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ROADS HARD HIT Uw Rata Bill Is Hurriad Through tha Houss and Ssnata ATTEMPT TO POSTPONE ACTION Jlsprassntativas Dsclars That Tha Railroads ara Still Issuing tha Forbiddan Pass From our stall correspondent Goo. V. Kline Following the lead of tho sonato the house of representatives of tno Ne braska legislature by unanimous vote placed tho seal of its approval upon tiin t.wnnnt nnsseneer fare bill. Consideration of tho measuro on its i final reading had beou made a special order. When Speaker Nettloton called tho house to order many of tho niom Ibers wero not in tholr seats. This (stato of affairs prompted a motion by iHom-v nf Holt countv for a call of tho '.house. His suggestion carried with a rush, the sergeant-at-arms being in structed to lock the doors and to con duct a skirmish for tho absentees. Whilo the hunt was in progress i31arke of Douglas moved facetiously fthat tho house suspend its rules and permit smoking. Speaker Nottleton ruled that a two-thirds vote was neces sary to suspend and that the motion had not carried. After a five minute wait a motion -was made to raise the call, but there was still a long list of absentees and the majority of those present insisted tipon a larger attendance, rejecting the motion by a vote of 27 to 5G. Finally the missing ones began strag gling in and tho call was raised. Immediately a motion was put for i third reading and that It pass, which was Adopted .by a unanimous vote of 90 to 0. ' Atr . i The house bill adopted differs only slightly from tho Sackett bill which was passed by the senate. The house measuro is the one drafted by tho joint committee. Tho two bills after going through the conference commit tee whero a speedy agreement leading 'to tho final adoption of tho conference measure was effected tho tacking on of the emorgency clause by both houses put the rate law Into effect immediately after its approval by Gov ernor Sheldon. The anti-pass bill, the primary bill and tho railway commission bill are on their way to the senate. Jenison's anti-Jobby bill has been referred to a senate committee, while Gibson's em ployers liability bill has been sent to tho senate. In the anti-pass bill tho 'list of exemptions has been paired and it is probable that about the only pass '"holders will bo railway employees and caretakers of stock. Senator Luco of Harlan has mado a ,plea for the builder who Is trying to erect a home for his family. Ho de clares that such an Individual has .some rights. He announced his be lief during a debate on a bill to mod ify the lien laws of tho stato so that builder could not bo held for more than the contract price of tho house while tho contractor would be llablo for any mistakes or errors or losses in erecting tho building. Tho lumber men have able representation and a 'half dozen representatives of tho al leged trust are fighting the bill. Lieutenant Governor Hopewell se cured tho passage of the suffrage bill iu the senate, his vote breaking tho tie of 10 against 1G. Tho house de feated tho bill, which Is In tho form of a joint memorial to Congress In favor of an amendment to the consti tution of the United States to prevent discrimination In tho mattor of elect ive franchise on account of sex. Sen ator Latta of Burt was absent, being at tho bedside of a very sick son. IThcre was much discussion as to whother tho lieutenant governor had i the right in such a case to declare the bill passed by a constitutional ma jority, but tho general impression seems to bo that tho lieutenant gov ornor acted within his powers and ac cording to the constitution of Ne braska. Slight amendments to tho terminal tax bills by Senator Thomas and Rep resentative Clarke have been agroed upon by tho joint commltteo on reve nue, which will now report favorably on the measures. The bills provldo that local assessors shall assess local railway property for city purposes and mako returns to the stato board of assessment. A bill similar to a law now In force in Colorado and Oregon was intro duced by tho sonato judiciary com mittee. Tho bill imposes an annual license tax of from $5 to $200 upon all foreign and domestic companies doing business In Nebraska. By the provisions of another bill the fee for filing articles of Incorporation will bo slightly Increased. Many claim that I tho question of state revenue will bo solved by tho license tax bill, as it will produce annually about $300,000. Ono of tho bills of Representative Renkel of Wobster county on the sub ject of llvo stock transportation was placed on tho general file In the house despite the fact that tho railroad com mltteo had twice reported It for In definite postponement. The- bill Is H. 8 No. 139, roqulrlng live stgck trains lo be movod at an avorago rato of sixteen miles per hour, including stops botwoen tho point of shipment and markot Tho present Btatute compels tho railroads to mako eigh teen miles an hour, but allows tlrao lost at stations to bo deducted. Tho salary bill is now practically ready for introduction by the finance, ways and means commltteo of tho house. Scarcely any reductions in salary havo boon mnde. Slight in creases all along tho lino seems to havo been tho general plan followed. Tho charges of express companies will bo reduced 25 per cent below what they wero January 1, 1907, If tho bill introduced by Senator Aid rich of Butler becomes a law. Tho bill provides a fine of not less than $1,000 nor moro than $2,000 for each violation. Senator Aldrlch has also Introduced a bill calling for n reduc tion of 20 por cent In railroad freight charges. Tho penalty in tho latter case Is a flso of not less than $10,000 and not moro than $50,000. Tho house has adopted a resolution by Koifer of Nuckolls, chairman of the finance committee, directing tho committee on public lands and build ings to Investigate tho cost of Install ing passenger elevators in the stato house. The resolution recites that tho building has become crowded, that tho use of the upper floors Is now de manded and that It Is a detriment to business as well as an inconvenience to tho public for ovoryono to be com pelled to climb several flights of stairs. A bill to remove public officers who refuse to enforce laws which it 1b made their duty to enforce, Including mayors of cities, was passed. Representative Blystono of Lancas caster county has presented a bill ap propriating $50,000 for a new hospital building at the Lincoln insane asylum, and E. W. Brown of Lancaster Is tho author of ono setting asldo $2,800 for the purchase of additional ground at the stato home for the friendless. An attempt was mado to override a Judiciary committee report on house roll No. 227 by Franco of Otoe, giving threshermen and corn shellers a lion on grain. The bill was adversely re ported, and when Best of Douglas moved not to concur the house re jected his proposal. It was explained by Chairman Brown that tho men whom It was proposed to protect had other moans of assuring their pay ment. Employees of tho senate received a rude Jolt when Senator Holbrook re ported that bills wore being piled up In tho engrossing and enrolling room. He also declared that he was doing his own clerical work. His help, In part, in tho engrossing room was In competent. Two employees wero es pecially deficient. They had engrossed two bills since the beginning of the session, each bill costing the state $109.50. A bill which, when It comes up for final passage, will probably bring the lumbermen and other material dealers flocking to Lincoln, was considered by the senate in commltteo of the whole. It is senate file No. 203 by Senator McKesson, and provides that property shall not ho subject to a lion by ma terial men or sub-contractors when the amount of such lien exceeds the amount of the original contract. A now bill known as S. F. No. 346, recommending that tho salary of the warden of the ponltentlary bo raised from $1,500 to $2,000, of tho deputy warden from $900 to $1,500, and tho clerk to $1,200, has boon Introduced. Tho churches and the baseball fans of Lincoln are in tho midst of a strife over the bill now pending In the leg islature, which contemplates granting tho ruling authority on Sunday base ball to local option. Representative McMullen's measure has been rec ommended favorably by the Judiciary committee, and has tho support of City Attorney Strode and a large number of business men. Resolutions condemning the bill havo been read In practically ovory church In Lin coln, and votes of the congregation wero taken and the resolutions were signed by largo numbers of tho mem bers. The Omaha hotel and restaurant men do not look with very great favor on tho "antl-tipplng" bill which has been recommended for passage In tho Stato Senate. As a rule tho hotel pro prietors and restaurant men say they discourage tipping, but allege they can not control It, neither do thoy believe any law against tipping can be on forced. At tho request of tho special house commltteo named to Investigate tho feasibility of a stnto binding twine plant at tho penitentiary, figures havo been obtained from Kansas by Legis lative Librarian Sheldon showing tho results of operation at tho nrlson manufactory In that stato. During tho year ending Juno 30, 1900, tho excess earnings over expenditures wero $2,490, and for tho two years prior to mat nato tno prollts ronched $07, 491.39. Tho success which Kansas has had will probably lead to a report from tho commltteo favorable to es tablishing a plant in this stato. Tho committee Is now wnltlng to hear from Minnesota, which also has