Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-09
PROPOSE PLAN
ITO HALT RELEASE
| OF RIS0NERS.
Constitutional c onventi on
Member Would Stop Law.
yers Evading Law With
TeChniCaIities.

Il Lincoln, Jan. S.-(Special. LAW
|3yers are prohibited from using theii
|gskil and knowledge of law to secure
Ethe release of prisoners at the peni'
|tentiary in a proposal introduced ir
|the constitutional convention Thurs
Eday by Rankin of Kearney county
EThe introduction of the proposal
drought out considerable amusement
Has it was looked upon as direct
|sshot at one member of the conven-
|tion who for some time has been in
Ithe limelight in connection with the
Erelease OF Kirk from the peniten-
Etiary.
II The rules committee will have to
|l1nake more explicit one Of the rules
|adopted by the convention relative
Ito reports Of committees on pro-
|posals. The present rules require all
proposals to go to the general tle.
Proposal No, Is by Anderson was
Exported for indefinite postponement
LA discussion was had on the report
hand the question was raised as to
whether a proposal could be dis.
Ecussed other than in committee OF
Ithc whole.
Il Members of the convention were
|suddenly awakened to the fact that
Nebraska as we'll as California and
#pther Pacific coast states, has the
Japanese problem on its hands,
ewhen ]. G. Beeler, delegate from
Lincoln county, offered proposal No.
$2l5, which prohibits aliens here
after from acquiring title to land or
Eleasing it for more than one year
Dat time.
h The measure does not name Japa-
Enese or any other nationality, but
kapplies alike to all aliens. 1t would
Eprevent the Scully estate from ex-
Etcnding its possessions in Nebraska,
Eso long as the ownership is vested IN
ANYONE not citizen of this coun-
Ftry.
Mr.. Beeler, in reply to query as
Ito what caused him to introduce the
Eproposal, declared that Japs have
Rbccn purchasing farms in Lincoln
county and elsewhere in western
Nebraska to an extent which has
alarmed some of the people there. In
most cases they are living on these
Harms and working the land
Scots Bluff county has a large
Ecolony of Japanese. many OF them
|Morkers in the beet sugar fac
|tories and others engaged in raising
EEeets. There, also, considerable
|Eacreage has already passed into
Etheir hands.
\ The Beeler measure does not at
Btempt to divest those who hav.
Brought or leased land heretofore o
hny rights they now possess, bu
Imposes restrictions which will be
$come effective as soon IS the pro
Hposal is submitted to the people ant
kratihed at the fall election.
New Proposals.
No 80 by Rankir-Provides tina
Etochnicalities shall not be allowed to de-
feat justice. and forbids attorneys to use
their skill in clearing guilty persons.
4 No. eli, by Howard-Makes present
Homaha charter subject to home rule
No 212, by Norman and others-ssl-
sries Of state and county officers to be
fixed by law; no fees to be retained, blu
U4l ices CollecteQ TO De dCCouHteu loi.
No. Ella, by Landgren and Others
fFour-year term for county judges.
No. 21i. by Beeler-Prohibits any coun'
kty municipality or other public subdivi
sion from making any donation to 9
railroad.
No, Els. by Beeler--Forbids alien own
srship of land, leasing for a Longer
time than one year.
No. 216. q Landgren-Permits paymen
OF salary to county judges.
No, III. by Radke-Guarantees thu
right Of labor to organize, and bargain
collectively In industrial disputes An
thorizes the Legislature to create an in
dustrial court for the purpose of arbitrat
Ing disputes and enforcing all laws re
lating to hours OF labor. working condl
tfons. and other matters affecting labor
Provision for appeals to be taken direc
to the state supreme court