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TTin BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, MARCH 2. 1913.
DBMS KILL JLIABnJTY BILL
Nebraska House Overthrow Work of
State Commission.
HORSE PLAY OVER MEASURE
Hill of MntoWlile Impart. Plr.lfnrm
rietlde of Mnjnrltr Prtr JJ.Ickcrt
About nd Flnnlly Le' Up
In Midair.
(From ft Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. March 27. (Speclal.)-tn
crmmlttcc of the whole lait night, house
. i commended for Indefinite postponement
nf House Holl 549, the workmen's com
pensation bill prepared by a subcommlt
tce of the Judiciary comtnlttee. The
house adopted the committee report bv
a vote 57 to 33. Thus the democratlo
house lost Its last opportunity to carry
out this plank of Its platform.
The house spent two days mid tonight
dfoiUKsInK the measure. This afternoon
the discussion was simply a tarcc, while
tonight the farce iJecame serious by rea
son of the fact Insinuations were made
that corporations and shyster lawyers
had been lobbnir to kill the bill by the
use of money. No specific cases were
mrntloned. however, nlid It Is a ten to
one sh6t this house of Hhcrlocko, the
Monk, will not InvestlBate the Insin
uations. I.ntryers right Illll,
One member said the lawyers would
spend llO.Ono to kill this bill. Gates of
Parpy, nsked another member who was
spcaUnfe against the bill If hn had seen
any of the money "that li floating
around to kill the bill."
."Inion of PoiiRlas created a little ex
citement In seconding the motion for
a roll call by shouting that he wanted
to find out which members of the Dr.uB
i.ih deleffutlon were llafs, us atl of them
ha said, had pledged themselves to vote
a workmen's rorfipensatlon hill.
Mianrinnn Attain Hhlnr.
ft.igHftnan caine very near being trrda
l chopping block again tonight with
ix-foot Hollen and slxfoot ItlchardetM
'Melrttnft the axe. Suuurman was arr.u.
'r,g acalnat the bill when both Richard
ton and Hollen yelled to him to stick to
the truth.
' I nnt sticking to the truth," replied
Siigarmkn.
Toil have made four false statement
In the last few minute." retorted
Itlchardson, and while the chair rapped
for order 'Hollen and lllchadeoii kept Insisting-
that isugarman should cut out
hla talk.
As the speaker held that Sugarinan
should not get personal the Douglas
member took his scat without finishing
his speech.
Vote on Illll.
Those who voted to postpone the bill
Indefinitely were tho following;
Republicans Allen, Ayers. IJuckner,
f'orbln, Croijln. Davis. Krlckson. Gustaf
son. ilugerty. ir.u rla. Hnrtwell. Ilaslk,
Hoatettler, Morris, Stebbtns, Stevens,
Sugerman and YMes--U.
Democrats, Hanks, Uuach, Elmelund,
Fov. Fuucr. Funk. Gates, Grueber,
Gust'n. Helllger, Hotfmelster, Jones.
Mauror. Murphy, McCarthy of Cuming.
McCarthy of Greeley, McKlssIck,
Omalley. Orr, Pllger. Rclsche. Reuter,
Rudeslll, Scheuth, Slndelar and Van
Dussfit 17.
Absent and Not Voting Anderson of
Kearney, Urott, Fallstead, Foulon,
Klannugan. Losey, Palmer, Regan
Snyder, Trumbell nnd Lee.
Total voting to postpone the bill, forty-
j six f
Voting for the bill, forty-three
I'nrer In Afternoon.
The house staged a one-tided prize fight
In the afternoon and then completed a
hilarious program by putting on a farce
comedy which was a scream to all except
the taxpayer who occupied the gallery.
They were paying the freight. 110 a. day
to member, $1,000 In all, In addition to the
many employes
The title of the farce was "A Platform
Pledge, or Looking After the Poor Work
Ingman." written by a subcommittee of
the judiciary committee of the house,
which Imagined It knew more about a
worklngman'a compensation bill than men
who spent many months studying the
situation.
