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VOL. XL NO. 249.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, jU'IUL
5. 1!U TWELVE PAOES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
CONGKESS MEETS
IN EXTKA SESSION!
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Clark Warns Democratic Members',
Tarty is on Trial in His Speech
Accepting Speakership. ;
HAEKON AND BRYAN ON FLOOR
Shadow of Coming Presidential Fight
Visible About Capitol.
SENATES OPENING v
ITIET
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Change in Personnel
Chamber Mark
iper
Deadlock predicted o.
l.eaath of Hesaloa Iwm in
'How Lon( llonae Will
bard Senate with Gearn
, Legislation Bills.
TTAfmiNOTON. April 4.-The Slxty
ecnnd congress met In extraordinary ses
sion today.
The democrats took possesion of the
houae and put Champ Clark of Missouri
In . the speaker's chair. In his speech
accepting the honor he warned the demo
rratlc members that the eyes of the coun
try were upon them; that the party was on
trial and that It had an opportunity for
the first time In sixteen yeara to prove
Is worthiness for a still higher expres
ilon of confidence.
Throughout the day the shadow of the
joining presidential fight was visible
inruuKnout the capitoi ana there is no
question but that maneuvers for political
advantage will play an Important part
In affairs of the house and senate
In the next few months.
William J. Bryan of Nebraska and Gov
ernor Harmon of Ohio were leading figures
on the floor of the house. Had Governor
Woodrow Wilson beon present the list
of generally accepted democratic presi
dential possibilities would have been com
plete. The senate's opening waa sedate as an
nul. And while the leadership of the up
per branch remains In republican hands,
the change In the personnel was almost
as marked as in the house. Hale, Aldrich,
Heverlrige and others of both the regular
and progressive factions were missed.
President Tuft's message, dealing with
Canadian reciprocity alone, will be read
In congress tomorrow.
The democrats of the house, however,
have formulated an ambitions program,
which .Include the revision of schedules of
the I'ayne-Aldrlch tariff law.
Deadlock aa Tariff laaae.
Republican leaders of the senata have
announced there shall be no tariff legisla
tion. They declare they are not alarmed
at the- threat of the democrats to hold
bark reciprocity until action is secured on
tariff bills. This dlffarrnce promises soon
to bring the two branches into conflict.
A legislative deadlock Is predlces and the
lr.UKt of the fewtitsvarems to. depend on
how lung the democratic house will bom
bard the republican sonata with general
legislation bills.'
From a political standpoint Si Is likely
that one of the most Important things the
demncretlc house will do will be to order J
un Investigation of the departments and I
branches of the government aervtce. The j
democrats claim there have been no such
Investigations fur twenty years and that
a saving to the people will result.
The house session was devoted to the
work of organisation. The adoption of the
new rules was put over until tomorrow.
The republicans will make their first
fight on these. They resent the action of
the democrats in Increasing the membership
of committees Without increasing the per
centage of minority representation.
IaaMr:eaa Art Independently.
The republican Insurgents in the house
Indicated their purpose to act Independently
by declining to vote for Mr. Mann for
speaker and by giving their support to
Hepreanntatlve Cooper of Wisconsin.
The Insurgents gained a member when
Representative Akin of New York, elected
as an Independent democrat and heretofore
rallied on the democratic rolls, cast his
!"t ulth them snd chose a seat on the re
publican side.
Representative Flerger of Wlaoonsln. the
hly aociallst In the house voted "present"
In the sieakership balloting. He also chose
a seat on the republican side.
The drawing for aeats attracted interest.
Kecsuse of thelf large majority it was nec
essary for thirty democrats to pre-empt a
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THE WEATHER -
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(ikui t'lty, cloudy
Valentin, cloudy
' X" tiivllcetsa trace of precipitation.
U A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
HOW CONGRESS IS DIVIDED.
The political con plexlon of Uia
Sixty-second congress, convened In
extraordinary session today, la aa
follows:
Senate Republicans 60. democrats
41. vacancy 1.
