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TWO CENT RIDES
Till llll It Sohadulad tt Tiki Ef
fot at onaa
THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADDED
Railroads Will Fight tht Two Cant
Rata and tha Lagislatura
Will Taka Part
From our Correspondent Ceo. V. Kline
ann oved bv both houses Vd h
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out, emergency clauso and all. Gov
ernor Sheldon.
The presidents of railroads, It was
announced from Chicago, had decided
to flght 2-ccnt fare bills in all western
states. For tho purposo of bringing
on tho fight before tho legislature ad'
journs it is said a majority of the
members decided to rush the bill
through with tho emergency clauso so
that the contest may begin as soon
as possible, and perhaps permit the
legislature to take a hand in the fight.
In the minds of many members tho
railroads will certainly attack tho 2
cent fare bill and the railroad commis
sion bill. The flght on tho latter may
bo deferred for months or years, but
it is confidently looked for.
"Wo want to know," declared a num
cr of legislators, "whether the rail
roads mean to fight tho two cent faro
or not. If they do wo will get busy
at something else. It is time for them
to bo good."
In the senate there was an effort
to defeat the emergency clause but
It failed. Senator Burns, Senator
uubuii. ounuuir uio er, oimiui xiuu-
na and, Senator Gould voted in the
nil n j n rin
negative oposing tho emergency
negative opposing the emergency
Gibson and Senator Saunders voted
in the negative and changed their
votes after it was apparent that tho
emergency clause had survived. Tho
ilrst vote was 24 to 7, Latta and
O'Connell being absent. The final
-vote, after the changing of the Doug
las county delegation, was 27 to 4.
Those who voted In tho affirmative
were:
Aldrlch, Ashton, Buck, Byrnes,
Clarke, Dodson, Epperson, Goodrich,
Holbrook, King, Luce, McKesson,
Patrick, Phillips, Randall, Root,
Sackett, Sibley, Thomson, Thome,
r iiuua, vviii.au, yyiibcj, yyiiouu.
Slight amendments by the senate
-were concurred to in tho house and
tho bill was hurried to the gover
nor.
Senator Randall has taken up the
-cause of the critics of the state uni
versity. In his own language ho
means to "muck rake" the instltu
tlon. This muck raking took the
form of a resolution to compel tho
regents to outline a report giving all
the facts and figures about the Insti
tution. The regents have Intimated
that the figures shall bo forthcoming.
On the other hand they insist that
the only requirement for success of
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JAtlIC ltlllllllUO ll UlOli UUl. 11113 Olll
dents. Since 1900 there has been an
Increase of 100 per cent in every de
partment, attendance and all. The
regents Insist that it is time to In-
pond with this rapid growth.
The railway commission bill has
-attracted considerable attention in
hn hoimo Twn iiitin hnvo hen in.
troduced to reduce Pullman rates and
nv ihnt nnrnnrotlnn In nrifinrftnn n
the benefits received. So far, it is
-rlnlmprt thnf tho Pnlltnnn rpnrAnnnt.
Hvoa hnv at,i0aiiaA in olivine (,mt
taxation. The railway commission
bill places all the corporations in the
public service under the jurisdiction
!nt th rnwv mmmkainn
Insurance has hofin thnrmifirhlv da.
bated in the Nebraska Benate. The
rights of foreign and domestic com-
nanles have been ventilated and aired
and Interrogated. There seemed to be
a well defined opinion that the foreign
life insurance companies were dab
bllng in tho matters of the home con
-corns. As a result a bill designed to
-wipe out tho surplus funds was de
feated while a bill directing that the
policy holders be notified each year of
-the premiums earned, .a bill forbid
ding campaign contributions by the
companies, a bill forbidding waste of
funds and several other corrective
measures, were recommended for pas
sage. Senator King has taken possession
of the bill designed to wipe out tho
lumbermen's Hon law and his commlt
teo has recommended It for passage.
'The bill does not lessen the protec
tion for material men but gives the
builders of the stato a square deal. A
builder must be notified of all ma
terial delivered and tho bills tho con
tractors owe. If this Is not done
ho cannot bo held responsible under
the Hen laws. Lumber dealers who
came to the city to answer the suit
of the state took a hand in the mat
ter and attempted to kill the bill.
A well organized fight by patent
medicine firms has been directed
against the anti-alcohol clause of tho
p.ro food bill. The druggists declare
'.hat the bill will render many stocks
valueless unless it conforms more to
f!ie national" law. Grocers, also, have
dome objections. The grocers desire
n exemption clauso allowing the
dealers a given time In wkiok to dis
pose of certain wares.
