Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27
Railroad Strength Wanss When Final Vot
Comes on the Report
EE ANNEXATION BILL is PASSED
Senate Adopts the House Roll and It Now
Awaits Signature
BUSY DAY SPENT IN BOTH BRANCHES
Many Important Measures sent
Through to Final Stages ot Legis-
lature which IL working N
Under Pressure.
CFrom a stan Correspondent. J


LINCOLN, March S. - Cspecial)-Ths
house today concurred in the conference
committee amendments to the terminal tax
alton BILL defeated an attempt by Nc
Mullen Of Gage to recall the direct primary
bill In order to amend II, and recommended
for passage the King anti-pass bill az
amended by the railroad committee. The
senate In committee of the whole recon-
mended for passage the direct primary bill
after amending It; passed the Lee bill sub
hitting the question of consolidation OF
Omaha and South Omaha to a vote, his
measure providing for county comptroller.
and the child labor bill, and killed the
Thomas bill lowering Pullman rates.
The last stand of the railroads against the
terminal tax bill was made this morning,
and like the first stand, It was unsuccess-
full. The last kick came over the motion
to adopt the amendments to the bill re-
ported by the conference COMMITTEES, but
by a vote of IS to 25 the house adopted
! the reported amendments and the bill will
shortly be ready for the signature OF the
governor which is already assured. On
the final vote the friends OF the measure
mustered two more than they secured the
other day, while the enemies Of the bill
secured fifteen votes less than when the bill
was passed.
Cone Faithful to the Last.
Cone Of Saunders, the fusion leader, made
the last fight for the railroads. As soon a.
Clarke had moved to concur in the senate
amendments. Cone moved as a substitute
that the bill be amended so that all rail-
road property not located on the right-of-
way of the railroads in towns and cities
be distributed for county and school dis
trict assessment purposes Cone followed
up his motion with long harangue about
wanting to be fair and honest and about
not wanting to kill the bill.
Clarke of Douglas explained that the
amendment of Conc would either ruin the
terminal bill. or It would do nothing. II
should have been an amendment he said.
to the revenue law. inasmuch as the ter
minal bill said nothing OF the assessment
OF property for other than city purposes.
"If you want to kill the bill, vote for the
amendment of the gentleman OF Saunders.
II you want TO pass the BILL vote down his
amendment"
Harrison OF otoe, while arguing for the
house to concur in the committee amend
ments, took occasion 10 tell a few truths
regarding Cones tactics during the session,
| and the great amount OF the people &
money he had spent by talking so much,
when his only object could be delay and
the defeat Of the republican platform
pledges. Thiessen said he had studied the
bill very carefully and II the amendment
OF Cone carried he saw no reason why the
| wholesale houses Of Omaha should not be
assessed and the assessment distributed
over the state, because the state contributes
to the support OF the wholesale houses
Springer Of Scott's Blun talked for the
Gone motion. while Hagemeieter talked
against IT, Farley of Hamilton saw nc
reason for any argument on the question
as the terminal tax bill had been discussed
throughout the session. He was against the
Cone motion and for the committee amend.
ments. He said he did not care how much
Omaha would be benefited under the bill
II the bill was right and It benefited Omaha
then II should be passed. He decried the
tendency TO oppose measures because they
benefited Omaha. He is glad Nebraska haI
an Omaha, he said. and is pround OF the
city. AS Omaha grows. ne said real estate
out in the state increases in value and II Il
to the interest OF every one In the state q
keep Omaha growing.
Vote on Cone Measure.
The Cone motion was defeated By the
following vote: