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HE first brfinthlng aptll In the 1
Inlatlva HesFlon of 1W7 oani
Thursday, January 3, when, no
rordlns; to atonir-FuindlnK cuatoin,
the two houses took advantae
of a lull In tniBlnens and adjournal un'tl
Tuesday of last week. Those members w!i
did not remnln for tho Inaugural receptl a
n the evening; hurried away to catch tha
flrat trains for home to make their fir.l
report to an inquiring comUltuency and to
fight over before groups of their neighbor
U exciting battle of ballots that resulted
the organization of the house with Dan
Vettleton In the chair. The preliminary
VlTiigglu In the lobby of the hotel will fur
nish themes for many interesting conver ,
atlona. The feverish excitement of tha
canvass for support by the various candi
dates for speaker and their friends and
the final culmination of tlie campaign la
tbe almost frantlo mass meeting In the
lobby wh.i the different candidates wera
called out and forced to declare their prin
ciples from the top of a table, and finally
the nmh for the caucus room, where the
fight was kept up through three exciting
ballots, are features that always accom
pany the opening of a legislative assembly.
They also furnish the topics of, conversa
tion for the firat two or three days of the
session or until the subsequent develop
ments crowa tnem out of the mind.
"Opening;" DoTTn the Op...
sion 7nT.9 .th9 0Peunf f th9
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u...n,n oeveiopea at the caucus
the nomination of the speaker of the
wnen everyone who wanted to attend
did so Formerly th .,
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thlt .t T WUh th,r con-tltunf-
'""',.pe,J le before they
Jn MM "in the Tu?e on th- L",
h';. th tata th0 leslolaUon
which would come up before the legist
lure. It is generally conceded by the lead-
lng members that less secret work will be
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of both houses have announced tholr In
of "borho'usY. hae "a'nnnnn .TI"
tention of carrying out the will of the peo
ple as expressed in party platforms, and
thlsjfceing the program they apparently
ara'not as tlml aa the members o'. former
sessions have been about taking the publla
Into their oenfldence.
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uruinury rules
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tending-the opening of a legislature. About
tne only portion of the ceremonle. that
make any pretense to elaboration Is the
Inauguration of the new governor that fol-
tows the organization of the two houses.
The presence of the member, of both
hnises, the state office, th member, of
f Supreme court ana the teal serious-
4 ot th8 formalities give a dignity to
ceremony mat i. not found In th.
ning session, of the two houses..
The senaters, owing to their smaller
number and the larger constituency each
one represents, claim for themselves a
little more dignity and deliberation than
the member, of the more numerous body.
Still, even In the senate, there 1. a lack
of ceremony about the opening session that
Is apt to surprise the visitor who expected
to see something on the "grand" order.
New Lieutenant Oorcraor.
The presence of former Lieutenant Oot
ernor E. G. McGllton added to the dignity
Of the opening session of the senate. Hi.
tall, finely proportioned form In the presi
dent's chair and his stately bearing tn
directing the deliberations of the body were
always feature, of the sessions. Lieuten
ant Governor Hopewell hasn't the powerful
physical frame to compel respect, but hi
bjwenure of the president's chair has
kXaXuId always be able to command at-
tention. The new lieutenant governor ha. a
kindly but dignified bearing, this latter
being increased by his full beard and strong
features. He was a constant attendant
at the sessions of the senate which were
held before the inauguration and took a
deep interest in them. His experience as a
presiding Judge will be In his favor when
American Women Dress Well
MERICAN8 dress well, say. the Jewelry or for any sumptuosltte. except
Paris correspondent of Truth, and when out driving or sledging in snowy
it seems to me the least wealthy
dress in the best tast. Their
groat defect is a love almost
amounting to a passion for what Is pretty,
dainty, stunning and amusingly fanciful.
The latter. I admit. Is first cousin to
Chic. Eut prettiuess I the negaUon of
higher beauty, and thla most French
women are artistic enough to see.
Spanish-American ladles and Braslllana
are .lu Infatuated with the passion tor
what i. nr.ttv. and do not lose It tn Europe,
which the north American w"
They get bitten with It In the chapel, of
convent schools under Jesuit direction.
