Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-12

Grsa. stSinsusr,
McMulIen for COmmittee B1l.
In talking for his motion McMullen told
the house he desired the bill to be reoom-
mltted solely for the purpose of striking out
the open primary section and leaving the
bill practically as It had been originally
drawn by the joint committee. He as
sured the house he was for the state wide
primary and he believed every republican
in the house would vote for II and there
fore there was no occasion for tie up
with the fusionists by few OF the repub-
licans. He had made public his position
on the primary questions he said at the
outset He was for his own bill, but when
ne saw there was no chance for that to be
passed he was heartily in favor Of passing
good state wide primary BILL He quoted
that w. j. Bryan in the Commoner had
advocated that every person voting at
primary should tell his party afiliation.
The newspapers, he said, had not been
slow to point out the disastrous results OF
the adoption Of such an amendment. He
advocated republicans getting together ana
not in a few breaking away and tying up
with the fusionists
Jenison accused McMullen Of being unfair
in calling up the matter when. there were
so many absent. When the roll was called
call Of the house was made before the
vote was announced and while under the
call Of the house Quackenbush (fusionlsO
spoke against the McMullen motion and he
said the objections urged to the open pft-
mary by McMullen were the same objec-
tions raised by those political manipuias
tors who did not want to be released from
their power.
Farley spoke in favor of the motion TO
recommit and said he would support prt-
mary law such as contemplated in the re-
publican state platform and such one aa
drafted by the joint committee.
Hamer OF Buffalo was for the McMullen
motion and he advocated In dramatic
speech that the house hx the bill in decent
shape before sending It to the senate Ha
assured the house the senate would knock
of the house amendment and then the re-
pubIicans would have 20 pass the bill,
and the time to FIX II was now before It
went to the senate. There was never any
reason TO believe the primary bill would
not pass without tie-up with the fusion-
lists. And to say the primary law was not
party measure he said was foolish, for
II II was a good thing the republicans
would be given credit and II bad the repub-
licans would be blamed for It. The repub-
licans. he said, could not avoid the respon-
did not believe the amendment adopted was
what a majority OF the house wanted. but
they had adopted Il az an expediency
when the necessity was not real but fam
cied
Dodge for BiII as Il Stands.
Cone spoke against the McAfullen moti0a.
as did Dodge. who was interrupted by RAJ
Der. who asked him II the Douglas county
primary was not closed Dodge assured him
II was but It did not prevent the demo
Gratis from voting as republicans II they
registered as such. He said also that
while many business men and others OBJ
ject6d at first TO telling their party anil
iation they were gradually getting over Il.
Lee spoke for the McMullen motion ana
he told the house II would be much more
honorable to fix the bill now as II should
be than TO have to take the senate amend
ment when the bill came back. He was
| sure there had never been any reason for
an alliance with the democrats on this
measure or any other measure IN the ~
publican state platform.
jackson was opposed 10 having the bin
recommitted and he said the men who were
4 trying 70 get II reoommitted had been the
ones who had fought the primary from the
hrst The bill as amended he said was
fair to ALL and Il should go to the senate
IN that condition.
McAiullen IN closing his debate said he
was surprised az Dodge who for some
years made a special study OF primary laws
ana who had advocated the closed primary,
should be won over to the open primary IN
hve minutes Clarke closed the discussion
by moving to postpone farther consider
alton until II o'clock tomorrow. which was
carried BY vote OF a TO s0
Many Bills KpIed.
The senate this afternoon used the chOlo-
reform process on a number OF measures
Of more or less general interest. an un-
usually large number Of bills being killed.
Among these were JenisOn's anti-lobby ON,
Patr1ck's bill 70 permit the beginning Of
civil suits By serving original notice %