Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-06

not. Kings motion to indefinitely postpone
was lost by large majority.
Governor Sheldon has signed the so-called
bulk sales law introduced into the senate
by Senator Thomas OF Douglas county and
the bill is now a law. AS IL did not have
an emergency clause attached to- 1t II will
not become effective until three months
after the adjournment Of the legislature.
The senate In committee of the whole
this morning recommended for passage the
bill offered by Senator Aldrich some time
ago as a companion to g. F. Is, the meas
ure which permits street railway COM
panies to buy and sell securities of inter-
urban railway companies and own, lease
and operate interurban lines. The street
railway bill was opposed in the senate
by Aldrich and several others. but they
withdrew their opposition on the grounds
Aldrich's bill would cure the evils they
feared would arise under the street rail-
way bill. The Aldrich measure requires
common carriers before Issuing bonds or
other securities or before buying or selling
the securities OF other common carriers
to secure the authority Of the state rail-
way commission, The bill is intended to
prevent the watching OF stock or the using
OF street railway companies as holding COM
| panies for competing interurban companies.
| The bill was recommended for passage
| without debate The house is said to be
holding up the street railway bill unfit the
Aldrich bill reaches It.
Change I'm Road Law.
radical change In the road laws 5ot
| the state Ia proposed In a bill which was
! recommended to pass in the senate this
afternoon after considerable discussion
The bill Is s, F. ". by Patrick. and It 4,
intended to centraiize the business OF road
building in the different counties. In some
ways II follows the plan Endorsed by the
Agricultural department at Washington
As at first drawn the bin provided for g
highway commissioner IN each county, but
this provision was cut out, owing to thu
expense II would involve, and the mem
bers Of the county board were made high
way commissioners in their respective dis
tricts They are given complete 'contro
Of road building in their districts and tn,
old overseer system is abolished. The roaC
fund is to be raised by levy by the count,
board and by the poll tax. which the bill
requires to be paid in cash After the bill
was amended IT encountered practically n,
opposition, as II appeared to be the gen
eral opin on that the present road law
are very inefficient. The Patrick bill pro
vides for the use of what is known as tn
King system of building roads
The omaha-South Omaha consolidation
bills were reached on general file thi
morning. but at the request OF Senate
Thomas they went over The senate prob
ably will not take action until efter tn
house passes on the bills before it.
The Gibson bill providing for doub
shift system for South Omaha firemen wa
recommended for passage In the senate
The senate really got down to bushes
today and during the two sessions dispose,
OF fffteen OF the lis or 10 bills now on gen
eral file This heavy work. Il demands
by the fact that the general file is beini
increased every day by standing eommitte
reports. and only eighteen more pay day
remain during which to act on them.
Sitting Committee in Senate.
A sitting committee for the senate I
|. recommend important Measures for ad
vancement was selected tonight at a meet
! Ing Of the standing committee on commit
tees. 1t consists Of one member from eae
congressional district and one at large. Tn
following are the members Root OF Cas-
Thomas OF Douglas. Wltse OF Cedar, Aid