Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-24
TWO YEARS. WAIT
AFTER DIVORCE
Reed of Hamilton Has Measure
to Make Remarriage More
Difficult.
ANTI. NEPoTIsM COMES UP

Lincoln, Jan. 23.-The individuals
expecting to get divorce and marry
again will have to hurry, if bill in
troduced by Reed Of Hamilton, be-
comes a law. Under the present law
person may remarry after a period
of six months has passed, h.t under
the Reed bill they will have to wait
two years.
Another bill would not require
county judges to be LAYERS in coun-
ties of less than 5000 population.
This came up i'll committee Of the
whole, but was killed. Three lawyers
helped kill Jefferson, Fuitz and
McAllister
Anti-Nepotism Bill.
The Howard anti-nepotisnN bill
called for seven speeches from Mr.
Howard and three or four more talks
from other members. Once again his
tory was broken and Richmond and
Howard were both found advocating
the passage OF the same measure. An
amendment which would make the
engagement of relatives or affinities
illegal extending to the first, second
and third degree caused most of the
fireworks. and one man suggested he
did not know there was any more
than one degree to an affinity. at is
my observance that an affinity is al
ways in the first degree -
l. 1.
tor passage.
Reifenrath Heard From.
Considerable amusement was occa-
Stoned when telegram was sent to
the clerks desk announcing the birth
of son to Representative and Mrs.
Reiienrath. Mr.. Rcifenrath was called
upon and in response said that he was
the proudcst man i'll the United
States.
1T is great thing to be father,
Just as great as it is to be a grand
father as is our chief clerk. Mr..
Potts" said he. 1T is a bad condi-
ton when one has to remain a bache-
lor, A bachelor is nothing but ring
with the circle rubbed out"
Bachelor VS.. Grandpa"
Greenwalt, chief bachelor of the
house, was called on to respond and
he said that he would admit it was
a great thing to be father and per-
haps also to be a grandfather.
But what does grandfather
amount to-" said he with flourish of
hishand. As soon as he becomes
grandfather he is laid on the shelf,
but how about bachelor, he is al
ways in demand"
Representative Osterman OF Mer-
rick was for the first time in his seat.
He has been under the care of spe-
ciaist in Omaha for some time on ac-
count of failing eyesight He was
called on to preside at the session of
committee of the whole.
Bills From Committee.
Some Of the bills reported from
standing committees in the house
Tuesday:
II. r. II. r. 1O7--Double election boards
II. Il. 62-Constitutional amendment for
state and county land banks.
II. RI. i4o-Constitutional amendment pro-
yiding $500 tax exemption by head of
family,
II. r. $50 prohibit courslng meets and
wild west shows on humane grounds
II. r. S2-Defining automobile theft as
grand larceny
II. R. 5s-Counties to pay expense Of
sending boys and girls to state Industrial
school
II. r. 37-Standard containers for fruit
Two thousand seven hundred dollars to
buy land at Grand Island
To be killed:
II. K. 129-Remoying exemption from age
of consent law. based on previous chastity,
II. r. 52-Incrcasing benefits of state aid
bridge law.
Mr.. Lampert failed to reverse the
committee report on his bill to make
chicken stealing felony, and it went
TO the graveyard,
Governors Recommendations.
On Norton motion, Speaker Jack
son was instructed to refer to the
various standing committees the rec
concentrations made by Ex-Governor
Morehead aud Governor Neville in
their messages.
Passed by House.
Bills on third reading occupied the
time OF the house Tuesday afternoon.
Most of them passed unanimously.
he following measures were voted
upon;
II. R. Exchanging method of school
fund apportionment Passed, 30 to 3.
II. r. 39-Ward representation In Omaha
school board. Passed, 81 TO O.
II. r lS4--Omaha municipal court Judge
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