House Democrats 228, republicans
ISO, aorlallat 1, vacancies 2.
In the Blxty-flrat congress, which
H adjourned March 4. the aenate
membership was: Republicans SS.
demncrsts 32, vacanejs 1. The house
membership was: Republicans 217,
democrats 174. The senata vacancy
la from Colorado, the legislature be-.
In a; democratic. Iowa is expected
aoon to elect a successor to the late
Senator Dolllver, whose aeat now Is
occupied by Lafayette Young
The houae vacanclea are from the
Ninth Iowa and the second Pennsyl
vania districts.
Business Men
Register Protest t
Against Charter
Governor Aldrich Grants Hearing at
Which Question of Taxation for
Omaha is Discussed.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. April 4. (Special Telegram.)
A delegation of business men protesting
aaalnst the Omaha charter bill and asking
that it be vetoed and several city officials
and those who helped to draw the bill
were given a public hearing in the gover
nor's office this afternoon. Letters, peti
tions, tables of statistics and other In
formation were left with the governor
to aid him in deciding."
Those who were opposed to the bill, 1 1
F. Crofoot, W. G. Vre. F. D. Wead, W. H.
Harrison and A. W. Carpenter, protested
because it allows a large increase In the
tax levy maximum. They spoke as tax
payers and Mr. Wead aa a representative
also of the Real Estate exchange.
Mr. Carpenter brought resentful answers
from George Campen, assistant city en
gineer, and from John A. Rlne, city at
torney. With Mr. Rlne in defending the
charter and the city administration were
I Dr. R. W. Connell, health commissioner, a
beneficiary under the Increase In salaries,
and F. W. Fitch aa a representative of the
Improvement clubs and one who had
helped draw the charter. Mr. Carpenter
said that with the exceptions of the Park
commission and the Library board, no city
department was administered In a business
like or economical fashion. He said that
taxpayers would not protest aKalnst -the
money expended If they could be a. little
more sure that It Is well spent.
Mr. Crofoot said the city taxes had been
materially Increasing for years and that
there had been no corresponding Increase
In the efficiency and satisfactory results
of the administration.
Assistant, pity . Ktv)neerj:wpm gi.'.
comparative" figures .to show that Omaha
has not higher taxes In proportion than
many other cities and to prove that his
own department, at least, is well regulated.
The principal arguments against the bill
were summed up In the increased levy
maximums which would give councils with
extravagant tendencies a chance to waste
money. The raises In salaries were also
objected to. The governor took the docu
ments fur consideration and must make
up his mind by Friday, April 7, 4s he re
ceived the bil) yesterday and Is limited to
five days for consideration.
France and Great
Britain Want to
Share in Reciprocity j.
Will Ask for Concession. Granted
Canada Under Most Favored Na
tion Clause of Treaties.
PARI8, , April 4. At a meeting today of
the Joint commission on customs of the
senate and chamber of deputies Deputy
Pllchon reported that during a study of the
American-Canadian reciprocity agreement
he had found that the United States gave to
Canada advantages not accorded to France
on a variety of articles. Thereupon the
commission Instructed their president to
call the attention of the cabinet to this
discrimination under the Interpretation of
the favored nation clause of the Franco
American treaty for examination and ap
propriate action.
. LONDON, April 4.-8lr Edward Grey In
dicated in the House of Commons today
that the British government contemplates
asking the United States to aocord Great
Britain the reduced duties- granted to
Canada under the American-Canadian re
ciprocity agreement.
Replying to those who sought to draw
1 him again into the much dlscuased sub
j Ject. the foreign secretary said he wss
unable at present to msJte a definite state
ment, but added significantly:
-"There are contemplated points involved
In the question of the most favored nation
must be settled before 1 can say what steps
: we shall take in laying our view of the
I matter before the United States govern-
I ment."
!NEW secretary on the job
C. D. Illlles of Uobba Ferry,
ftacceeda CD. NtrMu at the j
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I -.w.
