Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-02
creditors Ave days before the cOnsumma-
ton Of the sale.
ChFistian scIence BiII Dead.

creuitors nVe Gays DeIore the conBumma-
ton Of the sale.
Christian Science Bill Dead.
BY concurrence in the report Of the mig
cellaneous AFFAIRS committee to indefinitely
postpone s. +. los, otherwise called the anti
Christian Science bill, the senate today dis
posed of the hard fight that was threat
ened over the bill Two years ago the
scrap was one OF the hardest OF any IN the
legislature and II promised to be one Of the
bitterest OF the session this year. Those
who were back of the proposed legislation
decided public sentiment was too strong
against the measure and SO they consented
to the killing Of the bills. 10 is now con-
sidered unlikely that any legislation on the
subject. over which there is a strong diner
ence OF opinion. will be passed
Senators Wilcox and Patrick are now
drawing up a bill which will satisfy to a
certain extent the demands OF the State
Board of Health and which IL is believed
will not be opposed by the Christian Sclen-
fists. In effect, It will require healers, In
cases where any doubt exists to q. dis
ease being contagious or not, to call in a
regular physician to diagnose the case, The
purpose OF this is not to require medical
treatment. but 70 enable the authorities to
quarantine contagious cases TO protect the
public against them.
A bill OF this nature was proposed as a
compromise by Senator Patrick at the pub
lie meeting wednesday night and he was
applauded by the Christian Scientists. II
has the approval of the medical men in
the legislature and It is believed will not
cause a nghtl The physicians contended at
the public meeting their only purpose was
TO protect the public from the spread of
contagious diseases, and the proposed bill.
It Is believed will do that effectively. The
hill prohah'- will be introduced In the sem
ate next week.
skirmish on County option.
A preliminary skirmish on the county
option bill came up In the senate today.
vote was avoided however, and II was
decided to take up the bill next week. An
open meeting at which all persons inter-
ested in the bill will have q chance to be
heard win be held Wednesday evening at
O'Clock in the senate chamber and the
bill probably will be taken up the following
day.
The question came up when Patriclk's
bill providing that slgners OF petitions for
licenses should be Jointly liable for dam
ages with the holder of the license and his
bopdsmsn. Byrnes OF Platte moved it be
indefinitely postponed and Patrick asked
that It go over until more of the senators
were present.
II was finally decided 10 make this bill
and s. r. ioi. also a saloon bill, a special
order for Thursday at O'Clock. Byrnel
also wanted to make the county option
bill a special order for the same time, but
wilcox. whose name It bears. objected.
Senator Randall introduced three bills Of
interest 30 fraternal ogani4ations OF tbs
state. They were drawn at the instances
OF prominent members OF the order o.
ODD Fellows. One bill provides for th'
inoorporat ton Of grand and supreme lodges
Of the various Organizations az the loca
lodges are now incorporated. The secon(
permits the societies to establish home
for the aged and INDECENT and provides