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unb ay Bee. PART (HE NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO EIGHT WEATHER FORESAST. For Nebraska Fair. For Iowa -Rain or mow. For weather report sea pa J. VOL. XL NO. 37, ONLUIA, SUNDAY MOIJXIMi, FKHHL'AKV h'2ii, 1011 SP;VEX SIXTIONS-lmTY-FOUK PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS The Omaha KKCIPROCITV THE O.NE GREAT ISSUE Possibility that Canadian Treaty and Appropriation Bills Will Be Reached This Week. PRESIDENT TAFT STANDS FIRM Will Ask an Extra Session of Congress Unless Senate Acts. DATE TO BE EARLY IN APRIL Much Business is Still Fending; in Both Houses. NO ACTION YET ON LORIMER r iif on mrert Klertlon of senator I Taken Before alirilir, It I ThonaM It Will He Urates by the nfmornti. WAHlN(TTON. Fob. .-(3pec1al Tele gram.) There In a bar chance that the aenate will rcsoh a vote on the Canadian reciprocity treaty and clean up the appro priation hills. It In a remote possibility, however, and only Ita realization will pre vent an extra session of congress being called by President Taft before April 1. Senators who called at the White House today and who talked about the outlook for a vote on Canadian reciprocity for the mot part appeared to have settled down to the fact that unless the bill pannes an extra session Is unavoidable. President Taft, as a matter of fact. Is admit tine to callers that he seea little hope of reaching a vote and he la showing not the slightest Indication of backing down from his threat to call an extra season. lnmocrato leadera In the house are plan ning, It thore i hi an extra session, to puss the reciprocity agreement and to amend the woolen schedule, probably the ateel schedule and one or two others, but not to undertake general revision. They are talking now of auch moderate .revision of a few schedules aa to enable the repub licans in the senate and ohuse to support their program. So one doubts for an Instant that with the reciprocity measure out of the way the sonata could quickly clear up Its actual and necessary business und be ready to adjourn when thla congresa expires next Saturday at noon. There Is time In tha week that remains In thla session to pass all of the pending appropriation bills, but the whole turn of vents hinges upon Canadian reciprocity and will oontlnua to hinge upon that agree ment until It la definitely acted upon. I tat a mt Appropriation Bills. Here at tha beginning of the final weak of the session the status of tha appropria tion bills la aa follows: Tassed tha House Indian, rivers and har bors, pensions. . legislative, urgent de ficiency, army, postofflce, agricultural, dip lomatic and consular, district of Columbia, fortifications and military academy. Tet n pans: - Sundry, civil and general de ficiency. Passed the "enate Indian, rivers and hrbora. legislative, urgent deficiency, army and district of Columbia. Tfet to pass. Ten sions, postofflc. agrtoultureal, diplomatic and consular, fortifications, naval academy, sundry, civil and general deficiency. In Conference Indian, legislative and army. Signed By tha Preeldent and Now a Uw Uigent deficiency. 1 The permanent tariff commission bill Is dead In the senate, thanks to Senator Bailey. There Is no hope for It at thla ses sion, which was shown by tha house repub licans when tha Insisted, at the direct In sistence of Mr. Taft, In appropriating S400, la support and maintain tha present tariff board over tha two-year period of the AlKty-second congresa, until tha Sixty third congress shall convene. If a vote la taken on the Borah resolution for the direct election of senators, before next Saturday, It will be -defeated. In all probability, by the vote of democratic sena tors, because of the acceptance by the ann ate et the Sutherland amendment, which prohibits the respective state from pre scribing "the times, places and manner of holding electlona for senators." Whether or no t a vol shall be taken Tai I.orlmer Mtoatton. on the Lorlmer case by the senate at this session of congresa. depend upon Senator La Follett of Wisconsin, tha friends of Senator Lorlmer have obtained the atrategle advantage of having bia case made the un finished business of the senate, which means It can ba called up for a vote each day until adjournment. On tha other hand Senator Ijl Folle.te objected to fixing a day, certain, for a vote at thla time "fur aufflrlent reason." Alt kinds of rumors are afloat aa to the meaning of thla enigmatical statement. The general belief Is that Senator La Follrtte la on tha trail of new evidence, conclusive In character, which, If It can be produced la time, may have a decisive bearing on tha outcome of th ecase. Until within the last few daya Senator I A Follett has not shown his hand in tha Lorlmer case. He lias been extremely active on It. however, and only hia physical condition, tha result of a aetioua operation last fall, haa pre cnted him from making an extended speech on the subject. Within the last few di there have been rumors In Washing Ion that documentary proof of corruption In the lorlmer caa waa in existence In Chicago. The friends of Senator Lorlmer well r elite Hjat If th eeaae Is postponed until the next areelon of eongieea he la likely to be unseated. Their majority In the present senate, If It exists at all. is not large, whilo It la alinoat cerlaiu that the opponents will gain eight votes in the next senate, wliilcjtha senator will lost not lees than ten. I'nloss good and suffi cient reason la advanced, therefore, ery t-ffort will be made by bis friends to force a vote at this session. No vote can be taken, however, so long aa any senator devil rs to speak. SERIOUS CHARGE MADE ' AGAINST TWO NEGROES . . . i . . . lirlag t airly While t.lrla to Their Hoom. MINNKAI'OLIS, Keb. E. Joun Murphy and Murreaey Mason, liegroea, ar under guest hei charged with having ntUd thirty whit girls between th ages of 10 and lit rar into their rooni at H'-l Ssvond atenue. North, and mistreating them. One girl, ugrd 10 yeara. dl lcej to her Imlfnl what had happened to her and tills was I lie first clue which led to th ail est I lie n t,'ru's. She told ber parenta that th ncgruea lliieatened bar with death If si. Idd House Appropriates S235.000 for Hall Reconstruction Thirty-Six Thousand for Refrigerating- Plant Defeated Senate Will Probably Restore Provision. WASHINGTON. Feb. r.-The house to day appropriated I2.'5 ono for the recon struction of the hall of the house so at to reduce its sixe practically to that A the senate chamber. Ileprrsent' ". Champ Clark of Missouri, Fltxr New York and Bher'ry of Ken ,,-'" ocrats, were added to the v"3' n charge. r The problem of reducing t.'3' " and at the same time providing for .. proposed increased membership from X1 to t-i3 has been met by doing away with the bulky oesks and chairs. In the new house a member will have an Individual chair, but there will be no desks. A small shelf will be proxlded on the backs of chairs for the use of members sitting In the row behind. Two speaking places with large tables for the accommodation of papers and books will be provided, one. on the democratic and on on the republican side. The house also voted to Install a mono rail trolley system in the subway leading from the capltol to the house office build ing tor the transportation of the members Last year an effort waa made to pro vide automobiles in the suoway, but It was voted down, many of the members Insist Ing that It would not look well to the "folks at home" to provide automobiles for their use. There was not so much ob jection to "trolley cars." A proposed appropriation of S.T6.W0 for refrigerating plant to cool the new cham ber of the house waa defeated on a point of order. It is probable the provision will be restored by the senate, in addition the plant Is expected to chill water for the house office building. Many members pleaded for its passage on the ground that it waa a splendid policy to encourage th drinking of Ice water among th members. Janitor is Accused of Stealing Prize Cats For Wellesley College Warrant Will Also Be Issued for Pro fessor Who is Charged with Dis secting" Stolen Pets. NATICK, Mass., Feb. 25. Following com plaints ' from a number of residents that household cats were being atolen John Squire, a Wellesley college janitor, was arrested today on a warrant charging him with stealing pets for use In the dissecting room of tha college. Squires, the police allege, ha admitted he atola cats to supply th college laboratory. Occasional complaints from . th towns people had given the police llttl - concern until recently, when the" marauder began carrying off th -more Valuable pets. When a pria Angora, valued at $350, disappeared th police deoided to act. . Chief of Police Brown announced today that he wu!d secur a warrant for the arrest of a professor, who, the chief said. Is responsible for th cutting up of th tulen pets. Roving Americans Not to Be Made Martyrs Adventurers Captured with Mexican Insurgents Will Be Tried in Civil Courts. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2fi.-One Ion American prisoner. Edward II. Biatt, s In the clartel at Jus rex, Mexico, according to a telegraph report to the State depart ment today from American Consul Edwards at that place. Tha consul says ha Is in close communication with Biatt and is look ing after hia comfort. Th Mexican government has no Intention of making martyrs of the roving Ameri cans, who have crossed the lln to cast their fortunes with the Insurreetoe. Ac cording to th Mexican embassy here, these men, when captured, will be put In jail and tried In the ordinary course and In due time, not by "drumhead court-martial. '" but by the established tribunals. Pending the trials they will be treated as ordinary civil prisoners are treated. EL PASO, Tex.. Feb. 25 -Mrs. C. H. Con verse of Ulendora. Cel., has arrived to aid her son, who is held In Jul I at Juarex on th charge of sedition, preferred by Mexi can federal troops who raptured him st Guadeloupe. Hia period of Incommunicado expires today and he will be arraigned be fore Federal Judge Miranda. Capital pun ishment cannot be given on th chars. OGDEN M. REID GETS LICENSE Son f Aaaasar to Great Britain te Marry Miss Helea Mile Rodger f Rartne, Wis. RACINE, Wis, Feb. tl-Ogden Mills Held of New Tork. son of Whltelaw Reld. American ambassador ta England, today ublalnrd a license to wed 11 Ins Helen Miles Kogera of this city, who at present Is en gaged as private secretsry to Mrs. Y h!te law Held. The mariisge will be olennled In Hi llaclne college chapel March 11. Mr. Held gave his age aa 9 and Miss Rogura aa the same. Enterprising Jehu Gpllects Big Fare for a Short Trip Pomewher on a train speeding out to ward tha western boundary of tha atata there I a man who at hia earlieat owvr tunlty la going to Invest bia surplus wealth In a line of back. U la Charles W. Htshrp of Winona, III., and la on bis way to Pladen. Neb. Itta conviction of the anooey making pos sibilities la lh hack business rams to him at an early hour thla moralng when ba paid an enterprising Jehu th sum of U M to transfer himself an d'ravallng bag from th Cnioa atation t th Burlington staUon. a dUtanc of about on block. Tired and travel worn. Blehuo atepped down from aa Incoming aleeper at th 1'nion atation early tbts morning. 'The Burlington atation." h aatd to an eeger Jehu, aa be banded over bis lg DECISION DID NOT CAUSESUltPIUSE Finding of Interstate Commerce Com mission Anticipated by Railroad Magnates. SUCH ACTION WAS EXPECTED V ' THio Claims to Know States His Views in the Matter. ,.iIItE OPPOSITION BIG BLUFF Coup Scored to Prevent Physical Valuation of Properties. AN APPEAL IS NOT LOOKED FOR Howl f Distress Jiow Going; I'p Haiti tu Re for be Tarposr of ( heck lea Am Attempts at Hos tile Legislation. NEW TORK. Feb. 25.-1 Special Tele gram.) The derision of the Interstate Com merce commission against advanced freight rates baa been regarded generally as a severe blow to th railroads, but some well informed persons who are In a position to know the Inside facts hold views to the contrary. Now comes a well known finan cial authority of this city who says that the railroads not only foresaw such an out come and laid their plans accordingly,' but that. In their secret hearts, tho magnates, who have been playing a very crafty game, look upon the decision with equanimity. More than that, they are not going to make any fight on the decision, but will be per fectly content to let the .matter rest at present. According to this authority the railroads really scored a coup a coup they had been scheming to bring about, and which had for Its object the prevention of the physical valuation of the railroad prop erties throughout the country. A physical valuation of the roada, taking Into account the value of the properties, the amount of watered stock and how much water tha different roads pay dividends on, offered a far greater menace than the de cision which has Just been rendered on freight rates. This Is because the govern ment could use the facts discovered by such a physical valuation aa a basis for the adjustment of rates. Afraid of Legislation. "The railroads believe," said the Inform ant, "that if th government undertakes to find out Just how much water ia In their stocks, there would be hostile legislation and readjustment of rates that will have a moat demoralising effect. Tha success of such a movement would send stocks tumb ling In a manner not equaled since tha panic of 1901. "Now, the railroads decided on a bold stroke. Tney planned deliberately to force an Issue In which they would be worsted, but what at the came time would Slav off the dreaded physioal valuation. So they united In declaring sweeping Increase of rates. A pitiful mouth waa mado concern ing the stats of business. Larger freight re ceipts were necessary If bankruptcy waa to b avoided, they said. . "A was anticipated the federal authori ties halted the Increases. Then came more howla of distress from, the roads. Now th Interstate Commerce commission haa forbidden the propoaed advances. The howls have redoubled. They will continue for quite a time. All thla will naturally have the effect of checking the' valuation movement. The friends of the roads have good grounds for protesting against fur ther embarrassments and harassmeHts. It looka as though they will succeed In put ting off the valuation - scheme. Roaa Doing; Well. "If they accomplish this they will have scored a tremendous victory. As a matter of fact there haa been a steady advance in freight rate for the last six years. Tha reports of the commission show this. The roads are doing well and they will prosper under exiting conditions." Railway officials representing leading a stems of this country will confer Mon day'' In New Vork In regard to tha de cision. By that time railroad men will have read the entire decision and will be In a position to discuss the ruling and come to some understanding aa to what will b the future attitude of the roada In the premises. While railroad men are generally reticent in regard to the developments which may show themselves at Monday'a conference, there were many expressions of Individual opinion In tegard to preliminary announce ments by the Interstate Commerce com mission. Th subject of various comments offered by. various officials had a certain uniform character and many agreed that tba financial sufferers under a oontlnued reglin of enforced low freight rates will be tn public. Patrons -of railroads, they hold, will fuel th restrictions placed upon th railway by tha decision la tba de ureased' faolllllea and aarvlca. Shippers will tlig b unfavorably affected by auch limitation. Jl la believed that tha meeting Monday will finally deold to accept the decision. BALLOON IS MAKING FAST TIME Mis otla. Walea Left Han Antonio Last Mght, Pas Oirr Ar kansas City. ARKANSAS CITT. Ark., Feb. H.-The balloon Miss Sofia, carrying W, F. Assman and .1. M. O'Ketllv of St. Ixniis. passed ovfL this city going northwest at 10:30 to day. fhe balloon started from Ban An to.H'c Tex., at LIT last night In an at tentat to capture the Lahm cup. and climbed in, ignorant of the fact that bis ststlon was only a block away. "Omaha ta certainly a c'ty of magnificent distances."" he reflected, aa he tad been riding for com time, for th cab Irlvor deigning to waste an opportunity, had takes an excdlngly rouncabout way tnat ltd over th BIstMnth strscit viaduct. At leet, coming up to th Burlington sta tion from tna south, ba alighted and asked th amount of hia fare. "Oood. long waya, but I guess I caa l.-t uu off with lilt).'' aaid tha Jehu. Just then he espied th Union depot al most wtihm throwing distance, and ih sad truth began to dawa upon him. The hack driver, however, had hia grip, and bishop was forced to pay hi far, although of ficer rllianty had I take a hand lefor the argument aatled. 7L WOTTD rAii. A LITTLE KJVOwlEDGE 15 A DANdtPOUS TruNd S COtrNTBY CL0B TEBW OT7T Hl.Ak'-M Will fri to Events PARTIAL Y0TEJ3N' LORIMER Ayes Sounded and Noes Called for Before Interruption Comes. . BURROWS INSISTS ON A SPEECH Bnllry Threatens to ret Any KHI tinatrr Against Ballot on Came br V Another Against Appro priation Bills. WASHINGTON. Keb. Ho anxloua were the aenators supporting Senator Ijrlmer for a vote to be taken un bia case today that in tt! senat,e late today Senator Bailey threatened to meet any filibuster that might be made against such a measure with another against appropriation bills. He wanted an agreement reached on a date for a vote, saying that unless the senate should agree he was going to Insist upon a vote even If every appropriation bill should fall. The Texas senator's atatement waa made In connection with a generul discussion growing out of Senator Burrows' effort to prevail upon ! senat io proceed with the consideration of the lorlmer matter. It was 'after 8:30 o'clock when Senator McCumber concluded his address on reci procity, and an hour and a half remained before eulogies on the late Representatives Covering and Tirrell could be proceeded with. The I,orlmer resolution waa laid be fore the aenate. but no on was prepared to speak on It. Senators Stone. Crawford and Owen, all of whom desire to be heard, pleaded for a postponement. Mr. Burrows Insisted there must either b a vot or a speech. No one responding th 1e president pti reeded to direct a vote. A yea "oaaded. The ayes had been sounded and the noes called for, when there were aigns of much disturbance ot the part of oumeroue aena tors. ' Mr. Crawford shouted, "I object." When reminded that an objection aould not pro rent a rote h announced that he waa ready to proceed with a speech, notwith atandlng he waa 111. II aaid ha did not want to be "whipped into service." Senator Stone moved to adjourn, but the motion waa voted down. Yielding to tha pleadinga of tha unpre pared apeaker, Mr, Burrows moved to lay tha resolution aaid. Mr. Bailey was not pleased with th sug gestion, saying there could not be before th senat any matter of higher Importance than that Involving th seating of a sena tor. He aaid congress should settle th matter befor filial adjournment. 11 said there was an evident purpose to filibuster against one, glthougl) hi did not believe there waa any purpose to prevent a vote. Kvhlently referring to th November elections and to tha prospect of tariff leg islation, he aaid th people of th country had ordered congresa to do "certain thinga" and If necessary to do those things hs would not object to coming back to Wash ington. After a further exchange of remarks. Mr. Burrows dec!' not to press Mr. Crawfurd to proceed ai .ie iiueatlon went over. WOMAN VICTIM Of""rOBBERS Mlsa Matilda Hrraesaler of Raster, la.. Probably Killed for Her Money. UAR8HAI.LTOWN, la, Feb. S.-Tbat Miss Matilda Hernesmeter, the young woman who waa found dead at her home near Baxter yeaterday, waa tha vlrtl.n of robbers Is the opinion of tha coroner of Jasper county tnrtsy. A bullet wound waa found In th right aide of th woman's head, but no weapon waa discovered. Th starved, condition of th stock on th farm Indicated ah had been dead four or five daya It la known that ah had I'-fc In her home gt th time of her death, which haa alao disappeared. DK8 MOINE8. Ia.. Keb. i.-Oovrnor Carroll thla afternoon offered a reward of IM for tha arrest or Information leading to tha arrest of th murderer of Mis Ma tilda Hernesmeier of Baiter. V, . i Vl "4lm W.VH Wfc."l.rf M Coming and Going in Omaha TO77? OLD LOT TOUR OLD LOT of the Week, as Viewed by The Bee's Woman Express Agent Robbed of Ten Thousand Dollars Package of Money to Psy Coal Miners at FullerKan., Taken from Mrs. . Gus Joseph. r-ITTSBL fvO. Kan., Feb. 25 -Mra' Gu Joseph, postmaster at Fuller, a coal camp near here, was held up by two highway men last night and robbed of 110.000 which she had Just received by express from Kansas City. The money was to have been used to pay off employes 6f tho Sheridan Coal company here. The money was In one package. Two other packages con taining $10,000 each were not found by the robbers. The money was sent from Kansas City last night on the Kanxaa City Boutliern railway. Ther waa S30.UO In all the three packagea. , The train arrived at 6 30 o'clock and waa met by Mrs. Joseph and Albert Btiggs, csshier of the company. The money was consigned to an expreaa com pany, of which Mrs. Joseph Is agent. Mrs. Joseph took a package containing 110,03 and left the depot firat. As she atepped out of the door a masked man with a revolver confronted her and de manded the money. Another robber atood near by. Mrs. Joseph handed over the money. Brlggs. who waa close behind, aaw what going on and threw hia two packagea containing flO.OuO Into a corner. The robbers did not linger tu determine whether they had aecured all the money, but ran to a buggy and eacaped. Foreman Woodyard is Critically 111 Danville Court Probably Will Appoint Another Man to Head Grand Jury Probing: Vote Buying-, PANVIL.LK, III., Feb. S.-The condition of Isaac Woodyard, foreman of th Ver million county vote-prob grand Jury, who la critically 111 at hia home In Ridge farm, show no Improvement thla morning and hia frlenda ar much alarmed. Dr. E. M. Odbert, on of th attending physicians, said It would be many week befor his patient would be able to leave his bed. It Is probable that Judg Klmbrough will discharge Mr. Woodyard as foreman of the grand Jury next Monday and appoint an other member of the body aa hia successor. City Attorney Jones and Peter Sanlchaa. who were Indicted for perjury In connection with vote selling, have been arrested and hav given bond In tha aum of 11.000 each. Anniversary of Big Events in the World of Finance WASHINGTON, Feb. .-If February 2S holda true to Ita record and tradlttona something Important ought to happen to day In tha world of finance. It haa been tha birthday of several epoch-making eventa In tha commercial history of tha I tilled Btatea on that data. In 1TVI tha flrat Unitsd Btatea bank waa established aa part of th general a-'hem for support of public credit proposed by Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of th treaaury. In IMS E. H. Harrlman was born at Hempstead, t I., In 1S07 on hia fifty-ninth birthday anl tfied befor iversary, tha lata financier tea- tha Interstate Com mere com mission that proflta on th famous Alton deal were titKO.O.. and in 1911 on th alxty-thlrd anniversary of his birth, the governments formal authority will go out for the r-onvrraton of the night and day bapk of New Tork Into tha Harrlman Artist MORSE WILL HEAR CHARGES District Sectary of Cincinnati to Probe Thomas Case. WILL COME TO OMAHA AT 0KCE Postmaster Ueneral Hitchcock Saye So Wltaeae May Br I n t Imlda I ril for Telling; Trnth Western Ci tie Secare Money. I From a Staff Correspondent ) WASHINGTON, Teb. 2..-(peclal Tele gram.) The Civ 11 Service commission has referred th charges made against Post master B. F. Thomaa of Omaha by better Carr er tan Tillotson to C. W. Mora, district secretary of the commission for the Sixth district, with hendciuartor at Cincinnati, for Investigation and report. Commissioner Mrllhenney today made thla announcement It was first thought that Jiatt Tillotson might be c.illod upon to make more apeclflc charges, but that the commission appeari not . to have deemed neresrary. Again. It was believed that if the charges made by Tillotson were to stand they would b? referred to and Investigated by IMatrlct Secretary fchoe mAker of the Eighth district. wii.H 'iead quartere at St. l'aul. However, the com mission, In view of the gravity of the charges, at Its weekly board meeting 'bis morning decided to refer th entlr matter to District Secretary Morse. (outing to Omaha goon. In speaking of the Thomas charge toOay Commissioner Mcllhenny said that It had been deemed advisable to refer th charge for. Investigation to one who could not by any possible means b prejudiced. ?fr. Morse, . ha aaid. was one of th moat effi cient and trusted employes of th commla eion and could he relied upon to mak a clean cut and unprejudiced report of condi tion which hav given rise to th charge made by Tillotaon against t'oatmaater Thomas. Mr. Mors is under order to proceed to Omaha at hia earliest conveni ent to commence hi Investigation. Witness Need Wot Fear. Postmaater General Hitchcock "pooh poohed" th Idea that Postmaster Thomaa could Intlmidat witneae and especially a letter carrier connected with hia office, and aa for discharging the carrier for telling the truth, that, h said, la out of tha queatlon. Poetmaatw Thomaa "can"t discharge anybody." Questions of InaubordlnaUon, aa wall aa recommendation for dismissal, must coma to the Postofflce department and there be taken up and discussed. Most aaauredly a man will not ba dis charged for telling the truth," said Mr. Hitchcock. 'That ia what he Is expected (Continued on Fecond Pag.) National bank, which bag Uu organized by bia family aa a monument to hia name. In 1&4 tha national bank ytm wa cieatad by act of eongreas. It forty-eighth birthday sees mora than 7.S0O banka, In tha system of not circulation trior than S700, w.OuO. 0(i combined rceourc of S10.000.000. j0. . In 1901 th United Btatea 8tl corporation waa Incorporated. In lOi th loana of tba New Tork banka passed the Sl.O0O.ooo.O0O mark tor th flrat time. In 180T, S17S.000 was mysteriously toln from th Chicago aubtrsasury. a thing b livd to b practically Impoaalbla and th government baa never recovered th money. In IMS. th holding of gold In th I nltod States treasury vaults crosd th l,0v0.GU.. no mark for th first time In tha country's history and this waa tha only country la th world to bold auch an enormous sum. TAKES MILL LEVY TO MOVE SCHOOL University Removal Committee Will Report for Changing Buildings to State Farm. UNANIMOUS DECISION REACHED Hope Expressed Legislature May Decide on This Step. HALF MILL LEVY OTHERWISE Fart to Be Spent on Present Campus and Rest at Farm. i INITIATIVE BILL TO CONFERENCE Nome Delay Round to Reanlt Over Tbl Measnre, On to Conflict. Inar Interests 1 kre Pail for "ev mil. I tFroni a taff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. r..-(SeiMl Teleram i The removal of the professional and aca demic departments of the state university I from the campus In Lincoln t" the stale farm will be eeconiniemlcil by the special committee of the legislature. The committee of clown has had the matter under consideration for more tl:,tn a month and has given a number of public hearlnc so that all Interested might hav a chance to state Iholr views. Cogent Cotipland. Hegent llallcr and Victor Hose water of Omaha have spoken to the com mittee In favor of the removal. The two regents were a minority, In favor of It in a recent report by the regents as a whole.. The recommendation of the committee Is provided with an alternative If the leg islature refuses to appropriate the 1 mill levy which Is considered necessary lor carrying out the project. The mill tec Is recommended and if refused the commit tee Is opposed to attempting to remove tlis university and a half mUl levy is recom mended for Improvements to be divided equally between the city csmpu: and the campus of the Agrlcultuial school at tlia farm. Member I oanlmon. The committee Is unanimous In both th recommendations, believing tliat the most wise and economical thing to do la ta remove the academic and professional de partments to the splendid grounds of th Agricultural school at the cost of a 1-mlll levy. If this is refused then one-half of a mill will be necessary for Improvements on tha present divided campus and In ad dition to the -mill levy already paased for maintenance. "Th committee, by Its fair attttud and Just decision," suid R-gent Coupland after th committee adjourned tonight, "haa taken a step of the very greatest benefit to the university and to the state. It will mean a great financial saving to tha peopl and It will provide a better university. Th committee should be praised for Its action." 8. C. Basset!, a member of th committee, aaid: "We believe that If th money ran be aecured for doing the thing In the proper manner the removal to the Mat farm will j be the very best step possible from both financial and educational alandpplnta. , The members or the committee are: Hena tor Ollls, chairman: Senators Brown, Bkllea and Smith of Fillmore and Representatives Kirk, McKelvte, Oerdes, Weesner, Baasett, Gallagher and Morlarty. Delay Over Initiative. .The Initiative and refetendum, which la generally considered to be the most lm pvrtant step which the Thlrty-aecond Ne braska legislature has undertaken, may not be settled for Home time yet. although th aenate haa paused Its bill and th houa has made all dianges that are contemplated before taking the vote which la practically certain to pass it. In approaching the sub ject tha members of both houses who war opposed to the measure were forced by th fact that both pal ties were pledged to It to luake no fight In. the open, but to so encumber the bill with amendments, altera tions and Jokers that the people would not accept It and would get no good fiom It if they did. Thla was shown on the last day of dltK usslon In the house, whan amand mcnt after amendment waa hurriedly intro duced from the litll'3 euem)es In all corner of th house. They wr all kIMed, how ver, by tha friends of th principle. toufereno Xeorssary. The fact that tha hous and senat meas ure aa ready for passag differ In some essential partloulara will make a confer ence necessary before any bill is finally accepted. It haa been said by many ad vocates of direct legislation that th huua I now th belter of the two, because it la moit liberal. Th senate bill has a re striction which makes it necessary lor tha majority of votes cast In faVor of a raeae ore to represent at least 15 per cent of all th vote cast at tha election upon all sub jects If the measure la to ba considered carried, and th houa applies this only to th voting upon constitutional amend ments. Th house bill requires a It per cant petition for Initiating constitutional amend ments; tha senate has not. Both bills hav a 10 pr sent petition for Initiating ordi nary measures and a 6 per cent for refer endum. Hone Bill favored. Aa aoon aa th house passes its bill It ia expected that a conference committee rep resenting both houses will b appointed and tha two bills taken up together for soma sort of compromlae. Of th two th house measure seems to have th better ehauc of remaining aa It ta and being agreed tn by both aldea otlie legislature and of being signed by tho .overnor. tork lards J amble. Stock yards legislation, which has urn fruitful of ao much acrimonious debate in tha senat and a few flurries In th house, will probably reach a culmination In I lie senat this week and something will be dona by th houa. Th Ollls bill In tin senst Is now awaiting Ita f.t. but li already ao much altered by th Alberts amendment, which struck out th penalty for vtolafion, that th author himself hardly knows It by eight. Senator Oilis baa delayed final consideration of it I -caus h atlll baa hopes of getting it changed substantially and then passed. Th houa Is awaiting th return of li e apodal 'i committee of Nutxman. Me!K?tr and Lindsay, which, ia now in South Omal a Investigating the niannar in which thing ar dona and th need of regulation In the yarda. Th commit! will probably be back Monday and will make It report ;j th rema'nder il th live Mock ami ifr.islng committee, and If It I then thought w.so th Taylor bill for regulation w'll be uun up and brought befor the house. Ti'ioi of Hitchcock, th author of ihe pr. sent houa bill and th measure that was kl'lul