! WASU1XOTOX, ATrn. 4.-C. D. Hilles or
1 1 our,) rry, T.. former assistant sac-
Iretary of lbs treasury, today assumed the
aiV'1" " Secretary to the president, al
1 though Charles D. Norton,
who retires
V. 1 from that position, did not
ctually leave 1
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1 ", ,," a year, an Increase of II, SOU over i
.I.a u..,.ti,nt U M..,a. M V .
, M.t,uu... I w -..,.. jji, ..uridn
retires to become vice president of the
h irst National bank of New York.
ALL OF NEBRASKA IS SOAKED
Hala ta leph af an larh Falls West
at lloldrsa .Hala All Aloast
the Platte.
Rain fell In a wide etrlp of territory In
Nebraska Tuesday night. Reports of the I
showers sent In by the I'nluh Pacific, '
Iturllngton and Northwestern railroads In- !
dlcate that all of Ntbraaka eicept the
All the Platte valley waa wet. light show
ers falling m the eastern half of the
state and nearly an Inch west of Holdrege.
southern Nebraska received light showers.
vnun i mr i irnniTin. I
JMfiMiASiVA lUlUO
ON LIOUOR ISSUE
Municipal El.T.ions Held in Various
Cities Show Changes to Wet
Column.
ALMA AND HARVARD CHANGE
Close Shave in the Home cf the For
mer Governor.
CITY OF BEATRICE GOES DRY
Change Registered in the County Seat
of Gage.
GENEVA INTO NEW COLUMN
tirmttty Meat of Fillmore Oses frem
the Dry Into the Wet Mat
Other Results tm the
state. !
. WIT.
Wtlber,
. Hebron,
Oanoa,
Tobts,
PaptlUon,
BMtw,
BUT.
AJWoa,
Lr,
Broken Sow,
Bsatrlos,
Snperior, '
Fonea,
Harvard,
Olltner,
CreightOB,
Alms,
Edgar,
JLanaolph,
Beaver City,
Tekamali,
St. Edwards,
Change.
Nearly all the towns, of Nebraska voted
on the wet and dry question yesterday and
from early returns there was an apparent
Inclination to change to the wet column.
Two changes were noted In early reports,
when Harvard and Alma went into the wet
column from the dry.
VALLEY, Neb.. April 4. (Special Tele
gramsValley voted for a dry board today
aa. follows: Iver Johnson.. 100; W. S. Eddy.
92; Dr j Agee m. Jonn Monahon, 72;
E. Erway, 64
PENDER, Neb., April . (Special Tele
gram ) Result of election: Wet, 108; dry.
68: one ticket. The vote stood: Wlltse, 135;
Hallberg, 133. Wet last year.
FALLS CITY, Neb., April 4. (Special
Telegram.) The cltisens' . ticket was
elected: W. 8. Leyda, mayor; John Wlltae,
clerk; . Frank Schalble, treasurer; E. H.
Towle, engineer; councllmen. First ward,
A. J. Weaver; Second ward, D. 8. Reavls;
Third ward.' Matin Oehllng.
LYONS. Neb..., April 4. (Special Tele
gram.) Election went dry aa usual. Clti
sens' ticket elected two trustees: W. 8.
Newmeyer. 109; Charles Shaw, 106; total
votes cast, 123. - ,
EXETER, Neb., April 4. (Special Tele
gram.) Only one ticket and three mem
bers weer sleeted, Horton, Klotz and Nu
gent. The wet majority Is 36.
WILHEK, Neb., April 4. (Special Tele
gram.) William Bahaoek, Joseph Cerny
and John Houser were elected trustees
without' opposition. The' board Is wet.
I.eawlch la Broke' Bow.
BROKEN BOW, Neb.. : AprU tMBpoclal
Tel-grBm.)-A.lh: oiunH'tiaU election- held
her today iinef LedNrlcli Wasieuied vet-
J. C. Bowen fo mayoV by a safe ma
jority. Blth men were on the cttisens'
ticket The aocallBts elected John J.
