ITIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1007.
Tel. Doug-la 618 reaches all departments
Miss McCaulcy is Here
This expert corset demonstrator, trained by the designers o( the
Redfern models, Is with us for the third successful season. Those who
hare profited In past seauons with a fitting; of America's best whalebone
corset, will be pleased to hear that Miss McCaiiley Is with us again, and
take adrantage of being fitted to the correct corset In'the correct way.
Redfern Models
Ars.many one for every type of form, bringing out Its natural beauty
ana concealing lis aeiecis.
All fittings are free.
Extra Fine Black $1.35 Im
perial Taffeta Batiste,
Thursday, 98c Yard.
A fabric (hat will spp-al to th?
most refined taste. Out i.f the ordl
nsry fine Imported fabric, beautiful
Mark, lovely texture, fine and firm.
Not the crisp, new tou.-h which It
has, feel the finish. Not a large
quantity at this price. 4-ln., extra
fine. c yard.
Very Exceptional Value in
Basement Dress Goods
Department.
lt'a not the talk In the papers
that's sending the crowds y the base
ment dresa goods department. It's
Howard, Cor. 16th.
Mullen's bill making the state trensuier
ex-officlo treasurer of the state university
and providing money coming Into his harms
for. the use of the schcol shall be paid cut
on wirrants Issued by the state auditor on
'certlAjata-sr Inrued by the bonrd of re
gents. Cone of Saunders, who Is a member
of the committee, ssld he did not want o
file a minority report, but he did want to
make of record a letter he had received
from Mr. Morteneen relating to this bill,
McMullen having no objections and n one
else objtcting the letter was read and Is
tt part of the Journal of the house. lt Is
of particular Interest Inasmuch as the sen
ate committee which Invited Mr. Mnrtenstu
to come to Lincoln and appear before It
refused to hold a meeting after he get
there. The letter la as follows:
ORD, Neb.. Jan. , I907.-Hon. Tremnor
Cone. Representative Hall, Lincoln: In
reply to your favor of th Inst., will beg
to iay thst I fall to see the object of
H. B. 9. Section 24. chapter IxxtvII, page
161. complied statutes of 1905. now provides
that the state treasurer shall belne cus
todian of university fuhda. This, of course.
Includes all the funds mentioned In your
bill, and also funds created by taxation.
Section . article Ix. of our constitution,
on page 71 compiled statutes, provides that
the legislators stall provide hv law that
sll claims upon the treasurer Khali no
exsmlned and adjusted by the auditor ami
approved bv the secretary of state before
warrant shall be drawn. While section 26.
chapter Ixxxvli. page IBM. directs the audi
tor to Issue warrants upon certificates le
aned bv th Board of Heuents and signed
bv the" secretary and president, thus de
priving both the auditor end secretary of
their constltutlnnnl rights and duties or
examining, adjusting and approving the
expenditures of our university of nearly
jruo.iiiO each year, all other expenditures
of our etp.te must be examined and nd
Justed hy the auditing department of our
"state. ,
If for some reason It Is necessary to
create the new office o "treasurer pf the
state university" do not omit the repeal
of that portion of section 23 as above man-
.. . l- I U .1.1..- that the siinltor
liiiliea niiii-u l'lv' '- " ...... - - .
shall Issue warrants upon certificates or
tne noara or nea-ems. i " ,v"
It shall be the duty of the auditor to prop
erly examine and adjust all claims pre
sented by the Board of Regents, and when
found correct and allowed against a
specific legislative appropriation and dulv
approved bv the secretary of state It shall
be his dutv" to Issue Wsrrants on the treas
urer for the amount of such claim. Such
a section will not only restore to the audit
ing department of our stste its constitu
tional right of which, above mentioned see-,
tlon havedeprlved It, but will add an
Orchard &.Vilhelm
Carpet Co.
414-16-18 S. 16th St
nil i.' J
Imperii
Smyrna Rugs
"IMPERIAL" Smyrna
'come in all sizes, from the
small doorway .rug to a full
room - size, - They come in
every desirable design Ori
ental. Two-tone and Delft, in
exquisite shades of many
colors. For every room in
the house there's a suitable
"Imperial" to add that "finish
ing; touch" so desirable.
Every "Imperial" is seamless
and reversible.
SV Caetioa: TheeessleeMsje.fWfc.iie
Some Nebraska
v Farmers
And a few In lows have availed them,
elves of tl.e advantages we offer for the
Investment cf tminey, and repurt themselves
well p.'eised with the semi-annual iv.t.'iua.
at the rate if t p r cent per annum.
We have been in business 14 years; are
under State control; offer Inyestnunt of
$10 to I5.K") secured by flrt morttfages
on Improved real estate and beaked by a
Reserve of $.(UJ.
One can do business as easily and safely
with us by mall aa in person. Write fur
information. '
Ths Conservative Savings
& Loan Association.
1(14 Harney St. Omaha.
