Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-21

original bill read si21, and as such would be
considered
Soderman OF Phelps said that this same
bill had passed the house two years ago, but
had been killed In the senate. Eastman Of
Custer read statement from Land Commits
sloner Russell showing that the money had
been Illegally collected and that the claim
ant was entitled to the money. The bill
was amended by striking out the words
"twenty-one hundred" In line two OF section
/, and inserting the words "one hundred anu
twcnty-one" dollars. Sheldon Of Dawes said
he was afraid that there were a number
Of other similar claims pending and that the
paseage OF this bill would bring on an ava
lanche OF others On motion Of Hull OF
Harlan the bill was recommended for pas
sage.
SUGAR BOUNTY UNDER FIRE.
House roll No. 3, by Dobson, was brought
up. This is the measure which repeals the
beet sugar law OF 1895. Clark OF Lancaster
explained that the bill II passed in its pres
ent form, not only repealed the sugar
bounty, but also did away with county agri
cultural societies. An attempt wac made to
recommend the bill for passage. but u was
failure Dobson then moved as an amend
mcnt that the words "article 4" be inserted
In the bill, and when a member asked
'where?' the speaker replied, the gentle
man did not state where" Then Dobson got
himself Strengthened out. and the bill prop
erly amended so that 1t would not do away
with agricultural societies. Then an at
tempt was made to switch the bill back to
the committee, and Dobson accused certain
members of trying to skulk and ogroll in
connection with the bill.
Then Pollard of Cass made the longest
speech Of the session so far against the bill.
Not only the sugar industry, he said. but
the chicory factories were attacked. As a
farmer he proposed to legslate in favor of
farmers. He called attention to the many
petitions in favor of the sugar bounty which
had been read daily.
In reply to Pollard, Dobson said that he
had had experience with sugar beets and
also with dead beets. He said that. as a
farmer, he could raise beets at profit with
out the aid of any bounty He would not
oulA2 before this legislative body and ask
FOR cent in aid of any agricultural indus
Try. The sugar men, he said, had promised
to build new factories IL the bounty law was
passed. but they had not done So Neither
hdd the sugar men dealt fairly with the beet
rais.rs. Several members, led by Pollard of
Cass. fired questions at Dobson and he was
kept busy replying to them The speaker
grew quite vehement in mis- remarks against
Mr. OXnard whom he accused of bsing
willing to spend 100000 to make himself
United States senator from South Dakota.
one Of the fundamental principles of the
popultst party, upon which he stood. was
olual rights for all and special privileges to
none
Wooster cf Merrlcl made a strong talk
against the bounty, and illustrated his argu-
msnt by the fact that one beet raiser near
Norfolk had cleared 81 900 from eighty acres
Of beets. He thought this was too much
for one man to make at the expense of peo-
pie raising l0-cent corn, who were being
taxed to pay the bounty. Wooster believed
that there was a majority in the house
against a bounty
REASONS FOR PAYING A BOUNTY.
Jenkins was willing to make 1t possible
for every farmer to make $1,000 from eighty
acres Of land. He referred to the beginning
of this industry in Germany and its develop
ment through government aid. The low
price of corn in Nebraska was, he sad owing
to the fact that too many farmers were on
gagged in raising corn. He believed that no
better advertisement for Nebraska could be
made than a generous sugar bounty. Roddy
OF OtCo directed attention to the fact that
Omaha paid one-seventh of the entire taxes
of the state. He was in favor of taxing
them to help establish sugar factories 1t
would be better to close all the mines in
the west than to do away with the Nebraska
sugar bounty law. Pollard of Cass made an
other extended speech in the interest of the
bounty law.
Stebbins of Lincoln county made his first
speech Of the session against the bounty. He
said that he was not in favor OF following in
the footsteps of the older countries of
Europe.
Sheldon of Dawes then spoke for fifteen
minutes and then called for the question
Dul IIOnh Oi Ndlley got Ine UDOr ana an
alyzed the present law to its disadvantage.
Rouse of Hall corrected a statement made
by Cronk TO the effect that the OXnard Sugar
company raised beets on its own land The
speaker said that he resided near Grand Is
land where one of the sugar factories was
located. and knew from his own knowledge
that the Platte Valley Land company ana
the OXnard Sugar company were two en-
tirely distinct corporations. Rouse spoke
strongly in favor of the bounty and showed
why it was for the benefit of all the other
agricultural industries in the state.
There was an attempt made TO agree TO
rise and report fayorably on the bill, but
pending this motion the committee tried to
rise and report progress. This attempt
failed and the committee Of the whole then
decided to report favorably on the bill and
recommend its passage.
The committee then rose and reported
progress. When the report of the committee
of the whole was read Clark of Lancaster
attempted to amend the recommendation that
the bill pass by clause giving a bounty to
all new factories. Clark called for the
ayes and nays on this vote and it was de-
feated by 5S to 49,
The house then adjourned until 10 a m.