Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-26
Hope Expressed Legislature May
Decide on This Step.
ALF MILL LEVY OTHERWISE
INITIATIVE BILL TO CONFERENCE
Nrrom statt corre.pondentO


demic departments OF the state university
/ from the campus in Lincoln TO the state
I farm will be recommended by tho special
committee OF the Legislature
! The committee OF eleven has had the
I'matter under consideration FOR more than
a month and has given number OF public
hearings so that all interested might have
chance to state their views. Resent
/ Coupland, Regent Haller and Victor Rose
water ot Omaha have spoken 90 the COM
mittee in favor Of the removal. The two
regents were a minority in favor Of II in a
recent report by the regents as whole.
The recommendation OF the committee
is provided with an alternative II the ieg-
islature refuses 10 appropriate the l mill
levy which is considered necessary for
carrying out the project The mill levy is
I recommended and II refused the commit
tee IL opposed 20 attempting to remove the
university and a half mhl levy IL recon-
! mended for improvements to be divided
equally between the city campus and the
campus Of the Agricultural school at the
farm.
Members UnnnimOun.
The committee Is unanimous in both the
| recommendat tions. believing that the most
wise and economical thing to do is to
remove the academic and professional de-
] partments to the splendid grounds OF the
Agricultural school at the cost Of a l-mii
| levy. II this ia refused then one-half Of
mill will be necessary for improvements
on the present divided campus and in ad-
ditlon to the mill levy already passed
for maintenance.
''The committee, by It's fair attitude and
just decision" said Regent Couplsnd after
! the committee adjourned tonight. has
taken step OF the very greatest benefit
to the university and to the state. II Will
mean great financial saving to the people
and II VIII provide better university. The
committee should be praised for its action
s. C. Bassett member OF the COMMITTEES.
I said: I'VE believe that n The money can
be secured for doing the thing In the proper
manner the removal to the state farm will
be the very best step possible from both
financial and educational standpointE
The members OF the COMMITTEES are sena-
tor oils, chairman; Senators Brown. slxiies
and Smith of Fillmore and Representatives
/ Kirk, McKeivie, Gerdes, Weesner. Bassett,
Gallagher and Moriarty
Delay over Initiative.
The initiative and referendum. which IL
generally considered to be the most inn
portant step which the Thirty-second Ne
braska Legislature has undertaken, may not
be settled for some time vet although the
senate has passed It's bill and the house haH
made all changes that are contemplated
before taking the vote which IL practically
certain to pass It. In approaching the sub
ject the members OF both houses who were
opposed 20 the measure were forced by the
fact that both parties we're pledged 70 Il
TO make no fight In the open. but to 30
enculnber the bill with amendments, aItera-
lions and iokers that the people would not
accept It and would get no good from II II
they did. This was shown on the last day
of discussion In the house. when amend
ment after amendment was hurrlediy intro
duced from the bilrs enemies in all corners
OF the house, They were all killed, how
ever, by the friends Of the principle.
Conferences Necessary.
! The fact that the house and senate meas
ure as ready for passage differ In some
essential particulars viii make a confer
ence necessary before any bill is finally
accepted II has been said by many ad-
vocates OF direct legislation that the house
Is now the better Of the two. because Il
is more liberal The senate bill has a re-
striction which makes II necessary Tor the
majority OF votes cast IN favor OF a meas
ure to represent at least IS per cent Of all
the votes cast 81 the election upon all sub
jects IL the measure Is to be considered
carried. and the house applies this only
20 the voting upon constitutional amend
ments, The house bill requires q IS per cent
petition for initiating constitutional amend
ments the senate has not. Both bills have
10 per sent petition for Initiating ordl.
nary measures and 5 per cent for refer
endum.
House Bill Favored.
expected that a conference committee rep
resentng both houses will be appointed and
the two bills taken up together for some
sort Of compromise. OF the two the house
measure seems to have the better chance
OF remaining II is and being agreed to
BY both sides o. the legislature and OF being
signed by the ovenor
stock YArds JumbIe.
Stock yards legislation, which has Doen
( fruitful OF 30 much acrimonious debate in
| the senate and few flurries IA the house.
/ will probably reach a elimination in the
senate this week and something will be
done by tho house. The Oils bin IN the
senate is now awaiting lie fgte. but i1
already 80 much altered BY the Aiberts
amendment, which struck out the penalty
| for violation that the author himself
hardly knows It by sight. Senator oils
has delayed final consideration OF Il be-
cause he sul has hopes OF getting Il
changed substantially and then passed
The house is awaiting the return OF tho
special committee OF HutzmAn. Metzger
and Lindsey. Whioh IL now IN South omafa
investigating the manner In which things
are done and the need OF regulation In the
yards. The committee VIII probably be
back Monday and win make a. report 10
the remainder uf the live stock ana yra1lng
committee, and II Il Is then thought wise
the Taylor hin Tor regulation wiu be taken
up and brought before the house Ta,-lof
OF Hitchcock the author Of the present
house bill and the measure that was killed