The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-03
Legislative
Is Broken
Appropriation Bill Passed
Without Provision for Code
Secretaries-Telegram
Causes Grief.
Bryan Refuses to Act

Lincoln, May ~ eDraskd ID
legislature broke its ss.honr dead
lock tonight. when the senate receded
from its demand that a $50 900 appro.
priation be added to the salary bill for
salaries Of code secretaries in event
Governor BRYAN made good his prom
sc 70 retain the present code and VETO
he Mathers Dysart bill calling for
grouping state activities under leeis.
lafixe officers. II ended an exciting
day filled with political plots and
eeuner plots. Both houses adjourned
sine die. ending one Of the longest ses-
sions in state history.
The salary bill as passed. merely
calls for adding $500 10 the salary
Of the lieutenant-go governor for tax.
ing charge OF the department OF agl-i-
culture. as provided In the Mathers.
Dysart bill.
In addition. salary for an additional
Judge in tbs Thirteenth district EN-
brac.ng kimball, Cheyenne. Deuel..
Keith. Lincoln and Arthur counties,
vas placed in the bill.
Agree on Program.
The dap opened with a joint con.
ference committee on the salary bill
still Al loggerhesds. Meantime mem.
hers OF the house and senate agreed
on the following plan:
Send the Mathers-Dysar bill 10 ffe
governor for his veto as enerossing
clerks had finished engrosing fhe
bill by morning.
Let the governor veto the bill az
ne had threatened. Then attempt "a
pass the measure over his veto.
In event democrats in the hous.
stood by the governor IN his veto ihe
nll would be dead. Then take III
he salary bill ard add $50. 900 for Gods
secretaries
\ committee called Al the governor
office with The Mathers .Dysart bill
Governor Is Absent.
"Gevenor just left five minutes
age, don't know when he will r.
turn secretary stated.
Ffom tthen until neon the liegisia
ture waited for governor who neyei
returned. At noon. members were tols
authenticslly that even should h.
governor return 10 n. office SON.
time today. re would not hurry :
Yefoing the bill and would attend {.
other business first L Vas pointed
cut he had five DAYS IN which 10 ei,hsl
sign or veto bill
Meantime. members became clam
orous for conclusion OF business
After long narlsxs. the senate con
ferees announced that The senat.
would recede and cut secretaries sal
aries from the disputed bill. provId
ing the house could muster suffi
cient democratic votes 10 put the hil
ever there. Il took so votes in IN.
house because the additional judge,
salary Was not recommended in n.
governor : budget
L took a call q the house and lock
ed doors for an hour before a nun
Der Of democrats finally joined -
pablicans and The bill vas accept ed
The final vote VAS 81 70 4. Demo
Gratis VINO voted with republIca n,
Mere: Axier. Ball. Dennis. Ernest
Hyde. Johnson. heyes. o.Mailey. Rs
gan and the two yochums. Nelson
was the only republican 10 vote VIII
democrats.
Telegram Causes Trouble.
Meantime. someone circulated :
copy Of the kearney Hub among tbs
members containing a telegram sen
% that newspaper tUo DAYS sse b,
Speaker A. y Mathers. Al the tim,
he senate finally passed The Math
ers Dysart bill after keeping Il r
committee for weeks. Following /.
ceny 81 the telegram.
Senate recedes much aud almost a.
We drew them the AatheHs Dvsar'
modified code bill finally passes bot
houses and RON goes 10 governor. L
: 4 great victory and We sure ;ha ans
YOU FOR Your good paper for the gresi
help Il. y. NiTHERS."
This plainly ra.tfled the senate
senator John W Cooper ~ oma !
Immediately drew resolution en
fi,led For Truthsin History. whicd
set out The history of the Mathers
Dvsart bill and in which 1 Was poind
ID out the house receded ss much zs
ne senate on the original bili. Tn.
resolution vas adopted
Senate Refuses 10 Concur.
Immediately after is adoption. n
senate refused 70 concur on the IL
sry bill House members we're nlalF(
= worried Republicans Mere IN ca
eus an hour. Finally. It Was agreet
hat II the house adopted resoitt
;ion respectfully asking the senate
% reconsider is action IN refUsing x
concur. il might do 81 and vote Il
aooep; the hill without salaries N
rode secretaries
The house adopted THE resolution
The senate voted 10 reconsider. aro
on final roll call. the bill WAS passed
without a vote 70 spare.
Those voting sgsins, It "a me lss'
were; Reed, MCGOWAN. Richard srf
Robbins