Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-27
Dan Nettleton Leads the Fight in
Favor of the Bill.
LOST IN COMMITTEE OF WHOLE
Later House Reverses the Action by
a Narrow Margin.
BILL TO SAVE sHUMwAY's NECK
Emergency Clause Attached 90 Meas
ure Providing for n Commission
10 Inquire Into HIS
sanity.


NffOm a SlallG correspondent
LINCOLN. Feb. 2e-tSpecial Though
the insurance lobby was able to come onto
the floor Of the house and secure the in
definite posfponement OF a bill this morn
ing while the house was in the committee
of the whole. on roll call on the motion not
to concur in the committee report the lobby
was defeated and the bill was recon-
mended for engrossment and third reading.
The bill was II. r. sc by Nettleton OF Clay
and il provides that note given for the
premium on an insurance policy shall not
be negotiable until after the policy has
been delivered to the insured
When the bill came up for discussion In
the committee Of the whole w. b. Inch.
an insurance agent OF University Place.
proceeded to come onto the floor Of the
house and work TO defeat the measure,
while other insurance lobbyists hung over
the railing and watched the fight. The
snti-lobby law was violated and 50 were
the rules Of the house. as was the specific
resolution by Stoecker of Douglas that all
lobbyists should be elected II foand on the
floor Of the house. The action ~ the In
surancs lobby out-brazened any other work
of the lobby so far as has come 80 the
attention of the public this winter. The
insurance lobby has been most insistent
in its efforts to kill this measure and
few days ago an insurance lobbyist while
seated in the house chamber is said to have
actually instructed a member when to sec
ond a motion and one legislator Is author
ny for the statement that the lobbyist
offered the second TO the motion himself.
Reason for the Law.
In speaking for his bill Nettleton told the
house that it is customary for an insurance
agent to secure from the insured person a
hen IN sell he
note. 1t may be months before the policy
is delivered and there is nothing TO prevent
the agent from selling the note and falling
entirely TO deliver the policy. Gerdes OF
Richardson county told Of a young man
who gave his note for some S2Ss TO pay tine
premium on his policy and later had to sue
the insurance company to secure the policy.
others had similar stories TO tell
Begole of Gage and NcColl OF Gage both
smoke against the bill, as did Clark Of Rich
ardson. McCon thought the people were
sufficiently learned in the matter OF bnsi-
ness not to need this protection while
Clark said the passing of the bill would re-
suit in great harm TO those companies which
did a business In the country. while not IN
turing the companies which did city busi-
ness The country agent has 90 hire liv-
cry team and make a trip to see his pros
!
business then it prevents him from making
other trips and thus saves him money and
time. Begole was Of the opinion it would
seriously hamper the insurance agents
should the bin pass.
When the vote was taken in the commit
tee Of the whole 10 indefinitely postpone
the bill it carried. % to d. Netueton Sc
cured a roll call when the house was pass
ing upon the work of the committee of the
whole ana secured favorable action on the
bill by a vote OF 46 to Al
Bill 90 FIT shumway Case.
In passing H. r. IFS today the senate, II
the governor approves. fixed a way TO test
the sanity of Shumway. the Gage county
murderer.
IJpon motion Of Ransom the senate rules
were suspended and the bill was advanced
TO third reading and passed. This meas
ure was introduced in the house by Wilson.
but had been prepared by Attorney Gen
eral Thompson and his deputy Grant Mar
lin, who were anxious that II pass at once.
1t carries the emergency clause and viii
become a law as soon II receives exc
cutive approval.
This measure provides that when a per-
son has been condemned 10 death and the
question of sanity is raised The matter
shall be referred TO the district judge from
the district in which the condemned person
was convicted should the judge upon
making investigation find that the prisoner
might be mentally deranged he shall sum
mon the superintendents OF the three stale
insane hospitals, who shall pass upon tho
I case. Should they report that the convict
is insane, sentence will be suspended.
otherwise IL win be carried out
Howard's Charter BnI Lost.
Jerry Howard's South Omaha charter
hin was recommended for indefinite post
ponement by the committee on cities aud
. towns this afternoon and the Tanner
charter was considered. but no action
: taken. Another meeting OF the commit
tee viii be held tomorrow al which several
amendments viii be offered TO the Tanner
. charter bill Jeremiah blames partially
= the assistant city attorney OF South Omaha
: for the death Of his bill He said the 1f-
: ficial knew the Tanner charter was no
: good. but he was afraid 10 come to Lin
; coin and tell the COMMITTEES.
Good Roads Meeting.
A public meeting viii be held Ia the
E senate chamber next Tuesday night, on the
subject of Good Roads" Speakers who
Z are experts in roae building will be pro-
vided-
New Lincoln Charter BiIl.
? Mayor Brown OF Lincoln today submitted
: 10 Senator Miller, new charter bill for
! Lincoln. that does not elnbody the conmis-
= sion form of government, which the execu-
, Give of Lincoln Is fighting. The new meas
ure reduces the numeber Of cOunciimen IN
Lincoln to<seven and changes provisions
with regard 10 appropriations. The bill
; provides the mayor shall not be a mem
Der Of the excise board. which shall consist
Of three memberE who shall be elective.
D The mayor shall retain his veto power.
2 MauDin'H May Duties.
, While the new labor commissioner. W.
. NJ Maupin is engaged In the task of act