Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-12
REDIST ING
MEASURE PASSES
SECOND READING
Plan to Change Legislative
Districts in State Car
ries by a Vote of
SO to 19.


convention passed on second read
ing proposal 3l4 which divides the
states into legislative and senatorial,
districts and counties having more
than one representative shall be di-
vided into as many districts as rep.
rcsentatives are to be elected in
stead of as a whole as at present
The basis of apportionment shall be
as shown by the census and the
legislature may reapportion the
state not oftener than once in IL
years.
Proposal 303, North's proposition
for eliminating the senate and max
ing a one house legislature over
which the lieutenant governor
should preside, brought on a tangle
from which the members were un-
able to unwind themselves. The
trouble was caused by the submis-
sion of the proposition in two
forms, one for one house and the
other for two. The convention set
tied the debate by putting the final
adjustment over until Friday when
it is hoped some one will have a
vision which will solve the tangle.
Short Ballot Dies.
Short ballot advocates appear to
have given up all hope OF cutting
down the elective officers of the state
and by a practically unanimous vote
the convention considered a motion
of Meserve to bring back Proposal
327, and reinstate the office of land
commissioner.
A matter of considerable impor-
tance came up when President
Weaver appointed three committees
which will have the PRONUNCIATION
of a plan for submission of the work
of the convention to the voters.
Appoint Three Committees.
The members of the three COM
mittees are as follows:
Manner and form of submission:
TePoel, chairman; Byrum, Coufal,
Flansburg, Holbrook, Magney, Mat
teson, Meserve, Mcleod. Norval,
Oicson, Peterson, Pitzer, Scott, Ty-
Ter, Warner, Wiltse, Votava.
Public information: Keefe, chair
man; Anderson, Bigelow, Butler,
Cornell, Cowan, Davies. Hare, How
ard, Lewis, Lutte, Marvin, Pugsley,
Rankin, Reen, Sears, Stebbens, Will
son of Dawes.
Address to the People: Weaver,
chairman; Abbott, Albert, Beeler,
Donohoe of Holt Epperson, Evans,
Ferneau, Heasty. Hastings, Jackson,
Junkin, Lahners, Mcdonald, Nor
man, Norton. Nye, Pollard, Saund-
ers, Sellick, Sidner, Spillman, Stew
art, Taylor, Wall. .-.
Pass Second Reading.
The following proposals were
passed by the constitutional conven-
tion on the second reading:
No. Sso--Providing that salt springs.
coal. oil or minerals on state-owned land
shall never be alienated, but laws may
rental or royalty basis. Vote. 81 for; 80
against.
No 12e-Declaring water in. natural
streams for use gn and for
appropriated waters for public use shall
never be denied Priority user to have
preference. vested rights to be reserved.
No. eso-public utility corporations in
corporated under laws of another state
must become a body corporate under Ne
hraska laws to do business in this state.
Vote, 66 to IL.
No 27s--Public utility corporations shall
not issue stock or bonds except for money.
labor or property actually expended, land
all fictitious stock, dividends or other
fictitious increase Of capital stock or In
dtbtedness shall be void. Vote,
No. 27s-The rolling stock of public
utility and other movable property shall
be liable to execution and sale in same
manner as personal property OF indi-
viduals. Vote. rs to 1.
No. 275-Requires every public utility
corporation organized or doing business in
commission under oath all data regarding
the business required by the commission
or by laws. Vote, rs to /.
No. 265-County authorities shall never
assess taxes the aggregate of which shall
exceed so cents per 500 actual valuation,
for payment of existing indebtedness, eX-
oept by vote OF the people. Vote rs to 2;
No. 2S2-The use of waterpower shall
he deemed a public use and shall never be
aiienated. but may be developed as pre-
scrihed by law. Vote, 72 to ..
school fund shall be made to district
which during that year has not main
tanned school during the minimum term
required by law. Vote, IS to A.
No. 111-Jerry Howard's proposal pro-
viding that laws may be enacted regulat-
of women and children and securing such
employees a proper minimum wage. Vote,
10 to IL.
No. 316-Raises compensation of mem
bers of the legislature from $500 to $500
per session. Vote, IS to 0.