Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-05
Governor Sheldon in All Probability Will
Sign the Measure.
NECESSARY TO VALIDATE EMERGENCY
House Votes Down Provision to Move
OrthOpediO Hospital to Omaha.
COMMISSION TO PROBE CAR SHORTAGE
suitable Memorial Presented In the
senate ON Occasion of the
states Fortieth AnnI-
Versary.
tFrom a STAR correspondent.l )

| LINCOLN, March 4--(Special) - This
burlington railroad will accept the e-ccnt
rate bill and put the 2-cent rate into ef-
ieot without attempting to contest the bul
| which is about to become a law. Quacken-
bush of Nemaha county announced the
tact In the house this afternoon by saying
Secretary Allen had told him message
had been received to that effect The Lin
coin agent of the Burlington announced
he had received the message from General
Passenger Agent wakeley.
Governor Sheldon this evening received
| oi1cial notice from the Burlington Rail-
road company that It will accept the 2-cent
| rare. law without resistance and revise it's
passenger rates accordingly in Nebraska
to take effect Thursday morning next. Il
was stated during the day that the North
western and Missouri Pacific companies
Will not resist the new law, but agents OF
J those roads would not confirm the report.
Governor May Sign Bill.
| The 2-cent passenger rate bill likely will
he signed by Governor Sheldon before the
five days are up, when 1t would become
a law without this action. The governor
is constrained to take this action because
a question has been raised as to the le-
gality of the measure without his approval
The bill carries the emergency clause TO
take effect Immediately after it's passage
| and approval" Some attorneys hold un-
less the governor approves the measure the
emergency clause may be stricken off. II
| there exists the least doubt about this
| the governor will sign the bill When the
! emergency clause was attached to the
measure 1t was stated by scme that II It
passed in that shape the governor would
sign IT. Rather than disappoint these men,
though 1t does not accord with his own
| ufpfO In h.,
place the legality of the measure at stake
the governor may decide to change from
his announced position To allow the bill
to become law without any action on
his part.
/ No Hospital for Omaha.
The orthopedc hospital which was es-
tablshed two years ago at Lincoln as an
experiment, will not be removed to Omaha
this year. The house went on record this
morning as being emphatcslly opposed 10
such move and Lancaster county can
thank McMullen of Gage Graft and +. W.
Brown principally for keeping the insti-
tuition here. Clarke and Dodge and the
rest of the Douglas delegation were for
the removal naturally. but they could not
compete with the sanderous statements
made by the Lincoln papers regarding the
| proposed removal and they were not able
| to remove the seed Of prejudice sowed by
these fake sheets, against the big city.
McMullen made a speech in favor OF let
ting the hospital remain in Lincoln, In
which he asked Dodge II 1t were true tho
Omaha doctors wanted the hospital 50 the
students could operate upon the unfortu-
nate children who became inmates. This
is the charge the Lincoln papers have been
making from day to day. Dodge answered
that such was not the case and Clarke
| supplemented the answer by saying II the
students OF the Omaha medical college
could witness the operations the whole state
would be benefited thereby The bill was
reported for indefinite postponement by
the committee and Clarke asked that II
be sent back to the committee for amend
ment. GraT in his talk took Dodge TO task
and accused him of not being in his seat
and not appearing at the proper time be-
fore the committee for a discussion OF the
bill. The house by overwhelming vote
Indefinitely postponed the bill.
Amending Revenue Law.
| All of the bills relating TO the election
OF precinct assessors were placed on gem
eral file These bills promise to stir up a
general fight with most of the fusionists
fighting for them and some republicans will
join with the pops. Dodge tried TO get the
bills indefinitely postponed this morning
but was unsuccessful. One member be-
|
is m the election OF the county assessor
and the appointment of the precinct asses
sors Under the old revenue law the pre-
cinct assessors were elected and according
10 the old members who investigated the
old system was never satisfactory.
| II. r. 3B. by Killen, providing a man
cannot assign his salary for more than
twenty days in advance of earning the
same was indefinitely postponed by the
judiciary committee and later resurrected
on motion OF Klllen, who was assisted ably
by Walsh OF Douglas. The bill is aimed
at the chattei loan agents. f. p. Brown
of Lancaster was for killing 1t because
he said II would work a hardship. in that
It would prevent a man from borrowing
money on his salary no matter how much
ne needed IT, Walsh told the house OF the
way the loan sharks hung around the city
hall and court house in Omaha and made
their proffers to the clerks and appolntees,
who soon were in the power Of the money
changers.
Investigation of Car shortage.
The railway commission, though II has no
stamps OF salary. has been instructed to
get busy and look up the question OF a
shortage OF cars and remedy the evil at
once The house did it this afternoon
through the adoption Of a resolution by
Richardson of Frontier county. as follows:
Whereas. There Is a crying demand aud
an imperative need for more cars to move
the grain OF this state; therefore be Il
Resolved. That the State Railroad COM
mission be requested to investigate the
shortage OF cars that has existed In this
state for months, and that that said commits
IL may require and may send for persons
and papers and do anything II deems best
70 ascertain why cars cannot be furnished
70 meet the wants OF the people OF the
state.
The house will go to work hereafter at
3 o'clock in the morning and al 1880 In the
afternoon. This gives an hour more time
In the morning and thirty minutes more In
the afternoon. u came ahoIIf when Hart