Geo. f. Oil more, Pres.
J'aul TV. Kuhna, Secy A Treaa. - -
.Be, reb. 10, 107
(Second Floor)
the superior quality of dreaa aools
at a great savins 'In prices. We ate
sending; more dreaa goods Into homee
from thla department than ever be.
for. Come Thursday.
Bargain Square in Basem't.
At mo per yard, remnants of cot
ton good. Including all kinds of call'
col, rhallla. etc.
At Be per yard fast colnred Per
cales, regular 10c. In red and white.
Remnant of Oerman blue printed
muslin and Shaker flannel.
AV greatly reduced prlcea all kinds .
of remnanta of wash materials. Lat
eat .designs, very detlrable. walat
lengths, odd lengths, dress lengths.
Wash Goods Department
The choicest, most carefully select-,
ed Wash fabrics are always found
her. Bee them now.
Open Saturday Evenings.
Invaluable check on the university faculty
or the Board of Regents, which, in my
judgment, would be of some financial sav
ings In our university expenditures. I am,
tcspectfully yours,
PETER MORTENSEN.
Troable Over Employes.
The senate decided today to go after In
competent and unnecessary employes, and
ss a rssult several of them were shifted
about to positions they were more compe
tent to nil. The matter was brought tq
the sttentlon of the body by Byrnes of
Platte, who demanded to know why a num
ber of bills had not been engrossed and r?
turned to the senate. Senator Holbrook of
the enrolling and engrossing committee re
plied It waa because he had not been, sup
piled with competent help, or enough of It.
Ills committee, he said, had not been at
lowed a clerk and some of the employes
wre Incompetent. He said he had figured
In one instance that It cost the state 1109
to get two bills engrossed because two of
the employes had. done nothing else. since
the beginning of the session. H said he
was getting out the bills as rapidly as he
could, but under the circumstances the
work proceeded very slowly. ,
As a result of thla statement a motion
was passed directing the committee on em
ployes to discharge Immediately such em
ployes as are shown to be Incompetent, and
also all employes not needed. In the dis
cussion Senator Thomas called attention
to poor work In the proofreading depart
ment. He said he had counted thirty-
seven typographical errors In one bill, due ;
to poor proofreading. j
The portion of the motion directing the
committee to dismiss unnecessary officials j
Was made by King of Polk. . It Is asserted
that some of the employes have been ab- j
sent from duty several days at a time and
that one has been away from Lincoln more
than a third of the time since the session
began. The committee met this evening ;
and shifted some of the employes around
to places they are more competent to fill.
It also allowed Benator Holbrook to select
a competent proof reader.
Railroad Fare for Officers.
The question of a method of paying the
railroad fare of state officers was dlscussod
this morning by the "members of the sen
ate when the McKesson bill was under
consideration. The bill provides the sec
retary of state shall Issue to each officer
coupon which, when filled outand signed
by the officer, shall be exchangeable for
railroad tickets. Each coupon muat havo
the name of the stations between which
transportation was secured and a state
ment of the nature of the business requir
ing the trip. The coupons are to be paid
by warrants on presentation to the auditor.
A fine of from 110 to $100 Is attached for
any officer, who vses the coupon to secure
transportation for any but state business.
Patrick sought to secure an amendment
to except the Game and Fish commission!
from the operation of the set, declaring It
waa necessr.ry the deputy wardens should
be able to travel Incognito In order to
carry out the purposes of their trips. Both
he and Byrnes pointed out It would make
It necessary for the stare to pay a straight
t cents a mile for tickets instead of 2i
cents, now' paid by the use of mileage
hooka. King of Polk contended the bill
was unconstitutional- aa It permitted state
officers to Issue unauthorised evidences of
indebtedness and requires the auditor to
pay them. McKesson expressed his willing
ness to have the bill amended to cure the
objectionable features, and It went over for
future consideration.
Express Company Rates.
Senator Alsrlch of Butler county haa In
troduced another maximum rate bill In the
senate. It Is 8. V. S47 and It relates to
charges by express companies. The bill
provides 'that the maximum express charge
shall not be more than T5 per cent of the
rates in effect January 1, 1S07. A fine
running from $1,000 to $6,000 is the penalty
for violatlona of the law.
ROIT1MK PROCRKDISUS OP HOI SR
Lee'a Charter Aaaeadaaemt Bill is
Passed.
v (From a Staff Correspondent.) .
UNCOLN. Feb. . (Special.) The house
and senate will meet In Joint session Friday
morning at t o'clock and special Wash
ington day addresses will be delivered.
The house passed H. R. 157. by Lee of
Douglas. Omsha charter amendments, with
the emergency clause.
In committee of the whole the following
action:
H. R. 177 Ry Oilman rf Lancajrter Regu
Ulinir practice of optometry. For passage
8. F. ill-Amendment to Inheritance tax
law. For passage.
