Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
HOWELL DIPS IN
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house passed it. The position was in har-
Enony with his ruling as food commits
sioner through Chief Deputy Mains. The
governor was quoted by Senator Tibbets
as being in favor of the house bill as
amended.
When this statement was made. Senator
King asserted that Governor Shallenbereef
had come TO him and asked him to pre-
pare an amendment that would pursue a
middle ground, and his had been done. He
claimed to have submitted 1t to Governor
Shallenberser since he drew IL. Senator
King also said he would not have
Drawn the governor into the matter
had 1t not been for the reference OF Sena-
tor T1bbets to the governors position.
An effort was made to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was ordered TO
third reading, on motion of Bartos OF sa-
line. Further discussion took place, but
the vote was ten to nineteen against re-
consideration and lost. It was said the
food manufactured desired to have a hear
Ing before the senate committee.
Interests May Control Judiciary.
The senate eoncurred in the house amend
ments to 5. +. 100, by Donohoe, the non
partisan judiciary bill. The house changed
the measure to provide that petitions of
candidates for supreme justice and supreme
Judge, seeking 20 go on the ballot, should
consist Of 5000 names and all other petit
tons should be 100 names. Senator King
opposed the bill at some length on the
ground It would permit the special inter-
ests 10 have more Influence on the election
OF judges than they do at present. He
declared the size of the petition imposed
by the amendments was in favor OF the
candidates representing these combina-
tions, as they were justified TO send their
agents over the state with petitions. In his
own district. he said. the Union Pacific
sent men ali along their line opposing him
and something that was true in a district,
he declared, was likely TO be true in the
state at large. -
He thought the party designation for can
didates for judge was the best, as It elimin-
ated a host OF candidates from the field
that would make the election a hard one
TO handle and confusing to the voter. BY
the multiplicity OF candidates. the intended
aim OF the bill would be defeated.
To Buy wayne Normal.
The senate has agreed with the house
on buying the Wayne Normal school for
the purpose of establishing a school in
northeast Nebraska 10 train teachers. The
measure appropriates $780, 100 and specifies
tha the State Normal board shall have
charge. The bill has no emergency clause
and will be effective July l. The institu-
ton consists Of eight buildings in all,
and was represented to be worth pract-
cally double the sum charged the state
for It. The owner, MIR. Pile, recently died
but the plan TO sell to the state was
under way before his death.
The senate committee Of the whole raised
the appropriation for a new building al
the School for the Deaf ana Dumb at
Omaha. from 5000 to $4,000 and recon-
mendsd IL for passage
Hand One 10 RAnsOm.
S. F. Is. by Ransom Of Douglas, lasted
about five minutes In the house and then
IL was killed without ceremony. The bill
provided hat the licensing board should
sit and pass on applications % sell liquor