Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-05
BASE BALL FANS ON TO LINCOLN
Action in Lower Chamber Expected
to Come Thursday.
OMAHA DELEGATION PRESENT
W. A. Rourke Among Men who Will
Work for Sunday Games.
WOULD PASS BILL OVER YETI
Measure IL Received from the senate
with Bndorsement that II IL
Passed Over Governors
Objections.
CFrom a stan Correspondents

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LINCOLN, Neb.. April A-(special Tele-
gram.)- chance Of the selleck non
partisan board Of control bin was settled
this morning when the house committee
Of the whole indefinitely postponed IT, This
leaves the Prince BILL which is for an cleo
tive board Of control the only one to be
considered and will probably be passed by
the senate.
The Selleck bill provided FOR a board to
be chosen In some manner to be decided
upon by the next Legislature Matrau, who
has tried to get through bill Tor an ap-
pointive board tried also to get an amend
ment to the Selleck bill 10 give Il the same
effect, but was defeated. The vote on post
poning the bill was 45 to As. Both house
and senate spent the morning ip committee
of the whole considering minor bills
May KIN Prince Bill.
The senate was well agreed that the
board of control should not be elective, but
appointive to insure a real non-partisan
character. For that reason there is some
talk among senator's Of both parties about
killing the Prince bill Some sort Of
non-partisan board is a democratic party
pledge, however and the Prince bin may
get the benefit as the sole survivor and
the last chance for such necessary legisla-
ton.
Base Hall Fight is Hot.
The house received the Barclay base bau
bill from the senate this morning with the
endorsement that 1t had been passed over
the governors objections, II probably viii
come up in the house this afternoon.
delegation Of Omaha citizens, among whom
was W. A. Rourke, owner OF the base ball
team. arrived in Lincoln this morning.
Interest In the chances OF passing the
| Sunday Base Ball bill in the house Is
growing as the outcome seems to be getting
more and more uncertain. In the senate
the bill gained two votes after the veto.
In the senate itr eceived fifty-four when
passed and will need six more to go
through. On the third reading there were
six democrats who failed to support the
bin and they All declare that they will
maintain their opposition. .h4
The enthusiasts nshos Rro Interested IN
getting the bill through are numerous and
come from nearly every large town and
base ball league town in the state.
The men who are managing the progress
of the bill are waiting until the most favor
able moment shall come. When the bill
shall be taken UP Is a question which
majority can settle at any time. II was
thought that today would bring vote, but
some of the men needed for the sixty
we're absent and now Thursday is supposed
to be the chosen time.
bureau wins Again.
The fight between the legislative refer
ence bureau and the State Historical So
ciety had a very brief inning In the senate
this afternoon The bill establishing the
reference bureau, H. II. 4ls, making It per-
manent, was ordered TO third reading. Tib-
bets offered an amendment to prevent the
director Of the bureau from drawing bills,
the one activity in which he has been bus
lily engaged during the session, but was
voted down. Amendments to settle divi-
sion Of property between the two were Of
fered but several senators protested
protested against bringing into the senate
the unpleasant personalities OF the quarrel
between the secretary of the association
and the director fthe bureau.
CommlssIOn BiiI 90 Pass.
: The commission form. OF government
/ bills one by Banning and backed by tho
Omaha Ad club and the other by Tannel
and referring only 10 South Omaha, were
, both placed upon third reading by th'
house today. This practically assures th'
passage of both bills and there will b'
no more opportunities 10 amend them. Tn,
Banning, or Ad club bill. the one drawr
originally by John P. Breen but so mucl
changed that It is hardly the same meas
re. will apply to every city in the stat
over 5000 in population, giving It the righ
to adopt a commission government. ac
cording TO specific regulations.
The Omaha aWter board cannot be leg