Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-09

He then read a list OF names OF prominent
labor agItators and popullsts who endorsed
tho principles of the Initiative and referen-
dunn. The only prominent republican In
cluded In the list was Colonel Robert q;
Ingersoll. Ex-Governor Altgeld, Samuel
Gompers. Ignatius Donnelly and other popu-
lists composed the rest OF the endorsers. AS
the speaker saw It from his point OF view, the
initiative and referendum was simply the
veto power in the hands OF the people. feiser
said that tho republican minority In the
house had gone into caucus on this measure
and made it a partisan issue. jenkins sprung
to his feet and denounced this statement
as false.
Yeiser said he had been Informed so by
Pollard Of Cass. Pollard was not present in
tho hall and jenkins went out and brought
him in. Then Pollard quite pale. and eyi-
IDENTIFY much agitated rose to question oil
privilege. He said that II any man, he cared
not what his name was nor the color OF his
hair. dared to say that he had ever said the
republicans had caucused on this question, he
stated what was unoualifedly false The
republicans had never caucused on the mat
ter, and he had never said they had. Yeiser
foundered considerably over this direct de-
nial and did not appear to extricate him
self from his dilemma. The remarks oil Pol
lard were greeted with cheers from the re-
publicans.
Burkett and Yeiser used up about two
hours and then Wooster got the floor to say
that he did not propose to discuss the ques-
tion, but would do so at some other time.
But he had been accused by the gentleman
from Douglas of being ignorant on the sub
ject. He admitted II. But there were others.
He didn't believe there were ten people In
the whole capitol building who could write
out an intelligent definition OF the initiative
and referendum.
REPLIES TO YEISER.
Clark OF Lancaster asked for fifteen min
utes time and 1t was granted him. lie nrst
denied that the republicans In the house mad
ever caucused on the question or made II a
party issue So far as the referendum was
concerned 1t had not yet made paradise out
of Switzerland 1t had been claimed by the
gentleman from Douglas (Yeiser) that what
ever OF good accrued to that country was
due to that law. He might also claim that
the high protective law In that country
might account for some OF Its prosperity
OF course this would be denied by the major
ity in the house, but 1t might be claimed
with equal consistency with the claim for the
referendum. And In the face OF the REFER
endum Switzerland was cursed by the
greatest salt monopoly on the face OF the
earth, the equal IL not the superior OF the
Standard Oil company.
Shull took up the cause OF the Dill, ana
from discussing its merits, he drifted into
a plea for the free coinage OF silver at the
ratio OF 16 to l, and bitterly denounced the
alleged demonetiZation of silver lie was
asked by Casebeer il the silver mine owners
did not vote for decentralization OF silver,
and replied that they had not done so.
Pollard moved that the committee OF the
whole report this bill for indefinite post
ponement. Gaylord raised the point OF order
that this motion had once been voted down
and could not again be raised. Then Pollard
withdrew his motion, saying 1t made no dit
ference which question was put first, to post
nnpa Or tn recommend for passage
The bill, by vote of So to "a, was recon-
mended for passage as amended. The COM
mittee Of the whole rose and reported. Jen-
kins moved that the report of the committee
on house roll No. 6S be nonconcurred in and
that 1t be recommended for indefinite post
ponement. On this the yeas and nays were
demanded with result in detail as follows: