Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-08
LAWMAKERS TALK PRIMARY
House Passes Oregon Plan Bill by Big
Majority.
SENATE FAILS TO REACH VOTE
Special Primary Measure Comes IN
in House, hut Action - he
ferred Pending Vote In
Upper BODY.


DIES MONIES, Feb. Especial Tele-
grum.-The legislature srort an entire day
discussing two propositions affecting cleo
ton Of senator's, but did not reach any con
clusion on either. The house debated FOR
some time bill to establish the oregon
plan OF direct election OF senators and
passed il by q vote OF " TO IS Il went TO
the senate, as that body was debating a
similar proposal. In the house the bill, had
passed almost unanimously. but II was
strongly opposed In the senate by the
friends OF Senator Noung, VINO wanted TO
substitute a special primary measure at
fecting only the present situation. The
senate adjourned without a conclusion OF
the matter
In the afternoon the house spent several
hours discussing the bill for a special pri-
mary and adjourned without taking any
action. la tact 1t seemed that the demo-
Gratis were in full control and they desired
to wait for the senate to act on the oregon
plan before they finally voted down the
special primary bill.
The special primary measure was de-
Tended by Moore, Harding, O'Connor and
Shankland, and opposed by Klay johnson,
Ripley, Hutchins and whitney.
Rtght-OI-A to ReNert.
The court orders that an effort be made
by the receiver TO sell the ROAD, which IL
is proposed shall be abandoned. and II this
is not done in ninety days the tracks will
be torn up. The right-of-way will then 20
back to the adjoining property owners.
Those who gave bonuses will get back the
bonus, This is the first time in the his
tory OF the state this has ever been done.
Attorney General Cosson appears in the
! case in behalf Of the people living along the
| line Of road, who did not want the tracks
to be torn up.
Grand Lodge IL Incorporated.
There was filed with the secretary OF
state today the articles of incorporation OF
the Grand Lodge Degree OF Honor of Iowa
an organization OF women in fraternal
work.
! The Farmers Savings bank of Ulman, Sac
county, filed articles of Incorporation, with
$4,000 capital; also the Buck Creek Mutual
Telephone company of Page county, with
5000 capital
VIII Decide In Two Weeks.
The state board of education has ar
ranged for a meeting here February %, to
decide upon the Kennedy case at the State
college Time was given for filing affids-
Wits to be desired by some Of the persons
to give the case a personal turn as a part
Of movement Of the stock food makers t.
fight the State college in recitation for
refusal to indorse the continental stock
| food business.
Minor May he q Notary.
Attorney General Cosson today filed an
opinion with the governor to the effect
that the latter has right, under the Iowa
laws, to appoint a minor to the position OF
notary public. The custom has always beer
followed of appointing only persons of az,
! to these places, but the attorney genera
| finds no law the subject and says the
governor is justified in following the rul.
ings of the courts.
River Cases Soon Ready.
The papers will soon be filed in tn,
various cases brought on behalf of tn,
shippers in the eastern Iowa river cities e
have the Interstate Commerce commission
order a reduction in interstate rail rate,
from the east. The suits will 20 to tn,
commission for consideration at the sam,
time as the various cases from centra
Iowa towns.
Director of Mint Here.
George e. Roberts, director OF the mint
stopped off in Des Moines today to visi
friends. While here he looked into tn,
matter OF the candidacy OF his old friend
Judge Kenyon, for the senatorship and ais,
took a hand in Strengthening out the low
legislature on the matter Of support O
President Taft's plans for a reciproet!
treaty with Canada.
Education Board Criticized.
The finance committee Of the state boar,
OF education is being severity criticised 70
what has been done in regard to the force,
resignation of the presidents OF the stat
college and the state university and toda,
a statement was issued declaring that in n
sense was this personal, but refusing Z
make any specific statements as to VIII.
these changes were demanded.
sudden Death at Iowa Falls.
| IOWA FALLS, la, Feb. 7.-(Speclal y