Tho child labor law. the puro food
bill, tho anti-pass question, tho rail
way commission bill and the primary
bill aro yet to bo considered. So far
about one thousand measures are to
bo scanned by tho legislature. The
final limit for tho introduction of bills
drow out a number of measures. Tho
rush to feed bills into tho hopper was
headlong, and in some cases, indis
criminate. Tho senate has passed tho following
bills: To mako it unlawful to hunt
or Kin deer, antoiopo or boavor at
any time; providing for a public
library in every school district; a bill
providing for tho purchaso of books
for libraries; a bill to authorize tho
abolishing of school districts when
voters in the district number but two;
providing for a library fund at tho
b Riding for
statements irom lire insurance com-
panics; n bill providing for tho lapso
of judgments unless revived at tho
end of ten years; authorizing the
licensing of saloons
in townships;
tho issuing
P. 178, relating to
school bonds.
Tho judiciary committee introduced
a bill Increasing fees for filing art!
cies of incorporation, making mini
mum filing feo $10 for corporations
of $10,000 capital or less. Tho pros
ent law makes filing fee $10 for any
company having capital stock up to
$10,000. For company with capital
of from $10,000 to $25,000 now feo $20;
$zd,uuu to $iuu,uuu, $bu; u over $iuu,-
000 additional feo for each $1,000 in
excess, 50 cents; and increasing cer
tain other fees. The committee also
Introduced a bill providing that a
railroad may Increase its capital stock
after filing notice of the desired in
crease with the secretary of stato and
publishing the same for sixty days In
a newspaper.
Representative Dodge of Douglas
county introduced a bill to establish
a hospltal for crippled, ruptured and
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deformed children and those suffering
from diseases from which they are
likely to becomo deformed, in the city
of Omaha, and to provide for their
education and government of the hos
pital, and to appropriate tho sum of
sixty thousand dollars for tho erec
tion of a suitable building, and to ap
propriate tho sum of thirty thousand
dollars for the establishment and
operation of tho hospital for the bl
ennium. Among the now bills Introduced In
the Nebraska legislature is an act by
Representative Doran of Garfield
which seeks to abolish the office of
t
superintendent of public
schools and create that of district
superintendent The state board of ed
ucation is authorized to divide the
state into districts for -this purpose
The people of each division thus des
ignated aro to elect the superintend
ent who will have general authority
over the schools of all the counties
it contains
The senate passed senate file No.
262, by Thomas, providing that a mar
ried man who deserts his family and
falls to provide for same shall not be
exempt from having his wages gar
nished. Also senate file No. 272. by
Wlltse, providing that persons found
frillttv sP Itifrhvlrta lrtn t naonnlf mnir
be Placed at hard labor any place in
the county. This is aimed principally
at the Indians in Mr. Wlltse s dls
trlct, who enjoy laying in jail. It is
proposed to make them work on the
and county roads
Governor Sheldon signed H. R. No.
98, a bill by the fish and game com
mlttee of the house, which prevents
me aio or game auring mo open sea
"n or at a"y V"18 f the yoar- Th
bill applies tO all Wild game, flah and
b,rds now Protected by the Nebraska
game law. He also signed a bill to
make the place of delivery of Intox
eating liquors tho place of sale, which
18 contrary to past decisions of the
upme court of Nebraska, and an
act to permit villages and cities of the
second class to sell light and heat
ana Power
People Interested in tho develop
ment of electric railroads say that
senate file No. 198, now pending be
fore the legislature, would greatly de
preciate the ability of these roads to
earn dividends. The bill referred to
is short, and some argue that it is
Intended to apply to steam roads only,
but as some electric railroads are or
ganlzcd as railroad companies it is be
lieved the bill would apply to them if
It becomes law.
Among the new bills In the son
ate, S. P. No. 306, by Thomas of
Douglas, to establish a bacteriological
laboratory under the direction of the
stato board of health, appropriating
$5,000 for maintenance during tho bl
ennium and $7,000 for salaries and
expenses.
A bill by Senntor Patrick permit
ting county boards to license saloons
In precincts only when the petition
ers are residents of tho precinct and
not of cities or villages In tho pre
cinct, and to prevent tho licensing of
saloons within threp miles of any
United States armv post, was ordered
engrossed for a third reading.
Representative Raper. by request,
introduced a joint resolution propos
ing an amendment to tho constitution
of the stato to prohibit the manufac
ture, sale and keeping for sale of in
toxicating liquors as, a beverage.
