Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-12
Legislature to Endorse the Transmississippi
Exposition Plan Today,
OMAHA COMMITTEE WARMLY WELCOMED
Governor Saunders Given an Ovation
In Both Houses and Assured
of Earnest support by
Governor Drake.

officers. About twenty leading members Of
the legislature, with Governor Drake and
Lieutenant Governor Parrott were present
Governor Drake was made chairman. A
resolution was presented, which will be of.
fered as a joint resolution to the egisla.
ture and will be adopted. Its adoption was
moved by Speaker Byers Of the house. II
is as follows:
Whereas, Delegates representing the
twenty-four states west. of the Mississippi
river at the Transmississippi congress o.
1873, adopted resolution providing for tn,
holding of an exposition of the products
manufactures, arts and Industries of thes,
states and territories; and
Whereas, The said convention voted tC
nolu said exposition at Omaha, Neb II
1885; and
Whereas, The common interests of the
region will be promoted thereby, and tn,
interests of the state OF Iowa, lying al
its gateway. will be especially benefited
by such an exposition on it's borders
Re RssOlySsd, ,S. p, BY the, the general assembly OF
mississippi exposition is heartily approved
an and that the people of Iowa are urged tc
with those of her neighbor, and take
this opportunity of makiag, a fitting dis
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions
os O. sent to the senators and representatives
iowa IN tne national congress with
the request that they promote as far as
possible the said exposition.
Speeches were made on the resolutions
by Governor Saunders of Nebraska, Lieu
tenant Governor Parrott Judge Strawn,
Speaker Byera, l. NJ. Treynor. j. A. Wake
field, Senator Palmer, President Pro Tenn A.
b. Funk Of the senate and others.
Both houses of the legislature ac-
corded warm welcome to committee from
Omaha today. 1t came for the purpose
thn Tr,, ,e,i.
to the Iowa Legislature. Governor Saunders
was escorted to the chair in both houses
ana was given an ovation In the senate he
was invited to address the body py Leuten-
ant Governor Parrot. and briefly set scrth
the plan and scope of the Transmississippi
exposition. The resolution will pass without
opposition.
Harvey 1ngham, Algona, was nominated to
be regent of the State university. vice b. f.
Osborne Of Rppey, by the republ can caucus
of the Tenth district. ~ s7
Speaker Byers created a sensation :his
morning by cutting short the reading of Il
resolution from Brooklyn Grand Army post
which in most vigorous language condemned
the action Of the Monument Commission in
making the selections of representative SOL
die'e for portraits and u niedallions The
speaker said that "he wanted ii to be dis
tnctly understood that hereafter he would
permit no petition or resolution read from
the clerks desk which would in any way
reflect on the Monument Commission" The
Grand Army posts are sending in their re-
plies to the inquiries sent out to them by
order CT the house in regard to the finishing
touches to be placed on the monument. The
posts so far heard from are unanimously in
favor of keeping off all portraits, medalions
and names Of individual officers and private
soldiers and wish the monument to be sur
mounted with an Appropriate emblem of
peace-not war. In respect TO other details
there is some difference of opinion as well
as on the proposition Of removal to some
more commanding location.
PROHIBS IN THE SENATE UNEASY.
1t is generally conceded that the senti-
ment in the senate in favor of resubmssion
is on the increase, though the most san
to have the necessary number Of votes to
insure it's passage. The senators who have
all along been regarded as favorable to re-
submission are Bell, Berry, Byers, Carney,
Cheshire, Druet, Eaton, Ericsson, Gilbertson,
Gorrel Hartman, Henderson, Hotchklss,
Junkin, Kilburn, Mitchell, Palmer, Perrin,
Phelps and Rowen-2O. The "hopefus" are
Senators Allyn, Blanchard, Carroll, Carpen-
ter, Ellison Healy Penrosc, Sergeant and
Young. OF these Allyn, Blanchard, Carroll
ably certain to support resubmission, which
would leave the resubmissionists only two
votes short. Strong influences are being
brought to bear upon Senate Carpenter
over to the support of the resolution, but
so far none of these senators have given
any indications as to their final action.
There is a suspicion among the more eau
tious resubmissionists that they are being
led into a trap. They fear that If the re-
submission resolution is held in committee
too long to get a position high enough up
on the general files to be reached in regu-
lar order that it may be left dangling in
mid air" when the legislature adjourns 1t
Al.,. 1, H.
Is subjected to the tender mercies of Matt
PARROTS Sitting committee" 1t will be cru
cited without any compunction. The knowl-
edge of this fact may put the friends of re-
submission on guard against any unneces-
sary delay. AS the situation now stands,
hey have control Of things and can choose
heir own time to take up the matter in
committee
While tho senate has declined to give the
,ode revision the right Of way on the floor, |
yet the standing committees In many in
stances have practically set aside the new
bills introduced and are bending their en-
,rgies to a consideration of the code, hoping |
o get the report in proper shape to be re-
ported back to the senate and placed on the |
general files by the 1st OF March. The ac-
ion of the standing committee, which is
Usually conclusive, affords little Indication of |
What final disposition OF the code report will |
10 made by the senate itself, or what changes |
nay be approved, as each member reserves |
he right to antagonize any bill that may |
,ome up, though no opposition was offered |
o 1t In committee. This course is taken |
merely for the purpose of facilitating the |
work of the session, for II factous opposi- |
ion were made In the committee, bills could |
'e hung up for weeks. and the disputes and |
vrangles engendered in committee rooms
would be intensified when the bill comes up
or action in the senate.
Senator Pusey, in examining the new code,
iscovered that the railway bridges at Coun-
II Bluffs. Sioux City, Burlington, Keokuk,
linton Davenport and Dubuque were simply |
sxed as part of the mileage of the rail-
'ays, instead of separately as now pro-
lded. The ways and meansi committee re.
tored the old law. Had the discovery not
cen made the cities named would have lest
large amount of revenue. igB
The senate committee on cities and towns
eported favorably on the Harper bill, autho-
zng cities OF the first class to lay side
alks through agricultural lands and tax
ne cost to abutting property by vote Of
lree-fourths Of the city council.
BLOW AT THE DRUG STORES.
Representative M. ]. Davis of Cass, him
~ druggist, is an earnest supporter of a
Ill to prohibit sales Of lager besr by drug
-ores He says physicians seldom or never
rescribe lager beer as a med cine, and il
an easily be procured at the saloons, or by
le keg II needed in quantities. Represen-
itive Early says he has no objection to
ruggists selling beer, but he insists on their
-ylng the S6 mulct tax, assessed against