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VOL. XXX VI 11 NO. L'31).
OMAHA, T1IUKSDAY MOKXIXU, MAIiCH 18, YM'J TWELVE PA(SKS.
NEW TARIFF BILL
IS PRESENTED
Battle With Moros
Results in Death
of Two Soldiers
PLAN FOR DEBATE
"How Do You Like it So Far?"
GAG UUIK FOR
OX REVENUE BILL
GUARANTY BILL
Chairman Payne of Ways "i Means
Committee Introdt ?
House Committee on Ways and Means
Bryan Comes Home to Crack the Lash
Will Begin Work on Tariff
Measure Today.
Over the Legislature and the
Majority Obey.
Detachment of Infantry Sent to Re
lief of Constabulary Attacked
by Hostile Band.
the House.;
REVISION GENERALLY DC" ' RD
ONLY ONE SITTING PROBABLE
ALL AMENDMENTS VOTED DOWN
- v
It is Estimated that it Will
Revenue Forty Millions.
TAX PLACED ON INHERITA
Rate Placed on Direct Descent Range
from One to Three Per Cent.
BIO CUTS IN LUMBER AND STEEL
These Nrhednles Are It educed Fifty
Per (eat Hides Plnred on Free
l.lat and Boots and Shoes
Cot Forty Per Cent.
W A8JI INOTON, March 17.-Tho long ex
ported tariff bill waa presented to the,
limine of representatives today by Chair
man Payne of the. committee on ways and
mi'.inH, and referred, I'ntll It la reported
out of committee, which, Mr. Payne mild
he hoped would lie at an early day, the
measure will not becruno official. Accord
ing to a statement made by him upon lh
floor he did not anticipate any committee
changes. The republicans manifested their
pleasure at the. Introduction of tho bill by
vigorously applauding.
Messrs Bartlott (On.) and James (Ky.)
made food their caucus pledge not to ac
cept a committee appointment unless first
approved of by their minority leader, Mr.
Clark (Mo.), and flatly refused to serve on
tho committee on in 11 cage, ths membership
of which was announced by tho speaker.
No objection was made because, of Mr.
Bartlett'a attitude, but It required a vote
of the houso before Mr. James was ex
cused by the Speaker, although It was
manifest that the vote was overwhelmingly
against cxcuKlng him.
Provisions of the III11.
linwnward revision, maximum and
minimum provisions which Impose an
average maximum duty 30 per cent
In excess ot the present tariff, and
numerous provisions by which It la
estimated that the revenue to the
government will be li-creaxed from i4,000,
OX) to tiO.OOO.OOO are ihe salient feature of
the new tariff bill which was Introduced
In the houas loday by ''preventative
Sercno E. Payne, chairman of the ways
and means committee. The recommenda
tions made by President Taft that an In
heritance tax be provide! and tint a limited
amount of tooiuvjo and sugar bo admitted
free from the Philippines are Included in
the bill. The njadr.B also provides for the
issuance of Fannma canal bonds to the
amount of V),O0i,iO0 to reimburse the
treasury for the onnlnit purchase of the
canal and re-c.na.ns tho provision for the
Issue of treasury certificate!, the ' amount
being Increased from S loa,mX,0MO to J.'jO
wo.ooo. While there Is no duly Imposed, upon
coffee, tea Is taxed S cents when Imparted
from the country where It Is produced and
8 tents when from other than the produc
ing country. The internal revenue tax on
cigarettes Is materially Increased, while the
tax on beer and whisky is undisturbed.
A cut of 60 per cent Is made In the steel
and lumber schedules, and Iron ore, hides
tallow, cottonseed oil and works of art
more than twenty years old are placed on
the free list.
Boots and Shoes Rrdaeed.
The tariff on boot and shoes is reduced
40 per cent and on other leather manu
factories In proportion. The pottery
schedule remains about the same, but the
duties on window and plate glass of the
smaller slses are increased, while the
duties on the larger slses are reduced.
