Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
CUMMINS PEOPLE WIN OUT
Secure Reference They Desire on RssOlu-
tion for Election Of Senators.
DEMOCRAT MEMBERS VOTE WITH THEM
House Committee Makes n Favorable
Report on the woman's Suffrage
Amendment-Meat Pro-
ducers Busy.

(From a stan Correspondent \
DIES MONIES, Feb. 6-tSpecial.)- the |
Cummins people won by . to II in d close |
factional lineup in the senate today in get /
ting the Lewis resolution for conference |
on voting direct on United states senators
referred to the appropriations committee |
As soon as the resolution was introduced |
Senator Crawford. chairman Of the federal |
relations committee, was on the floor. Lewis |
asked that it be referred to the appropria- |
tions committee. Crawford moved that it
be referred to the federal relations commit |
tee. The Cummns people scented move |
to bury the resolution. The federal rela- |
lions committee consists of seven members, |
only one Of which is said to be a Cummins
supporter. The appropriations committee
consists of sixteen and is pro-Cummins' the
chairman being Garst, strong Cummins
man. Debate followed. Only one democrat.
Wade of Butler voted with the stand-pat-
tiers.
Endorse Pure Food.
The senate today endorsed the pure food
move in congress after taking the name OF
Hepburn out Of the resolution introduced
by Harper of Ottumwa- A stin debate fol-
lowed the introduction Of the resolution.
Molsberry leading the opposition. The vote
was on roll call and stood IS to 9. Bruce.
Crawford, Gale, Durham. Gililand, Mols-
berry, spaulding, Stookey and Stuckslager
voting against the resolution.
Little Business in senate.
Only one bill was introduced in the senate
today. That was by Ericsson, to complete
| the historical and state library building.
| Senator Durham reported out Of committee
the bill prohibiting saloons within 200 feet
| of any railway passenger station, with the
I ,Iat haf hut he
was sent back to the committee for further
| hearing.
House Was Busy.
The house today. aside from the Lawson
! speech. had a busy time. A resolution was
| introduced by Temple making time limit
on new general bills, fixing February 20
| as the time, and nothing but appropriation
| bills after that date.
The bill to appropriate $500 for a bronze
bust of Samuel ]. Kirkwood for the ma
tional statuary hall at Washington was
passed unanimously.
The Mott bill to require that blanks for
druggists liquor permits must be procured
from the county auditor and be numbered
was passed; also the Robinson bill in rels-
ton to expense of drainage district mat
tiers, the Weeks bill in relation to the
descent OF real property and a bill to ap-
propriate for the expenses of the visiting
committees at state institutions.
A bill was introduced to provide for the
election of township school treasurers also
several insurance committee bills making
slight changes in the insurance laws.
The house committee this afternoon de-
cided to report favorably the womsn's suf-
frage resolution.
The agricultural committee changed the
pure food bill so as to give retailers year
| n get id Of old 10 ryiy
the privilege TO carry in stock a separate
line for sale in other states. This is for
cities on the border of the state. The bill
will be reported out in both houses to-
morrow.
Governor Cummins today signed the
Bealer bill for special registration in cities.
He held 1t several days to investigate legal
technicalities.
Meat Producers at Work.
The convention OF the Corn Belt Meat
Producers association was opened today
by address of welcome by Henry Wal
lace. Little time was spent in organizing
and getting to work. Tonight the conven-
ton was addressed by Governor Cummins
on the rate situation. The association ap-
pointed the following committee on resolu-
tons, which will report tomorrow: II. c.
Wallace, chairman; j. II. McGinn, Fred
Larrabee, William Kitch, II. l.. Wilson,
James Edmonds. c.. E. Dempster, James
Nichols. Charles Hunt, X. r. Knight, d.
Muir and w. J. Read.
Des Moines Buys Buffalo.
The Park board today concluded the pur-
chase of a herd of buffalo from Eaton
Bros. OF Wyoming, which will be placed
in Greenwood park. w. B. Keffer, as
secretary, signed the contract and the
buffalo. one bull and three COWS, will be
shipped next month. The price paid is
500 each, delivered in this city, being very
reasonable when the rarity and quality
of the animals purchased are considered
The herd is the first in Des Moines
Labor Leader Wins.
In the supreme court today the conviction
OF d. F. Game of Sioux City OF conspiracy
to injure a peace officer was reversed. The
case grew out Of the packers strike there
President Lynch Here.
| President Lynch OF the International
Typographical union arrived in this city
! today He stated that he was not here
for a conference with the employers The
. position Of the striking printers in Des
, Moines is secure" said President Lynch
There need for me to come here
/ merely stopped over on my way west. g"
Mr.. Lynch was in conference with the
eight-hour committee Of the union.
Road Goes 10 Ames.
! J. l. Blake, superintendent of the New
ton & Northwestern. which is building an
interurban from Kelley to Des Moines.
today affirmed the report that the road
will be built from Kelley to Ames and a
! regular interurban established between
Ames and Des Moines, well as between
Boone and Des Moines.
Plans for University.
The Iowa Holiness association is having
prepared by Des Moines architects plans
for university, which il is proposed TO
erect at Oskaloosa- The main building is
planned 10 be Oxl2O feet. The city of
oskaloosa has given a tract OF 20 acres
, of land TO the movement. A woman's
! dormitory costing between $4,000 and SIS, 900