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OMAIIA, SATURDAY MO'V;, FEBRUARY 27, 1909 SIXTEEN , PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO (TATS.
SENATORS TALK J
L0B1SY AT WORK
OPENLY IX HOUSE
KINKAID WAITS
. ON HOME TALKS
Milwaukee Train
Leaves Track;
ABOUT FORESTRY
One Man Killed
Insurance Man Invades Floor to Work
Desires to Enow Wnat Thej Want
Before Pressing His Home
stead Measure.
COULD GET IT THROUGH HOUSE
Omaha Indian Claim Bill U Knocked
Out in Conference.
PREPARATIONS FOR INAUGURAL
Mr. Teller Makes a Bitter Attack
Upon Administration of Serv"
ice by Mr. Pinchot
Against Bill Prohibiting
Sale of Notes.
swassawa
OTHERS LEAN OVER THE RAIL
Dan Nettleton Leads the Fight in
Faror of the Bill.
Engine Turns Complete Somersault,
SATS TIMBER IS CUT LEGALLY
Pension Building Being Transformed
for the Ball.
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
Mraktn ( the Opposition ts Mrtt
March Fifteen ts Gs Tkri(k the
Fsrsaallty Xaaaln; a Caa
eUdat for Speaker.
(From a BUff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. Feb. M.-"It Is not the
Washington end. but the Nebraska end
of th proposition that prevent me from
passing sir bill reducing- tit improvement
requirement under the one section act.'
aid Congressman Klnkald today. 'The
fact la I can aecura unanimous consent by
raising the figure to a higher amount than
40 oents per acre as named In my bill, but
I have been compelled to pause by reason
of protests against anjr reduction. I have
therefor determined to wait until the
people whom I have the honor of represent
In get hearer together before legislating
in the premises." -,
Osaahs Indian Measar Dead
The eonfereer on the Indian bill today
agreed to eliminate the Indian, appropri
ation bill . Senator Burkett's ameedm-jnt,
which Was put on bill during its consider
ation In the senate permitting the Omaha
Indiana to go to the court ct claims for
the adjudication of their aooount against
the federal government and fixing the
status of Attorney Hamlin's contract with
the Indians. Tom Sloan of Fender has
feeea la Washington- for the past month
trying to engineer this measure through
congress and for a time tt looked as If
he might bo successful. But unfortunately
he got hla wires crossed In throwing down
congreasman Boyd s bill and substituting
renaior numen s out vita the result that
there probably will be no legislation look
ing to the adjudication at this session of
the claims of the Omaha Indians against
tb United States. . .
Sasmtrwrwl Ball Pre a ratio a.
. In preparation for the inaugural ball on
ths evening of March . the transformation
began today of th big. barnlike court of
the Pension building, the largest brick
building, it 1 said, in the world, into a
veritable fairyland. The decorations for
the bail aloae wUi aoat S.80B. This does
not include the framework on 'which the
decorations will be hung, which will total
everal thousands more. In the electrical
display there will be between 7.0QA and
J4.000 incandescent lights used, with miles
ef wires. In the floral scheme there will
be used t0 blooming plants. 1.000 cases
Of southern smilax and hundreds of grow
ing American beauties and crimson rambler
planta In addition to hundreds of cut
flower. '
Call for Deksoe-rstlc Cawews.
A call for a caucus of the democrats of
the next hose for W o'clock Tuesday fore
Boon. March IS. was issued today by Repre
sentative Clayton, chairman of the present
democratic organisation. This caucus will
elect a democratic candidate for speaker to
be voted for two hour later and also can
didates for other offices of the house.
"A full and prompt attendance will be a
good way to begin our work In the new
congress," so the call concludes.
Minor Matter at Capital.
Kx-Govemor Lorenao Crounse and daugh
ter are In Washington, guest of Represen
tative and Mr. O. M. Hitchcock. Mr.
Crouns will not remain for the Inaugur
ation. Senator Gamble went before the appro
priation corammittee of the aenate today
in behalf of an appropriation of IW.OUS for
a new water system at Fort Meade. 8 D.
This amount is carried in the sundry civil
1 I now under consideration In the house.
Senator Burkett had up with the post
master general today a petition of elti
sens f Bethaay for the establishment there
of a branch office of the Lincoln post
office. The 'postmaster general called his
attention to the section of the law pro
viding that no substation could be estsb
riTUshed in any town of less than Lit in
habitants and that In this petition th
citlaens had made a statement that their
population waa 1.JP0. The department
therefor decided that It waa Impracticable
to take favorable action.
Burkrtt' bill providing for th gift of a
roup1 ef brans cannon to Lincoln for the
purpose of embellishing the park around
tb proposed Lincoln monument eras favor
' ably reported to th senate today by Sena
ry t Warren.
1 M the legislature of Nebraska is ht foot
after a four-dial clock for the federal
building at Lincoln, according to a memor
ial, wblch Senator Burkett presented to
congress today. The clock la to strike the
hour and half hour and to be of the latest
mechanism.
On the recommendation of Senator Daw
son. Dr. , H. R- Dean hss been appointed
pension naming surgeon at Muscatine, la-,
vice In. C C. Moyrtdge, deceased.
raatal Affaire.
Sural free delivery carriers appointed:
Nebraska. Gretna, route S. Franklin R
. Cockerlll. carrier, L R . Cockerfll. substi
tute. Heley. route 1. Edward C. Day, car
rier; Frank H. Day, substitute. Iowa, Dei
Moinea, route A. John Harden, carrier;
M llllsm K. Hayden. substitute. Fremont,
N. F. Rockey. carrier; Arthur Reeve,
substitute. Jewell, route S, Christopher
Robaoo, carrier; Oscar Johnson, substitute;
Korwalk. route a. timer K. Burlingame,
carrier; Judson Anderson. substitute
Wever. route t, Oeborne I- Saunders, car
rier. 8outh Dakota, Harrisburg, route L
11 gar J. Copier, warrior; F. F. Robinaon,
aubeUtnt. Howard Dexter has been relu
ctated as regular carrier for route S at
Farter. 8. T).
I oai masters supuinted: Iowa. Archer,
O tinea county. Henry A- Lemkull, Vic
jj. fedius. u. resigned. Grand Mound,
rvnton county.. Birdaal! Bwnse. vice L D.
Harrington, resigned. South Oakot. Sarat-
ford. Brown county. Alfred T. Bergairom,
vice B- M. Lynoa. remove, bu'-loy
tell county. Willis M. Goodwin, vta
BMkm-i- rte4
Derailing' Overland Limited
No Passengers Hurt.
VAJI HORN. Ia.. Feb. St-Engineer C.
H. Brown of Ferry. Ia., was killed this
morning at S.l Jn the wreck of the Over
land Limited, going west, upon the t -bl
ess o, Milwaukee 4c St Paul railway at
this point The train was" going at a very
rapid rate of speed and was within a
block of the depot when the engine turned
a complete . somersault, caused. It la be
lieved, by the dropping to the track of a
portion of Its machinery. The entire train
was thrown off the rails, the baggage and
mall coaches being wrecked, while the re
maining seven coaches were forced oft
their trucks. With tb exception of slight
scratches to a couple of passengers in
the smaking car, none of the occupants
was Injured. Ths body of the engineer
was found under the boiler badly crushed.
Berlin Ripper
Under Arrest
Young Man Captured by Police Just
After He Had Made Thirty-Sixth
Attack on Women.
BERLIN. Feb. at The man who during
the past fortnight has bee delivering a
sertea of attacks upon women on tb streets
Of Berlin was captured this morning. He
made an attempt to slab a woman on the
Frisdrich Strasse, one of the crowded shop
ping streets of the city. The clothing of
bis Intended victim wss cut, but she her
self suffered no harm. The woman screamed
and her assailant fled into a house on an
adjoining street where he wss seised by a
policeman. He Is a young man. but he has
nr- t hern Identified.
Today's attempt was the thirty-sixth
"ripper" case since the beginning of the
outrages. The descriptions of the assailant
do not agree, and for this reason it Is
believed various men mar have been en-
gaged la the work.
Year in Prison
for MrsrTeal
Jury Finds Her Guilty of Suborning
Witness in Mrs. Frank Gould's
Divoroe Suit.
i t" "V. . 1 i(L - jt.fct.y.
NEW YORK. Feb. Shortly after noon
th Jury returned a verdict finding Mrs.
Ben Teal guilty of attempted subornation
of perjury In connection with Mrs. Frank
t. Gould'a suit for divorce.
Km Teal was sentenced to serv on year
In the penitentiary.
The case went to the Jury late yester
day afternoon and at 11 o'clock last night
the foreman reported that the jury had
been unable to agree. The Jury was ac
cordingly locked up for the night.
When brought Into the court room at the
opening of the regular session today the
Juror reported that no verdict had been
reached. The court offered to Instruct
them In any point upoir which they de
sired Information, but none of the Jurymen
mad any request. The court then directed
that they return to the Jury room, and
resume their deliberations. Mr. , Teal,
brought from the Tombs prison, where she
had spent the night, appeared considerably
unnerved while the Juror were being ques
tioned. ASSISTANT CHIEF OF GYPSIES
FILES A UNIQUE DOCUMENT
Fa per Giving? Hlsa Pwwer Over Tkoa-
ataii ef Msasads, Registered
V: Messphla.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Feb. Emit Mitchell,
gypsy of New Orleans, assistant chief of
the ry petes of the United States, hss filed
for registration one of the most unique
documents ever recorded in this country.
his appointment as assistant chief of the
gypsy clan.
Flowing ribbons and great seals In red
and gold adorn the paper, which Is written
nd subscribed to by Ziatche Dimitro,
chief of the clan, and besides bearing the
Bignature of the Washington notary public
before which it was sworn. It also bear.
In attest of Attorney General Bona
parte and former Secretary of State Root.
The document, which la signed In both
English and Gypsy character language,
confers en Mitchell the right to assume all
the powers of th chief, to mak demands.
give orders and, what la more to the point
In the Iff of th traveling nomads, to
hsv th demands met and th order
obeyed by thousands without question.
All the Powers Will Make
Representations to Servia
PARIS. Feb. X All the power that
signed th Berlin treaty have accepted the
invitation of Franc to mak represent
tkjns to Servia.
Th French parliamentary arbitration
group, of which Baron d'Estournelles ds
Constant is president, today undertook an
effort to arous th public opinion of the
world end to compel th powers to otter
mediation ta event that a conflict la the
Balkan become Inevitable. Resolutions
were adopted sad communlcalod to th
part lament of the signatories of The Hague
agreement, calling attention to the fact
that an offer of mediation by neutral under
The Hague oooventioa "can never be con
idered an unfriendly act by litigant. '
The support of th United States and of
th South America republic ia especially
desired by the French group and tele
graphic appeals will be dispatched te
Washington and South American capitals
requesting co-operation. Baron d'Estour
aelks da Constant considers it urgently
important that preparationa should be
made for Intervention la thai Balkan situa
tion hefer It la to late,
SUOIX, Ft. Ths foreign ofXlo ha
Colorado Miner, He Says, Had Right
to Take Wood for Fuel.
MR, SM00T DEFENDS SERVICE
Utah Senator Becomes Involved in
Controversy with Two Others.
AGRICULTURAL BILL IS PASSED
Measars Carries Little Over !Tb trteea
Million Dollar Mr. Frye Will
Call t Rivers ass Him
tors Bill Today.
WASHINGTON. Feb. M.-Th passage of
the agricultural appropriation bin by the
senate tonight followed an extended de
bate on the forestry service, which occu
pied the entire session. As passed, the
measure appropriates tll.OTS.Tlt, which Is an
Increase of 091,890 over the bill as passed
by the house.
Senator Frye gave notice that he would
call up the river and harbors appropria
tion bill tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock
Calling attention to denunciations that
have been directed toward men who have
cut timber on the public lands in mining
districts. Senator Teller of Colorado In
the senste todsy declared that this timber
had been cut legally and had yielded the
government In the precious metals manr
times the value of the timber used. He said
he had drafted and procured the passage
of the act in 187S. which allowed the peo
pie of the west to do what they had been
L doing without any law In the cutting of
timber on public lands for the use of
mining ramps. .
rattle- Timber Legal.
"The men who swept those hills clear ef
timber," he said, "were not public robbers
but they acted In accordance wtth statutes
and they returned to the government much
mrre than the timber was worth. There
hss been no wilful destruction of timber In
Colorado. The people of that state are
more interested in the conservation of
their timber than any people outside of
the state could possibly be." S.,
Condemning the system used' by the for
estry bureau, Mr. Teller said If the Pin
chot system of forestry hsd been applied
to Colorado during the days of ft develop
ment that stat would still be th home of
the coyote, the panther and the bear." and
he said that system was "destroying the
prospects for settlement in the future."
Ref erect allon, he said, bad been a fail
ure In Colorado. " Th farmer raise more
rvmber In that slate than hr-raised by the
forest bureau. -
I would rather." be declared, "have an
American home and American family than
have a forest as big as all outdoors. I do
aot believe there is a' moral or any other
claim upon me to postpone the use of what
nature ha given me." Mr. Teller ihststed
that the predictions concerning the exhaus
tion of the coal supply are very far from
correct and ssld Colorado alone could sup
ply the whole world with coal for 160 or
300 years.
saoot Defends Service.
Mr. Smoot defended the service, declar
ing the cost of all lectures before various
societies by employes of the forest service
last year had been only to,02X He aaid the
lecture before various societies on the
ground that they were for the purpose of
conserving timber by teaching economies
were entirely Justified.
"Every time." he said, "information Is
given about lengthening the life of a rail
road tie the American people are bene
fited." Senator Bailey said be would like to
vote with the senator from th northwest
for an amendment to the bill to tnrn over
tos the several state th national forest
reserves contained within their borders.
Mr. Smoot took up cases that had been
cited on th floor of the senate to show
th injustice to settlers who had disposed
of their lands within forest reserves and In
so doing became involved In a controversy
with Senator Carter and other.
Mr. Smoot declared that the forestry
service fire patrol system hsd saved IS4,
OOC.Ot worth of timber.
Senator Clark of Wyoming declared that
Mr. Smoot'a system of estimating fire
losses waa fallacious, as it was baaed on
the idea that a fire once started would
burn until extinguished by a forester,
whereas many ef tb fires, even in th re
serve are stopped by settlers. 'Mr, Flint
of California asserted that in hi state
alone the loss in th past year would have
amounted to S3.Q0O.0G from forest fire. If
It had not been for the exertion of the
forester. V
Former Jwdg Iadieted.
NORWALK. O.. Feb. 38,-FYank H. Jones,
foi tner probate Judge in thia county, waa
Indicted yesterday charged with embeultng
COtiA from the First Presbyterian criurrit
while acting as agent and trustee.
not yt received any word from St. Peters
burg or Belgrade that the Russian govern
ment has declared that Sertia cannot hope
for support from Russia in the event of an
outbreak of hostilities between Austria
Hungary and Servia. The declaration of
policy made la the Servian Parliament yes
terday by M. Novakovitch, the new pre
mier, is considered fairly moderate In view
or the excited state of Servian feelings.
Servian students In the polytechnic
school at Go then have received telegra
phic order te Join th colors, and tt 1
reported that many Austrian students in
Germany ar bemsward bound ha tb ex
pectation of war. Th best official opinion
her, however, continue confident that
then will be no war.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. SS.-A much
mor hopeful view prevail today In diplo
matic circle concerning the A uatro-Hungarian-Servian
crisis, due ts the probability
of a auoceasf ul issue of th surreal negotia
tions tor th Intervention of the powers.
Russia, ta principle, has agreed to Join la
ths representaiioo at Belgrade for th
nrervatioi of pace'
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From the New Tork World.
COOPER LEAYESJHE STAM
Aged Defendant Corrects One State
ment Made Thursday.
CROWDS TO HEAR PATTERSON
Expeeted fcxasalaatloa ef Governor by
Bitter Political Enesale Draw -Tkrssn
. t Biaahvlll
Cwert He as. -
NASHVILLE, Teon Fsb. SS -The tat'
attack In the Car mack murder trial upon
the Integrity of on of the defendant.
Colonel Cooper, In hi conduct a clerk and
master In chancery and as an associate of
a defaulting state treasurer, took the de
fense by surprise, but they soon hsd special
agents at work on that part of th evidence
nd during last night several men from
various points in the state arrived men
who are presumed to be able to throw some
light upon the charges. These had been In
conference with the attorneys for the de
fense before court openecr today.
The state's attorneys were not less occu
pied. The decision of ths defense to put
Governor Patterson and Adjutant General
Tully Brown upon the stand caused the
state's counsel to go over the stenographic
report of the entire testimony and every
reference to Governor Patterson and Gen
eral Brown was transcribed for reference
In rrons -examination. At least two of th
counsel for the state are bitter political
enemies of Patterson, and It ia anticipated
that no pains will be spared to embarrass
the chief executive of the state.
The crowds which attended the trial today
were as large as ever and lunch boxes have
become the rule lnatead of the exception.
When court opened. Colonel Cooper re
sumed the stand and said.
"I wish to mske one statement My testi
mony yesterday as to helping an eld
soldier with money, I read It in the
stenographer's transcript this morning, was
misunderstood and I am afraid it is my
fault. I secured 11.06 from my farm. I
gave only XU) of it to the old soldier, but
evidently every on thought I said 1.0SO.
Thafa alL"
"Proceed, gentlemen," said th court.
That all.
said General Washington.
"Stand aside."
"We want to uae Sergeant Meadows
next," ssld Judge Anderson, for the de
fense. "His daughter was Just operated
upon and he will be here In twenty min
utes. Will the court Indulge us that rang?"
"The court will."
"We would like If the defense would
furnish us with a list of it wltaeasea,"
said Attorney Garner of the stat' counsel.
"If they don't, we will be compelled te
ask for the time after each wltnee baa
been examined by the defense."
"We will say that ons witness will be
Dr. Glasgow," said General Washington.
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
You have to pay
top prices when the(
dressmakers are
rushed. It pays to
have dressmaking
done in the dull
season.
You can hare your clothes mad
better and It will probably cost yon
less, than if yon wait till the prlng
ruth la on.
To rind a good dreeemaker
for any class of work from
the very highest grade to the
sewing woman who will come
to your house look at the
"Dressmakers" ads on the
want ad page. Dressmaker
know that everybody reads
the want adsi
OVERLOADED.
Cook's Attack
to Be Expunged!
House Appoint Committee to Investi
gate Tirade of Coloradan
Against President
WASHINGTON. Feb. t. -Almost th
first subject to oooupy the attention of th
house today waa the speech xoad yester
day, by Mr. Cook of Colorado, attacking
th peaJdejit. Mr. Tawney offered a reeo.
lutkm calling for ths appointment of a
committee to mak Investigations and re
port a to th advisability of expunging
the word from tb record.
Messrs. Fltagerald of New Tork and
Clark of Missouri sprang to the forefront
with argument that the . resolution waa
not privileged. Mr. Clark maintained that
a dangerous precedent w-a being estab
lished and he charged that the resolution
is slrrrply the establishing of a press
censorship in the house.
The resolution was adopted by viva voce
vote and the speaker announced the fol
lowing a th committee to conduct the
Investigation: Mann of Illinois, Perkins
of New Tork. Porter of Vermont, Clayton
of Alabama and Howard of Georgia.
FAMILY VICTIM OF FLAMES
Widow sad Fr Cklldren Barnes
and Neighbor Saapeet
Foal Flsy.
BAKERSFIELD. Cel., Feb. It-Mrs. M.
W. Beekman. a widow, and her four children.-
residing seven mile from this city
on th Union Avenu road, lost their lives
early today In a fire which destroyed
their home. . Neighbors suspect foul play
nd incendiarism.
OIL CASE AGAIN ON TRIAL
Sixty of w Yealr ts Hear Big
Fine Salt Tsas frons
., Chicago.
CHICAGO. Feb. Si Th work of select-
' mg a jury for th retrial of the Standard
Oil company of Indiana began in Judge
Anderson's court here todsy. The new
panel of veniremen included sixty Chi
cagoana.
Zimman and Breen File as
1 Republicans for Mayor
Harry B. Zimman, councilman from the
Third ward, and John . P. Breen, formerly
city, attorney, filed Friday afternoon for
the republican nomination for mayor
against Captain H. E. Palmer. , Arthur
Brtggs and Harry Frost, who filed earlier.
Mr. Zimman filed at S.lt and Mr. Breen
at i:tL
The filing of these two candidates puts'
to an end considerable speculation as to
whether or not they would enter the lists,
and their action haa Increased the volume
of political gossip in the corridor ef th
city hall. Among politicians it is thought
thst these last two filings will clcse th
Iits as far at th republican party ia con
cerned in the mayoralty question, but there
remains Benjamin F. Baker, who has been
urged to file, and H. J. Penfold, for
whom a petition was circulated last week.
Eleventh-hour candidates will have all day
today in which to pot In their papers.
Mr. Zimman, ths only republican member
of the present city council, haa represented
th Third ward In the council for nln
year, and had barely reached hi ma
jority when elected the first time. Ha la
chairman of tb committee en telegraph
and telephone and a member of the com
mittee on Judiciary and fire, water and
pallc in th council. Mr. Zimman. together
with Councilman Bridges. Introduced the
much-talked of occupation tax ordinance
In th council a couple of month ago and
It la thought probabU that h will make his
campaign largely on this question.
Mr. Pies has been endorsed by tws ef
th local repubtiena dub, th C antral ad
th Footaaslta. U has aoneunoed as es
CLAIM TOGA FOR STEPHENSON
Supporters of Wisconsin Senator As
sert He Was Elected January 26.
JOINT SESSION STILL BALLOTS
While Gsveraer Davldeow Hss "Igaed
Certiorate of Elect lew, Lleatea
snt Governor Still Assert
Thiers I s Deadlock.
MADISON, Ti ia.. Feb. 31-Whll th
Wisconsin legislature continues to ballot
for United States senator In Joint assembly
dsily, th supporter of Senator Isaac !
Stepheneon. contend that Stephenson was
elected United State senator on separate
ballot January , when h rer?Jvd a
majority of votes cast in escb branch of
th legislature. cm the separate ballet
Stephenson received sixty votes In the
assembly, a clear majority. In the senate
he received twelve out of seventeen votes
cast. Sixteen senators voted "present."
Every day since the separate ballot was
taken. Lieutenant Governor John Strange
has refused to entertain a motion that
Stephenson was elected on separate ballot,
contending that a majority must be had
In Joint convention. From Lieutenant Gov
ernor Strange' point of view a deadlock
still continues.
Taking th Hand that Stephenson was
elected on separate bsl;ot, his supporters
yesterday secured a certificate of election
signed by Governor Davidson and counter
signed by Secrets ry of State James A.
Frear. United States District Attorney
Wheeler Is now on his way to Washington
In the hope that the United States senate
committee on election will recognulae the
eertlflcst as a sufficient credential of
election.
Lieutenant Governor John Strange, who
presides over the Joint asernbly, when a
ballot for United Statea senator is taken,
has stead fa ally refuaed from time to time
to entertain a motion that Stephenson wss
elected on separate ballot, each time ruling
th motion out of order and ordering tb
clerk to call the roll.
Since the balloting in Joint session began
Senator Stephenson haa failed -to secure
majority.
pecial platform.
Friday, the next to the last day for the
acceptance of filings of candidates, was a
strenuous one In the office of the city
clerk, and politicians of all faiths and for
nearly every office paid their money and
officially entered the interesting game.
Sixteen candidate In all filed during the
day, but mor offered to serv only to be
turned down by the city clerk. That official
strenuously refused to accept filing for
the fir and polio board or for comptroller,
even though they were thrust In hi face.
These filing he will not take until he has
received written permission from an au
thority no lower than the attorney gen
eral of th stat. or until th governor
sign the comptroller hill and the legisla
ture pease and th governor signs the city
charter bill.
Mr. Butler went te Lincoln yesterday
afternoon to get th governor's signature
te ths comptroller bill and to see the at
torney general for advice as to receiving
filings tor offices not as yet created by
legislative provision.
William I. fClerstead Friday morning
paid Si to file a a republican candidate
for Boemterehtp on th Board of Fir and
Folic Commissioners, but, while the city
treasurer accepted hts money, the city
clerk would not accept the filing. C. O.
Loheck and John S. Helgren, candidates
for city comptroller, are in the same boat,
as they have paid their money, only to be
refused by the clerk.
Mr. Klerwtead served as county commis
sioner three years, a city councilman two
terms, as. a member of th old Board of
Publla Work two term and as chairman
at th Board of Review thre years. Hs
Uvea at deal Florence beuls
LOST IN COMMITTEE OF WHOLE
Later House Reverses the Action by
a Narrow Margin.
BILL TO SAVE SHUMWAY'S NECK
Essergewry tlsase Attached ts Men.
re Providing or a Csaamlaslon
to Iaqwlre Into His
Sanity.
(From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Feb. K. (8iecial.) Though
the lnoursnce 1obry wss aole to come onto
the floor of the house and secure the In
dlnlte posfponcment of a bill this morn
ing while the house was In the committee
of the whole, on roll call on the motion not
to concur In the committee report the lobby
was defeated and the bill was recom
mended for engrossment and third reading.
Ths bill wa H. R. M by Nettleton of Clay
and It provide that a note given for the
premium on an insurance policy shall not
be negotiable until after the policy ha
been delivered to the Insured.
When the bill came up for discussion In
the 'committee of the whole W. B. Unch,
an insurance agent of University Place,
proceeded to come onto the floor of the
house and work to defeat the measure,
while other insurance lobbyists hung over
the railing and watched the right. The
anti-lobby law was violated and so were
the rule of the house, as was th specific
resolution by Stoeckcr or Douglas that all
lobbyists should be ejected If found on the
floor of the house. The action of the In
surance lobby out-braxened any other work
of the lobby eo fsr as has come to tho
attention of the public this winter. The
Insurance lobby has been most insistent
in Its efforts to kill this measure and a
few days ago an Insurance lobbyist while
sested In the house chamber is said to have
actually instructed a member when to sec
ond a motion and one legislator Is author
ity for the statement that the lobbyist
offered the second to the moliou himself.
Reason for the Law.
In speaking for his bill Nettleton told the
house thst It 1 customary for an insursnce
gent to ecur from Uie Insured person a
note for th premium nd then to sell tho
note. It may b months before the policy
is delivered end there is nothing to prevent
the agent from selling the note nd falling
entirely to deliver the policy. Gerdes of
Kichardson county told of a young man
who gave bis note for some 139 to pay tii
premium on hi policy and later had to u
ths Insurance company to secure th policy.
Other had similar stories to lelU
Begole of Gage and McColl of Gag both
spoke against the bill, as did Clark of Rich
ardson. McColl thought the people were
sufficiently learned in the niattT of busi
ness not to need this protection, whllo
Clark said the passing of th bill would re
ault in great harm to those companies which
did a business in the country, while not In
juring the companies which did a city busi
ness. The country agent has to hire a liv
ery team and make a trip to ee his pros
pective client. If he can settle the entire
business then it prevents him from making
other trips and thus saves him money and
time. Etgole was of the opinion It would
seriously hamper the Insurance agents
should the bin pass.
Wnen the vote wa taken In the commit
tee of the whole to Indefinitely postpone
the bill it carried. Jt to 36. NetUeton se
cured a roll call when the house wsa pass
ing upon the work of the committee of the
whole and secured fvorable action on the
bill by a vot of to 1.
Bill to Kit hhsasway Case.
In passing H. R. lis todsy the senate, if
the governor approves, fixed a way to test
the sanity of Sliumway. the Gsge county
murderer. j t
Upon motion of Rsnsom the senate rules
were suspended and the bill was advanced
to a third reading and passed. This meas
ure waa introduced in the house by Wilson,
but had been prepared by Attorney Gen
eral Thompson end bla deputy. Grant Mar
tin, who were anxious thst It pass at once.
It carries the emeigency clause and will
become a law as soon as It receive exe
cutive pproval.
Thia meaaur provides that when a per
son ha been condemned to death and th
question of sanity la raised th matter
shall be referred to the district Judge from
the district In which the condemned person
was convicted. Should the Judge upon
making investigation find that the prisoner
might be mentally deranged he shall sum
mon the superintendents of the thre stat
insan hospUsls. who shall pas upo the
case. 8hould they report that ths convict
is insane, sentence will be suspenaeu.
otherwise It will be carried out.
Howard's Charter Bill Lost.
Jerry Howard South Oman charter
bill was recommended for indefinite post
ponement, by the committee on clllea and
towns this afternoon anil the Tanner
charter wa .considered, but no action
taken. Another meeting of th commit
tee will be bekl tomorrow at which eeverai
amendments will be offered to the Tanner
charter bill. Jeremiah blames partially
the aaslstant city attorney of South Omaha,
for tb death or hi bill. He aaid the jf
flcial knew the Tanner charter was n
good, but he was afraid to come to Lin
coln and tell the committee.
Usod Boade Meellag.
A public meeting will be held in 11. e
senate chamber next Tuesday nlglit, on lh
subject of "Good Roads" Speakers who
are experts in road building will b pro
vided. Sew Lincoln Charter Bill.
Msyor Brown of Lincoln today submitted
to Senator Miller, a new charter bill for
Lincoln, that does not embody ths commis
sion' form of government, which tb execu
tive of Lincoln 1 fighting. The new meas
ure reduces toe numeber of council men In
Lincoln to' seven and rhsngrs provisions
with regard to appropriations. The bill
provides the r,iaor shall not tie a mem
ber of Ui excise board, wr.uii sitall ronsist
f three member, wtio siikII tra tleclite.
The mayor shall retain his veiu power.
Maaplw'a Maay II a tie.
While the new labor commissioner. W.
M. Maupln. ia engaged la the task ef act
ing as chief deputy laber nmiissliis