Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18
SUBSTITUTE PRIMARY BILL
Senator Saunders Drafting One to Be Pre-
sented in Senate Monday,
DOES NOT APPLY TO STATE OFFICERS
House PASSES Pure Food Bill. Accept
ing senate Amendments, and
Measure Now Goes 10
the Governor.
DOES NOT APPLY TO STATE OFFICERS
From a STAFF Correspondent

Vt iOIli "a sun Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Ia, Feb. I7.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-Senator Saunders is preparing,
with the assistance of other senators. a
primary election law which will be intro
duced as q substitute 10 the Crossley bill,
which is on for special order Monday, Feb
ruary &C. The Saunders bill provides for
county primaries direct, but for the cleo
tion of. delegates 10 nominate all officers
above those Of county. With other sena-
tors, Saunders is understood to oppose the
Crossley hill. believing il would prohibit
poor man from running for a state Office,
and destroys the influence OF the county
unit in state affairs. The Crossley bill re-
quires a primary vote on every officer in
the state and eliminates the convention ex-
cept for forming platforms.
House Passes Pure Food Bill.
The house today took up and passed
unanimously the Cummings pure food bill.
accepting the changes made by the com
mittees and In the senate, and making sure
that the bin will become law. The chief
changes made in the bill since the first
hearings relate to the time of applying the
law. As the bill will go TO the governor IL
gives the dealers one year after July ] next
to dispose of old stock which they have
purchased prior TO that time, all the old
stock not being subject to the provisions
of the bill. Mr.. Cummings explained the
bill and explained why the agricultural
committees had decided that II was not
best 10 longer wait for congress TO act
ANY bin by congress can only affect inter
state business, and he believed it certain
the senate would not permit any bill to
pass at this session The Iowa legisla ture
had grown tired Of waiting for congress to
slO.0oO for the enforcement Of the law.
Refuse 10 Enforce Patriotism Display.
The house discussed for some time hill
by Hambleton 10 require that the flag be
displayed from all public school buildings
in towns Of over 20oO There was strong
opposition TO the bin on the ground that
il was an effort TO enforce patriotism by
the criminal stprutes. The clause providing
for punishment for custodians Of buildings
who shall fail to display the iags was
stricken out. The bin was finally lost 81
70 81
Mr. Hollembeak introduced a bill greatly
enlarging the scope Of the law forbidding
the importation into the state Of nursery
stock with impurities and diseases.
Galveston Bill Thursday.
The senate and house committees on
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day on the so-cRlled Galveston commission
bill, and IL If expected the bin viii be re-
ported out Of committee 10y Thursday in
order 10 exclude it az early as possible
from the politics OF the city campaign
Senate Has Busy Day.
The senate Today met a nal1 nOur earlier
than usual and put in one of the busiest
days Of the session. The Warren school
| bill was made a special order for next
Tuesday at 1890; the bill to remove the
circle from the ballot was put down as
No. ! on the calendar; the bill directing
I the governor 10 call convention Of dele
gates on the question OF elscting United
/ States senators by direct vote was made
a special order following the Warren school
: hill. the primary election law was made
! special order for Monday, February "a
NJ go
| The bills passed today by the senate were
the bill exempting libraries hospitals and
/ art galleries from payment OF the ool-
/ lateral inheritance tax; bill changing the
I fee for recording articles of incorporation
from a straight fee of 81 10 fee 10y the
/ hundred words with a minimum OF 81 q
/ bin requiring that divorces be reported "a
! the State Board OF Health along with other
I vital statistics a bin Apprupriating money
/ 10 pay the expenses OF the committees
which visited the state institutions and in
vestigated school and penal matters: a bill
authorizing township trustees 10 accept
! gifts for library and other purposes. q
I hin allowing the killing OF gar, bulIheadE
and certain other kinds Of FISH. 3 bin per
hitting townships 70 5oin with cities and
/ Towns within their borders IN vOtinR q