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WASHINGTON NOTES.
The ionsl it in iotiul liar against Sen
iitor Knox becoming secretary of state
In Taft'H cullrel, was removed when
I ln house bv a vote of 17:5 to 117
passed (lie hill providing for u re
auction of tho Hillary. The anion wan
necessary because tin- si'iiator had
been oiio of those to vote for nu in
crease of the Halury.
President Roosevelt In a Hpoclal
message to congress urged tho estab
lishment of a federal bureau which
will protect wayward and dependent
rhlldrcn.
Senators La Follette, Cummins,
Stono, Tillnian and Hale, engaged In
a lively dispute over the naval bill.
Criticisms weni aimed at tho house
provision In tho measure which says
no money shall bo paid for powder to
any trust or monopoly, "except In the
event of an emergency.",'
Congressman Italney j says he Is
ready to "produce the gtjods" to sub
stantiate his charges that tho Panama
canal purchase was one of tho most
stupendous grabs ever undertaken.
President-elect Tuft left Cincinnati
for Washington, where he will present
the canal report to President Roose
velt, lie will confer with Senator
Knox and other leaders and probably
will complete his cabinet list while In
the capital.
During the present week congress
will give all possible attention to ap
propriation hills, as It Baa become a
pressing necessity that both houses
should act promptly if the measures
are to become, laws In the few days
that are left of the present pension.
Replies were made In the house at
Washington to Representative Kalney's
attack on the purchase, of tho Pana
ma canal route. President-elect Taft,
his brother Charles P. Taft and Wil
liam Nelson Cromwell were defended
by Mr. Loveiing.
It Is feared In Washington that the
Democrats of tho house may block the
plan to remove tho constitutional bar
to Senator Knox becoming a member
of the Taft cabinet.
Senator Hale Introduced a resolu
tion In the senate which Is Intended to
remove the constitutional bar from
Senator Knox's acceptance of the port
folio of secretary of Btato In Iho Taft
cabinet.
The electoral vote was canvassed by
congress and Taft and Sherman were
officially declared to he elected presl
dent and vice president of tho United
States.
PERSONAL.
William Jennings llryan has made
contracts for speeches In 1909 which
will bring him $100,11(11), the amount
he would have received had ho been
elected president.
Hev. Dr. O. S. Davis, pastor of the
South Congregational church In New
llrltaln, Conn., resigned to accept the
presidency of tho Chicago Theological
seminary.
Andrew Carnegie said congress was
Incapable of giving tho country u Just
tariff schedule and declared the only
solution is the appoiutnu nt of n per
manent and bi partisan commission.
William II. Taft left New Orleans
for Cincinnati. He refused to discuss
his probable appointments of cabinet
officers but wants congress to make
clear tho way for Senator Knox to be
come secretary of state.
Charles 0. Charleston, Raid to be a
former member of tho Nebraska legls
lature, and of tho Chicago board of
aldermen, was arrested In Denver
charged with numerous foigerles of
checks. Charleston, eight o- ten years
ago. Is said to have been a '.irosperou3
contractor in Chicago.
Charles W. Morse, the financier, will
not be admitted to ball pending a hear
ing on his appeal from his conviction
of violating tho national hanking laws,
the United States court of at oal hav
ing denied his application.
GENERAL NEWS.
Franklin Mac Veagh, a Chicago busl
man Is to become secretary of the
treasury In President Taft's cabinet,
according to authentic. Information ob
tained In Chicago.
In every city ami In nearly every
town of the United States exercises
ommenioiating tho birth of Abraham
Lincoln were held. Ambassadors from
foreign nations Joined In the tributes
to tho martyred president, and Presi
dent Roosevelt spoke at Hodgenvllle,
Lincoln's birthplace In Kentucky.
Within less than two lours after
argument of counsel had ended at
Denver tho Jury in,the cute of Durdett
Pi ll, who phot Ciibler Dury to death
a month ago because he stole bis wife,
returned a verdict or guilty of volun
tary manslaughter.
