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) , { - TITTi ; OMATTA DAILY TJER : TIirHSDAV , MAttCII JJO , 1800. MORE TO BE INVESTIGATED \ Senate Appoints Committee of Three to Touch Up 'lute Officers. PROUT , VAN DUSEN AND ROCKEARE NAMED ! All nmoorn Itirlnilril Hsrrnt Auditor nml 5uprrltileiiiloitt of Initriirtlon Sii | rriiic Court .Incite AmoiiK I hi * IleM. LINCOLN , March 59. ( Spcctnl. ) An a re sult of the action taken by the members of the republican caucus last night the senate this morning decided to take upon Itself name Investigation of several of the state offices In compliance with demands that their methods be delved Into. Olflert of Cumins offered the following motion : Mr. President. I move that the penate appoint an Investigating committee consisting of Senators Prout , Van Dusen and Hocke. whoso duty It shall be to Investigate the affairs and condition of the following state officials and their offices so far as relates to ofllclnl duties and conduct , to-wlt : The Judges of the supreme court , the secretary of state , state treasurer , the comI mlssloner of public lands and buildings , and governor. Including the time of ex-Governor Holcomb's terms. That said committee be and hereby Is empowered to send for papers and persons. to administer oaths to witnesses , to have access to any and all books , vouchers , papers and any documentary evidence held or In the custody of any of said officials or In their ri-'Spectlve offices. That said committee be authorized lo em ploy a stenographer to assist It In pre serving the testimony and preparing Its re port nnd findings. That said committee shall sit In vacation and report Its dolnwi and findings In writIng - Ing within 120 days hereof to the governor. I'llftlniilNtn Uppoxc. The fuslonlsts wore all on their feet at once in opposition to the motion. Spohn of Nuckolls wanted It made a special order for tomorrow at 10 o'clock , referring to the previous refusal of the senate a few days ago to appoint a committee to Investigate the supreme court. They suspected this was "buncombo" gotten up for the purpose of protecting the judges of the supreme court. Spohn's motion did not carry , and Farrell - rell of Mcrrlck moved that the motion be laid upon the table. The minority did all the talking upon the Glfieri motion , the republicans having done their talking in caucus last night , when they arrived at the conclusion that the Investiga tion should be had. The charges of tampering with the re count ballots two years ago , Including the York county frauds , came In for due con sideration , so the office of the secretary of state was Included , It being alleged that there -was tampering with < the ballots while in Its possession. While the fuslonlsta favored investigation In their talks , still they were against this "eleventh hour" attempt to do It. When they had finished their say the chair put the motion and the motion to lay on the table did not carry , after which the motion was adopted and the committee created. Antl-Trnut Illll. It was asserted last night 'by ' those push ing II. n. 331 , the McCarthy anti-trust bill , that twenty-five senators had agreed to ad vance the bill to third reading this morning and that the opposition had been cornered While they were not exact in their pre dictions , an attempt was made this morning to advance the bill to the head of the gen eral flic. Senator Spohn started the fun by offering a motion that the sifting committee be "requested" to advance the bill to the liead of the general flle. The reason the motion wns framed In tha' ' language was apparent. They did not e the necessary twenty-two votes to suspend the rules end advance the bill over the sift ing committee. It was asserted the objec was to place the members on record. Senator Talbot opposed the motion , be cause the senate had appointed a sifting committee to advance such bills as were o the most interest to the people. He snl < si few members had requested that this bll be advanced , but more had requested the opposite. He said , the farmers of the state who did business at South Omaha -were re questing that the bill te defeated. Outside of ono p rsiste.nt lobbyist , be said , there wane no demand for the < btll. Tnat lobbyist had threatened dlro revenge upon those whc dared oppose the measure , so he understood Senator Crow cited a decision of Judge Munger in The Betin which he had heli the South Omaha Stock exchange was no a trust. He said the courts had alread ) adjudicated the matter , and the advance ment of this bill now would only result Ir taking up the senate's tlmo upon a bill tha was attempting something the courts hac already declared not within Its provisions. He also touched up the farmer lo bbyls -who Is engineering the 1 > lllt saying he coul prove that the assertion bad been made tha n stock company was already organized t begin business at South Omaha on the pas nage of this bill , and that the senators wh favored the bill would be given stock whlc the promoters would buy at Its full cas value. Currlo WnntM Proof. Currle of Cu&terwanted him to prove It. Senator Crow said he bad the pfoof , bu did not want to infer that : he believed an of the members of the senate bad accepte stock In the concern. The farmer lobbyist referred to Is sal to be a man named Coullrln , who has bee here during the session In the Interests o the bill. He asserted last night he ha ( been offered J50.000 to go to California an ntay five years. Ho also stated he had paper on his Inside pocket signed by twenty Tlll.MC THIS OVHIl. A Hntlonnl llciiirilj for \utlonn Trouble , To say that hemorrhoids or the disease commonly known as piles Is a national dl fease may be slightly overdrawn , but It I quite certain , that at least one in every fou persons is so afflicted. Because It Is common and