Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-06
BOTH PAY ATTENTION TO OMAHA
Outgoing Official Strongly cOmmends
Present Liquor Laws.
ALDRIcH FAvoRs HOME RULE
IsauEuratfou Ceremonies TAKE Piace
before Joint session of House
aud senate-Bolies Ad-
tsurn Until Tuesday-
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Nebraska this afternoon ard attef tne "4't.
OF office had been administered bF Hhiei
Justice Reese the rev executive deiirerod
an address lu Which he warned fhe assef''-
ble,d legislature that the issues Of the cam
psirn are stin alive but that politics mus
have no part in the legislation about 10 be
enacted
The floor Of the house Of representatives
han where the inauguration was held.
was filled with visitors. and many ieEis-
iato-s brought their wives and friends 90
10 ST beside them. The galleries were
filled and the besi seats had been taken
Ion rbefore 2 o'clock the hour set foT the
ceremony
The address Of Governor shalienberger,
his las words "a a Nebraska legislature
as its chief executive. uas particularly
long and was fun of weiEhty consideEa-
lions and complex arguments sThrough
this the crowd listened with interest
Pew shots at Omaha.
Governor shalienberEer and Governor
Aldrfch both had a few unoomPlmentary
things 10 say about the Nebraska metropo-
lis The outgoing official started gen
erai laugh when he remarked that since
the recent beginning Of custer proceedings
against the chief of poBos IN Omaha the
hid has been screwed down 50 tight ths-
they think ginger ale Is strong drink after
s O'Clock In spite 81 this the present
LIQUOR laws were highly eonir--nded- The
practicahility Of the ousier laws vas seri-
ously questioned by the only Nebraska
governor who has ever tried 20 use them,
and h esdroeated 3 Ia (which would give
10 the governor the arbitrary power of
suspension OF any such official subject OF
course, 20 an appeal to the supreme court
Governor shallenbeuger complained with
some irony that since Il was a eustcrnl
nowadays 10 elect only Une-term gover-
nor the man who Instituted an custer sluSi
had very little chance % ever seeing q.
carried through the courts.
The present primary iAE Was given con-.
siderable attention IN the message and q
return to the convention system vas
strongly urged as more representative. less
expensive and in every va a more ats
factory method Of getting good nominee
AIdrieh for Home RuIe.
The incoming governor was not 50 long
! in getting through with his reoommenda-
tions. presumably because he has many
chances 10 talk 20 the legislature ahead
Of him. but he was exceedingly vehement
and somewhat uratorical IN his delivery.
and received hearty applause. He insisted
that the great debauching and over
weening Brewery trust is stin active and
that the election taught II nothing Of the
determination Of the people 20 rule their
own state He recommended home rule
1 for cities over 500. and took his oppor-
tunlty Of paying hack Douglas county By
declaring against voting machines and de-
scrsbing frauds said 10 have been perpe-
trated In the last election
4 The governor is hopeful Of good results
I from the division Of power in the govern
ment. and thinks that th4 republican gov
eTnor and the strong republican minority
ought 10 work in harmony vita the demo
I cratic majority. He suggested that the
amount Of legislation be small and that an
adjournment OF the session he reached by
March 4
All of the points In the new Eovsrnor's .
/ speech were well received Both speeches
viii BE- printed and Distributed The crowd
seemed 70 be rather Of q republican Pc
suAsson and Governor Aldr1ch reoeired
many enthusiastic CONGRATULATIONS The
immediate members Of his family. Mrs
Aldrich and the four s0ns George. John.
Chester and Fred. were seated directly IN
front of the clerks stand In the first row
Of seats In the same party were the
governors secretary. l. B. Fuller. Airs.
Fuller. and q brother r. ID. Fuller. Miss
sehintaffer Of David City. and the pastor
Of the Methodist church which the AID
Tich family has attended Rev. J. r. Getty.
with members OF his family
separate Houses CoHvsae.
The house and senate we're each called
20 order IN their own chambers for the
Joint session and COMMITTEES from the
house consisting of K0touc. Shoemaker and
ouackenbush informed the senate that all
vEs ready. Ths senate flee into she house
chamber. led b. L1eutenant Governor Hope
vel and Chaplain MicksI of the t-ouse de-
nvered 8 prayer. Committees we're than
appointed by Lieutenant Governor Hop
: Wen who PRESIDED. 20 Nsit upon the van
ious participants In the ceremony and es-
eoE1 them 10 the r0strum- senator F1acek
and Members Anness and huffman weni
f0r the tWo governors. Senator Tibhets and
Members Lindsey and Weesner for ihs
chief justice. and senator sellsck and mem
hers Eager and Marrau for the other STATE
officers who wsrs % be sWorn in The ar
rsngemsnt q The various of eials sroaut
the chamber eaused some disturbanc- To-
ssFeral instances and The clarion so &c o.
l. A Better the sssstant sergeant at
aTnlS vas neosssaEg- "a never faiied O.
bring hushed and respectful quiet IN
both members and visitors
When ths state offcsls lined Up 10 b.
sworn in after the inaugurstion q ths gov
sruor and Ms address. there Nas only on,
railway commissions. Henry r. CLARK
and Peter MoTltnsen. who claims the eier-
tIon. was consEleuoasly abssnt
Nfinority BeEtns 60 FtEht.
In the morning session o. the senate IN
only business vas an agreemeut with ths
house 70 ad5oum Until TUESDAY moruins
sfter the ibauguration. but IN the holss
the minority Led b. Mookett the sN-spea> e
from Lancaster county. started ns nFh'
fer recoEnition- Alockett Introduces mo-
ton 70 have N eminOIfty represented "a