Nuns love IrsipU prettlness. The pretty
Christmas card originated in Belgian con-
vents If you want grand style In lac do
r.. a. uleiiim but to Venice, and tf
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you want admirable simplicity in lenum.w
dress look for tt in the portraits of the great
Italian master It will put out of
conceit with the modern creation, of the
Rue de la la'-
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a,?d that spoke for th.lr own
arms tnal P" ,, v
less uviuty. profanaUon.
tnem out wv ....jrment, a Florence
A liglJ camuno u. .....n frm-k.
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a ere an she needed.
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CHIEF JUSTICE SEDGWICK ADMINISTERING OATH TO NEW STATE OFFICERS,
" em" t0 a'cMln the mer,u of Par,la- water- The statesmen laughed and then tlon as their presiding officers, the secre-
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His announced policy of maintaining a re-
latlonahip between himself and the mem-
bers of the aenntn nlmllnr tn thnt .riathr
w . " r . , j .J .
l" J""S inn unomeys in
court Jf about what one would expect
few minutes. He declared he would try
" a,J't" WKd "f .'
would expect the members to assist him in
unraveling knotty problems Just as attor-
neya are called on to assist the court In
determlnmg the law. The lieutenant gov-
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actors In the present session.
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One of the most Interesting men about
the legislative halls Is the tall, lank leader
of the house of representatives. Speaker
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jNeiueron. ine speaker aoes not lay ciaira
to physicai beauty, and very frankly aays
so. After hU .election for the place It
wa. a common-remark about the hotel lob-
ble. that the house had discovered a second
Abraham Lincoln. His resemblance to the
martyred president is frequently spoken of.
This likeness does not lie so muoh in slm-
turlty of feature, as In the tall, angular
form and hi. laconio way of expressing
himself. Those who know him predict he
will put the house through one of the most
strenuous session, on record.
Over In the senate the rotund form of
President Pro Tern Saunders of Douglas
county is always "the center of more or
lea. Interest. Being one of the six mem- pcus to be around for he ha- uuu.d ti, tt , .. r1""'"' l"B maa "no DUi'1 lne Ule were no Pved "reels. There waa "on wui sua insist on adjournments for house came when Lieutenant Governor Mc
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Dra oi in oooy woo were members or the
1SW6 senate and having a wide acquaintance
and influence among politicians over the
tate. he 1. taking a very prominent part In
th early sessions of the upper house. Hi.
uie voaiy sessions oi me upper nouse. tils
influence U widened by th. fact he 1. at
th head of the commute to which I. dele-
gated th. power to recommend the senate
tandlng committee. His suavity of man- aeries, now used by tne Union Pacific,
ner and the fact he has kept himself com- Llvuigsiuu knows every good and bad
paratlvely free from aggressive fights has of eveiy kind of engine,
made him a power In the senate. The other Atier more man forty year, of con
oid members are Thomas and Gibson .of tmuous service, Theodore (J. Livingston
Douglas, Epperson of Clay, . Gould of la now on the pension roll of the Union
Greeley and Wllsey of Frontier.' Paoitlo and lives at ease In his couiforta-
Senator Epperson ever since he ha. been "J0" towfVf. UtfMm
In the senate has done his share to keep
monotonous. It w. he who moved that
a comnUltee be appointed to poison a cer-
lain editor s d. because of some harsh
criticism, which had appeared in his pa-
per. This suggestion came at the end of a
heated discussion of the editor's remarks,
when nearly everyone In the senate was
worked up to a high pitch of excitement.
It had the same effect as oil on troubled
weather, Her faith In the beauty una
dorned maxim was absolute.
Tho present trailing skirts are to hide
large and not too woll shaped feet. .Ameri
can ladies who have generally rather small
feet with high Insteps often object to the
awkwardly long dresses In which couturier,
and tout ui lores find their advantage and
femmes de chambre too trften lung and
throat disease.
Th best way to cover over the eyesore
of too large feet I. to go to the best shou-
ma Vtri Ttiav ah. .i 1.4 K. 11 a .. m
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nish the finest leather, to make the shoe or
boot an easy lit. and to employ German
Workmen.
The French make the best gloves, the
German the best .hoe.. Stockings ought
to have thick sole and fine uppers. The
dooi or snoe .nouia never squeuse the foot,
a tightly Imprisoned foot check, and
often kills amiable gaiety, reddens the nose,
and t. productive of a constrained manner
anJ carriage. Conversation does not flow
In hrlcht rtlla when tlitlit ihu.. . . .
