Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-19

alone has authority to make certified
copy of a bill passed. He has the seal of
the state behind him, while the chief clerk
OF the house has no seal and no legal au-
thority to make certified copies of bills
The enrolled bill filed in the office Of the
secretary of state is the only authorized
copy. OF what value a certificate from the
chief clerk would be in court or elsewhere
is not clear, yet the employees of the CHIEF
clerks office have sent out letters offer
ing to make certified" copies OF bills IN
this work the former employees of the
house of representatives cheat the state
out Of fees and in so doing are using the
states office room and typewriters and the
stationery furnished by the state and are
signing the name of the chief clerk,
It, lis customary for the State board to
permit the officers of the house and senate
10 use office rooms for a few months after
the adjournment of the legislature, but this
is only by sufferance. When the iegisla-
ture adjourns it's authority ends and the
entire capitol building is in control OF the
Board Of Public Lands and Buildings. This
board does not intend to permit the use of
it's office rooms by private citizens who de-
sire to use state property for private use.
Bill Dech StII Kicking.
Upon complaint of W. II. Dech. better
known in the palmy days of populism as
BILL" the Burlington railroad has been
severely ohided in a communication from
the railroad commission for not maintain
ing a station service at Nahoo, for the
arrival and departure OF night freight
trains. The matter, which was looked into
by the commissioners has resulted In the
/ Burlington promising 10 keep the depot
open for Its patrons until after the de-
| parture Of the trains named in the COM
| plant
Dates OF several hearings to be held
by the commissioners early next month
were given out today. On May 9 the
| commission Will review the complaint OF
the Albion Alfalfa and Milling company,
against the Union Pacific, relating to the
rates on alfalfa from that city to Lincoln
The day following the commissioners will
hear the complaint of the John W. Hill
and Noah Morse at Rushville In regard
to station facilities at Clinton. a little
town on the line Of the Northwestern
| May 8, the complaint Of r. p Drake, re-
garding the location of the Northwestern
depot at Humphrey will be heard at that
place.
Declares Alumni should Act.
/ l. C. Smith of Minneapolis. a former
graduate OF the state university, who has
/ not visited his alma mater for fourteen
years, arrived in the city yesterday on
short business trip. In looking over tn,
university with which he has kept IL
touch since leaving college. the Mjnnesots
man asserted that he was much chagrined
to find that the growth Of the campus and
buildings Of the state university had moi
kept pace with Its attendance in the las
| few years
What the university needs is an active
alumni organization that will get behind
the school and shove It forward much IN,
same as the Univ ersity of Minnesota hai
been advanced There, graduates do no
let their activities for their alma mater
cease when they leave They are con
stantly organized for the purpose Of pro
noting the welfare OF the school and hav,
definite plans by which they accomplish
their objects. They see that they &c
everything that is coming to them from tn.
Minnesota legislature. They know before
session begins just what they want to do
and they go after IL and stay with II unit
they get what they need In many OF tn
districts, in fact, they see to Il that tn
men who are favorable to the university
interests are elected
For instance thsy secured Appropria