Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-20
NEBRASKA HOUSE
mem BERS START
WORK Of SESSION
Andrews Offers Bill Looking
to More Publicity in Connec-
ton With Handling Finan-
CiaI Affairs of Government,

Washington, May lo.-(Special
Telegram.) When Democratic
Clerk Trimble called the house to
order today, the Nebraska delega-
ton occupied section Of seats mid
way on the republican side of the
chamber, Representative McLaugh-
lin knocking elbows with Represen-
tative Hunger of Iowa, the new
chairman of agriculture, and with
whom Mclaughlin, as a member of
that committee, will come in close
contact during the next two years.
Congressman Evans, with his flow
ing mustache had an end seat, and
next to him sat Jefferis of Omaha.
who is easily one of the big men of
this congress, and in stature this
congress bids fair to measure up
with the best. Andrews Of Hastings.
who has had two years at the con-
gressional game, sat close to JEFF
ferris, while Reavis of Falls City, who
is very likely to be added to the
steering committee, if that commit
tee is enlarged, nervously watched
the proceedings. Uncle Nose"
kinkaid, refusing to be hitclled to a
seat, wandered about the hall, greet
ing old friends whom he had not
seen since the adjournment of the
65th congress.
Reavis' Certificate Lost. -"
Among the very first things Floor
Leader Mondell of Wyoming asked
OF the house was permission to have
the oath Of office administered to
number of representatives whose
certificates of election had not been
received by the clerk, but of whose
elections there was no doubt. Frank
Reavis, Fall City, fell within the
category, much to his surprise. His
certificate, through some hokus-
pokus on the part of the clerk, hav-
ing been lost, although he holds the
clerks receipt for the same.
Congressman Towner of Iowa
said that the republicans were i'm
pressed with the sense of response
bility upon them, that this was not
the time to air individual opinions,
the individual having to sink his per-
sonality for the time being in order
that the great body of republicans
could do business and reconstruct
II country alone the lines of ~e
and rosperity.
Congressman Kinkaid introduced
bills for the purchase of sites and the
erection of public buildings at
Broken Bow, Scottsbluff, Lexing-
ton and O'Neill.
To Change Date.
Representative Reavis introduced
a bill providing that the congress-
elect should begin it's sessions March
5, instead of the first Monday in De-
cember. as now provided.
Representative Andrews of the
Fifth district introduced a bill that,
if passed, would revolutionize the
present government methods rela-
tive to receipts and expenditures,
and according to the author of the
measure force the executive
branches of the government to lines
of practical economy and efficiency,
transferring, as it does, the account
ing officers of the Treasury depart
ment.
1T would make it impossible for
executive officers to conceal official
records, vouchers and contracts
upon which public funds are collect
ed and disbursed, because those doc
uments would be forced into the
possession of congress before the
accounts could be settled" said Mr..
Andrews, land thus the people of
the entire country could be in
formed from year to year as to what
had been done with the vast amount
of money that has been paid into
the national treasury in taxes and
loans"
Among the 200 or more bills to re-
peal the so-called daylight savings
law" introduced today. Represent
atives Reavis, Andrews, Kinkaid,
Mclaughlin and Evans scored heav-
;t,-