Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-25
AFFECTS ALL UNIVERSITY TOWNS
Carried in Committee Of Whole by
Vote Of IL to is.
STOCK YARDS BILL PUT OVER
Senator Oils Takes More Time to
Make Changes.
OMAHA CHARTER BILL REPORTED
House with Favorable ReoOmmeR-
dAtiOn-Bm by BartOs Against
Bucket shops.
CTrom a staff Correspondents }

CFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Feb. A-(speoial)-A bill TO
disfranchise students living in Lincoln and
other university towns was recommended
for passage by the senate this morning
after hard fight against Il by the dry
forces.
The measure originated with volpp OF
washington ana is known as a move 20
XIII the large dry vote, which is cast IN
Lincoln at almost every municipal election
By students. There are several hundred
young men in attendance at the state uni
versity and other schools In this city, who
are counted upon as strong supporters OF
the dray policy.
The bill provides that any student or
person who lives in one city and derives
his financial support in whole or in part
from residents Of another city shall not
be deemed a resident Of the city where
he spends his time and shall not be allowed
to vote. The effect OF the bill will extend
of course to other cities and number
OF students at Creighton university and
other Omaha schools will lose their votes.
The debate was acrid at times and de-
veloped some strong personalities. When
It was put to a vote in the committee It
carried II to IS and when the committee
rose to report a motion not to concur made
by Brown Of Lancaster who with selleck'
also OF Lincoln had led the fight against
1t, was defeated by the same vote. Bartos
Of Saline did not vote and the split was
along wet and dry lines.
stock Yards BuI Put over.
The settlement OF the stock yards fight
in the senate. scheduled for today, failed
to take place, and the bill over which the
senate has fought and scrambled win so
over until next week.
At the present time the bill is ready
for passage. but the friends OF the original
measure. Senators Oils and Kemp and n
few of their hackers, do not want IL passed
until It can be changed The Albert amend
ment passed yesterday takes away all
penalty for violation, which practically
rtunfies the bill II can pass IN that way.
because many enemies of stock yards
regulation VIII vote for n. Oils is said
to have the certainty Of passing more
stringent bill II he can gain little time,
and for that reason he asked that Il be
passed until next week. 1t retains It's
place on the general file and may he called
up AZ the beginnng OF every meeting or
the senate 80 committee OF the whole.
The house spent the day IN rather un-
eventful commIttee Of the whole meetings
recommending a number OF bills for pas
! sage and working through routine lsgisla-
tion.
Omaha Charter Reported.
The Omaha charter bill WAS reported
from the standing committee in The house
and went on general file with recon-
mendatiOn for passage.
BartOs' BucIsct shop Biu.
A sweeping bill against bucket shops
which might make regular board Of trade
transactions illegal II Il passed was Of
fered In the senate today by Senator
Bartos OF Saline. The principal amend
ment to the act prohibiting bucket shops
as II now stands on the statute books Is
that definition Is given including an
office store or board OF trade room"
wherein commodities, such as stocks. grain
or provisions. shall be dealt IN Without
an actuai delivery being contemplated and
accomplished No transaction il legal
which Is terminated by a change in the
market without an actual change IN the
possession Of the commodity dealt in. ana
II makes any man who allows his build
ings to be devoted 10 the use OF bucket
islops guilty Of a misdemeanor The VIC
lation OF the act In any sort OF dealing
In futures is a felony and Is punlshabls
by imprisonment in the penitentiary, for
from two 10 five years or IN jail from six
months TO a year.
To facilitate ia the enforcement OF the
bu Il Is provided that every transaction
IN bucket shop commodities for present or
future deliveries shall be accompanied by
a written V ement containing the names
OF the parties TO the sale, prices and the
place and time Of delivery.