Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-20
SENATE TAKES THE OPPOSITE COURSE
General Belief that Time Allowed is Too
Short to Frame Bill.
FINDS THAT SOME BILLS ARE EXPEDITED
Wayne County Member Insists that
Printer Shall Handle Them in
The order They Are
Received.
CFrom a Stan Correspondent1

! sustained shortarm jab OF considerable
! force this morning when the house unani-
/ mously adopted a resolution by douglas
! of Rock authorizing the speaker to appoint
/ a committee of seven TO frame and intro
I duce a revenue bill. acting Jointly with
| senate committee.
/ Douglas submitted his resolution in its
original form last Friday. II provided for
! the election by the house of this commit
/ tee. when the resolution was called ZIP
| this morning the author offered the amend
/ ment depriving the house OF the power OF
naming the committee, comforting this pre-
rogative upol the speaker. Now it is up
! to Speaker Moc,Sett to say who shall
| perform this momentous work for the state
! of Nebraska. The speaker is expected to
| name Douglas and Warner OF Lancaster.
chairman Of the regular committee on rev.
enue and taxation, but he will not discuss
the matter himself. He promises to an
nounce the committee tomorrow morning
when the house convenes.
The action OF the house In taking out OF
the hands OF its revenue and taxation COM
mittee this important duty becomes all the
more significant in view OF the fact that
the senate specified by the adoption OF
a resolution by Harrison of Hall that the
senate committee on revenue and taxation
should hold itself in readiness to assume
this task of framing and introducing a
revenue bill
Those who have been sitting on their
watch towers to sight the first indication
of trouble which they are sure the organ
ization of that body must inevitably en-
counter, claim to have line on the initial
snag in this proceeding today and assert
with great postiveness that this one OBJ
struction may prove serious test OF the
strength and durability OF the newly
launched ship.
Takes Out the Singer.
II the so-called anti-Mockett forces
gained a victory in the wrestling of this
important function from the hands OF the
revenue and taxation committee. as oohsti-
tuted by the speaker, 1t must be admitted
that their victory was limited and less
pronounced than IL would have been had
! the Douglas resolution gone through in
: its original form. providing for the cleo
tion OF the committee by the house. thus
, denying the speaker the common preroga-
tive which was conceded to him today when
Douglas himself amended his resolution
placing in Mr.. Mocketts hands the power
; of naming the committee.
1t is known that the revenue and taxation
committee, at least certain members OF
\ it, feel keenly the action OF the house. A
member of that committee today discussed
the matter. referring to 1t slight"
and made no effort at concealing his disap-
pontment and utter disapproval OF the ac-
tion. The committee held a meeting after
adjournment and 1t is understood that some
, interesting expressions along this line were
: , given utterance.
) 1t may be of interest to note the per-
sonnel OF this revenue and taxation COM
mittee: Warner of Lancaster, chairman;
McAllister OF Lincoln county, Junkin OF
q Frontier, Ten Eyck of Douglas. Ribble OF
h Saline, Caldwell of Clay, Hanna of Cherry
e Currie OF Sheridan, Kerns OF Nemaha
n Mikesell Of Dixon and Shipley of Hitch
i cock.
$ 1t was OF more than passing interest to
= observe the painstaking effort OF Douglas
n to disabUse the house of the idea that he
had any desire or intention OF dsregardins
u or ignoring the house committee on rev.
enue and taxation. He explained minutely
that his reason for wishing to take this
matter out Of the hands OF this committed
and place IT in the hands OF a special com.
Il mittee appointed by the speaker, Wa that h,
thought the former committee would hav,
all il could attend TO and would reall,
prefer to evade this heavy responsibility.
Consider Time short.
10 The house and senate both have author
!. lied that the joint committee frame an
70 introduce" this revenue bill within hfteeI
!, days This being the ninth legislative da!
and forty days being allowed by regula
order for the introduction Of bills. Il 4
- argued that the committee should be givel
a. until the end of the forty days II necas
sary, and then some" II It finds its tas
, too great for the time allotted.
Proper and adequate adjustment of tn
revenue laws is urgently demanded as IN
most essential duty confronting the prCsen
legislature, and TO slight this work by hur
N rying It would be a fatal mistake indeed
~ said a prominent legislator today An
this view seems TO be a prevalent one.
~ McClay Of Lancaster sounded a keynot
today when in discussing lhe necessity O
immediate revision OF the revenue laws h
said:
y "Our revenue laws as they exist at pres
" ent are a farce. ! am in favor Of placin
u all assessabls property on the assessmer
ca rolls at It's full cash value, and any meas
ie' ure that fails to do that will not afor
- adequate relief"
10 Senator Howell's bill, senate hle No.
authorizing the city Of Omaha 20 buy an
OF operate its own water works plant unde
IRE the So 900, 900 bonds voted at the last elec
ed tion, evidently has a clear right Of wa
as in the upper house, where today In CON
mittee OF the whole the senate recon
IN mended the passage Of this measure tn
senator from Douglas, before the bill wei
pr, pm to a vote OF the committee Of the who'll
er- offered an amendment making the prov
sions Of the bill harmonize with the SauT
E" ders measure 10 change the date Of the eft
ew election in Omaha from March 10 May II
sofaT as It related 10 the latter bill
20. Give All "a Fair show.
nm, Gregg Of Wayne today took step towal
preventing unfsirness In the matter Of e.
lm poditng bills. II was that the ofici
m, printer be instructed 10 print the bills
nearly in their regular order as possib
m, and that 'he yield 10 no outside inhuen
nm, in determining that order"
The hles as they appeared on the meI