not immediate ! fatal many suffer for years without glvln the trouble any medical attention. Moreover , the rather general Impresslo that a surgical operation IB the only cure lias much to do with delaying attention un til the disease becomes deep seated an chronic. Sufferers from piles should know that th J'yramld Pile Cure Is better than a eurglca operation , It cures without pain , it cause no detention from buslne&i and the cost I trifling , all druggists selling It at 50 cent per package. The astringent effects of the acldg In th Pyramid Pile Cure speedily contracts and re etores to their natural condition the bloo vessels of the affected parts , and as It quick 3y dissolves In the rectum , the remed teethes and heals the Irritated surfaces' these two things ure the only necessary re qulrements for a cure. The principal danger from piles Is th liabilities to chronic ukeratlon of the reel : tissue , and nervous exhaustion from lots ° tleep and attendant pain and irritation. A ' thece symptoms the Pyramid quickly rellevi end the fact that It Is the meet popula and widely sold of any pile cure Is quit conclusive evidence of thorough merit. 1 you suffer from bleeding , itching or prc oo trudlug pile * try a fifty cent package tc night. Aak your druggist for Pyramid I'll Cure. five members who asreed to adrnnce the bill to third reading and passage tod&r Senator Currle favored the motion of S nn- tor Spohn. He tald he disliked being dis courteous to the sifting committee , hut thin was a bill he bellevsd there was ft popular demand for nnd he would like to see It poned. He said he had Introduced a similar I bill In the senate , and bad consented to Its I postponement In order to give this bill right of way. as It had already pa sed the lewer branch. , Fowler of FlUmore opposed anything that seemed discourteous to the sifting commit- ' tee. whom the tenate had Intrusted wltn power to decide which were the right bills , to advance. ' Hannibal of Howard opposed the monopoly of this commission business anywhere. The bill did not mention South Omaha , but wag drawn to cover the whole state. He thought It was a meritorious measure , and If the courts had already decided the South Omaha exchange wns net n trust , why the friends of the exchange ought not to fear or fight this bill. The following was the vote on ' the motion : ' Aye Messrs. Arends. Barton. Canaday , I ' Farrell. Halderman , Hale , Hannibal. Hoi- i < brook. Howard. Kneppcr , Miller. O'Neill , i ; i Hocke , Schaal. Smith , Spohn and Steele 18. | ! , Nay Alexander. Crow , Fowler , Olffert , . McCargar. Newell. Noyes. Prout , Reynolds , I and Talbot 10. | 1 i Absent and not voting Allen , Dunn , Mor- I I gan. Owens and Van Dusen. Senator Van Dusen was reported 111 In Is room at the hotel. IIOCUHDIXCJS OF Till : 9F.XATB. ; oniinlHec In Appointed lo Inventl- Rn e Stn e Officer * . LINCOLN. March 29. ( Special. ) The raornlnc session of the senate was a busy nc , although the special order of the ap- roprlation bills was not reached at noon CC6BS. The Investigating resolution of Senator Olffert was the first or.jf r of business. His motion provided for the appointment ot rout of Gage , Van Dusen of Douglas and tocko of Lancaster county as a committee o Investigate the state officers. Including the udges of the supreme court and the sec retary of state. Spohn of Nuckolls moved that the mo- Ion be made a special order for 10 o'clock omorrow. His motion was lost. Farrell of Merrlck moved to lay the mo- ion on the table , demanding roll call. Those voting aye were Messrs. Canaday , Farrell. Hale , Howard , Kneppcr , Miller , O'Neill. Schaal. Smith and Spohn 10. Those voting no were Messrs. Alexander , \rends , Barton , Crow , Currle , Halderman , lannlbal , Holbrook. McCorgar. Newell. eyes , Owens , Prout , Reynolds , Rocke , Steele and Talbot 19. Absent and not voting : Messrs , Allen , Dunn , Morgan and Van Du cn. The motion prevailed. The clerk of the house reported the pas- iage of the following bills by that body : S. F. 127. 151 , 93. 97 , 144. 145 , 150 ; H. R. 385 , 392 , 292 , 466 and 159. The committee on revenue recommended S. F. 350 to be engrossed for a third read- ng. It Is Senator Currie's bill relating to he disposal of property upon which taxes are delinquent. The motion carried. At this Juncture Spohn of Nuckolls moved hat the sifting co--mlttce be requested to advance H. R. 331. the McCarthy anti-trust bill , aiming especially at the live stock exchange of South Omaha , to the head of .he general flle. His motion prevailed toy a vote of 18 to 10. Schaal of Sarpy offered a motion that the employes of the senate , twenty-two In num ber , be allowed pay for the five days In January that the senate was not In session. The majority could not see -why the com mittee on accounts and expenditures should lave this matter taken out of their hands. The committee had met with all employee early In the session and they bad agreed upon these matters. They could not see why the employe * at this late day In the session should want to override the agree ment then made and characterized It OB an attempt on their part to make "a small raid on the public treasury. " The amount nvolved was about $325. Several of the employes disclaimed any desire for the ad ditional pay and said the resolution was not at their instigation. Senator Schaal dn support of his motion said that upon January 21 the senate adopted the plan of paying the employee for elx days' work a week , whether the senate was In session or not , and that he believed in extending It to the time prior to January 21 , there being five days for which they had not received pay. Crow of Douglas moved the motion be referred to the committee on accounts and expenditures and later he moved that the motion be tabled , which carried -with a