Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-13
DIRECT VOTE FOR SENATOR'S
Governor Of Iowa 10 Call Convention of
States to Further the Plan.
PRIMARY BILL INTRODUCED IN HOUSE
House Cc@mittee Kius tae Measure
for Repeat Of the soldiers FRET
erence Law-Date for Taking
Up ReRents Bil.

DIES MONIES, March l2.-(SpeCial Ieic-
gram)-The house this afternoon passed
the Lewis resolution directing the governor
10 call convention Of delegates from all
the states to confer on getting an amend
ment to the constitution to provide for
voting direct on United States senators.
1t was first passed by the senate and will
get the governors signature. The conven-
ton is to be called for the coming summer
to be held in Des Moines
New Primary Bin.
Representative Flenniken this afternoon
introduced new primary election law in
the house which it is understood is to DO
pushed by the progressive republicans VI
the house, who say that the hopes of
getting through "a primary election law nj
this session are not set dead. II Is believed
now that the standpatters. who after the
defeat OF the Crosslcy bill in the senate
started to work on a bill. have been unable
to agree and will not have one to introduce.
Representative F1enniken is chairman OF
the house committee of-elections. The new
bill has provisions such that Il will rot go
into eject TIL 1908 so that there can be no
accusation that the bill is put through
with view to it's helping out Cummins
in the campaign OF this year Il is a state
wide bill and has the plurality choice pro-
vision. bat provides that unless a candidate
receives at least one-third Of the votes cast
for an ONCE the choice shall be by the
convention The bill does not call Cor a
vote on the of1ceS % state superintendent
Of public instruction. district supreme
court judges or clerk of the supreme court,
supreme court reporter and attorney gen
eroi
Insurance Report.
The report OF the subcommittee of the
senate committee on insurance will be in
favor OF the Warren bill and for the in
definite postponement OF the Molsberry
resolution. The Warren bill provides for
the appointment OF a legislative commits
sion to investigate the matter OF insurance
practices in this state and the need OF in
surance legislation. ..
Made Special order.
Senator Whipple this afternoon. when the
appropriations committee reported the
board OF regents bill, sought to have 1t
made special order for Thursday OF this
week at 10 a. m. Senator Gnllland, who
two years ago by the delivery OF an efToc-
tive speech secured the postponement' u
the passage OF a similar bill until legis-
lative investigation could NE made, objected
because of the Importance of the bill and
the date of special order was made for
Tuesday OF next week at 10 a. m.
Soldiers Preference Lew stays.
The house committee this afternoon
killed the bill repeating the soldiers prefer.
ence law.
In a hearing before the judicial districts
committees of the house and senate this
afternoon II was asserted the move to
consolidate the Eighth with the Sixth was
for the purpose OF legislating Judge By
ington of Iowa City out OF ONCE He is a
democrat and the only Judge in the Eighth
district, II consolidated with the Sixth the
election would be by the consolidated dis
trict ''-, ..r