Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
SENATE DOES SOME REAL WORK
Has Its First Session in Committee
of the whole.
(From a Staff Correspondent

LINCOLFr, Jan. 25.-(Special Telegram)-
The senate was forced to go into committee
Of the whole after three weeks session
without doing so. by the republicans. Sen
ator Majors made the motion after prelim-
inaries today, and was called to the chair
to preside for the first time,
The King bill, memorializing congress to
take action to permit national banks to
take advantage of a state guarantee law,
was recommended for passage, in addition
to s.. F. Is. by Tanner.
During proceedings in committee of the
whole today Senator Kings game bill, to
prevent hunters shooting from blinds, or
while wading in. streams. was called UP.
but was passed over because the amend
ments were not printed. Senator Howell
sought to read a letter he had received
bearing. on the bill, and referring to 1t he
asked Mr. King If a man could hunt in a
dress suit. "If he came from Omaha, he
probably would was Senator Kings reply.
The letter Mr.. Howell referred to was as
follows;
Seeing that Senator King has introduced
a bill in the. senate to amend our present
game laws, Gas to the mode of pursuing
game wish to go on record as. heartily
vents the wearing Of "waders," but will
a few more essential amendments.
1t is highly necessary that a hunter
should always look and act the gentleman
and I would suggest that Mr.. King amend
his bill to compel each person contemplat-
ing going either fishing or hunting to pass
an examination as to his qualifications
and capacity for the maintenance of the
bait question, as to fishermen and the ac-
curacy with which he can handle a'pocket
pistol in regard to the hunters; but the
most important amendment would in my
be the dress the hunter must wear.
This should consist of the finest and best
dress suit procurable even IL he has to
send to New York for IT,, white choke
white kid gloves and to crown the whole
a fashionable silk hat; the kind of a gun
will, under the circumstances make no diff
then HE him to the nearest justice OF the
peace, get his certificate as to his ability
to handle the aforementioned pocket pistol
and as to the accuracy OF his dress, then
go after the game he has spotted. OF
course the game will be compelled by an
other clause in the amendment to wait for
the return OF the hunter.
/ think this will have the approval of the
majority of our sportsmen, and hope the
bill as amended by my suggestions will
pass, not only by a good majority, but by
a unanimous vote of all those who wish to
preserve our game.
Senator Miller's bill to prohibit member
ship in high school fraternities and to
make rushing OF members a misdemeanor
is az measure backed by the high schoo
authorities of Lincoln and, he says. will
have the support of high school men In
other places. 1t specifies that a student
who belongs to such a society may be de-
prived of the privileges OF the school, and
rushing is subject to a penalty OF a fine
OF from 50 to $40.
The senate will remember the Lincoln
centenary. February -, as a committee
was appointed this afternoon consisting OF
Senators Tibbets Of Adams. Ketchum OF
Thayer and Majors of Nemaha. to arrange
with the Grand Army of the Republic
societies so that a program may be held
in the senate chamber and not conflict with
the observance in the city.
Omaha bills were first on general file
when standing committees reported. The
following were reported for general file by
standing committees:
s.. F. As by Ransom of Douglas-Providing
a license Board of Fire and Police Com
missioners may sit sixty days before the
time In which the license they Issue shall
take effect. The bill was amended so that
II should not affect Lincoln.
s. f. a by Ransom OF Douglas-Providing
for the issuance OF intersection sewer bonds
and raising the limit of bonded indebted
ness OF the city from a specified sum as at
present to 8 per cent OF the cash valuation.
8. r. so by Howell OF Douglas-Providing
for the election OF members OF the Board OF
Education in Omaha, one from each ward.
g f. 63 by Howell of .Douglas-Raising
the school levy in South Omaha from % to
40 mills.
s. F. p by Ransom Of Douglas-Relating
to firemen's pensions. Was postponed on
the request OF the introducer because an
other bill relating to the same subject will
come up later in a form that will apply
to executive officers of the fire depart
ment as we'll as to the firemen merely,
8. F. 50 repeating the law for bounties or
wild animals was reported for general file
The following bills were introduced and
read for the first time in the senate:
s. r. 156 by Bartos OF Saline-Admiti
Western Bohemian Fraternal association
u. C. b. j., and Bohemian Ladies' society
]. c. D.. TO fraternal orders of Nebraska.
8. F. 1877 by Bartos Of S~Aline-Making al
promissOry notes or negotiable instruments
given for insurance nonnegotiable and pre-
scribinR how TO be written.
8. +. 1S by Hatfield of Antelope-Repeall
present primary law.
8. +. 1853 by Miller OF Iancaster-To pro
hibit secret .fraternites and societies being
formed in the public, schools OF this state
S. +. 10 by Raymond OF Seott's bluff
To permit candidates for legislative nom
nations 10 make a statement of their atti
tude toward the expressed preference o.
the electors OF this state for, United STATE
senators. to prescribe the form Of suci
statement and to prescribe tine form ahS
manner In which such candidates attitude