Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-27
CAPITAL REMOVAL AGAIN UP
New Bill Drawn to Give Lincoln
Equal Chance.
BAILEY ACTIVE IN IT'S SUPPORT
County Option EKperted TO BE Taken
Up Daring weeks-- Goes to,
Third Reading without
Debate.
(From q staff Correspondent.l


LINCOLN. Feb. 26.-(SpeciaI) Capital re-
mOval. once decisiveiy defeated is soon to
become an issue again before the lower
house OF the legislature. The new bill.
which was introduced as soon as the other
one failed by Willard F. Bailey. representa-
tive from Buffalo county, is so drawn that
the city OF Lincoln has an equal chance to
retain the capital when the matter IS put
to a vote that other cities have of getting
IL away. and ii the people Of the state do
decide that they want to vote upon choice
OF locations Lincoln will not be eliminated
as a location. This will force some OF the
men who voted against the other bill to
withdraw from their position that the meas
ure is unfair and either vote for It or show
some other reason.
Bailey, the author Of both bills. is backed
in his second bill by Prince and Sink OF
Hall county. who want the capital removed
TO Grand Island Bailey is working for
Kesrney. His own colleague, Bassett OF
Buffalo. whose vote against the other bill
created such an intemperate display Of
feeling among his constituents, has not
supported any bin openly yet. but has said
from the first that he would support any
fair measure to give the people a chance to
vote on the proposition.
The opponents Of the proposition are get
tins little worried now because Of Bailey
activity among the newspapers Of the state
and his zeal In sending out requests for let
ters and petitions. He is sending out many
letters and blank g1titions asking voters
everywhere 10 stand behind the bill and
when IL comes 10 vote again there will
probably be others besides Bassett who will
feel the pressure OF their constituents in
favor OF the removal
Committee Has Troubles.
The finance committee has a month left
in which TO solve the problem OF dis
tributing a fund Of $4,000 30 that it will
cover the desires OF legislators who want
10 eXpend $6,000O0O. The list OF appro-
prhtionsf now asked for shows an aggre-
gate of S2540G56l2 for various normal
schools. new armories, monuments. relief
Of injured employees, good and bad projects.
etc Inc general salaries bill. which will
pay the wages OF state employees In all
branches OF the service from tAe governor
20 the charwomen appropriate the s...u Of
N,l1Sie. The general maintenance bin ap-
prODriates tz,4l5.s0 These three bills total
s6.osS555.l2. The general fund. however. ac-
cOrding 20 the report OF the state auditor
9i6I5.5o2I. The finance committee will
have TO hold a good many more Of its
executive meetines in which the responsi-
hilities Of the majority are matched against
the pulling powers Of the various state in
siitutions and interests before a salts
factory cutting of the states 100000 pie
Is achieved.
County option Will probably be taken up
In the house during the week unless some
thing Is done 20 postpone Il. By recon-
mendauon Of the committee IL viii 20
directly 10 a third reading without debate
a ruling which depriyes the house gaHertcs
OF some choice oratory upon moral .nrinci-
pies. since 10 has already been killed In
the senate d makes little difference as
far as the laws are eoncerued what action
the house takes but politically the vote
Is Of great Importance. Every member
wants every other member 70 be Qua on
n cord in the matter. The house las killed
the ant-treat bin. which was considered a
more severe anti-iiquor law than ths county
option biu but has vet 20 consider the
statutory prohibition law which Hss intro
duced by Gait % Clay. Since county option
can scarcely b. expected % survive IN the
house prohibition viii probably expire in
the COMMITTEES.