Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-10
BILL PASSES BY BARE MAJORITY
Fund of Hundred Thousand Appro'
priated for New School.
TO GET INSTITUTION
Passage of Bill Thought to Be Linked
with Capital Removal,
VIGOROUS LOBBY BOOSTS ACTION
Vote which Passed mn Was TittS-
One to Forty-ScVen--Mens Was
Rescued from Defeat Several
Times.
From a staff Correspondent)


tFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Feb. 9.--(Speciall- The East
man agricultural school bill over which the
house has had such prolonged contro-
versy and which has been rescued from
defeat repeatedly, was passed this after
noon by a bare majority OF u 20 a., in the
lower body. The fight has been pro-
longed one and involved a reconsideration
OF the bill when It appeared TO have been
definitely defeated,
The measure spproprlates fOOOOO for an
agricultural school operated by the state
I'm Holdrege, and has been boosted by
vigorous lobby from the west, ex-Governor
Shallenberger and a large number OF
Franklin county men at one time stormins
the state house In It's behalf
The bills passage Is believed to he linked
with tho success Of the capital removal
measure in the house. as a large number
Of votes are known to have been traded
between the friends of the two measures.
pills on Passase.
on account Of Bishop Bonacums funeral
which was attended by many OF the state
officials and Legislators, no session of
either house was held this morning The
session convened at o'clock and took up
bills on third reading at once. Nine meas
ures were passed follows:
H. Il. 17S. by Bushee of Kimball-Provid-
ing that the governments Of country high
schools shall be taken from the county
boards and placed in the hands of
county board of regents, elected by the dis
trict school boards Of the county. Emer-
genCy clause
II. r. IS, by Leidigh OF Otoe-The anti
highway camping bill. Emergency.
n. r. SO, 10y Neir OF l1amllton-Amendtue
the county peddler tax and fixing tax at
S5 per year. Emergency,
H. r. Il, by Moriarty OF Douglas--ln-
creasing the number OF deputy county at
torneys in Douglas and providing for their
salary.
II. II. 81, by Hatfield OF Lancaster Pro
Yidlng for board of control for dependent
and neglected children OF the state.
II. r. ., by Eastman of Franklin-Appro-
priating $4,000 for agricultural school
for southwestern Nebraska.
IL. r. :, by Bushee of ktmball-Holdine
railroad companies liable for Tires negll
gently set by their employees, and pfoYldint
that the damages % secured S sh@l ,Is ingrs -, 9
and shall not be suerogated to an Insurance
company
| II. r. ta5, by Barclay OF Pawnee-Pro-
viding that railroads under crossings shalt
be wide enough TO permit OF the passage
/ of two teams.
II. r. 2th, by Anderson OF Kearney-
hibting all exhibitions of animal magnet
4 ism for gain.
Committee for schools.
! The Scheele contest was decided by the
committee i'm favor of the present holder
of the seat this morning. The house com
mttee on privileges and elections held a
stormy session last night in which I,eidigh
of Otoe and Taylor of Merrick dry and wet
champions. respectively, almost came to
blows. The ballots in the contested town
ship in Seward county were not touched
but the poll book was gone over and sub
stantially the condition testified to in the
dispositions was found One book showed
14O votes for Wertmann and the same num-
Der for the democrat, and the other showed
40 for Wertmsnn and i45 for scheele. The
clerk who made out that book has testified
that he added five votes to scheee $ side
through an error.
Minority Report Coming.
In the meeting this morning the majority,
which was made up OF six wet democrats,
Lawrence Leidign. Brecht, Regan, Gross
man and Grueber. decided that the clerk :
error was not proved and that Soheele is
entitled tp stay. This means al extra
vote for the anti county optlonists. The
minority which voted against this is made
up OF four dry republicans, Stebbins, Gus
tafson, Ellis and Taylor OF MerIick. and
one dry democrat. Norton of Polk. The re-
publicans will turn IT. a minority report
declaring that IN It's opinion The showing
ls for tie vote and that Scheele and Wert-
mann ought to draw for IL. Norton has no;
yet decided whether he Will s!En this
minority report or not but his sympathie-
are with that side and ne believes thai
the matter should be called a tie
Evidence COmInE Next Week.
Harrington. chairman OF the Omaha IN
vestigation committee, said this morning
THE best evidence that We have will com,
out Monday or Tuesday We expect 10 have
the census returns on tho ThiTd ward Is,
that time and we have important witnesHe
whose names We cannot disclose for fou
they will be approached
The senate committee probably viii 10
go TO Omaha until Monday any win then L
furnished a copy OF The evidence alrcad
In and sit with the house committee
senate Proceedings.
The senate spent the afternoon in 6. com
mlttee discussion Of Senator Reagan's bill
s r. 10 Tor the protection Of the lives o
workinginen on buildings Ihe biz has th
. endorsement Of labor organizations all owe
the state ana according to its author Ii
similar 10 one which was passed In llIiuul
and stood the test OF the supreme couI
in that state. II was finally recommends,
for third reading and parsage by "A goo,
majority.
d NE,NN HILLS uEFOuE VUE sENATI