Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-24


was made today and win be repeated.
The Gustafson bill 10 re- closed primary.
y. r. i76. seems TO be the primary meas
ure which everybody wants. Some amend
ments appeared and we're shut out to-
day, but will be offered again, exempting
judges OF the district and supreme court
from the regulations for nomination. This
would leave no provision for these judges
I in the regular primaries and would leave
the way open for nonpartisan nomination
regulation. The amendments were offered
by Lawrence Of Dodge this morning and
through a mistake they were forced to
wait for a further sitting Of the commit
/ tee Of the whole
They we're labelled committee of the
whole amendments. but others had been
made and il was necessary to print them
altogether before they could be adopted.
] The amendments seeking to support the
nonpartisan judiciary movement are said
/ to have been drawn BY ex-Attorney Cen
eral Arthur Mullen. H.t
/ The bin will come up again when the
amendments are printed
I Complaint About BuildinE.
SIN another committee complained today
about the condition OF buildings now being
constructed for the state. The senate COM
mittee on reform schools and asylums de-
cared this afternoon
The newer buildings are naturally in
J much better condition, but all show the
J lack of competent SUPPLEMENTARY during
( the course of construction and the very
( poor material used by the contractor be-
cause OF this lack of proper supervision
| Especially Is this the case with the so
| called stone building, one of the structures
| erected only few years ago. Here the
floors sag and are already partly rotten,
1 and the supervising architect certainly de-
l serves severe criticism for permitting or
! accepting such inferior material and work
/ manshp
\ have not been planned In the best possible
| manner. as they seem more lick insane
| asylum wards than dormitories for feeble
minded youth We noticed that the floors
Of the lower stories seem to be below grade
line which is certainly the fault OF the
| architect.
what has been so ably expressed by Sena-
tor Banning-that the employment OF q
competent and honest superintendent OF
construction Of public buildings would save
the state a hundred-fold the price of the
salary. The criminal practices OF architects
and contractors in violating their agree
ments by using the cheapest and poorest
material obtainable in the construction OF
public buildings is not only prostitution
OF the states funds but Is also jeOpardizing
the health and lives Of the occupants.
Inc house took up the nonpartlsan board
OF control bills again this morning and
added the Quackenbush bill to those already
upon third reading. The Prince nonparh-
/, san bill for an elective board and the
Matrau and the QuRckenbush bills, both
for an appointive board, are awaiting a
vote that will select one as fulfillment
Of the party pledge. The two bills for q
nonpartisan judiciary, the Quackenbush
bill and the Lee bill from the senate, were
, also advanced to third reading.
Highway Bills In the senate.
, The senate took up the road legislation
i lduring the committee Of the whole and
{ an attempt was made to get the same &C
ton as was taken by the house on the
/ bills which were recommended by the join
committee. The senators after killing the
state aid bill and the state highway com
mission bill reconsidered their action, how
J lever, and In refusing to concur with the
I committee of the whole report put these
bills on third reading. The bill for county
highway commissions winch was recon-
! mended to pass in the house was also IA
( forably considered.
Governor Approves Bills.
Governor Aldrich has signed the following
! bills:
e H. r. IS, by Leidigh-Prohlbiting campinl
. on public highway longer than twent,
r hours. Makes It a misdemeanor.
e IL. r. 2l5, by Anderson-trohibiting al
kinds of exhibitions OF animal magnetism
Q for gain.
d H. r. PAS, by Swan-Deficlency appropria
3 ton Of 5000 for the pure food department
Z II. r. 344, by Bushee-Relating to bond
9 Of irrigation contractors. Designates siz
h OF bond
|. II. r, S1S, by Standardization bond
/ may be payable entirely at maturity or 4
Y instailments.
x H.. II. g. by Bushee-AuthoriEing the in
r corporation OF private library associations
vidinE for a 2-miii levy by townships 10
n library funds.