Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-30
lNUUlKl UNDEK WA1
e fortem Examination Of the Gambling
9 Bill Commences.
: llTTEE LOOKING FOR B00DleRS
Try of the Dead Measure to Be Gone
Into Thoroughly,
EFFORTS TO BLOCK THE WAY FAIL
Poth Ransom and Howell Try to Evale
Honest Inquiry.
SWORN STATEMENT IS PRESENTED
Charges Made by The Bcc Embodied
In an ndnyit and Filed with
the Committee by victor
RoscNyntcr.

LINCOLN March 29.-(Special Telegrain)
Tho senate committee consisting OF Sena-
tors Murphy, Richie ard Osborn met this
morning to investigate the charges relative
to the use of Doodle to influence the action
OF the senate on the gambling bill. The
committee adopted rules of procedure and
Victor Rosewater submitted sworn charges
as follows:
Victor Rosewater, of lawful age and a
citizen of Nebraska being first duiy sworn
deposes and says MS follows:
That as managing editor and editor in
charge he did write ana cause to be pub.
iished the editorial article which ,appcarcd
B HSoGi containing charges, 70 investl:
committee has been appointed,
That the charges therein be- N, co o tai Gas are;
to legalize gambling and the keeping OF
gambling resorts in the state OF Nebraska,
was passed by the senate by the influence
2. That a large sum of money, said to
be So 600, was subscribed by certain Omaha
and South Omaha gamblers to secure the
enactment of legislation favorable TO their
3. That a part, Mt least. of the money sub
scribed was paid by them.
That these charges, are true to the best
of his knowledge and belief ,,,t,,,o ,,o
same by evidence before any compe. ent
legislative COMMITTEES appointed with tuil
power l llNtSllSdl' N''''' = N''S
will cooperate in every reasonable way
with him in his efforts to that end.
RANSOM SHOWS HIS HAND.
The committee held its first formal ses-
sion at the Lindell hotel tonight. The conf
mittee was enlarged by tho addition OF Sem
ators Talbot of Lancaster and Ransom OF
Douglas. The Omaha senator's desire to be-
come a member of the committee proved
conclusively that his presence was inspired
more by a desire to embarrass the investiga-
ton than to aid 1t.
Victor Rosewater, who had, In accordance
with the demands of the senate, made his
charges under oath and in writing, insisted
upon certain rules of procedure which were
agreed to by the members of the original
committee. Ransom made a vigorous protest
against tie rules adopted. and insisted upon
the investigation being held under conditions
which would defeat a fair and impartial in
quily. He was alone in his position, how
ever, Senator Talbot voting with the original
members of the committee.
Senator Howell made a determined effort
in the senate, just before adjournment this
evening. to force the finance committee to
report the appropriation bills forthwith.
These bills alone stand between the legisla-
ture and final adjournment and II they could
be gotten out of the way, both branches Of
thu legislature would adjourn within a few
hours. Howell's anxiety to force an adj
journment and thus head off the investiga-
ton into the methods by which the gam
bling bill was railroaded through the senate
ended in failure.
The play will now be made by Howell and
his friends to delay the investigation until
next week.