THE ALLIANCE HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1920,
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CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION NOTES
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Lincoln. It la generally believed li)
convention circles that the new constli
tutlon will contain an amendment
dealing with libraries under control o
the state. A committee of librarian;
from outside of Nebraska has been
called Into the state to make a survey
-f the libraries tinder control of thtj
state, with a view to recommending n
constitutional provision. It Is hinted
that there Is a possibility that the vis;
itiug survey committee may recomA
mend the taking of the present statd!
library from the capltol and consolij t
dating It wUh one supported by thd '
mate at the university. State Llbrai
rlan Lindsay In charge of the library;
at the capltol proposes to make a fight
to retain the library now housed la
the capltol.
Wilson of Dawes submitted an amend
ment which would cbaiiKe the time of
lectlon of governor and other exe
cutlve officials and legislative member
to the odd numbered years, and hold;
legislative sessions in the even num
bered, extending the term of thosa
officials elected In 1922 one year. Thi.
would abundon the present biennial
"election, and call for an election each
year. Other state officials, including
Judges, university regents, railway
commissioners, congressmen, senators:
and county officials would be elected ia
ven years. Initiative or referendum
propositions would then be submitted
at the election any year.
Henry Lehman of Hitchcock prer
sented to. the convention a proposal
whose provisions have been misquoted
The proposul does not prohibit the ex,
mptlon of agricultural, horticultural
or cemetery association property from
taxation, but permits the legislature
as at present to puss laws exempting:
such property. The real object of the
proposal Is to prohibit the taxation of
property used exclusively for school
and religious purposes. The present
constitution says the legislature may
exempt such property from taxation.
Mr. Iehman's proposals says church
and school property "shall" be exempt
from taxation.
John Lee Webster of Omaha, presi
dent of the constitutional convention
of f875, addressed members of the
present constitutional convention last
Thursday and was given a most cordial
greeting. He made a plea for a consti
tution which would not be unduly re
strictive, but at the same time declared
need for abiding by standards of true
representative government, so distin
guished from socialistic tendencies,
end for an Independent and free ju
diciary. Under a proposal offered by Fred A.
Nye of Buffalo, the governor's pardon
power would be limited. The amend
ment proposes that the governor be al
lowed to Issue pardons, reprieves, com
mutations, paroles and furloughs, pro
viding the Judge of the district court
In the county In which the applicant
was convicted shall recommend clem
tncy after holding a public hearing and
taking evidence.
Two proposals affecting the time
cf legislative sessions and the pay of
members have been offered by Dele
fate Svoboda of Howard county. Onj
Advances the date for the convening of
the legislature from the first week in
January to th third Tuesday in No
vember, following the election. The
other raises the pay from $600 per
session to $10 per day for not more
than 100 days, or $1,000 In all.
John Wlltie of Richardson submit
ted two proposals last week, one. for
the recall of public officials except
Judges, the legislature to provide the
legal machinery, and another which
would require the payment of all fines
tad licenses to counties or. to cities
and villages Instead of to the school
' funds of the district In which the fines
r licenses are Imposed.
The committee on education' has de
cided to recommend to the convention
the rejection of all proposals relating
to compulsory education or the teach
ing of foreign languages In public
schools, deeming sufficient the supreme
court's recent ruling that the present
legislature had ample power.
Considerable merriment was manl-
test among convention members when
a proposal submitted by Norman of
Douglas county, providing for the re
moval of the state capltol. to Omaha,
was read. So far as is known the
amendment has very little backing.
Proposal 215 Introduced by Delegate
3. G. Heeler, of Lincoln county would
deny the rights of aliens to acquire
land H Nebraska either by title or
lease. If adopted it would not divest
tlse aliens now hoMing such rights.
President Weaver of the convention
Is said to be trying to devise a plan to
refer all proposals for the election of
public officials by districts to one com.
mlttee.
imnnir the amend-nenta submitted
In the convention Is one by Delegate
Rankin of Kearney, one or tne lew
iniotara in the convention, which pro
vides that "technicalities shall not be
permitted unreasonably to delay pro
t trial, nor defeat the ends of
Justice, and no attorney shall under
take to cause the miscarriage or de
feat of Justice by use of his knowledge
f and skill In the practice of law to
tti miiltT." Members did not take
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Was set at Cambridge, Neb., this week
when 60 head of pure bred Hereford Gat
tie sold at public auction at an average price
of $4,024 per head.
One Bull Selling for
HEREFORDS
Are the Leading Beef Cattle of
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the fine Herd of pure bred Herefords of Benda Bros., Shelby, Nebraska, will be sold at
Public Auction, at
COLUMBUS,
26 Cows,
all of the very best breeding known to the Hereford world, and they will sell at prices
within easy reach of any cattle raiser. Here is your opportunity to buy foundation
stock for a pure bred herd at a price within your reach. These cattle are as good as
any Herefords in Nebraska. Plan to attend this sale and get better acquainted with
these great beef cattle. Don't forget the date and place, Columbus, Nebr., January 19.
For Illustrated Catalogue Address
C. B. BENGER, Sale Manager, Callaway, Nebraska
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In this sale there will be
20 Open Heifers and
14 Bulls
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NEBRASKA
$22,000
the World
You can increase your cattle
profits hundreds or thousands
of dollars every year with a
pure bred Hereford sire at the
head of your grade herd, or
better still with a few pure
fyred cows in the herd as well.
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the proposal seriously whs It was
read.