The tariff on wool of the first and second
class, used principally In clothing. Is not
disturbed, but on wool of the third class,
known is carpet wool, Is reduced on the
cheaper grades, A 5 cent reduction is made
in the duties on shoddy and waste while
wool tops are assessed 6 rents more than
' the duly on scoured wool, which Is un
changed. The recommendations for placing
wood pulp on the free list and reducing the
duties on print paper with certain re
atrictlons. made by the Mann commission
ot the house are Incorporated In the bill.
The duty on refined sugar Is re
ducea Tour one-hufulredths of 1 cent
a pound and on dextrin H cent
ppund. A reduction of cent a pound Is
also made In the duty on starch, with the
exception of potato starch. Zinc In ore is
assessed 1 cent per pound for the sine con
talned. The tariff on pig iron is reduced
from U to I2.M per ton.
The principal Increases are made In the
duties on lemons, cocoa and substitutes for
carffee. coal-tar, dyes, gloves and coated
papers and lithographic prints.
Ai was expected, the new tariff bill is
made on a maximum and minimum basis
with the provision that the maximum
riles are not to go Into effect until sixty
days after the passage of the bill. The
reciprocity provisions are contained In the
paragraphs assessing duties on bituminous
coal and coke and agricultural Implements,
by which these articles are given entry
free of duty when Imported fmm countries
which permit the free importation of these
articles from America.
Tax oa laherlta.ee..
The Inheritance tax provision of the bill
la similar to the New York state law. It
provides a tax of S per cent on all Inhere
tances over S-iflO thjt are collateral Inner!
tances, or In which strangers are the le
gatree. In cases of direct Inheritance th
taxea prescribed are: On fl0.0n0 to $100,000,
1 per cent; on S10U.no to fMo.ono, j per cent,
and on these over f.V.000 3 per cent. It 1
estimated that l-D.tnO.fl'O annually will be
derived from this tax.
Tiie Inheritance tax provision exempt
from taxation any property bequeathed t
any reunion, educational, charitable, mis
sionary, benevolent, hospital or Infirmary
corporation. Personal property other than
money or securities belonging to a corpora
tion tr association organised exclusively for
the moral or mental improvement of men
r women, or fo scientific, patriotic or
similar purposes. Is msde exempt from the
tax. A discount of ( per cent Is provided
for if the tax Is paid within six months
from the time It Is due. An interest will
be charged and collected at the rale of 1')
per cent a year if the tax Is not paid within
eighteen months from the time It accraej.
If au esta:e Is llxl up In necessary litiga
tion per cent int. reft will be charged.
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
MANILA, March 17. A belated dispatch
from Lake ljtnao reports that a band of
hostile Moros attacked lieutenant Furlong's
detachment of constabulary at Bordong on
.(March 8 and after a sharp fight eight Moros
ami two members of the constabulary wore
left dead on the field while two soldiers
and one civilian were wounded. A company
of the Twenty-fifth Infantry and a detach
ment of scouta have gone to the aid of
Furlong's force. Tho day after the fight a
constabulary soldier deserted after stealing
five rifles belonging to members of the de
tachment. WASHINGTON. March 17. Although
more than a week has elapsed since the re
ported clah between hostile Moros and
Lieutenant Ieonard Furlong's detachment
of Philippine conatabulary no word of the
engagement has reached the War depart
ment Officials are disposed to think that
the Bordong mentioned In the Manila dis
patch as the place where the fight resulted
refers perhaps to the Buldoon region, which
for a time luis been notoriously unsettled
snd where a bad element unfriendly to the
Americans existed and found it a safe re
treat.
What Is known as the I.ake Lanao dis
trict of Mindanao contains the most turbo
lent Mom element In the Island and In spite
of frequent punishment meted out by the
constabulary to many recalcitrant dattos.
First Fatality in
Cuban Revolt is
Death of Rebel
Rumored Around Havana that Upris
ing it More Serious Than Gov
ernment Will Admit.
HAVANA, March 17. The outbreak re
ported from Vueltas In Rama Clara prov
ince has scored Its first fatality. Lavastida,
former captain of the rural guard, was
shot and killed by the detachment of the
guard sent out to arrest him. It is alleged
that he made a resistance. Lavastida was
reported last night officially as having been
arrested at PLacetaa on the charge of com
plicity In the Insurrectionary movement. It
Is rumored that the uprising la more serious
than the authorities are willing to admit.
