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NEBRASKA IN BRIEF. y . jf
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THE NEBRASKA
A Synopsis of Proceedings in Both Branches of
ihe Twenty-Eighth GenereJ
Assembly.
IIOfSK
The houe on I he 11 paie. R. I',,
tv Hdler. appropriating $I"..ihi for th
piiri h.ise of T3t m of lain) for tlm
tiH of the uiylum for the hronle Insane
n' Haslini;. I'nm-. wllhoul Ih - em-r-in'y
t'l-npM ly . vlt of to II. It.
i), the l:.iui'.' elevator hill, wa.s reiurn
' I to llo sfii.iI.' Willi an :i.ii"inliu'iil ral--tiu?
tin rnlnliiiiim msl of an elevator to
wl.i. li It ..to. ul. 1 ap.l . Iioiu 'l.n to :.
Itaia v rnov'i . Ihat I li ' iiat arm tid
liietit l.e .fiieiirr'. Iii. vhi h motion, on
r .!l all. pi. vail.-. f,v
tn n.iv. 1 1, i: p.
tiding for .Iriin. I
." nut itv purp.isis v.. i
time and ..ih..., ,,
' of .IS :i
t.
I- !- II l.ll.-K. I' '-
fit . li. ' II ' .1 1 .1111
"' 1 !"' " " ,r''
ll'lllltt. e tf t !
m rioie irie le.ii-"- i . i ..in e r . .1 lor i i -s-
r-. I.v III.- lose Vol.- .1 J to 4 II. It. i
l.'l. I.v S ;ir. t., i-.Ue a f- il.-ol ite
till.. I., on.--half h-r .i. . a-.l h u -I .a nd' s '
e tat.-, lust. a. I of ilovv.i lul.res: in one-!
thint there. r. Sporlo. k of 'ad.-. i h.ilr
I'l III of the Stl'fi.' r.ilillllill' .-. aske.l
'iiraiiioioiK consent f..r ordering H. I-'. !.
W.iiii.r. to a thud r.-iditr- The hid.
w lil. h i:. on.- of t ;..v .1 n-.r Mi.ke-.'s pro
i.ies f..r th a ppo: n t ii.-i. t of a Male ae
eoiiiilant at s.il.uy of JJ.tliO. to have
K-iier.iI .-up. r v I i. ui of I lie hooks and ae
i oiinf , of sf.it.. In ,t li nt ions and slat-ol!l-r
rs Si. j;v of .:im- l.hiecteil Hplir
l l !. Ili.-n niova.l thai Ihe l.iil he advaiicetl
lillde;- .1 Misp. -nsioli of Ihe liles. The mo
tion WIIS o: t I.v a ri-il fi vole ,,f S to
31 .liirkiu of ;..ser iio.ci thai li. re
afl.r in. nil., r . he allow.-. I md to exceed
I tmil'll'-s' Utile each ill the ills' IIS-
Mion . f a ii on- I. II. Th. li. .t'.m pre
vailed. 'Mi.- hoi;-..- ad'ipie.i the c..i.:.-r-
i i corruidtiee rc""' oa II. I".. Mm
K' l" r . I r-'veinie l.ii;. I, a vote of 7".
to li. The hon .. vv. i t Into committee,
of Ihe who'e on the if.il l; tile. The
following hill; w.-te I . c. I r I f I -1 . . I .1 for
pii: iK- : II I
t he .i me 1. 1 v
7. In I..ui;:.ii. t. :ii;i' nd .'
il ;. , ,v I . .s-;.T-
I I. r. to v.ililai. or.l.-rs i.. !;-. m--:i t -- and , of counties, tow us. cil i.-s. villiiges and
ilc. r.-. . lei t..re eni.i.-d by di.-til.l j school di-tricls. II. R. .ill. by Mc.Mlis-c-.urt-i
pi t -.r.-clo-1 t . ri:it, on t.ix li. .1 ; : j ,,r dei'miui; 'iniiiod of procedure in dis-
II I: t'.i,. I.v I 1 1 1 1 . 1 -. :. pro. id- f or .int m 1.1 1 ion of iriiualion districts. II. R.
tl..
t n.
ile.-tioit of rmir l a r- : S. I". I
I.v tirovv!i. .author. burglary cud ;
It in - 1 r 1 -ic. : II. I: I.v Tea KvcU. ',
t.
-r. ihil.il irii.-ilv lo clock. -ns; S. I-", lis.
Iv
1 1 1 1 . 1 r
. to
: II
oliinp i... .licking ol I 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 killing of .-wars; open s -:::.v
tn a-d t. pro- ;r , v,,,ii ,,t November l: can.
I ..rse ' 1 a.!
i.inu I . i
i"iin l- .'iii
bill C.-M. 1-h
l:
eitl: Hilkotil
1 ry (' iti in i -
I vva II.
b.-.va and i'is-
loiis. The- t.cvt
R 1 : '.. 1 h
ia.ins ommii t -e. a ppi opi i it .ng JI7.".T r,:I ; Tli.- f...uing bills vv.-r.- pas.-.-l in t he
t- r 1 iriil.iir-.- the Norfolk :ni. ilr.iii-l Is- I m- on the iith. S. I. X. by Marshall
lin.l l.e.-t sc if a.:upaiii s for n:o:. ? pioxiliug ..r the "h-ciion of county c tn
pai I out by th-m in-l.-r the ! : stig.ir t-iissionei s r.t latge and th.ii iiommatioii
lout.; lav.,
was 11 -j ii :
At ad.ioi.! mi!
-se.l ol.
i t tin- m. i;t- r
Tin' hoM-e .tite:e-l II,... u bill-; oil third
r'-adiiig on ' veiling 011 ihe 2.1 arid pass
ed these measures: II. R. .".7ii. by Wilson
i.i I 'aw nee, relating to the 111. inner c"
distributing ile.ad bo lies in the po-s.-Ssion
ef publie olheers or i ; st i 1 11 1 ions. II. R.
4J. by Mockett of Lancaster, raising the
levy for hi-1 1 00 1 taxes in Lincoln so as to
bring the agrgal-i receipts up to $!..
fit :i iar. S. K. 21 T. by Anderson, fix
I ijr th salary of the deputy state treas
urer at S' . fulling to him with the
f iniTEf ri-y clause: this official had no
by Ar.d-r -on. raising the salary of the
ti.-.e I salarv under the ol, lav. S. P. 21S.
soirl.in to the governor from $I..Vi to
JJ i.io vvhn li h- I1.1-. geii.-r illy drawn, fail
ing t. pii- with ih.- emergency clause.
S F' .".. b !".r..vvv. to nerinii Ihe o-g.iu-i:.
ill. 11 ..; leoglarv. title a-i.l credit in-
1 1 r a i . -. - .. - 1 1 . . t -1 . A I tli.- ;i I'l cr n. ...ri ses
sion rl- - . on. mitre- 0:1 r-iil'-.tiids rep.j-t-i
l.ii. k !l II '-'I t- U.-nnc Iv. authorizing
I!-., i't:. rr.ev ge ; I to pr .-.I witii the
a. -'ton ;i .-iir .-t io.i-.ot, niaimu:r
I ' 1 't t r 1 1 . - I-1 w . aid H
il boa r I coin I- .-.! ..f I ' .-
Il-.i ill.- 1 I J.i: I lie I 1 m
t 1 t'.a v f r .' :-. :'
: .... cr.-a i -g
..v.rnor. st..!--c
m rn 1 - s io r.'T.
-.: t h pi i-
; 01' fnl-.
t.t I.I .V M V
f .! -p.-it it..-
V. 'l i ll p W e! ! I M. I r ;
-t I ii-. the .le'.m.o
In tl 1 hr hours
ii-- pr.-s-H
i rd of
at right
SiT.g of
of til-
led for
bill t
brok - th
ix biils in
'I'llev w.r.
r rd. i!i-p
ri.llltlHll.-
ill r -oririi. ;
1
v :
P--en
to
Among them w a
th--
!ie tir.- and p..!!.-- commissiiea
itc l ui..Icr tiie . vv charier in
I ,. .
S. i.i'i 1 im.ih.i. to issue a loon licenses.
Aiiotner was II R. I'll by'Racoii of Iaw-s.-ii.
in which t'urrie nnd olli.-r western
members line b-en a. -lively inteiested.
to appr-.pri.itc $"..). ' for the ;.irki!i4 f
eight wells to locate -i r.d. ;:n. gas or
oil. tuie ..f I.-..- Wei!. 1: to te located
pear m. ih. 1. the re-: sc. itt. ro I out oir
the sl-lf'-.
,s soon iis the h'.'.ts.
Il l Kerr.edy of IougI:
hill-. IF R. l.t and F I
p. efiva-Iy for t'-.c p
convened on the
s m, iv .! tl'.it his
F:. I'd. providing
os.-c.!ti.:i by the
:'tl.iri:.-y gei-eral of vl.dntioi.s of
the
111 lumiini freight r.n-s law ar..l tlie n
;. rcei!t-nf of fills law Ih- :eUar.ced ? t tic
bead of the slfUlig . elMI.it I--.-S t.l- The
r otioti pf..v ipti.it. d a tl-h.t. Sp akr
Mwkett. after Kennedy had spoken f-.r
....Til minutes. Minu.-ili-il thai i.e iu
1 ' t I'kir.g on the m.Mi.n . and Tliemi'Snit
of Jb rri.-k itiov .- I to table the Kennedy
motion, rai.-iv.g the point of order in th"
t'rst 1 ' n-e th.it the fiisioi-isf from Itoug
las w.is not i-otihning hiiris. If to the iues
t;. 11 at is-;ic. A roll call was taken on
fie Thompson irtolion aid resulted i:i t he
.1. f.-iit of the motion bv :S to 7.. T'.ie fol
lowing bids were passed; "H. R. 41-". by
It. us.-. providing for the removal of con
victed felons to th-- p.-i ii. i.tiaij within
I. vc days of seiitei.ee; H. R. 4"!. by Mors
nan. t p'-rmit tisF.iiig i.ti.1 .-lining i:i the
waters of the Mw-.i:ri rie- aii the ear
roi.r.d. Km-Tgercy ciaf.se: II. H ".:'. by
i:. I.l.-n. to il.-:ir.. the d-:tus of county
jf.lg.-s in certain cases: II. R- 3-'S. by
fi. ..r to r'-imli :i-- Lie.ir.naiit Ibwernor
M'tolt. . in t;e sum of paid for bis
fbci.il J!; l. II R by Sears, provid
ing for the appointment th-- governor
,.f Houth lakota t.ui dary commission of
II. rec tinnib.rs: H R 11!. b N-1-on. t
rcmir' oaths, acknowledgments an. I af
lirmafions b--r.-lf.f-. re taken before com
mission, is of d-eds; II. Ft l is. by Mi-CUy,
the Lincoln 1 r.arter bill, providi.ig for the
bition of seven .-ouTi.iIm.fi at large,
arid ;i!' ;!'' Ii k the oilke of tii commis-t-ior.er
alter r.3; H. U. 4 by House, to
rovide for tc payment of taxes on gift?,
legacies aial Inheritances into thr gen
eral fund of the tdJl-t II- IS. I, by Mc
flay. relating lo the paving of street-
Obiittir-g on the capitol scare: II. K. 449.
l,y Seari. providing for an lowa-Nebras-ka
bourwlary commissfon; II. I:. 4i. by
J.-nes of Richardson, provi lii-.g for a Ne-lraska-Mbjouri
lHuttdar koinitilston:
If. K. 2. by IKdes-Iernlcr. to legalize
tax titles based on premature foreclos
ures, where ta. certificates were not first
obtained. Failed to pas with emergency
clause by a vote of fifty-five to twenty
sis. Passed without emergency clause
by a vote of .V. to Zl: II. R. ?.. by Deles
Iiernier. to .allow Nebraska mutual city
and village Insurance companies to do
business outside the Mate: II. R. 3tT. by
t'ropsey. to permit cities of popula
tion to Install a sewerage system.
Tie Sears dower rigbt bill. II. Fi. 174.
pass.--! the. house on the 4th after a de
termined tight and several roll calls. The
measure provide that the husband and
LEGISLATURE
HHHHk
w I Tf mIikII tnti eini.il rig Mm lit the Joint
-tat rovilinK that Hth.-r Khali have
utolut- tl'lf In uif-hnif thereof in the
-.-iit tf tin- tli-r'a l.-lli. Th prment
l.iw ki' wife only fiie-t liird dower
liiir.-xt T tiill further provides that If
If In the M'run.l liml.aiil or wlfir surviv
ing in . I i liddr.-ii of the first .e living, that
th.- ul..liit- title II I... Iut on--tliird
f I h- vl:iie. T.i.-i-a- hill i-ri pas...!: II.
It .:s. Iy :.I. it, providing fi.r a state
.in -hitei'l at :ni animal a!.iry of J'J.'i'ri.
II It I.v Sli.-I. y. vlinn iii tr- lire
t .ill'l pnl li.:il. t,f Solltli (lllli'h.l Him
I i; ;! II t III!? ! iK.lllir ln- ll..i..s
pif.vi'l d
in li..- i h.irl.-r I. ill f.ir ttiat i iii- inst
i I-a-.- l II. K. I.v Harton. niaki'K as-
; .v.ult uilli inti.i.l I.. .1.. .....l I.-..I.U. i...
ji'i v pit ij ilia ! l it pf mt i iil i.i : y .s-n-i
!. of from oi:- to live yais. li. It.
IV. Iy Sa Ih r. a I tln Koverter's remnst.
for the .--all- of lots atuj lands for l;ms
ainl a.-s-sMiii iits le!iaiiiti for liv years
or liion- and the - ill Ion of ilt-eds for
xarne. tl. K i;ij. ,y 1 i s. , i omp. IIiiik a I -
iiilane.- of vvi'ne.H.es in r;i-'rs I ra n.;ffri Nl
fiom one eoiinly to another on change
vt-niif. II. . r"::. Iy Sniiih. siiikiiii?
out doiildc iaiiiaK' Hanse from lawful
feu. (. art mni -r la-ad of railroads. II. It.
-. II K. ;M a i.. I II. I:. L'vj. I.v Kildd
prolulii inj; tit.- unlawful making, s.llmir
or ii-.ii of laill'oaii tifk'.t.-. i-oilpons or
pa-.s s. II. II. S'ci. Iy Ita.-on of I a wson.
a . propria I in- $.".(.iti in sink t ilit wi lls
lor I It location f oil or ;as. lh- pl.iees
l. in-4 I .ex Inton. t'h i iroM. 'ulliertson.
t '..li.nii.ii ... I'.m.M an. -ui. ilia. K. F. 11.
I... Hall, providing lor six commissioners
01 Ih.- -npu'ini' ioiiii anl their stenoij
r.ipli.rs io m n tor Iwo yi-ars. II. H.
IT. I loui;las. prov iduiK for th? ap
I" i 1. 1 in.-!, t ol (.unity atloriK-vs in I'lmn
to ; ot J. 'fo or l.-.s population. II. K. 7:!.
ly l-'rie-i. a e. nisi i t n ! u.na I a tii. n. I nu ll 1 .
I"'1 '"" 1 '" 1 '"" ' -tm:it of the per
luaii.-itt seliool tun. I ill reisiere.i sectjri-
1.. I I'oi.l;I.is. aiiieiiiling ame law so
a. I make open s.-ason on chickens
S, i.i em I r I to November ixl.-nds nro-
lection f..r iiail two a is longer: pro-
isoii ior
ill year;
i" i n. Us pearii: of I, si.
by districts, was passed. 7,1; to 2: S. I-'.
1- vbv Sh- idoii.. 1. latii g t,( the manner of
coih-ciing mill disbursing toad taxes. S.
i'. 12". by Jennings, relating to forfeiture
of school lands when payment of inter
est is d. faulted. S. K. by filiflin.
Mowing .ities of less than ...m'-O popula
tion to vote bonds to the extent of 20 per
cent of 1 heir total assessment instead of
! per cent, to conclude their water works
sjslein. S. y. 2".. by Marshall, empower
ing tiiies of less than ...iXi) to own and
operate th.-ir el.t-tric lights plants. S. K.
21... by Harrison, curative act relating to
registration laws in cities of less than
2- j.ijeo population. S. K. !.x. b.v Saunders,
to prevent horse tail docking. S. F. s:!7.
Sheldon, relating to tlie construction of
wagon bridg.-s ov-? streams that consti
tute county boundaries. S. F. 22J. by
Harrison, to place tontine insurar.ee com
panies iinr'er supervision of state bank-in-;
Im.ii-. and permit lb. -m to wind tip
th.-ir affair-. At the veiling session
Rons.- of H.iM brought up tin matter
of ft:.- bill to raise Ihe uciu-ral tax levy
f'om .". to 7 mills for Ihe cur'-.-.-t year.
The bill vv is lost in the "sImii!!.-" ,1 ,i as
ii had to b- raid a third l.m- it was
n--.- -sary to e:eii, :.- time of final
i'.'.iop; iimeut. forme: 1 .-a t for ti-;n u i ovv.
Thi-in p-011. Stetson and It .use were
i-a 11
I to confer with a like s.-nale eom-
ti.itt- e on this ipnsrion. The joint
mitl.-e recommended Wednesday.
1 om
April S. at I o'clock a. r.l.. as the lim-. and the
house nr. I senate a lople, the report. II.
IS. t::7. raising th.- tax levy, then was
pi.Ssc.l.
S II NAT!-.
The appropriation bilis n-ere rend In
the senate on the 1st for the second time
and referred to committee. II. ri. 12. ap
propriating $:o.(iiO for build. n and equip
ment 'at th- state school of agriculture;
I. IS. No. 70. the Ramsey elevator bill,
and S. F. No. 21". providing for the dis
!osition of money pail u.-.'I-r protest to
tie- treasurer of irrigation . istricts. were
read the third time -md puss,..!. The fol
lowing bills were placed on the final read
ing and pass.-u. F. No. " relating to
the assig-;nier.t of real estate r.iortgages;
S. I". No. 2t7. providing fo- t.ie construc
tion oT pipe lir.es rt r.d the a r-propriation
of land therefor: S. F. No S2. reuiritifr
fl-e s-.ite lihrar'an to a copy of
the compiled statutes and all state re
ports to all public libraries in the state
iii .1 all states in the union: S. F. No. 2S0.
providing the court may force u debtor,
to extend corporate limits of cities and
v illag.-s. was n-sum.-a. Recommended for
passage. S. F. 2.".. providing for voting
machines. Indefinitely postponed. Wall
of Sherman moved that all employe."? be
paid from the first day of the session,
to appear and answer to a charge that
he has property which has not been ap
plied to tl.e satisfaction of the judgment :
S F. No. 27 . repealing the law- fixing
the salary of the deputy to the state
superintendent: S. F. No. 174. providing
f-.r the Side, by railroad companies, of
urclaimed goods; S. F. No. r:. granting
addiii-nal power to fraternal b.ne-liciary
societies: S. F. No. 17n. relating to de
sertion of family and rixin- a penalty;
S F. No. 227. regulating the purchase
of supplies and the hiring of employes
by school boards; S. F. No. 2.1?. to ap
point an officer to co-operate with the
hureau of public roads when appointed
by the national government; II. R. No.
