Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-11

some Of the senator's attempts to extricate
themselves from one Of the parliamentary
entanglements that marked Thursdays
session. Senator McKesson of Lancaster
also declares the other fellows" refer
ring TO those who opposed his motion
Wednesday to appoint certain senators
members Of the Joint committee on railroad
legislation, had an organization" He
said they already had "slate" picked out
and that 1t consisted Of the seven included
In Dodson's substitute motion.
A test vote to determine accurately who
belong to the progressive" and who to
the conservative" factions In the senate
may not be taken for some time When
Burns of Lancaster sidestepped on his de-
mand for a roll call on the motion favored
by the ''progressives' TO leave the selec-
ton Of Joint committees on platform legis-
lation 10 the committee on standing COM
mittees IL was thought the test would
come Thursday on a report from the COM
mittee. The committee did not report
Thursday and will not hold a meeting until
Monday night. Now both McKesson and
Burns have indicated they do not intend
to fight the report of the committee This
is taken by the 'progressves" as an indl-
cation the conservatives" are not anxious
for test just now.
The communication from the house re-
garding a joint committee to prepare bills
covering all Of the planks in the republ-
can platform, which caused long and
complicated discussion in the senate on
the method of procedure, is said by mem
bers OF the house to have been sent by
mistake. The resolution introduced I'm the
house by Raper, providing for this Joint
committees. was withdrawn by him and
never passed by that body. as other specific
resolutions had already been introduced.
The senate did not act on the resolution
but laid 1t over until Monday.
Walsh Of Douglas has divided the state
| into three pieces. In discussion of the
purchase of ventilators this morning which
proposition was backed by the Lancaster
and Douglas delegations, Walsh said: Il
move to amend the motion to buy one to
represent Lancaster, county, one. to repre-
sent Douglas county and one to represent
| the unorgaRized territory"
The appointment Of Captain Derby to be
mail carrier for the. state officers. by the
Board of Public Lands and Buildings has
revived the question OF the authority TO
appoint. Captain Derby Succeeds Colonel
| Richards, who has held the place for four
years. 1t is understood a majority OF the
state officers filed with Governor Sheldon
a petition asking for the reappolntment OF
| Richards, and then the board got together
and chopped his head off.' Governor Hol-
comb, Governor Dietrich and Governor
Mickey appointed MALL carriers and, it is
said, Governor Mickey has a ruling from
the legal department which says this power
is vested in the governor, -.
1--WE have taken up $3.50 worth of time in
discussing. sB proposition" said Cone OF
Saunders during the debate ON the installa-
ton of vehtiiators in, the house
Eyes, and go ner cents of''H should be
charged up TO the. gentleman from saun-
pders." quickly retaliated walsh Of Douglas,
Ewho is crowdfng Mike Lee for the position
of official humorist, ." ~ ~
Fries OF Howard is developing as a de-
batter and speaker early in the session
He first sprung into the hmelight -four
years ago during discussion of an appro-
priation for the payment of sugar bee
bouhties. During the entire session righ
up TO the last he had not made speech
or attracted unusual attention. When this
matter came up right at the last of the
session, Fries got the floor and to the sur
prise of the house made one of the mos
forceful speeches of the session. He hat
in that quiet way of his prepared himself
for all emergencies and he had letters and
documents that few people knew were II
existence. He carried his point and re
ceived the cheers. of the house and gal
leries., ~.
"This is not a pass, but cordial invita-
ton to to be the guest of the Ne
: braska State Poultry association at thei
annual exhibition, Lincoln Auditorium
, January. IA to IS, 1907" ,.,tf
The above is the reading matter on tn,
tickets received by the members of thu
legislature this morning from Luther p
Ludden, secretary OF the association. tt
remove the ticket farther away from th'
pass class, there is printed this on thu
back Of the card: "Present$thls guest
ticket to the doorkeeper." ttg
Major General ERperson, the senator
, from Clay, county, ~ who heads. the com
mIttee on military sffairst threatens to re-
sign. This morning he received a lettel
from a constituent telling him that undei
! the military code II was up to him to e
mounted, and the constituent offered e
sell him a horse cheap. u -
UNLESS l am Furnished an sautomobll'
( and uniform In keeping with my pc
sitlon," said the senator, u shall certainly
/ resign absolutely refuse to ride a horse.
Major Birkner this afternoon furnished thu
. gentleman from Clay with disability GER
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