Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-22
ROUTINE PRoohEbiScs' OF HOUSE
Lawyers Oppose Dill Eliminating
TechnicaI ReversaIs.

(From a STAFF Correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. 21-(Special.)- the
absence of Speaker Nettleton. Ned Brown
chairman of the judiciary committee, called
the house to order at 2 o'clock. House
rolls Nos. AZ and 49, companion bills, remov-
ing certain technicalties. from legal prac-
tices, involving appeals and new trials
were reported for indefinite postponement
by the judiciary committee Ned Brown
of Lancaster. the author of the bills, called
Hamer of Buffalo to the chair and moved
the adoption of a minority report that the
bills so on general file. This carried. f..
w. Brown of Lancaster and McMullen OF
Gage spoke for the committee report hold
ing the bills, II enacted into law, would
deprive defendant the right of a trial by
jury, and would be, therefore, unconstitu-
tlonal Ned Brown answered this argu-
ment and explained his bills did no such
thing, but merely wiped out technical
reasons for a new trial when no injustice
had been done. Wilson of Custer Walsh
of Douglas and Lee of Douglas talked for
the minority report, and each took dig
at the lawyers. The minority report
carried,
Davis of Cass brought up his resolution
to compel the committee on medical So
cietes to give weeks notice to the men,
bers Of the Christian Science church when
the anti-Christian Science hill is to be con-
sidered In the absence of the chairman
of the committee and with the assurance
that the committee would give due notice.
Davis withdrew his resolution.
( Clarke of Douglas moved that when five
members of the house signed petition a
weeks notice would be given Of a commit
tee hearing. Harrison Of Otoe objected and
the motion was lost.
Weems of Nance introduced a resolution
| that a committee be appointed by the
speaker to find out why 1t Is Nebraska
farmers get less for their grain than farm
ers in the neighboring states. 1t went over
/ for one day.
! Theissen of Jefferson introduced fesolu-
! ton to memorable congress to oppose a
| ship subsidy, even though II be under the
/ gulse of furnishing ships to carry mails to
south America II went over one day.
The following bills were introduced:
! II r. f3O-By Knowles of Dodge. TO re-
ouire the appointment OF guardian ao
] Item i'm cases where minor or an IN
| conopetent person Is interested.
| n r.. iSl-By Knowles of Dodge. To pro
| hibit the making or publishing OF latse oi
| exaggerated statements or pubhcauohs ol
| or concerning the affairs, pecuniary condl
| ton or property of any corporation, loln
! stock association, copartnershlp or lhdlVlu
ual which said statements or puphcat.oh'
are intended 10 give or shall have ten
dency to give a less OF greater apparent
| value to the shares bonds or property ol
I any part thereof OF said corporation, Join
| stock association, eopartnership or indi
Vidual than the said shares, bonds o.
property shall really and in tact possess
and providing a penalty therefor.
| II II. l3a-By +. A. Brown OF sherman
| Making a double column ballot when matte
exceeds thirty-six inches in length.
! H n. l33-By Quackenb1sh OF Nemaha-
I Providing for the levy OF special roa'
district tax upon petition 70 county boar'
4 by electors OF road district.
II r. No. i34-By Cone OF Saunders. II