Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-08
HOUSE KILLS SOME BILLS
Throttlcs One Suspected of Being a
HoIJup Measure and Turns
Down Union Label.


tinung from the morning to the afternoon
session the house today indefinitely post
poned a bill which sought to require all
dealers in paints to display on the cans or
packages sold the names of the ingredients
Of the mixture or preparation therein con-
tanned. 1t developed during the debate that
the measure had been introduced at the re-
quest of an outsider. Several members
charged that its only purpose was to ex-
tort money from manufacturers or con-
Germs which 1t might effect IL passed. The
member who introduced the bill was not
connected with the allegation and no one
presumed to question his motives in intro
duclng It..
The morning session OF the house was de-
voted almost exclusively TO the considera-
tion of reports OF standing committees on
various measures and to work In commit
tee of the whole.
The committee appointed yesterday to in
vestigate the origin of bills submitted the
following communication:
Any members of this house who have
been requested to introduce bills of a char
acter similar to those referred to by Rep
resentative Thomssen yesterday, FebrutrS
O. will confer a favor by communicating the
facts to the committee at once. Any street
Insurance. express, telegraph or telephone
products who have received "holdup" let
ters from persons either members OF me
house or others, are reqnestea 10 cotie'
| with the committee Immediately.
| Sent to General File.
! Or recommendation OF standing commit
! tees the following bills were placed on th'
general file: House roll 216. by War
! ner for the relief of the German Evangel
ical church Of this city and to reimburse i
! fnr IN hn Cta Tn n
293 by Evans, requiring the display of th'
American flag on all public school houses
2S3, by Rohwer, relating to the organization
Of school districts; PSI, by Rohwer relating
! to the attendance of school children in dis
tricts where they do not reside; 10, b!
| Crockett, relating to the collection OF taxes
The following bills were indefinitely post
poned: House roll No. 16S, by Smithberger
relating to the payment and disposition o
road taxes; 1t6, by Calkins, relating to wor'
on roads. 2ll. by Fellers. to require land
owners TO cut hedges along public high
WAYS; "a, by Beall, relating to the issuanc
Of bonds for the construction Of railroads
g. by Beall, relating to the issuance o
bonds for the construction OF bitches; 25S
by Humphrey. relating to the sale Of liquors
and SO, by Householder, relating to the pay
ment OF taxes.
These were placed on the general file an
recommended for passage: House ro
zoo, by Vandegrift, to refund 500 to Sher
man county this amount representing ex
cess taxes paid by the county; 247, by Har
ris, to authorize the State Dairymens as
soeiation to select the dates for its annua
meetings. and 27S, by Fowler, relating t
the employment Of teachers in publ
schools.
Debates the Paint Bill.
With Representative Mockett In the chai
the house, in committee OF the whole, spen
the remainder OF the morning considerin
House roll lS1, This measure sougf
to require all dealers in paints to displa
on all cans or packages sold the ingredient
of the mixture or preparation therein con
tanned II was reported for passage by tn
committee on manufacture and commerce
but was moved for indefinite postponemen
In the committee Of the whole this mornin
Immediately after its title had been reaC
This opened the way for debate. The az
ptArance Of the senate for the joint conver
tion prevented final disposition Of the bill
and IL was laid over until the afternoon.
When the house reconvened this after
noon Il again resolved into committee
the whole and Representative Edmondsc
took the chair on invitation of the speake
The paint bill was taken up and discusse
for nearly an hour. Sprecher's motion
postpone finally carried by an apparent
overwhelming viva voce vote.
The committee also postponed house 70
9S. by Wilcox, to require the union lab
or state printing. This measure was yer
generally opposed ION constitutions
grounds" by leading fusion members an
; was postponed on motion of RepresontatiN
: Sprecher.
Representative MulIen's bill relating
, garnishment proceedings was laid over Il
consideration next week.
/ House roll &c. by Corneer, requirir
the construction of counter floors durr
construction of buildings, and Il, by Gro,
kett relating to road taxes, were recon
= mended for passage. and house roll 8
: by Murray, relating TO care of roads, VIZ
indefinitely postponed.
Hills on First Reading.
The following bills were introduced in Il
house today:
n H. r. 334 by Harris-To require measur
:, ments for appropriation of water for irr
y CATION purposes to be made at headga
q shall exceed one cubic foot per second +
each seventy acres of land for which Il
appropriation IS to be made
| n r. 335 by Smithberger-To appropria
s47 OeT Is for payment OF beet sugar M
e chicory bounties legalized by previo
;, legislature.
payment of an annual per cent tax on {
;. | premiums ON Nebraska business receivt
q by nonresident insurance companies 9th
4 than fraternal societies ,
= preparation OF water for Irrigation purpos