Painter as councilman from the Second
ward. Tills was the only socallot elected
on that ticket. ,
The cltisens' ticket elected for council-
men: Beck, First ward; Turner, Third
ward, and Eastman, Fourth ward. The
city remains dry as usual, the liquor ques
tion not being voted on.
This has bee one of the bitterest muni
cipal elections ever held here, the mayor
slty contest being largely a fight between
the north and south sides of town.
WEEPIN QWATER, Neb.. April 4.
(Special Telegram.) F. H. Oorder waa re
elected mayor, VV. H. Lyman, clerk; J. M.
Teegarden, treasurer; E. B. Taylor, police
Judge; councllmen. First ward, H. D.
Reed: Second ward, E. F. Marshall and
, John T. Croxiei4; Third ward, A. E. Jams-
i
. tZJZT QUe8"on
was not aa
It was voted to Issue warrants for an
electric light plant. The proposition to
change the city from three to two wards
failed.
Weti Win In Poneau
PONCA Everything went republican
here today. The wets also won out.
Mayor: H. H. Hart, 136; H. II. Nellie.
86. City clerk: A. M. Porter, 158: B. W.
j Kanti, Si. Treasurer: C. C. Auge, 137; A.
U. Cowndont, S3. Police Judge: A. H.
Hlllls, 13ti; E. W. Waldeth. 84.
RANDOLPH With but one ticket in the
field the following city officers were
elected for the ensuing term: L. F. Holts,
mayor; W. J. Young, councilman First
ward; W. A. Hammond, oouncllman tiec
ond ward; F. E. Ballard, city clerk; Henry
Fogl, treasurer; J. H. Boughn, police Judge.
The liquor question, which waa the real
Issue, was submitted to the voters, result
ing in 86 votes for and 126 against the
granting of license.
SUPERIOR Superior went wet by 14S
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Printer's Devil
When J. Fred Behm went into the
volunteer army from Omaha In the
summer of lhfil. he was a printer's
"devil," aged 13. He waa also quite
handy with the drum sticks, and, be
ing too young and small to carry a
musket, he was accepted as a drum
mer. "Just now I'd rather talk about
tbe newspaper we used to get out in
a loft at Thirteenth and Douglas,"
said Mr. Behm. "Judge A. N. Fer
guson was the printer, proofreader,
editor and pressman, having one as
sistant as typesetter, a young man
named Arthur White. The paper was
called the Talegram, and had soms
dispatches every morning of which
we boasted considerable. We had a
Waahlngton press, snd struck off
about 2u) copies every morning at
2 o'clock. Then I hustled over to a
sta-e station on Eleventh, between
Howard and Harney, and another
on Twenty-third, Juat north of Cum
ing street, with a small package of
the papers to deliver them personally
to the drUers.
"In those. days jt'wss a trouble
some hike out to Twenty-third and
Cumfhg on stormy mornings, but. after oelng raptured by the confederates In
Missouri. I bad to take a walk under clrcumalancea so much worse It makes my
feet s..r now when I think of it I II tell you about that some other time."
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From th nrUn4
Plain IVuler.
DE LARA TELLSABOUT BATTLE
Mexican Socialist in El' Paso Relates
Experiences of War.
REBELS ARE LEARNING TO FIGHT
Maaero Now Allvwa Moaalalaeera to
Follow Taction of Guerrillas
Arrar Officers Inveataate
Converse and Blatt Cast.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
KL PASO, Tex., March II. (Special Cor
respondence.) L, Uutierres de Lara, 'the
Mexican socialiit of "UarbarouB, luexico"
fame, who fled to the United States as a
political refugee aiur the Cananea sti-ike,
and who after rew?ateU arrests In the
states for "vlolaOou of the neutrality
laws," lectured from ocraA to ocean. Is In
Ef Paso fresh -from the scene of the battle
about casas Urandea. After paying a short
visit to his wife ua Los Angeles he will
return to ths front.