H- R. 2 By McMullen. Rove under is
cannot smoke cigarettes in public plucts
For passage. ,
H. R. t By Lee. Providing police com-
mistlnners cannot rub f'r office. For pas
ture. H. It. SiW-lty CrafT. In cities of less than
K.iiO may lr tax not more thus two mills
for rort,i Improvements.
11, K. 2li,-Hy H.irntt. Prrmtttlns cities
and vill.e to erect memtrtal armories.
For iumk.
The house held Its fUst night session to
night snd It gave Smith of Boone county
sn opportunity to make his maiden speech.
He took advantage of the occasion and
from now on he will be recognised as one
of the ablest debaters and one of the clear
est and most Interesting speakers In the
house. He was against H. R. 28, by Mll
llgan, which provides bankers shall put up
security for non-Interest bearing de
posits. It was Indefinitely postponed.
The ho j an worked on the general file
only, with this result: '
H. R. ST4 Ry Knowlos of Podge. Pro
viding for Internal improvements In towns
of 6.UUO; recommended for passage.
H. K. Q By Culillee. Permitting ' the
siearing of carp and buffalo fish In the
open season; recommended for passage.
H. K. 194 By Ktllen of (!age. Free high
scnooi inn; recommended for psssage.
Ing
ind
county Judaea may. accept fees, costs a
unpaid legacies and turn the same over to
a successor.
The following bills were Introduced:
H. R. 3(W-Hy Cone. To . provide for a
civil action in the district euurt whereby
an applicant for a sidetrack can have a
decree tliereon, providing the Issues shall
be mad) up in the same' way as other
issues are provided for In ac-Uonxlof equity.
Jt. R. 3di By Harrison of Otoe. Regu
lating the selling, charging. CrtllectliiK or
receiving of prices tor liny, corn or other
produce by . owners, prop, ietois or man
agers of stock yards, allowing only J
cents above the market trice ot hay and
cci n.
H. R. 80S By Dodge of Douglas. In
nittte of insane hOHpuals or their relatives
must pay tor their keep when shle to do so.
H. R. assBy Farley of Hamilton. Rais
ing price of supreme court reports to (2
a volume.
H. K. 3'. Ry E. W. Brown of Lancaster.
Appropriating the sum or $4,M0 for the
pu!porior purchasing additional ground in
Lincoln for the Home of the Friendless,
H. R. 391-Hy E. P. Brown of lancaster.
Creating the ortlce of deputy warden of
penitentiary at $1,600 a year.
H. R. Hy Tucker of Douglas Provid
ing commissioners i.f Dnuglaa county shad
annually adveitise for bids for feeding piia
oneis in the county Jail.
H. R. 39a By Doran of Garfleld-Prov d
Ing county attorney shall be nupolnted In
counties of less than S.) Inhabitants.
H. H. 3M By Logsdon (by request!. Mak
ing Sitlaty of state veternarian 2,ooO a year
aid $1,21 J expenses.
H. R. 3! by 8riubert of Richardson. Pro
viding tnat members of the board of vil
lage trustees of any village shall have
power to arrest without process anyone
violating the laws of the state or village
ordinances.
H. K. iW-By Noves of Cass. Providing
fo- the use of the road drag on public'
hluh.u. .1 ....... I 1 -I .. I 1 I . 1 I
States rural delivery routes.
H. R. 37 By Quackenbush. To estab
lish maximum tatea for the transportation
of crude oil and the products thereof within
this state, to forbid rebates, to provide for
the recovery of damages und to prov.de
penalties for the violation of any of the
provisions of this set and to declare an
emergency.
H. R. H91 By Alderson of Madison. To
authorise the construction of a hospital
building for women, a cottage for male
patients, a store room and employes' dor
mitoiy and the purchase of furnishings for
the same; also to provide for the erection
Of n neW live Rlni'lt l.nrn nn thn -...,. ...I-
of the Norfolk Hospital for the Insane and!
io appropriate tor such purpose the sum of
$100,000, or so much thereof as may be
necessary. ,
H. R. Ktie-By Doran of Oarrield. To pro
vide the manner In which title may b
acquired by any i ilroad company au
thorized to do busini In this state to land
heretofore taken or hereafter required for
right-of-way, station grounds, turn-outs,
side tracks or other necessary appurten
ances to a railroad, across or on any edu
catlona', saline or other lands of this state.
H. R. 400 By Judiciary committee. Re
lating to evidence tending to perfect the
title of ral estate.
H. R. ll-By Doran of Garfield. Re
pealing .statute relating to railroad occu
pation of state lands.
H. Tv. 402-By Doran of Garfield. To
allow and provide for change of venue In
civil and criminal proceedings before county
Judges In matters within th Jurisdiction
of such county Judges concurrent with
Justices of the peace on account of the
Interest, bias or prejudice of a county
Judge.
H. R. 4(13 By Blystono of Lancaster. To
appropriate the sum of $50.OiO to build a
hospital building for men for 'the Nebraska
Hospital for the Insane located at Lincoln,
Neb.
