Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20
few MEMBERS OF
AT
Fl N AL SESSION
Last Adjournment Comes lust
Before Noon Saturday
Signing Of Code Bill Ends
Official Business.
BY a Staff Correspondent.

by 0tdH correspondent
Lincoln, April 1o.-Just before
noon Saturday came the final ad-
journment of the Nebraska legis-
lature, after one of the longest ses-
sions in the history bf the state.
The senate got through first, quit
ting at HAS by the clock. The
house adjourned sine die at 1l:52.
Only seven house members, includ-
ing Speaker Dalbey. and an equal
number of senator's, including Lieu
tenant Governor Barrows were in
"at the death" The remainder had
taken earlier trains home.
The members received a message
from Gov. S. R. McKelvie shortly
before the close of the session, re-
viewing it's work and praising it for
fulfilling every campaign pledge. 1t
was incorporated in the house and
senate journals.
Last Business.
The last piece of purely legisla-
tive business transacted in each
body was the signing of the code
bill, S. F. No. 2. 1t was first ap-
proved in the senate by the. lieu
tenant governor and the>>secretary.
Then Senator Harris logged the
bulky document over to the house
where the speaker and chief clerk
affixed their signatures. The pen
with which the speaker signed it was
given to Representative Mcleod.
1t was on January 7 that the leg
islature convened. The house met
on 70 different days, but the jour
nal will only show Is because
Thursday was the last day with an
attendance sufficiently large to take
a roll call that would show quo
rum, and the official record will &C
cordingly include everything done
since then under that date. The
senate was actually in session 20
days, but its journal will only show
68 for the same reason. +
In at Death"
Two years ago. which was the
longest session ever held, the house
ran to Sc days and the senate had
II. 1t was prohibition legislation
which delayed the adjournment at
that time.
The only house members present
for the final ceremonies were
Speaker Dalbey, Christy, Hostetler,
Mears, ]. Reed Green, Stout and
Sturdevant. The senator's who re-
NAMED to the last were Peterson,
Saunders, Cordial, Ainlay, Randall,
Chappell and Harriss.
Ali six house members were ap-
pointed on a committee to notify
the governor and the senate that
the lower chamber was ready to
adjourn. When they called on Gov
ernor McKelvie at 11:44, he ex-
claimed:
"Whatl so soon'"
1--WE insist upon you signing the
code BILL" one of the committee
said.
l want to take that under care
full advisement," Mr.. McKelvie re-
piled. T.
Moves To Adjourn.
At 11:48 the committee reported
back to the house. A few minutes
were taken in seeing that all the
necessary entries were made. Then
at 11:52 J. Reed Green moved to
adjourn sine die. Speaker Dalbey
put the motion and his gavel an
nounced the last act of the 1919
An unofficial part of the final pro-
ceedings in the house was the TAX
ing down of the big flag behind
the desk of Speaker Dalbey, which
was voted to him last week by the
chamber for the G. A. R. post at
Beatrice. Grant Mears climbed on
a stool on the speakers desk and
pried loose the tacks. The speaker
returned home this afternoon.
Lieutenant Governor Barrows
made short talk to the senator's.
He thanked them for the courtesies
shown him during the session and
commended the work. The 1919
session, he declared, will be remem-
bered along with that of 1907 as
the most notable in the states his
tory.