Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20
Then Ransom Tells the Senate it Can
Go Ahead with the Vote.
EMERGENCY CLAUSE GOES OUT
Republicans Vote Against it at Re-
quest of Many Democrats.
EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER
Number Vote for BIUI on Final Pass
age, Though OpposInE Some OF Its
Features, as Only way 60
Keep Their Pledges.
tFrom a sad correspondentl

LINCOLN. Neb., March 19.--(Special Tel
egram. .)-Following the stormiest day of
the legislative session. in which the fate Of
the bank guaranty bill. the charter bills
of three principal cities and the physical
valuation and stock yards bills hung in
the balance. Senator Ransom OF Douglas
county consented to let the senate pass
the guaranty bill 1t went through shorn
of the emergency clause, but passing by "a
vote of % to with this provision stricken
out
"Mr. Bryan won't get a guaranty bill as
a bouquet at the banquet tonight" re-
marked the Douglas county senior senator.
The bill must now be concurred in by
the house as amended by the senate. then
| enrolled and sent to the governor.
The house this afternoon passed the
! Omaha charter bill by a vote of Is to H.
carrying the emergency clause. This meas
| ure is In the same form II passed the sem
ate, providing for an elective commission
| with only salary amendment added that
! Senator Ransom consented to being passed.
The fate of the South Omaha charter bill
| is yet undecided, being on general file,
where 1t was put after having been post
| poned during today's battle. 1t is to be
| taken out again by the sitting committee
at the first opportunity. The stock yards
| measure ana Ine pnySlcul NaluatlOn Dill,
with the offensive stock yards amendment,
are yet up in the air, but Senator RAN
som has such hold upon the legislature
that he crush the Independent spirit
that manifested itself today at any time
he desires and complete the program hlth-
erto so successful.
Bank BiII n Pawn.
Tonight the democratic hosts, members
| of the Democratic Editorial association, in
session here and the members of the legis-
lature, sat at dollar dinner In honor of
the 18th birthday of the Peerless Lender,
and hurrahed for democratic harmony.
! while the men who had ragged and threat
ened during the day sat oowod In their
seats.
The bank bill was made the lever by the
Douglas county senators to force considera-
tion Of the charter bills When the house
early i'm the day decided to postpone the
South Omaha charter bill, Senator Tanner
at once requested that the guaranty bill,
which had come up for third reading, be
passed over for the time. The senate
agreed He importuned by the demo-
cratic leaders to let the bank bill be passed
but refused, and the other Douglas county
members stood with him Ali day a contest
ragged between the members of the house
)
and the Douglas county senator's who were
as determined not to let 1t bulge until tho
house acted on the charters and made other
pledges. Senators Ransom and Tanner
were called on the carpet by the governor
? and they stood pat Then the governor sent
for the house leaders and impressed upon
, them the absolute necessity of concedlng
to the wishes of the senate. An under
tstanding was reached that the South Omaha
charter bill should be advanced also and
that to save the face of the party, the
senate should vote on the guaranty bill so
this news at least could be impaired TO the
silver tongued one later at the banquet.
Called Up at Closing Hour.
The bill was brought up for third read
ing as the last business of the afternoon
! session. Being placed passage con-
{ tanning the emergency clause. the repub-
licans voted against the bill for the pur-
pose of striking this out. The democrats
did not have the nerve to do this them
selves. though several of their number
were extremely anxious the bill should not
be put in force on the day the governor
will sign II. One or two OF them came
to the republicans and begged them not
to give the measure enough support to in
clude the emergency portion. As this
, would have had the result of overturning
the present banking system at once the
bill received only nineteen votes contain
ing the clause to twelve against Sena-
tors Banning and Laverty were paired
Senator Banning being obliged to be alb
C sent.
e On the vote to pass the bill without the
o emergency clause the roll call was as fol-
,. lows:
It Yeas-Bartos, Besse. Robinson, Buck.
| n, NaEv, "a
q ler Hatfield, Henry, Howell. Ketchum.
:, | King, Klein. Majors. Miller, Myers, Oils.
u Ransom Tanner, Tibbets., Volpp, Wiltse-5.
e Nays-Brown, Gammill. Randall, Ray
a mond. Thompson, Warren-6
d Senator King. IN explaining his vote on
$ the last roll call, declared since Il was
q necessary TO strengthen the confidence OF
. the people in the banks OF the state owing
a 10 the incidents Of recent period and
a though he regarded the bill as unfair Ia
= the two members Of the banking board
beside the governor. and believing that in
10 enacting new laws there was always a
., risk Of the constitutionallty which must
be taken, he would vote for the bill as
the last resort 70 secure legislation OF this
kind. He hoped the measure would stand
= the test OF the courts, though he said
" there was doubt
Doubts Its COnstitutiOnaIIty.
Senator Myers in a long explanation de-
cIared the It'll was unconstitutional ant
that he had little doubt Of this. How.
n ever. he was for a bank guaranty Law
v and. while he thought his own measure
was the better, he would vote for tn,
y bin He declared he had expected Mr.
Bryan to be able TO draft a bill, hi
found out there was no hope from thi,
u financial Moses. The legislature hat
IN been compelled 10 seek aid from a coun
e. try lawyer. lie said Nebraska would b,
he the last state he thought. which woult
L enact a guaranty law and that In tn,
e. | f,,tura tta naopIa uyoY,td lootr g. .ort.