Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-30
ADVOCATES OF
3-DAY SESSION
WIN CONTEST
Woman Suffrage Amendment
to Take Regular Course
in Legislature; Two
Bills introduced.
(Bv Staff Correspondent

Lincoln, July 29.-(Special. )-Aft
err nearly an all-day fight opponent:
of tie ore-day plan of ratification o.
the suffrage amendment b. the spe.
cial session won their contest and
late in the afternoon after the two
judiciary committees had used most
of the afternoon going over the
matter S. F. No. | was introduced
into the senate in the nature of a
bill or joint resolution which in
sures that it will be read in each
house on three separate days as the
constitution provides.
Two bills we're introduced in the
house. House Role No. ! provides
for the payment of the members
and their expenses and also the en-
ployes, appropriating $4,000, and
House Role No. 2 appropriates
$1,000 for the incidental expenses
of the legislature such as postage,
printing and the like.
Barrows in Chair.
The joint session of the legisla-
ture convened at 2:50 p. m. in Rep
resentative hall with Lieut.. Gov.
P. A. Barrows presiding.
A JOINT committee consisting of
Senators Saunders and Cronin and
Representatives Jennison, Snow and
Rost, was appointed to notify Gov
crnor McKelvie that the joint ses-
sion was ready to fear his message.
A large crowd, mostly women in
terested in the ratification of the
suffrage amendment, filled the
house and gallery.
While waiting for the executive
to arrive the lieutenant governor
talked for few moments regard
ing the important work of the ses-
sion, and assuring the women that
the ratification would be made with
out any question as to its loyalty.
Crozier Asks Probe.
The house put on an oratorical
stunt on motion of Crozier of
Polk. democrat, calling for action
for the investigation of profiteering
and asking the governor to give his
views on the subject. The resolu-
ton called for an appropriation of
$4,000 and the chair on a point of
order raised by Jennison of Clay
that it would not be considered be-
cause not in the governors call,
ruled that the matter could be dis
cussed as the resolution really only
called for an expression from Gov
ernor Nc Kelvie in a message to the
legislature.
After a warm discussion a motion
to lay on the table was lost p to 81.
The resolution was defeated, SO to
40.
Governor Allen of Kansas, who
will be in the city Thursday, on
motion of Steele of Mcpherson,
was invited to address the legisla-
ture on that date.
Governor Lowden of Illinois,
scheduled to speak at the joint ses-
sion at 2:30 today, did not come
on account of the race riots at
Chicago.
In che senate the call message of
the governor was read by Clyde
Barnard, secretary of state. Present
officers of the senate were reelected
with the exception of sergeant at
arms and assistant sergeant at arms.
Clifford Kennedy of Lincoln and W..
]. Walla of Lincoln were elected to
these positions.
House Officers Reelected.
All house officers were reelected.
During the session of the senate
Jerry Wilhelm of Lincoln was
elected to the position of postmas-
ter, the old incumbent having died.
There were but three absentees in
this section of the legislature, the
missing being Hogan of North
Platte, Sturm of Nehawka and w.
T Tav1or of Custer county.