Secretary of Government Alberdl and
General Machaxlo today conferred with
President Gomes. Later a cabinet meeting
was called. President Gomes Is In receipt
of many telegrams from officials, veteran
organisations and private cltlsens pledging
loyalty and active support In the malntc-
ance of the republic
Reports received here from various parts
of the Island show an extraordinary con
centration of the rurale guards In the direc
tion of Vueltas, Camaghuey and Placetas,
apparently far in excess of the require
ments to pursue and capture the eight men
who started the movement and who are
still at large.
Cooper Case in
Hands of Jury
Judge Reads Charge in Packed Court
Room, with Ten Deputies
in Call.
NASHVILLK. Tenn., March 17.-Ju.dge
Hart began his charge to the jury at 8:30
this morning in the Cooper-Sharp trial for
the murder of former United States Sena
tor B. W. Carmaek. The stenographers
had worked all night on the document
which numbers sixty-two typewritten pages
of about 400 words each. When the Judge
began to read the cour room was packed
to the four walls.
Sheriff Borum had a dpxen deputies
scattered through the room and In addi
tion, a detail of ten uniformed patrolmen
mere stationed around the bar.
COOK SPRINKLED EGGS WITH
ARSENIC INSTEAD OF PEPPER
Seven Members of Mississippi Plan
ter's Family Poisoned by Mis
lake of Colored Woman.
MAKKN, Miss., Marcli 17. Seven mem
bers of the family of Robert Cotton, a
wealthy planter, residing near here, were
poisoned today by eating fried eggs con
taining arsenic. The colored cook, through
a mistake, sprinkled the eggs with the
poison instead of black pepper. Three chil
dren are In a critical condition.
Wilson's Figures Too High
on the Grain Reserves
agers lit Nebraska have made a riuit l.j
an Omaha dealer which shows only 111
per cent of last year's wheat crop in the
farmers' hands Instead of. 3 per cent as
reported by the government, and enly 16.S
per cent of the oats remain on the farms
Instead of 3$ per cent, according to the
Department of Agriculture.
These figures were made known to the
grain dealers Wednesday morning by A.
li. Be slier, who collected the statistics
to disprove the government statistics.
As a result of the showing on wheat, in
vestigations will doubtless be made by the
dealers st other primary markets and if
other states are aa short on farm reserves
of wheat, the riice Is certain to "hit the
celling," aa it were. Oats will also doubtless
advance, aa tha reserve Is considered very
short.
With S per cent of the crop which will
be necessary for seed the mills are left
with about S per oent of laat year's wheat
crop in Nebraska. This Is said to be so
small that wheat will be Mailer than It
has yet been this ar.
The Department of Agriculture published
a report on farm reserves Marcli 1, showing
Nebaska fartucia holding ;i per cent of
what; per cent, of corn and 3t per cent
qf oats. At once Omaha grain dealers crit
icised the report and sonid declared it was
Measure Will Be Reported to House
at Noon.
DEMOCRATS OBJECT TO HASTE
Opportunity to Offer Amendments
from Floor May Be Afforded.
PROGRAM OF THE SENATE
Commltte on Finance Will Begin Coa
slderatlon of Bill Today lppr
Hoiif Will Probably Make N
merons Amendments.
WASHINGTON, March 17. The full mem
bershlp of the house committee on ways
and monns, including democrats as well
as republicans, will meet at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning for the formal considera
tion of the Payne tariff Mil, which saw 'the
light for the first time In tho house today.
The senate committee on finance will at
the same time begin Informal consideration
of the measure.
The probabilities are that the houss com
mittee will have only one slttlnj; on tho
bill, that the mcs-jre will be reported u
the house Immediately after It convenes to
morrow and that Its formal reading in
committee of the whole will soon begin.
General debate will be postponed until Mon
day if Mr. Payne's present program is fol
lowed, and after that time the measure will
probably be before the houae from ten days
to two weeks. This plan of operation Is
slightly different from that followed in the
consideration of other tariff ,bills of recent
years and It had been expected that the
democratic members of the committee would
be afforded more time than la now con
tcmpla,ed for the consideration of the bill
In commit tee. It Is still possible that after
they Insist upon delay and succeed In pre
senting good reasons for their request they
may be accommodated.