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Attorney General .Major of Mhsouii
(inked the state t:ii: i-lin . u.ui lo make
elT'Ttlvo (' .-i :i iu: ting tho
Standard Oil Company. The company
paid the $:.i), nun fine and recently of
fered to take tin state Into partner
ship on its .Missouri business.
Services were ((inducted In Wash
ington In memory of the olllcers and
sailors who lost their lives when the
batileidiip Maine was destroyed in
Havana harbor 1 1 years ago.
Th Raelin' police arrested "Jimmy"
Morgan, one of I lie most notorious
bank sneaks In the count rv for the
theft of $:i,Mm from the first Na
tional bank In .Milwaukee. He con
fessed saying he had four accomplices.
The Pennsylvania's IS hour Chicago
New York liver was wrecked by a
Miiall landslide near Altooiia. Pa. Only
one person, the baggageruasler, was
hurl.
Cupt. Mogg and five men who set
out I I months ago to explore the arc
tic regions and were given up as lost,
have I. eon heard from. They are at
Point Harrow, according to a message
received at Port. Towmiond.
Thirty lives were lost In the col
lisioti of the Belgian steamer Aus
tralia and an unidentified vessel in the
Mediterranean, inn miles from Gib
raltar. After a sensational filibuster, lasting
several days, li appears that Prohibi
tion has been killed In South Caro
lina. The senate ha.4 a majority of
four for local option and the house Is
equally as close.
The announcement that Theodore
Roosevelt and his wife will arrive at
Naples tho end of March on his way
to east Africa, and will remain In
Italy 11 days, has been received here
with great satisfaction. Iloth the
king and queen have expressed a de
sire to meet hlni.
Tho lives of many gueBts who were
asleep In the Hotel Clarendon at Sea
Breeze, Flu., were saved by the night
clerk who warned them of the danger
of fire which destroyed tho hostelry
and burned ten cottages nearby.
Niagara falls, for the third time
In history, Is nearly dry. A gale has
clogged tho Ico In the liver until tho
American side Is only a tiny rivulet
and but little water Is running on tho
Canadian side.
Ono man was killed and eight oth
ers severely hurt In a wreck caused
by spreading rails on the Missouri
Pacific railroad near Omaha.
The United States fleet of 10 bat
tleships, which started to cruise
around the world It months ago, will
steam into Hampton roads on Wash
Ington's birthday. It will be reviewed
by President Roosevelt anil greeted
by a large crowd.
The National Civic federation has
appointed a committee to bring about
uniformity of tin; laws of all stales.
The Antl Saloon league and other
temperance forces want a special ties
sion of the legislature called In Ken
tucky to ufil them In their battle to
make the state, which standi) second
in tho production of whisky, dry.
Indoislng the view of former Secre
tary of State Root that Liberia is an
American colony. Hooker T. Washing
ton declared that the situation In tho
African republic was serious and that
the United States was In duty bound
to render practical assistance to Li
beria.
Fifty-two bodies have been recov
ered from the wrecked steamer Pen
guin of tho Union Steamship Company
of Wellington, which went on the
rocks off Capo Terawhltl. Six of those
aboard tho Penguin are unaccounted
for.
With tho wind blowing a gale and
driving sleet In their faces, Toledo (O.)
firemen carried 18 women down lad
ders to safety when a blaze routed out
the tenant In a four-story apartment
house.
A wireless message from tho fleet
which Is on its way home after tho
voyage around tho world, shows it to
have been 2,000 miles from Hampton
Roads.
Tho Republicans of Michigan nom
inated candidates for state offices In
a convention nt (irand Rapids
Charles A. ltlair and John W. Stone
aro the supreme court nominees.
Sixty seven were missing after the
steamer Penguin sank off Cape Teraw
hltl and are believed to have perished.
An unidentified British steamer sunk
after running on a rock off Quessant.
France, and seven wore drowned.
A new political party has been
formed by the Liberals In Norway.
Amoifg the organizers are the former
premier, Mlchelsen, Dr. Nnnsen and
Prof. Sars.
Mrs. Kdwln S. McCook, 60 years old.
widow of Gen. Kdwln S. McCook of
the famous "Fighting McCook family,'
was killed by an nutomoblle in New
'.ork city. Her husband was murdered
In Yankton. S. D., In 1873.
Following a number of alleged
blackmail plots by the "blaoc hand" nt
the Catudian Soo the body of Giovanni
Clottl was found In the street nt Sanlt
Ste. Marie, Mich. The murder Is be
lieved to bo the work of tlu society.
It was nnnounced In Berlin that Chan
cellor von Buolow and Under Secre
tary llardlnge agree on the questions
upon which they conferred nnd now
the (lei mans are anxious to know
what the questions were.
The Porte hns notified Russia of It a
acceptance In principle of Russia's
latest financial proposal for a scltlu
tnent of the Turco ltulgarlan dispute.
Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Seymour Thomas
of Philadelphia and Rev. Penjamln
Brewster of Salt Lake City were
elected bishops of Wyoming and west
ern ('(dorado, respectively.
The British government has decided
to lay down five hnttleshlps of the Ini
I roved Dreadnought type the coming
year. The building of tho sixth' bat
tleship will depend upon the progress
of Germany's new coimtrnctlou, "
TAFT IKES A CALL
GIVES OUT A STATEMENT RE
GARDING THE KNOX CASE.
WILL BE IN HIS
T
Holds the Opinion that
Could Entertain Any
No Court
Action
Based on Situation.
Washington In tho opinion of
Presldent-oleet Taft, Philander C.
Knox Is now legally ellgiblo'to re
ceive tho appointment of secretary of
state. That ho will be tho secretary
of btato In the Taft cabinet was again
poHltlvcly stated by Mr. Taft at tho
Whlto House, the statement being
made after two conferences Tuesday
between Uie president-elect uud Mr.
Knox.
Mr. Taft declared no court could
entertain any action based on the
constitutionality of .Mr. Knox's com
ing appointment for tho reason that
the llrst question that would arise In
mich a proeedlng would bo whether
Mr. Knox was a "defacto" official of
the government. This question, ho
maintained, would have to bo an
swered in tho afllrmatlve and there
the preceding would end.
That Mr. Knox shares these views
was made evident by Mr. Taft In tho
unequivocal declaration that the
Pennsylvania senator was to be his
secretary of state.
With this question settled, with the
unanimous report of the Board of
Engineers endorsing the present pro
cedure In constructing the Panama
canal in the hands of President
Roosevelt to be transmitted to con
gress tomorrow with a message of
Indorsement by hlin and with a dem
onstrative scene of cordiality to
wards hlniBelf by President Roose
velt, Mr. Taft concluded a very busy
day.
It was 7 o'clock at night when Mr.
Taft emerged from tha president's
office, having ended a two hours' con
ference with Mr. Roosevelt, partici
pated in the Hoard of Fngineers.
In the outer oirice he had stated his
position regarding Mr. Knox's ap
pointment to a gathering of newspa
per correspondents, when President
Itooscvclt came out. He stood for a
moment unobserved, but with an ex
pression of pleasure en his face as
tho quest ions were being hurled at
tho president-elect.
"I would like to se you take a few
Kinks out ot him, lie remarked, as
lie advanced and took hold of the lapel
of the 'latt coat. "This docs me
good."
Then addressing Mr. Taft tho pros-
ident UKiulred: Am I going to smi
you tomorrow, Will?"
There were a few "questions," Mr,
Taft admitted, ho would like to talk
oevr at tho Whlto House In the morn
ing, and un en ;ageemnt was made.
Mr. Taft regarded as Important ac
complishments the settlement of the
Knox situation and the completion of
tho canal report. He explained the re
port was Intended to give a general
comprehensive view of the canal sit
uation. It was stated upon authority,
that President Roosevelt heartily ap
proves the report.
The date for the calling of the spe
cial session of congress to revise the
tariff will be fixed definitely at a
conference tomorrow between Sena
tor Aldrleh and Speaker Cannon.
They were requested Tuesday by
President-elect Taft to decido this
question. Mr. Aldrleh saw Mr. Can
non for a few moments at night and
It was practically agreed that they
would recommend that the extra ses-;
sion should begin not later than
March 1G.
COURT STAYS TEXAS MANDATE.
