Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31
HOUSE CUTS OUT THE PASSES
Senate Bill Slightly Amended and Passed
BY Large Majority
CUTS OFF PRIVILEGES OF ALL OFFICIALS
Reciprocal DemurraKe Bill IL Put
Co sleep Ia the House-Senate
IL Busy ON the Appro-
printions.
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From a Stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES. March sO.--Cspeclal rele-
gram. by vote OF 16 70 II the house to-
day passed the Hughes ant-pass bill, after
amending Il by adding a publication clause
80 that It viii go into effect Immediately
upon publication instead OF July 4, as It
otherwise would.
The bill as passed prohibits the use of
passes by federal state, county and city
officials. judicial or otherwise. delegates to
political conventions, members OF political
committees and employees of political COM
mittees. The senate had previously passed
the bill. but II must be returned for con-
currence in the amendments.
DemurraEe Bill Dead.
The house this afternoon put to sleep
one other of the many bills which Il was
expected would cause some trouble and
much controversy. This is the reciprocal
demurrage bill The hill has been much
discussed i'm committees. 1t provided in
brief that where a railroad company was
notified that a shipper needed or desired
car for shipping purposes the company
must furnish the same within a specified
time or pay a demurraRe charge thereon
to the shipper II also legallzed the present
demurrage charges. Tho bill was de-
handed by the shippers OF northern Iowa,
especially the owners and managers of CO.
operative and farmer elevators. who COM
planned that thousands of dollars were lost
annually by them because of the failure
of the companies to supply cars when
shipments are to be made. In support
Of the bill on the floor. Mr.. Powers and
Mr.. Doran spoke briefly, while Mr.. oml
spoke in opposition to the bill. The vote
taken was on a motion to substitute a
minority favorable report on the bill for
u majority report against It and it re-
suited IS to "a, which ended the career
of the bill. shippers declare that this
takes It into politics, and they are al
ready preparing for campaign to elect
members who will be favorable TO some
such legislation.
Pass Appropriation Bills.
The senate today settled down to the
passing of bills and got through with a
lot of business. 1t passed the bill appropri-
ating 5000 with which TO place a statue of
Governor Kirkwood in statuary hall in the
capitol as Washington: II passed a bill ep-
propriating $500 to former Adjutant Gen
eral H. NJ. Byers for collecting a lot OF
money from the government for the ber eft
of the spanish-American war soldiers; APP
NAet3e6
college at Ames, for which the college
asked $4,000; voted $500 to establish a
State Board Of Health laboratory at Iowa
City; appropriated 5000 for the geological
survey; appropriated sse23S to w. w. Tap
ley and Phillip Morgan for rare coins stolen
from the historical huiIJlng, and $500 TO Il.
H. Fenton Injured at Mount Pleasant by
an insane patient letting a cake of ice fall
on his foot.
The sitting committee appointed yesterday
by President Herriott, and consisting of
Jameson, Molsberry, Whipple, Warren
Hopkins, Gale and Wade, did its first work
today. Several measures, including the mil
lage tax bills, were referred to this commit
tee and all other bills in the hands of COM
mittees tonight will go TO that committee
The house bill appropriating $4,000 for a
tuberculosis sanitarium was referred to the
appropriations committee.
Appropriations Report.
The senate appropriations committee to-
day filed its final report on appropriations
for the state institutions under the super
vision of the Board of Control. The tota
recommended is s443,S5O, the report varying
! from the report of the house committee
which gives more to the educational insti