This subcommittee threw aside the re
port of Si mnjority of n commission ap
pointed by Governor Aldrlch to Investi
gate the subject and ditched a report
made by the minority of tho commttslon,
and with several parties Interested,
drafted a new bill and .asked the house
to stand for It. The farce was provided
by a discussion of the bill prepared by
the committee.
Ilfnilmlrr Avail Not,
Mnckett. leader of the house minority,
said: "Gentlemen, this Is a platform
pledge; It pas In the democratic platform.
What will you tell your constituents
when you go home If you kill It?" (I.oud
applause from the supes. Haps by Chair
man Nichols, who has no humor In his
makeup when presiding over the house
of Bherlocko.)
"I care not for the democratic pledgee,"
aald Mike Lee, the water king of the
Douglan delegation. "But I do tare for
my own pledges. I am pledged to vote
for n workmen's compensation bill, and
as this Is the only one left, I am for It."
When the final adjournment was taken
Mike was still trying to find out what the
bill provided.
Sugarman, the little giant, who gave up
part of his cuticle In defense of bin Ideas,
put ginger Into the play by telling thn
audience the hill had been prepared In a
star chamber session, and he seriously
To show the midline thev ioud get
duwn to business the LOinmlttee of the
whole votd on roll call not to report the
Mil for third reading In a vote of M to 19
On tho vote thirty-three detnoriatn and
seventeen republicans opposed rerom-
Wnendlng the bill, and twenty-two repub
licans and eighteen democrats favored It.
Wabash Passenger
Train Goes in Ditch
Enroute to 6maha
8T. LOUIS, Mo., March 27 -Wabash
passenger train No, 1. carrying Omaha
and Kansas City sleepers, was wrecked
tonight near Normandy a few miles out
of St. Louis. The fireman was killed nnd
It Is reported the engineer was fatally
hurt and that several coaches were over
turned Into a ditch.
Fifteen passengers were injured, al
though It Is not known how seriously.
The wreck was caused by water loosen
ing the roots of a tree, which fell across
the track. The dead fireman was O.
W. Hutts of Moberly.
Cities on Coast
Will Send Funds
BAN FRANCISCO, March 17. -Mindful
of the generosity shown by eastern slat-!
and cltlr-M to fan Francisco In tli4 lioir
of Its affliction, Governor Johnson joined
nlth the legislature todaj In an appo
t
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to the public to contribute to the rel'et
of the stricken cities of Ohio, Indian i
and Nebraska. Telegram wen nent o
the governors of the suffering statis aK
Ing them to command what thsv would,
although what can be done in tho matter
of h state approbation must be a sub
ject for consultation.
Chambers of Commerce and m&'-'ors I,,
Sail Francisco, Oakland, Herkeley. Mock.
ton. Seattle. Spokane and other of ths!
principal cities up and down the Pactl'o
coast set about raising funds a id Inquir
ing to whom they should be dispatched
A Fortunate Trinn,
K. V. Ooodloe. Dallas, Tex., found n
mire relief for malaria and biliousness n
Dr. King's New Life Pills. Only 25c. For
sale b Ueaton Drug Co. Advertisement.
Indoor Athletic
Meet Postponed
On account of the tornado the big In
door meet to be given April 4 mid 6 has
been Indefinitely postponed.
Persistent Advertising te
Dig Returns.
the Road to
Telephone Men
Are Flood Heroes
CHICAGO, March 17. Two employes of
tho American Telephone and Telegraph
company, M. n. Stohl, wire chief at Day
ton, and C. D. Williams, wire chief at
Phonetou, ICy., almost unprecedented de
votlon to duty, have kept Dayton In
touch with tho outside world.
At noon today they had been on duty
continually for thirty-six hours, and al
though there were no prospects of their
being relieved, they gave not the alight
est Indications of any Intention of leav
ing their posts.