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jne vrencn nave aa dressmakers two
advantage, the chic Instinct or
and the capacity, given - a false
nrlnrlnln. tn rarrv It out Inslrallv In .11 ...
details. Most of the couturiers are now
Oxrnian r Vienna Jews. But all the f, re-
women they emNoy and the other under.
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qTU U7 OTTICfik
u's ifeniw ana is one or me most
popular of the old members.
The patriarch of the legislature Is curl.
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uie nouse, in Keprcsentative Barnes of
Douglas. Mr. Barnes was In the leglala-
men who are artfund the hoi!, of the capl-
1", 77 Id' bUt to Mtlve f0r a man of
his age and is able to accomplish consld-
erable work In the house. He wears the
patriarchal honors with becoming dignity
which Is well set off by tho long black
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City, who passed the' chloroforming aire
fourteen years ago. Both RaDer and
lourteen years
ouin xuiper ajia
to concede they are getting
, their constituent, and they
hey are capable of doing a,
Barnes refuse
too old to serve
both contend they
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mucn. rei worn aa many or the younger
members.
While they are not given as much atten-
Engineer
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HEN the conversation turn, upon
tne remarkable development of
the railroads of the wurlU, of the
united Status, of Nebraska, Con
siderable practical eulignumment
... w uUtained if "Tlietj" Livingston uap-
throttle on all kinds of euuines Irum th
dmky little "Ck-ueial Grant " whicli waa
brought uu the liver to Oiuaui on a steam-
boat in Uie early days, lifted out on a
track laid In tne sand and seut apuu
iracK laid in tne sand and seut eimUenuu
oU ovr the little rall.To the great iatt
of the old-timers, from that down U, i he
magnlUcent monster moguls' o'f" The
h.. w"
h' d ,'T"i WUer" or,tUre,
Ulelr ulua cottU to uiuce. whore tneV
wuulu do tn- , " "rhu I 1 I
llM Chattanooga Nashville railroaT U
was Uauge.ous woia rmlroadiug through
.uai pan oi ine country, it was no crime
to wreck a train, everything ueing lair iu
war, and, therefore, tne engineer was with
out the protection or the uuwrilleu etuioal
law which protects h.m iu civnued com
munities in lluie ol peace. Twice uis Uaiu
was dilcned" by the leliels, but each time
lie eacuped striuua Injury and, as souu as
poss.bie, weul on vviLU lus duties uu
uauuted. Alter the war he came west. That wa
tn lttife and Omaha was only a small fron
tier town. Thu activities of tho Union
Paiilic had aacady Oeun, however, ami
li. T. Luraut was sii'Ubb'ing to build Ids
"first forty mitt-u ' of road and to get out
into the Plane valley, where he could
eusiiy push on to the west. Livlnfslou se
cured a position with tne road and was one
of tne hist to run engines out of Omaha.
"The track wasn't in those days wnat it
ia uuw, Mil air. i-lvillKbloU Wltn a
reminiscent smile. "There was no rock
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ballast and no bhermau gravel. The road
wasn't much else than dirt and ties,
with little light rails nailed to th
tits, and the ties were not very close to
gether, either. The object of Durant was
to string iron rails over a couple thousand
miles ei country and do it as quickly and
cheaply as he could. It would be easier
and more profitable to do the Improving
after the road was built and in operation,
"Stations were about fifteen miles apart.
Few as they were, they were not much to
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nine, poor towns, mii-a
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wnii lougu cnaraciers mat Dad
come from the east, where they were too
bad to stay and escape the law. We used
to have kits of floods In those day. and
it was a very ticklish business ruunim
over the tracks when they were on a road
bi ma.ia ,.t i.., a. .k. v..i.i
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..uunu m prevent tne indluns
front setting them afire. Ail the bridge
THE OMAirA' SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 13, 1007.
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house are reallv two of the mnn imnnrt.rt
personages about the legislative halls Thi.
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women ineir way into the confidence of the
two houses two years aeo as ans'it-uit.
