Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-20

slItutlon and also tho city Of Beatrice. Neb.
for the purpose OF determining the most
advantageous location Of said state Normal
school nt this time and make full report IN
the promises TN this honorable body.
Senator Murphy offered the resolution as
a substitute fer resolution introduced yes
terday by Senator Graham. Objection being
made by MIR. MUTT Of Keya Paha. the lleu-
tenant governor held that the substitute, be-
ing In the form OF resolution, should lie
over under the rules. An attempt was then
made to bring up for consideration the orig
inal resolution offered yesterday Mr.. Nc
Gam OF Boone made the point Of order that
when the substitute proposed by the senator
from Gage had been laid over one day under
the rules the original resolution necessarily
went with IT, The lieutenant governor sus-
talned the point Of order. Many OF the SEN
stors believe that the ruling Of the lieutenant
governor will result In much confusion In
the future, for any senator may Indefinitely
postpone resolution by simply
Offering substitute and having a
fellow senator request that the SUP
stitute lie over under the rules. 1t Is
contended that the proper ruling would have
been against the objection to the present
consideration OF the substitute. The lieu
tenant governor admitted privately after ad-
journment that he erred in entertaining the
objection offered by Senator Mut2.
A large number of bills were introduced
Joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Ransom
Of Douglas of a purely political character
1t was something of an elaborate document,
and quotes extensively from speeches maze
by John NJ Thurston several yeais ago on
the silver question. The joint resolution in
structs Senator Thurston to vote for any and
all measures which may come up in the
United States senate favoring free coinage
Of silver.
FRITZ LOSES A FIGHT.
When the bills introduced yesterday were
reached for second reading, Mr.. Ransom
led off in a contest which he's been brewing
for several days. When Senate hle NO. So
by Mr.. Grothan of Howard, regulating stock
yards was read the second time Mr.. Ransom
moved that it be referred to the committee
on miscellaneous corporations. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Fritz of Thurston.
The molten provoked the most animated
debate so far this session. Mr.. Mutz, popu-
list OF Keya Paha, opposed 1t. He quoted
from parliamentary law to the erect that
the author of any bill had a right to have
1t referred to a friendly committee.
Mr.. Beal populist of Custer, called the at
tention of the senate to the fact that nearly
100 bills had been referred to committees by
the lieutenant governor and that no one had
raised an objection.
MIR. Ransom defended his motion In an
elaborate argument. He contended that all
bills according to the constitution of Ne.
braska should be referred to an appropriate
committee. He insisted that a bill to regu-
late stocliyards should appropriately be re-
ferred only to the committee on miscellane-
GUS corporations, and that to refer it to any
other committee was a reflection upon the
senate.
Mr.. Grothan, populst OF Howard, did not
agree with the senator from Douglas. He
said that II had been the custom for the
lieutenant governor, as the presiding officer
of the senate, to refer all bills to standing
committees. Two stock yards bills had al
ready been introduced and referred to the
committee on agriculture, and no protest
had been entered.
Mr.. Gondring of Platte moved to table
RansUm's resolution. Mr.. Graham was will
ing he said, to rely upon the judgment of
the presiding officer. Mr. Conway agreed.
Mr.. Murphy argued that there was not nee
eSsarily a close relationship between stock
yards bill and the committee on miscella-
neous corporations. He contended that the
agricultural interests of the state were as
much interested in the bill to regulate the
stock yards as were the members OF the COM
mttee on miscellaneous corporations
Mr.. Feltz Of Keith tried to stem the tide
of opposition to Ransoms motion by arguing
that the majority in the senate was only
tablished by the republicans. He thought
the republican opposition to the Ransom
motion came with very poor grace.
The yeas and nays were called on Mr..
Gondrng's motion to table the motion offered
by Mr.. Ransom. The motion ives agreed
to, the senators voting 2s follows: