Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-27
HOUSE MEMBERS
HAVE warm ROW
OVER RA|LW@s
Question of Enc Sging Ex-
tensions in Nebraska
Raises Tenn BIT Among
Nebraska Solons. .
GREENWALT VS.. TRus
Motives Questioned Floor
and Fiery Charges Are
Flung Out.
TWO DAYS YET FOR BILLS
TWO DAYS YET FOR BILLS

Lincoln, Jan. 26. Especial. "A
wordy battle between the eloquent
Mr.. Greenwalt and the fiery Mr..
Trumble was the feature of the house
proceedings today. For time it ap-
peared as if the other members would
have to take to the tall timbers which
decorate the south and east walls OF
the hall.
Representative Hoffmeister threw
the stuff into the cage which reused
the animals and set them to fighting
among themselves, while the denizens
of the statehouse, alarmed at the
commotion, rushed to the scene to
discover what was happening.
The gentlepan from Chase started
the row by criticizing Greenwalt's
bill, House Roll o7, which was intro
duced to relieve railroad companies
operating branch lines, now or here
after organized, from operating
passenger trains on branch lines CON
structed in the future, until their net
earnings on such lines reach I per
cent.
Charges Mercenary Motive.
Greenwalt said the opponents OF the
bill were trying to keep western Ne
braska from getting more railroad /.
lines and that Hofmeister and Trum-
Bile were "mercenary" in their atti-
tude.
Trumble resented the mputation
and tor time the air was blue. He
said that nothing had been done in
the last two years on extensions and
he refused to listen to SO much cor
poration talk"
This riled Cronin, who appeared to
think the remarks of Trumble were
aimed at him and he got back at
lrumble by shouting that there was
a suspicion the latter was something
OF corporation man himself.
Dove Finally Comes.
Morton then appeared on the scene
as the dove of peace and the belliger-
ent members subsidized after apologiz-
ing for anything they had said, for
which they were sorry.
The bill was laid over until such
time, as the house gets sleepy and
needs a little waking up.
The house members gigged back,
reversed themselves and otherwise
did things to make up for their action
last Saturday III refusing to adjourn
over Sunday when there was nothing
to do. and after much debating CON-
cluded to adjourn this afternon until {
tuesday at 2 o'clock.
Two More Days for Bills.
This Vas done in order that the {
members who have been slow in get {
ting their bills ready might have time
to get them i'll shape before the two
days lett has expired. The consttu-
ton requires that all bills must be
introduced before twenty days have
expired. The house, when it quits to-
night, will have been in session lust
eighteen working days, or rather davs
III which they were supposed to work,
and this leaves but two in which TO
Hood the hopper The reference bu
-eau. with large force of hired
hands, mas been flooded with bills.
and it Just simply puts the house in
position OF lying low if everybody
gets i'll all the bills he desires.
At noon today 375 bills had been
Introduced and with the chance which
he three days recess will give it is
likely that the speed limit of former I
ears will be exceeded.
Taylor Opposes Recess.
Representative Taylor was opposed
o the recess. IF we intend to give
he people all economical session"
aid he, I'VE should get past that
Wenty-day period for introduction of ;;
'ills as soon as possible The more !
Ielay there is the more bills there {
will be. Two years ago we held ..
nght session on the twentieth dav 6
ust to give the members a chance
o get in their bills, and if remember /
lightly about l80 bills came in at that
me. If that is what you are after
ow, let's have rol! call and see
vho wants it.
lhe roll was called and the motion Z
o extend the constitutional limit was Il
arricd by vote of 90 TO 80. Those c
oting against adjournment were: r
Anderson tBoyd, Bates Behrcns, BuIIa S
burrows Conley, Dalbey, Fleetwood. Fuller (
ormiey' Hoffmeistcr, Koch, LaBounty, -
.iggett, Lindberg Manner, Murtey. NnvInr
'orton. Oils. Renecker, Rickard. ReiscbicL @
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