Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
HAS ALDRICH BASE BALL BILL?
Expected that Governor Has Plan of
His Own for New Law.
PRESENT MEASURE IS WEAK
Thinks County Boards Are Not Given
Sufficient Police Power over
Games Outside of Smaller
Towns.
From a staff Correspondent


LINCOLN, April 1.-(Special Telegram J.
Governor AIdrlch is understood to be
ready to veto the Sunday base ball bill,
but may possibly suggest a way out of the
difficulty by offering a bill of his own.
Governor Aldrich cannot maintain that
he is against the general principle of Sun
day base ball as he introduced a bill for
II when he was a member of the legis-
lsture and made a hard fight for 1t. He
has objected consistently to the Bartling
bill, but promised to approve II II the
amendment excluding small towns from
the liberties was adopted. When this was
killed largely through the votes of small
town enthusisatics and by the efforts of
Arthur Mullen and J. c. Byrnes. who
think they can cause trouble for the gov
ernor with the bill, he declared that his
proposition had been turned down and
there was nothing for him 20 do but retain
his position.
Today the governor gave out the opinion
that the bill as drawn does not give county
boards the proper power to regulate play
ing outside of towns. There was an amend
ment giving county board the right to con-
troll playing outside Of village limits this
thinks the governor, does not give them
sufficient police power to carry out the
regulation.
The idea that he will offer a bill Of his
own is not official. but is well founded
because the governor has had much poll
tcal pressure brought to bear upon him
and admitted after he had once made up
his mind to veto that he believed that
there were two sides to the question. II
he introduces a bill OF his own II will un-
doubtedly go through and the question
will be settled.
Veto of Tanner Bill.
Governor Aldrich by vetoing the Tanner
bill to change the school board terms in
South Omaha refused today to sanction
the interference of the legislature in
local municipal affairs. The bill was
drawn TO allow certain school board Of
ficials soon to retire from office a chance
TO hold oevr by a legislative extension oi
their terms Their opponents are demand.
ing another election to put other men IN
their places and the governor thinks that
! the legislature has better things TO dc
than TO take sides in such a dispute.
senate Passes Merger Bill.
The senate this morning approved
of a telephone merger bill. while the house
was passing the Minor bill with the mer.
( ger clause stricken out The senate took
up the Warner bill providing for physical
connection between competing exchanges
/ and by amendment 1t was to include mer,
/ gers under the control of the State Rail,
/ way commission.
Senator Bartos, mover OF the merger
change, was able TO muster fifteen votes
and only eleven were cast against In the
house the Minor bill, which had originally
/ merger clause WAS passed as amendef
| by a vote OF 70 to IS.
! It provides for physical connection and
/ commission control.
| The senate amended the general claims
bill before placing It on general file t,
prevent the payment OF the claim o.
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