Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-18
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| LINCOLN. Feb IL CSpeciall-Two bills
/ aboHshing capital punishment were killed
in the house this afternoon after spirited
| debate IN which there was considerable
quoting Of the scripture and some aerial
oratory.
| Koutoue and Nelr were the authors and
] they advanced the usual arguments against
capital punishment, that Il Is harbarous,
not a deterrent of crime and exceeding the
right OF society as against the individual.
! Kotouc quoted statistics from other states
| where capital punishment has been abol-
! ished oprove that In states whore there II
! punishment by death Il Is harder 10 secure
a conviction for murder Mockett Of Lam
caster and johnson of Johnson both spoke
for the bills.
| Neir's hill was only applicable TO cases
where the conviction was secured through
! eircumstantial evidence, but even It was
objected TO- skeen Of Nemaha was par1
/ tioularly strong against the bills because
he was Of the opinion that only capital
punishment was a strong enough punish
ment for murder,
For statewide Prohibition.
Statewide prohibition Is contemplated in
| bill introduced this afternoon by Rep
resentatlve Calf OF Clay. The bill pro-
hlblts all dealing in intoxicating liquors Of
all kinds exempting the home manufacture
OF wine and cider and the making OF wine
for sacramentai purposes The law reads
as follows
ANY person who shall either directly or
Indirectly, whether as principal agent or
employe manufacture. sell or barter or
distribute any sprituous. malt vinous. fer
mented or other Intoxicating liquors shall
be guilty OF a msdemeanor and upon con,
/ vietion thereof shall be fined in any sum
not less than 500 nor more than $500, or I've
/ imprisoned IN the county jail not less than
thirty days nor more than sixty days or
both. Provided. that no person shall he
prohibited from making wine or cider from
grapes. apples or other fruit grown end
raised by seuch person, or from tho maxi
ing Of wine for sacramentai purposes"
The bill was given the number go IL
/ has been criticised by the members who
have been examining Il for discrepancies
in the legal phrasng OF the title and the
actual contents OF the bill and It is gener-
ally supposed that the purpose Of introduce
ing It is to get the members of the house
on record for or opposed TO prohibition.
AntI-Treat min ~ KILLED.
The Evans anti-treat bill and the
Hatfield bill limiting the number or saloons
In all cities to one per thousand inhab-
itants were reported for indefinite post.
ponement IN the house this morning by the
judiciary committee. The Evans bill was
one of the most severe liquor bills up for
consideration and amended the present
laws to make the saloon Keeper and bis
bar tender responsible for treating and
liable to heavy penalties and the TevokinG
OF the license. Mr.. Evans made no effort
/ q ~.
mlttee or on the floor.
The Hatfield bill was TO limit saloons In
cities OF more than 1900 to one per 1000
and allowing no licenses in places smaller
than 1900. Hatfield also refused to fight
for the bill under his name, declaring that
it was introduced by request.
i Insurance Reserve TUnds.
Il Kotouchs bill, introduced at recommen-
dation of State Auditor Barton to requirI
insurance companies TO deposit with ths
state the securities for reserve funds, was
put on general file The measure has been
much opposed by state insurance organiza-
tons
stock Yards Biu Goes over.
The senate deferred action on the Oils
stock yards bill at his request because Of
the number o. senators absent. The Hoaa-
land bill for a parole board similar to the
one passed by the last legislature and
vetoed by the governor was recommended
Tor passage.
licensing Pool Halls.
Moody's bill requiring pool halls in unin-
eorporated villages to axe out licenses
with the countyboard was recommended
for passage after a number OF changes,
Attempts were made to completely change
the effect Of the bill by amendments ro-
a
that applied and by an amendment exempt
ing field clubs term which could be made
to include any sort OF a pool hal Tor bill
Hard room. Il was found just in time that
there was no penalty and one was addict
before the recommendation was made.
The bill introduced by Pulls requiring that
patrons on rural mail routes should clear
mp the roads when blocked by snow or
other distractions under the direction OF
the road overscer and receive for II 30
cents an hour. was recommended Tor pas
sage.
Lincoln Charter Goes.
The Lincoln city charter bin introduced
by senator Selcck was recommended for
passage TO the afternoon session OF the
81 nate. The length Of the bill and It's COM
plcated provisions prevented it's being read
through and after an explanation by the
author L. went through without objection.
J a few slight amendments In terms were
made by the committee. The senate de-
, cided also 20 pass seven bills modifying
the laws governing the teohnicalites OF
irrigation in the western states. senator
liCagland, representing a number OF coun-
ties in the dry belt has irrigation as his
specially and is introducing enough meas
ures to completely rearranEe the irriga-
tion laws 10 make them more satisfactory
90 the people Of his district.
MR. BAssETT THANKS THE not sE
l On oueaffou of PRIVILEGE lie TaIku