Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-02
(From a Stan Correspondent.)

amendments.
SPEECHES limited to FIVE minutes in the
house during remainder of session.
CFrom a Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, April 1.-(Special Telegram.)
The present legislature will not be re-
quired to pass on the sugar bounty claims
Of $47,027.5S II plan evolved tonight OBJ
tains, which is more than probable. This
plan is to have H. R. 43S, the bill providing
for the payment Of this claim. withdrawn
and the claim sent TO the district court for
adjudication.
bitter fight was waged on this claim in
the house this evening in the committee Of
the whole. The bill was recommended for
passage by so small a margin as to plainly
indicate the danger besetting final passage.
The plan mentioned was evolved before the
night session. 1t will be presented and
probably adopted tomorrow. Advocates Of
the bill are satisfied with the plan, but as
the opponents OF the claim have faith in
their ability to defeat the bill they are
10th to agree to the new proposition.
Ferrar Of Hall, who is manager Of the
oxnard factories that would be benefited by
the payment OF these claims, said: I'VE
believe our claims are just and ought to be
paid, but we realize the states financial
condition and are perfectly willing to let
this matter go to the courts for adujudi-
cation and wait another two years on the
settlement. We think, while we did not
propose this method, that It places the
matter on its merits and is therefore en-
inently fair all around"
II this proposition ie carried out the
course will be for resolution to be adopted
in the house recommending that the case
go to the district courts of Hall and Mad
ison counties. This will pave the way for
obtaining Judgment against the state and
leave nothing for the next legislature to
do but allow the judgment.
The house and senate today both adopted
the Joint conference committees report on
amendments to the revenue bill. This dis
poses Of the famous measure so far as the
Legislature is concerned. There Is no doubt
OF the governors signing 1t.
The senate finance committee got busy
with its axe tonight and clipped OF S45, 900
from the general salaries appropriation bill,
which carried $990,OOO other inolsions on
this and the other big financial measures
will be made.
1t was learned tonight that the house
committee on railroads had decided to let
go Of Kennedy's two bills to enforce the
maximum rate law and report them back
without recommendation.
mickey Denies story.
Governor Mickey took occasion today to
repudiate statements attributed to him and
charges made OF him In an Omaha paper
this morning regarding the land tax bill, or
the 'scavenger" bill, as il is called, intro
duced by Sears Of Burt in the house Monday
at the governors request. II will bo recalled
that similar bill was introduced earlier
in the session by Ten Eyck OF Douglas.
THE bill introduced Monday was drawn
by Judge Field of Lincoln" said the gov
einor. THE olly substantial difference be-
tween it and the Ten Eyck bill Is that the
latter provides that titles to redeem land
shall be secured through the court directly.
while the former provides that they shau
be issued by the county treasurers. Both
tills are good. I have no special prefer
ence for either. l was desirous Of this leg
islature providing some adequate means OF
collecting the large amount OF delinquent
taxes on lands and for this reason recon-
mended that action of some sort be taken.
AS showing the similarity OF the measures
| It will be seen upon impartial Investigation
! that both provide for the sale of the prop
erty to the highest bidder. II the nsinl-
ations that the bill last introduced is un-
| constitutional were correct, then the other
bill necessarily would be invalid, for is
have said, substantially they are the same,
THE statement that Mickey is or has
been interested in the sale of large tracts
Of land and therefore has a sinister motive
in presenting this bill is absolutely with
out foundation and maliciously untrue. Tho
same may be said OF the unwarranted aser-
tion that sought to force this Fields bill
| into the house because l did not take to
the Ten Eyck measure. l repeat that
have no preference for either bill. All l
want is for this legislature TO pass some
bill that will afford the state this much
needed relief and source OF revenue"
Ramsey Bill Passes.
The Ramsey elevaor bill passed the SEN
ate this morning. the house having con-
CURED in the senate amendments. The bill
went through the upper branch without a
! dissenting vote, although II did not fully
meet the approval Of all the members.
Those who preferred the Brady bill took
exceptions to this measure and some OF
! these, Brady, Sloane and Hastings, accom-
panied their votes with explanations. the
gist OF which was that the Ramsey bill was
unconstitutional in that II failed to meet
, the requirements Of the law that no law
shall be both original and amendatory.
They held that this was such. These gent
lemen went on TO say, however, that being
| convinced OF the futility OF attempting 10
secure the passage Of any other elevator
bill at this session, they preferred 10 cast
their votes for, rather then against. this
bill.
Friends OF the Brady bill argue that the
inadequacy OF the Ramsey bill is hinted at
in the fact that the elevator trust lobby
offered 40 serious opposition TO IT, but
rather "lasd down" and allowed the bill 70
pass, after being amended.
/ The hill as hnaIlv nassed t,novidaa that