Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-02
ANOTHER FRACTIONAL FIGHT
0ummins and Gear Men Are Likely to Be
by the Ears Again.
ALL CAUSED BY NOMINATION OF ROOD
supporters of tho Dcs Moincs Man
Will Combine with the Demo-
crnts to Defeat the Man
Named by shaw.
Ill CAUSED BY NOMINATION OF ROOD

DIES MONIES, Feb. 1-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The republican party will be In the
midst of a factional fight within a week.
while the contest has not fully developed,
yet indications point to a merry war be-
tween the Gear and Cummins forces. 1t
was expected after the appointment Of the
house committees by Speaker Bowen that
the fractional feeling would disappear, but
in tho last two days it has shown consld-
cradle life again. A complete lineup of
Cummins men has been made against Col
onel Rood, recently appointed by Governor
Shaw as chairman of the State Board of
Control. The Cummins men have Joined
with the democrats and have enough votes
to defeat the Mount Vernon man. The
committee met this evening and decided to
bring in a favorable report. A minority
report will also be introduced and it is
expected will be adopted.
Last night a banquet was held in honor
of A. B. Cummins. the defeated candidate
for senator. The loyal thirty-eight men who
stood by him in the fight drank anew their
allegiance to the Des Moines man and de-
clared they would control the next state re-
publican convention.
Today the same factional feeling appeared
when the question of the election of a state
printer and binder came IN in the senate.
There has been much opposition to the
election of these officers on account of the
eXorbitant prices charged in the past. A
joint resolution was introduced asking for
a joint convention at IL 80 tomorrow morn
ing to elect a printer and binder. The res
olution met with the opposition of the
Cummins men and the democrats, but enough
of the former were won over on account
of having made pledges previous to the
Cnnal.archin fnht - ,,;, ,ho 40. gnr tLn "a
vocates OF continuing the offices. The reso-
luton was messaged over to the house, but
that body completely ignored it, although It
is expected some recognition will be taken
the first thing in the morning. AS the
matter now stands it is believed the repub-
licanS will be able to muster enough votes
to elect a printer and binder, although it is
thought the entire Cummins force will be
rallied together with the democrats, which
will insure defeat.
The first extended discussion this morn
ing has developed over the bill providing
that in criminal cases where new evidence
is discovered notice of it may be served
upon the attorney of the defendant, as we'll
as the defendant, as the law now pro-
vides. The measure before the senate this
morning was a house bill, but contained
the same provisions as the one introduced
by Senator Hartman early in the session.
The bill passed without material amend
ment.
Old Soldiers Hold n Caucus.
About fifteen old soldiers interested in
the bill to do away with the provision for
retaining all in excess of Sc of the pensions
of soldiers in the Soldiers Home, eau
cussed this morning, and discussed the
measure. 1t is favored by all and will prob
ably be introduced shortly.
The bill introduced by Sauer of Dubuque
to keep polls for elections open until Z o'clock
in the evening passed the house this morn
ing by a vote of 81 to 9. The necessity Of
it was urged by representatives of both
country and city districts. The measure
regarding the minutes to be kept by grand
juries, which had previously gone through
the senate, passed the house without oppo-
sition this morning.
The Titus biennial election bill passed
the lower house today by a vote OF So to Z
and is now ready for the signature of the
governor.
The bill revolutionizes the holding of cleo
lions in Iowa, its chief provision doing away
with the holding of annual elections.
The measure for constitutional amendment
will be submitted to the people at the next
general election and if approved will go into
operation. The proposed constitutional
amendment has now passed through two
sessions of the legislature.
Several new measures were introduced In
the senate. One by Ferrin, by request, is
backed by the Loyal Legion of the state
and provides that the use Of the national
colors on any article of merchandise shall
be a The Loyal Legion has
presented the same bill in twelve states,
- ntn 1ngturnH tn do q MA with tho nam
mon use of the national flag. Hobart in
troduced one creating a state. board of dental
examiners, the measure which has been an
ticipated, and one making it a misdemeanor
for an unauthorized attorney to practice in
the state. Hayward has one to increase the
salary OF the superintendent of the Sol
diers' Orphans Home from $1,000 to 81, 800.
Blanchard has one to provide that after ten
years liens against mortgages and other like
instruments shall be outlawed.
A bill was introduced in the house by Nc
Curdy to appropriate $50, 900 for the expenses
of returning the Forty ninth and Fifty-frst
regiments to the state and to include in
the number all mustered out within sixty
days of the general muster.
Medical school Dill.
A measure which has stirred up about as
stiff a breeze as anything yet brought be-
fore the assembly is Senator Hayward's med
ical bill. The original bill provided that a
special committee should be sent to the State
university TO examine its medical students
for admission to practice in the state. This
went to the senate judiciary committee.
which reported a substitute bill, providing
that State university students should be eX-
empted from state examination and admitted
to practice for a fee of 50. The present fee
is $40, and the substitute bill raised a pro-
test from not only the medical schools. but
physicians and surgeons all over the state,
who charged class legislation. After the
judiciary committee was convinced OF the
strong opposition to the substitute bill it
went back to the committee, which has re-
ported out a new bill, placing all the recog-
nized medical schools on the same plane. A
special examining committee is to be sent to
each. and the students admitted on payment
OF a fee of $40. This measure is expected TO
go through without opposition.
National Guard Legislation.
Among the important bills before the as
sembly are those bearing on national guard
legislation. One was drawn up by Adjutant
General Byers, 1t provides tor the organiza-
ton Of the new national guard along the
lines laid out in the governors biennial
message, except that the office OF colonel 10
continued elective, whereas the governor
ecommende that IL be left vacant, so hat