Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-29
POSTPONEMENT
OF BILLS Rifles
STATE SENATE
Measure Authorizing County
Attorneys to Call Witnesses
and Ask Questions Given
ChIOrOform.
By a Sac CORRESPONDENT.

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and calm of the Nebraska state
senate was slightly rolled today
when bill, S. f. No ~, introduced
by Senator's Ainlay, Neal and Chap
pell, was killed upon the recommen-
dation of indefinite postponement
by the judiciary committee.
The question came before the
senate upon motion of Senator Ain
lay to reject the committees report,
but Ainlay and the other friends of
the bill lost their fight by a vote of
10 TO 10. The committees report
to indefinitely postpone the meas
ure was then concurred in.
Takes Away Rights.
S. F. No. y authorized county at
torneys in Nebraska counties to call
witnesses before them, administer
oaths and ask questions regarding
criminal actions within the county.
Chairman +. +. Cordial, outlin-
ing the committees reasons for
killing the bill, said that If it passed
4 person charged with crime would
be denied the right given him by
he constitution. Senator c. Petrus
Peterson declared the bill conferred
ipon the county attorney the power
7f grand jury, Judge and prosecutor.
Not for Lawyers.
In defense of his own bill, Senator
Ainlay said that in his estimation
he reason why the bill met with the
committees disfavor was because
he committee is comprised Of law
gers and the bill was not exactly
me which lawyers defending men
charged with law violations favored
Senator Peterson brought in the
.ecent troubles of the Nebraska
State Council OF Defense. He mem
toned that the council had been
given authority to call before it any
person it desired without giving the
accused any reasons for the sum
mons to appear. When he arrived
at the councils rooms, Senator
Peterson said, he was quizzed on
any subject and through star cham
Der methods. Senator Peterson said
he did not believe such system
made for good government
Plenty of Chloroform.
The senate had liberal supply
of chloroform. Another bill by
Senator Ainlay, prohibiting counties
and townships, to levy a general
road or other tax upon Incorporated
cities and villages within such town.
ships, was killed upon the recon-
mendation Of the judiciary commit
tee for indefinite postponement
A communication was read before
the senate from Charles Unit, pre5i-
g. dent Of the Pioneers of Douglas
county urging the passage Of Rep
resentative Porter's bill, H. R. rs,
which provides for the repeal of the
law requiring relatives of insane IN
mates at the state hospital to pay
the cost of the care for the patient
The organization of which Unit
is president, claimed that the law
divides the people into two classes
the rich who can pay the charges
and the "paupers," who are required
to file affidavit that they are unable
10 do so. The law is un-American.
the communication states and should
be repealed.
Measures Rushed Through.
On third reading this morning,
the senate rushed several measures
through the mill They are:
II A2-Bv Reed. Provides for pub
LEGATION OF delinquent tax lists in English
language newspapers. Vote 26 yeas. no
nays
SD 4s-By chappeIl. Provides that
every citizen instead of every person of
legal age or possessing other qualifiea-
tons shall be entitled TO vote at school
elections and district meetings Vote, 90
ayes, no nays
5. F. Shy Good. Raises minimum
school levy from IS to 100 mills in dis
tricta containing more than $50 pupils
Vote, rs ayes. no nays,
S. F. 43-By Weavering. Extends term
Of supreme court commission two years
Vote, Is ayes. ! nay.
Senator Moriarity of Douglas
county, in Lincoln in connection
with the contest proceedings over
the seat of Senator John M. Tan
ner, addressed the senate briefly and
congratulated it on its work. SEN
ator Moriarity was a member Of the
1917 session.
Because of heavy committee work,
the senate adjourned until 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning. The judiciary,
code administration, banking and
highways committees met.