whoop. Holbrook of Dodge moved that the senate committees be requested to return all senate flies in their bands to the senate at once and that all tenate flies so returned , as well as all senate files still on general flle , be ! indefinitely postponed. Prout of Gage moved to amend by ex cepting senate files now on the "sifting file. " His amendment did not prevail and the motion did prevail. Noyes of Douglas moved that H. R. 363 , the Myers bill providing for compulsory education , he advanced to third reading. His motion prevailed and the bill was passed. Schaal of Sarpy moved that H. R. 517 be advanced to third reading. He said the members from Douglas and himself bad agreed upon this , as the bill related to locating the boundary line between Douglas and Sarpy counties. His motion carried and the bill was passed by a vote of 20 to 0. H. R. 155 , which relates to Irrigation and water rights , was passed. This bill had * been substituted for S. F. 504 at the re quest of Senator Currle. After placing house rolls on their first and second reading the senate took a re cess till 1:30 : o'clock. In the afternoon H. R. 95 , to appropriate 113,500 for the purchase of the Mllford Soldiers' Home site , was advanced to third reading , as was also H. R. 623 , appropriating $2,000 to aid the sick and wounded Nebraska soldiers. The senate then went Into committee of the whole to consider the appropriation bills. II. R. 264 , to appropriate { 35,000 to build a library building at Peru , was recom mended to pass. Senators Steele and Newell opposed the appropriation at this time. H. R. 41S wns also recommended to pass It appropriates $5,000 to build a standplpc at I'tru and to furnlfh the library building H. R. 297. to epprtprlate $2.500 for the Horticultural society , was recommended tc pass. pass.The The committee discovered that the res' ' cf the appropriation bills were still In th < standing committees' hands and the com. Is mlttee arose to receive reports. The committee on finance , ways ant means reported H. R. 444 to pass , with comi amendments. H. R. 191. the Weaver Insurance bill , wa D(1 ( placed upon Its third reading and passage , It passed by a vote of 29 to 1 , Prout of Gagi : l' | alone voting "no , " explaining his vote a idue to bis belief that the bill was entire ) ; uneonrtitutlonal. Thcso absent and not votIng Ing were Dunn , MoC'argar and Reynolds. H. R. 623 was parsed , with the eraergenc ; claute , by a vote of 27 to 0. aj ! H. R. 295. appropriating $13,500 to pur | , chase the site of the Mllford Soldiers' home " i came up ( or passage , but Van Dusen o 'es Douglas moved that It be recommitted t ar ! the committee of the whole. Ilia motlo te was lost by a vote cf S to 11. If Several members took occasion to explai ' , o- their votes. The bill wss passed by a vet olie cf { S to 3. Farrrll , &haal and Van Dute lie " " voting "no. The committee on agriculture reported t H. n 2l to A third reaJlnp It Is' the Jnnscn pure food bill The vote stood 16 to It and the motion wan declared lost , not having the necwwry t o-thlrds ma jority. I The clerk of the home reported the pas sage of the following bills by th * hoiue : S. F. 125 , 126. 1 . 13. 155 , 161 , 15 . 68. | SO. 79. nnd 11. R. 608. 60ft and SS. \Vticn H. R. 330. to locate two normal , schools and appropriate 150.000 therefor , cnme j up for passage pandemonium vclgned. When first taken the vote was only sixteen for ! the bill. Talbot of Lancaster moved a call ; of the house. At thl Juncture Howard ot Hamilton and Smith of Antelope ohnngcd I from "no" to "nye. " The friends of the bill ' then moved the call be raised. Roll call j was demanded and the motion defeated , j Senator Spohn saying he would change to j i "no" and Howard also declaring his Inten tion to change back" to his "convictions. " There was much confusion after the call was finally raised. Senator Talbot demandIng - Ing that the chair announce the vote and other members calling for a verification of the vote. The chair sold a verification should be hnd. The result was 16 ayes ana 16 nays. The chair declared the bill lost. II. R. 297 , to appropriate { 2.500 for the Horticultural society , was passed by a vote ot 27 to 2. ' S. F. 3.iO. to provide for the foreclosure ot tax liens , wns passed by a vote of 26 to 1. The senate vent Into committee ot the whole on II. R. 444 , the salary appropria tion bill. The salary of the stenographer of the governor was raised from J 1,000 to $1,200 per annum. The salary of the adjutant general was raised from $1.200 .to $1.500. That part providing for a chief clerk In the adjutant's office , with a salary of $1,000 per year , was stricken out. Under commissioner of labor the stenog rapher was cut out , salary $500 per annum. An amendment to raise the salary of the bookkeeper of the secretary of state to $1,300 was defeated. - The salary of the deputy secretary of stats was'raised from $1.500 to $1,000. In the auditor's office tlie ofilce of bond clerk at $1,000 per year was stricken out , also the office of Insurance commissioner and Insurance clerk were stricken out , tt > be placed some other place , owing to the passage of the Weaver bill. The salary of the deputy auditor -was raised from $1.500 to $1,600 per year. The salary of deputy superintendent of Instruction was raised from $1.500 to $1,600. The committee on public lands and buildIngs - Ings reported H. R. S. appropriating $30.000 to build a new wing ftt the Hastings asylum , for Indefinite postponement. The same was non-concurred in and the bill was placed on general flle. The evening session began at 8 o'clock. A persistent lobby ot fusion officials were present , demanding Increases all along the line. Attorney General Smythe sent In a report of cases of the state against ex-officeholders to recover money on bonds , In accordance