H. R. 404 By Hart of Gage. To tlx mini
mum rates to be charged for th? trans
portation of property within the state of
Nebraska upon or over lines of railway
companies or common carriers within this
state and to delegate powers to the state
railway commission to regulate the same
and to provide penalties for the violation
of this act. and to repeal article xll, chap
ter Ixxii. of the compiled statutes of Ne
brnska for the year. 19t5.
H. R. 405 By Joint committees of priv
ileges and elections of house and senate.
Primary elertfon bill.
H..R. 40f-By McMullen of Gage Accept
ing from the L'nlted States certain funds
donsted for the use of the agricultural ex
periment station.
H. R. 4C7 By Joint committees of priv
ileges and lections of house and senate.
Providing for registration in accordance
with primary bill.
H. R. 408-By Harrison of' Otoe. Three
cent maximum passenger rate.
H. R. 410 By Leeder of Douglas. To
create the office of fire warden In each
city of the metropolitan class.
H. R. 411 By Harrison. Act to create
and regulate public warehouses, and the
warehousing, shipping, weighing and In
spection of grain, being chapter Iv of tho
s scion lawa of 14U.
ROlTIH PROCEEDINGS OF SEV4.TE
Large Muraber of Bills Passed Durlnar
the Day.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 20. (Special.) In tho sen
ate this morning the following bills were
either placed on general file or Indefinitely
postponed on recommendation of standing
committees:
8. F. tti By Wilson. A pure food bill.
Indefinitely postponed for the reason that
another bill covering same subject Is on
general rile.
a F. 21s By Root. Limiting time in which
actions may be .maintained on domestic
Judgments to ten years. Indefinitely post
poned. S. F. 287 By McKesson. To permit library
boards to contract with village boards to
extend the privileges of the libraries to
villages not having libraries. Indefinitely
postponed.
S. F. ro By Thomas. To regulate the
names of foreign corporations. On general
file.
S. F. 200-By Wilson. Relating to dis
tribution of cadavers among medical so
cieties. On general file.
H. R. si By Byram. Giving boards of
trustees In vIlluKes power to control and
regulate pool halls. On general file.
8. F. til By Thomas. A compulsory edu
cation bill. Indellnitely postponed, as a
substitute bill Is on general file.
8. F. 2M By Patrick. Changing sections
of the civil code to conform to bill to per
mit beginning of civil suits by serving of
notice on the defendant. On general hie.
8. F. 22 By Thomas. Providing for the
taxing of commercial colleges and 'schools
cynduUed for private gain. On general
rue.
8. F. ie0-By Patrick. Providing civil
suit may be started hy serving notice on
defendant. On general file.
S. F. K4.1 By Randall. Providing for the
Incorporation of grand snd subordinate
lodges of fraternsl orders. On general file.
B F. 244 By Randall. Permitting fra
ternal orders to construct and nxlntiln
homes for aged members and widows and
orphans and exempting them from taxa
tion. On general die.
8. F. S40 By Hibley. To allow the United
States government to purchase and have
jurisdiction over a lot In North Platte to
h used fur a weather station. On general
file.
The bill Introduced by Mr. StbU-y was
Jumped over the heads of the standing com
mittee and placed on general file aa soon
as resd the second time, at the request of
the author.
The senate spent considerable time In
committee of the whole dlscuslng 8. F.
154. by McKesson, relating to the method
of payment of railroad fare for state of
ficers, and 8. V, VO, by McKesson, provid
ing the owner of a building shall not be
liable for a lien to a subcontractor of ma
terial men for an amount greater than the
original contract. No final action was
taken on either bill, the former going over
for future consideration and the latter be
ing resubmitted to the judiciary committee
for amendment.
At the afternoon session the senate ao-'
cepted the Invitation of the house to hold
a Joint program commemorating Washing
ton's birthday, and Senator Aldrlch was
appointed to represent the senate In mak
ing the arrangements.
8. F. 2B7. by King, fixing the qualifica
tions for' teachers In the public schools, wss
placed on genersl file.
The following bills were passed:
H. R. lift Allowing court reporters 10
cents Instead of 5 cents per 100 words for
making hills of exceptions.
8. F. l.Kf-Ry Epperson. Allowing Judges
to hear and determine motions and de
murrers st chambers.
8. F. ISO By Backett. Providing derelict
officials msy be removed from office by
quo warranto proceedings In the supreme
court by the sttorney genersl.
8. F. lSI-By Backett. lYohlbltlng the
pooling of bridge contractors.
8. F. ISC By McKossim. lrovldlng a fine
of $50 to $100 for making a false tax return,
and a fine of from $ltt to $1.0u0 for muklng
a false oath to ta schedule.
