Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-07

has the supply house and It means much
to that city to have Fort Robinson built
up as big as possible. His resolution
which went over one day, is as follows:
Whereas, The honorable secretary of
war of the United States recently visited
and Inspected Fort Robinson, and then
pronounced that fort to be the most con-
veniently located and most healthtul AID
most slightly and best adapted for cavalry
maneuvers in the United States, aud ren-
commended that II be increased to become
a cavalry brigade post, and that its res
erVatiOn be increased for all suitable pur-
poses relating to this use, and thot the
purpose apd of that size; and,
Whereas. Influences are being brought
TO pear upon the o M s through ~h.ch
the said improvements accompll shed ard
buildings erected, for the obvious purpose
War department orders from being car
ried out; and. intending to bring about
the abandonment of that post:
Resolved, That this legislature respect
fully urge upon the honorable senators
in the congress of the United States. to
| use their most immediate and strenuous
and continued efforts to carry. cat tho
plans ana Recommendation of Secretary
an th, 70 Snses me tbS ehns elea
| be- instructed to forward copy Of this
resolution to each of the senators and
members. of congress at Washington.
StItlnR COmmfttee Approved.
In an effort. to clean up the important
bills before the final rush the senate this
morning approved the sitting committee
reported from the standing committee on
! committees There was no opposition to
the seven senators named in the report.
/ They are Root of Cass, Thomas OF Doug
las, Wiltse Of Cedar, Aldrich of Butler,
Epperson Of Clay. Phillips Of Holt and
| Clarke OF Adams. The sitting COMMITTEES
will begin the work of going over the
general file within few days,
This afternoon the senate requested the
sitting committee to proceed to organize al
once, and tomorrow report back to the
body recommendations as to the method OF
| procedure.
The senate this morning placed itself or
record as favoring the election Of united
States senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie. Without opposition It recommended in
r committee of the whole, the passage OF
Kings Joint resolution asking congress &c
call a constitutional convention, to submit
the question to the several states fol
adoption as a part Of the constitution. The
resolution is the one. endorsed by! the con
vention called last summer by Governor
Cummins of Iowa to determine on Z
method OF procedure to secure the adop
ton OF such an amendment. Former Con
gresham Jesse l.. Strobe ef lincoln wal
chairman OF the convention and II was a
his request this resolution was offered
Similar steps have been taken In othei
state legislatures. The resolution was no
discussed and met with no opposition.
A large part of the morning session o.
the senate was spent discussing Senato
Patricks bill which provides for a radica
change in the method OF starting suits II
the district, county and justice courts o
the state. At present suits are starte'
by the Ming OF a petition and servin'
of q summons, Patrick's bill adopts tn
law OF iowa South Dakota and one or tw
other states allowing civil actions TO b
begun by the serving Of an original motto
on the defendant by the plaintiff TIL
notice Is to the effect the plaintiff win a
certain time file a petition In a dssig
mated court and win take judgment un
less the defendant answers within certai
time. tfsrn
In the discussion that followed II wa
breught-out that one OF the principal argu
ments for the bill Is that II permits suit