Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-31
DEMOCRAT RETAINS SEAT
o'Bnsn County Contest Brings Division
Along Fractional Lines.
srANDPArTtRs VOTE WITH DEMOCRATS
Five Supposed Cummius Men Join
Them and Make n Majority of
Five-COmbination Has Bear
ing on Primary Bill.
From a stan Correspondent

DES MONIES, Ia. Jan. 3o.-(Special Tele- !
gram by a vote of 80 to IS the house !
today voted to seat Whitmer, democrat
as representative from O'Brien county
against Youde. tho republican. OF twenty
democrats in the house one was absent and
one. Lundt. voted In favor of Youde. The
claim is being made tonight by the Cum
Minis men that il a straight lineup of
the standpatters with the democrats in
order to get the democratic vote against
the primary law. Only one pronounced
standpatter. Hart. voted with the Cum
minis people to seat Youde. who is a Cum
minis republican. Christianson, Greeley, Nc
Aliister. Pritchard and Teter. all ranked as
Cummins men, voted with the standpatters
and democrats Had they voted with their
faction Youde would have been seated.
woaIa Postpone Referendum.
The committee in the house on constitu-
tional amendments has reported indefinite
postponement of the Lundt resolution for
the inltia tive and referendum, the commit
tee taking the ground that such law IS
new and novel in Iowa and has not been
sufficiently agitated TO warrant submitting
the matter to the people.
Bill. Introduced.
The following bills were introduced:
Senate-By Jamison, sppropriating $4,000
to Ernest L. Ireland. who was injured on a
state building at Cedar Falls: by Molsberry.
making islands enclosed lands so far as
game laws are concerned; by Bruce. appro-
priating SS6s to owners OF coins stolen from
the historical building: by HartshoTn, legal
izing Eagle Grove acts; by Brooks relating
TO examinations of state and savings banks;
by Turner. anti-pass bill; by Stirton. re,
lating to damages on Sidewalks covered
with snow and ice.
senate Passes Bills.
The senate today passed bills legalzing
the special election at Clinton, acts of the
school district of Whiting in Monona county
and the bill relating to severance of terri
tory from towns and cities where the terri
tory is unoccupied.
Interest I'm Insurance.
The committee on insurance in the senate
met this afternoon In room % to consider
the Molsberry resolution to investigate in
surance companies and the room was
packed with persons interested. Senator
Molsberry appeared before the committee In
person, though not member of the COM
mittee. and argued for the investigation. A
number OF the members of the committee
argued strongly for an investigation that
would be open and include the hearing Of
witnesses Others are strongly in favor OF
an investigation along the lines Of Warren's
bill which contempates an investigation by
studying the information on file in the audi
| tors Office and a subsequent report merely
| on needed laws. The committee will have
OTHER hearings on the matter and the sub
| sequent hearings will be in larger COM
mittee room. The last general assembly
greatly increased the authority OF the audi
tor TO investigate and those opposed to an
! open investigation claim that all needed in
| forina tic IS now on file and accessible
without Necessity of unsettlng the in
| surance LJsiness for year while hearings
are being mad.
Bills Recommended.
| The senate committee on public health re-
ported TODAY recommending the passage of
| the bill fixing the meeting time of the
Board of Health and Board of Medical Elk
aminers ON the same dates. and the milf
tary committee reported with an amend
ment the bill to admit sailors orphans to
the Soldiers Orphans home at Davenport.
Censr. Volume at Last.
The first copies of the census volume
were completed today at the state bindery
and will be dry enough TO deliver tomor-
row. 1t is expected that about 800 copies
will be distributed to the members OF the
general assembly. The historical depart
mept OF the state library has arranged to
secure the first volume bound. II was
bound in full leather for that purpose.
Hearing on Considerations.
The first hearing on the new classified
ton Of freight rates was held today by til,
state railroad commission. Representative:
OF the railroads and representative shipper:
are being heard The hearings will con
tinue for several days and the board vii
not decide any matters till the conclusion
Of the open hearings. ....
Trying Ex-Detective.
The trial of Frank Brothers for an as
sault on Howard Whittel. a l3-year-olC
boy, with intent to commit murder. begaI
In the district court today. The allege,
assault was made while Brothers was
!. city detective He shot a. the boy as h
ran and the ball shattered the bone in tn
boys leg. Considerable feeling was arouse'
over the AFFAIR at the time. The jury wa
, selected yesterday.
One Invitation Here.
r So far as known Mr. and Mrs. Laf
> Young are the only persons in Des Moline
= who have received invitations To the mar
rage OF Miss Alice Roosevelt.
5 state Librarian Honored.
n State Librarian johnson Brigham ha
A been made a member OF the America
: Library institute. an organization With
- the American Library association and
the only state librarian so honored, Tn
: institute is being organized Of special
selected men TO study the deeper problem
. OF library work.
Brewery Petition All Right.
II developed today that the Anti-Saloo
! league may drop its night begun some tim
ago on the brewery petition, the couT
disclosing the proper number OF signature
D WayerIy Reaeuts InauIfa.