The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-17
REVIEW OF PAST WEEK.
This sitting Committee Fight Had
Been Brewing for Some Time,

lowing the action OF me senate early
In the session defeated q county op
ton bill. The bill having been killed
in both houses. is now believed to be
q dead Issue in this legislature, Yet
both sides will continue TO watch each
other till the last moment OF the see
sion for fear OF being taken by sur
| prise. The hill in the house devel
oped that the representatives are tied
on the issue OF county option. flfty be.
ing for II and fifty against It AS a
bill must have fifty.ons votes to pass.
1t was defeated by one vote. Two
ncmbers pledged against II were alb
cent, 20 the vote was SO yeas to 4S
nays
The vote on tho measure was az fol.
| lows.
| Neas-Allen, Anderson. Anness.
Bailey. Baker, Barclay, Bassett.
BuShee, Clarke, Clayton, Cotton, Gro
rim, bort. Ellis. Evans. Filley, Gait,
Candy. Gustafson. Hardin, Harrington,
Hatfield, Herzog. Housh, Howard.
! Johns, Johnson, Jones, Kent, Kirk,
Lindsey. Mast. Meyer. Minor. Mockett.
Moody. Moore Mcclellan, McKelvie.
| Neir Nordgren. Norton. L Quack.
enbush, Roberts, Smith, ST, I, Tay-
lor tMerrick). Taylor (tlitchcock).
| Waite--S0
| Nays--Bartels Boland, Bonham.
Brecht. Bulla. Busse, DoleEai. Dostal,
Eager. Eastman, Egsenberger, Fries.
Fuller. Gallagher, Gerdes. Grossman,
| Ernnhnr JTnI1nr gyntItp
podsky, Holmes. Kotouc, Lawrence,
Leid,gh. Liver. Matrau. Metxger. Mort.
arity, Murphy. McArdle. Mccarthy.
McKissick. Nelson, huffman, Prince.
Pulls. Riha, Sagl, Scheele, Schueth.
Shoemaker. Sindelar, Sink. Skeen.
Swan, Weesner. Mr.. Speakers.
| Abscnt-Regan and Sanborn.
Trouble over Referendum.
The senate has passed &. r. I,
Sklles. an initiative and referendum
bill, and the house has passed II. r. I.
by Hatfield. a similar measure. The
house has gone further and made
some slight amendments to the skilss
bill Soon the trouble of getting to.
gether will be attempted by the two
branches. II Is likely that the Skiles
| bill will be chosen as the one to be
sent to conference. In the conference
committee some lively sparring may
take place, as an effort will be made
| there to substitute the Kohl or Placek
bills. which are still lying dormant In
the senate. having been introduced at
the last moment by politicians, who
desire to make radical changes in the
Skles bill. The Kohl bill does nov
apply TO constitutional amendments
and the Placek bill provides that no
meas ures shall be submitted to vote
OF the people under the Initiative or
referendum until the legislature has
first refused to pass such proposed
laws. This provision Is known as the
| Warner amendment. IL was offered by
Warner OF Johnson, but was rejected
by the senate. and is now incorporated
| IN new bill.
The bills that have passed either
house or have been recommended for
passage are summarized as follows:
| The original Skies bill: A 10 per
cent initiative petition. A per cent
referendum Is effective on both stat,
utory enactments and constitutional
amendments. Majority OF all votes
cast on the question shall suffice to
carry either constitutional amend
ments or laws. Straight ballots may
be counted on constitutional amend.
ments.
The Skiles bill as IL passed the
senate: A 10 per cent initiative pc,
tition. A per cent reRereGdum pc
tition. Effective for both constitu-
tional amendments and statutory en-
actments, Majority OF all votes cast
On the question Is sufficient. which
shall In no case be less than IS per
cent Of the total vote cast at the cleo
ton. Straight party votes may not be
counted
The SkIles bill az 1t passed the
house: A 10 per cent initiative pc
tition for proposed laws and a Is per
cent initiative petition for proposed
constitutional amendments A 10 per
cent referendum petition to refer
legislative enactments for the ap-
proval Of the people. Effective for
Doth constitutional amendments and
statutory enactments. Majority of all
votes cast on the question shall be suf
1cIent, which shall not be less than
35 per cent OF tbs total vote cast in
case the proposal be for a constitu
tional amendment. The provision re
garding 50 per cent is not to apply to
statutory enactmeIts Straight party
votes are not to be counted for con.
6titutional amendments
The senate passed non-partlsan
judiciary bill, introduced Jointly by
Lee OF Boyd and McGrew Of Franklin,
This is one OF the Democratic plat.
form pledges. Eight Republican voted
against the hill and four Republicans
voted for il. 1t provides for the nomi.
nation and election of supreme, dis.
trict and county judges by nonpar-
tisan methods, no political party name
to bs used on the ballet In connec tion
with the name OF any candidate for
Judge
Buttermakers and berry and fruit
growers and bakers won a point when
the senate considered s. F. 1876. by