Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-15
TEN PER CENT VOTERS PETITION
Republicans Put No Obstacle in Way
of the New Act.
OLLIs PRODs RAmROAD BODY
Gets Resolution Through that Will
Push Stock Yards Bill.
eOoD ROADS MEN in SESSION
Number, Including Men from Omaha.
Ask for state Highway Commits
sIOn-Anti-TradiRg stamp
BiII Favored.

From a starr CorrespondentN
| LINCOLN, Neb. FEB. u.-(speeial Tele-
grant )-rhe initiative and referendum bill
passed the senate this morning without a
dissenting vote. Senators Jansen Of Gage
and Warner Of Nemaha, both republicans.
| explained their votes and stated that they
thought the bill was too loose In tie terms
and would allow too much unnecessary
law making, hut that the parties were
pledged to some such measure. and this
seemed to be the only one that could be
obtained and so they would support It.
The absent ones were the members OF the
Omaha investigation committee Albert,
Hoagland, Lee and 1ibbets-and two 9TH
ers-Reynolds ana Placek
The bill as IT passed provides for a 10
per cent petition OF the voters OF the state
so distributed to represent a strong SEN
tment in a majority OF counties for the
initiative and per cent petitions for the
referendum No measure is to be declared
passed unless the majority Of votes which
II receives represents AZ least S5 per cent Of
sll the votes cast at the election and the
propositions are all to be- submitted in a
nonpartisan manner without q party circle
on the ballot
Explorations OF Votes.
Senator Jansen sent up this explanation
lof his vote on initiative and referendum.
While this measure does not NEE with
my fun approval. opening IN nay opinion
the flood gates for obnoxious and unneces-
sary lawmaking, stil obeying the demand
OF my constituents and the platform OF the
grand old republican party. vote aye
Senator Warmers explanation was:
While this bill has been much improved
by the last amendment by its author I am
sun opposed to the provlsions Of the bill
and believe that its enactment as a part
OF tho constitution IN It's present form viii
prove of greater burden than benefit 10
the great masses OF the people OF the state
but having failed in every honorable effort
to secure amendments which, IN my iudR
ment would remove at least some OF the
Questionable features. yet believins that
tha rrople Of right should BE- bermitted "a
express themselves on matters Of Fpesf
Importance, and trusting IN their good
Judgment TO reject or adopt the same al
the election, vote aye"
To Hurry stock Yards Bill.
An evident move to hurry the stock yards
legislation was made by Senator oils.
author OF the senate stock yards bill and
chairman of the live stock and grazing
committee, when he offered a resolution
requiring that all railroad bills when NUT
on general file take precedence OF other
kinds OF bills Il is understood that stock
yards bills Will come under this general
head and can be brought to settlement
out Of their regular order now. as the
resolution was passed, The senate passed
H. r. ., which appropriates 81 500 for i'm,
proving the southwest basement OF tile
state house. Buhrnam OF Howard was
the only senator to vote against IT,
\ H. r. Nos 20. 50, 2s and III. providing
for Ikrnr
normal school fund for the normal schools
at Peru, Chadron, Wayne and Kearnev
were passed without dissent.
Reciprocity ResOIutiOn Pat over.
The resolution offered yesterday by SEN
ator Jansen of Gage on reciprocity, which
was put over once, was delayed again on
the objection OF Senator Tanner Senator
Jansen declares that he is very certain
Of being able to get the resolution through
and is willing to wait until ali the men who
care to speak upon it can be heard
The afternoon session Of the senate yyas
adjourned without the transaction of busl-
ness because OF absences
Absentees la House.
The absence OF forty members made
the session. Of the house more or less un
eventfui today, but In committee of the
whole several important bills were recon
mended for passage Clarke OF Cherry had
a fight on his hands over his appropriation
OF $500 to make up the deficiency in the
fund for paying the travelling expenses
: Of judges OF the district court. The com
mittee OF the whole turned the bill down
and decided TO recommend II for inden
mite postponement. Clarke moved. after the
committee rose TO refuse to concur and
finally carried his point by a vote OF 81
to 2s,
Anti-TrRdinE stamp BIu.
Housh Of Antelope succeeded In getting
his anti-stamp bill engrossed for third
read. The bill, H n IM, prohibits Rift
enterprises Of All sorts whether they be
the elemosynary undertakings Of church.
ladies' aid societies or street corner raffles
Taylor OF Merrick and several other news
paper owners objected to the bill because
u would prevent voting contests and the
giving away OF pianos and trips to Eu-
rope to the popular school teacher ana
similar schemes
Candy OF Custer rose TO remark that n
the bin would prevent the public nom be-
; Ing continually bsdgered into subsoribIp. ..
Tor newspapers IN the hope Of gsttlnr
something for nothing. he was strong Tor
H. u. S6, by Hardin Of Harlan was-rec-
commended for passage and will II passed
make II necessary In testing grain for sale
by WaRonload 20 have the inspection made
% vertical section. La testing grain nov
IN cars vertical section Is taken OF the
Grain clear 70 the bottom OF the car 50
that all the different weights viii be taken
up. From wagons however. the inspectors
usually SCOOP up a measureful from any
part OF the wagon and this Law will make
the vertical section necessary In the smaller
quantities.
Roads COnlhittes Meet.
The Joint COMMITTEES on good roads con-
sisilng OF three senators and five member
Of the house, met az The Lincoln hotel this
ufternoon and heard the arguments of the
members u the Good Roads rssociatlon
Tor desired legislation. The good roads