ono. if Tho appropriation of $4,000 for tho purchase, of the Furnas collection of woods, etc., now in tho possession of, tho Nebraska Stato Historical Society, is tho object of a bill recently Intro duced by Hajnor of Buffalo. MUCH RED TAPE Tha Fish and Gama Commissionars Will la Excludad THE SALOON BILL LAGS BEHIND Taxpayers Objnct Claiming That tha School Fund Will Sufftr If tha Bill is Passad Senator McKesson has Introduced a bill providing that when an official or employee finds It necessary to do any traveling ho shall presont to tho tlckot agent a coupon furnlshod by tho sec retary of stato, which coupon shall glvo tho name of tho porson gotting the tlckot, between what stations it Is used and tho purpose for which used. This coupon is to bo sont to tho stato auditor, who shall issue a warrant In payment of same. Senator Patrick moved to exclude from tho provisions of tho bill members of tho state fish and gamo commission, stating that the nature of their work required se crocy, as It frequently happened that when thoy started on an expedition thoso at tho end of tho lino woro notified by wire of their coming and the trip rendered fruitless. MoKos son objected to any secrecy, when Patrick stated that he had discovered another feature about the bill which might provo objectionable. At pros ont Btate officers are in tho habit of using mileage books which are sold at a half-cent per mile less than tho regular rate. If this bill passed undor present conditions the stato would be obliged to pay one-half cent moro per mile than It now pays. Tho Gibson bill that was heralded as one that would stop tho brewers from gobbling up tho saloon business in cities and towns Is lagging In tho senate. The author says he has not got cold feet, but that ho Is in favor of the bill as much as over, but ho was somewhat surprised to find how many of his constituents at homo who woro supposed to favor tho bill, now talking against It becauso it will re duce the number of saloons and take away from South Omaha about $00, 000 a year license money that goes to the support of schools. Ho Bays the taxpayers havo begun to object to tho bill. It is also said that tho provision intended to prevent brewers from hav ing an interest In a building used for a saloon or from using ono of their own buildings for a saloon is uncon stitutional. Tho bill rogulatos tho number of saloons In accordanco with tho population of towns and It applies to tho entire state. It prevents a brewer from having a license oxcopt in his own name. Tho senate judiciary commltteo will introduco a committee bill to lmpoao an annual license tax of from $5 to $200 upon all domestic and foreign .companies doing business In this state. Such a tax will produce annu ally about $300,000. Oregon and Col orado have a law of this kind. An other bill will slightly increase the fee for filing articles of incorporation. The advocates of tho license tax bill say It will solve tho question of stato revenue. Representative Shubert of Richard son county has again buckod tho law yers of the houBO and roversed the judiciary committee's report on his bill, H. R. No. 249, which had been recommended for tho gravoyard. The bill permits guardianships and other probate matters to be conducted by persons other than attorneys. Shu bert declared that in many small es tates whero thero was no contest It was an injustice to make the persons interested pay attorney fees. Tha house thought so, too, and his motion to place tho bill on general fllo pre vailed. Mrs. Sheldon, wife of the Governor, takos an active Interest in legislation and general affairs of stato, and cun talk as intelligently upon those sub jects as any person, man or woman. Sho attended the senate session for the purpose of hearing tho dehato on tho 2-cent passenger faro bill and many good points woro rewarded by a smile or a nod from hor. Mrs. Shel don's lntcro3t Is a womanly Interest, tho interest prompted directly and in directly by lovo for ono whoso wel fare Is affected by public affairs. And It is altogether fine to seo a woman taking a part In timely matters when sho has a motivo liko that. Becauso of tho refusal of tho leg islature to Bubrolt the question of county option, tho friends of temper anco have decided to at onco havo in troduced a bill providing for tho sub mission of a constitutional amendment at the election In November, 1908. Tho announcement wns mado that this course had been decided upon, and ovory church In tho Stato would bo enlisted In tho work of pushing through tho measure. i Bankers and people Interested in banks and other citizens stormed tho sonato In the lobby and tho. rosult was that Sibley of Lincoln county, tho Introducer of S. F. No. 143, a bill to glvo assessors, additional powers and to mftko plain somo