Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-14
Last Legislature Sets Mark for
Present One to Match.
TALKS OF HARMONY
Howell of Douglas Also Speaks Along
the Same Line.
COMMITTEES START ON JUNKET
state Installations 60 he Visited
While Legislature Rests Until
Printers Get Bills
Ready.
tFrom a staff Correspondent

Otrom starr correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. 1S-(Special )-Gentle lam
guage supplanted the louder tones of de-
bate and partisan oratory in the legislature
today and in the senate there were express
sions of good will and a desire for peace
on earth"
Lieutenant Governor Hopewel who has
not had an opportunity>to address the mem
bers of the senate before chose the time OF
opening Of proceedings to make brief ad-
dress, in which he felicitated the members
on their election, reminded them of the
vastness of the interests they represented
and gave them a hint they have something
to live up to when they follow after the
session of 1907
brief address was made by Senator
Tibbets, president pro tenn. to whom the
lieutenant governor surrendered the gavel
for the morning session. Senator Tibhets
declared the thirty-f first session Of the leg
islature would be a business mems session.
and he believed bills of wide Importance to
the state would be considered without re-
gard to party affillation.
This sentiment was repeated by Senator
Howell of Douglas county, who expressed
the belief. in which he said he thought all
ooncurred, that nothing but the best of
good will could possibly exist. None of the
speakers made even covert reference to
the events of The day before
Both branches CT the legislature were
without business to transact soon after
the presiding officers called the bodies to
order. The introduction Of bills was all
Il at took place to enliven the proceedings.
In the house Armstrong of Buffalo in
troduced n measure to provide for six
deputy oil inspectors. instead of five as
at present. Brown of Sherman submitted
I "A mt Nt.,.. T~NIN mi
las presented the measure providing o.
peEsion for Omaha firemen and police
| officers.
In the senate the record set on the open-
ing day was lived up to relgiously, and
| when there was nothing else 10 do the
| members sent few more measures ON
their way to the committee grind. Among
these was Senator Klng's iill amending
the divorce law In accordance with the
action of the national congress held at
| Washington two years ago. The same
measure was considered at the last ses-
sion and defeated.
Bill to Regulate Sleeping Cars.
A bill regulating Pullman car fares was
also submitted by Senator King Oils of
Valley produced mis- measure giving the
governor the right TO specify one news
paper in county that shall print consti-
!
revealed that he is seeking to place the
sheriffs Office on fee basis again. while
| Fuller of Seward introduced a base ball bill
giving the right to play the game outside
the corporate limits OF any city, village or
town on Sunday. Oils brought forth a
bill placing the clerk of the supreme court
on salary of $500 and leaving open the
question whether he is entitled to the addi-
tional $500 allowed by the constitution as
ARIA Thn
perimental farms in north Nebraska np-
peared, as did one by Diers OF York to ex-
clude university and college students from
participation in elections at the college
| site when they have a permanent home
elsewhere in the state
The senate committee on public lands and
buildings is to begin the biennial junket to
the state institutions at once and will start
tomorrow morning for Grand Island, leav-
ing here at II o'clock 1t Is the expecta-
ton the house committee members will Join
the senators and that while the bills al
ready introduced are being printed there
shall be an adjournment OF the legislature
lasting until next Monday or Tuesday This
has not been definitely decided upon. but
there Is no work either for committees or
members in session and an adjournment
, probably will expedite business In the long
run.
The first visit of the inspection committee
| will be to the Soldiers home at Grand
Island, following which the Boys Industrial
school at Kearney will be gone over and
on the return the Insane hospital at Has
tings is on the itinerary.
Tonight a number of members accepted
/ the invitation Of the convicts OF the state
! penitentiary and attended minstrel show
and entertainment given by them at the
Lincoln institution for correction.