Do Lara, who pre has the brotherhood
of man. admits that hen the bloody fight
started be dropped b gun for a moment
and covered hts eyes dth' hta hand to shut
out the horrlblo sight. "My God. It Is cruel
to shoot brothers like thai. " be is reported
a. We Minuted. M.sV tbe -tnen.
of his command ' (h Vtn fiwwi
with frensled seal t repulse tho onslaught
of the federals, hs- snatched -up the weapon
and fought like fiend and eniy retreated
with toe rest wnen hope of vtcuior was
gone and Madero's shattered forces were
retiring tn disorder. De Lara tells of taia
retreat miter ths arrival of Cuellar's. re
inforcements and of his sname at retreat.
"I was sleeping on the ground after the
battle, when Mudero awoke me and shak
ing iny hand told me that he had observed
the strong fire of my company. I told him
1 was ashamed that I had to retreat. He
told me 1 was m. brave man, that while the
rest fired upon hated enemies, I fired upon
brothers.
Battle Valaable Lesson. .
"1 ' believe that Madero . has learned to
allow ths mountaineers to tight in their
own way until arttllsry Is secured," he
says. In the sitae upon i.mm uimiuo
we used the same tactics as the soldiers,
and they know better than we how to fight
in that way. Vhe battle was a valuable
lesson, and not such a costly one after all.
"About S o'clock In the morning 1 ap
proached the town, from which direction I
do not know. I hud about . twenty men.
one-half of whom were Americans. 1 waa
ordered to make a circuit of the town,
which 1 - located from a position within
view of the church. We opened fire upon
the churuh. I had expended about forty
shells, very slowly and carefully, when I
noticed that the hill back of the church
was swarming wiin our people, una mat
we were between two fires. It was very
difficult to pick off men from the tower
of the church and very easy to hit the hill
at the rear where our men were located.
So I ordered the fire to stop and sent out
scouts to look for a change In position. A
young American, I don't know who he is,
had Joined my men, and he began to tell
me what to do and what not to do. First
I told him to mind his own business and
later be followed me and continued sug-
(Continued on Second Page.)
Enlists in
Civil War from Omaha
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"Have a Care There, My Son!"
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4A4iAVi1 kJVVmiMW AAV
AGAIN ESCAPED DIAZ.
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nw : . ,:,x "" w-" .
. " Tj.; 'GUTIERREZ DE T-.AHA., .
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Mexloan political refugee, as he looked
when he reached 3 Paso, after a danger
ous tramp, with ten others dodging federal
soldiers and rurales. Picture was taken
In un alley back of the El Paso Herald
office a few minutes after his arrival and
before he removed his blanket. I'o Is now
hiding there, fearful that he will be kid
naped anl taken to Mexico, where he Is
badly wanted for political activity.
Boy Dies of Grief,
Girl Sweetheart
Commits Suicide
Double Tragedy in Cleveland Follows
Discovery of Lovers that They Are
Half Brother and Sister.
CLEVELAND, O., April 4 Shock and
grief caused by the discovery that his
sweetheart, Anna Neumeister, aged 17, waa
his half sister la believed to have caused
the death of John Ott, who died on the
street yesterday, according1 to the coroner's
verdict today.
Unknown to Ott the body of Miss Neu
melster had been taken from Lake Erie
but a short time before he died. The dis
covery of their relatlonHhlp had prompted
her to take her life.
: Ott became a boarder at the Neumeititer
home recently. Kunday the mother found
him making love to Anna. She then in
formed the sweethearts they were related.
Ott left the house and was seen no more
till he was taken to the morgue a corpse.
Medical School Bill
May Become a Law
Senate Committee Becommends Ap-
propriation for Buildings at
Omaha for Passage.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, April 4. (.Special The sen
ate committee on finance this afternoon
concluded Its hearings on the bill appro
priating SlOO.oOO for building for the Cnl
verslty of Nebraska Medical school at
Omaha, and recommended the measure for
pasaage.