Democrats Want Time.
Mr. Clark sriid today that he would make
every effort in the committee as he would
on tho floorjf thr houae to have the bill
amended and tor that reason would ask
for longer time. He added, however, that
he wouttd not press for more time than
for tha preparation of a minority report,
as that could be formulated as wrll after
the bill had bewn reported as before.
Mr. Payne's Inclination is to get the
bill into the house nt the earliest prac
ticable moment and hla plans are so com
plete that it is not believed he will yield
for a mere plea to offer amendment",
which the minority as well as the majority
know will not be accepted.
It Is expected that -a compromise will
be reached and that the democratic mem
bers will acctpt a proposition, which will
permit them to present their amendments
on the floor. Mr. Ohirk indicated today
that his principal plea would be for that
privilege. He said that he did not con
sider general debate of so much Import
ance as the discussion of the bill paragraph
bv paragraph with the opportunity to sug
gest changes in the arloua schedules. It
Is therefore probable that If Mr. Payne
and his fellow leptlrlican members of the
committee concede this privilege the dmo
rats will accept it in lieu cf a similar
privilege In cinimlttee and make no seri
ous protest agulnst the immediate report
ing of the bill.
Probable Length of Debate.
No announcement aa to the length of
time that will be glve.n for debate haa
been made and Mr. Payne Is quite vary
on this point. The Dingley bill waa under
discussion in the house for only ten daya
and of that time four days were devoted
to general debate. It was considered un
der a rule fixing the hours of meeting,
limiting the time of debate and prescrlb
Ing the method of offering amendment;
The democrats still remember that unaer
the regulation concerning amendments
they found no opportunity to force teat
votes on particular schedules. Under the
rule the committee could present amend
ments at any time, but Individual mem
bers could only suggest changes in the
schedules tinder consideration. As the
entire six days were devoted to the first
schedule, dealing with chemicals and
drugs, they found very little opportunity
to make effective suggestions. They prob
ably will resist such a rule for the con
sideration of the present bill. Whether
there will be any rule regulating the con
sideration of the Payne bills remains to
be seen. It Is Mr. Payne's present pur
pose to begin the general debate before
(Continued on Second Page.)
only a "fix up" or a guess after reviewing
last year's report.
The Bewsher company sent out the fol
lowing list of questions to elevator man
agers of Nebraska, following as nearly as
possible the questions submitted by the gov
ernment: What percentage of last wheat crop was
si 111 In farmers' hands in your territory
March 1, '
What percentage of last corn crop still in
the hands of the farmers In your territory
March 1, 1? '
What percentage of last oat crop still in
the hands of the farmers In your territory
Marcli 1. 19u? '
Caution: Do not Include stocks on hsnd
In country elevators In this report this is
strictly a farm reserve report.
Out of a possible 1,000 elevators in Ne
braska 11 answered tha communication of
the Kewshor company almost at once. They
cover practically every section of the state
and the percentage arrived at as compared
to the government figures follow:
Kesvrves in farmers' hariris in Nebraska
March 1, 19: Wheat U.l per cent; govern
ment, 26 per cent. Corn. 41.7 per cent; gov
ernment. 40. Oats, 1S.I per cent; govern
ment, 38.
"How the government ever arrived at
those figures on wheat and oats I cannot
understand," saya Mr. Bewsher. "It looks
very much like a guess."
drain dealers generally agree with the
Omaha grain dealer and criticise the gov
ernment report.
(Copyright. 1909, by the Mall and Kxpresa
TARIFF EXPERTS ARE HEARD
New Bill Drawn Up -After 300 Had
Testified Before Committee.
OPINIONS ABE :-210 AND CON
Steel Trnst Magnates Arrayed Against
Each Other on (fcaestlon of
Schedules All Interests
Kepresentrd.
WASHINGTON, March IT. Fully 300 im
porters and exporters, manufacturers and
agriculturists, and tariff experts appeared
before the houso committee on ways and
means at the various hearings whloh be
gan on November 10 and continued daily
until December '.3d, and also at several
supplemental hearings. Some of the most
prominent men in the manufacturing and
financial worlds presented testimony of a
varied and interesting character. In ad
dition to this testimony there were thous
ands of briefs filed with the committee,
which, added to the statistic furnished by
agents sent abroad, tngther with special
data compiled by Thomas J. Doherty, as
sistant counsel of the Treatury department.
and Major Herbert M. Inrd. who was
clerk of the ways and means 'committee
when the Dingley tariff was framed, haa
given the committee Information more
complete than has ever leen at the dis
posal of a tariff framing committee.
Andrew Carnegie. Charles M. Schwab,
Judge K. H. Gary and other steel mag
nates furnished the most Interesting testi
mony. Mr. Carnegie, wlio causeu con
siderable discussing by proclaiming, in a
magazine article, that the steel manufac
turers of this country do not need any
tariff protection, was before the committee
fornearly eight hours. His testimony,
while witty and entertaining, did not offer
the tariff makers much Bpeciflc informa
tion regarding the cost of manufacturing
steel rails and other articles of steel. He
dealt ! ' In theories anil deductions
tnd avoided figur s, claiming that lie was
not f.imillar with the d.'tails of the steel
business at Hie present time, but apoke
from his general knowledge gained In the
business before he retirt-d to private life.
Judge Gary for Steel Trust.
Judge '5ary, who was one of the best
equipped and most satisfactory witnesses
(Continued on Third Page.)
Thinking of mov
ing this spring? The
time to look for' a
house is before
every body gets busy
doing the same
thing.
Under the heading "For
Kent, Houses," on the want al
page you will find practically
a complete directory of the
houses that are offered for
rent. This gives you a chance
to select a list of the houses
that might interest you and
then investigate.
You will find reading the
want ads is a good habit.
Have you read the want ads et
today?
Company.)
Engine Plunges
Through Wll
of Waiting Room
Three Waiting for Train Instantly
Killed and Score Injured in Ac
cident at Monreal
MONTREAL, March 17-A locomotive,
teneder and baggage car attached to a
passenger train on the Boston & Maine
railroad crashed into the ladles' waiting
room of the Windsor station here this
morning, demolishing granite walls and
killing a woman and two children who were
waiting for a train, and Injuring eighteen
or twenty waiting passengers and railway
employes, several of whom were carried to
local hospitals In a dying condition.
Half Million
for Boat Line
Kansas City Commercial Club Decides
to Raise Money for Line to ,
St. Louis.
KANSAS CITY, March 1". The Commer
cial club, the leading business organization
of Kansas City, at a meeting last nighl,
decided to raise VMS) to re-estaibliHii a
freight boat line between Kansas City and
St. I.ouis. The action follows the alleged
discrimination by railroads against Kan
sas City shippers In favor of Oklahoma
merchants.
Novel Tangle in Naming of
Ways and Means Committee
WASHINGTON, March 17.-The prospects
today are for one of the most novel corn- I
plications over the personnel of the cum
mittee on ways and means that ever aroso
in the house.
Minority Leader Clark still withholds his
approval of the appointment of Represen
tatives Francis Burton Harrison and Rep
reaentatlve Brousaard of Ixmlalana, as the '
new minority members of the committee,
because of the displeasure among the house
democrats over the action of these two
men In joining the bolt Monday on the
rules fight In the house.
It Is believed that Representative Brous
sard will accept the appointment as he did
not attend the caucus which declared "that
no democrat should accept a committee ap
pointment without the previous approval
of the present minority leader." Repre
sentative Harrison, who attended that
caucus, announced that he would abide by
its action.
Mr. Harrison has been a candidate for the
appointment. If he refuses to serve on the
committee, it is believed that the speaker
will lay the matter before the house for
action . Under the rules, the house only
cm excuse a member from duty on a com
mittee, although practice has somewhat
modified Its application. Such a question
oni o put to the house might prove uncom
fortable to the insurgents on both sides
of the house.
Further complications In committee as
signments are anticipated when Speaker
Cannon announces the committee on print
ing, mileage and accounts. Representative
p'C'oiinell of Massachusetts probably will
ba reappointed on the accounts committee.
Although an acting democratic "whip," Mr.
O t onnell voted with the republicans
throughout the contest over the adoption of
the rules Monday. Mr. Clark probably will
not approve Lis reappointment as whip at
RATES TO DENVER TOO HIGH
Commission Decides Protest in Favor
of Chamber of Commerce.
CHARGES ARE ORDERED REDUCED
It la Held that Present Freight Tariff
from Chicago T'ndaly avor
Missouri River
Crossings.
WASHINGTON, March 17. It was held
by the Interstate Commerce commission
In a decision handed down today that the
present adjustment of freight rates from
Missouri river points to Denver and to
Utah common points are dlsorlminatoty
against Denver In favor of Kansaa City
and other Missouri river crossings, and
that the class rates from Chicago and lit.
iouls to Denver are excessive and unrea
sonable and should be reduced. Claaa
rates from the Missouri river together ard
from Denver to Utah common points are
hold unreasonable and excessive, but no
order was made reducing the rates, un It
was obvious to the commission that they
would have to he ndjustcd in harmony
with the principles announced in the
Spokane case. .
The decision was rendered in the case
of Ueorge J. Klndel and the Denver cham
ber of Commerce against various eastern
railroads.
Changes In Land Service.
WASHINGTON. MarcS 17. With a view
to expediting the Investigation of cases of
alleged land frauds In the west a number
of changes have been made In the field
service divisions of the general land
office.
The Hailey, Blackfoot and Boise land
(Continued on Second Page.)
once. Mr. O'Connell's seat In the house Is
being contested. It Is not believed that any
of these complications will Interfere with
the progress of the tariff bill.
The democrats found early opportunity
today to signify their resentment of the
failure of Speaker Cannon to recognise Mi
nority Leader Clark In the selection of dem
ocratic members of committees. When the
speaker undertook to fill the committee on
mileage he designated E. B. Lewis, form
erly member from the Third Georgia dis
trict, for a place on that committee. Mr.
Rartlett immediately rose to call attention
to the fait that Mr. Lewis waa not a mem
ber of tin) present house.
The chair acknowledged the mistake and
Immediately designated Mr. Bartlelt for the
vacancy. "I decline to serve." promptly
responded Mr. Bsrtlett.
"Then the chair appoints the gentleman
from Kentucky, Mr. James," said Speaker
Cannon.
"And." said Mr. James, "the gentleman
from Kentucky declines to serve."
Falling back on the rules, the speaker
put the qiieatlnn to the house. The dem
ocrats generally voted to excuse Mr. James,
but the opposition from the republican side
waa overwhelming.
The vote was viva voce and while It
was unquestionably against excusing Mr.
James, the speaker announced the opposite
result and named Mr. Collier of Mississippi.
As he was not heard to object, the appoint
ment will stand. It was afterwards an
nounced that Mr. Clark would approve
the selection of Mr. Collier and aa. a con
sequence he will remain on the committee.
Mr. Collier la the successor of John Bharp
Williams, aa representative from the
Vlcksburg district. The full committee on
mileage as finally announced Is Kennedy,
Iowa; Ludln, Illinois; Garner, Pennay.
vanla; Collier, Mississippi and Denver,
Ohio.
Democrats Refuse to Even Discuss the
Merits of the Measure.
ORDERED TO THIRD READING
Expectation is to Get a Final Vote on
it Sometime Today.
REPUBLICANS RESENT TACTICS
Sifting Committee Is anted In the
House and Takes Charge of the
General Kile This
Morning,
I
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, N.'h.. March 17. iHpcclul Tel
egram.) Applying the gag, tho democratic
majority of tho senate today suspended the
rules and ordered the bank guaranty bill
engrossed for a third reading without full
consideration In commute of tho whole.
The bill will come up for passage tomor
row, and It Is the expectation the measure
will lie signed by the governor Friday, so
the democratic dollar dinner that night at
the Lincoln Auditorium may lie a Jollifica
tion to celebrate one thing the Peerless
Leader has accomplished In his csreer, be
sides securing a Carnegie library for llm
city of Lincoln.
Mr. Bryan appeared In the capltol build
ing today on his return from tho east at the
critical moment, and arrangod that somo of
his friends In the house who have Influence
on measures pending and In which senators
known to be lukewarm on the bank meas
ure were Interested, should put their
shoulders to the wheel. As a result the
senators who were charged with giving half
hearted support to the bank guaranty inraa
tire, notably tho Douglas county slates
men, entered the fight with fury and Sen
ator Hansom applied the limit of partisan
tactics. Almost coincident with this, the
house sifting committee pulled out of the
heap the charter bills of Senator Tanner,
for South Omaha, and Howell, for Omaha,
placing them at the head of the general
file.
If Mr. Bryan had also secured favorable
consideration in the senate for the 'initia
tive and referendum, which the house
agreed to today, he might consider his
visit In tho capltol entirely successful.
The bank bill, H. R. 4JS, was brought up
In commltleo of the whole. In the sensta
today aa soon as the amendments of tho
senate standing committee were returned
from the printer.
Myers' Bill Voted Dotrn.
Senator Myers of 'Rock 'county at rmee
offered as an amendment, that his bank
guarantee bill, 8. F. 2U0, be substituted for
the democratic measure. It provides simply
for a guaranty feature In addition to tho
existing banking law, which was not ma
terially changed. This motion, after discus
sion by the republicans, was voted down
on party llnea.
Amendment after amendment to the bill
were offered by republicans, designed to
take the supreme power of administering
the law from the governor and to leave thu
Slate Banking board as at present consti
tuted. Thse were lost In one, two, three
order, when Senator 1 Tat field of Antelope,
who had Introduced a copy of the Oklahoma
guaranty bill as his Idea of a guaranty
measure, offered en amendment Intended
to mako provision for absolutely "Imme
diate" payment. The democrats would not
accept this even from one of thtlr own
number and voted It down.
When Senator Raymond of Boolt's Bluff
triod to strike out tho emergoney clauxn
and provide the bill ahouid bt, effective ln
1911, Senator Pansoiu declared It was evi
dent the sentiment of the members was
fixed and ho moved the committee rlso and
report. This carried, the Btandlng commit
tee amendments having iMvlously beon
adopted.
The bill was then In the air so far as
direct recommendation for passage was con
cerned and efforts were made by King and
Myers to Incorporate amendments on the
features mentioned, but they failed, 11 to
20, on each vote. Ransom then moved to
suapend the rules and order the bill with
the standing committee amendments only
to third reading.
tHis It ale Denoanced.
Myers declared this movement to keen
the people of the state from knowing tha
real facts about the bill, a plan to pre
vent full discussion and an effort to foist
upon the people of Nebraska an absolutely
unconstitutional law.
Senator Ransom replied by moving the
previous finest Ion and received twenty
votes on tho motion.
Lieutenant Governor Hopewell ruled ths
previous question not carried, as It lacked
the necessary two-thirds and was sus
tained, 24 to 9, on an appeal from his de
cision by Ransom, who was much chagrined
at the action.
"When we've got the votes," he declared,
"why nof let the majority rule." Kvldently
he forgot a previous statement In discuss
ing the Initiative and referendum that tho
majority is "usually wrong."
Senator Wtllse followed Senator Myers
In talking on the. motion to suspend the
rules and order the bill to third reading
by declaring the republicans had been
treated in a contemptible manner.
"You members of the mapority have been
thrashing around this winter for two
months acting as if some one was trying
to steal your thunder," declared Wlltse.
"After meeting night after night, leaving
the members from Douglas out of account,
the mountain has labor.il and brought forth
a mole. Today the bill was brought up,
not yet twenty-four hours out of the stand
ing committee. Amendments just now
handed to us, fresh from the printer, ate
laid on our desks and they are amendments
to the engrossed bill, whicli not one of us
has had an opportunity to see, and we are
expected to discuss the bill. I like to be
treated with Ihe courtesy due to a dog at
l.ust. Why so much baste after you have
delayed three months In bringing it out?
"Home of us thought we would vote for
this bill. If you don't want us to, wo will
gel out of the way."
Partisan features Criticised.
Wlllae criticised the parllnan features of
the bill imposing power in the governor and
referred to the activities of Senator Rau
suin and closed:
"When the gentleman from Douglas aot-