Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-02-20
Howell and Ransom Both Declare
Convention Unnecessary.
UNABLE TO CONVINCE SENATE
Final Vote Overwhelmingly Against
Reconsideration.
PRINTING OF THE BANK BILLS
Senate Orders a Done, but Committee
May Not Comply, as II Has
Heretofore DisreEardea
such Orders.
CFrom a staff Correspondentl

CFrom a staff Correspondentl
LINCOLN. Feb. 19-(Special.) IAN effort
OF the Douglas county senators TO recall
8. f. 1e5 by King of Polk. providing for
the calling OF a constitutional convention
on vote OF the people by the next iegisla-
ture. failed in the senate today by vote
OF 8 to 81.
Senator Howell moved that the bill, which
had been passed by a large majority yes
terday, be recalled from the house FOR
| further consideration. He urged that con-
stitutional convention was an expensive
proposition and would cost the state be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 which the state
did not need TO spend as there was no need
for il at present. and the present method
OF adopting amendments was sufficient for
the needs OF the state. Tho republican
legislature two years ago. he said, had re-
fused to take such action and had turned
down a bill to this effect, Now the re-
pubiicans were ready and willing TO saddle
such procedure upon the democrats. which
they before refused TO swallow.
Senator King defended his bill by saying
that two years ago the proposition did not
come up in the senate, but was discussed
In the house. He went over the arguments
in favor of convention that he had made
when the bill was discussed in committee
OF the whole. 1t was not q party issue.
The matter would merely be submitted to
the people of the stato AZ present 1t was
| impossible to adopt an amendment to the
constitution that was not agreed to by the
two dominant parties.
| Miller Opposes Recall.
Senator Miller Of Lancaster opposed re-
calling the bill and said lie hoped there
would be no party talk about the measure.
Everyone. he said, admitted there should
be amendments to the constitution and he
thought 1t was general belief the state
had grown TO such proportions a conven-
! ton was necessary All talk of party in
connection with the measure he asked 20
be dropped.
Senator's Donohoe Of Holt Tibbets Of
Adams and Raymoud OF SCOTS Bluff fa-
tvored the bill and opposed rceafiing the
measure. Senator Tibbets was outspoken
In his opposition 10 recall. saying 1t was
not party measure and was a move to-
ward better government
Senator Ransom Of Douglas thought the
intent behind the measure was to place
more sumptuary laws upon tho statutes.
while there we're enough of these meas
ures ON the books at present. He said the
officers of the state government were IN
complete control OF the corporations now
and there was no need to change the con-
stitution to the end OF securing different
| regulation.
Ransom Fears Corporations.
Senator Ransom during the course OF his
appeal to the senators appealed 70 the men-
bers of the majority party asking them 60
stand against the bill. He said II the state
ordered constitutional convention it would
/ open the possibility OF corporation control
] OF the government by giving The big cor
porations the power 20 mold the funda-
mental law OF the commonwealth. This, he
told the senate, would be a serious thing
1 and one deyoutiy 70 be summed. IL this
were to result the people would turn down
the democratic party at Tho next election
and would do It in no Uncertain manner.
Senator Tibbets almost laughed in the
face Of the Douglas county statesman at
his remarks about corporation control and
denied that he had anyone debating TO him
and thought that anything the people or
dcred would be accomplished In decency
and with honesty ana that there was
tnothing whatever TO fear and that the
Douglas county senator was raising a hue
and cry about something that did not exist
The motion TO recall was lost by vote
OF to a. those voting for It being: Besse,
Fuller. Howell Ketchum. Klein. Ransom,
Tanner and voipp Those absent at tho
time were: Banning, Baftos, Hatfield and
| Buhrman,
Compromise ON south Omaha Charter.
Senator Tanner is OF the opinion he will
be able to change the South Omaha charter
in such way that 1t will so through the
house without bringing protest from any
body save Jerry Howard. who fwir fight
for his own charter until the last ditch Is
reached.
He has been IN consultation with num-
ber OF South Omaha people and Il has been
suggested that the bill be changed 50 that
the cost of paving be assessed, one-third to
the abutting property owners and two
| thirds to the city instead OF half ana half
as the measure now provides. lie win also
consent to an amendment paying members
Of the Park board $40 year instead Of SO
month as is now in the bill. Further
than this he Is willing to incorporate a
provision paying the members of the coun-
ell t76 month instead of $50 month,
which they now receive. He has not COM
mitted himself TO this but II the Taxpayers
consent he will not object
An opportunity will be given for hearing
before the committee on cities ana towns
to all citizens OF South Omaha who desire
in the near future, the date being As yet
not definitely fixed.
Printing Bank Bills.
The senate today ordered the printing OF
/ 1000 copies OF the joint committee guaranty
bank BILL or II. II. l2S3. and also 2o00
copies Of the Myers guaranty bill. 8. r.
go AS the matter was referred 20 the
committee on printing, which ,'gs. several
weeks ordered 70 print l0o0 copies OF tIe
Volp2 bill. which was not done. there Is d
possibility the extra printing viii not be
ordered There is sentiment against tais
which may prevail. The fact that the slil
Is not IN the form some OF the senator's
would like 70 see adopted l. one reason ~
this attitude. They desire more OF M,
ished product 70 80 out as the offiessj
measure, and are unwilling 10 say yet that