8. F. 50 By Thomas. A compulsory
education law, requiring the attendnnce at
least two-thirds of the school vear of
children between 7 and 15, except In cities
of the metropolltsn class, where the ages
are 7 and Id, and the required period the
entire school year.
8. F. SS-By Wlltse. Relating to the driv
ing of traction engines on the highways.
Passed by vote of 24 to 5. Buck. Clarke,
GoulrV Wllsey and Wilson voting no.
8. F. 14rt By Sackett Providing for the
purchase of 50 ccplos of Cil'h'Vs annotate 1
statutes and for their distribution.
8. F. 17! By P.yrnea. Making It a crime
for a tnnt to emhesslo the landlord's
share of the crop.
8. F. 13-Bv Manna. Allowing countv
treasurers In counties containing lOO.OoO or
more acres of educational lands $30 a
month additional clerk hire.
a F. 217-By King. A free high school
8." F. lftt-Ry Patrick. Prohibiting solicit
ing oy sgents ror Intoxicating liquor except
from persons hsvlng a license to sell such
liquor.
S. F. IH-By Aldrlch. A Joint resolution
memorializing congress to submit to the
several states- an amendment to the con.
stltutlon removing sex limitations on suf
frage. 8. F. 232 By Hanna and Phillips. Pro.
vldlng for from six to eight Junior normal
schools.
8. F. 22 By King. Repealing the law
permitting a 14-mlll state levy for school,
purposes.
8. F. 225-By Wlltao. Giving witnesses
and Jurors st coroner's Inquests the same
fees hs witnesses and Jurors In district
court.
At the request of the authors, S. F.14,1,
relating to the taxing of mercantile com
panies on the basis of the volume of busi
ness done; 8. F. 178, by Wilsey, relating
to the Issuance of school district bonds,
and S. F. 201. by 81bley, amending the law
fixing official measures and weights, were
recommitted for correction.
The following bills were Introduced In the
senate Wednesday:
9. F. 345 By Byrnes of Platte. Repeal
ing the law prohibiting trap shooting of
live birds.
8. F. 346-By Epperson of Clny. Raising
the snlsry of the warden of the peniten
tiary from $1.5(10 to $2.0i)0. of the deputy
warden from $yO0 to $1,500 and of the 'clerk
to $1,200.
8. F. 347-By Aldrlch of Butler. Fixing
the maximum rates of express charges at
76 per cent of the rates In force January 1,
vm.
S. F. 348 By Gould of Greeley. Relates
to methods of Investing educational trust
funds n state warrants.
.GOSSIP OF THE LEGISLATURE
RnrllnRton Lobbyist Frank TonaaT
Penetrates to House Chamber.
LINCOLN, Feb. 20.-(SpeclaLJ-Burling-ton
Lobbyist Frank Young is getting bolder
In his old age, and today he even had the
audacity to come to the lobby of the house
and peer over the railing for a moment.
But It waa only for a moment, He saw
one of his ' understudjes, whispered a word
to him. and then departed. The appear
ance of this obstructor of Just legislation
Is very liable to result In the adoption of a
very radical anti-lobby resolution by the
house, and some of the members are be
ginning to discuss the practicability of
such a move. '" x
Mrs. Hoxle Is not so sure she wants to
have her' old otalm cut down" 'about seven
eighths, and. she Is not going to wlfhout
giving these legislators a run for their
money. Today the little woman, who has
been content to sit around and watch Ed
8 iter do the lobbying, buckled on her
armor and went after the men worse than
a woman suffrage advocate. She cornered
them In all parts of the chamber and It is
probable only the lucky onus escaped.
Except that it Is working more under
cover, the lobby at the state capital this
winter Is not different from that which
preyed, upon member of previous legisla
tures. A legislator commented on the
lobby. as follows: In the old days the un
suspecting legislator has been swerved
from his path of duty by a simple process
of blackmail. If he could be Influenced
bi- the rustle of a skirt or liquor these
were readily furnished him. Directly, they
were not from the lobbyists, so far as the
legislator knew, but when the member be.
came too independent In his voting he was
soon Informed that the lobbyist knew
wherein he had erred. He was threatened
with exposure. A mere threat was gen
erally sufficient to scare the obstreperous
member Into lfhe to do the bidding of the
lobby. It Is very evident the same schemes
are being worked on this legislature, but
It Is doubtful if it will be successful In
many Instances, because the members of
the legislature are men who know the
world, and if any one of them has gone
wrong and Is in the clutches of one ot
these human vultures, he knows or could
ascertain that the lobbyist is In the same
boat, and for the lobbyist to threaten him
with exposure Is a case of blackmail,
punishable by a term in the state peni
tentiary. Besides that, there are men In
Lincoln, probably, who know the records
of the lobbyists, which will also serve as
a check on them trying to Influence any
member by holding over his head a threat
of exposure, t
There are a number of women hanging
around Lincoln, who have no reason, so
far as the public knows, for being here,
and soma of the "wise" members of the
legislature are ot the opinion they make
reports to those members of the lobby who
Influence legislation by blackmail. That
such lobbying will not bear fruit at this
session seems certain, because the mem
bers have shown themselves to be more
Independent than the usual legislator, and
the moral standing of the individual mem
bers has been commented on very favor,
ably by visitors to Lincoln. In the past,
as now, the lobby which practices this
kind of vulture work Is composed of those
who have In contemplation the introduction
of holdup bills or those who are willing
to sell the vote of the members on whom
they have their clutches for a stipulated
price to some one who needs It. . .
