de
PENDANTS with negligence, as the allega
tion is made that the motor car was be
ing run at an excessive rate of speed
and that no warning signal was given
when the car approached the place wher'
the men were working.