Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-25
THEY FLOURISH The LASH.
The Extreme Submissionists At
tempt to Bulldoze Republicans.
A SERIOUS SPLIT THREATENED.
Conservative Men Getting Exasper-
ated at This Conduct-A High Lii
cense Amendment Bill Which
Will Emuarass the Radicals.
Submission in War Paint.


LINCOLN, NeO., Jan. "a opeClal 10 IHE
BEE. THE senate spent half the morning in
au undignfed wranglc over a couple of
special reports that had been called for.
Raymond wanted to know why the railroad
commissioners had failed to return a com
paratve statement of freight rates in Ne.
braska, as required by his resolution of Jan.
uary s, and was Informed by Howe and Nor
val that the reports were in the building
ready for distribution.
Howe improved the opportunity to rebuke
Raymond and others, who, he asserted, were
continually pitching into the railroad COM
mission to make the people think something
was rotten He wanted the commissioners
treated with respect, and didn't want the
press furnished with material for belittling
the commission.
A determined effort will be made to abolish
the live stock commission. With view TO
showing up its Costness IL was ordered to
make an temizcd report OF its officers, agents
and employees. The report came in this
morning, but was not what was ordered.
Conner stgmatized it as stuff, and Ransom
denounced the commission as fraud. The
report was turned over to the committee on
live stock with power TO have it printed.
Lindsay's bill for submission, senate file
81, had been held by the committee several
days awaiting favorable opportunity for
its return. 1t came this morning. Chairman
Lindsay reported the bill with a recon-
mendation that tpass. Ransom and Boards
ley made minority report for indef.
mite postponoment and Ransom moved its
substitution for the majority report. 1t was
lost By vote of to 23
After defeating motion by Wolbach to
adjourn, the senate, by a vote of IL 10 ID,
went into committee of the whole to con-
slider the bill, with Linn in the char.
Lindsay moved that when the committee
arose it report the bill to the senate with
recommendation that it do pass.
RANSOM Paulsen and Wolbach opposed
such haste, and Paulsen moved postpone
ment of further consideration until Friday
afternoon.
Ijams, Nesbitt, Norval. Pope and Raymond
wanted more time to consider the matter
and Paulsens motion was adopted by a ris-
ing vote of II to ID. This is considered fair
test of the positive strength of the submis-
sionsts. though several of the seventeen are
on the fence and may yet be converted.
The Lindsay bill provides for the submis-
sion at the November election of the follow
ing amendment: "The manufacture, sale,
and keeping for sale, of Intoxicating liquors
as a beverage are forever prohibited in this
state, and the legislature shall provide by
law for the enforcement of this provision"
The submissionists are beginning to warm
to their work, and are ttourishing the
lash over republicans who obstinately
refuse to join them. Some of the extremists
are making mysterious threats of quitting
on the screws" while others, more frank,
threaten to oppose this or that appropriation
if certain members who are interested in
securing such allowance persist in their OPP
position to submission. The effect is to exas-
perate the members in question, and the feel
ing between the two factions is daily grow
ing more bitter.
The effort of Dempster, Hall and Scoville
In the house caucus to put collar and chain
on Cady, Rayner, Gilchrist and Cameron,
was dismal failure and has cast shadow
of gloom on the managers Of the movement.
Halls argument that Tuesday nights caucus
was but continuation of the caucus which
nominated Speaker Watson and therefore en-
dowed with all its powers is ridiculed as a
bit of presumptYous pettifogglng. Not
withstanding the Resolutions passed no one
here considers them as pledging any one but
those VINO responded to the call with their
ayes.
The effort to bind absent republicans by the
caucus action is looked upon as very poor
farce, even by candid submisslonists them
selves; and the pre.ension that the resolu-
tions do have such binding force would pro-
woke pitying smile if the proposition were
seriously advanced. But it is not. 1t is felt
here that the only effect of the caucus has
been to compel Cady to declare himself. Ray
per's vote is as uncertain a quantity as be-
fore and he has submitted to indignities
which he may resent with his vote.
The submissionists have been counting
noses diligently, and they have
gone over the count repeatedly
to make sur sure that none have
seven members of the house whom they can,
with reason, count upon as for submission,
and they have been relying upon the conyer-
SION or intimidation of Cady, Rayner and
Fuller for the other three votes. Fuller was
not at the caucus, and. like Rayner, he may
or may not withstand the pressure. Cady
however, has committed himself by decar-
Ing his first and highest duty to be that of
refecting the sentiment and recording the
wishes Of his constituency, which is opposed
TO submission. He is high. nded man,
and, having declared himself, his vote is re-
garded as lost to the submissionsts.
There is disposition among some of the
senators friendly to the movement to couple
the bill for submission with another for pro-
hbition, the latter to be used as a club But it
would not work, and its adoption is doubtful.
Tho proposition was discussed at last nights
meeting but met with opposition. Senator
Hurd, for example, is one of the most rabid
of submissionists because he believes in the
principle OF allowing the people themselves
10 pass on measure Tor which there is
general clamor, and because he thinks sub
mission will remove the liquor question from
partisan politics; but he is opposed to prohi-
bition, and he objected to the scheme when
broached in last nights conference. There
are enough senator's of Hurd's mind to
throttle prohibition and to defeat its use as
club.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A large number of petitions were submit
ted, and after other routine business the
COinIl!Ltee OF tne WuOle tOOh up tnc cornell
bill, allowing the Investment of the perma-
nent school fund in registered school district
bonds. 1t provoked an earnest debate
The Connell bill was recommended for
passage.
The Raymond bill to submit an amendment
FOR an elective railroad commission of three
members passed the committee OF the whole
by q vote of IA to 3. 1t is not likely to get
the necessary three-ffths vote on final pas
sage.
House.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. A-TSpecial to THE
BEE. The morning session was largely
taken up with reports of committees. The
committee on revenue and taxation reported
that house roll 80, Corbins bill to punish as
SCISSORS for undervaluation of property, be
passed as amended.
The committee ON claims reported that
the bill to pay Senator Hoar, of
Massachusetts, the sum of s2,034 for SER
vices rendered the state in the United States
supreme court in the case Of Morton VS. Ne
braska, concerning the title to certain lands,
De indefinitely postponed
Hall moved that the bill pe placed on gen.
eral 6le Dempster and White opposed the
motion, and the recommendation of the com
mittee was agreed to.
The committee on constitutional amend
ments reported back house roll No. |, Demp-
sters submission bill, without recommends
tion.
Dempster moved that it be placed on gem
eral file