Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-20
House ApprOpristes Hundred Thou
sand to Meet Pay Roll.
ELECTION CONTEST Is DELAYED
Committee Waits on Attorney for the
Republican Contestee.
SENATE SITS FOR SHORT THE
Considers several Measures In COm-
mIttee of the whole and Takes
Recess Untii Friday with
out Action.
tFrom a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN. Jan i9.-Cspecisl)--A. CON
tinued dislike FOR business Ia being mani
tested by the legislature and the only ac-
tua activity Thursday on the floor was
from 10 TO u by the house and from II
20 noon by the senate
The house passed it's two first bills. these
appropriating the money necessary for the
session. House roll 81. appropriating $4,000
for salaries Of legislators and assistants
and house roll 92 appropriating S20OOO for
stationery and incidental expenses. The
senate concurred in this expenditure OF
$4,000 These two bills are the expense
bills always passed first by every session
OF the legislature and no other actual laws
have been made
The resolution Of Gerdes Of Richardson
for referring the decision on the location of
the Panama exposition. once reconsidered,
20 a committee was passed and Gerdes him
self made chairman. The other members
are Prince father of the San Francisco res
olution, Hopodsky, Norton. Sanborn, Ner
and Taylor OF Merrck
Tax Ferret Bill.
The investigation Of the house commit
tee on privileges and elections which was
to have been held this afternoon TO deter
mine the right OF Henry Scheele wet dem
ocrat, to the seat from Seward, which is
claimed by Wortman. dry republican, was
postponed because OF the absence OF At
torney Norval representing Wertman.
Thomas Darnel attorney for the Anti
Saloon league, was present, and his un-
called-for appearance caused some resent
ment among the members OF the commit
tee, although the Anti Saloon league Is in
tensely lntei ested In the case and is moved
by the belief that upon the decision Of
the contest rests the fate of county option
in the house The matter will be taken up
again Tuesday. one dry member OF the
committee remarked Thursday morning.
"As far as am concerned and think
as far as most Of the other committeeman
are concerned, the wet and dry question
win not be allowed TO play any part in
this investigation The man who got the
most votes in that district will get the
seat. whether he is wet or dry, democrat
or republican"
The senate in its morning meeting re-
solved itself into committee OF the whole
and, with selleck of Lancaster in the
chair. considered a number OF bills for
third reading and ordered them engrossed.
number OF unusual and interesting bills
were introduced into the house Tuesday,
among which was II. r. 1859 by Quacken-
bush OF Nemaha. The bill amends the
laws relating to the collection of delinquent
taxes and provides the tax authority In
any city or county TO hire tax experts or
tax ferrets" TO collect delinquent amounts.
II. r. 164 by MoE<issick OF Gage gives extra
compensation to county attorneys for get
ting judgements against estates for delin-
Quent taxes. The tax ferret system Is in
vogue In Iowa and results In the hiring Of
representatives from corporations which
have a well developed system of collecting
taxes to bring in the delinquent funds
and who can follow the property holder
who owes the tax anywhere that he may
20 in changing his residence.
II. II. 14s by Evans of Adams county is an
Rnti-treat law and provides a fine of 500
for any person who shall give away in any
manner or by any device any intoxicating
liquor On second conviction the culprit
loses his license altogether.
Assessors Meet ReVenue Committee.
The senate and house committees on reve-
nue. and taxation met Thursday afternoon
and heard the arguments OF the assessors
association for a number OF new laws re-
gardng their work, most OF which viii be
embodied in the bill that viii be introduced
into the house BY Chairman McKissick.
The assessors want their office elective
for four years ana ask two-term elective
offices for precinct assessors. They also
wanted an increase I'm salary amounting
TO about SEQ year all along the schedule.