Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01

represented several other corporations
came to Lincoln last night and was here
today quietly resting In room at the
Lincoln hotel. Bob Druesdow OF Omaha
also struck town today and informed in.
Quirers he was here on private business.
Lobbyist Morris is still here, notwlth-
standing he may be needed by the poor
of Omaha every minute of the day. He
Is lobbying for the retention of the State
Board Of Charities and Correction, the
child labor bill and a few other meas
ures.
Another Session on Primary.
The committee appointed to, draft a
primary bill will meet again tomorrow
night and the members expect to get down
to work at that time. The Commoner next
week will say this about the primary law:
At the 1906 state conventions held in Me-
braska both the democrats party ana d,r tne
primary law The democratic PLATFORM
said:
I'VE will pass comprehensive direct
primary law for the whole state, In which
party candidates for all offices shall be
nominated by a direct vote OF the people"
This PSs s sSd eve p ssTs 9ee1
Der elected upon II OF every republican
member elected upon a similar pledge is
bill II has been urged by some republicans
and democrats that the direct primary Is
IN P the NebrasRa iesislsture have been ad-
Vised not TO support this reform plan. The
merits OF the direct primary law are not
fence of the fact that both of the great po-
\ htical parties in Nebraska promised the
people that direct primary law wt 4oid1 q
shAuid not have been endorsed by the plat
form; IL there are arguments to Justify
democrat-or a republican either lot ina
matter-in voting against the direct pri'
mary those arguments should have peer
presented before me sb state representa
In In the The c omnoners opinion argument. 4
plan is a great Improvement over the con
vention method Of nominating Conven
tons should be allowed Tor the Irem of sn %
work which cannot be done by Prlmar.
vote; but the more fully the control Of n,
rank and nle, the better. Authority comes
from the people and the more directly am
completely the people control me less SSa
OF the voters.
Hard Shedding for InterurbRn Bill.
Judging from the reception it received to
day in the senate s. f. No. Is, providinI
that street railway companies may guar
antee. buy and own stock and bonds o
?. interurban companies. has rocky road L
travel before 1t is placed on the statut
books After a long discussion, today, II
which Joe Burns OF Lancaster and Aldricl
OF Butler threw all kinds of doubtful com
pliments at each other, the bill was sen
hack TO the standing committee for furthe
consideration and amendment.
The peculiar feature of the discussio
was that no one made any direct charg
against the bill, but several OF the sena
tors seemed to fear there was negr
hdroitly concealed somewhere in the wood
nile. Senator Ashton. OF Hall started tn
onslaught by Offering some amendment
which permit the street railway eompanie
10 guarantee, but not to own bonds an
40 lease for a limited term. but not ow
interurban roads. He declared he believe
the effect OF the bill would be to permit
street railway company to act as hold
ING company for numerous interurba
; companies He thought this would be ba
(, policy and might result seriously in III
future.
Aldrich also had far-reaehlng amend
~ ment which would require a SEARCHING II
vestigation by the railroad commission b.
fore any Of the interurban roads could Nos
q stock OF bond issue.
- Thomas, who introduced the bill. e.
planned II was merely to permit the Oman
& Council Bluffs company to build ar
Omaha and was intended to go no furthe
But the opponents OF the bill saw In II
plan 10 permit the formation OF an int
urban railway trust" or pool. Aldric
also opposed H. declaring It would lead
''high finance" methods by the companie
To prevent this he offered his amendmel
/, requiring an investigation by the railws
commission before stocks or bonds cou
u be issued.
burma and KiRs Favor II.
Joe Burns OF Lancaster got into the al
cussion at once with the declaration Il
tendency was to regulate too much I
said the poor bond and stockholders we
able 10 take care OF themselves and a
clared the steam railways were fightll
the interurbans and had carried the fg
even into the senate. D." 90
King Of Polk favored the bill decIaril
It was necessary 20 permit the street ra
ways TO back interurbans in order tn
the interurbans might be bult the d
veiopment OF the state required. He SO
Aldrictrs amendment should be attach
to another statute and that he was wor
ing on a bin which covered the saf
ground. He declared the amendment
attached TO this OIL would be null as
aid not provide for the organization
corporations, but for the owning OF sto
after the corporation was formed.
denounced the feeling against Omaha a
lincoln apparent m some OF the legislato
An exchange OF repartee between Bur
and Aldrich which caused applause
the wen niled gallery. closed the deha
Burns declared Aidrich was trying
stranGie the babe before Ia birth. !
drich RESPONDED he was dealing with ca
ditiOns and not with the -imagiaihgs OF
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