Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-30
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Brown of Lancaster aid his bills to re-
move technical reasons for cause for APP
peais and new trials went over the tran
som. One of the bills-H. r. 47-went
down 10 defeat because only forty-nine
members voted for It, ffty-one being the
number necessary to carry measure and
its companion-H r. 4s--being indeh-
nitely postponed Immediately after the
death OF its brother. THE killing was
rather a slow process. and IL began when
Hamer of Buffalo moved to recommit the
bill for specific amendment Having had
experience with this bill once before when
Il was in the committee of the whole
Brown made a fight and the house sus-
tained him. The bill was then put on Its
final passage and owing to absent men,
bers the bill failed to receive enough
votes, though 1t got the great majority OF
those present.
Doctors Fight WhithRm's Bill.
Strenuous efforts are being made to pro-
vent the passage of bill by Whitman OF
Johnson-H. r. 74-which If enacted into
law would prevent the .peddling of patent
medicines through the country and maxi
ing It unlawful for other than a regis
tered pharmacist or one under his direct
charge from filling Prescriptions or selling
medicines. Chairman Fletcher Of the
committee on medical societies has re-
ceived over 100 telegraIns knocking on
the bill from various parts of the state.
and lobbyist worked today and yester-
day on the floor of the house in opposi-
tion to the bill.
StOnecypher Gets Contract
The senate. this afternoon again de-
cided to have printed daily Journal Of the
proceedings and to let the contract to A.
L. Stonecypher OF Omaha. The vote today
was u to Q. the proposition receiving a
majority of the entire senate, which the
presiding officer Friday decided would be
necessary on the grounds II amounts to
an appropriation of money.
The matter was called up by Dodson,
who moved that the vote Of Friday on
the motion to adopt the report of the
printing COMMITTEES be reconsidered. King
demanded a roll call and the vote stood IS
to in favor OF reconsideration.
A long and spirited debate followed, in
which the merits Of the proposed contract
and its legality were gone into. King
commended the senate had no right to en-
ter into contract with anyone and quoted
the statutes TO support his contention all
supplies had to be purchased through the
Board Of Public Lands and Buildings. A
roll call on the original motion was de-
manded and the vote stood II to 9.
Friday when the same matter was
brought up, 1t received majority of those
present. but not a majority of the whole
senate. The action today means that un'
less new legal complications are discovered
the senators will have on their desks each
morning a printed. copy OF the proceedings
OF the previous day.
Sunday Ball for Lincoln,
Senator Aldrieh of Butler has introduced
into the senate the bill 10 legaliEe tn,
playing Of base bali on Sunday where tn
village or city authorities by ordinance Of
the county board by appropriate actor
suspends the operation OF the law In thei
respective jurisdictions. The law is de
signed to permit the playing OF Sunda!
ball In Lincoln and is backed by a numbe
OF Lincoln fans.
Senate Kills AIdrich's Bill.
The bill providing for commission L
propose amendments to the state constitu
ton was finally killed in the senate thi
morning in the absence OF Aldrich, VIII
introduced II. The report Of the jgdiciar,