Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
MORARTY OFFERS RESOLUTION
House Strikes Out Preamble Assailing
Governors Motives.
BARTos' RESOLUTIONS REFERRED
Sarcastic References to Executive
Sent to judiciary Committee.
sCHEELE CONTEST PUT OVER DAY
COmmittss Meeting Held and Con-
sideration Of Matter from Seward
Comfy t. Taken Up-Cap-
itnI Removal Bill.
OFrom a staff correspondent)

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LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 26.-CSpcclal Tele-
Eram)-A committee Of five will be ap-
pointed by the speaker Of the house &c
make an Investigation OF the charges Of
election frauds in Omaha made by Governor
Aldrich In his message OF yesterday. A
resolution was introduced by Moriarty Of
Douglas this morning with a strongly con
demnatory preamble The resolution was
adopted unanimously authorizing the com
mittee and the investigation after the
preamble had been struck out on a motion
BY Prince Of Hail. The preamble read as
follows:
Whereas, His excelency the governor OF
Nebraska, In laborious message to the
body yesterday indicates an irresistible de-
termination TO reform. purify and sanctify
the political atmosphere OF the metropolis
OF this commonwealth: and
whereas, The strident tone OF this intem-
perate message tends to confirm the sur
mise that these and similar Eubernatorial
ulterahces assaulting the good name of
omaha are designed more particularly for
q place in the daily press than for the pub
Whereas, The injustice to Omaha Of these
iulminations from the executive chamber
amounts almost 20 an outrage because
many or the charges have not the slight
est foundation In fact. and, further
Because there Is unfortunately no Consti.
tutlonai provision against these tedious
purlucation messages which threaten to
consume the valuable time OF this house
The resolution continues and suggests
the committee OF five a motion to table
the resolution by Filley OF Gage. was de-
feated IS to AZ, and the preamble was
struck out with the authors consent.
GrOsEmRn md Cotton speak.
Grossman OF Douglas spoke I'm favor Of
the resolution, declaring that all the talk
Of fraud In Omaha was the work OF de-
feated candidates Cotton OF York spoke
In defense OF the governor and declared
that his statements came from authorita-
tive knowledge The governors message
referred yesterday to the committee on
privileges and elections was recommitted to
the special investigating committee which
Is to be appointed.
To Committee In Senate.
In the senate the message Of the gov
ernor was treated with some evty and
considerable sarcasm. Senator Bartos OF
Saline introduced two resolutions, which
were referred to the committee on Judi
ciary, and until that committee reports no
disposition will be made of the message.
Bartos suggested In one resolution that the
remarks of the chief executive be ex-
plunged from the record and referred to
the committee on public charities.
In the second resolution Mr.. Bartos said
THE governor Is still campaigning for his
office and has not forgotten the vote in
Douglas county" and "he has made a
scurrllious attack upon the citizens Of the
), city Of Omaha and I'm particular the city
officials thereof charging them with Grim
inal conduct with reference to his cleo
ton" He suggested a committee OF
three to investigate the evidence which the
Bovernor may have for his statements, but
this resolution, too was turned over TO the
judiciary committee.
Senator Bartos was called down by the
chair for saying the governor had In
suited the senate" A number of other
members Of the majority spoke in strong
terms against the spirit of the message
Capital Removal Bill.
The first capital removal bill, with the
signatures OF twenty-seven members, was
introduced as II, r. 24G. The authors and
sponsors OF the measure are: Bailey. Nc
kissick. IA. c. Taylor, Stebbins, Grueber
Harrington. Weesner. Mcclellan, Sindelar
Fries, Nordgreen. Schueth. Waite, Mast,
Sagl, Haword, Moore, Lawrence, Moody,
Bonham, Meyer. Mccarthy, Prince. Sink,
Lindsay, Anderson and Hospodsky II pro
vides for a relocation west OF the ninety
seventh meridian. The votes at the next
election will decide the removal. whether
they center on any one town or not, and
" no one town does get a majority OF the
votes the relocation will stlll be declared
settled and the new capital will be chosen
at the 1912 election between the two cities
getting the highest votes.