Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-24
COMMITTEE BRINGS IN AN AMENDMENT
Changes the Senate Provision Regarding
Exceptions to the Law.
10 FINAL VOTE REACHED ON MEASURE
Several Members Make Speeches aud Cone
is Called Down BY Speaker,
BILL MADE SPECIAL ORDER FOR TUESDAY
Minden Grain Man shows He is Will
ing 90 Comply with Proposed Law
by Reporting Prices Paid
for Grain.

~ AAAN
for Grain.
(From Stan Correspondent,)
LINCOLN, March % 49, Especially - This
house this afternoon took another throw at
the anti-pass BILL but for some unaccount.
able reason It failed to come to a show
down, but made the bill a special order
for Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. The
only definite action taken regarding this
platform pledge was to vote down a mo-
ton by Cone practically to tack on the old
house anti-pass bill to the senate title.
Cone got only thirteen votes for his mo-
ton, The debate came over the report Of
the railroad committee, to which was re-
ferred the senate bill a few days ago. This
committee appointed a subcommittee OF
five which met with a like committee from
the senate and agreed TO the amendments.
There seems little doubt that the senate
will adopt the amendments. but the house
showed a disposition this afternoon to play
a little longer. The amendments provide
exemptions from the operations Of the law
as follows and that the receiver IL equally
guilty with the railroads who give the pass:
Those who Are Exempt.
oficers, agents, bona hde employees, the
major portion OF whose time IL ueNOl6u "
the service of such railroad company and
the dependent members of their imme-
diate families, officials and inemen OF tne
telegraph companies ex-employes, retired
from service on account Of age or because
OF disability sustained while In the service,
and the dependent members OF their imme.
diate families, or the widows or dependent
children of employees killed while In the
service of such railroad company; neces-
sary caretakers of live stock, poultry, fruit
including transportation to and from the
point of delivery. and employees OF sleeping
way mail service employees, newsboys on
trains, baggage agents and persons injured
in wrecks and physicians ana nurses al-
Provided, that one trip pass for dis
charged empoye ana tbilty ms Iaa asys y az suoS
n discharge.
Provided, further, that the provisions, Of
and make unlawful the interchange OF
passes for the officers, agents and employees
diate families OF other railroad companies,
nor to prohibit any railroad company from
nrnviding relief in cases of general epi-
dernic, pestilence OF calamitous visitation
Cone f. Called Down.
Cone was very much put out with the
report and moved his substitute, upon
which he made lengthy speech. Harri-
son Of otoe used pretty plain Language
in telling the house 1t had fooled over this
matter long enough and that the amend
ments were sure TO be adopted by the sem
ate. and 81 was time the platform pledge
along this line should be kept. Jenison
spoke in favor Of the committee amend
ments. and II was while the gentleman
from Clay was speaking that Cone inter-
rupted so much that the speaker had to
call him down.
'It ls very unpleasant for me-" said the
speaker. ito be continually reminding the
gentleman from Saunders that he is break
ing the rules OF this house. desire to
give every man on this floor chance to
be heard without being interrupted and
l intend to do this, and II is very unpleas-
ant for me when the gentleman from
Saunders compels me to 80 frequently re-
mind him of the rules"
After Jenison finished the Cone amend
ments were voted down and the Harrison
motion to adopt the majority report Of the
committee was adoped. Clarke then moved
that the amendments be engrossed for
third reading and printed. Elmer Brown OBJ
jected to this because he hadn't time had
time TO look over the committee amend
ments. and finally a motion by ouacken-
bush was carried to make the bill spe-
cial order for Tuesday morning.
The house discussed little while the
Doran bill to prevent pooling OF commits
sion men, but took no definite action, and
It also passed over without action the bill
to establish a binding twine plant at the
state penitentiary.
one Grain Dealer willing.
Acting under the spirit Of the MeKssson
bill to require grain dealers to report daily
to the labor bureau the prices paid for
grain. the Minden Grain company filed lie
report with the labor commissioner today.
The report says: I'VE are paying the fol-
lowing prices for grain: Wheat, 81 cents,
down: corn, 81 cents per bushel. down;
oats, 80 cents per bushel, down. We see
the senate has passed No. 42S and 20 be
sure we would comply with the law as we'll
as 70 get used to issuing these daily cards.
we thought best 10 commence at once.
Please acknowledge receipt OF this"
Inasmuch as the bill does not require
the labor commissioner TO acknowledge re-
ceipts OF these cards. the labor commits
sloner probably will not take on any new
duties-a at this time.
Mike Lee Is getting tired OF this quiet
life down here and wants 10 start some
thing to get his blood stirred up In fact,
he wants to open up the campaign in Doug
las county right away. Speaking OF the
passage by the house Of the terminal tax
bill. he said: 1T was the greatest victory
legislature It's effect on Douglas county
Z politically will be a surprise to lots OF
people. II means that Representative
Clarke will be the next congressman from
the Second district and that Ed Leeder will
be the next sheriff Of Douglas county"
Routine House Proceedings.
The house spent the day In committee OF
the whole and recommended the following
bills for passage:
II. r. 42S-By Blystone Of Lancaster. .Ap-
propriating $4,000 for a statue OF Abraham
/ Lincoln on the state capitol grounds.
IL. r. 45l-By f. =. Brown OF Lancaster
Appropriating 81 900 for hre protection In
I the capitol building.
III. n. 490-By r. ", Brown. Appropriating
8, 500 for addition 10 the Home for the
FTiendless.
AppropTiating $500 for a new building for
the Soldiers Home at Grand Island.
II. r. 492-By Scudder and White. Appro-
! pria Ing ts 800 for a brick addition 10 the
/ hospital al the Soldiers Home a. Grand
Island.
III. r. S45-By Redmond OF Nemaha- Ap-
propriating $40 900 for coal bounties.
IL r. 235-By Noyes Of Cass. ApproDriMA-