Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-23
People Of Stats Are Entitled to Know How
Much Government Costs.
OPPOSITION TO CHILD LABOR BILL
Hard Work on Part of Advocates Convince5
the House, Ltwevsr,
MEASURE AIMED At MAYOR DAHlSAN
Provides for summary Proceedings to
Remove OmcIRIs who Fail to
Enforce tho Laws or FER
form Their Duty.
CFrom a Stan Correspondent

(From n STAN correspondent
LINCOLN. Jan. 22-Cspecial.) )-The fea.
lures of the session OF the legislature today
was the adoption by the house of the reso-
luton by Tucker declaring against APP
preparations by levy. except in those cases
already provided for; the recommendation
for passage OF the child labor bill by Clarke
of Douglas and the recommendation for
passage of Ned Brown'sl bill to prevent
new trials or appeals on technicalit!es
where no Injustice has been done the de-
fendant. Numerous important measures
were introduced. including bill giving
power to the state railroad commission
The house went squarely on record In
favor OF taking the people into It's con-
fidence in the matter Of appropriations
when it adopted the resolution by Tucker
of Douglas declaring that all appropria-
tions not heretofore provided for shall be
by specific sum and not by levy as the state
fair board and other state Institutions de-
sired. The resolution brought out consld-
erable discussion though McMullen OF Gage
and Elmer Brown of Lancaster were the
only members who spoke in favor OF levy
for the state fair Others, friends OF or
ganized agriculture. farmers who have long
been identified with the state fair and
know its advantages, were for the resolu-
ton, and their reason, given the
floor. was not 20 cripple the fair, but they
wanted the people to know exactly how
much money is to be appropriated for ali
purposes. In none of the speeches was
there a syllable against giving the state
Board of Agriculture such appropriation
which II can show II really needs Lincoln
papers endeavored to line up the repre-
sentatives from out in the state against
the resolution by publishing statements
that 1t was a scheme of Douglas county 10
cripple the fair because 1t is located In
Lincoln. The vote indicated this old buga-
boo Is crippled. IL not dead. though II was
played hard this time as 1t had ever
been played in the past
No Intent to Cripple Institutions.
Tucker, Dodge and Walsh of Douglas
spoke for the resolution and each expressed
a friendly feeling for the state fair and
! other state institutions. Hamer OF Buffalo
spoke for the resolution and so did Harri-
son of Otoe and the keynote of all the
speeches was to know just how much
money is to be appropriated for the main
tenanee of state institutions and not by
blindly appropriating levy, TO leave the
people and in fact the institutions them
selves in the dark on this matter
A majority of the house is either In favor
of ship subsidy or believes congress Is
aDlo TO ndnuio lldl QutSllOH WAlhOhN SUB
gestions from home, This was shown in
the vote on the resolution by Thiessen OF
Jefferson, who wanted to memorable con-
gress to kill any bill providing for a sub
SOY to any ship company, even though II
was disguised as building ships to carry
mail to South America. Among those who
helped to kill the resolution was Lee OF
Douglas, who, amid the applause Of the
house. closed his talk as follows:
II am in favor of ship subsidy. !
want to live long enough TO go back TO dear
old ireland in a ship flying the stars and
Stripes and not a ship owned by the Brit
| ish- government"
The efforts of the fusionists to resurrect
the dead resolution to investigate rumors
about Norris Brown failed when tho house
voted down the resolution OF Weems OF
Nance 10 have a committee appointed TO
investigate and report why Nebraska
farmers got less for their grain than tho
farmers Of neighboring states BY starting
the investigation the fuslonists hoped TO
again drag the new senator under the
| limelight.
Hard Fight for Child Labor BiII.
The victory Of Clarke of Douglas county
and those who stood responsible for the
child labor law came only after cam
paign OF education, assisted by such men
as Jennison OF Clay, Culdce OF Saline.
/ Cone Of Saunders, each OF whom added
| good argument in favor OF the measure
While there was no one who opposed the
spirit OF the bill. Milligan OF Dixon. Lab
ners of Thayer. Snyder Of Harlan, all had
| 10 be shown before they would consent 10
recommend the bill for passage Being
the author OF the bill, the heavy work
connected with its defense naturally fell
10 Clarke, who explained the bill in de-
tail, and It went through without an
amendment. When the vote was finally
| taken the recommendation that the bill be
passed was almost unanimously carried.
Ned Brown Of Lancaster again beat out
! the judiciary committee, though not until
after a most strenuous debate and not
! until after the committee had defeated him
in the committee of the whole by a vote
of 80 to IS. The bill over which the fight
occurred was II. r. a. which provides
no new trial shall be granted and no ap-
/ peal shall be allowed on technicality when
no injustice has been done the defendant.
When the measure came before the COM
mittee OF the whole McMullen OF Gage
and Hamer of Buffalo made speeches
against II, both holding such a law would
put too much power in the hands OF the
! trial Judge and at the same time do de-
! fendant an injustice. Then Elmer Brown
spoke for II. Ned Brown made the prin-
| cipal speech in favor OF his measure.
though he was assisted by Wilson OF Custer
and others. The committee voted a. kill
the bill. 80 to SS, but on the adoptkn OF
the committee report Brown called tor a
roll call and his measure was recommt nded
for passage by a vote Of Al to 4S. and the
/ house applauded
subcommittee on Railroad bills
The joint committee Of the house ana
I senate appointed to get up railroad meas s.
ures parceled out it's work tonight TO sub
committees with instructions for them Ia
report al the earliest possible time These
committees were appointed by Chairman
WilEey;
! Committee TO draft a bill defining the
duties and powers Of the state railway
commission: AldTich Of Butler Epperson
! Of Clay. Walsh Of Douglas. Harrison of
| OtOe.
Committee on anti-Dass legislation: Gould