Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-14

Opened sliles called attention 70 the two
absurdly weak initiative and referendum
bills that were introduced into the senate
on the last day. s. r.. 3sf by Placek. and
IS. by Kohl BE had been told he said
that the sitting COMMITTEES intended 20 dis
card the bills passed. S. p J. and II. r. l.
and substitute one Of these weaker bills
which provide for no chance TO change
the constitution by initiative and make
the per centage very high. lie said he had
been informed that there was no such in
tention. but that his previous hasty action
had been guided By that mistake.
Sklies moved 10 elect the committee Of
nine by party caucuses. but the motion
was ruled out az irregular. Kemp cor
rected the defect by moving that COM
mittee Of seven be so chosen. This was
defeated by q vote OF "a to 49, Tibbets
and Albert then moved 20 choose a CONF
mittee Of nine. and that too. was declared
out OF order Then Sls!les sent mp a sub
statute motion to take the place OF his
original motion, which was the business
held over a. a special order. u provided
FOR a change Of the rules so that the COM
,ittee could consist Of nine. six democrats
and three republicans, and, as I'm his first
motion. the members were to be chosen
by caucus Tibbets and the rest Of the
democrats were willing to have the com
nittee consist OF nine, but were not will
ing 10 ALLOW the choice go to caucus. They
seemed TO be afraid 20 go into caucus for
fear OlHa would not 20 in with them
skies reminded them that as nearly all
their platform pledges required constitu-
tionaI amendments. It were. wise to get
few republican votes to help them. on
the vote the motion was defeated, by Is
to 49,
The next order was Sliles' original mo-
ton. made when the matter first came
up. for the committee to consist Of Albert.
Banning Oils. Talcott. Jansen, Kemp
and smith OF Fillmore II was defeated by
a vote Of a to TO-
Tibbets then moved that the committee
consist OF nine and that motion was car
ried Tibbets then moved the election Of
the following committee: Albert, Banning,
Talcott Kohl, Lee and Tanner, democrats,
and Bartling Smith Of Boone, and Nc
Grew. republicans. The three republicans
represent the rebel element, which has
practically broken with the rest Of the
minority.
oils moved as a substitute the same
motion for a caucus selection that had been
defeated when offered by Skiles. Oils
republicans, he said, had right to choose
their own members. ~ don't think you
will be proud when you go home of having
disfranchlsed almost half Of the state"
Tibbets replied that the democrats would
be held responsible and should be allowed
TO control He cited presidents for a sift-
ing committee made up entirely from the
majority party. I'VE have been more gem
erous thar any other party has ever been
when in power
Hoagland took the floor to say that the
republicans would rather have the demo-
Gratis appoint all democrats than republic
ans whom the minority would not choose
Albert sareastically answered Hoagland
saying that the committee would be the
servant OF the senate not its master. He
referred 70 Oils as properly grateful to
republicans Tor doing what his democratic
friends would not do Tor him. Hoagland's
argument was dismissed with a hope that
Lincoln county would not secede because
it was not represented
Bartos then launched his invectlve against
Onis and Skiles, and Skiles made his
answer
Placek denied that the state chairman
drew his bill. Skiles retorted that Byrne.
had said that Placek had received no bill
from him to be introduced. To this PLACED
made answer
In the house the senate initiative anC
referendum bill was passed with SO ayes
eleven members being absent. The hous
also passed the Taylor Dolezal stock yard
bill. This measure. which was expected
to meet with bitter opposition passed will
only one nay from McKelvie Of Lancaster
whose vote was unexplained. The fiv,
bills recommended by the special commit
tee TO investigate the condition OF stat,
accounts and suggest new system o
supervision were all passed They provid
Tor a state board of accounts which viii
have general control over state book
koepng.
The following bills have been approve,
by the governor:
H. r. %, by Barrels, approprlating 5000
to biuld a science and library building a
Wayne.
n a. 60. by Clarke and Kent apprO
priating $1,000 for heating plant a
Ohadron Normal.
a. r, IS, uy ucKissick standard caboos
bill.
service act.