with Senator Prout's motion. The senate again went Into committee of the whole on H. R. 444. The bookkeeper In the auditor's office was raised from $1.200 to $1,500 per year. Steele of Jefferson moved to reconsider the senate's action striking out the auditor's bond clerk. His motion prevailed and the bond clerk's salary .of $1,000 was restored. The attorney general "was given a second deputy at $1,200 perj annum. The chief clerk of the land commis sioner was raised to $1.300 from $1,200 , and the deputy from $1,500 to $1.600. Salaries for three secretaries of the Board of Transportation were provided , Instead of one. an increase of $ S,000. When the State university was' reached the finance commit tee offered an amendment restoring the $242,500 asked fcr by the regents. Newell of Cass offered an amendment to the amend ment , fixing the amount at $230.000. Senators Van Dusen , Noyes , Currle and Owens spoke In favor of the $242,500 raise. Senator Newell withdrew his amendment , with the consent of his second. Senator Spohn. The commit tee amendment was adopted , fixing the amount at $242,500. TUe work of the lobby was again seen when the motion prevailed to restore the $1,000 clerk to tie adjutant's office. It hart been cut out In the afternoon , beins an en tirely new office. The committee arose while considering tbe Kearney Reform School sal- e-rles. PROCEEDINGS OF THE IIOVSE. Omaha Charter mil I'nuiien by Vole of no to 22. LINCOLN. March 29. ( Special. ) The first thing this morning the house took up bills on third reading and H. R. 292 , by Lane of Lancaster , amending the law re garding the grading of streets , repairs of viaducts and regulation of railway crossings In cities , was parsed. S. F. 127 , the amendment to the Lincoln charter , wns passed by a vote of 09 to 13. In explaining his vote apilnst this bill Wright of Nuckolls said that Senator Talbot bet , the author of the bill , was deliberately holding up the stock yards bill in the sen ate and the members of the house ought to retaliate on him. The stock yards bill affected every farmer in the state , while this pet bill of Talbot's only affected the people of Lincoln. H. R. 385 , the Omaha charter bill , passed by a vote of 59 to 22 , as follows : Yeas : Anderwm Grandstaff , Peck , ( Lancaettr ) , Orell. Kou , Bewrly , Groovenor. Shore , Ulake. Hardy , Smith ( Butler ) , Bouller. Haikfon. - .Smith ( Pailne ) , Uumr , Hathorn , Smlthfocrger. Carton , Houck , Sturgrff , . " .twtlira. I r el , Taylor ( Cuter ) . Chamber * . Johnson , Tajlor ( Flll'ore ) , Chlttenrten , .lonf * . Thompson CORBTOV * . Lemar. ( Clay ) , Cox. Mann , Tucker. Crockett , McCrackon , IVnllliiK , Cunningham , MemmlnKt-r , Walton. I > twrllr. MUbourn.Veaer. . Ka-tmaru Moran. Whl r , Elwtxxl. Morrtfon , Wllcox , Hntilcott , M > r . Wrirht , Flrtier. Netiblt , ZelleTC , n > nn , Olnwted , Mr. Hpcaker-53. Frets , ,1 11/lHir" ' Hlbbcrt. Scott , ! nerlet. HlcXa. Smith mich. ) , Bower. Klfnter. r.wan' _ , , . Dltnvir. McCarthy , Vandegrift , Dohn' . Pollirt , jy.ni1- } l ll. S ndill. Wyman. Haller , Schalble. Young-S. HanlinEB. H. R. 392. by Detweller , providing for the election of police judge in the city of Omaha , passed by a vote of 69 to 6 , S. F. 144 , by Trout , to prevent the dam aging or cutting down of shade trees , was . passed. ' S. F. 145. a curative bill relating to reef - of stolen property , was passed by ' I a vote of 71 to 3. ' S. F. 150 , a curative hill , relating .to the running at large of diseased stock , was S. F. 93 , a curative bill , relating to the ei amendment of pleadings , s passed. "i S. F. 97. 151 , 153 , 155. 156. 157 , 129 , 126 , I 12.i , 58 and SO , all curative bills were passed ' before noon. ei S. F. 79. also a curative bill , failed to I pass. 18. The following resolution , by Armstrong - ' of Nemaha. was adopted : e. Whereas. The twenty-sixth session of the Nebraska legislature is drawing to lie y , close ; and . Whereas. It has been customary In the past to authorize the chief clerK and bU . assistant or assistants to prepare the lournal j * of the hiyise for certain amounts as com pensation therefore : and r" Whereas. It is very Important that the > l home may act Intelligently upon this quea- if tlon : therefore be It to' ' Resolved. That the speaker of the house m appoint a committee of seven to investigate and report to the house what , in their judc- ment. shall be deemed lutt and reasonable compensation for roropletlns copies of the te journals to be filed with the tecretary o ! n state , copying the same for publication , foi , I proof reading and indexltie the same. to I The speaker appainied as such commiuei ' * rmstr .HB . Weaver. Prince , Mann. M - earth } . Hall and KuMerllng. On motion of Harris ot Otoe , 1.000 extra copies of the adjutant general's annual report - port were ordered , there belnt ; an unusual csll for them on account of the wnr record of Nebraska regiments contained therein. An unsuccessful attempt wns made to renurrect the Abrahnm Lincoln monument bill killed last night. H. H. 608. the miscellaneous claims hill which carries an appropriation of about $45.000 , came up on third reading nnd wns passed with the emergency1 stricken out by a vote of 54 to 30. Several members recorded themselves against the hill because of the mixture of meritorious claims with what they termed a plain "steal , " H. R. 599. appropriating the sum of $914.77 to pay for books and supplies for the State library , was passed with only ten votes against It. H. H. MO , the deficiency appropriation bill , was passed. The claims provided for amount to $30.659.41. The secretary of the senate having an nounced that 11. R. 191 , the insurance bill , had passed that body. Weaver moved that the senate ameudments be read. On the motion to concur In the amend ments Taylor