Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-09

Anti-Lobby Rule Invoked.
For the first time since the beginning
of the session the anti-lobbyist rule OF the
senate was invoked to drive a lobbyist
OFF the floor OF the chamber, and II is
peculiar circumstance that It was invoked
by Senator McKesson of Lancaster, who
took radical stand at the beginning of
the session against anti-lobbying legisla-
ton. The cause Of the turmoil was John
r. Wright Of Lincoln. president OF the
Columbia National bank and one of the
largest grain dealers in Lincoln. He aroused
the ire OF McKesson by coming into the
senate chamber during the session and
lobbying and buttonholing senators, 1t is
said. in an attempt to induce them to OPP
pose McKessons bill requiring daily re-
port of grain prices to be made to the labor
! commissioner by elevator companies. IL
was found after the attention of the senate
| had been called to 1t that Mr. Wright was
/ not disobeying any rule Of the senate ex-
| cept, perhaps the one prohibiting talking
during the sessions, but after an embar-
RAISING situation had been created and all
eyes had been turned toward him, he with
| drew from the room.
Senator Mckesson brought the matter up
by asking that rule 81, which provides that
no person except state or legislative Of
fcers, shall be admitted to the floor of
the senate without a card signed by the
secretary or a member, be enforced. At the
time Mr.. Wright was talking to Senator
| Ashton and did not observe that he was be-
ing discussed. Senator McKesson mentioned
no names, but 1t was apparent to most OF
the members who he was referring to.
Mr. Wright continued talking to members
until he found out what the discussion
was about, when he pulled card from
\ his pocket and then walked to the back
part of the room and sat down. AS he
had the required ticket of admission the
incident was allowed to pass without action
but Mr.. Wright got up I'D left the room.
Senators Threaten HOuse Provision
Several Of the senators are much put Out
and some are disguised at the action of the
house in acceding to the demands of tn,
fusionists to adopt an amendment providing
for an open primary to the primary cleo
ton bill These senators say the uppel
house will never consent to any such ar
rangements.
ut is foolish" said Senator Aldrich
''The house had no right to do any sucf
thing II any of the friends of the measure
thought the bill would not pass the hous'
without the help of the fusionists, who ar
also pledged to it, then they should hav'
put the responsibility up to those members
Every one Of them would have voted fo
the bill. Men don't break pledges lightly
The senate will chop of that amendment
in hurry, and 1t will be up to the hous'
to concur in our amendments. But Their,
was no need for any tie up The hous
would not have killed the primary bill
Every one in there is pledged to 1t, ant
there was no occasion for fear or for trad
! ing"
Jones of Polk county, a fusionist WIFI
J was in the house two years, was here toda!
! meeting old friends and comrades. H
visited with the Douglas delegation AM
; was given quite an ovation. Jones is tn
man who poked the famous question a
5 Bob Clancy:
! "If the taxation of railroad terminal
= = does not increase your taxes, what do yo'
carer"
5 Jones was one OF the very popular mem
bers OF the house two years ago, and hi
: popularity has not decreased in the leas
/, among the old members.