Now tVat the heat of the conflict has
died out and the member of tho legis
lature have begun to study the t-cent flat
rate bills passed by the senate and recent
mended for passage In tbe house, the real
worth of the bill is being looked Into. The
senate bill provides that any railroad vlo-
TO HOIL
coffee only brings out the dan
gerous drugs, but to boll
POSTUM
full IS minutes
brings out tbe full strength of
Nature's healthful grains snd
makes S delicious beverage.
Get the Httle book,
Wellvllle," in pkgs.
The Road to
Is ting the provisions of the act shall "for
feit and pay for each offense" so much
money Into the public school fund of the
c unty In which the. forfeiture Is Imposed.
This Is the same penalty exscted uner
the old law. It haa never been tested in
he courts because the railroads did not
try to evade It. Should th r.tllroada refuse
to put the law Into effect the question haa
been raised how would the officers go about
making them do It. Attention haa been
called to the fact that the section does rent
even provide that a violation of the" pro
vision Is a misdemeanor. The question has
been asked how the state could arrest the
corporation and make It forfeit so much
mor.ey under the statute.
Again the defenders of the bill argued
that even If It was knocked out by the
I courts the railroad commission would have
power to reduce the rates This argument
a prominent lawyer, who Is neither a fake
would not hold good for the elmrle reason
the S-cent rate statute would still stand
and the commissioners have no authsrlty
to set aside a specific statute. Every re
publican In both houses and all the fus
lonlsts expressed themselves In favor of a
J-cent rate, but those who oppose the flat
rate of i cents did so because they believe
It will not result In a reduction of rates.
They are for a bill the legality of which
cannot be questioned. That Is the kind of
legislation Governor Sheldon talked for on
the stump. It Is said the railroads may
not even attempt to set aside the 2-cent
rnte and If they do not, of course, the
legality of the bill. If passed, will not be
ouestlcned. but ifthey do refuse to enforce
it then the majority which passes the bill
will be up against It.
Headneh and Senrnlsrlsi from Cold
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SHOOT RETAINS HIS SEAT
(Continued from First Page.)
Reed Smoot If they had read the testi
mony. "But f know that strong influences are
at work here. The president of the T'nlted
Slates Is the open friend of the senator
from ftah. You all know It. The country
knows It. He wants him seated. Tou have
got the majority vote. Tou have every
one of them, my friends, on the republican
side. But It has cost you the moral sup
port of the Christian women and men of
the United States."
Senator Beverldge followed with a plea
for Mr. Smoot's retention. He believed the
greatest Wrong that could be done any
man was the ruin of his reputation when
his life had been stainless, and this was
what was being done In the case of the
senator from Utah. The millions of pe
tition signers against Mr. Smoot, he said,
expressed the sentiments of a misinformed
public. The senate should no more regard
these petitions than would any other court
regard petitions to Influence its verdict.
Mr. Beverldge had talked to more than
$00 men and women and had found an
almost universal opinion that Mr. Smoot
waa a polygamlst. As an illustration of
the misstatements of the press of tbe coun
try Mr. Beverldge presented half a dosen
clipping books, which, he said, were full
of the statements of Mr. Smoot's polygamy.
Since the speech of Senator Burrows a
few days ago he said a newspaper clipping
from a middle northwestern paper had
come to his notice. It stated that Senator
Burrows had shown that Mr. Smoot had
five wives and forty-seven children, three
of whom were born during the present
year. Another, Illustrated, wns clipped
literally from a Washington bulletin board
the day after Senator Knox's accent
speech, which read: "Senator Knox Sle
fends Polygtfmlst Smoot." All of this mis
information, he. said, Wns In the face of
absolute . and undisputed testimony that
Mr. Smoot never had but one wife.
Bmoot's Speech Misrepresented.
Benator Beverldge charged that Mr.
Smoot haa been made tbe victim of mis
representation. He referred to the recent
speech of Senator Burrows, saying; -
"The senator from Michigan quoted from
an address of Mr. Smoot before a Mormon
congregation in Salt Lake City, made in
1903, since he has been a senator. This waa
to show the senate that Reed Smoot Is now
the upholder of crime and an advocate of
all practices of his church. and the past.
Tet, of this quotation, set out as a single
passage. Its rive sentences are selected
from five different portions cf the address,
varying from 600 to 1,600 words apart.
Isolated from their context and rearranged.
Worse than that, two of them were altered.
