Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-19
FEWER BILLS
SOLAR THAN IN
OTHER SESSIONS
Total Of ITO in House and
A. in Senate; Interest
Centers in School
Measures.
CONTINUED from Faye One,

cept the classics, in branches lower
than the tenth grade, for this would
be in harmony with the Americans
ization plans essential for the de-
velopment OF a national spirit.
They contend that the injecting
Of the religious question into the
matter will be productive Of evil
and point to the features discrim-
mating against all other than public
schools and the bill introduced in
the senate by Randall, making it
unlawful for any public school
teacher to wear any insignia indi-
eating that she is a member or adj
herent to any religious organization,
as bringing up an issue of this char
acter.
The Lutheran and Catholic
churches alone would not be af-
feeted by these laws they say, but
the smaller 1denominational colleges
would be put out of business.
There are a number of college
communities in Nebraska settled
by whole families belonging to GER
tain denominations who have moved
to such communities primarily to
give older children the benefit of
collegiate training but who have
also demanded primary and ele-
mentary training for the smaller
children and practically every de-
nominational college in the state
has met this demand by introdue-
aud maintaining these lower grades
in order to hold the family unit in
the community during the time the
children are being educated.
Were these features abolished by
law, it is argued, these colleges
could not exist.
The passage of the Randall law
would also prohibit the members of
the Christian Endeavor, the Ep-
worth League, Kings Daughters
and members Of the Baraca from
wearing the emblems of these re-
ligious organizations.
English Language Bills.
A bill, which seems to adapt it
self to the AUGMENTATION plan,
and which is meeting with consider
able support, is that of Mckee. of
Otoe, which requires teaching of
an subjects in all schools in the
English language, up to and includ-
ing the tenth grade and forbids'the
teaching of any language except
English and classical languages in
these grades.
Along the line of AUGMENTATION
also are those bills which fepeal the
Mockett law, which repeAis the law
providing for the publication of
legal notices in foreign languages,
and the proposed measures which
compels the publication of all legal
notices in the English language
only. Then, too, there are bills
which make lit unlawful for any
public officer to appoint any alien
to anySappointiye place in the pub
lie serves
Interest also eenters in those
bills which have Tor their purpose
the repeal of the modification of
the primary law so as to bring
back the old convention system of
nominations either for all offices,
or for state Offices.
Those who favor the repeal OF
the primary law say that it does
not provide for representative NOM
nations, that it entails great costs
on the state, iengthens the ballot so
as to make the latter cumbersome,
and it also entails great expense on
candidates.
Especially Is this true Of state Of
fcers, they contend, and they assert
that in a primary election voters.
because of lack of knowledge OF
the personality and abilities Of the
different candidates, are compelled
to vote blindly.
The reform element In favor OF
the repeal Of the primary law say
the measure was d good one in the
DAYS when there was an organ
ized brewers and distiliers' ASSOC
cation. but now that these elements
are eliminated from politics a re-
turn to the old convention system
could be made without detriment to
politics.
Nepotism in State oiaces.
lust as the house and senate
acted almost unanimously on the
prohibition amendment and the
woman's suffrage resolution, It will
also act on the bill prohibiting ne
potism in state Offices.
Important agricultural measures
ia the house are the bills introduced
for the purpose of protecting the
sheer. industry, the Standardization
Of farm tractors, renewing the boun-
ia on wolf and coyote scalps, re-
curing that all verbal farm leases
terminate March /, 1919, requiring
referendum vote of suffragians in
lie county to determine the enl-
ployment Of q county farm demon
strator and requiring railroads to
furnish round trip transportation
for shippers Of one load Of live
stock
Sheep Protection Law.
The sheep protection law is the
one BY Barton Reed, of Lancaster,
which provides a $40 state tax on
dogs, coupled with the bill by Fuller
81 Butler, providing that damages
by dogs to farm animals be paid
he owners of such farm animals
ont of the state dog tax funds. The
coyote and wolf bounty bill II also
along this liue.
One OF. the most drastic laws in
troduced thus far ia the sessinn Is
The one BY Brooks which makes the
violation Of the prohibitory law a
felony instead Of 3 nisdemeanor
and providing a 8 months pail sem
fence on conviction s.
Al number Of The members say,
that they came to this session with
she determination not to introduce