Thirty Days' Time Given in Matter of
Fine and Receivership.
Sherman, Tex Judge H. O. Head,
counsel for Chester B. Dorchester,
federal receiver for the Waters-Pierce
Oil company, received a message from
tho clerk ot the supremo court of the
United States at Washington stating
that a mandate In the recent decision
upholding the state of Texas In the
matter of a receivership for the com
pany had been stayed for thirty days
from February IS.
FLEET TO TAKE PART IN PARADE
Admiral Sperry Will Send Battalions
to Washington for Inaugural.
Washington Admiral Sperry sent
by wireless telegraph to the Navy de
partment the names of the battleships
of his fleet, which will remain at an
rhor in Hampton Roads until after
March 1, in order to send battalions
from their crews to the innugnrn'
rnrado In Wa-dilnton. These ve-ssel-
are the Connecticut. Virginia, ions'
una, Wisconsin, Georgia, Ulino''.
Kearsage and Kentucky, the l.ir'
three of which will he placed out. re
commission on their arrival at theli
homo navy yards.
Revolting Crime In France.
Marseilles. France. The discovery
of a revolting crime, recalling In d"
fall a case which oecured In Paris In
lo?, has caused a sensation here. TV
bodv of an S year-old clii. torn le.
twenty-eight ktrf wounds nnd fuvthet
mutilated by burns, bus been found P
a populous quarter of the el'y. It w".
learned that the child hid been IP
treated before being killed. A tin1
who had been 11 vine with the r.ry
mother, who r widow, hn been p
rerted, but his guilt Is e.s yet un
ltnbwn.
THE NEWS IN BRIfcF.
Andrew Kruchar, a rural mail car-
tier, and Prank Suta, a farmer, were
kllbd by a Northern Paclfli; flyer Ot
Voss. N. D., :!( miles north of Grand
Forks.
Rev. Dr. O. S. Davis, pastor of the
South Congregational church In New
Prltaln. Conn., resigned to accept the
presidency of the Chicago Theological
seminary.
At the February meeting of the
Yale corporation, the resignation of
Profs. W. G. Snniner, C. it. Richards,
Pernadotte Perrjn and 11. P. Wright
were accepted.
With the wind blowing a gale and
driving sleet in their faces, Toledo (O.)
firemen carried IS women down lad
ders to safety when a blaze routed out
the tenants in a four-story apartment
house. '
After a sensational filibuster, lasting
several days, It appears that Prohibi
tion has been killed in South Caro
lina. The senate hr.s a majority of
four for local option and the house Is
equally as close.
Fifty-two bodies have been recov
ered from the wrecked steamer Pen
guin of the Union Steamship Company
of Wellington, which went on 1 he
rocks off Cape Terawhltl. Six of those
aboard the Penguin are unaccounted
for.
Twenty-one bids for the erection of
two marble monuments over tho
graves of confederate soldiers In the
cemeteries at Indianapolis, Iud., and at
Alton, 111., were opened at tho war de
partment, which had allotted $6,000
for each monument.
During the present week congress
will give all possible attention to ap
propriation bills, as it has become a
pressing necessity that both houses
should act promptly If the measures
are to become Inws in the few days
that are left of the present session.
Indorsing the view of former Secre
tary of State Root that Liberia Is an
American colony, Hooker T. Washing
ton declared that the situation in the
African republic was serious and that
the United States was In duty bound
to render practical assistance to Li
beria. The announcement thut Theodore
Roosevelt and his wife will arrive at
Naples the end of March on his way
to east Africa, and will remain In
Italy 11 days, has been received hero
with great satisfaction. Roth the
king and queen have expressed a de
sire to meet him.
The Canadian government has made
n further modification of the live ani
mal quarantine established in conse
quence of the outbreak of the foot und
mouth disease in the United States.
An order has be. a made under which
horses may be brought to Canada
from any part of the United States.
Henry Vignaud. secretary of the
American embassy at Paris, has re
signed, the resignation to take effect
on March 31. In a letter which he has
forwarded to President Roosevelt, Mr.
Vlgnaud assigns as the reason for his
decision his advanced age and his de
sire not to block the path of promo
tion "to younger men."
