Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-27

final adjournment, having been fixed
for next Monday at midnight, IL 10
fair to presume that Monday will be a
lively day here.
THE HOUSE.
LINCOLN, February 24.-The house
passed q number Of bills from the sen.
ate to-day, the most important of
which are: Harrison's Joint resolution
providing for the submission to cleo.
tors of an amendment to the oonstitu.
tion; Dyes bill requiring county treas.
urers to publish reports of financial
condition Of counties; Reynolds me-
mortal to congress concerning tolls Of
railroad bridges across the Missouri
river.
Quite o stcrmy debate arose out Of
the question of adjournment.
Palmer, of Saline, moved IN adjour.
ment till Z o'clock p. IN. Monday.
HOLMAN amended to make the hour
8 p. m. Both we're voted down.
The following message vas received
| from the senate:
WHEREAS, Railroad Legislation is
needed; and, whereas, there doe not
seem time to act In the regular way,
therefore be 1t
RESOLVED, That this senate appoint
a committee of conference of three on
..he railroad bills now in this leglsla-
ture and request the house to appoint
q like committee and the report of
sauh committee shall take precedence
of all legislation except the regular
appropriation bills and be considered
Immediately after being received; and
have appointed as such committee,
Senators Brown of Clay, Sang and
Butter.
Cook, of Nuckolls, moved to concur
in the resolution of the senate In re.
gard to railroad legislation.
HOLMAN moved to table the resolu.
ton.
Franse jumped up and moved to ad-
iourn till IL o'clock Monday.
Grout moved an amendment that
the hour to adjourn to be $50. Both
lost.
Franse hoped the resolution would
not carry. 1t would seem that In in-
Producing this resolution somebody had
found out something. 1t ought to
have been introduced at the begin.
ming. 1t seemed to him they had
spent 40 days in useles, efforts to get
railroad legislation. Some times the
republicans wanted railroad legislation
aud sometimes the snti.monops wanted
1t and sometimes they did not. There
is rivalry between the snti monops and
| the republican and they will oppose
measures introduced by the other side.
| He Was afraid to sustain the reso'u.
ton would keep them there for weeks.
McAllister was In favor of appoint.
ing this committee and was willing to
join banda with any party to got hon.
cot railroad legislation.
Cook, of Nuckolls, was a little
ama zed at tho soph!stry CT the mem.
Der from Cumings (Franse), who
wished to make out there Was a war
between the anti-monopolists and re-
publicans. The real trouble is that
the democrats have spread out their
coats and have promised to take the
antis to glory on their coat tails.
True anti.monops are willing to join
hands on this floor. He was dis
gusted with the illibustering that had
been going on in the house.
Holman did not accuse any partic.
ular party of having neglected to dis.
charge it's duty in regard to this ques'
ton of railroad legislation, but he
was remarkably pleased to hear the
distinguished gentleman from Muck
oils talk 30 affectlonately Of q anti
monopoly friends. This was the frs
time he had extended this hand Of
affection for forty days. Had he dont
this forty, or twenty or ten days ago .
railroad bill might have been passed
Now II was too late and he opposed
the adoption of the resolution.
Dodd voted faye" as he was read!
to do anything Ii he saw the slightes
chance of the people getting an!
measure through that would relieve
them from the burdens under which
they groan. -.
Whedon hoped the resolution woult
not prevail. There was no harm II
having e conference, and he hoped thu
members would not be misled by state
ments from the honorable member
from Cunning (Franse,)
Jensen understood the motives tn
gentleman from Cunning (Franse)
had in opposing the resolution. "a
had made it his brag that he Is a rail
road attorney, and as the servant o
the company that retains him, 1t |
incumbent upon him to oppose al
railroad legislation which he though
dangerous to railroad interests.
Frause pretended to be indignan
at this charge and made q high falu
tin sort of a speech. Raney was salts
fed 1t was tsffy thrown out by the re
publican party, and he opposed 1t.
After further discussion the resolu
ton was carried by o vote of A to Al
House adjourned to $50 Monday
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