Secretary GouTding o7 the sena" was an
all of the details of the Xe down to a
thB enate ho ha- office force to look
after and his work requires considerable
executive ability reqUlreS conslaerabl
C1'de Barnard, whose efficient work In
ST ta 5- :.d
by his promotion to the chief clerkxhirv
Two year, ago he demonstrated he w,.
Jractlcal'y Indispenslble and this year at
the caucu" h wa" K'ven the place without
any v?7 rious opposition. Beside, being
a"d P1" " ' accommo-
a-d - Personality.
One of the
e Interesting developments of
of the session grows out of
th9 flrgt day
the fact the railroads have cut off passes
Livingston's Sfory
were made of wood In those days, of
course."
Livingston had the honor of "pulling"
the private cars of some of the great men
of Omaha's early history. Among these
were H. T. Durant, the man who built the
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f . V.n'd Be' mml"loner
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wTh w tretoh,twa8 beyond
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had been built An odometer wa. fastened
to the arJe of the car and the car run over
me trao . until tne odometer showed that
nrty r a were passed. Mr. Livingston
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
HOPEWELL
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from legislators and place seekers. The
natural ManH haa Iiaah a mk..ma
the ground and to re-
lleve to BO"le 't tho pressure on the
members. Many of those who are looking
;or Job8 dld not to Lincoln at all. but
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or representative 'ZZZtur, this
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point of the members themselves than
other sessions have been. The difference
la especially noticeable around the corrt.
Thomas from Grand Island to Omaha.
"Tes, Omaha haa made remarkable prog
ress In the last forty years," say. the old
engineer. "I never thought to see It the
city It is today. When I first came here
t0 com acros" on the '"ryboat.
"A part of the equipment of each engine
,n th86 day" Was a PMlt contg two
r'nes and twenty rounds of ammunition for
. .u.
This was for protection in case
hM Mttny enf'neer
iu em. uue any ngnung wun tne redskins."
Livingston had a run on the Union Pa-
cine from Omaha to Grand Island for
thirty-three and a half years, beginning In
Uo7 and lasting until 1901, when he waa
retired on a pension. U was born In 18.
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B. H. GOULDING. CHIEF CLERK
OF THE SENATE.
dors of the hotels, where the legislators
anil th a a-
Kyegate, While there ha. been nothing
like a scarcity of applicants, they have
been fewer than they would have been If
they could have had free transportation
to Lincoln and back.
"iwni M.IIU uiiut,
abence
marked ,nfluenc tbe "Iator.. Th.
Tn1emb,er" Wh ",V ,0n dtata
Til it
"n?ln are makln trenuous objections
b,B'nnJn the custom of former years
aajourning notn nouses every Friday
until the following Monday or Tuesday,
The member, who have to take long rail-
road journeys In order to get to their
homes declare they will be put to unusual
expense If the old custom becomes a fix-
ture. They are paid only for the days upon
which they meet, and these members de-
clare If they have to be on their own ex-
pense two or three .ays In th week it
will work financial hardship upon some of
tho poorer members. Bom of the mem-
ber. who live close by or who have large
business Interests that require their atten-
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but the sentiment In favor of working six
&V a week is said to be stronger than
ever before. The abolition of th free pas.
" Is believed, do much to .xpedit.
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the work of th. legislature
To mention tne word "lobbyist" In a
crowd of legislators 'thi. year la to start
something. Thi. much abused Individual
Is, on the surface of affair., very unpopu
tar among the lawmakers. Of cour.e. they
cannot b denied the hospitality of the
hotels used by the legislators and, being
guests of the same hostelry, must, of
oourse, mingle more or less with the states-
men. Being men of wide acquaintance, it
also happens frequently that they occa-
slonally see lorae legislator of their ao-
qualntance. It Is not surprising that they
hould stop to renew old friendship, and
perhaps engage for some time In oonversa-
tlon new and then with a lawmaker. But
the conversation Is of a purely social
nature, both the lobbyist and the legislator
will hasten to explain and a. for any at-
Three Little Stories
HIS real hard luck story Is related
by the Emporia (Kan.) Gaxette:
Henry Good, who Uvea northwest
of town, had a sore neck th other
day and wanted to be unusually
careful not to Jar himself In any way, a.
a slight Jolt hurt. He started across i
field of plowed ground, and fell on his face
and nearly fainted from th pain. He got
up and went home,' and started t town
to se a doctor. Mrs. Good drove. .0 he
would not be Jerked by the horse, pulling
on th. line., and .he drove tnto a dltoh
and threw them both out on their heads.
