Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-14
REFORM FORCES SEEK UNITY
Leaders Hold COuncu and Attempt to
Get ToEether on Policy of
Railway Control.

PIERRE. s. n. Feb. 1s-Cspecial Tele-
gram.)-The reform forces are attempting
to get together on a policy Of railroad con-
troll The leaders. including Governor
Crawford and Railway Commissioner Rice
held a council last night and at a late
hour adjourned without reaching any def
mite conclusion. Some of them wanted to
place the whole matter In the hands Of the
railway commissioners to act under the
power which Is given them by law. II they
considered such action justifable after
fun and thorough investigation. Others
desired to push legislative action at once,
and stand a suit on the results OF that
action II necessary Just what line will
be carried out is yet indefinite, but the
house 2-cent rate bill is being carried along
at the foot Of the calendar; and Glass to-
day introduced a bill to require the rail-
way commission TO ascertain the actual
value OF railways in the state by a
thorough investigation OF records and prop
erty. This places the material at hand
to take either track as finally decided upon.
The house killed the bill to elect county
commissioners by the vote Of districts
which bin had passed the senate. and was
supported by Eastman and the democrats
in the house and opposed by Cable and
Brown
Wolzmuth introduced a bill in the house
providing for public care and control Of
liquor and morphine fiends, TO be looked
after and confined in the insane asylum
Parmley and Glass tangled up again this
afternoon on the report OF the Gamble in
vestigation which was printed in the house
journal Of yesterday. Carley, chairman
OF the committee on journal, presented his
report, and Parmley at once moved that
It be not adopted as the report so far as
the Gamble investigation is concerned had
been garbled by cutting out that part Of
the answer as to whether Il is customary
for senators and representatives at Wash
ington to place their sons on the pay roll
The answer. Parmley claimed. had been
changed. the original being cut from the
sheet and a satisfactory answer written
in at the top Of the next page on the
printers copy Glass defended the report
Of the committee and said II was just as
taken by the stenographer, with a few
slight corrections where 1t was in error.
Parmley secured delay Of a day in action
on the Journal
The bill to prevent the running OF raw
sewage into streams. the water OF which is
used for domestic purposes. was indeh-
nitely postponed on motion OF Hare. Issen-
huth again got out his FIRE marshal bill only
TO see IL defeated a second time after he had
explained It. The bill to appropriate lands
to the insane asylum to Le located at
Watertown was tabled on a motion Of
Peterson Of Lawrence by a vote OF g TO %.
The senate wrangied over the report on
the Gamble investigation and finally
adopted the journal report against the pro-
test OF Cooper. The bill to assess railway
telegraph and telephone property other than
the line property Was opposed by Dudley
and advocated by Byrne and Robertson and
passed
Governor Crawford sent TO the senate the
| name OF Thomas Hicks of Grant county
for state veterinarian and the appointment
was confirmed.