State Capitol News— Liquor Probe, Air Junket, Banker Ruckus Relieve Monotony for Unicameral By MELVIN PAUL Statehouse Correspondent, Nebraska Press Ass'n I LINCOLN — The legislature plunged into a revamped work schedule this week determined to drive for adjournment before June 1, but warned by one of its leaders that the members were “not getting anywhere and if you want to be here until the middle of June, vou’re certainly working toward it.” The warping came from im patient little Sen. Arthur Car mody, of Trenton, who is pushing for an early adjournment. The juggling of the work was ordered by T,t. Gov. Charles War ner, who with Legislative Clerk Hugo Srb. picked out 19 bills dealing with revenue and taxa tion and moved them to the top of the list to be considered this week. Simultaneouslv. Sen. Har ry Pizer, of North Platte, chair man of the committee on arrange ment and order, summoned his group to discuss priority for other bills. * * * 'Head for Cover' Salon's Warning— Whether it was the prospect of one of the longest sessions in the 14-year historv of the unicamera,1 or whether they hadn’t complete ly recovered from last week’s unscheduled overnight stay in Gering and Scottsbluff, the law makers were - snapping at each other like tired terriers. Committee members badgered witnesses unmercifully during the latter part of the week and there were several cases of fric tion on the floor. This deporter thought at first it might have been simply his imagination un til he discussed with several of the men who are most sensitive to the legislative mood, the lob byists. “Only one thing to do when they’re like this, son,” an old hand cautioned, “just head for cover.” • • • Insurance Lists Disagrees— The liquor probe of the legis lature took a back seat during the week to developments out side the legislature. Gov. Val Peterson told reporters “it ap pears that (Liquor Commission Blaine) Young has violated the law” by having “part of the in surance business” of 33 Omaha liquor licensees. The governor had asked Young to furnish him with the list af ter Sen. Hugh Carson, of Ord, had charged Young was using his position to sell insurance to tavern owners and after a for mer Omaha licensee had told the liquor probers that commission agents had “given him a hard time” after he had not followed their “advice” to buy his insur ance from Young. Peterson withheld immedi ately action on Young pending a reply from the attorney-gen ral as to whether he had fur nished grounds for removal from office. In his letter to the governor, Young protested that “I have never tried harder/in my life to do a good job.” At week’s end, Carson, who thus far has asked most of the questions in the liquor inquiry, asked another: "Did Mr. Young supply all the names of his insurance clients in the liquor business? His list does n’t agree with mine.” • • • Sales Tax Bill Still In Committee— A sales tax for Nebraska? That was the question for four hours before the legislature’s revenue committee last week as tireless Sen. Dwight Burney, perennial sponsor of a sales tax FRONTIER GETS AWARD . . . Dr. William F. Swindler (third from left), director of the University of Nebraska school of jour alism, presents Carroll W. (“Cal”) Stewart, publisher of The Frontier, with one of two awards granted by the university. At the far left is Paul F. Wagner, publisher of the Dakota County Star (South Sioux City), which won a “general excellence” award from the Nebraska Press association. Wagner was recently ap pointed administrative assistant to Gov. Val Peterson. Second from the left is Jack Lough, publisher of The Albion News. The News was one of the four papers winning Ak-Sar-Ben placques for “community service.” Awards were made in Lincoln at the an nual Nebraska Press association convention in March. — Lincoln Star Photo. measure, and his co-introducers Sen. Chris Metzgar, of Cedar Creek, and Carl Lindgrtn ,of Campbell, extolled the virtures of a 2 percent tax on everything but rents, some farm supplies | and articles already covered by j a sales tax, like gasoline and' cigarette. The opposition was formidable. It was led by Robert Armstrong, paid secretary of the Omaha Tax payers association, and included a solid labor front. Farm organi zations were divided. The Grange, represented by B. V. Holmes, of Milburn, and Dr. H. C. Filley, of Lincoln, favored the bill, as did Charles Marshall, of Elm wood, president of the Farm Bureau Federation. Appearing a gainst the proposal was Chris Milius, of Omaha, head of the Farmers Union. Observers gave the bill little chance of getting out of commit tee. Chairman of the group is Sen. Charles Tvrdik, of Omaha, who has debated the sales tax issue publicly with Burney. In the 1949 session, for the first time, the sales tax bill was vot ed out to the floor but was kil led there. One Opponent of Pari-Mutuel— Parimutuel race betting in Ne braska will continue, the govern ment committee decided as it vot ed 8-0 to kill Senator Carson’s proposal calling for a vote on out lawing the practice. Carson, a member of the eommitee, did not vote against killing his bill. When Chairman Karl Vogel asked the 100-odd persons in the hearing room to indicate which side of the issue they were on, nearly all signified their opposi tion while no one appeared in support. During the hearing, however, Dr. Frank Court, pas tor of St. Paul’s Methodist church in Lincoln, entered and asked to speak for the bill. "Wherever you find gamb ling,” he told the committee, "you find a force that will tear down character.” A1 Raun, of Walthill, represen ter the Nebraska Fair Managers association in protesting the bill. He pointed out that more than 80 percent of Nebraska’s fairs “would be in economic difficul ty” without the funds from rac ing. James P. Lee, of Omaha, a member of the board of govern ors of Ak-Sar-Ben which runs the state’s biggest race meeting, emphasized the lack of demand for repeal of the law and point ed out that his organization this year budgeted $106,000 for “char itable, education and agricultur al purposes.” Others appearing in opposition were Warren Albert, of Colum bus; Percy Ressequie, of Madi son, State Fair Secretary Ed Schultlz, E. F. Pettis, of Ak-Sar Ben, John Binning, of Lancaster County Taxpayers league; Mur ray Champine, Omaha business man, and Jake Sulemberger, of the Alliance fair board. Legislative observers predict that Senator Carson’s LB 320, which levies a 5 percent tax on the handle at partimutuel tracks, will not encounter the same op position. * * * Hartinglon Banker Opposes Appointment— E. W. Rossiter, president of the Bank of Hartington, became in volved in an argument with state senators during a hearing be fore a legislative committee in Lincoln Wednesday, March 28: The Omaha World-Herald pub lished the following account of the incident: “A Hartington banker startled a legislative committee Wednes day by wresting a document from the hands of a protesting state senator. "E. W. Rossiter, president of the Bank of Hartington, won the tug-of-war with Senator John P. McKnight, of Auburn. But later he yielded to the requests of Senator McKnight and Chairman Harry Pizer, of North Platte, and handed the document back to the committee on committees. "Declared Senator Arthur Car mody, of Trenton: "In six sessions in the legis lature, this is the most disgrace ful action I’ve seen. I think this man owes this committee a pub lic apology.’ “Mr. Rossiter did not apolo gize. "The Hartington banker had appeared to oppose approval of Governor Peterson’s appointment of State Banking Director J. F. McLain to another two-year term. "But after hearing a parade of bankers indorse Mr. McLain, the committee quickly approved the reappointment on a voice vote. The appointment now goes to the floor of the legislature for a vote. “Mr. Rossiter declared that Mr. McLain is *deliberately doing everything he can’ to keep state banks from becoming members of the Federal Reserve System. “He showed the committee photostatic copies of a letter ad dressed to him and signed by Maple T. Harl, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor poration. The letter praised Mr. Rossiter. "The Hartington banker asked that the letter not be made pub lic. He did not explain what con nection he thought there was be tween the letter and his opposi tion to Mr. McLain. “When Senator John J. Larkin, Jr., of Omaha, asked why the letter should not be made public, IM.r. Rossiter strode to the head of the committee table and wrest ed a copy away from Senator McKnight. "Senator McKnight insisted r 4 that the letter go into the public records of the committee. “Earl H. Wilkins, of Geneva, president of the Nebrsaka Bank ers Association, introduced a string of witnesses who strongly urged Mr. McLain’s reappoint ment.” Make GAMBLES your fishing supply headquarters for thin summer. Complete line in and on display. 48-510 Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Walling, of Albion, were weekend guests at I the L. C. 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