Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-03
BOUT RESULTS IN A DOG FALL"
Murphy Called to the Bar and Apollo
glEes for Being Absent.
M1xUP ON BILL FOR LONG SHEETS
Roll Call Showed il Lacked Necessary
Votes to Carry.
CALL OF THE HOUSE Is ORDERED
In the Midst of the Turnsil = Re-
cess is Taken Until This Fere-
noon, when Vote VIII BE
Completed.



prom a STAFF CorrosponduntD
LINCOLN, Feb. Especial "A wrestling
skirmish between Sergeant -at-Arrns Dunkie
and W ). Taylor before the speakers desk.
half dozen calls Of the house, an apology
from Murphy for being absent without an
excuse, general mixup all around to be
finally touched Off with q recess until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning in the middle Of
roll call on a bill on third reading were
some or the antics Of the house when the
Sink hill to regulate the hotels OF Nebraska
was up for third reading and passage.
When the final recess came the vote on
the bin WIS IS In favor OF Il and 36 against
IL. Swan and Young were absent without
excuse and the serEeaut-Bt-arms was in
Etructed 10 produce them At the bar Of the
house at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
When the friends Of the measure saw that
Il lacked the fifty-nne votes necessary TO
itE passage they moved q call OF the house
TO secure the missing votes-Tsylor Of Gus
ter. Swan. Murphy and Young. Sergeant
at-Arms Dunkle rustieo around for thirty
minutes. during which the call was raised
and lowered perhaps three times. and then
returned 10 say he could not locate the
much wanted members.
JUST LIttu lne lAuA-eEeQ LuuueDt Inc as
sistant serEeHnt-st-arms quot q glimpse
Of Taylor in the lobby and be proceeded
to brng him in. Taylor was seated and
then Murphy was spied, ana by this time
Speaker Pool began to show signs OF wear
mess. So Mr.. Murphy wHE presented TO
the bar Of the house:
Mr.. Murphy, why were you absent with
ont an excuse?" said Speaker Pool in his
most awful voice.
Il was down TO see the governor" replied
Murphy.
You have DELAYED the business OF this
house said the speaker. Il hope it will
not occur again.
Il hope 30, too, replied the hlshinE Muir
ply, and then the speaker smiled and ev-
erg-bodv laughed
I Just al this juncturs A. E. Sheldon rlivn-
fRmned 1sUd6en 10 let him In the house
TO bring some reports 10 q member IIud-
/ den, the assistant, bsthouElIt himself ~
Hhat he hso done, he proceeded over
and grabbed the offending Sheldon by the
arm and not very gently led him out
Orders Lobby Cleared.
At this time practically every friend the
bin had was out rustling for rotes ana
Baker Of York a hard working republican
member, cot tired OF the horse play.
Mr.. Speaker, the employees Of the house
are lobbying for this bill"
! i hope the gentleman is mistaken" re-
piled the speaker very much aEErieved
During all this the lobby was fun OF WIS.,
itorE each enjoying the circus TO the ut
most
Sergeant arms. clear The lobby Hn6
lock the doors" yelled the speaker: then
maybe we can egt the absent msnbers'
After the visitors had been driven to The
gallery the sergeant-at-Hrms announced
that he could not locate the Rbsentses
''Eeu can find two Of them in the GOV
ernors office" whispered some one close
TO the speaker In q stage whisper.
Then while Dunllle Cstarted on ANOTHER
hunt Taylor Of Custer. who has busineM.
to attend TO as q member OF the house
left the hall The ca1 was raised for
the sixth or seventh time and the ron PRO-
ueeded, just enough members changing
their votes to keep the ratio the same
As al first.
Taylor is gone" someone said.
He Was located in the office Of The chief
clerk and brought in by Dunkle When
they reached Taylur's seat IN front Of the
speaker, Taylor bucked and refused 20
stand and make excuses 10 the members
OF the house Dunkle grabbed him and
7 AhN tNN NllNIht9 hHA btEEE 10 NrEEtlg
over ACROSS the aisle. while the speaker
was calling for order and proper decor
UNI" Taylor and Dunkie toppisd into TAy-
lors seat. both apparently well satisfied
with the bout and the house who0ped and
enjoyed it
Humphrey Of Lancaster again moved for
a CAL Of the house The speaker was sbou:
10 put the motion when Kuhl Of CedAr
! rrtrfved IN rpfEe the rail- Trfn -.
the Kuhl motion, but not the Humphrey
motion, and il failed 20 carry. 30 the
house proceeded under the can
Shoemaker 10 the napeaA.
Then the house didn't know what TO %.
-Four or five asked what Was going on and
THE speaker finally concluded We are call
ing the roll whether 10 have a call OF the
house" But it WIS Judge Shoemaker that
saved the dBy. but he probably got his
inspiration from Humphrey. The latter
moved 10 adjourn, but after q whisper or
two with several members he Withdrew
the motion
Then Shoemaker 10 the front
Mr.. Speaker" he said i move you that
we take q recess until 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning at which time the absent members
be brought 10 the bar OF the house By the
Bergeant-st-arns.
Are you going 10 put two calendar da 4
into one" inquired Taylor nf Custer.
But the speaker put the motion sno Il
carried And 30 Mr. sinks hiH 10 regulate
hotels is now resting-forty-eigh for II ana
thirty-siK against IL
VIE il cHrTy2
Go be Continued TomOrroW)
Penalty for NOnsuPpOr1-
A bill 10 compel the support Of the win
and children by persons chArEeHble by "a Z
with their maintenance and making fal.
ure 10 % 80 a misdemeEnor was intr0dunee
in the senate today by Senator Ransom a.
the request % General MAnders0n ol
Omaha
The bill iH neW art providing that ans
parEon who wilfully fails 40 provide FOO,
and clufhinE or shelter or IN case 0f sicl,.
mesa 10 care for his wife or minor chHS
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