Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-24
DOUGLAS MEN IN LAST DITCH
Fight to Stop Action, But House Over.
rules Them.
EXECUTIVE CALLS CONSTITUTION
SAYS 1t Shuts Out Markets From Com
mission Control.
HOST OF BILLS PUSHED AHEAD
Appropriation for Making Hog
Cholera serum ''Non-Parti-
san" Measures Co Fore,
nFrom q 500 Corresnondentl

CFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. March 2s-(SpecialO-T OIL
lie stock yards bill was ordered eugrossed
for third reading by the house this after
noon and will be passed unless the senti-
ment OF the house changes before II is
disposed o.
The governor put the responsibilities for
stock yards legislation upon the house by
vetoinE the Taylor DoleZal hill early this
morning The house Immediately set the
oils bill as a special order for the after
noon session, although the committee had
recommended It Tor postponement and
when It came up brief struggle resulted
in victory for the Oils organization.
Taylor and others tried to change It and
cut out some Of the more restrictive fea-
lures, but the efforts were without avail
The Douglas county delegation stood by
its guns until they were sufficiently spiked
There was no roll call as the decision
was made In committee Of the whole.
where no roll call is allowed.
The Taylor Dolezal bill has been for
some time waiting I'm the governors hands
| for disposal II was objected to on the
grounds that It gave control over the yards
| to the State Railway commission I'm spite
Of the constitution which limits the powers
Of the commission to common carriers and
the bill defines the yards as public mar
kets."
| The Taylor Dolexal bill was supported hv
the stock yards attorneys aud as Moriartv
! of Douglas admitted in his speech in oppo-
| sition to the Oils bill they would have
I offered no opposition to II In the courts.
The governor, however agreed with the
Oils supporters that the house bill was
nugatory and sent in his veto message this
morning, setting forth the arguments on
hl ed. - a.
missions power.
Early in the afternoon session the bill
was reconsidered and as It received only
81 votes to Il against, It failed to pass the
! veto
Taylor Of Hitchcock. author Of the other
bill, who still maintains that his own
measure was good, then tried systemati-
cay to change the oils bill until IL
should be as much as possible like his
own
on a motion to exempt yards handnne
stock only in transit he lost 2e to g.
On motion to cut out the section pro
viding penalties for delays Of over two
hours in unloading, he lost, 2S to 80.
Martau of Madison, who afterwsrd voted
for the oils bill tried in two motions to
lessen the penalties for delays. but was
overwhelmed by the steadily working orga-
|
Taylor continued to move changes. but
the votes in his favor dwindled to the ayes
Of the Douglas county hollow square. and
there seemed to be nothing to do but ac-
cept the bill Senator Oils drew 1t and
fought It through both houses In the series
OF pitched battles that have ensued since
he first began.
Moriarty of Douglas the nmade a speech
in which he ridiculed the legal opinions
of the railway commission In regard TO the
/ legality Of the house bill, and concluded
with the defiance of Douglas county
which from now on will assert It's rights
: and get what is wanted by Douglas
: county"
Prince and Mockett spoke for the bill
D and then Taylor, who admitted at the
start his animus against the bill, because
% his own measure after the labors Of two
e sessions was defeated stated that he
t feared that the oils bill was irregular.
Z The trouble that ensued when the bill
r. was found to be imperfect through an
engrossing clerks mistake might have put
. the bill in such shape that II would meet
Y with the same fate as his own he feared
j and declared that he only wanted a good
D bill no matter who should get the credit
Of authorship
When the oin was put TO a vote there
were only one or two scattering voices IN
l dissent.
II Governors Veto Necessary.
II The governors message on the Taylor
/ Dolezal bill was as follows
/ In Withholding my official approval fSom
/ n. r. S2 j desire TO call your attention 10
| the fact that the state Railway Commission
| Of Nebraska is limited In Jurisdiction, In
/ my opinion, to the regulating, fixing and
establishing rates and controlling the ser
/ vice In general OF common carriers. and
| this power Is under and by virtue of a
constitutional provision, which In words is
| as follows: Estate Railway Commission }