of Custer demanded a roll call , on which So votes were recorded In the affirmative and none In the negative. H. R. 21 , to regulate the compensation nnd fees of the reporter and ox-offlclo clerk of the supreme court was placed upon Its passage. This bill fixes as full compensation for his services as reporter , clerk of su preme court and state librarian the sum of $2,500 , to be taken out of the fees of the * office. A deputy clerk Is authorized at a salary of $1,200 a year and a deputy li brarian at $1,000 a year. All fees In excess of the sums allowed for salary shall be paid Into the state treasury , to be devoted to the purchase of books for the library. The bill passed with but four votes against It. Those voting no were Beverly , Bowers , Cox and Myert. A largo number of senate bills were read , the second time and referred to committees. H. R. 210. by Durman. providing for the government , regulation , examination , report ing and reorcanlrlng the business of build ing and loan associations , was passed. At 5:30 : the house adjourned. < ; Kit.voirs HIM. nucs A HOUMM ; . Ni > rosullilo riimicc for Mt-nmirr to ! 'n"i flic lloutir. LINCOLN. March 29. ( Special Telegram. ) Tcday being the last day for house bills to g"t throueh In time to pass the senate the new bill suggested by the governor In his special message died In the hands of the Judiciary committee. There was n strong feeling against the bill last night and It ! was recommended to save Its life. Today | ] the committee made two efforts to obtain j unanimous consent to get the bill before I the house , but both times there were ob- | jectlons. Mr. Cawthra flrat being the leader In opposition to the consideration of the measure. This afternoon , when the house adjourned without holding an evening ses- | sion. the governor's hill was still in the ) ! hands of the committee and all hopes of Its [ j passage vanished. It was a matter of gcn- | ] eral comment that th > , tremendous lobby i j that was working for the passage of this i compromise bill was what led to so many i members opposing it. J I The report of the committee appointed ! to investigate the supreme court may coine , in tomorrow. It is quite probable that the i ! report will contain a simple statement of { i the facts , showing that the members of the court employed relatives to assist them in the work and that the assistants did the work for which they were paid. The report may contain a criticism of the practice of officials employing relatives , but this will strike republicans and fuslonlsts alike. I The report on the Investigation of the auditor's office may not be In until1 Friday. . It Is certain now that thisreport will state the findings of the committee as to the manner in which the auditor's office was ! j conducted , with severe criticism leveled nt 1 i the auditor and some of his office force. I The employment of the examiners , whom I ' the auditor knew were "holding up" the insurance companies , will be especially condemned - | demned , as will also the ertra pay grabs. The report will in all likelihood leave it to the legislature to decide whether or not impeachment proceedings should be com menced. Senate Film In Ilonne. LINCOLN , March 29. ( Special. ) The senate flies that are now on the general file In the house are as follows : Seventy , 7 , 13 , 43 , 109 , 76. 44. 60. 41. 98. 52. 1. 95. 96 , 36 , 56. 1 62 , 135. S7. 20 , 100 , 15 , 133 , 120. 53 , 24. 142 , 169 , 149 , 31 , 6S. 141 , 154 , 14S , 61. 165 , 1S9. 138 , 250 , 202. 75 , 110 , S9 , 195 , 53 , 12 , 127 , 197 , 22 , 90. 131. 161. Unless advanced In eomoway these bills will be considered In the order named. TAXPAYERS FILE PROTEST the Governor o Veto the Hill Allotvlnc Hoaril of Education to FIT I Ovrii Tax Ievy. LINCOLN , March 29. ( Special Telesram ) House roll 240 , the Detweller bill to In crease the taxation powers of the Board of Education In Omaha , Is now In the hands of the governor and a strong fight Is being made against it by some of the larger prop erty owners of Omaha who are asking the governor to veto the bill. Their argument Is that the school board Is extravagant in the payment of salaries and other matters , and that retrenchment instead of Increase In taxes Is what is needed. Those who favor the bill are also sending in their arguments. The governor will not act before Saturday noon , giving both sides a chance to be heard. InillotinpntH nt Ainnworth. AINSWORTH , Neb. , 'March ' 29. ( Special Telegram. ) The grand jury reported six in dictments thlfi morning , five for violating the Slocum liquor law and gambling law. Warrants were at once Issued for their ar rests. These indicted today are : Emms Berwick and her husband , for aelllng llquo : without a lloenso and running a had rwor : at Long Pine ; A. F. Weyarnch of the sami place , for selling liquor without a llcentc I'p to a late hour today the sheriff wa < unable to locate Wpyarnch. Dr. Farley cf Johnston was also Indictee for selling liquor without a license. Franl I.arribee , who was Indicted for Incest , can not 'ba found. The Jury Is still In session and anothe batch of Indictments is looked for tomorrow \ For a long time cattlemen and farmers hav < oc&slonally lost cattle and hogs , and this I to be looked Into and It will bo no nurprisi If several indictments are found for steallni cattle and hoga. StursoiN * Illll on I.altrl * . UNCOLN. March 29. ( Special. ) One o the house bills that has eo far failed to se real daylight In the senate Is H. H. 113 Sturgeffi' .bill "toprotect the association | and unions cf worklngmen In the use o | labels , trade marks and other forms of ad ; vrrtlslng goods manufactured by member ( cf such associations. " The bill U on gen i eral file In the senate , tout some unsee agenoy teems to prevent it from climbing u any higher. It Is probable that an effort nil be made to advance It tomorrow , and If tber IK opposition to the measure U will be com I pelled to ehow itself In the open. It I | understood that all tie trades and laborln I Interests are In favor of the bill. ' hcrKfunt liretiK nn O ccnlnii , OSCEOLA. Neb. , March 29. ( Special.