MICHIGAN TICKET NAMED.
Republicans Choose Their Candidates
at Grand Rapids Convention.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 13. The
Republican state convention here yes
terday nominated the following ticket:
For supremo Justice Charles A.
Blair, Jackson, and John W. Stone,
Marquette.
For regents of tho university W. L.
Clements, Hay City, and George P.
Codd, Detroit.
For superintendent of Public In
struction Luther L. Wright, Iron
wood. For member of the board of educa
tionWilliam J. McKone of Albion.
For members of the state hoard of
agriculture I. Roy Waterbury of
Highland, and W. II. Wallace of Sag
Inaw, six year term; Robert D. Gra
ham of Grand Rapids, and A. J.
Doherty of Clare, four-year term; and
William J. Oberdorfer of Stephenson
and former Supreme Justice William
L. Carpenter of Detroit, two-year term
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STATE HOUSE.
THE WORK OF TKE LAW MAKERS
Legislative Facts and Gossip News
of the State Capital.
Proposed Primary Law.
There is every reason to believe that
the Olis primary bill, S. F. No. 10H is ..Another b!11 of mine changes tno
the one which w 11 be passed by he. nn nnllual Bre ron,lianieS
senate and sent to the house Tor tne 1
concurrence of that body. The com- j v.iilca now may havo n Ruaianty
mittee on privileges and election met ! fund. As P. Hotter of fact, my In
after the adjournment of the senate estlgalIons reveal that while they are
yesterdnv and Bgreed upon a number permit ted to hae a guaranty fund I
of amendments t tho bill as orlglunl'.v j ;,ave found noeo that really do have
offered. With th.'so the measure will j SHrj, n )-,,, r,, (H.r secure busl
be reported b- e. to the main body. n(ss, nn w theory they have a fund
As tlnally n-rreed upon by tho
mittee tho bill provides that the pri
mary shall be held on the second Tues
day 'of August of each year, thus ob
viating 'the objection raised to the
date fixed by the present law, that it
conflicts with the state fair. It is E3 it now stnmLs permits misrepresen
speeially provided that the name of a , (ation am, t.,t ps a maiter of fact
candidate may appear on one or more j lhi.0 Inli.rPrt-SentatIon every day
of the party tickets if the proper fil-. ()f the .t,ar i;i U)p n,.,,ual insurance
lugs havo been made.
Under the provisions of this act, all
party tickets are to be printed on the
same ballot, the parties side by side.
Immediately below the names of can
didates for each office there shall be
as many blank lines as there are can
didates to be nominated for that of
fice and If any voter elects to writs
In the name of any other party than
the one on the ballot printed and vote
for such person instead of the regu
lar candidate, it shall be the duty of
the election board to canvass and re
turn such vote, and should the person
thus voted for receive more votes than
any other candidate for that office, he
shall be declared the nominee, provid
ing he shall within ten days file his ac
ceptance. The names of candidates shall be
rotated.
A voter presenting himself at the
primary election will not be asked
with what party he affiliates, as at
present, but will be given a ballot with
the tickets of all parties uron It. He j 'or nu proporirma.e . j
will place a cross after tho names of , l''8 fke company may sustain,
the candidates for whom he desires "The supreme court in a South
to vote, but all candidates voted for j Omaha case, continued J.r. Jartos
must be in the same party column, and! derided that tarre is no limited
should rnv voter vole for candidates liability In mutual Insurance. 1 seek
In more than one column the ballot to give notice to prospective policy
Fhall not be counted. Thus, if an elee- 'holders that when thev become mem
tor decires to help nominate a weak hers they are undertaking this Ilahll
randid.ile on the ticket to which he Isiitv. which Is no more than billowing
opposed, as has been :;ii'-'r:osted would 'the state court's holdings ai;d should
ho the case in a primary of this kind, : not bo objectionable."
he iniist forero vol in-; for all of the!