Batteries and power at the telephone
company's plant were put out ot com
mission. Htohl then went to the roof
nnd "cut In" with a lineman's "teat net."
IntlhtMl (f tli.i Intinr nnlnti ran,a,.nlulliA. , ft.. .........
-....,.. ,... . w ,.,,..,.., , y lnrHus ol U,,B meager equipment, mes-
voiced the position of the labor union In ; aKes. were exc! anired hv menn. nf h
agreeing to the mnasure. lie believed It
was "put up at the Instance of agents of
liability Insurance companies.' (I-nrge
and loud voice rings from notion, Norton
anJ others of the company. DucJcrier of
Lancaster, who receives bank deposits,
got his cue from tho howllngs of the mob.)
Objects to I'pronr.
"I object, Mr. Chairman; every time a
man says anything against this bill he
Is howled down. 1 Insist he be given a
cliHtice to talk." (Loud cheers from the
other mob. Loud knocks by the chair
man.) The noise got so overpowering that the
chairman arked the members of the farce
company to "please be decent." He In
sisted to such an extent that the noise
gradually subsided until It resembled
merely a herd of cattle on n bank floor
bellowing at once.
Richardson then explained what a good
bill It was and urged the democrats to
stand by the platform and pass It.
"Tell us what's In tho bill and let up
on piriforms," yelled several voices.
Several motions were made to adjourn
and were ruled out of order; then Mockett
moved for the committee to rise and re
port. This carried. Relsche moved that
the house refuse to concur In the report
of the committee of the whole. This car
ried and the blllNvas left In tho air while
the house recessed for supper.
underground wires of the company, which
hold up until after the noon hour Tues
day. Since then, except for brief Intervals,
Btohl has romulned at his Instrument on
the roof of the building, suffering the
discomforts of exposure to the rains and
low temperature.
DEATH RECORD.
Mnyor II. W. Pedlar.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., March 27.
(Special Telegram.) Mayor H. W.
Pedlar of Loup City died at the St
Francis' hospital of pneumonia, which
sickness set tn while he was recovering
from nn operation for appendicitis. Ho
leaves a widow and one child, nine
brothers and four sisters. Ho was a
candidate for re-election "as mayor nnd
had no opposition. J. H. Podlar. a banker,
accompanied the remains of his brother
to Loup City today.
The Ilnliunlr l'lnsnr
destroys fewer Uvea than stomach, llvor
and kidney dlssases, for which Electric
Rltters Is the guaranteed remedy. 50c For
salo by Beaton Drug Co. Advertisement.
Tho Persistent and Judicious Use ot
Newspaper Advertising Is the Road to
RuslncsH Success.
Hartman Will Protect
the Nests He Feathered
By careful checking, we find that the hundreds of families that
suffered losses in the tornado were members of the Great Hartman
family of patrons happy nests that had been feathered by Hartman
Some have lost their goods others have lost everything,
To you and all other sufferers we extend our sincere sympathy,
and ail the help and services of this great organization.
Payments are forgotten in this time of dire disaster. Our only
thought now is to help you "feather the shattered nest," We want to do
our part and do it quick, You can do your part whenever you think
you are able, Come and get what you want!
Again we say our entire organization is at your service, Our
men, our stock, our wagons, our warehouses, etc, and we gladly call
and take care of your household effects until you are again located,
Phone us your needs! We are waiting to serve you!
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DOUGLAS ST.
fiMOMNS
1414-16-18
D0I8LAS ST.
We Desire to Thank the Public
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For its patience during the time our service was demoralized by the
tornado of Sunday night, and be,g to announce" that service on all
lines has now been restored.
Much of the construction of the past few days is necessarily of a
temporary character, and, in consequence, there may vbe some
minor delays in service, but it. will be the aim of the Company to
overcome this as rapidly as possible. - . x
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