Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-23
CLEAR TRACK FOX RATE BILL
All Opposition Disappears In sspSts to the
Two-Oent Fare Measure
WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE
House Committee Goes on Record ns
In Favor of EIectinR Senators
by Direct vote of the
People.
lFrom a stnr corresnonden,l

(From a Stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Feb - Especial. All
opposition to the bill to reduce passenger
fares in Iowa appears to have disappeared.
This morning Senator Hopkins. chairman
Of the railroad committee, had the senate
set next Tuesday at p. m. for special con-
sideratlon OF the bill that is on the calon-
dar with favorable report.
IL is learned that there will be in fact
no opposition to the bill and that senators
no had previously indicated an intention
of making a fight against the bill now state
they will not oppose IT, In the senate
committee Saunders and Jamison OF Clarke
opposed the bill or desired it's amendment,
but both have now stated they will not OPP
pose IT on the floor of the senate.
Gale for wOman's Suffrage.
Senator Gale has taken charge of the
fight to give the women of Iowa the right
to vote, and has introduced in the senate
resolution calling for a constitutional
amendment striking the word male" out
of the constitution.
The senate today passed the Gillnland
bill requiring railroads to build shelters
opposite their depots on double track roads;
also the bill by whpple extending until
January ! next the time for merchants to
dispose of old stocks of canned corn and
peas; also a bill by Maytag to appropriate
81. 700 for land at the Mount Pleasant hos
pital. 1
Honor George WashinEtOn.
The legislature paused for an hour this
morning to honor the memory of George
Washington. A joint session of the senate
and house was held in the house chamber
with President. Garst of the senate pre-
siding. The legislative double male quartet.
was not in evidence because Of sickness of
two of the members. The rest of the pro-
gram, consisting of addresses by Represent
alive Swift of Shelby Senator Crossley Of
Madison. Representatives Harding and Van
Houten and Senators Gillilland and De-
Wolf, was held.
Move 10 Abolish Board OF Health.
In a debate on the bill to appropriate
money for district sanitary conventions TO
be held by the State Board of Health
in the house Miller of Bremen advocated
that the State Board of Health should be
abolished. The purpose of the bill was 10
carry on a campaign of education through
out the state on questions of health ana
sanitation Mr.. Miller declared that the
State Board of Health was not competent
to educate the public and referred to case
in his county where the State Board OF
Health quarantined patient on the
claim that It was afflicted with a con-
taeious disease and revoked a doctors IL
cense for refusing to recognize the quar-
antine. He claimed the doctor knew more
than the state Board of Health The bill
was channpioned by able members OF the
house, but lost.
direct Vote for senator.
The house federal relations committee to-
day voted to recommend for passage the
Aa ooad the senate
memorializing congress to call constitu-
tional convention to amend the constitu-
ton to allow the people to vote for United
States senators.
Senate committees today voted to recon-
mend for passage the Ericsson bill taxing
corporations which, II Is estimated, Will
bring a revenue Of $4,000 annually to the
state. and the McManus bill, which pro-
vides that liquor can be shipped within the
state.
House Bills.
In the house today Hume of Mitchell IN
troduced bill requiring railroads to notify
the governor and railroad commission im-
mediately after all wrecks or disasters on
their roads; Sullivan, an anti-smoke NUS
ance bill: Miller of Dubuque, an amendment
TO the school election laws; Schultz, APP
propriating 5000 for collecting information
Of benefit to municipal government ana 10
no maid out on order of the executive coun- !
Gil; Sparks, requiring rear vestibules on
all street cars, to be enclosed on all sides
and heated.
Peterson Bill Tuesday.
BY order Of the house today the Peter
son bill from the senate prohibiting cor
uorations from contributing funds to POI
litical campaigns, was put on the calendar
for special order for Tuesday morning at
1880.
Claims Death story n Fake.
Four months ago word reached this city
that George Richey had been killed at Par
sons. Kan. The remains were brought to
this city and buried at Colfax, where the
relatives reside. Today George Richey APP
peared' in person and declares that the
story of his death has been greatly ex-
aggerated. Now the question is, whose re-
mains were buried. at Colfax under the
name Of George Richey
Big Factory Burns.
The factory OF Dodd & Struthers at Sixth
and Center streets in this city burned down
this morning, the fire being discovered at
O'Clock. The loss, which is total, is es-
timated at $4,000 and the insurance carried
was $4,000 The factory made lightning
rods and electric novelties 1t is believed
the fire started in the laboratory.
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