Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-14
sCHEEIE CONTEST SET THURSDAY
Seward County Election Matter Comes
up at That Date,
BAsSETT SUPPORTED BY HOUSE
Necmbcr From nutfnIo County tn
held In Opposition 10 Capital
Removal by Not Of lower
BODY.
From A staff Correspondent

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favor Of the treaty offered by Jansen OF
Case The resolution OF Cotton against
the treaty was defeated IN the house last
week and the republicans IN tho senate
will try to get through rn affirmative
measure in support Of President Taft,
Senator Jansen said rhis morning thf
he believes that the resolution wIl so
through without much opposition,
II was not taken up whom offered be-
cause It was objected to by Reagan OF
Douglas and. under the rules. goes ovof
for one day II reads as follows:
Whereas There is now pending for rati-
fication by our national congress trade
agreement between Canada and the United
States establishing reciprocity between
these countries, and
Whereas We firmly believe that such
reciprocity will result in great benefits to
both of these countries, whose interests
and people are so closely allied; therefore,
be It
Resolved, That the state senate Of Ne
braska, IN regular session assembled, most
emphaticaly indorses the ratification Of
said trade agreement, and that we ask
our senators and representatives In the ma
tional congress to work and vote for this
treaty and be It further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution
beforwarded to our senators and repre-
/ sentstives at Washington"
| The house refused to begin its work upon
the initiative and referendum bill soday
although It came up In regular order,
Hatfield OF Lancaster, the author, tried
to get IL brought TO a settlement III the
committee of the whole. but after several
sections had been read the members began
to quarrel about considering Il at all.
/ Prince of Hall and Harrington Of Brown.
members of the Omaha Investigating com
mittee. had asked that It be put off Until
they returned. and others thought II ought
not TO come up nutil = longer time has
been given for consideration. although y
was II. r. and has been up for slx
weeks II went back to it's place gen
eral file, and just before adjournment It
was decided to make Il speclal order
for next Monday afternoon,
] The discussion Of the Scheele contest
case and the reports from the majority
and minority of the committee on prvi-
leges and elections giving both sides Of
the case was made a special order for
Thursday afternoon. The governor sent
his notice that he has signed n. r. IS.
the ratification OF the federal coSstitu-
tional amendment which establishes an in
come tax The house spent an hour this
|
without taking final action upon it, An
amendment to limit the Investigations Of
the tax expert to one year back instead Of
five years, as the bill provides, was killed.
! The senate spent its afternoon session
after the introduction of the reciprocity
resolution in committee of the whole and
moved a number OF bills one step further
toward a vote. The bill from the house
which provides for the purchase OF Cob.
bey's statutes for the members at an ex-
pense OF $500 was held up and Smith Of
Fillmore tried to kill 1t, but failed.
! The house has put itself upon record In
support OF the action OF S. c. Bassett OF
Buffalo county in voting in accord with his
convictions against capital removal A res
olution by Baker Of York states the CON
fidence Of the house I'm Representatives
Bassett I'm spite Of the petition which has
been circulated in his county demanding
his resignation because of some of his con
stituents thinking he is not voting accord
| ing to their views
Mr.. Bassett was at first inclined to pay
little attention 70 the reports OF the petit
ton circulating among his friends but to-
day he and two republican colleagues, n
G. Taylor OF Merrok and l. d. Evans OF
Adams went to Gibbon in Buffalo county
where a mass meeting was held tonight
The resolution adopted by the house was
as follows
whereas, It has come TO the knowledge
OF this house, through newspaper reports
that the citizens Of Buffalo county are be-
ing asked to sign a petition demanding the
resignation OF Representative s, c. Bas-
sett because OF his attitude on the capital
removal bill which was up for third read
ing last Friday, and,
Whereas, Representative Bassett by
his ability, integrity and industry has
won a position Of influence and effective
ness second to no other member OF this
house; therefore, be It
Resolved, That We express our con
fidence In his absolute integrity and com
mend him for his courage, his devotion tu
the welfare OF his county and his state
and his high minded conception Of his
duties; and be Il further
Resolved That We express Il as our
opinion, based on his record In this ses
sion and his attitude on other measures.
that in his vote on the capital removal
bill he was governed solely by his convic-
tions and by his belief that he was ssrv-
in gthe best interests OF his county as well
as his state. and that personal interest
nor any other similar Interior motive had
anything TO do with his action on that
measure"
Mr.. Bassett has Issued a statement which
/ he viii submit 70 the voters OF his county
| In an effort TO make them see that he re-
fused TO support the bill because Of It's pro-
visions and terms, which he believed to be
unfair.
| lie declares:
] In voting against the passage Of house
roll 20 the capitol removal bin, ! then felt
and stil feel, that 1 acted for the best in
terests Of the people Of Buffalo county
and the state OF Nebraska 1 am fully
satisfied In my own mind that the pe0pls
/ Of Buffalo county have been deceived In
regard TO the capitol removal location
that they did not then and do not now