House roll 453 Increases the pen
alty for failure to bury dead carcasses
from $10 to $50 and $200.
ROADS LOSE OUT
Stats Wins Tai Gallaotian Fight
Fram Rallraadt
WILL NOW COMPEL FULL PAYMEIT
Tha Arbltara af Politlat laaili
ta Copa With an Awakaaad
Publla Santimint
Nebraska has won its flght to com
pel the payment of three years' taxes
by tho Burlington and Union Pacific
railroads.
Tho last hopo of theso corporations
to defeat the collection of a million
dollars In revenuo duo the stato and
Its municipal divisions vanished when
tho following telegram from Washing
ton was received in all tho principal
towns of tho stato:
"Railroad tax cases from Nebraska
docldod adversely to tho railroads.
Tho message was signed
clerk of tho United States
court of Washington.
by tho
supromo
What tho decision means is that
tho stato of Nebraska and each coun
ty whore tho Burlington or Union Pa
clflc taxos aro owing for 1904, 1905
or 1906 may proceed to collect thorn
by tho means usually employed whero
a property owner Is delinquent
State and county officers may levy
upon tno roiling stocic. tno cash re
coipts or any other form of railroad
property if payment Is longer with
held. All the Injunctions that tho
railroads have boon able to secure now
fall to tho ground.
Coming on tho heels of tho stato
ogislaturo's action In passing two
cent faro bills, the supremo court de
clsion Is a hard jolt to tho railroads.
Tho total of the interest penalty
which tho Burlington and Union Pa
clfic railroads will have to pay to tho
county treasurers ot Nebraska has
been estimated at $124,203.24 and it
is Increasing at tho enormous rato of
$280 per day . Once tho arbiters of
politics In Nebraska, their utter lm
potenco to copo with awakened public
sentiment for just transportation rates
and with public officials unafraid to
periorm tneir duty nas received an
amplo demonstration.
One of tho sharpest debates of tho
session occurred In tho senate ovor
a couplo of tho bills Introduced by
Aldrlch at the request of the Insur
ance department. The measures aro
senate file No. 203, requiring tho an
nual apportionment and accounting of
all surplus by life Insurance com
panies and eliminating deferred divi
dend policies, and' senato file No. 207,
prohibiting misrepresentations by
agents as to the terms and provisions
of policies.
An appropriation of $15,000 is asked
for building an officers' flat at tho
Milford homo.
Harrison of Otoe Introduced a con
stitutional amendment bill in the
house. It provides $5,000 a year sal
ary and free use of mansion for gov
ernor. Tho bill introduced by Representa
tive Baker of York to prohibit the
selling or giving away of liquor to
minors under twenty-ono years of age
was recommended by the house com
mittee of the whole for passage.
Some opposition was manifested, but
tho vote was 43 to 22 in favor of
passage.
S. F. No. 198, by Latta of Burt, pro
vldes that railroads shall not run ex
press, baggage or freight cars in
front of passenger cars, on pain
a penalty of a fine of from $10
$1,000.
of
to
Senator Sibloy of Lincoln introduced
a bill making maximum express
charges 75 per cent of those In forco
January 1, 1907, and providing that
nothing In tho act shall be construed
to reduce the charges of packages of
four pounds or less and providing that
no charge shall be less than twenty-
five cents.
S. P. No. 358, Introduced by Thomas
of Douglas county, makes It unlawful
to operate traction or Bteam engines
for power In operaMng threshing ma
chines without having same equipped
with appliances to prevent the. escape
of fire.
Upon request Representative Thles
son of Jefferson county Introduced a
bill relating to telegraph operators
and train dispatchers in the stato of
Nebraska and providing an eight
hour day for such labor.
S. F. No. 143. by Sibley, tho assess
ors' bill that has been committed to
the committee of the whole, was In
definitely postponed, nearly every
member of tho senato taking tho op
portunlty to jump onto it with both
feet. In contrast to their previous ac
tion when nil were In favor of tho bill.
Senator Patrick has introduced
btli to mako railroad tickets good in
tho hands of the bearer, regardless of
date.
Senator C. G. Sibley of Lincoln
stirred up tho senato by introducing
a bill establishing tho maximum ratos
for wheat, corn and other grain pro
ducts. His bill provlies for a rndtic
tlon of about 15 per cent over the
present rates and on some of tho pro
ducts It is a reduction of 15 or 20 per
cent over tho rates In tho 1893 max-
mum rato law. Ho has introduced two
other bills, ono for a maximum rate
on lumber and coal and a third on
hay, potatoes and apples.
