Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-30
FAVOR THE BLANKET BALLOT.
House Preparing to Amend the GEN.
ernI Election LAW.

eraI Election Law.
LINCOLN, March 29.-(Special)-lt was
just 2:2O this afternoon when Speaker Gatln
rapred for members to rise and listen 10
PRAYER by the chaplain. Only 81 members
answered to roll call.
The speaker announced as a committee to
Investigate state offices, zimmerman Oh YORK.
Wheeler Of Furnas and Moran of Platte.
Standing committees reported on the roll
lowing bills:
ton requesting Nebraska congressman to de-
mand the establishment and maintenance OF
a postal telegraph system IN the onlteo
States, was to pass.
House roll No. 521, to prevent Greek letter
fraternlties among students of the Univer-
sity of Nebraska, was ordered to general hle.
House roll 567, for a state normal school
at South Sioux City, was indefinitely post
poned.
Senate file No. 256, to authorize the county
commissioners of Hitchcock county to apply
s.. 900 Of the Culbertson irrigation fund on
payment of bonds as they mature, was recon-
mended to be advanced to third reading.
Senate file No. 80, to commission gradu-
ates of the Doane college cadets, was recon-
mended for indefinite postponement, but
after some discussion was ordered to third
reading.
A message was received from the governor,
relative to amending the Omaha charter. 1t
Is the sam as was sent to the Senate Sat
urday afternoon. The bill was
read.
Resolutions of sympathy with Representa-
tive Ankeny in the death OF his wife were
adopted by a rising vote.
jenkins sent up a resolution asking that
house roll No. 1856, TO amend the military
law, be advanced to third reading. The
speaker ruled that this would require a
two-thirds vote, and as there were not so
many present, no action was taken.
Senate file No. 240 was read the second
time and referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
Senate file No. 293, to establish text book
supply stations in the state, was referred
to the committee on school lands and build
ings.
Senate file No. S12, setting apart certain
state land for the use of tho Hospital for
the Insane at Lincoln, was referred to the
committee on asylums.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The house went into committee OF the
whole to consider bills on general file, with
Mcleod Of Colfax in the chair.
House roll No. 463, by LOOMS, relative to
elections, was taken up and read by sections.
1t purposes to promote the independence Of
voters, enforce secrecy of the ballot, provide
Tor printing and distribution OF ballots, regu-
late party emblems, order Of tickets on the
ballot, regulate the formation Of new par
Ties and provide punishment for violation of
any provision.
The bill provides for the blanket" ballot,
the section referring to the form being
adopted without discussion. 1t reads as fol
lows:
Sec. 10, All official ballots prepared under
the provisions of this act shall be white IN
color, and OF q good quality OF news print
lnS paper and the names shall he printed
thereon IN black ink: every ballot shall
contain the name of every candidate whose
nomlnatidn for any office specified I'm the
ballot has been certified or fled according
10 the PROVISIONS of this act, ana no other
names, The names of candidates for each
ONCE, TO he arranged according TO parties
under the party name and emblem In SEN
arate, columns on the ballot; otherwise In
presidential elections the party nomination
ior president and Vice president. together
aneir respective party name and emblem.
The party polling the highest number Of
yoles az ne last general election for the
right to Its ticket, on the LEFT side OF the
noitot; ne party having the next highest
vote snail have the second place for its
third highest vete shall have the third
place Tor us ticket. and so on, leaving those
sand'haies whose names appear upon the
right Of said ballot and after All the other
candidates on said ticket placed there by
nomination, The form Of the ballot shall,
"a" hereof: Each of the columns. contain
ing the list or the candidates, Including
the party appellation or ;itlea shall be sep.