Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-25
Calls Upstate Man Liar and Trouble
Starts Without Preliminaries.
MEMBERS STOP THE PROCEEDINGS
Apologies to the House, but Not to
Each Other, Speedily Follow.
INQUIRY INTO PACKERS DIES
Connolly Gets n Committee Named OF
which lie Is Chairman, and There
the Matter II Allowed
TO Rest.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN, March 2-(Special ToleEramD
Judge Shoemaker of Omaha was assaulted
and struck on the head by w. ]. Taylor OF
Custer county or the floor OF the house
this morning. Members rushed between tho
two men and prevented any serious injury
to either.
The assault occurred while the house was
I'm the committee OF the whole discussing
q bill by Taylor providing that women can
vote in municipal elections
Shoemaker in speaking against the bill
stated that in Wyoming the women voted
and they had failed to stop gambling there.
II should think that would cause you to
favor the BILL" interrupted Taylor.
Il deny that l am in favor of gambling
replied Shoemaker. "The gentleman has
been insulting and indecent all through this
session. 1t is a dirty lie to say l favor
gambling"
With that Taylor left his seat and walked
quietly to Shoemaker, remarking: IF you
are looking for trouble you can get It,"
Then he struck Shoemaker on the head.
Shoemaker threw up his arms to protect
himself and members OF the Douglas dele
cation and others rushed to his assistance.
House In an Uproar.
The members were in uproar instantly
and all rushed for the men. Clark of Rich
ardson yelled for an adjournment. Speaker
Pool rushed to the chair and with the aid
of the sergeant at-arms, got the members
Quilted. The committee dissolved and after
quiet had been restored. Taylor apologized
to the house.
This squabble is very insulting to the
house. My conduct in the affair was dis
graceful and impels to apologize to
this house. / regret l allowed my temper
to get the better of me. 1 know there will
never be another such occasion for me to
lose my temper. hit hard and am willing
to take hard hits, but the language of
the gentleman was very grievous"
Shoemaker said: 81 apologize for my
part in this affair, but | took very little
part init"
Shoemaker said he intended to have Tay-
Tor arrested for assault Shoemaker is 66
years old. Taylor Is a much husker and
younger man.
The assault on Judge Shoemaker was
entirely unexpected by those WHO were
listening To the debate. Several members
had interrupted Judge Shoemaker in his
| speech and some of the speeches had not
been taken seriously. During Boelts
speech many of the members had yelled
hear, hear" and other remarks made
on the discussion OF the bill being in the
! nature Of the usual circus performance OF
! the houke
The house was in the "ioshing" mood
when Shoemaker began his speech and
! few Of the members heard the remark
which occasioned the assault.
Jerry Howard spoke for the bill, Bow
man for It, Thiessen for II. Boelts opposed
it in one of his usual eloquent addresses.
When Shoemaker rose to speak Snyder
! of Harlan moved that debate cease in five
minutes.
mo you don't" yelled Shoemaker. II
| haven't said a word on this measure"
Baker opposed the motion to shut off
Judge Shoemaker and Taylor of York APP
! peaed to the house to permit the judge
to make his speech and the appeal went
| through with whoop.
| At the afternoon session of the house the
woman suffrage bill was again taken up
and after a general discussion was recon-
mended for passage.
Shoemaker finished his speech leaning all
the time with one hand on Taylors desk.
Case Of Frontier got in long enough 10
move that the printing committee have 100
! copies of the Marquis Of Queensberry rules
printed and distribute them among the
members. No attention, save laugh was
given to the motion Shoemaker secured a
| roll call on the bin not to concur in the
committee report, but he lost by a vote OF
56 to 80,
NO News About beef Trust.
The house is still without information
| regarding The alleged meat packers COM
bine. Several days ago Mr., Connolly Of
Douglas county secured the appointment
| Of himself and two others To investigate
| the alleged Beef trust, but 80 far as
| heard from no witnesses have been sum
| moned, and no official action taken. and
| no report has been made TO the house
Mr.. Connolly is Of the opinion his com
mttee is without much authority and so
the matter is hanging up in the air some
where.
Supreme Court Clerk on salary.
The clerk Of the supreme court will soon
Ice placed on a salary OF 1900 a year, as
the senate today favorably recommended
H. r. S6. by Ledigh OF Otpe county, maxi
ing such provision. The bill allows the
clerk 50 500 a year and the constitution
81 500 making the total 5000. other office
employees and salaries are fixed as follows:
Deputy clerk S2,5OO; assistant reporter.
81 200: two assistant reporters, 200 each.
two assistant clerks, $1,000 cach deputy
librarian, 5000; stenographer $40,
The present deputy clerk received A
statutory salary OF ST. a year and the
bill raises him to $500 II was stated to
the finance committee by Mr., Lindsay that
as nearly as he could figure out the income
from the office 1t was 500 a year.
Woman Suffrage Advanced.
Senator Brown OF Lancaster secured. the
advancement Of the woman suffrage bin
, | introduced by Jerry Howard H. r. 100 An
the senate today by an agreement with the
friends Of II r. l72, by Shoemaker, pro-
hibiting foreign born persons who have
taken out their first papers to vote after
five years unless they take out their second
papers. The latter bill was indefinitely y
postponed yesterday by attaching a woman