Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
SETTLES A CONTEST
House Committee on Elections Reaches
Decision in Fillmore County Case.
ANDERSON TO BE UNSEATED FOR C0NNELl
This Gives the Republicans a Gain Of One
Vote in the House,
TAYl0R'S SEAT WILL NOT BE DISTURBED
Free High School Bill and Millsrs Cattle
Stealing Bill Pass the Senate
TAYloR'S SEAT WILL NOT BE DISTURBED
BICYCLE BAGGAGE BILL is KNOCKED OUT
senate Fakes Up the Measure and In
definitely Postponcs tt-Housc
Tables II Resolution Lau-
dutory OF Bryan.

LINCOLN, Feb. S.--(Special TClegram)--
The house committee on privileges and
elections held a meeting lasting practically
all day counted the ballots from the remain
ing three precincts from Madison county. e&-
snined witnesses and adjourned, TO Feet
tomorrow morning at o'clock Tic re-
port which will be formulated tomorrow,
will recommend the unscating of Repre-
sentative Anderson OF Fillmore county, TO
make room for MIR. Conwell who was one
OF the republican contestants. Representa-
tive Taylor will hold his scat. This report
will be on the result OF the recount OF all
the ballots of Fillmore county, which shows
the candidates to have received votes as
follows:
Taylor. 1865; Anderson. 1851; Conwell.
664 and Allen 1925.
The official returns of the fall election
gave Taylor 1911, Anderson 1874, Conwell
SCI and Allen 1928. So IL will be seen
that on the recount Taylor lost six votes,
Anderson II, while Conwell gained three
votes and Allen lost three votes. The total
number OF votes counted was 3,434.
The recount throughout made by the
republican and fusion members OF the COM
mittee with the attorneys Of both parties
present. There is no dispute over the count
and il is possible for the report of the COM
mittee TO be unanimous. The sheriff. Judge
and clerk of Fillmore 7ounty were here
today and were called before the committee
to give testimony as 10 the integrity OF tie
ballots. over week ago the elections
committee prepared Il report which seated
Anderson and Conwel. This was made
up without having counted the ballots Of
the three precincts. although the ballots
were in the possession of he committee.
The report did not meet the approval Of
the house members and was never presented
to the house. The feeling was that all the
ballots ought to be counted. This having
now been done, 1t is probable that report
based on the result OF the recount will meet
with no opposition.
| 1t is figured thar the bill of expsns. OF
the contest, 20 oe y" .4epted later in he
s-',inn, vii. am NJ some W.,ere i5esS's =.
| 50, 500 and $4,000.
| Free High school 3tlI rasscs.
| The legislature kept up its record for good
| work today and disposed OF a large number
of bills. The senate took up bills On third
! reading and passed eight of them, the two
most important being S. f. II. by Currie,
! the reenactment of the free attendance High
! school law, and S. F. A, Miler's bill for
! the prevention Of cattle stealing and the
| buying of stolen cattle
The standing committee reported a num-
DER OF DlllS, one Oh lneul DeluS 10 pTONlue
for the carrying of bicycles as baggage on
railroad trains. This bill was not looked
on with favor by the senators and was in
definitely postponed The senate only
ceived two new bills today being S. F. 269,
by Prout providing that crossroads not
on regular section lines need only be thirty
three feet in width; also S. F. 30 by Had-
erman, relating to the leasing of school and
normal lands of the state and permitting
the purchase Of such lands by parties who
have lived thereon for period OF ten years
The house had another political tussle in
the forenoon when Tanner of Nance pre-
sented a resolution lauding w. J. Bryan for
his support of the national administration
in the treaty matter and incidentally COM
mending Senator Thurston for "rehectins
the sentiment of the people" The resolu-
tion was manifestly plan 10 manufacture
glory for Mr. Bryan and was tabled by a
strict party vote.
In committee OF the whole this afternoon
the house considered nine bills and recon-
mended them all for passage, with one ex-
ception. This did not by any means clean
up the general file, which still contains about
forty bills. the standing committees having
done extra hard work in the last week.
A number of important bills were intro
duced in the house today.
The house committee on labor held a
spirited meeting tonight, the discussion be-
ing on H. r. l4l, Olmsteds bill, requiring
all state printing to bear the union label
BY vote of I to T. the committee agreed to
indefinitely postpone the bill. minority
report will be presented, signed by Houck
Anderson, Sturgess and DObry and the
fight will be carried into the house for set
tlement