IV7. providing for the appointment and
fixing' of the salaries of the officers of
the penitentiary. House roll No. 331. pro-,
viding a majority of nropcrty owners In
terested inu.-t petition the council before
public Improvements may be made, unless
three-fourths of the council vote for such
improvements, applying onlv to cities of
the second-class and villages, was sub
stituted for S. F. No. 156. -vhlch con
tains the same provisions, and the bill
was recommended for passage. In com
mittee of the whole the following' bills
were recommended for passage: H. R.
No. il. providing for the opening of
drain and ditches along public high
ways by county boards; II. R. No. 14S.
providing for an annual meetlr"' of the
state horticultural society for the pur
pose of deliberating as to the wants and
conditions of the horticultural Interests
of the utate: S. F. No. 173. defining the
crime of desertion of minor child, wife,
husband and home by - Ife. husband,
father, mother, husband or wife and pro
idlng punishment therefor; S. F. No.
22, requiring the state librarian to send
a copy of the compiled statutes and
other publications cf the state to each
In the H.-nate on th''2d the ni-cretarjr
of the Kovertior reported ttiat tlie jcov
ernor had xlxne, these hills: If. Ft. V-.
retfiiliithiK nal.iry of county Huperlntend
etiln. II. H. jo:,, provldinjf for tlie annex
ation of territory by eltieu and villaRea.
H. It. TJO. Omaha c-hr-er bill. Then
Idlln were passej; H. i. 285. Dt'ovldinif fot
he orKanlzatloti of corporal. n and sure
ties to transact huslneits on an a!es
ment plan. II. It. 331, providing for th
.fading- and repair of treetB and alley.
If. ft. 1, oreatina; a board for the ex
amination of plumbers (passed without
enr.erfrency clause). H. H. ;4. providing
that town treasurer, town clerk and Jus
tice of the peace shall constitute the
town board. II. R. 2W. authorizing towns,
villages, etc.. to conioromise indebted
ness and Issue bonds for payment. The
senate went Into committee of the whole
to consider bills on general flic. The com
mittee made the following renort: 8. V.
uuthorizitiK corporations to act a re
ceiver, assignee, curator, executor, a J
ndiiistrator. trustee, agent and attorney
in fact, 'md defininK their duties and
powers ll.y Siiunders of roiiKla. Indefi
nitely posl poin d. S. K. I'.'t'. to establish a
stiile parental school at Lincoln. Rec
ommended for cnjirossmeiit. II. R.
South Omalii charier Recoiimi.-tideil for
third reading. II. R. . allowini,- county
boaids to appropriate money to tin; coun
ty Kcii'ial fund from the sinking fund.
Onfere.l for a third reading. II. H
creating city road districts for the im
provement of roads leading into cities
of moie than O.Ooa and leys tl'.ati $'-'.0nO
iiiha hiiiinls. Ord.-rcd for third reading.
II It. '71. the Nebraska state library shall
be exclusively a library ior law books
and public documents, and providing bow
Ihe I Tiiiveiiiity of Nebraska library and
Nebraska Historical society shall pur
chase books. Indefinitely -ost polled. II.
R. 3.'!. money tdiall not be appropriated
beyond $:!.unu by school bi.ariis of tnetro
politau citieH except upon ;. recorded ma
jority vote of tlie board. Amended to
lead 1.0"0. and recommended for third
reading. ,
Tin senate passed the following bills on
the 4lh: II. R. 417. appropriating J2.0iM)
for the relief of Die famine stricken peo
ple of Sweden and Norway. II. R. 2"i2,
providing for the disposition of fees re
ceived by county officers. II. R. ii::, pro
viding that no expenditure shall be made
by the school board of Omaha in excess
of $2.mi without a recorded affirmative
ote of a majority of the board mem
bers. II. R. providing that county
surveyor tdiall be ex-offieio county en
gineer and shall examine all work and
prepare plans and specifications for coun
ty work. The bill applies to Iouglas
county only, l'nssed without the emer
gency clause. II. R. 2. appropriating
x for a chapel for th normal school
at I'eru. A resolution was adopted to al
low the county of Lancaster to sue the
slate for Sa.'!"!!!. The money was on de
posit by the county in the Capital Na
tii Hill bank, a state depository, which
failed. The senate passed live constitu
tional amendments. These were: Salary
of state officers, four-year terms for leg
islators, compensation of supreme judges,
investment of educational funds, seven
supreme -our. judges.
