Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-02
LAWMAKERS ROW
= OYER LOBBYISTS
House Members Grow Personal
Over Resolution to Investi-
gate Them.
FINALLY IS VOTED DOWN
trrom a staff Correspondent

(Erom stair correspondent
Lincoln, March l.-(Special. AS it
looks now, the lobbyist will cost the
state of Nebraska more. this session
than any other piece OF legislation
which will come under consideration.
This is not the fault of the lobbyist,
except perhaps that he i sa lobbyist.
Twice, already during the session
has the lower house talked and re-
solved against these lobbyists, and
again today the entire morning ses-
sion UP to the time OF the convening
of the Joint session, was spent in an
attempt to keep the lobbyist out OF
the legislative game. ,
a resolution was introduced by
Osterman providing for a method OF
investigation. He wanted the lobbyist
brought before an investigating conf
mittee.
Trumble Gets Angry.
This brought out a debate that at
times became almost personal. Irum-
Bile was disguised.
You fellows are bowling all the
time for fear OF the lobbyist, he
shouted. II have not been bothered
by any lobbyist. In fact, | like to
meet people who have ideas on bills
before us. | am willing to learn some
thing even from a lobbyist, but | am
not afreaid that | will become con-
taminated if | talk with them. | want
nv people to come here and talk to
u1e. We have been hearing about the
majority in the house and the minor
ity, but the worst bar to good legisla--
ton in this house is neither >one OF
these. 1t is the machine which runs
this house. can name them If you
want me to-"
Cries Of name 'em; name EN-" were
shouted, but Trumble refused to do so
simply shouting back that he could do
p and the members knew it.
Could spit on Lobbyists"
Declaring that it all depends OH
whose OK is gored," Mr.. Richmond
ridiculed Mr.. Taylor's protested dis
like OF lobbyists. He referred to lay
lors' brain storm" OF last week, when
the gentleman from Custer broke out
with denunciation of former house
member whom he accused of being
lobbyist for the Omaha Commercial
club.
s"And while he was delivering his
TRADE against this gentleman" con-
tinued Richmond, II could have
turned around in my seat and spit
on no fewer than three men who
were at the time on the floor of the
house lobbying for his own bill. There
were half dozen others of the same
kind close at hand"
Taylor called on Richmond to
name them, but the latter said he
preferred not to indulge in personal
tiles unless the house should call for
such information.
81 may say, however" remarked the
Douglas county representative, that
some of them were former state Of
ficials who are interested in legisla-
ton here. Right at this moment l.
could turn around and spit on man
who is lobbying here on matters he
is interested in"
Find the Man.
Every member craned his neck to
discover the identity of the man re-
ferred to. 1t was Railway Commits
sioner Tom Hail, sitting inside the
railing. Mr.. Hall laughed with the
whole house, but stayed where he
was. A few minutes later he got up
and went out.
A substitute motion was offered,
but not voted upon, to have Speaker
Jackson act as inquisitor instead of
the committee on employees. The o.
terman resolution was voted down,
50 to 80.
Oils School Bill Passed.
Two bills were read the third time
and passed while the house was wait
ing for the joint session. One of these
was the Oils bill to authorize the
redistricting of counties for the es-
Enlistment of consolidated rural
schools and the levying OF county
school tax, ranging from 10 to IS
mills, for the support of such schools,
A bill to prohibit county judges
from either recommending or "krock-
ing on any attorney to person hav-
ing business in county court was the