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c-'Kra ues on ins own ticKct in oruxr
to do so
Precinct comniitteemnn are to 1;'
tlrcred at the primary in the same
manner as party candidates. Inr.tend of
being selected by th county candl -
dates ns at present. County commit -
ices wilt meei aim oigani.e mo sec -
ond Saturday after the primary,
tnp same i:me iney win eieci neie -
gite:4 to the state convention. There
win ne one oeigate irom eacn coumy
which cast less than r.,U00 votes for
the party candidate for governor and
one for each additional .10(10 or major
fraction thereof. The state convention
will meet In this city- on the first.. H ' nf .i. ,... n,. hnth i,ms
Tuesday in September, thus giving the
delega-es an opportunity to uttend the
state fair.
The state convention shall formulate
the party platform ami select a state
Central committee, consisting of one
member for each senator from each
senatorial district. The other provi
sions of the present law are left un
changed.
Insurance of D:ps6its.
The s'lij-conimUtee which is fram
ing the bnk deposit bill was busv all
c'ay Thursday trying to get the bill
ready for the joint committee of th';
house and senaic. The bill when It 1.4
Introduced In the legislature will con
tain the features that have long bi'en
agreed upon. The taxing features will
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tifitibu will ! il ft fii(nftri fiitil tlmf 'a
io oe oars o. uie insurance pnin acre.-1
upon. The state will not guarantee
anything In the nature of payment of
deposits, but the whole bill Is rather In
the nature of nn Insurance and some
nre dlsnoFeil to believe it is not the
lest kind of Irsunitice at that. The
frlend.4 of the measure hope It will
have a good moral effect and tius do
a gre;tt deal of good for the financial
affairs of the state. It Is expected to
work well durlip good times, but how
It will work in times of stress, whoi
it Is most needed, Is merely problem
atical. Governor Shallenherger, who
will be called upon to sign the bill
when it parses both houses, has been tno amount of the chilm presented by
In coiiHoltatloti w"h the sub-commit j sheriff Aa:i Ransom to Governor Shal
tee and Is helping Tramo the measure, j i(.nberger. The cblm has been np-
proved and will lie paid by the state.
To Pcperl Terminal Tax. I The state Is und-r no obligation to
Snvder of Harlan hes started a bill I pay tho $200 reward offered last May
which seeks to repeal the terminal t tx I by Governor SheliUjn because it was
law. This I nv was p,isv;e two years to rtand good 'or only ninety days
nco by a republican legislature, hul,,s shown by the proclamation. Tay
was not n party measure. It was how-1 lor, who murdered his sister-in-law
ever a pledce. (V position tn II from gave himself up to a brakeman on a
a democratic faction Is said to havojtrr.ln in California and Sheriff Ran
lost Douglas county to them In Wm;. i som brought him bark on a requisition
representative Snyder comes from a ' issued by Governor Shnllenberger. No
etty which Is a division end on thr; Bur- ''information rs io whether tho large
linptoi rallrcad, and ns such secures
addltnn.il taxes from tho ralroads on
account of the law.
State Buya School Bonds.
State Treasurer Brian bought school
district bonds Issued by the city of
Fnlrliury to the amount of $:!2,0()0.
The balance, $:;.(ino Issued by the dis
trict, was not offered to the state. The
state also bought J.irii) of district No.
'.HI, Cedar county, $1,000 of district No.
I", Thayer county, and $.",ni) of district
No. fi. Boyd county. All these bonds
net the state 1 1-2 per cent Interest.
The committee of the whole recom
mended S. F. No. 71, M. Bailing's de
murrage bill, as iitnei.ded by the rail
road committee, for passage.
Regulation of Mutaals.
Among the bills introduced by
Senator P.rtoj is one to make mutual
fire Insurance companies pay-to their
deputies and rgonts soliciting insur-
nnce the $2 feo which Is claimed In
. 1. , . . .... . 1 ..1,4'... 1.. nll.,,1'. I
uieir re pons 10 oe an uui is .munc.
In the way of commission. "I havo
investigated," raid Chairman Hartos.
"and while I find that the reports
; of the companies make It appear that
the agent's fee cf $2 is all that is pall
j in the way of commission, they are
j really paid what will amount to 23
l per cent of the premium in some
i instances. This is actually more than
; tho stock companies pay on a J2.000
policy, and it maes' the expense roll
! of the mutual companies so high a
: . rf,n.i their business unsafe
eoni-!xvnen tl0J. dH nrt wi,jcj, i3 a decide !
