Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-01
Measure Placed on General File in
House Providing New Agrioul-
tural School
COMMITTEE REPORTS ADVERSELY
7nthwestern Nebraska Boosters Then
Aaise Platform Ghost
MAJORITY PARTY COMES TO TINE
Swing Into Line Reluctantly in First
Battle.
BARTos RESOLUTION is PASSED
senate Calls Upon Governor AIdrich
70 Turn over what Evidence re
HAS 60 warrant Message
About Election Frauds,

Has Go Warrant Message
About ELECTION Frauds.
CFrom staff Corrospondent)
LINCOLN Jan. ST. (SpeclaL)--A strenu-
Gus debate i'm which sectional lines seemed
TO be the basis OF the two factions in the
house this morning. resulted finally In al
lowing the people OF southwestern Ne
brasl,s a chance to demonstrate to the
house their need for an agricultural school
The committee on finance. ways and
means which was visited last night by
several hundred boosters from the south
west decided in spite Of the boosters TO
report Eastmans bill for the 100000 APP
preparation for indefinite postponement.
The establishment OF a school at that
point was principle in the democratic
platform during the last campaign, but
this fact was soon lost sight OF In the
logrolIing scramble for and against the
appropriation Republicans from the
southwest supported Il. Democrats from
other sections were opposed
otto Kotouc OF Richardson called the
attention of the house 20 the fact that, al
though It had been a principle of the
democratic platform. the people of that
section Of the state had returned almost
all republicans to the legislature who
showed no particular stronB sentlheHt
among the voters for the school,
w A. Prince OF Hall was a strong sup
porter OF the school and introduced a mo-
ton not TO concur In the report OF the COM
mittee. which was passed by 50 to S. In
refusing to concur in the committee report,
the house merely allowed the bill TO go on
general file whence Il will be taken up
again and may possibly provoke a longer
fight on its ultimate disposition. its fate
Is uncertain but there seems TO be strong
doubts as to it's chances OF passage through
both houses.
Douglas for Measure.
The Douglas county delegation was for
the bill. ostensIbly because OF the party
pledge and Lancaster was against It with
the exception OF Hatfield. Prince, in sup
port OF the democratic meHfFe. haFped
upon the party pledge until RILEY OF Gage
fellow republican, observed that it4might
be well for republicans 10 look aftef vheir
own party pledges, which would We them
plenty 70 do. Pulley. as a graduate of the
state university school. Was auongl OPP
posed to the dlsintegration OF the state In
struction IN agriculture By establishing
what would have to be an inferior institu-
tion.
Promise of statue.
Daniel Chester French. the sculptor who
has modelled the statue OF Lincoln, which
| il to be put in the state house grounds,
came before Joint session for few mo-
ments this morning and reported that the
model had been accepted by the committee
and the completed memorial would be cast
in bronze within years time The house.
when II adjourned decided not TO meet
until o'clock so that those who wished TO
do might 80 TO the university library
and see the models.
Ask AIdrich for Evidence.
! The senate passed the resolution Of Sem
ator Bartos, requiring Governor Aldrich
to submit his evidence on election frauds
In Omaha, this morning The resolution,
which has been in the hands OF tho
judiciary committee for some time, was
called to the attention OF the house by
Bartos and on motion Of Senator Tibbets
~ was decided to send certified copy to
the governor. Senator Seieck objected,
but the other intention prevailed.
More Registers of Deeds.
! Two bills were passed by the afternoon
session Of the senate, the bill OF Senator
Jansen Of Gage, providing for trust fund
to be made OF the maintenance funds for
children I'm charitable institutions. which
was passed, and s. r. g., Kemp's measure
| to provide registers OF deeds Ia all counties
over 1900 population. Senator Bartlings
bill to change the code Of eivil procedure
and have all suits for possession division
or sale Of real estate tried in the county IN
which the land is situated was referred
back TO the committee OF the whole Tor
further amendment The discussion OF the
initiative and referendu mbill which would
have been the first thing under committee
OF the whole, was not taken up. as the
senate adjourned to tomorrow morniua 10
allow time for committee meetings without
taking pthe bills on general file.
NO Action ON Reciprocity.
The resolution OF Cotton OF York on put
ting the Nebraska Legislature on record
against reciprocity with Canada, was put
over in the house this afternoon to Mon
day morning so that members may have
a chance 70 famlliarize themselves with
the proposed treaty and be prepared 20
discuss it. The resolution as It was In
uoduced yesterday Is as follows;
Resolved That our United states sena-
torsand congressman be asked TO stand
up for the farmers Of Nebraska, and TO
| vote against the proposed treaty with
Of the duty OF 5 cents per bushel on
canadian wheat; for Il places the products
/ OF the cheap Canada lands In direct COM
petition In our own markets with the. pro
duction Of our Nebraska farmer and OF
a tendency 10 depreciate the value OF
their products and also the value OF their
lands
Representative Gait Of Clay county
sprung a trick on the opponents OF county
option or rather on the upholders Of local
option In a resolution ne introduced de-
clanng that only residents OF the country
should have a vote on good roads iegis-
! latlon. The local optonists were immed-
| lately on their feet against discrimination
| against townspeople who have to pay taxes
for the roads and travel over them and
therefore should have some say as to their
management The resolution was OF course
defeated Gait and the other optionists
will assert that for a town 10 make it's
decision 10 the liquor question without
cOnsu ms the county is no more reasonable
man for the country 10 have absoluts
jurisdiction over the roads
judiciary Co-lmittee OF senate.