Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-26
PLENTY OF WORK IN SIGHT
Both Houses Of Legislature Have Important
Measures on the Calendar.
GlLuIlLAND RESOLUTION IN THE HOUSE
senate Commences on the Primary
Bill. which VIII In All Prob
ability Provoke ~ warm
Contest.
cFrom a STAFF Correspondent

! DIES MONIES. Feb. c5.-(Special )--Ac-
cording to the calendars of the senate and
house, there will be more work next week
than either house has had yet. 1t was ex-
pected that the pure food bill would make
some work. When II came time to consider
the measure on special order 1t was passed
without dissenting vote in either house and
with no debate in the house and little in the
senate. The Warren school bill and the
Gillllland resolution, which took the greater
part of the week in the senate, are now in
the hands OF the house and the resolution
is on the calendar. The school bill is in
the hands OF the committee. The Gillnland
resolution will come up early in the week.
It is learned that some amendments will be
| offered. The Cummins people fear that an
attempt will be made to so amend 1t that 1t
will be limited to charges OF bribery. which
they claim the governor did not charge.
The Cummins people viii insist IL it is
amended at all that It be made broader and
stripped OF what they are pleased to term
hot air.
An important measure on the house call
endar for Tuesday is the Darrah bill TO per-
NIT cities TO exceed the limit OF indebtedness
| II It Is for the purpose OF buying or build
ing water works systems. This will bring
| up the whole question OF the Indebtedness
| OF cities.
Following the Darrah bill the same day the
bill from the senate requiring mulct petit
| tions OF consent to be circulated every five
years is on for special order
| The Weeks bill for liquor inspections will
also be one OF the important measures con-
| sidered in the house this week.
In the senate.
In the senate the important measure of
| the week is the Crossley primary election
bill. which is on for special order for Mon
| day afternoon at $50. The bill will be one
Of the most discussed Of the session. There
| is no doubt but strong opposition will be
| entered against the bill. The Gillilland
| resolution, coming at the time it did, has
complicated the situation somewhat. The
| Cummns people believe that sentiment for
-, the primary bill is being made rapidly and
are not disposed to press or hurry the bill
any for that reason. They would welcome
| the investigation under the Gillilland reso-
luton before action is taken on the primary
bill, provided the investigation under the
lGlllilland resolution is taken early enough.
There are a number of other measures on
the calendar in the senate, but none except
the Crossley primary bill for special order.
1t is possible that the entire time may he
consumed with the consideration of this
measure.
| The action of the senate and house in
voting to adjourn on next Wednesday till
the Tuesday following will give the men,
bers of the legislature chance to con-
suit their constituents before acting on
the primary bill. The discussion of the bill
which begins tomorrow afternoon, will not
be concluded before the time for the ad-
.journment. Every member will go home
for the recess and can then consult his
constituents on the subject.
The friends of the primary bill allege
that there will be move on Monday from
the opposition to offer a substitute meas
ure which will be county primary bill.
They assert that the effort of the Blythe
adherents will be to vote for this measure
and then square themselves with their con-
stituents by saying that they voted for a
primary law. The Cummins people are
planning to oppose the substitute and are
rather caustic in their criticism of the
move to introduce substitute a meas
ure which the general body has not seen
and is not prepared to meet. They be-
lieve, however, they will be able to kill
the substitute and keep the fight directly
on the Crossley bill.