Injustice to others of tho same busi
ness who are regulated Htrictly.
"My study of mutual insurance h.M
convinced me that the expenses of
ton(lllct are too h.:h. that the la.v
business. Salary rolls are padded
and expense lhis Grow In a manner
all out of proportion to the business
transacted.
"Now, mind you, I do not refer to
the small farmers' mutual companies
that are organized quite generally
over the state, which go into the com
panies for mutual protection merely
and pay their olllcers merely nominal
sums for actual work done. Their
rates are low ana they are generally
patronized nnd they furnish protection
because they are not being operated
for the benefit of a number of Indi
viduals, but for the members them
selves. My bills will not harm them
In the least."
The Rartos bill would affect Ufa
companies as well as fire and their
scope is extensive.
With relation to mtituals Mr. ltartos
seeks to compel any person joining a
mutual coninany to slirn a specific
statement that he will be responsible
aunrage o.i. uu.
I Tho senate made quick work of the
j t wo suffrage bills, S. I No. 12S, by
(,f Lane-ster, a constitutional
; lin,P1lnK,Ilt Bbmitl in r the suffrage
, .,, ..... tn voto nf ,no .ociors of
, tn? s.-,t0i and s. K. No. 02, by Kandall
;.. statiitftrv measure to
j Kivt. womon the i-IiIit to vote Iti cities
1 ,nJ lnvns f(V. rfjlrprf, ,, for ,nPa.
I plirP3 ()pr than for rnnstltutional of-
fi hm, bo)h in final pas-
T,,n rnnBtitnti.m;.l uniondmont
;.;.qu'lrP(, 2n votes and received 17. The
: -,,-,., Birrr.L'e hill rem.lred a bare
',.,,,.,. . 17 hllt it received onlv
j u. ' n .,. rnnsldered comnllmen-
..lrv t ..-;.. nf Saunders voted
acalnst tne constitutional anienumeiu.
On the democratic side, Manning of
v nodinson of Buffalo and Hatfield
of Antelope, votod for thJ Miller bill,
but voted against the municipal suf
frage measure. The latter measure
really gave the anti-county optlonists
ii, on' of a fright than tho proposed
constitutional amendment.
The vote on the Miller bill was np
follows:
For nnnnlng, IJedlnsnn, Brown.
Cain, Cox, Ponohre, ammill, Hatfield,
King, Majors, Miller, OIlls. Randall
Raymond, Thompson Warren Wlllse.
Total, 17.
Against B'.irtos. Besse. Buck, Ruhr-
ninn ninru Puller Henry HmvcJI.
Ketchum. Klein. I.avertv Myers. Ran
. . .
som Tanner Tlhliels, Vol pp. Total, lb.
rniimil.. Is Hip vole on the linndall
....
For Brown, Cain, Cox, Donohoe.
Canimlll, Klnc, Mijors, Miller, Myers,
0111.4, Randall. Raymond Thompson,
Warren Wilts?. Total 15.
Against Rannbig, Bartos, Besse.
Bodinson, Buck, Buhrman, Dlers, Ful
ler, I .n field, Henry, Howell, Ketchum,
Kl in, 1 nverty. Ransom, Tanner, Tib
bets, Volpp. Total, IS.
Cost of Bert Taylor's Return.
It cost the state of .Nebraska $252.44
to return Bert M. Taylor, the Kearney
county murder, to Mlnrten. This In
r -wards offered by the county and prl
vnte citizens will he paid has not been
made public.
Sacked Law Stay cn Books.
Senator Howell's effort to repeal
C.ie Sacke't lav failed In the senate
Thursday following a debate cf bouh
length In which several senators took
occasion to make Dough's county the
butt of a number of j nnd the
Douglas county members replied heg-
slng the nvnibers In the name of
homo rn'o t.i do away with tho mens
' tire. After th'? nnen adjournment:
when the b'll was taken up again
In eoininl'tee of the whole the senate
without move Ulk cav tho quietus
to the act.