Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-10

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tFrom a staff CorrespondentN
LINCOLN March 9 - Specially - The
house stock Yards bin introduced by Tay-
Tor Of Hitchcock and Dolezal q Saunders.
was ordered for third reading today and
will probably be passed by the house when
IL comes up for passage The bn had
been made q special order for the after
noon and before beginning upon Il sew
eral conferences had been held among the
leaders leading TO an agreement. The
principal Of stock yards legislation has
always been more popular In the lower
house than in the senate and this same
bill with very slight differences was
passed by the house last year only to die
In the senate. The senate bill OF this
year by oils is stiu in the hands Of the
house committee
The debate Of the afternoon was mostly
over an amendment Offered by Evans Of
Adams, who wished 10 fix In the bill a
clause fixing the rates which stock yards
should be allowed 20 charge The bill as
it stood gave control 10 the state Railway
commission over all rates and service The
amendment was objected 10 by Prince OF
Hall on the ground that the other provis-
ions Of the bill gave the commission power
70 fix rates and such a provision would in
validate the law by inconsistency. Baker
Of York maintained that a similar act
had been allowed 70 stand in the case OF
the 2-cent fare law. The other view was
upheld by the house however. and the
Evans amendment was Overwhelmingly
defeated by viva voce vote.
Authority over Markets.
TAYLOR OF Merriok objected TO the bill
as il stood because Of its definition OF
the stock yards as public markets The
state Railway commission is supposed 10
have jurisdiction only over common car
/ riers and Taylor doubted the possibility OF
giving the commission control over any
thing defined as a public market" The
senate bill defines the yards as common
carriers Quackenbush Of Nemaha had
! Investigated this phase Of the ouestioa and
was sble Go show by legal authorities that
the biH was good a spite of the fact
that the commission is supposed 20 con
fine its control TO common carriers
Matrau OF Madison said he believed that
there was really very little demand for
any legislation upon the subject at all.
I but that the bill was as good as any
that could be drawn and as Prince OF Hail
had said would furnish both shipper
and yards with a court 10 which Eriev-
ances could be taken. Matrau said fur
ther that a certain part Of the legislature
/ wanted 20 regulate everything from the
size Of families 10 the price Of peanuts
and he was opposed to such a policy.
Taylor OF Hitchcock moved that the hill
be engrossed and advanced for third read
ing and his motion carried without a dis
senting voice.
Text of Measure.
The bill as it will be nassed is as follows.
Section ]. AL stock yards operated in
this state or organized under the general
corporation laws Of this state or by spe-
cial charter. which receive live stock for
the purpose Of exposing or having the
same exposed for sale and doing q bust
ness for compensation. are hereby de-
clared 10 be public markets Provided
that the railway department Of any stock
yards company used as a common carrier
OF freight shall not be affected BY the
provisions hereof
Section q The Nebraska State Railway
commission shall have power to issue Or
ders regulating the service and charges OF
such stock yards and the same shall be
enforced in the same manner and under the
same penalties orders regulating com
mon carriers. Provided, that where no
other penalty is provided by law for a vio-
lation Of any such order, Il shall be pun.
ishable by a penalty Of not less than SO.
nor more than $50 and where the viola.
tion is a continuing one each day thereof
shall constitute separate offense.
Section g. Any person company or cor
poration owning or operating any publi,
stock yards IN this state under the pro
visions OF section / Of this act shall an
nually on the first Monday Of January O.
each year file with the State Railwa,
> commission an itemized statement certifie,
and sworn 70 by its owners or manager
setting forth the number OF head OF cattle
10 calves, hogs, sheep, horses and mules re
ceived in his OF their public stock Yards
also make a statement OF the gross receipt
and expenses OF the last preceding year
Section T. Every such stock yards shal
keep a record showing the time OF deliver
% and turning over az the yards OF sal
stock 10 the oonsignee, agent or owner.
The bin is less drastic than the senat
bill, il does not provide any time limi
on handling stock in the yards and in IL
terms is a little more ambiguous.
Union Label Ia Kimed.
The senate killed the union label bin thi
morning, reversing its favorable decisio
OF yesterday by a vote Of ls 10 Y. The bill
as drawn, provided that al state printing
bear the label OF the International Typo
graphical union and the opposition Of on
Of the large Lincoln companies which doe
much Of the stale printing. was sufncien
At the last moment 20 kin the bill.
Senator smith Of Fillmore. who spok
against the bin yesterday, seemed dispose
this morning 10 give IL a chance for No
II amendments we're made and moved O
refer II back 70 the eommittee. but th
motion was lost BY a vote % II to o. ]
was not considered likely that the bal
could pass the house u IL did set throug
the senate, az a similar bin by Hospodsk
was killed there yesterday IN spite Of IA
support given II b. nearly ali labor Of
Eanizations.
Vote Measure.
The vote on The bil IN the senate thi