Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-03-18
Democrats Refuse to Even Discuss the
Merits of the Measure.
ORDERED TO THIRD READING
Expectation is to Get Final Vote on
it Sometime Today.
REPUBLICANS RESENT TACTICS
Sitting Committee is Named In the
House and Takes Charge OF the
General File This
Morning.
tFrom a sad correspondentl

(From a staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Ncb,. March 1I--Cspecial Tel
egram) m)-Applying the gag, the democratic
majority of the senate today suspended the
rules and ordered the bank guaranty bill
engrossed for a third reading without full
consideration I'm committee of the whole.
The bill will come up for passage tomor-
row, and It is the expectation the measure
will be signed by the governor Friday, so
the democratic dollar dinner that night at
the Lincoln Auditorium may be a iollifica-
ton to celebrate one thing the Peerless
Leader has accomplished in his career, be-
sides securing a Carnegie library for the
city of Lincoln.
Mr.. Bryan appeared In the capitol build
ing today on his return from the east at the
critical moment. and arranged that some OF
his friends in the house who have influence
on measures pending and in which senator's
known to be lukewarm on the bank meas
ure were interested, should put their
shoulders to the wheel AS a result the
senators who were charged with giving half
hearted support to the bank guaranty meas
ure, notably the Douglas county states
men, entered the fight with fury and SEN
ator Ransom applied the limit of partisan
tactics. Almost coincident with this, the
house sitting committee pulled out OF the
heap the charter bills of Senator Tanner
for South Omaha, and Howell. for Omaha
placing them at the head of the general
file
If Mr.. Bryan had also secured favorable
consideration in the senate for the 'initia-
tive and referendum. which the house
agreed to today. he might consider his
visit in the capitol entirely successful.
The bank bill. H. r. AZ, was brought up
! sV, -
today soon as the amendments of the
senate standing committee were returned
from the printer.
Myers Bill Voted Down.
Senator Myers of Rock county at once
offered an amendment that his bank
guarantee bill s. f. 2sO, be substituted for
the democratic measure. 1t provides simply
for guaranty feature in addition to the
existing banking law, which was not ma
terially changed. This motion, after discus
sion by the republicans, was voted down
on party lines
| Amendment after amendment to the bill
were offered by republicans designed to
take the supreme power of administering
the law from the governor and to leave the
| State Banking board as at present consti-
tuted These were lost in one, two three
order when Senator Hatfield of Antelope
who had introduced a copy of the Oklehoma
guaranty bill as his idea of q guaranty
measure, Offered en- amendment intended
| to make provision for absolutely ''imme-
diate' payment The democrats would not
accept this oven from one Of their own
number and voted It down.
When Senator Raymond of Scott's Bluff
tried to strike out the emergency clause
and provide the bill should bu effective in
ID
dent the sentiment of the members was
fixed and he moved the committee rise and
report. This carried. the standing commit
tee amendments having previously been
adopted.
The bill was then in the air so far as
direct recommendation for passage was con.
cerned and efforts were made by King and
Myers TO incorporate amendments on the
features mentioned, but they failed, II to
20. on each vote. Ransom then moved to
suspend the rules and order the bill with
the standing committee amendments only
TO third reading.
Gag Rule Denounced.
Myers declared this movement to keen
the people OF the state from knowing the
real facts about the bill, a plan to pre-
vent full discussion and an effort to foist
upon the people of Nebraska an absolutely
unconstitutional law.
Senator Ransom replied by moving tho
! previous question and received twenty
votes on the motion.
Lieutenant Governor HopewelI ruled the
previous question not carried, as it lacked
the necessary two-thirds and was sus-
tanned "a to 9. on an appeal from his de-
csion by Ransom, who was much chagrlned
at the action.
when we've got the votes" he declared,
why not let the majority rule" Evidently
he forgot a previous statement in discuss
ing the initiative and referendum that the
, majority is usually wrong"
Senator Wiltse followed Senator Myers
in talking on the motion to suspend the
rules and order the bill 10 third reading
2 by declaring the republicans had been
, treated in a contemplate manner
"You members OF the mapority have been
, thrashng around this winter for two
r months acting as II some one was trying
to steal your thunder" declared WiItse.
4 after meeting night after night leaving
the members from Douglas out OF account
r the mountain has labored and brought forth
a mole. Today the bill was brought up.
, not yet twenty-four hours out Of the stand
e Ing committee. Amendments Just now
handed to us. fresh from the printer, are
L laid on our desks and they are amendments
r. to the engrossed bill, which not one Of US
e has had an opportunity to see, and We are
/. expected 70 discuss the bill. l like to be
+ treated with the courtesy due TO a dog al
= least. Why so much haste after you have
e delayed three months I'm bringing It out?
J. Some Of us thought we would vote for
g. this bill II you don't want US to. We viii
. get out OF the way"
o Partisan Features Criticised.
n Wiltse criticised the partisan features OF
:, the bill imposing power In the governor ano
!. referred TO the activities OF Senator Ran.
:, som and closed;
When the gentleman from Douglas an,