Roprcsontatlvo Blyatono of Lancas
ter Introduced a bill appropriating
$10,000 for a statuo of Abraham Lin
coln to bo mado out of tho Tennessee
marblo on tho capltol grounds.
A bill has been Introduced by Sen
ator Saunders defining the legal hol
idays for tho stato as Now Year's
day, Washington's birthday, Arbor
day, Decoration day, Fourth of July,
Labor day, Thanksgiving and Christ
mas. S. F. 371 provides a twonty-flvo cent
bounty for adult gophers.
Senator Phillips has introduced a
bill fixing maximum freight ratos on
hay, potatoes and apples in carload
lots, adopting tho Iowa rates.
S. P. 378, introduced by Patrick of
Sarpy, limits tho hours of sorvlco of
telephone and tolograph oporators to
twelve hours per day.
S. P. 117, as approved by tho sonato.
pormlts the game wardens of tho stato
domand tho right to Inspect a fish and
gamo llcenso hold by nny person In
whoso possession game is found.
Tho houso passod a bill permitting
tho spearing of carp, buffalo fish and
suckors during tho open season. .
Tho houso committee on finance,
ways and moans has decided not to
approprrlato any money for tho ox-
ponso of tho stato board of health, the
membors believing that tho $10,000
appropriated two years ago for tho
Btipport of tho hoard was Illegally ap
propriated.
A bill has boon Introduced in tho
houso by Represontatlvo Raper of
Pawnee providing for tho appropria
tion of $1,250 for a monument upon
tho gravo of General Thayer.
Killed a Few Bills.
A bill to ropoal tho law preventing
a county treasurer from being ollgi
blo to more than two successive terms
in ofllco, was Indefinitely postponed on
rocommondatlon of tho committee on
judiciary. Tho samo fato mot S. P.
310, to give tho railway commission
powor to causo wires of any kind that
may bo found Hanging too low over
ail road crossings removed. The same
action was taken on a bill relating to
tho porfectlon of titles to real estate.
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Limits Guaranty Company Charges.
Senator Clarko of Adams has Intro
duced a bill to limit tho premiums
charged by guaranty bond companies
who sign bonds given by depositories
keeping state, county or municipal
funds. Tho premium is limited to one
half of ono per cent. Incase a per
sonal bond is required In addition to
a guaranty bond, tho promlum to bo
charged by the guaranty bond is Uni
ted to one-fourth of ono per cent.
Tho stato auditor Is permitted to re
voke the license of any guaranty bond
company that exceeds theso limits.
Signed by Governor.
Governor Sheldon has signed S. P.
2C, by Saunders of Douglas, making
it unlawful for any portor, waiter,
servant or employe to solicit or accept
a tip or gift of value, or for any per
son to offer or to give any waiter,
porter or employe any tip or gift of
value, or for any employer to know
ingly permit any waiter, porter, serv
ant or employe to solicit or accept
any gift or tip.
Antl Saloon Leaaue.
That the anti-saloon league people
aro not disheartened by their failure
to secure the enactment of a county
option law is evidenced by the Intro
ductlon in tho houso of a joint reso
lution providing for tho submission of
a state prohibition amendment. Those
who are hack of tho movement are
going about the matter in a practical
manner, and. as preliminary are on
deavoring to find out Just what legis
lators will favor submission. In order
to securo this information lottors woro
mailed to all membors of the senate
asking them to commit themselves.
$25,000 for Historians.
Tho finance, ways and means com
mittee of tho Iiouhr introduced a bill
appropriating $25,000 for a new stato
historical society building to nr erect
od upon haymarket squnro In tho city
of Lincoln provided the right to tho
uso of this property Is ceded back to
tho historical society by tho city. Tho
bill carries out tho cherished plans of
tho society that havo boforo been pre
Bontod to tho legislature, whon, how
ovor. a larger appropriation than Is
now asked was requested. The house
committee hns canvassed tho situation
carefully and will report tho bill
favorably since it bears Its name.
Anti-Cigarette Bill.
Youths under eighteen years of age
are to be prohibited from smoking clg
arottes in public places In accordance
with tho provisions of a measure
which has passed the lower, branch of
tho Nebraska legislature. Tho vote
on tho bill stood seonty-sgvon to two
Tho masuro fixes a fino for all vio
Iatlons of tho provisions of tho act
bv youthful devotees of tho "coffin
nail" habit.
A now church at Thedford, county
scat of Thomas county,, was recently
dedicated. As this is tho only church
building ovor erected In that county
more than .ordinary Interest centers
about tho cnmplttion of the enter
prise.
