Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-04

OF this some $50 went for bill files.
seven O'Clock CIosiag No Go.
The house for a second time killed the Z
o'clock closing bill this afternoon and as
the senate has done that same deed some
days ago. it is safe to say this legislature
will not pass a Z o'clock closing law to APP
ply to the saloons. The house indefinitely
postponed the bill yesterday and Tay-
ior Of Custer moved to reconsider \ Shoe-
maker moved to table the motion, the
speaker failed to put the shoemalH mo-
ton. On a roll call Mt. Taylor's motion
was defeated by a vote of - to SO.
Wilson of Polk informed the house that
II the Taylor motion carried an amendment
would be tackled onto the bill so that 1t
would not apply to Douglas county. The
house concluded. however, that what was
good for Omaha was good for the state. so
refused to gig back on its previous action.
s.. f. 29, by Miller, the county option
bill, is ten bills down on the general file
Of the senate and probably will be reached
tomorrow or Friday.
Strike stIII On.
Jerry Howard handed up to the speak
er's desk this morning a motion to have a
committed appointed to investigate the
scrap between the clerks in the bill room
and Speaker Pool and the chief clerk. As
the house was just going into committee
Of the whole to discuss the banking bill the
motion was not put and Jerry will get
busy tomorrow. The bill clerks are still
out. Two of them are sons OF members.
Senate Goes without Lunch.
Officially and Of record the senators to-
day had no lunch. though in reality they
ate heartily. The cause was a motion made
while in committee of the whole at noon,
and while considering the Sink bill, that
the senate rise and report. On rising, the
members stayed risen and hurried from
the chamber. the presiding officer not even
assuming the gavel to accept a formal mo-
ton to take a recess until afternoon as
usual. This left the senate still in session.
When the senators convened in the after
noon, the lieutenant governor ordered the
roll called when 1t was discovered that the
senate was of record, still in session,
though there had. been a two hours hiatus.
Thed ifficulty was gotten over by a
whispered tip to the secretary to cut out
the roll call and by calling Senator Banning
to the chair again, where he had been dur
mig the morning.
Governor Not to AppOint-FOr Once.
Yesterday and today were two busy
sessions for the senate, as a host of bills
were ground through.
Senator Myers of Rock could not re-
sist the opportunity to get off a joke or
two of the democrats and when the
Brown bill, to give the county attorney
the right to appoint a detective was up,
he moved the bill be amended to give the
governor the right to appoint. which was
met with a rebuff of no small proper
lions by the democrats. Later when the
bill making John Towards birthday a
holiday in penal institutions was consid-
cred, Senator Myers moved to amend by
including the birthday Of w. j. Bryan,
which was ruled out Of order with a slam
of the gavel by Chairman Banning. On
this bill a query was raised by Senator
Cain whether or not it was not Jerry How
ard instead of John Howard, and Senator
King responded he was famous as the
author Of the closed season on Greeks.
This did not seem to strike a responsive
chord among the democrats and was
thrown over the chandelier also.
Ninety-Nine-Inch Bed sheets.
Representative Sink may now rest easily
at night, for his bed sheet bill has been
recommended for passage in the senate and
there is no indication of any further fight
on the measure. 1t was brought up in com
mittee of the whole today and disposed CT
without great difficulty. Senator Raymond
Of Scott's Bluff proposed an amendment
suggested by the hotel men CT Lincoln and
Omaha thai individual towels h. supplied
to guests only on request, but the senate
after listening to Senators Tibbets ano
Randall, voted this down, as they did other
amendments, and opposition dwindled
Senator Raymond did not oppose the bill.
Now that the Douglas county senator
have been good on the bill, Sink and his
men are supposed to see a little more gooc
in the Omaha charter measures, but theil
vision WIN be clearer If the senate takes g
shine to the stock yards bill.
Governor Shallenberger has signed II. r
l29, by Leidigh Of Otoe, providing charter:
for cities Of 5000 to 25,OOO inhabitants.
Adjournment April First.
The legislature is figuring on adjournlnl
April l. w. ]. Taylor in the house sounded
members today regarding the appointment
OF a conference committee to fix the date
Of final adjournment and the majority
of the members interviewed thought Apri
l should be the date. Senator Tlbbets ex
pressed himself in favor of this date, 1t IL
probable the committee on adjournment
will be appointed within a short time.
The house has fifteen more days will
pay and the senate nineteen, after which
the members will have to serve withou'
salary. Because of this 1t is not though
1t will be possible to keep a quorum herr
after April l..