The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-17
House Kills
Ian aqua &c
Indefinite Postponement Car
ries, "A to 20, Following
One of Most Exciting
Scenes of This Session.
Omahans Support Bill
BY Z. L. POWELL.
staff Correspondent The Omaha Bee.

BY z. {. POWELL.
staff Correspondent The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln. Feb. fs.-fSpecia1.f La
boring under more excitement and
feeling than has been shown at any
previous session, the lower house this
afternoon voted "a TO 90 TO concur in
recommendation Of the committee
on education TO postpone indefinitely
amendments to the present language
law.
This bin. introduced by Representa-
tiyes Collins, G. 2. Strehlow. and
Elsasser. all Of Omaha and members
Of the American Legion, was reported
late last night for indefinite post
ponement By the committee by vote
Of to 3. Those voting against IN
definite postponement IN the commit.
tee were Broome, OGara and
Kemper.
The report Of the committee wa.
presented al this afternoon. The
filing OF this report was followed by
A motion BY Strehlow OF Omaha that
the house not concur in the report
and place the bill on general file for
consideration OF the entire member
ship.
Fireworks Starts.
That started the fireworks.
Eisasser OF Omaha charged that the
committee. without any notice given
the introducers. voted the bill out for
indefinite pos'ponement without Civ
inz Strehlow, one Of his fellow intro
ducers. an opportunity 10 present ar
amendment TO the original bill, which
cut the drastic part Of the proposed
amendments fully 90 per cent. Tie
strehiow amendment. read during tbs
debate. left the present law intact ex-
oept that Il provided that Il was or
tional with instructors In parochial OF
public schools whatever school hours
foreign Languages should be taught.
Tho exact wording OF the Strehlow
amendment follows:
Provided that nothing contained in
the within section and the two pro
ceeding sections shall prevent the
teaching Of any foreign language out
side the prescribed school curriculum
or outside the prescribed school
hours"
I presented number OF rren from
Omaha before the committee las
night and made clear /, was a local
delegation and thar further amend.
;nenis 10 tie original biz srsas p.o
posed" Elsasser said.
Claims Steam Rolled.
\ Broonle. member q, the commit
/ tee. who objected to the action taken.
declared a steam roller OF the rna,ori
y had stifled further hearings and
sent the bill out with a recomrnenda-
ton for indefinite rostponement"
kieffer. an American Legion man.
asserted all of this talk about hear
ings being stuffed Is bunco. an
glad three ex service mn are the in
Z PRODUCERS. Kieffer said. u want to
say. there are only three ex-servsce
men in the state who favor the re
peal Of this law"
At this point Kieffer hesitatea.
Z just heard someone say.
/ That's a damned lie" he said.
A. this point. Speaker Msthers said
We want everyone 70 be treated as
a gentleman and TO act ike one"
Smiley arose at this point. He said
"Strehlow stayed away from the com
mittee purposely so as to have an ex-
ogse 10 attempt 20 raise the bill over
the committees $ action" -
Give Mullin Credit.
The intent OF this bill is 70 give
Art Mulhn an opportunity to tell the
United States supreme court next
week that a repeal OF this law is
pending in the Nebraska legislature"
Jacohy said. The attorney general
aud assistants and Art Mullin and as
sistants appear before the United
States supreme court next week 10
argue the constitutionaiity Of the Ian
suage law
I want 70 say that Art Mulln
prior TO its introduction" Elsssser.
one Of the introdueers said.
This is merely befegSins the is
sue" Collins. enc OF the inire6ucers.
said. Public sentiment has nothing
whatever 70 90 with the deliberations
( OF the United States supreme court.
l am young and perhaps some tire
+ ! Will say everything Is 'bunco' and
that l don't want 10 hear any srsu.
ments on either side Of the cues
ton. but at this time feel I should
be open to conviction al any time
/ kenper asserted the committee hoa
taken undue haste in acting on the
bill.
Stir Up Strife.
This bin IS doing nothing hut stir
{ Up strife" II. Reed Green said
L hope you forgot there has bean
s>wsr when YOU vote. but 40 not
/ want YOU 70 forget the lessons Of
/ this war" keifer said
Don't forget the war ard don't
forget the blood Of our citizens shed
fer the profiieers." o'Gars sail. MY
/ father, when boy IN Ireland.
was forced 10 wear a stick around
his neck 70 school and everytime ne
spoke an Irish word his hack was
barred and he was gteen one stroke
Turn 90 rsge Two. Column TnreeA
/
). ID. Woman Frozen TO Death.