Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-04
Lawmakers at
I Lincoln Facing
/ Heavy Program
Legislature to Organize This
Republicans Hold
Banquet Tonigld-Inaug-
uration Thursday.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 3.-(Special.)
"A strenuous political and social
program faces statesmen and polit;-
clans in Lincoln this week for the
opening of the 40th session of the
Nebraska legislature. The program
Includes: - .
Opening and organization Of SEN
ate aad house at 10 Tuesday morn
Ing. 4,
Gct-together meeting of Nebraska
republicans and banquet for G. O. p.
Tuesday night with Congressman
Rcavis the chief speaker. The meet
ing and banquet will be under the
auspices of the Republican State
Central committee.
Wire pulling by tower house and
senate members for good committee
appointments from members of COM
mittee on committees Wednesday.
Inauguration of new officers at
joint session of senate and house
Thursday. "a
Reading Of Governors Message.
Reading of governors message at
joint session Thursday afternoon.
Inaugural ball at governors man
sion Thursday night. The execp-
tive ban on dacing will be raised at
this function and members and their
wives whose, feet still tickle when
they hear jazz played may scratch
, those members on the polished floor
Of governors mansion,
Reception for legislators and state
b house employees at governors man.
sion Friday night.
Practically all members of both
houses and 4 number of members
from that mysterious "third house."
the lobby, were in Lincoln today and
lower house members found them
selves drawn into the speakership
fight, one of the hottest battles III
recent sessions.
Speakership Fight Paramount.
In fact, the interest in this race
was so intense that little or no
talk was heard Of proposed legis-
lation-everything centered on the
speakership fight.
Second in interest was conjecture
on the text of Governor McKelvie's
message which is to be delivered
Thursday. 1t was admitted by
everyone that the recommendations
and extent to which the governor att
tempts to meet the many perplex-
lug problems of government would
govern the number Of independent
bills to be introduced.
Bills May Be Unnecessary.
If he meets these problems with
sensible legislative remedies, it is
possible that many bills contem-
plated by individual members to
remedy conditions will never get
outside of their hip pocket and the
governors steering committee in
both houses will be given the right
of-way in getting his measures
through the legislature.
But in the event he sidesteps
or proposes plans which do not meet
with general approval, II is pre-
dicted the hoppers will be filled with
bills that will turn~the hairs OF the
JUQiCldIy SOllllillttSS hlShAbNAS 6!"y'
Organization Under Way.
With results of the senate and
house caucuses known tonight and
the appointment of a committee on
committees before the caucuses. the
technique of calling the two houses
to order and preparing Legislative
machinery for<work will be the task
Tuesday, possibly followed by an
immediate adjournment pending the
grinding out of committee appoint
ments necessary for the successful
operation Of the legislature.
Meantime, with politics in down
town hotel Hobbies by day and social
functions, with tight shoes and late
hours, at night, it promises TO be
4 week OF excitement from all
angles.
Possibly by. the last of this week
or the first ef next, the legislature
will be in working order and the first
task of the session, the introduction
~ h;I1s u,;1I re underway.