Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-16

roll. The question came up on a report
from Chairman Gibson of the committee
on employees recommending that Verna
Leonard be selected as clerk, Charles s.
Rowe assistant proofreader in place OF G. G.
Hill resigned, and that Senator McKesson
be allowed to choose the clerk of the com
mittee on claims, of which he is chairman
King of Polk started the discussion by
demanding OF Senator Gibson If all the en-
pIoyes 50 far recommended were provided
for by law He called attention to the fact
that the new law names all places and says
that these and no other shall be appointed.
Senator Gibson was unable to say whether
all the employees so far appointed were
provided for in the law or not but he
offered to report on the mater at later
date. King said he was opposed to violat-
ing the law and Latta of Burt backed him
UP by declaring he was opposed to giving
men places to pay election debts. He said,
however, he was willing to vote to employ
as many were necessary.
Members of the committee defended the
recommendations and in the discussion it
came out one of the appointees for assist
ant proofreader was incompetent and had
been asked to resign Aldrich of Butler
moved as substitute for the motion to
adopt the report that the chairman OF the
employees committee be asked to report
list Of all appointees and the name OF the
senator to whom each was charged. Pres
ident Hopewell ruled this out of order.
When the vote was put on the motion to
adopt 1t was carried
The report of the committee on standing
committees, naming the committees on rail-
roads, privileges and elections and revenue
to meet with similar committees from the
house to formulate bills covering the rail-
road commission pass, direct primary and
terminal taxation, was adopted.
King of Polk, chairman of the committee
on judiciary, reported recommending for
passage Senator Patrick's anti-lobby bill,
hut owing to a clerical error in the wording
! of the amended title the bill was recon-
mitted for alteration at the request of Sem
ator Patrick As amended by the COMMITTEES
| the bill prohibits lobbyists from approach
| ing members of either house in regard to
legislation and limits them to public adj
dresses and arguments and newspaper ar
ticles. The section prohibiting them from
coming on the floor of the house except by
invitation was stricken out, as It is covered
/ by the senate rules.
Senate file No. l. which was introduced
| by McKesson Of Lancaster, met sudden
death at the morning session. II is bill
to require the defendant in justice court
I cases TO pay up all accrued costs before
taking a change of venue. The judiciary
committee recommended it be indefinitely
| postponed McKesson asked that II be
placed on the general file, saying he had
not been given a chance 10 be heard before
the committee. The members of the judi
ciary committee nearly all spoke denounc-
I ing the bill, declaring II would prevent
: change of venue. The senate voted to In
definitely postpone it.
The committee also recommended for
passage Senator Roots bill removing the
limit of 5000 in damage cases growing out
of death by injury.
| The senate concurred with the house In
| an order for the printing of the governor s
message. Wilson of Pawnee, Clarke of
| Adams and Hanna of Cherry were named
| as a committee to meet similar commit
tee of the house to decide on joint ses-
sion Wednesday to ballot on United States
senator
AT 12 O'Clock the senate took up the spe-
cial order OF balloting for United States
senator. Speaker Nettleton of the house
and Governor Sheldon occupied seats be-
side Lieutenant Governor Hopewell. A
motion by McKesson that each senator rise
as his name was called and announce his
choice for senator carried. The roll call
proceeded without incident every repub-
Iican senator casting his vote for Norris
Brown and every fusionist voting for w.
H. Thompson.
| In a nit OF Observation-Disclosures Clarke OF
Adams a republican. whose name follows
that OF Byrnes. a fusionist, called out the
name of w. II. Thompson when he was
reached. He Immediately changed to Nor
rs Brown, amid applause by the fusion
lists and laughter from the republicans.
The vote was as follows: