Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-17
SENATORIAL BALLOT ON TODAY
Each House Makes Special Order of
Voting on Subject.
BURKETT WILL GET SOME VOTES
Hitchcock Will Not Receive Unani-
nous Vote.
UNIVERSITY CHANGE DISCUSSED
> Kirk of KnoA Introduces Resolution
that win Put subject of Move
90 state Farm Up for
InvestigRtIon.
NFrom q staff correspondent.


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Nrom a Staff Correspondent) > 4
LINCOLN, Jan 16.-tSpecial)-T p
Of county option viii be discussed and Z Z
be settlud at conference TO be held
the dry members OF both houses and bot
parties at the Linde hotel this evening
The dry men have signed up a call for
conference TO be held on this question and 2
viii decide whether one county option bin |
embodying all the features that all factions
want shall be drawn up and passed. or
whether every man who has pet measure !
will be allowed to present his own bill |
It is most probable that the dry forces
will be concentrated on one bill. which viii
under those circumstances have a good
chance OF receiving general support
There will he a caucus OF few OF the
republican members OF both houses tonight
to consider the question OF vote for
United States senator II Is generally un- /
derstood that some republican candidate,
probably Senator Burket will receive as
many votes as the republicans can muster
for him in opposition to Hitchcock who.
under the fulfinment OF the Oregon plan,
will be certain to receive a majority in
the two houses.
Attitude Of Republicans.
The vote on United States senator tomor-
row will result in less than a dozen votes
for the opponents OF G. NJ. Hitchcock. The
republicans who had not signed statement
number one and did not otherwise pledge
themselves TO vote for the peoples choice,
tried to get together in caucus late this
afternoon and this evening. The senators
failed altogether and three Of four men
who have not decided definite for Hitch
cock will cast complimentary votes for
fRvorite sons as for Instance Senator Jan
sen Of Beatrice, who will vote ID, w Cook
banker Of that city,
The friends Of Senator Burkett were
busy among the fifteen representatives
who were not pledged and the efforts to
get e vote cast for Congressman Norris
Of Phelps were unsuccessful. Norr may
get a few votes but of the fifteen, seven
at least will vote for Hitchcock and the
other eight will probably unite for
Burkett.
one repnbficanl RdpreseUt 10 tive Smitlsauofi
Boone, remarked that Il was anything 10
keep Hitchcock from unanimous vote
and ne vii probably fail OF that by three
or four IN the senate and seven or eight
in the house.
some Senatorial History.
The attitude Of Mr. Hitchcock insisting
on the inviolabnity of the Oregon plan
pledge Is exciting some amusement among
old timers, who recall the directly opposite
position his paper took four years ago
when the senatorshp was awarded to
Norris Brown one member of the legisla-
ture who has been looking into back files
said today;
Il have a half mind to spring a resolu-
ton calling for a committee of inquiry
framed in the same language as the resolu-
tion offered on behalf of the democrats by
Van Housen just four year ago. The Van
Housen resolution, some OF us remember.
rected az length all the campaign charges
and roorbacks that had been sprung against
Norris Brown before election ana contem-
plated calling him on the carpet to clear
himself II was sprung just before the
time for baloting for senator. the purpose
being to hang the senatorship up in the
air Indefinitely and find some excuse for
republicans who wanted to gig back on the
party nomination which Brown had won,
and the popular vote he had secured in
the election, Mr. Hitchcock's World
Herald az that time was hot for this in
Vestgation and ts Lincoln correspondent
went to great trouble TO explain how the
election OF senator could be diverted by
republicans centering their vote upon in
vestlgation. II such a resolution directed
at Mr. Hitchcock We're passed now. and
the members regarded that as releasing
them from their pledges, Il would give Nh
AltGhcock a very uncomfortable time
Exposition ResoIutIon.
The choice Of the people OF Nebraska
FOR the site OF the Panama can exposition
was not decided by either house, but the
matter was brought nearer decision in
the house by the introduction OF resolu,
ton IN favor OF New orleans by johnson
an.
cisco which was introduced Friday by
Prince OF Han. was laid over another DAY
on motion OF Gerdes, who said that al
though he was In favor OF New Orleans
he thought In fairness TO Prince. who wa
absent the matter ought to go over unit
ne could defend his recommendation n
the senate the matter was put over sul
another day on motion Of Senator Tib
bets.
Three changes were made In the hous,
standing committees under the resolution
passed giving the speaker authority TO &C
ccpt rosiguations and appoint substitutes
GrossmaRs refusal 20 take the corporation,
chairmanship was approved and Scheuti
Of Platte was appointed In his place
Scheuths place as chairman on prntin,
was given 10 Gallagher A new committee
on retail ana commerce N motion OF Gerdo
81 Richardson was appointed by tn
speaker. The m,mhors arc. Liver. Doug
las chairman; Metzger Sink Potts
Bushcc Eager and Cronn.
Moving state niVersity.
The matter OF moving the state uuiver
sity from the present campus To some othe
site was brought mp by a resolution fror
Kirk 20 have committee Of five appointe
20 confer with a similar committee fror
the senate and invosu~ate the advlsahiit
of the change The committee Is 20 b
made up OF three members from the oon
mittec on the university and two from TN
finance committee. The appointing OF an
COMMITTEES was put over 20 the next da
Tor dehberation.
= The only discussion in the senate wa