Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-12
LIFE FOR SUNDAY THEATERS
House Defeats the Bill PrOhibitins
Performances on that Day.
No MONNNe sPORTs NIMORIM DM
Pat Grove Asks Pardon for Man Com
victed of Murder In Council BIuGs
and Says Two other Men
Committed the Crime.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

CFrom a stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Ia. March n.-(specisl
Telegram 1.-THE house this afternoon de-
feated Meredith's bill prohibiting Sunday
theatres; passed the bill regulating mater
nifty hospitals; passed the bill giving the
state veterinarian an office In the state
house.
Senate committees today recommended
for passage the Iowa league of Municipal
tiles bills, but amended 90 that the mayor
will not appoint the police judge; the GILL;
land smoke consumer bill with amend
ments. and the Saunders bill. providing for
a uniform system Of accounts for counties.
The bill to provide for manufacturing
binder Irvine at the penitentiary was Killed.
This afternoon the joint pardons COM
mittees listened TO the petition Of the
famous RainsbRrger brothers for pardons.
The house judiciary committee acted on
nineteen bills at its committee meeting This
morning. The courts in cities Of 1900 pop
ulation and the bill providing that notice
Of a suit against q corporation can be
served on any agent OF the corporation.
are among the number reported for pas
sage.
The Hambleton snti-tipping bill Is mod,
eled after the Wisconsin bill. but is much
broader, and includes public ofioials. It
provides that It shall be unlawful for any
person, agent, representative or employe. or
official or agent OF private corporation,
directly or indirectly, 70 accept any gift.
commission, discount bonus or gratuity.
connected with, related to or growing out
of any business transaction and also makes
Il unlawful for any person to offer such
gift or gratuity. The penalty is SIS to $500
fine or not exceeding one year in the county
Jail.
Sports on Memorial Day.
The senate passed the bill prohibiting
horse racing and other sports on Memorial
Day amending It so that there will be
no prohibition on the nature Of the sports
after O'Clock in the afternoon. As 1t
passed the house the time was fixed at 2
in the afternoon.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Warren 8. Dun
gan Of Charlton was present and on invita-
ton OF Senator GIlliland, who was occupy
ing the chair, he spoke only few words
to the members. He formerly presided
over the body.
The bill to abolish the ofiices OF state
printer and binder was reported from the
committee for indefinite postponement.
Court Decisions.
In the supreme court today in case
from Buchanan county II was held that a
! Judge cannot set aside the law on the
ground that the person violating it acted
in good faith The case was one of the
numerous liquor nuisance cases. The dis
trict court held that while the evidence was
plain that the law had been violated there
was no intention to do so. The supreme
court holds that Statutes are not thus
subject to judicial repeal"
Grove Calls ON Governor.
Pak Grove called on Governor Cunmins
today and asked him to pardon Rogers.
who is held In the penitentiary at Fort
Madison for the murder. of Forney, the
saIoonkeeper at Council Blufs Grove in
formed the governor that two men muir
dered Forney and that both have since met
violent deaths.
| Continue Railroad Hearings.
The Railroad commission tomorrow will
continue the hearings in the work Of re-
vising the freight rate schedule OF the
state. The commission announced early in
| the year that the entire rates would be
| looked into. The order of a reduction in
the live stock rate is the frst tangible re-
suit. This is but beginning and the en-
tire rate schedule is likely to be turned up
side down The first effect Of the reduction
in the live stock rate is the information
/ that the railroads are now threatening to
cut on the passes to shippers Heretofore
when farmer goes to Sioux City or out
TO Nebraclka to buy some feeders he gets
a pass both ways II he buys the stock.
They threaten to cut or this privilege II
the live stock rate is reduced.