The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
BRYAN TALKS TO
LEGISLATORS
Gives His Views in Reference
to Legislation.
BANKING BILL IS INTRODUCED
Measure is Read for First Time in
House and will Be Referred Back
for Amen dments-Senate Kills Bills
for SUNDAY Baseball and Theaters.


for Amen dments-Senate Kills Bills
for SUNDAY Baseball and Theaters.
Lincoln, FEB. lS.-William j. bryan
addressed me two branches Oh the les.
iSIatuIe Assembled III the chamber y.
the lower mouse and save the memDels
his ideas O1 wnaC m.suL DC the prUpv.
sort Oh legislation. one Vi the bils ne
advocated was one limiting the
amount Oh money . man might spend
i'll seeking cleCtIUn to an once.
Mr.. Bryan bitterly denounced u bill
which has already passed the senate,
providing that professors in the state
university might participate in the
Carnegie fund provided for aged
members OF the faculty. He declared
1t was putting premium on the
crimes OF trusts to accept the gratuity
and likened the fund to the action Oh
country at war with the United States
which might offer to pension the
American soldiers.
The speaker placed great stress on
party platforms and their fulfillment,
which he said was the only manner in
which a party might hope for contin-
ued success. He denounced the rail
road lobby and advocated strongly the
bill providing for physical taxation of
railroads.
Oppose Repeal of Terminal Tax.
While there are a few advocates of
the Snyder bill for the repeal of the
terminal tax law who are attempting
to push it to the fore, there is every
indication that it will not become a
law. There is now evidence that many
of the Republicans who two years ago
voted against the terminal tax bill are
now prepared to oppose any attempt
to secure its repeal The larger cities
looking to its repeal. Many of the
other cities and towns of the state,
however, received handsome in
crease Of railroad taxes as a result of
the law, however, and in many in.
stances representatives of those places
will also oppose the Snyder repeal bill.
The matter has been made the sub
ject of much comment recently be.
cause of the efforts of certain inter
ests to secure the passage of the re.
peal message.
Banking Bill Introduced.
The joint committees banking bill
was introduced in the house. After
it's second reading today it will prob.
ably be referred back to the commit
tee as there are some amendments
which will be suggested for the bill.
LOCALIZED Sunday amusements will
not be sanctioned by the present legis
lature This has been assured by the
indefinite postponement of the meas
ure which had that end in view. The
promoters of Sunday baseball are saiu
| to have been behind the measure
Members of the committee from Doug.
las county made an attempt to secure
a recommendation for passage but
were outvoted.
Lincoln, Feb. 1S.-Should this legis-
iature enact into laws the bills now
pending to provide for nonpartisan OF.
ficers in the judiciary and in school
matters, party lines will be almost
wiped out and political committees
will have job once in two years only.
Senator Donohoe of Holt county is
the introducer of bill which provides
for a nonpartisan board of regents OF
the state university and county super
intendents. The bill amends the pres
ent primary law so that county clerks
shall not include on any party ballot
any candidate for the offices named.
Instead the clerks are required to
place the names of these candidates
on separate ballot and on this ballot
there shall be no political designation.
In the house Humphrey OF Lancas.
ter county has in bill which has al
ready received a favorable action and
is now up to the senate which pro,
Vides for the election of the candidate
for United States senator VINO re-
ceives the highest popular vote, re-
CARELESS of his politics. Humphrey is
also the introducer oil bill providing
for the election of nonpartisan school
boards. This will be accomplished by
requiring the county clerks to place
the names of candidates for this po-
sition on the ballot without party des,
ignation.
The election Of two regents OF the
university and three members OF the
supreme court will occur this fall and
as no other state officers are to be
elected at that time, should the meas
ures mentioned become laws, Nebras.
ka will secure its first taste of a non.
partisan election.
Big Appropriations.
The fact that bills already introduced
| and bills yet to be thrown into the
legislative hopper carry appropriations
amounting to over $5,50O,00O has
caused some of the leaders of the ma
! jority party to get worried over the
final outcome. The Democrats are
pledged TO economy and how to keep
that pledge and satisfy the demands
upon the state treasury is a very seri.
GUS question.
Several bills are pending providing
for the establishment of normal