- ) , S rgeant U'vcrgno I. . Oregg of the Twcntj j second regiment , reported wounded nei r Manila , was a well kucwn resident of in . . i town He is 'he son of Colonel George V e i Grtgs. a veteran c { the rebellion i T/mll i v npiMXTo i H\TP TPnii lOOlIAN BEGINS LONG TtRM ! ! ' Starts Upon Life Sentence for the Killing of. Peter Kreichbaum , PRISONER SWEARS TO PARTIAL CONFESSION j lirnth or ( lie I'MrniIT Snlil ( o llnte llrrn tlrinll of nil At'clilrnt Wli It'll Tonttinii 1)1(1 > < it llliolii ic rcnrltiK Dlnl.Hlrf. I HASTINGS. Neb. . March S9. ( Special Telegram. ) Jesse Tooman , convicted nnd ; sentenced lo the penitentiary for life far ! the murder of J. P. Krclchbaum on lecem- | her 2 , wns taken by the sheriff to Lincoln this morning. His two daughters and son were at the depot to bid him farewell. Last night he made a snorn statement , I which Is almost the same as his previous' i confession. He snld that he did kill Krelch- i baum. but that the occurrence wan an nccl- dent. Wlilk- taking his gun out of the buggy ! \ at Krolehbaum's house , he says , It was acci dentally discharged , with fatal results. He says he was afraid to tell the truth for fear1 i the public would not believe him , and as he1 i | did not know what to do with the body , the I I ground being frozen , he burled It In the old hcg shed. He also claimed that Cole was not with him and was entirely Inntccnt. The public In general docs not put much faith in his confession and thinks It was | made to shield Cole. KIHTOH imrrrns WITH MHKUII-T. : \ > vtl > nirr Milt ) liinlntx on Taking l.ooU ill till- Hook * . HASTINGS , Neb. . March 29. ( Special Telegram. ) J. S. Wllllairn , editor cf the Weekly News , today began action to compel Sheriff John Simmering of thl county to submit his fee book's ' for examination , Mr. Williams claiming the right to make such cxamlnntlon as A taxpayer cf the county. .Mr. Williams started In some time ago to check up the various county offlrers and county supervisors and wherever he has found anything he thcught merited censure he has handled the matter through the columns of his paper. When he asked permission to examine thr sheriff's fee books he met with a flat refusal. This Is the first time In the history of the county that an individual taxpayer has as serted his rlKht through the courts to ex amine a county officer's books. KAHMUllS AUi : SMITTKX HEAVILY. Clrvrr A ent Collect * Iiirn > Amount onoliM of I nmiMpfollim : Victim" . WVMORE. Neb. , March 23.--Special. ) New victims of the recent swindle In which | a large number of Gage county farmers were recently caustht by a fake medical Institute of Topeka. Kan. , are showing up every day and "Innocent purchasers" now hold notes belonging to various farmers In this county to the amount of several hundred dollars. A large number of notes for amounts rang ing from $25 to $75 arc In the hands of the bank at Oketo , just across the line In Kun- Eas , which It now appears the signers will have to pay. L. Flnberg , who was arrested here last week while trying to cash the notes and who was released upon returning notes to three farmers , has not been seen here since. r\mii A HEAVY nEivr. Toivn Ow < - iJJOO for Knell Fnmllj KcHldrnt In Itn I.lmltn. WVMORE , Neb. , March 29. ( Special. ) A statement of Wymore's Indebtedness , as shown by a report made by City Treasurer Reullng this week , discloses the startling fact that the city Is indebted over $63,000. which means an Indebtedness of over J21 fcr every man , woman and child In the city , j or over J100 for each of the GOO families In j the city. The present Interest paid on this ! Indebtedness , combined with current ex- penees. more than exhausts the annual revenue , and the problem of how to reduce the debt Is what is now worrying the citi zens. Hot Campaign ut Chndron. CHADRON , Neb. , March 29. ( Special. ) A campaign for municipal offices , never be fore equaled In the Interest which has been aroused , Is now In progress In this city and the quiet election whicJi was expected lias given place to one In which all the ele ments of city politics are contesting. For mayor E. D. Satterlee , the nominee of the citizens' caucus , has ac his opponent Judge C. D. Sayrs. on petition. For city clerk A. Rockwell , the regular nominee , has oppo sition from L. J. F. laeger. the present In cumbent , who has held the office for eleven years. A lively fight is aUo on for the elec tion of members of the Doard of Education. A. O. Fisher , wlio was nominated to fill a vacancy , has Mrs. E. A. Rlcker , wife of the Congregational minister , running against him. Tenclicrn Continue Thrlr Sennlon. WEEPING WATER. Neb. . March 29. ( Special. ) The second day of the teachers' Institute opened with a talk by Superintend- ent Schocffer on "The Use and Abuse t > f j Objects In Arithmetic Work. " Dr. King , followed on "Language and Grammar , " and j also took up physical culture exercises. j Geography and reading occupied the balance - anco of the morning session. The enroll- \ ment reached 160. In the afternoon Superln. j tendent Schoeffer lectured on "Taxation , " a i subject that he considered the most Im portant In national politics. . The reception to the teachers In the even ing was very much enjoyed. The women of the Chrysalis and Zetctlc clubs , together with the business men , provided refresh ments. Ontrnl Nebruiku. Tcneliprn Meet. OBNBVA , Neb. , March 29. ( Special. ) The seventh annual meeting of the Central Educational association convenes this wcelt