Worse than hat, the address waa not ou
the subject cf polygamy at all, or- any
other violation of the law, but exclusively
on the expenditures of church funds which
the church authorities had been charged
with spending corruptly. Yet this alleged
quotation is used to blacken this senator
and so effectively that, the senator from
Arkansas based meet of his speech upon
It."
Mr. Beverldge disposed of what he re
garded aa the charge of trerpn against
Mr. Smoot In that he. had taken a church
oath against his country, by giving the
record of Mormons In . the recent war.
They had fought and died for thttlr
country. " -
Senator Dolllver Speaks.
There waa no one who had a more per
fect hatred of Mormontsm than Jiinrself,
said Senator Dolllver, but after a care
ful study of the testimony he could not
Justify a vote to expel Mr. Smoot from
the senate. He did not believe a case
had been made. Mr. Dolllver Is a mem
ber of the committee on privileges and
elections which reported the resolution
adverse to Mr. Smpot. He consented to
the report but, explaining that it had
been made soon after he took a place on
the committee, said he had not then an
opportunity to study the case as he had
done since.
At 2 :15X Senator Burrows took the floor
to make the concluding address.
In opposing Mr. Smoot Mr. Burrows, as
chairman of the committee on privileges
and elections, answered In detail the
arguments which had been made for Mr.
Smoot.
tSr. Burrows reiterated that he had
said In his first speech thst Mr. Smoot
wss not a polygamlst. He said the com
mittee did not go Into that question ant
he did not believe the 4.000,000 women fit
the country who had signed protests had
done so on this ground.
Mr. Burrows believed Mr. Smoot had
taken a secret oath "to avenge the blood
of the prophets upon this nation." Hs
also spoke in severe condemnation of
Mormon practices as developed by th
testimony.
Joy In Salt Lake City.
SALT LAKE CITY. ftah. Feb. 20.-
Among active republicans and the leaders
of the Mormon church there wss great re
joicing this afternoon when the news camel
from Washington that Senator Smoot had
paen sueiuinea. ry unanimous sianaing
vote the lower house of the I'tah legisla
ture adopted the following Joint resolution,
which was sent to tbs senate and went
over until tomorrow on a point of orderi
Be It resolved by the legislature of the
state of I'tah. that in determining thtt
11 red Smoot is entitled to bis seat, ths
l'nlted Htates senate haa stood for constitu
tional rlf Ins agslnst powerful Influence and
haa avoided a dangerous precedent.
Therefore the thanke and congratulations
of the state of I'tah are hereby extended
to the senate of the l'nlted Slates for Its
final action on the case.
I'ersonal congratulations are sent to Sen-
rhone 981 Douglas. Careful Mail Order 8erTite.
Pleasing Features
for Thursday
Seems wonderful so much value so little price but
that's our way with everything.
New Spring Coats
Don't fall to see this great show
are actually dreams. Novelties In
cuffs and pockets, In either light
eelect from, and for Thursday they will be only, C A Q C
each , 4T..J
68c Muslin Underwear Specials 68cm
Fine Muslin Gowns, embroidery
garments, skirts asd drawers
muslin garments that sold for
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AMIIRMG1TI,
5 I!T5''f 7"IFT!r?f?rrt'rv"F'ti
Wesleyan Conservatory of Music
University Plase (Lincoln), Nebraska.
VERNON SPENCER, Director.
Second Annual Faculty Concert
by
MKS.SIW. VKRXON KFEXCEIt, Tiaiilst;
CTiAUEXCE MOVIXO. Basso;
EDAM I'M I FOERSTEL, Violinist, and
SIRS. LILLIAN DORRS HELMS, Soprano, assisted by
( MARIE 8IX.N. Pianist.
First M. E. Church, Friday, March 1, at 8:15 P. M.
Uniform Price of Seats, 50c Student's Tickets, 25c.
On sale at all music stores and music department
on and after Friday, February 22.
NOTE On the occasion of the last concert in 1906, which was
complimentary, a great difficulty was, experienced In effecting a fair
distribution of tickets and for that reason several hundred people
had to be turned away and as many were contented with standing
room.. The above charges for admission to this concert are nominal
and made to enable everyone Interested to gain admission.
tx
ator Smoot and to his colleagues. Senator
Hutherland and the other senators who
spoks and. voted In protection) of the right
vi ins state or utan.
HOISB
PASSES
POSTAL,
BILL
Provisions Increasing Salaries of
Clerks and Carriers Reinstated.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The postofflce
appropriation bill, ths largest ever reported
by the committee on postofflces and post
roads, passed the house today. All the pro
visions relating to Increased pay, affecting
W per cent of the postal employes, which
yesterday were stricken out on points of
order, were today restored to ths bill. This
action was accomplished by a rule pre.
sented by the committee on rules after
the bill had been reported to the house by
the committee of the whole.
Points of order were the feature of the
day, the battle over the provisions In the
bill continuing throughout the session.
