Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-31
LAWYERS ARE STRONG FOR MOVE
Vote on Question Defeated, Eighteen
to Fourteen.
vOIP HAS RAISE IN PAY IN MIND
Has Bill that Would Give Senator'S
Thousand Dollars.
COTTON OPPOSED TO RECIPROCITY
York County Republican Member In-
PRODUCES Resolution InstruYtinE
Nebraska Delegation ON This
Matter-Not Acted UpOn.

Matter-Not Acted Nnun.
(Brom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. S0.--(SpeciaL THE senate
decided against a constitutional convention
this afternoon by vote OF IS to u, when
s. +. IS. introduced by Kemp OF Merriok
came up In committee o fthe whole The
question brought out more long speeches
and earnest argument than has been
aroused by any question vet before the
senate, and seemed TO be very largely a
discussion between lawyers and the laity
The lawyers. led by Kemp, the author OF
the bill, thirteen strong with all tho arts
Of jury persuasion, tried to get for them
selves chance to tinker with the Nebraska
fundamental law hut they were short one
of their own number. Brown OF Lancaster,
and were able to win over but two re-
crults.
When tn chill was brought up in commit
tee of the whole Kemp reviewed the hts
tory Of the present constitution. showing
how It had bcen drawn for a population Of
much less extent than the present popua-
ton OF Nebraska. skiles averred that
amendments would patch 1t up as eff
caciously as any convention could do. Sen
ator Albert declared that there is strong
sentiment among the rural citizens OF the
state for new fundamental law, In which
he was backed I'm the remarks OF Senators
Hoagland, Jansen. who spoke farmer
and not as a lawyer; Cordeal and Tibbets
Soleck and Placek lawyers forsook the
cause and spoke against 1t and Bartos took
the chance to remark that II the overNork-
ing Of the governor was one thing that
the gentlemen wished to remedy ther was
no cause for alarm as he has plenty Of
time to write extra messages.
Senator oils stated his belief that 1t
would give corporate interests a chance to
change the law by corrupting the conVen-
! tion.
| The senate will tomorrow take up the
initiative and referendum bn which is TO
be made a special order In the house for
! Wednesday.
NOIpp Would Pay solOns More.
| Among the new bills that were brought
| M In the upper house Is the surprising one
! from Senator Volpp which provides for a
complete reorganization with a salary OF
! 81 900 for senators and representatives and
a four-year term to members Of the senate.
This bill is senate file l47 and can be ex-
pected to produce some excitement later
on unless an economic spirited committee
! pgeonholes ii.
| The senate passed resolution thanking
the citizens of Omaha and South Omaha
for the entertainment offorded on the re-
| cent trip to the stock yards and the Land
show and decided to attend the lecture To
be given In Representative hall Tuesday
morning by Daniel Chester French, the
sculptor who Is In Lincoln to finish ar
rangements for the statute Of Abraham
Lincoln, which is to be placed on the state
house grounds.
The debates in the house committee Of
the whole were not so long nor con
ate, but the bill introduced by Leldigh Of
Otoe for the purpose Of preventing cross
country travellers from making long stops
in any one place brough out some opposi-
tion. 1t was explained measure to
prevent the infestlng OF neighborhoods b.
gypsies ana such folk and viii probaly
pass. The Hatfield board OF control bill
calling for the appointment OF a board
70 care for neglected and dependent chil-
dren was amended and discussed and fin
ally recommended Tor passage.
Several resolutions were offered against
the bill which has been Introduced to
prohibit gift schemes and trading stamps
whether carried on ny church societies or
commercial companies,
senate Salaries Are settled.
Throe committees OF the senate the
special committee ON salary increases, the
accounts ana expenditures committee anu
the employees committee met this after
noon and settled the troubled question OF
employees salaries. The stenOgraphers
whose pay is not fixed by the statutes
will get 81 a day and no overtime. Sew
eral minor employees, whose wages are
not included, will be raised in a Emilar
manner. but the sergeant-at-arms. bill
clerks and such officials whose wages
have been fixed by law, must be content
with their So a day The pages are de-
MED their increase TO 50, but viii get their
regular sl.jO with 20 cents a day overtime.
making their pay 81 a day.
Cation opposes ItecipFOcity.
Cotton of York. a republican In the house.
/ introduced a resolution urging that the
r legislature let Nebraskas representatives,
In congress know that it's members are op-
I posed TO the proposed free tariff regua-
tions between Canada and the United
States. whereby the cheap farm lands
would be placed IN direct competition with
the higher priced farm lands OF our own
middle west
The resolution was laid over for con
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