opening today. Ed M. Hussong , Franklin , Is president ; H. F. Carson , Kearney , vice president ; Minnie C. Horner , Lexington , secretary of the local committee. Many teachers arrived In the city today , the opening ing session being at 2 p. m. , H. F. Carson presiding. Mriitntant Slorch'n A iitrcM'ileiidi. FULLERTON. Neb. , March 29. ( Special ) Lieutenant Joseph A. Storch , reported wounded at MnnMa , Is the son of Peter Storch ot this city. He , together with three r brothers , went out of this city In Company ' n. First Nebraska volunteers. The wounded lieutenant was second lieutenant of Com- pany II when the company left here , but Trial Package Free ! Rheumatism Conquered .by a Sim ple Remedy. To fully and completely demonstrate th magic power of OlnrJa Tonic for the cure ol rhumat-sm. Kuhn Ar Co. . the well knowr dnigelHts of this city , will give away to anj person suffering from rheumatism a trla of Gloria Tonic , so that everybod > from tills raektny disease inu learn by actual to. * : of the magic iioivei of thin marvelous remedy. Mr. A. Flnck of Wells. Nev. , testlQrs thai U'orla Tonic cured him of aHH of Inllani irmtorj rheumatism of 41 yearn stdndlnc This remedy has enabled thousands of mei and women to enjoy life attain , amonc then- many cases considered hopale n. ( ! | or ! Tonlu can alwayn be found at Kuhn & C'o Drue Store. 15th" & Douela' St . v\ho xel ar It ct $ Ut > a box or 5 one dollar boxf ° foi ig J3.50. They .tUo hav free trial i > ackasei . for thoxe. who wish lu try It befi re thej i Invest their monej. Auk for one , they , u < jfree. . wns promoted to firs : lieuicnunl of < ' . Flrft Nebraska , some months KO. l.ku- tenant Storch Is ono of Nance county's best and mot reswted cltirens. tlriitnli ( > n tin I , ( ! ' Orntli , LINCOLN , March : ' . ( Special Telerram ( ) The Ymmp Men's Republican club held a meeting tonight nd passed appropriate resolutions repardlnR the death of Sam Ixiiv , xho was one of Its prominent members. It l not yet known whether the funeral of Ix > w will occur here or at the homo ot hli relative * In Arkansas. The county commissioners today appointed Joe Mallalleu clerk of the district court to fill the vacancy caused by Ixiw's death. Chllil l-'ntnlly Iliirtiril. I'LAIN'VIBW , Neb. . March 2 ! > . ( Special. ) The 13-year-old dnushtcr of . .Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry Marty. UvltiR seven mllrs northeast of I'latnvlew , was badly burned by n gaso line explosion , rerultlng In her death. She undertook to kindle a fire In a stove nnd poured the gasoline on from n Jug. The llulJ Icnlted. causing her to drop the JUR. ! which broke on the floor and enveloped her ! In the llamcs. She lived but a lew hours. I runner Mci-t * Illt Ai > rlitiMi < . ! OSMOND. Neb. . 'March ' 2 ! . ( Sprrla ! Tele- | gram. ) Joseph Schmltt , a prominent and j catcnmed farmer of this place , wns picked ; up In his cattle barn In an Insensible condi- t tlon thU morning. A physlrlan was hastily called and after working over him for two hours he succeeded In restoring consrloui- nesj. "but found that Mr. Schmllt was In n paralyzed condition. Ho Is expected to die. TnrilprliiK Ui-lnjn l"nrnii-r . WBST POINT , Neb. , March 29. ( SpeclaU The long continued cold weather nnd the backwardness of the season are causing seri ous Inconvenience to the farmers of this section. Frost is yet In the ground to the depth of four feet nnd snow Is lodged In the stalk fields. With the most favorable weather ten days will elapse before a fur- tow can be turned. UiMiianiln llli Ono. NEBRASKA CITY. March 29. ( Special/ ) Dufercnces between John H. Martin , man ager for Clay Clement , who gave a per formance here last night , resulted In Ilic attachment of the box receipts to satisfy a claim of about { 1.000 , which Martin al- Irpes Is due him. The case will be heard In the county court next week. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup Is remarkably effi cacious In cases of pneumonia. 25 cts. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST It In to lie Unlit or SIIIMV or Ilnlf nml Half with North AVIiiiln to I'timll It Alonpr. WASHINGTON , -March 29. Forecast for Thursday : For Nebraska Snow ; colder In western portion ; northerly winds. For South Dakota Cloudy ; probably snow : north winds. I Fcr Iowa Rain or snow : north winds. I For Missouri Rain ; colder In extreme western portion ; variable 'Winds , becoming I northwest. j For Kansas Cloudy ; probably rain or sncw ; colder ; north winds. For Wyoming Snow ; colder , winds be coming north. I.oenl Iteeoril. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA , March 20. Omnha record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last three years : I i 1559. 1S9S. 1S9T. 1S96 ' ! , Maximum temperature . . 34 3fl 5S W > Minimum temperature . . . 2.1 23 45 40 Average temperature 2S 31 SI 50 | < I'r.'clpltatlon 01 .00 .07 .00 ] , Record of temperature and precipitation at 1 Omaha for this day and since March 1 , 1593 : Normal for the day 12 Deficiency for the clay 11 Accumulated deficiency hlnco March 1..123 Normal rainfall for the day 07 inch Deficiency for the day M Inch Total rainfall since .March 1 COlnoh Deficiency since March 1 70 Inch Deficiency for cor. period , 1S8S 21 Inch Deficiency for cor. period , 1S31 55 Inch 1 Ilv iorlH from Station * nt S 1 > . in. TA.TTON3 AND STATE OT \\TATIIER. _ _ Omaha , snowing . I 20 ! 31 .01 North Plnttp. cloudy . I SO1 )0 ) .00 Salt Lake , raining . I 42 , 4S T Cheyenne , snowing . 2S1 S | T 1 Rapid City , cloudy 24 | sn .00 : Huron , partly cloudy. 1S | 221 T I Willlston. clear 121 161 .00 . Chicago , partly cloudy. . . . . . . . . . . 321 3" T St Louis , cloudy I ofti fill .00 , St Paul , clear I 24 2 < i' ' T I Davenport , cloudy I 32 ! 4' ' ) .00 I Helena , snowing I 10. . 