Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-05
Later Hours Simply Waiting for the
Enrolling Clerks to Work.
Ill OF PARTY PLEDGES ARE MADE GOOD
Lets Than Usual Of the Partisan Spirit
During Session,
FINAL WORK OIvoLVEs ON SENATE
House Takes n Recess TO witness =
Ball Game 20 Allow the Upper
Body 60 Catch Up with
Business.


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! LINCOLN, April 4-(SpeciaL - -
stopping the hands Of the clock the leg
! islature showed UP the hour Of adjourn
| ment from y o'clock noon. until all the
/ work is completed which will be some time
! In the morning. as several amendments to
| the appropriation bills have to be printed
and the enrolling clerks have a vast
amount OF work yet to do The house spent
| the day on third reading while the senate
/ spent all of It's time in the committee OF
| the whole on appropriation bills. In neither
house was there the least bit of sentiment
| displayed and with the exception Of the
| little confusion incident to the jaitors cart
| ing out 1nkstands and statutes and state
4 officers reports to be boxed up. the ses-
sion on this. the final day, was not different
from those of the preceding days-it was
business from start to finish, and so far az
| this particular day is concerned the house
| finished and took a recess for a few min
utes at o'clock to see the ball game.
The legislature has kept every platform
pledge made by the republican state con-
vention and there were a lot Of them.
Some OF the pledges did not receive the en-
tire republican vote, but a majority OF the
republicans have kept their promises to
pass a statewide primary bill; an em-
ployers liability act; a pure food bill; q
bill to tax railroad property for city pur-
poses; an anti-pass bill and all the other
promises made in the platform, with few
thrown in for good measure.
NettIeton stands Test.
Speaker Nettletou has stood the storm OF
battle like an old oak tree and emergea
on top of the heap apparently as strong
as when he entered the fight some thirty
or forty years ago. He has been a 'stickler
for platform pledges and other good meas
ures He has presided with absolute fair
ness to everyone and every member, those
who opposed his election to the speaker
ship and those who were for him, have 50
/ expressed themselves. The house has had
no leader, but every man has acted inde-
pendently and on his own motion. On only
a very few measures have party lines been
drawn. In most Of the republican pledges
several of the fusionists have materially
assisted In passing the bills, and parttcu-
lariy is this true OF Quackenbush OF Me-
maha, who was recently called home by
the illness OF his children. Besides mern-
bers OF the Douglas delegation, those who
have stood close to the speaker all through
the session, were Harrison of Otoe, Keifer
Of Nuokolls, Ned Brown OF Lancaster,
Farley Of Hamilton. Noyes Of Cass, Jen-
ison of Clay, Knowles Of Dodge and others.
all of whom contributed no little to the
1 NNAAAAAA-N%
while whitman OF Johnson seemed to be
always on the right side.
Cone OF Saunders kept up his record,
which he made early in the session, ana
he and the speaker had several spats dur
ing the day Cone tried to get several
bills reconsldered and in each instance
when motions were made 10 lay his mo-
tions on the table he demanded and Sc
cured roll call. which, OF course, was
against him.
Agreement on sheriff. BiII.
It became necessary, OF course, to appoint
numerous conference committees today TO
agree on amendments to bills and among
the important measures. at least to Doug
las county. which went through were the
sheriff bills, H. r. S1s and H. r. s1s. The
house amended these bills their pro-
visions win not apply to counties under
3,OOo. The senate refused to stand for the
amendment for some Of tine members ar
gued It would take the sherifs in the
smaller counties clear out OF the statutes
and leave no law TO govern them. A con-
ference committee was at once appointed
and reported back the action OF the senate.
with the recommendation TO agree on II.
This was done without a dissenting vote.
These bills provide the contract for feeding
the prisoners In the county jail shall be
let 10 Nne lowest hANoI uluh n4No
been advertised for, and that the sheriff
shall receive as his salary $4,000 a year. Il
becomes effective after January /, 1908 ana
thus does not affect the present Douglas
county sheriff.
Raper OF Pawnee did not like the idea OF
turning back the hands OF time and 50
moved that the house rescind its action In
making the final adjournment at II O'CLOCK
but his motion was lost. When that had
been disposed OF the house settled down
TO its grind and calling the roll was the
order OF the day until the umpire yelled
play ball"
Senate on Appropriations.
, The senate spent practically all OF the
forenoon session considering H. r. 400. the
= general appropriation bill; n. r. 5s4. the
deficiency bill, and II. Il. 5SS. the claims
bill. At u:1O the usual formality Of turn
ing back tie hands OF the clock was gona
] through with the senate suspending pro-
ceedlngs for a few minutes 70 watch the
deputy sergeant-at-arms do this important
work
When the general appropriation biil
came up this morning an attempt was
made to substitute the original house ap-
tpropriation OF $4,000 for the expenses OF
the Railway Commission. for $4,000 as the
senate committee amended the bill but
: the attempt failed. The appropriation for
: maintenance Of the Norfolk asylum was
left at S7O.5OO The committee had recon-
mended a cut OF 1880. The fund for the
payment of wild animal bounties was cut
from $4,000 10 $4,000. and the allowances
for clerk hire for the auditor was increased
from 800 10 $500.
An increase OF sl85OO for the expenses Of
the Food. Dairy and Drug commission was
made in the appropriation for the depart
ment owing to the increased help required
. under the new pure food law passed yes
, terday by both houses.
The two members Of the Railway COM
mission. who have been on duty since
January l. were allowed $50 to cover their
, salary ana expenses. This appropriation
: was made IN the deficiency bll.
. state Journal Loses,