Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-14
UPON
SENA TOR
TO FAVOR
SUFFRAGE.
Upper House Resolution De-
mandS That Hitchcock Vote
for Equal Franchise Meas
ure in Congress.
From a staff Correspondent.


Lincoln, Jan. l3.-Nebraska SEN
ators today received for considera-
ton a resolution introduced by C.,
Petrus Peterson of Lancaster coun-
ty calling upon Senator Hitchcock
to get behind the woman suffrage
; bill and obtain its passage.
The resolution recites the situa-
ton in which this measure finds it.
self in national congress and
memorializes the United States SEN
ate to pass it.
Especially is it set forth that it
is the duty of the Nebraska senator
to follow the sentiment in his home
state and record his vote in accord
ance Herewith.
Another resolution favors
league of nations.
Flood of Bills Comes.
Both houses got down to work
after the formalities had been dis
posed of at2 o'clock today.
A flood of bills poured in from
tie members and in the house, as
in the senate File No. l proved to
be the resolution ratifying the ma
tional prohibition measure.
The house bill bore the names of
nearly all of the republican mem
bers as sponsors. The resolution
had been introduced in the senate
last Thursday and passed to second
reading Monday. A communication
had been received by the chief clerk
Of the senate from the officers Of
the National Hotel Keepers asso-
ciatiop at New York urging the SEN
ate rc vote against the bill, as II
was destructive Of personal liberty
and of one Of the largest industries
Of the country.
The association also asked that il
be notified when the measure would
come up for action so that it could
have a personal representative pres
ent to speak in debate.
Ratification Up Today.
The message from New York
City was given very little heed by
the members and Hoagland Of
North Platte asked that considera-
ton of the resolution be hastehed
so that Nebraska could be one of
the SO States necessary to ratify the
bill TO make it constitutional pro-
vision.
Consideration Of the resolution on
third reading will take place at the
| Tuesday session of the senate. The
senate ratification resolution prob
/ ably will be substituted for the
house bill and may be formally
passed by the legislature Wednes-
day at the latest.
The civil administration code, a
bulky volume was then read by the
chief clerk of the senate. Among
other senate bills was one favoring
woman's suffrage.
In the house bills were introduced
for the purpose of creating a capitol
commission, levy taxes for the build
ing of a new capitol building and
creating an emergency. Iracewell
OF Cherry was sponsor of The FIRST
bill and Mears OF Wayne Of sim
liar measure.
To Abolish Parochial Schools.
Mauer of Gage is preparing a bill
to abolish all parochial schools and
make attendance at public schools
compulsory.
Bushee Of Kimball has a measure
providing for nomination of state
officers by the convention plan.
Labor Bills BY Howard.
Jerry Howard of Douglas, intro
duced several bills affecting labor
and employment, a measure prohib.
iting any person or corporation from
! taking oil, sand or minerals from the
bed Of any. stream in the state, and
a bill permitting the state to en-
gage in the stockyards end packing
business.
Several bills calculated to prevent
automobile stealing, the one By
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