vaguo provisions of tho revonuo law, was cpmmlttod to the commltteo of tho whole for amend ment just -whon it was ready -to bo placed upon Its passage. It la alleged that tho bill will elose nlno-tenthe of tho banks in tho stato, though many cannot sco that it will lo much harm. For tho purposo of studying Its provi sions moro carefully Its udvaucomont was blocked. Tho houso commlttoo on telegraphs and telephones mot and decided to recommend for passago the houso tel ephone bill, II. R. No. 103, by Jcnnl son of Clay, making tolophono com panies common carriers. This is a dupllento of tho Epperson bill, S. F. No. 100, which is In tho hands of tho sonato commltteo on ratlronds and over which tho commlttoo was tied whon tho bill last camo up. A bill introduced bv Rnnrnaonffitlvn Killen of Gngo county provides that secretaries of tho stato board of health Bhall receive $15 a day for services to como from loos and holders of diplo mas applying for examination shall pay $15 instead of $10 as at presont. www Ronrosentativo Witham of .Tnhnnnn county Introduced (by roquest) H. R. No. 304, which prohibits keeping any Btoro open on Sunday, but pormlta fil ing or proscriptions. A bill providing that members of tho board of villago trustees of any villago shall havo powor to arrest without process any ono violating tho laws of tho stato or village ordinances 1b ono of the now ones rocontly latro- duccd In tho houso. ' To provldo for tho uao of the read drag on public highways, and particu larly along Unltod States rural deliv ery routoB, for the solectlon of per sons to uso the same, for their com pensation and providing a penalty for tho violation of this act Is tho objoct of H. R. No. 890, introduced by Repre sentative Noyes of Cass county. Among tho bills auocossfully passed by tho senate was S. F. No. 188, by Patrick of Sarpy, making it a misde meanor to solicit orders for intoxicat ing liquors from any one except from licensed dealers in liquors who have an established place of business. Harvey of Douglas county has In troduced a bill to limit tho powor of tho city council of Omaha to contract for light, gas or eloctrlc powor to flvo years. H. R. No. 381, introduced by Klllcn of Gago, authorizes tho construction and furnishing of two additional fire proof buildings at tho Nebraska Insti tute for feoblo minded youth, located near Boatrlco, Nob., making an appro priation of $00,000 therefor. A bill was passed by the senate to change tho penalty for falso swoarlng In regard to tho listing of taxablo property from perjury, which Is a fel ony, to a fine of from $100 to $1,000. A bill rogulatlng tho selling, charg ing, collecting or rocolvlng of prices for hay, corn or other produce by own ers, proprietors or managers of stock yards, allowing 25 por cont above mar ket prlco of hay and com at whole sale, was Introduced by Roprosonta tlvo Harrison of Otoe county. SUPREME COURT'S DECISION. The Railroad Commissioners Will Have Full Sway. The supreme oourt of Nebraska handed down an opinion doclarlng val id the amendment to tho Stato consti tution, adopted by the votors at tho last olectlon and providing for tho creation of a railway commission of three members. This opinion enables tho commis sion to begin work Immediately. The threo members of the commission will have supervision over railway affairs in Nebraska. The validity of the amendment was attacked by tho at torney generei of the Stato for the purposo of establishing tho legality of the commission and the regularity of its creation. HELPED BY CONGRESS. Pensioners of Nebraska Get Inoreased Pay. Ten bills have passed the House granting Increased pensions to ten Nebraska veterans of tho Civil war and one In favor of a soldier's widow. Tho beneficiaries of thoso measures are Asa J. Clother, who recelvod $12 but will not get $24; James Mlltlmore, from $12 to $24; Robert MoMlllon, from $12 to $24; Joseph Brooks, from $12 to $30; Elijah Dovoro, from $12 to $30; Ralph D. Parsons, $24; George C. Vance $40; Edmund P. Woathorby, from $12 to $24; Hosoa Hudson, from $12 to $30; Mrs. Mildred L. Alloo, from $8 to $15. COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS. Farming Communities Want Schools Independent of Cities. VnlHnir n demand that has COmo from several counties of the state, a bill will shortly bo introduced in tho legislature providing for county high oMinnls Rfinnrnlo find distinct from thoso maintained by cities and towns. Tho referendum will bo a reaturo oi tlila not Tinrmlttlncr thn neonlo of any county to vote on tho quostlon of whothor or not such a schqol shall bo established and whore it snau uo io rntod. it ifi intondod to sunnort tho Bchools whorovor thoy aro created by a county tax. Tnoy are to oo ior uib bonoflt of all pupils Who have passed the eighth grade, to