Mr. Fitzgerald of New York, In con
formlty with his pledge of yesterday grow
ing out of his controversy with Mr. Macon
of Arkansas, made a point of order against
the paragraph -increasing the pay of ths
rural free delivery carriers and the chair
sustained the point.
The committee of the whole then rose
and Mr. Currier of New Hampshire, re
ported the bill to the house with the amend
ments which were adopted. Before the bill
waa put cn Its final passage, Mr. Palzell
of Pennsylvania reported a rule restoring
all the paragraphs stricken out yesterday
having relation to the Increases in salaries
of clerks In first and second-class offices,
city and rural carriers and railway mall
clerks and making a ' number of im
portant changes from the bill as reported
to the house from the committee on post
offices and postroads.
By the terms of ths amendments reported
from the committee on rules, seven grades
of clerks are established in first and second-class
offices, with salaries ranging
from $600 to 11,2(10. City letter carrters are
divided Into five grades, with salaries rang
ing from t)0 to 11,100, the 1700 salaries being
omitted. Railway mall clerks sre divided
Into six grades below thst of chief clerk,
salaries in each grade being increased $100
and ranging from $00 to $1,700. The maxi
mum salary of rural carriers Is flxd at
$S40.
Two new provisions were added, one pro
viding that the postmaster general may
in his discretion allow a railway mall clerk
thirty days leave In any fiscal year, with
pay, his duties to be performed without
expense to the government during the
period for which he is granted leave, and
the other, that carriers who on June 30,
1907, are regularly employed at $X00 per
annum shall be promoted to the fourth
grade upon satisfactory evidence or their
efficiency during at least one year's ser
vice. An order waa adopted directing the In
sertion In the bill ot the recommendation
of the postal commission relating to the I
readjustment or railway mall pay by tne
postmaster general, beginning July 1, next.
The bill then was engrossed, read a third
time and passed.
At t:ls P. m. the house adjourned until
tomorrow.
DIAMONDS FTsnssr. Itth 'and frees.
.SU '....
Food for The
Growing Child
Wools-Wheat loo A Declared ef Orsatest
Tains.
"The growing child especially needs the
elements rounu in nun s" "--tlons."
says the writer of a recent "ag-
Mala-Vlta is perfect whole-wheat foid,
rich 111 every nutritive element demand
ed by the budy of the child, healthful and
strengthening. Being a purely grain
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extract--MaUa-Viia supplies the hudv
with all thuse food elements which make
bone, blood, muscle and brain.
Malt extract added after tha wheat bus
been thoroughly steamed to gsUunise the
starch, converts the starch Into maltose,
or malt eugur, highly nutritive und eas
ily assimilated even by very weak atom
si hs I nviclan reuummend maitosefor
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Vita Is rich In It. All ' grocers, 10 cents.
of Spring Costs, dainty creations thst
checks and mixtures, velvet collars,
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Tonight, rrid.. Sat. Sat. Mat.
The Gans-Nelson Fight Pictures
Z5c and 60c.
Hszt nnd.-afond.-Tns..Wd.
Kat. Wednesday.
The Clansman
Seat sale opens today for Last Year's!
Big Success. Entire N. Y. Cast and
proauction.
BURW00D
SECOND
SEAS0H
This Afternoon Tonight
THE CLIMBERS
peeial Matinee Friday loo and SOel
NEXT WEEK NELL, QWVNN.
The Orplieum Show
Vaudeville's Greatest Attraction,' '
SXXBOTIOaT MAX TEST BSCS,
MATINEE ny
TODAY rHou.. fiOC
CHILDREN 10e.
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PHpas 1 ftr-'lftn-ktli
Special Washington Birthday Mat. Triday
AUDITORIUM
Elaborate Historical Story of
Ths BSrOBMATXOsT, under aus
pices of Kountse Memorial Luth
aran Church. 400 Omaha's best '.
musical and dramatic talent la
cast 400. Thrilling DXAsfATIO
CEaTXS, Including Luther's trial '
at Worms Brilliant descriptive
story by Mrs. Delia E. Meyers.
Monday and Tuesday evening,
1-euruury Js. 6, ut g O'clock.
' 1' M.U'i SOc, 25c, 15o.
chart at Box Office ppens at
i.i " ii in iiiui.uay, February i
21. 1907.
KRUG THEATER
Tonlg-ht, 8il5. Matinee Satoiday.
MISS ROSE MELVILLE
In SIB HOPKINS
I Sun A Stranger tn Town.
TRUTH
f you person
ally owned the
entire
equip--
rnent and
per-
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trolled
con
the en.
tire
tlon
orgunlxu.
of
our
tailor shop anil
you used
this equipment
and knowleilRu
to .make your
own clothes ex
rlualvely for
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rlothea
nor
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carefully
we are
make
more
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SUITS $3S
you.
to MS
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way. Council bluffs.
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