Mr. Good finally saw the doctor and went
home, and that night at the supper table,
both front leg. of hi. chair fell out and
hm landed on th floor.
Fresh Kssua Don. f
Her la th real Kansas "depe," frMfc
out of th dream book, and th fondest
hopes of th man who loves his achnappa
and beer are being realized. A Topeka
Kian haa discovered how to mak ana Mil
beer without coming Into conflict with th
prohibitory law and also without haying
t pay a share of th profit, to Unci
Bam'. Internal revenue collector.
Thi. la th age of concentration and
putting thing. Into .mall packages. One
can purchase a tin of beef broth for 16
cent, that will feed a whole family a week.
But this extrsct of beer ia the real thing.
It 1 put up tn plug, about th .Is of a
glme't worth of plug tobacco, and tt haa a
ftrazuf gaaamblano Jjk look t th afera
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tempt to Influence the legislator, heaven
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T1U. attitude assumed , public at least
I. the reason why some of the well known
lobbyists of former years are not as promls-
cuou. as they have been. Some of them
even failed to ro "to th state hn,,.n t
even railed to rc
proc.eAl,
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g. on opening day, but It
those who have watched
that even If the lohhvfuia
have to change their tacUcs the alteration
will he mostly on the surface.
The scarcity of plaoe hunters and the.
timidity of lobbyists are two of the dUtlnc-
tlve features of the present session,
The fundimenUU difference between the
two houses of the legislature Is .liown In
the opening sessions. The sedate and more
or less dignified senate got down to work
without any show of oratory or what la
sometimes derisively called "hot air." The
president of the senate rapped on the desk
with his gavel, prayer wa. said and th
motions bcan oourin In from th n,.ni.
of the chamber without u m.,r
The only approach to the practice, th
umun gave up tne cnair to ueutenant tlov-
rnor Hopewell. Both made brief address. ..
but there wer. no spectacular accomnanl-
ment.. It I. only occasionally that th
senator, engag. tn flight, of oratory.
Th hus on th other hand open, with
a sorlea of speeches and th tendency la
talk stay, with th member, all through
th session. Of course there 1. a natural
explanation for this. The senate already
has a presiding officer, when It ci nv s to
gether. It oes not have to go through th
formality of forming an organization. Th
hoase on the other hand haa to select from
Hs own number th. man, who will preside
over It. deliberations for the entire stsslon
and naturally the occasion, coming after a
hard campaign fer the place Is a sood
time for aspiring orators to make their
first flights. The temporary chairman
make, a apeech, the speaker assumed th
gavel after an addres.. the presentation
of a gavel to the presiding officer la mad
the occasion for some more oratory and
opportunities are bobbing up every Utile
while, which the member, never fall to take
advantage of.
Told to Be True
aid tobacco plug. On plug will muki
from four to alx gallon, of the finest hei r
that was ever turned out of a brewery,
and It can all be done at home no middle
man', profit, no trouble, no revenue stamp,
no danger of having an ouster suit riled
against your mayor. One gets as nucli
refreshment as on pleases and all tn th
borne.
This extract, which can be turned into
flv gallon of good beer, haa been In
spected by the Kansas State Board of
Health, which did not find any adulterants
r preservatives in It. The comiwny which
make. It warrant. It pure and wholesome.
The company also assert, "that this is the
xtraot that th world haa bean looking
for."
Fea Waausel Kills Soldier.
fatal verification of th siylna that th
pan ia mightier than the sword was re
corded at Bueyrua, O., In the death fro. a
a pen wound of Major E. C. Moderwtll.
Near the close of th war, while at the
bead of his regiment, a bullet .truck a I" u
which Mr. M oder well had tn his pock. t.
The bullet glanced, but th pen shattered
and the pieces wer driven tnto his body.
In th hospital most of thean were re
moved, but fifteen year, ago It became
evident that some remained. They hud
worked up to th head and were lodged
near th brain. Mr. Moderwell's brain was
Anally affected, and of late yt-urs he has
been a mental wreck. Uu death resulted
from tba bit of pen.