whom tuition will bo froo. Tho free high school attondanoo bill hv Snnntnr Klncr find others like it which have "been Introduced do not satlBfy tho people who aro pushing the now measure. PASSLESS PRESS Nebraska Nawspapar Man Hald) Annual Sasslon HOLD OMAHA HOSPITALITY HIGHi Tha Most Thoroughly Indapandanti and lusinass Maating Evar Hald by tha Association Tho mooting of tho Nobraska Press Association, which was pulled off In Omaha, wont down iu history as be ing tho most independent gathering of odltora ever asBomblod In ono! body in tho Stato. Tho Bessiou was attonded by tho State's most repre sentative mombers, who wero free In opinions advorse to oppressions which heretofore have been battled against without telling effect. 8trlppod of pass prlvllogo the editors paid tholr way to the City of hogs and from tho largo attondanco it was plain ly shown that tho nuwspapor men of Nebraska really rollshod tho now or dor of things. It was a ploasuro to bob so many ladles prosent and the manner in which they wero ontortaln ed by tho ladles of Omaha stampod tho latter as hostossos oqual to that pleasant yet tlrosomo duty. The entortainmont commltteo, mado up from the different wholosalqj houses, cortalnly ondearcd itsolf to) every nowspapor man, as thero was! nothing left undono to further the) pleasure of those in attendance. The; headquarters of tho association was at the Murray and the hospitality of its chief clerk, Mr. Albert Hastings, and his able corps of assistants, while taxed to a very largo dogree, waa doubly marked by tho manner in which the guests were so admirably cared for. The theatre parties and, sight-seeing jaunts wore all thorough ly onjoyod. Roprosontatlvos of tho pross from nil parts of tho State attondod and tho business sessions wore intorosting and instructive Excellont papors and! pooms woro road. The resolution, commlttoo drnftod sound and Btablo rocommondntlons, among thorn being a law requiring lnsuranco corporations to publish in a newspaper in each county tho certificate of tho Stato Au ditor and a brlof flnanclnl statement, the' repeal of the law authorizing the postofilco department to supply print ed stamped envolopos, tho payment of postago by tho government on matter sont out by its departments, n reduc tion In the rates paid to railroads fori carrying mall, and recommend that the association, in conjunction with1 D. M. Butler of tho Lincoln Legal News, codify and publish In pamphlet tho printing laws of the Stato. The discussion ovor mall rates was thor ough and noveral good papors on the subjoct read. Tho following officers wero olocted for tho onsulng year: C. Richmond, Fremont Herald, president; A. B. Wood, Goring Courier, vice president; W. M. Maupin, Commoner, secretary treasurer; C. C. Johns, corresponding secretary. The exocutlvo commltteo, Frank B. Reed, Shelton Clipper; Lowls F. Rabor, Benson Times; Will Owon Jones, Lincoln Journal; John B. Don ovan, Madison Star-Mall; C. A. Ready, Hayes Contor Tlmes-Republlcan; his torical commltteo, A. E. Sholdon, A. F. Wolls and H. M. Bushnell; legal committee, D. M. Butler. BIG CLASS TURNED OUT. Students at the State Sohool Given Degrees In Several Branches. Tho mid-winter graduates of tho stato university have takon degrees aB follows: Bachelor of Science Gratia Lyndall Ames, Abner Blue, Grace Marie Clark, Ellory Lothrop Davis, Florence Lou vina Don olson, Anna Agnes Foster, William Everett Hannan, Carl Pierce Hartley, JamoB Sthrashley Jackson, Theodoro Alexander Klesselbaoh, An na Elizabeth Krumbach, James Adams McGeachln, Clara Chloe Mallck, Ame lia Ida Metzger, Ernest Franklin Mon roe, Roy V. Pepporborg, Harry Scott Smith, Eugene Garfield Spencer, Hoi on Elizabeth TravlB. Bachelor of Laws Henry Walter Barro, Oscar Asbury Ellis, John Ar thur Fonlon, Arthur Garfield Hastle, John Frederick Krydor, John Clydo Moore, Henry Oscar Nllsson, Archi bald E. Palln, Arthur William Samp son, Lloyd Parker Stono, Roland Ellsha Stono, Dean Eddy Winchester, JoBeph Zavodsky. University Teachers' Certificates Glen Roy Camoron, Ernest Edgar Spraguo, Gratia Lyndall Amos, Flor enco Louvina Donolson, Anna Agnes Foster, Anna Elizabeth Krumbach, Clara Chloo Mallck, Amelia Ida Motz gor, Ernest Franklin Monroe, Helen Ellzaboth Travis. Stato Military Commissions James Adam McGoachln, Archibald E. Palln, Lloyd Parker Stono. SOME BIG PLUMS. Branches of Uncle Sam's Postal Tree Shaken Hard. President Roosovolt has nominated tho following Nobraska postmasters:, Edward C. Hall, David City, reap-' polntmcnt, salary $1,800; Low E. ShoW ley, Falrbury, to succeed B. W. Mc Lucas, ' salary $2,200; Chester H.i Smith, Plattsmouth, reappointment,' salary $2,100; Georgo W. Shreck, York, to succeed T. E. Sedgwick, sal ary $2,400; James M. Brooks, Rush vllle, reappoiu.tment, salary $Lie0- j