Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13
Saturday Candy Special


day. but at the noon hpur the opponents
OF the bill got together and decided to
make the motion themselves. 1t is held by
the parliamentarians of the house that a
motion to reconsider Monday will now be
out OF order.
select sitting Committee.
The Fourth district has selected Hospod-
sky of Saline and Grueber of Thayer for its
members of the sitting committee.
The Second district delegation has not
met for the reason Chairman Stoecker re-
: fuses to call the members together. An eff
fort was made this afternoon by some of
the members of the delegation to meet and
Gust Stoecker as chairman and select a sue
cessor, but as two members of the delega-
ton were absent. this had to be abandoned.
No indin Irvine Plant.
The senate decided it could do it's share
toward killing bills also today and indefin-
itely postponed the binding Irvine plant bill
which the house had passed. carrying an
appropriation OF 100000. OF this amount
the bill specified $4,000 was for a building
at the penitentiary and $4,000 was for the
operation of the plant.
The vote stood 81 to 10. as follows:
Yeas-Banning, Bartos, Besse, Buhrman
Buck, Bodinson, Cain. Cox, Diers, Hatfield,
Howell, Laverty, Majors, Miller. Myers,
Ransom. Tanner, Thompson, Tibbets, Volpp
-2l.
Nays-Brown, Gammill, Ketchum. King,
Klein, Oils, Randall, Raymond, Warren,
Wiltse-10.
Senators Object to Mullen.
The action Of the senate in confirming
the appointment Of T. W. Smith as warden
of the penitentiary in accordance with the
express provision of the constitution brings
to mind the remainder of the section Of the
| constitution in which this procedure is set
forth. 1t reads that the senate must con-
firm every appointment of a state officer
! other than a constitutional officer who Is
appointed by the governor as head of a de-
partment. While there have been a number
OF court decisions on the provision some OF
the senators are not certain it does not
mean the governor should send in for con-
firmation the names of all heads of de-
partments and institutions. Especially
would some of them like to see the name
of Arthur Mullen, secretary of the Shallen-
berger kitchen cabinet, and ostensibly OIL
| inspector. II his name were submitted it
is possible he would find 1t difficult sled
| ding to get confirmed. He has been SO ac-
tive during the legislature In matters other
than oil inspection and has dipped in his
oar so frequently that Il would be ex-
tremely uncertain for hin to risk con-
firmation.
No sunday Base Ball.
The senate again and probably for the
last time went on record against the Sun
day base ball bill and recommended 1t for
indefinite postponement by a vote OF II
to IL
Favors Buying Wayne Normal.
The committee appointed to investigate
the feasibility of the state buying the
Normal school at Wayne reported to the
house this morning that the state would
secure a bargain If 1t secured the school
for $4,000. The committee reported the
property worth $3.50. 600.
Sears Memorial Turned Down.
Judge W. G. Sears of Omaha will not
get an investigation OF ex-Stste Treasurer
William Steuter from this legislature. The
judiciary committee. 10 which the Sears
memorial was referred, reported that the
legislature Of 1903 had Investigated the
charges against Mr.. Steufer and that no
new evidence had been presented to the
committee that would warrant this legis-
lature taking any action in the case.
Connolly After Il
Connolly Of Douglas introduced a reso-
luton in the house this afternoon asking
for the appointment of a committee Of
three to investigate the Beef trust and
find out IL there Is a beef trust, and take
steps to knock out the Beef trust II there
Is a Beef trust. The resolution went over
one day under the rules. and this is the
fifty-seoond day of the session.
Bills Signed by Governor.
The governor signed the following bills:
s. f. 149, by Bartos of S~allne-Villages
need not take on city form of government
on reaching necessary population unless by
vote.
s. r. 50, by Ransom-Fort mortgage and
investment of money from lands of minors. |
s. +. SO, by King-To permit widening
Of streets for market or park purposes.
S. f. 6S. by King OF Polk-Clerks OF dis
trict courts TO transmit to Board of Health
divorce statistics.
s. F. &c. by Fuller of Seward-Precinct 4
assessors to administer oaths.
H.. r. IS. by Henry OF Holt-no0O0 for q !
Lincoln monument on the capitol grounds.
II. r.. A., by Young Of M~Adison-Polics |
courts outside OF county seats have Juris-
dictiOn In truancy cases /
II. r. I7, by West OF Hall-ReGulating
the registration OF stations.
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF SENATE
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