42 .10 Kansas < Mty. clear I 421 46 .01 , Havr- . snowing ! 14' ' 14 .14 I Blsmnrck. cloudy > IB 16i .on I Galvestoji , cloudy 1 60 , 62 | .00 T indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH. Local Forecast Ofllclal. A common expression is : "The human is race grow ing weaker and wiser. ' That we are growing weak er is proved by the large number of pale , thin and emaciated people. That we are growing wiser may be proved by overcoming these disorders with the timely use of Scott's Emulsion of Cod- liver Oil with Hypophos- phites which gives strength , enriches the blood , invigor ates the nerves and forms fat. joe. and Ji.oo , all dreggiiti , SCOTT & DOWNE , Chemitti , New York. TO BEE Subscribers Only * at The Bee office each CALL month between the 1st and the 10th , pay one month's subscription to the Daily and .Sunday I3eo and get a copy of the Woman's Home Companion FREE To Bee Subscribers Only. City Circulation Dept. A MEDIGINE-A STIMULANT DUFFY'S PURE FOR MEDICINAL1 USE NO FUSEl. OIL \ lielp In tlie ij li'in nfli-r r\itniiire In line of Mienc eliill ) Mn-lnu nm Hint XTIII to mink rlKlit tliriinuli In I hi * Itone.iiriiin Mitiiuirli unit IMIW ! > . 1'nr IHiiMtrnfeil lunniililel eml to nrrrv M M.T wii-sur. * ! nt. HoelieMer. N. * i . No Other External Remcdr , nJ Few Internal , Are Equal To a NSON'S , a SEAL > ( ON THE STAMP ) \GCNUINE 'tis the beet DP , In . H Kiiln r , ton lli i dull rich * , iimttcl" g ln t ml d'n cnld. 1'n Hmwra I'rictfto. . All I > nJCKW . Of m'fr , Soabuiri.I"hnfou , N V .It unnbtiunablt Dr. Ilemifttt'e Kleetrle Holt In the Oiilj- One In the AVorlil Aliiolnlely Qunrnnlenl t < Cure In livery Cn e I 'Will Krnukly Tell Yon Mi If My licit Will Do You Xo ( Jooil. When manhood's characteristic energies have b en dissipated by vicious courrcs , excess's , overwork , etc. . Elfctrlclty Is the only sure nnd permanent cute Any con scientious physician will tell you this. Drug * cannot cure these obstinate nnri mortifying dUni > os-thcy limply tempo r- arily stimulate they oppose , not uld 111- ture Sexual Impolitic- . Seminal Weak ness. Varlcocelp nnd Wasting and P'-.rtnlt- Ing may be radically and jvermnnem.y overcome by the proper application o. ' a good , strong , steady , never wavering , pen. etrntlng current of Electricity. Through OR , BENNETT'S ' ELECTRIC BELT you get Just such a current. my Belt supplies' Electricity In It * purest form It does not Jolt nor Jar as do galvanic batteries , and does not bum nnd m's- ter as do the bare m o t H 1 electrode * ? used on all other makes of electric bolls. I have en- t 1 rol if ov > ? rcotr > this burning , nrj'- still my belt will give about four tlme more Elec tricity direct Into the syntem than any other bolt. Has soft , silken , chamois-covered epome electrode * that keep open the pores of the sltln and allows all the current to j penetrate with other belts the current la ! I retained upon the surface hence the burns , j 1 worked hard nnd studied for years 10 > perfivt my Electric Belt , and I know cx- I actly what It will do 1 therefore unhesl- l tMtlnsly guarantee a cure Invery case I where I recommend 'he treatment of my Belt. If It will do you no good I will I frankly ttll you so. ' I have not nor will I not have : i dUBatlh- lied patient. 1 abso lutely guarantee m : j i belt to cure all form Ky/i / fc of Sexual nessc ' f , es In either Hex ; re - : t store Shrunken or Undeveloped Organs ind Vitality ; cure Hheumatlsm 1 n every guise , Kidney. 1,1 ver and Illadder Troubles. Weak Back , Chronic Cor ) illpatlon , Dy pcpm. . . . _ a.ifinale Complaints , . . . .i electrlo | belts , as well an batter:1 ! will burn out ! In tlm If tney give .1 curreni. So \\'il I ! mine ; lint my belt cnn b renewed foi cn'y 75 rent ? no cither belt can ue reii < Mvc < l .or . any price and when worn out Is worthless My Electric Suspensory for the perma nent cure of the various weaknesses of men lit FREE f > every male purclmn-'r of ono of my Belts I consider my suspen sory fully ns great nn Invention OB my Belt , and certainly Is a boon to xuuVring manhood. It , like my belt , will not burn , A cure Is guaranteed Write or call upon me today do not put It off delays are danceous your casa may reach the incurable ita e before > ou know It. If you HVP out of the city I u'lll send you my New Book About Elcetr-lt > , symptom blanks and other lltt-rati'r.- . Consultation and advice without cost. He- member. If my belt will not cure you I will tell you ho. If you are think'tig ' of buying some oth r belt , write or tall llrst 1 hivn oil makes of belts , so you ' -an compare them If you want to try one cf the otnrrn I will loan you one. My lielt U not sold In drug stores nor by ngentf. only by Dr. Bennett EICCany , noomB 2O and 21 noiiKlun IllonU , Omaha , Nebr. , IGtu and Do line Htrcctn , Open from 8SO | a. in. to O p. in. I2ven- Inir * , 7 p. m. to 8.10 | p , m. Sunday * , 1O . m , tn 5 p , m. Patronize Home Industries j 11 y rnroliiiiiiiif ( iioilii Miiilo nt the Foi. .Yebrxukn Knotorleai FLOL'H S. K. tJM.MA.V , Flour , Meal. Feed. Dran , 1013-15-17 Nirlh 17th street , Omaha , Net ) . C. B. Olev'i , Manager. Telephone 02. WON WORKS DAVIS Jb COWtJIU , , IKO.V WOHKS , Iron nml IJrunn Founder * . Manufacturers and .lijbuers if Machinery. General repairing a specialty. 1501 , 1 03 and 150f > Jackson street. Omaha. Neb. LINSEED OIL. woon.MA\ II.-VMII ) on , WOHICS , Manufacturers uld process raw IinFeed ill. kettle boiled llneetd oil , old pro c.ii I ground llnsrrxi cakes , ground and flaxseed fcr dructcUts. OMAHA. BREWERIES. OSIAHA niti\vi.\r ; ASSOCIATIO.V. Carload ehlpments made in our own re frigerator cars. Blue Itlbbon , Elite Export , Vienna Export ar.U Family Export deliv tred tj all parts of the city. BOILERS. " " OMAHA IIUIIiU U'OItK * . JOHN it. : .nwni3V. I'nm , Boiler * . Tank * and Sheet Iron Work.