Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04

Fletcher, Knowles, Thelssen,
Gleim, Lesder Walsh.
Absent and not voting:
Dodge. France, scudder,
Duncan, Mackay. Springer,
Eller, Marlatt, Tucker
Grist of Bills starts.
The Introduction of bills began today and
into the senate hopper was thrown fifteen
measures, while the house members were
satisfied with five bills. Mike Lee scored
by introducing H. r. No. l, while McKes-
son Of Lancaster introduced IS. f. No. l.
The Lee bill provides that street railway
companies may own stock and bonds of
interurban companies, while S. f. No ]
provides for change of venue in cases
! brought before justice of the peace. Ono
anti-pass bill was introduced in the senate,
while in the house Hart introduced a
county option bill. in line with the measure
defeated two years ago. Leeder intro
duced his bill providing that no fireman
employed as a member of the Omaha fire
department be required to be on duty more
/ than twelve hours in any one day, except
in of a fire sufficiently serious TO re-
quire the assistance of the entire depart
ment.
| After voting against the resolution to bar
! lobbyists from the floor OF the house at
any and all times. Mike Lee explained
his action by saying the house rules pro-
/ vided just who should be admitted to the
house and the resolution, therefore. was
superiuous and unnecessary. He cited
rule ten in confirmation of his statement.
No person shall be admitted to the hall
/ of the house of representatives except the
members and officers of the senate, the
judicial and state officers. the officers of
the house, and such other persons as the
that during the third reading of bills no
one but members of the house shall be
admitted to the floor thereof and during
( roll call on the passage of bills, the MEM
bers shall be in their seats.
McKessOn Starts Something.
/ In the senate the start toward the real
work of the session was precipitated by
/ McKesson of Lancaster during a lull after
Lieutenant Governor McGilton had an
/ nounced the senate would wait a few min
utes for the committee on employees TO
/ finish its report. McKesson jumped to his
Z feet and announced he had a bill to intro
| duce 1t was carried to the desk by
page and Immediately senator's from diff
/ ferent parts Of the house began pulling
/ bills out of their desks and pouring them
in upon the secretary's desk.
McKesson's measure. which earned the
! honor of being designated Senate File
/ No l. is an unimportant amendment to the
law relating to the taking of changes of
: venue from JUSTICE GOuINs <As SUM dS lHS
bill had been read by title King of Polk
/ got the floor and offered Senate File No.
! 2. to prohibit the Issuing or accepting of
railroad passes in the state The reading
/ of the title of this bill caused more than
/ ordinary interest among the senators and
spectators Then Boot Of Cass got into
! the game with a joint resolution request
ing the attorney general 10 begin quo
warranto proceedings at once to test the
validity OF the railway commission amend
ment to the constitution. Root proved to
be the most prolific of the senators, offer
ing no less than nine of the fifteen meas
ures introduced.
| Iatta of Burt and Patrick of Sarpy
added interest to the formalities. the for
mer by Offering an amendment to the pres
ent law governing railroad rates providing
1 for a reduction OF passenger rates TO 2
cents a mile all over the state, and the
latter by introducing a drastic measure
which takes a pot shot at legislative lobby
lists The introduction of bills closed with
one by Root providing that squirrels may
be killed during the months of September
to January inclusive. Under the present
law there is no open season.
Anti-Pass Bill.
Senator Kings anti-pass law is modelled
recently passed by congress, but in some
ways is not so drastic or so bread. It
does not prohibit the exchange OF transpor-
tation for newspaper advertising or any
other valuable consideration, but is directed
against free transportation, tickets or
passes 1t makes It an offense 10 give or
accept any free transportation between
points within the state except by the
classes OF persons expressly excepted by the
law Thee are the principal classes who
may receive free transportation under the
law: Oficers, agents, bona ide employees
surgeons, physicians. attorneys for such
railroads or their families, ministers, trav-
Z cling secretaries OF Young Mems Christian
, associations, inmates OF hospitals and
charitable institutions and persons engaged
exclusively In charitable work INDECENT
destitute and homeless persons and such
persons when Transported by charitable
institutions or associations. the necessary
agents employed In such work inmates OF
national and state soldiers and sailors
homes caretakers OF live stock. fruit ard
poultry. baggagemen. expressmen, news
boys persons injured in wrecks, physicians
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