Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-19
COMPROMISE ON PRIMARY
Plurality to dominate in Case High Mar
Gets Thirty-Pive Per Cent Of Vsts
HOUSES PAY TRIBUTE TO R. C. HUBBARD
Des MOines Man Has Plan TO Institute
Automobiles Running on Cement.
Roads for Trolley Cars in
Interurban Service.
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the senate today it was announced that
compromise had been reached on the pri-
mary election law whereby It should be
a plurality bill, but require at least IS per
cent and retain the convention. The bill
was taken up on special order, and the
question before the senate was the amend
ment by Durham to require a majority
selection. Senator Gililland, who has al
ways fought the primary. moved a sub
stitute making it IS per cent, and Smith
of, Mitchell, a strong Cummins man. sec
onded the motion, saying he believed It
was the best compromise that could be
obtained McManus, for the democrats,
said the democrats had agreed to accept
il. There were, however, several democrats
and several standpatters who refused to
accept the compromise, and voted against
the bill. fifteen in all.
Notwithstanding the compromise in the
senate. there Is a disposition in the house
to pass the committee measure without
amendments, and send the bill to a confer
ence committee. 1t is asserted by Darrah
Of Lucas who has worked hard all session
as chairman OF the elections committee in
the house for straight plurality BILL that
the measure in the house will get sixty
NOleS WllHbul dllcHuIlltllN anu lllt plOROSA-
ton is not to accept the compromise.
A further feature Of the compromise
reached in the senate is that the bill shall
not apply to the selection of judges. When
the senate adjourned this afternoon the
measure was not disposed Of and will come
up the first thing tomorrow morning.
Those voting against the Gllilland amend
ment were: Bleakly, Jamison of Clarke,
Bruse. Elerick. Foley, Gale, Jamison Of
Page, Jones, Lambert, Nichols. Smith of
Des Moines, stoekey, Taylor, Wade and
Whiting.
statue for Harlan.
The senate this morning and the house
this afternoon, passed the bill making an
appropriation to place a statue Of Harlan
in the Hall of Fame in Washington.
Insurance Bills.
The house passed the Jones bill restrict
ing the issuance of proxy votes Of policy
holders and stockholders Of insurance COM
panies, and the Berry bill permitting life
insurance policies to be assigned with the
consent of the beneficiary.
Honor Late Postmaster.
Both the senate and house adjourned this
afternoon early to permit members to at
tend the funeral Of the late r. c. Hubbard,
who for many years has been postmaster
of the state house. Colonel Hubbard was
city clerk Of Council Bluffs for three terms
and resided there before coming to Des
Moines to take the position of postmaster.
Mrs. Hubbard died but few days before
Colonel Hubbard and the strain of attend
| ing her is thought to have fastened the
death of Colonel Hubbard. He was a vet
eran of the civil war and all the soldier
members Of the Legislature attended the
funeral.
Permits Automobile Railroads.
To permit the erection of railroads ac-
cording to plans of new invention by
| H. G. Cue, a son of former Lieutenant
| Governor Cue, whereby one-half the cost
of construction can be saved, a bill is to
| be introduced in the house, probably to-
morrow. The invention of Cue, it is
! claimed. will revolutionize the construction
of interurban lines The track is to be of
cement. There will be no steel rails and
no ties or trollies or trolly wires and poles
! TO support the same. Furthermore, there
will be no expensive grades TO be cut down
and fills to be made to make level track,
for the automobile cars, It is claimed, Will
be able to climb any hill. The idea Of the
inventor is to make transportation Of people
between cities and towns cheap and quick.
A proposition to build suQA a line in Har-
rson county is under consideration.
Service on Corporations.
The house passed the senate Peterson
bill providing that service Of original notice
of suit against corporations can be made
upon any agent of the corporation.
Lower Consent on Liquor.
Baldufr of Scott county introduced a bill
in the house providing that I'm cities under
5000 people a petition of consent may have
but a majority of the voters, instead Of &
per cent, as the law now requires.
Governor Cummins today signed the ON
| anti-frecracker bill.