Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-08
CILLILLAND RESOLUTION Up
Final Action Postponed for Day to Allow
Printing Of Amendments.
LEGISLATORS TO VISIT UNIVERSITY
Former Secretary of state Dobson
Announces His CandidRcy for
Congress to Succeed
Hull.
lFrom a staf Corresrondentl

tFrom a STAFF Correspondent
DIES MONIES. March i.-(special) Rep |
resentative Lundt called up the Glllilland |
resolution i'm the house today and Temple |
of Clark moved to amend by providing for |
the appointment of committee of five |
from the house and FIVE from the senate |
to investigate the lobby charges in the gov
errors letter. with power to subpoena wit |
nesses. The resolution on motion of Ken
DAN Of Monroe was put over till tomorrow
in order that the members may have the
amendment on their desks in the journal. !
The Kline bill was passed in the senate
this morning and by its provisions the
school years I'm Iowa will all begin July l.
Under the old law there are two school
years. The directors terms begin the third
Monday in March and the fiscal year began
the third Monday in September.
Helps Outside Candidates.
The Polk county primary law was
amended today by the senate so as to allow
others than residents of Polk county to be
placed on the ballot for all Offices except
Polk county offices. An amendment was
also made providing that women can be
elected to the office of recorder. woman
now holds the office and desired reelection.
These defects were overlooked when the
bill was passed two years ago.
senate Proceedings.
The senate and house each today voted
to accept the invitation OF the State uni
versity to visit that institution March H.
The visit will require the entire day and
the program calls for leaving Des Moines
by special train early in the morning and
reaching the city again at about 10 or IL
at night.
The senate today passed the Lambert
bill cutting down the number of official
reports to be printed for the bound docu-
nsents.
Bills introduced-By Newberry, amending
the code as to appeals from justice courts;
by Lyons appropriating $1,000 to improve
the water supply at the Glenwood institu-
tion for feeble minded by Crossley, re-
pealing the law relating to exemptions to
heads of families resident in the state; by
Durham. to increase the salary of the
custodian from $1,000 to 5000.
The bill to give the state one change Of
venue in criminal cases was killed on
port OF the judiciary committee today as
was also the bill to prohibit taking tips"
and wife desertion bill.
Brown Conviction Affirmed.
The supreme court today affirmed the ac
ton OF the Butler district court in finding
Jerome V. Brown guilty of being an ac-
CeSSOTN TO the act Oh hugh WneeieT III
throwing lye in the face of Mrs, Parnie
Ramsey of Clarksville. The two men were
paying attention TO two women who spurned
their attentions. Browns affections were
lsvished on Mrs Ramsey. Wheeler. ac-
cording to the assertions of the state. threw
the lye into Mrs. Ramseys face and Brown
was to have thrown IT into the other wom-
ans face. Wheeler was found guilty, but
his case was reversed on technicality.
Lomnck Case Reversed.
The supreme court today reversed the
case Of the state against Rev. E. c. Lo-
mack. coored minister of this city,
charged with criminally libeling H. r.
Wright, a colored attorney. and now consul
to one of the Central American countries.
The reversal was on an instruction of Judge
Nichols in the district court.
Frank Dingman Wanted.
On application OF Sioux City authorities,
Governor Cummins today issued a requsi-
ton on the governor of South Dakota for
Frank Dingman. who is charged with at
lacking and robbng John Hingst of that
city. Dinglnan is now in Sioux Falls
Hear Railroad Men.
The two committees on agriculture gave
| a hearing to the railroad attorneys on the
reciprocal demurrage bill The representa-
tives OF the elevator companies and indie
pendent shippers had at a previous hear
ing made a strong case in its favor, The
railroads were represented by James c.
Davis. attorney of the Northwestern: Mr..
Gardner, general manager of the North
western: Mr.. Hubble superintendent of the
Rock Island; w. d. Eaton. Iowa attorney
for the Burlington. and others They made
a strong case against the BILL The bill was
| finally referred to special committee to
be perfected before being reported.
Would Curb the Trust.
| The house judiciary committee this morn
ing reported favorably the bill by Cum
mings to curb the rapacity of the Standard
| Oil company and to put a stop to unfair
determinations where they are for the pur-
pose of destroying the business of a COM
petitor. The bill was framed for the espe-
cial benefit of independent oil operators IN
! Iowa, who assert that the Standard makes
runous prices at different places TO destroy
competition.
RcarranRinE Congregational Districts.
/ The congressional districts committee of
! The house this afternoon reported for pass
| age the bill by Greene to redistrict the Ell
| tire state.
| Hites Makes Announcement
! d. a. Hites, deputy secretary Of state. to-
day made his formal announcement as a
candidate for the Office of secretary Of state
| TO succeed w. b. Martin. Mr.. TIites was
born i'm Ohio and educated at Oskaloosa and
for number of years was a school teacher
Cummins Opens Headquarters.
/ Gov Cummins today formally opened
headquarters in the Savery hotel in rooms
/ 1871 and l59 with F. r. Conway, formerly
/ secretary to the ST. Louis Louisiana Pur-
chase commission, i'm charge. 1t is under
I stood that committee of Cummins leaders
will take charge in a few days TO manage
the campaign
Candidate for Congress.
George l.. Dobson of this city and re-
Gently consul to Hang Chow. China. is cN-
pected in few days to formally announce