Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
Evidence is Plentiful, However, Ran
som is Doing the Planning.
ONE TRICK Is TURNED ON HIN
Stock Yards Bill Not Referred to
Committee He Intended.
COUNTY OPTION BILL TUESDAY
Made Special Order I'm Senate I'm
Order that All May Have
Notice and Be Present
to Vote.
CFrom a staff Correspondent.J

LINCOLN March 6.-tSpeciaL senator
Ransom. who when the legislature con-
vened was one OF the most energetic mem
bers OF the state senate and was alive
with suggestions and aid to his fellow
senator's when in trouble. has become one
Of the meek and passive ones and today
he sits calmly while the matters Of utmost
moment are being considered and coaches
his friend Howell what to say. It Is be-
lieved the gentleman from Douglas Is
playing one OF the most foxy games that
have been perpetrated before the legisla-
ture and that in the end he will be able
to win out in what he desires. but in so
doing he has been obliged to pull over his
shoulders the pelt OF a lamb.
stock Yards Bill Located.
To the republicans this week belongs
the credit Of turning a neat trick on the
Douglas county statesman and he is now
industriously engaged in countering. Lieu
tenant Governor Hopewell referred the
house bill regulating the rates to be
charged by the South Omaha stock yards
to the committee on miscellaneous sub
jects, instead OF 70 the committee on mis-
eeilaneous corporations. OF which Tanner
Of Douglas is chairman, and to which IL
was expected the measure would go This
committee Ia composed IN part OF three
country members. who are likely to re-
port IT out again and place -he measure
before the senate. What would have hap
pened had the bill gone into the hands Of
the committee on miscellaneous corpora
tions. organized for this especial purpose.
may be imagined. The stock yards bill
reduces charges for yardage % per cent
and provides that for feed the yards may
J1f CHI
market price. This Is the measure that
has been set as the price Of the passage
OF the Omaha charter in the house by the
friends Of Representative Tay!or
So frequently has the corporation
record of Senator. Ransom been referred
to in the last few weeks that he has
dsemed IL wise to lay In the background.
and when the stock yards bill was re-
ferred TO the live stock COMMITTEES all
he aid was to go to the presiding Off
GERS desk and make a protest. But the
senator is not downed by any means
His ability to prevent the passage OF the
bill has not yet been fully tested He
may be able TO call to his help Senator
Oils Of Valley who consented to the
amendment OF the physical valuation bIII
by striking out the provision that would
take in the stock yards.
EGEAOMhGA or NOmm1NNees
The miscellaneous corporations commit
tee Is: Tanner OF Douglas. Bartos, Of
Saline, Buhrrnan of Howard. Diers of
York, Tibbets Of Adams. Laverty OF
| Saunders and Myers Of Rock
The committee on miscellaneous corpora-
| tons, TO which II was expected Lieutenant
Governor Hopewsn would refer the hsii.
Is headed by Senator Tanner OF Douglas
and the other members are Bartos of Sa-
line, Buhrman OF Howard, Diers OF York.
Tibbets Of Adams. Laverty OF Saunders and
| Myers OF Rock
The committee on miscellaneous subjects
| is constituted follows: Fuller of Sew
ard, Donohos OF Holt, Henry OF CoIrax.
GammiIl OF Frontier and Thompson of
| Cunning. All OF these menbers repressnt
| either farming communities or live stock
sections OF the state and would be vitality
Interested In anything tending to the safe
guarding OF interests OF shippers OF stock
| Senator Fuller Is a democrat as are the
! other members except Ganmiu and Thomp-
son Senator Donohoe is from a prominent
Etock shipping county and has been rated
as one Of the independents OF the IegisIa-
ture. while Senator Henry and Senator
/ Howell had 4 stormy session early I'm thu
IsstsIaturs, when Senator Howell declared
he would name Lee Herdman clerk OF the
/ COMMITTEES on municipal affairs. Senator
Gammih has repeatedly championed the
/ interests Of the farmers. and Senator
Thompson until q stock yards bill was n
troducsd and gained position in the housa
was contemplating the introduction Of 2
similar measure Senator Fuller today. wher
asked about the bill admitted that the in
bsrests OF his constituents would demand
| . thorough consideration OF the measlr.
Whsthsr Senator Ransom viii consider
the Omaha charter and home rule OF
more Importance now than the stock yards
bill viii be one of the interesting dsveiop-
ments OF the session. Whethsr 1t makes
any differences what Senator Ransom
thinks probably depends on the cIeverueu,
Continued on seoDnd Paxe)