The debates between Omaha and Lincoln
doctors and between the homeopaths and
the regulais. which have been occupying
much attention of the senators, were con
cluded and the arguments of the Omaha
doctors prevailed. The bill seems likely to
get through the senate.
BCILER EXPLODES KILLING
THREE PERSONS IN DAKOTA
Locomotive Ilium I i un Mllwaakee
Koad Near Mrlatoah with
Fatalities.
' ABERDEEN. S. Ii , April 4 Fireman
, Wrintit of Mobrldgs. S. D. : Frank Rollins
ilttsburg and an unidentified man were
killed today when a freight locomotive
boiler on the Chicaito. Milwaukee A Ft.
Paul railroad exploded near Mcln- J
tosh. S. I.
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FRUITLESS VOTING IN IOWA)
1
DE3 MOINES. Apill 4. Today's vote on
I'nlttd States enator by the lona legls- '
Uiture: Wci.ier, ii; Kenyuii. u4; poi'le. f
(ili-ui ) . atari. 1 or nut tuling, , necea-
HARRISON WINS IN CHICAGO
Reform in Windy City Again Re
ceives Body Blow.
PLURALITY EIGHTEEN THOUSAND
Profeaaor Mrrrlnm Receives Nearly
Heven Per Cent l.eaa Votes Than
Baaae Waa (ilven In Klec
tlon Konr Yeara Aso,
CHICAGO. April 4. Carter H. Harrison.
democrat, was elected mayor of Chicago
today, for the fifth time. His plurality.
Judged by 78 per cent of the returns at
first brought in, was about 1R.O00.
Prof. Charles E. Merriam. his republican
opponent, conceded the election of Mr.
Harrison at 6:30 o'clock, two and one hour
after the polls closed, but said the results
were such as would give hi mhope for
another contest. In giving up the fight
Mr. Merriam said:
"I am satisfied with the fight we have
made. I congratulate Mr. Harrison on his
victory and wish him well In his adminis
tration." Scrutiny of the returns by ward and pre
cinct show that Professor Merriam was
given .nearly ;T .per cent less votes than
.nun -rr.dhNoefi. T?r1va fmie (mm ariv
while HarfiMtf ffin" more than 17 per cent
I r FIMB r4 At T1 m ai jslaamnsaakA a. 11 a. 11
" ZJl 'i .1 '.'L . . 1 m"
The vote reached above 340,000, which Is
approximately S.000 more than the record
at the last mayoralty contest.
'Ilk ti-hlatr" Wards Fall Down.
In spite of this.' both sides agreed that
Merriam lost through failure of the "silk
stocking" wards to show the strength that
had been expected in favor of the college
man. The first few precincts indicated that
while the totals were In favor of Merriam,
his percentage, compared with four years
ago, was.frtMIn;. off. while his opponent
was bringing In unexpected returns.
Even In the Twenty-fifth ward, where
Merriam's victory had been conceded, fail
ure of Merriam supporters to stop In the
drizzling rain and vote caused the pro
ffssor's total to drop far below the ex
pected. Tt wss the result of this ward which first
gave Merriam an Intimation that his fight
was In vain.
On the other hand. Harrison announced
as soon aa this ward had reported that he
had won and prepared a statement. After
this the result never was In doubt.
eventy-Cent Gas Drawing; C'nrd.
While the first ward gave Its usual demo
cratic plurality It was not alone from this
and the river wards that Harrison drew
his support. Ills eight years' aervlce In
the mayor's chair drew many votes his op
ponent had counted on and his promise of
TV- cent gas was said by his managers to
have had a great influence with the west
side wards, where he showed unexpected
strength.
Failure of the Dunne democrats and
those Included n the camp of Roger C.
Sullivan to forget party lines and to vote
for Merriam was given by the tatter's
managers as the basis of the professor's
defeat. The college man had made a spe
cial appeal to these voters to support him
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HOUSE PUTS END
TO SELLECK BILL
Measure for Nonpartisan Board of
Control Indefinitely Postponed,
by Committee.
BASE BALL FANS ON TO LINCOLN
Action in Lower Chamber Expected
to Come Thursday.
OMAHA DELEGATION PRESENT
W. A. Rourke Among Men who Will
Work for Sunday Games.
WOULD PASS BILL OVER VETO
Measure Is Here I veil from the Senate
with Fmilorsement that It la
raaaeil Over Governor's
Objections.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neh.. April 4 -(Speclal Tele
gram.) The chance of the Relleck non
partisan board of control bill was settled
this morning when the houne committee
of the whole indefinitely postponed it. This
leaves ths Trlnce bill, which Is for an elec
tive board of control the only one to be
considered and will probably be passed by
the senate.
The Selleck bill provided for a board to
be chosen In some manner to be decided
upon by the next legislature. Matrau. who
has tried to got through a bill for an ap
pointive board, tried also to get an amend,
ment to the Selleck bill to give 4t the same
effect, but Fas defeated. The vote on post
poning the bill was 46 to 4. Both house
and senate spent the morning Iri committee
of the whole, considering minor bills.
Mar Kill Prince Bill.
The senate was well agreed 1 that the
board of control should not bs elective, but
appointive, to Insure a real non-pnrtlsan
character. Kor that reason there is some
talk among senators 6t both parties about
killing the Prince bill. Some sort of o
non-partisan board Is a democratic partyt
pledge, however, and the Prince hill may
get the benefit as the sole survivor snd
the lust chance for such necessary legisla
tion. Base Ball Fight Is Hot.
The house received the Barclay base ball
bill from the senate this morning with the
endorsement that It had been passed over
the governor's objections. It probably will
come up In the house this afternoon. A
delegation of Omaha cltisens, among whom
was W. A. Hourke, owner of the base ball
team, arrived In Lincoln this morning.
interest In the chances of passing the
Sunday Base Ball bill in the house Is
growing as the outcome seems to be getting
more and more uncertain. In tbe senata
the bill gained two votes after the veto.
In ths senate itr ecelved fifty-four when
passed and will need six more to go
through. On the third reading there were
six democrats who failed to support the
b!M and they all tleclars that they will
maintain then- opposition.
The enthusiasts Jki ar. Interested in
getting- the bill through are numerous and
oome from nearly every large town and
base ball league town In the state.
The men who are managing the progress
of the bill are waiting until ths most favor
able moment shall come. When the bill
shall be taken up la a question which a
majority can settle at any time. It was
thought that today would bring a vote, but
some of the men needed for the sixty
were absent and now Thursday Is supposed
to be the chosen time.
Bureaa Wlu Aula.
The fight between the legislative refer
ence bureau and the Htate Historical so
ciety had a very brief Inning In ttk senate
this afternoon. The bill establishing the
reference' bureau. H. II. 41, making It per
manent, was ordered to third reading. Tib
bets offered an amendment to prevent the
director of the bureau from drawing bills,
the one atclvlty In which he has been bus
ily engaged during the session, but was
voted down. Amendments to settle a divi
sion of property between the two were of
fered, but sVveril senators protested
protested against bringing Into the senate
the unpleasant personalities of the quarrel
between the secretary of the association
and the director o fthe bureau.
Commission Hill tu I'm.
The commpiaion fornrol government
bills. one( by 'Banning and backed by the
Omaha Ad club, and the other by Tanner
and referring only to South Omaha, were
. both placed upon third reading by the
house today. This practically assures the
passage of both bills and there will be
no more opportunities to amend them. The
Banning, or Ad club bill, the one drawn
originally by John H. Hreen, but ao much
changed that It Is hardly ths same meas
ure, will apply to every city In the atate
over M00 In population, giving It the right
to adopt a commission government, ac
cording to specific regulations.
The Omaha aWter board cannot be leg-
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