MONGER THE MAN
Llnciln Lagal Light Landt Jail
olal Judgfthla
THE WINNER BACKED BY BURKETT
Pratldant Roesavalt Flaasad With
Mungar'a Endariamantt
and Appolnta Him
Thomas C. Mungor of Lincoln has
been appointed and confirmed as
United States federal district judge
for Nebraska. Tho mannor in which
tho naming of Mr. Munger for this
high position was brought about is if
anything, Interesting. As soon as tho
bill providing for a now judge was an
nounced, prominent lowyors from all
parts of tho stato commenced to pull
wires and telegrams by tho score
woro hurried to Washington and
among thorn of courso woro tho strong
endorsements of Mr. Thomas C.
Mungor of Lancastor county. Tho
Nebraska delegation in Washington got
busy and it was manifest from tho bo
ginning that Senator Burkett had a
thumb in tiio pudding and he at once
began n vigorous campaign for his old
friend and fellow townsmnn. Mr.
Burkott doos things, and boforo others!
had an opportunity to show their
fighting faculties tho senator from
Lancastor had everything fixed and
his man endorsed by a sufficient forco
to land tho placo for him. In prosont-
ng Mr. Mungoiys name Senator Bur-
tott laid before tho president a bundlo
of letters and telegrams endorsing
tho Lincoln man for tho appointment.
Aftor making careful examination of
tho papers tho president expressed his
wonderment that nny man could ro-
colvo such a big endorsement as glvon
to Mr. Mungor. Tho prosldont Is re
ported as saying:
"It Is seldom that n candidate for
ilgh ofllco Is brought before mo for
appointment so universally endorsed
as Mungor. Therefore, I will tako
great plensuro In appointing him."
Mr. Mungor s prlvalo life Is beyond
'eproach. Ho haB n comfortable homo
and a delightful family. Ho Is a
membor of tho First Prcsbytorlnn!
church. Thomas C. Mungor was born
at Fletcher, Ohio, July 7, 18G1. Ho
resided in tho state of Ohio until ho
was slxtocn years of ago, whon his
parents removed to Now Sheron, Iowa,
whero he attended the public school.
Afterwards ho attonded a preparatory
school located at Nebraska City and
called Nebraska collogo during tho
two years 1879-1880. Ho was a stu
dent at Iowa collogo, at Grlnnoll,
Iown, for two years. Tho year follow
ing he was a student at the Union
collogo of law, In Chicago, whonco ho
camo to Nobraska and was admitted,
to the bar at Lincoln on March 5,
1885. i
WHAT IT WILL COST.
Fixing the State Capitol Building Will
Entail Quite an Expense.
Tho committee consisting of Repre
sentatives Marsh, White and Besso,
which on a resolution of Rorcscnta-
tivo Dodgo of Douglas had been re
quested to securo figures as to tho
cost of repairing tho capltol building
and grounds, submitted tho following
report:.
Painting and varnishing In
side and outside of capltol,
total, wood and metal. .. .$10,750.00
Repairing piaster 1,250.00
Repaperlng all walls and ceil
ings 5,000.00
Kalsomlnlng basement 700.00
Iron ceilings for corridors,
first, second and third
floors 6,000.00
Gilding dome, gold leaf 8,000.00
Changing heating plant, gov
ernor's mansion 1,500
Macadamizing roadways .... 8,500.00
Re-establishing olovators In
perfoct running order by
electricity 3,000.00
Putting cement walks about
grounds 16,500.00
Furnishing governor's man
sion 3,000.00
Repairing south wall 20,000.00
$79,206.00
PRISON COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Sanitary Conditions are Found to be
Excellent.
Tho stato prison committee com
prising Luce or Webster, Root of Cass,
Phillips of Holt, Dodson of Saline and
Holbrook or Dodgo, reported that they
had visited the ponltontlary and
found the sanitary conditions excel
lent, only ono prisoner having been
In tho hospital in tho past two years.
Tho work of Chaplain P. X. Johnson
was commended. Tho committee re-
ported that It believed released prls-j.
oners should not bo turned loose In
tho city of Lincoln, as this practice
was bad in results for tho prisoners,
and Instead tho released pion should
be glvon transportation to their
homes or tp tho counties In which
they woro convicted. The committee
recommended tho purchase of 160
acres or land east or tho penitentiary
which is now leased by the stato. Tho
committee said tho discipline and
management could not bo too highly
commended. Whllo discipline was
maintained tho prisoners are treated
in a mannor to insplro hope for com
pieto reformation and a hotter Ufa
after they aro liberated.