Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-02
DEMOCRATS "CHCKE"
MINORITY MEMBERS
fcontInned from Pase one.l

the legislature was offered by Mr.. Mock
EFT, which is probably tho first step Of
the minority 60 throw q few pieces Of
glass In the path OF the democratic auto
mobile.
When the Lanigan resolution was
brought before the house, Nichols Of
Madison knowing that five minutes for
each speaker was insufficient time TO
present adequate argument. turned his
talk into a humorous discussion of the
resolution and the meaning Of the word
"amenablo." which he said according 70
Webster meant to drive as cattle" and
therefore the railway commission should
be driven as cattle by the attorney gen
erei
Attack ON Commission.
Lanigan attempted 60 show that the
railway commission was working politics
and that as evidence Of that they had
not consulted the new democratic attor-
ney general THE railway commission
is imbued by old republican hatred, said
Lanigan.
Mockett asked that letter prepared
- 80 commission covering the work
Of the commission might be read. but
'-..-,~n. ana 1rumble insisted that the
time he taken out OF Mocketts five min
utes IT
Mockett Informed the members that It
would take more than five minutes TO
read the letter and II would not be fair
to take his time.
A motion was made that the letter be
read by the clerk and carried.
People Wise Anyway
Mockett in the short time given him
lambasted the democrats. sa1shg that a
republican legislature had been respon-
slble for the passage Of the railway com
mission act. the people had sanctioned
II and had had sense enough 70 keep
democrats off Of II since it's existence.
He denied that the railway commission
was compelled TO call on the attorney
general unless they wanted TO.
Mr.. Trumble read a section of the stat
utes which declared that Il was the duty
Of the attorney general 10 appear In nil
suits In which the state was interested.
but Cronin read from the constitution
and also from the act creating the com.
mission showing that the railway COM
mission did not have 10 call upon the
attorney general unless in it's Judgment
II was deemed necessary. He thought II
small politics to put In a resolution OF
the Lanigan nature.
HOffmeister MAIDS Up.
Hoffmeister, democrat. who at times
shows very pronounced views "agin the
government" scored the commission un-
merciruIIy. He thought they were ut
terly unfit TO draw down salary for
the work they we're doing.
Reishick was also "agin" the commits
sion because Il was not doing. In his esti-
nation, what Il ought to do and doing
many things he thought It ought not 10
do. IL had bought mileage books out OF
Its physical valuation appropriation when
there was no provision for such an action
Mr.. Reed scored.
Reisner' went after the democratic at
torney general hard. He wanted to know
what he was doing all this time. 81 hav,
been to his office half dozen time,
since have been here and never can find
him." said he. and have been told tina
he Is conducting his law practice up HON,
instead OF giving hts time 10 the state
IL he was the caiiber OF an attorney which
the railway commission desired to con
duct lie legal business feel sure tina
they would hire him. but they want goo,
lawyers down there, and so they left hin
out" St
what About MuIfenf
Mockett Just before adjournment sen
up q resolution In which no called at
tention to charges made that Arthu
Mullen OF Omaha had been Iobbyin
around the Legislature and that tn
reeords Of the secretary of states offic
showed that he was not registered.
The resolution cited that Mullen at on
time had been attorney general Of Tn
state. but since that time Il Yves reporte
that he had served for some harvestc
company at big salary. He wanted tn
matter investigated and moved that
COMMITTEES OF five be appointed to investi
gate the rumors. The resolution wen
over one day under the rules.
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