Tlie senate spent the morning on the
deficiency claims bills and recommended
it for passage. In one instance a dup
licate claim was cut out. The senate
cimrniltee added $?.60 for bills that
came in after the hornae had acted on the
claims and reduced the deficiency appro
priation for the Boy's Industrial school at
Kearney from $4.iiiK) to $2.5M. Otherwise
the bill was not changed.
The committee on finances, ways and
means reported the general appropria
tion bill. The senate committee made a
net reduction in appropriations of $107.
CC3.05 from the bill as it passed the
hiitise. The total Increase was $lS.S9fl.1.
of general fund: university fund increase.
$12.i.:i2.S0 general fund. The appropria
tion for connecting the deaf and dumb
institute at Omaha with the city water
n.aiii was not allowed. The condition
under which the university fund is in
creased $'." is that if tlie 1 mill levy
for the university fund should amount
to $:Vi.0iv. then the $:.".mk may be taken
fiom the fund and used for the purchase
of real estate near the university;
Syiko is given for a farmers' institute.
Among changes are the following:
Hoard of l'ublic Iands and Buildings
Superintendent, care of capitol building
and grounds, from S7.0"0 to $.".0in: em
ployes" wages. Sl.i.u40 to $13..'4; inciden
tals. $2,000 to S1..7K).
Board of Education Lands and Funds
Amount appropriated for biennium. from
$"..(0 to $4,000.
State Library Commission Appropria
tion for biennium. from $4,000 to $8.0M.
Lincoln Hospital Board, clothing, etc..
from $7.000 to $70,000.
Hastings Asylum Board, clothing, etc..
from $268,273 to $2."!.77i; bedding, farm,
etc.. increased $3..J.
Girls' Industrial Home. Geneva Em
ployes' wages, from $5.240 to $.".4); water
supply, from $1.2' to $1,000; repairs, im
provements, from $1,300 to $2,000; for fur
niture, etc.. from $730 to $1,000.
Institute for the Blind. Nebraska City
Musical instruments, from $5u0 to $2.3tH).
Institute at Beatrice Cold storage,
$2..ViO. struck out.
laf and luml Institute. Omaha
"A'ater supply, from $..VKi to $mV.
State Penitentiary Two hundred and
forty steel cells, reduced to ljo. at $67.
2 from $0.000; repairing west wing, from
$12.i0 to $6,000: painting walls, from $2.HV
to Sl.OuO. An amendment was recommend
ed that a special labor fund be created
out of money made by convicts for
maintenance.
State Board of Charities and Corrections
increased from $4,000 to $.".000.
State Fish Commission Painting and
repairing cars and buildings, from $1,300
to $730; necessary labor, from $2,000 to
$;.3iio.
Food Commission Expenses, from $2,000
to $1.30
Norfolk Hospital Wages for employes,
from $2.0Oi) to $10,000: board, clothing, fuel
etc.. from $26,000 to $13.0uo.
The printing of revenue books, blank
books and abstracts was reduced from
$4.of) to $3,300.
The Soilders' and Sailors" home at 1
Grand Island appropriation for a -.hospital
building was reduced from $::0.UO0 to
$2,000. The committee amended this by
adding a sufficient amount to reduce the
reduction to about $4,000.
Publishing reports of geological survey
of Nebraska, from $1,200 to $2,000.
Plans are almost complete in Chi
cago for the launching of a daily
newspaper to be owned and operated
exclusively by women, and which
shall "dare to print everything, and
anything exactly as it really is." A
company has been formed with Miss
Alice Blount at its head.
The secretary of the treasury lias
signed a warrant for $3,000,000 in fa
vor of the United States Guaranty
company of New York, for account ol
of the treasurer of the Philippine is
lands, to cover the appropriation for
that amount made at the last session
of congress for the telief of distress
in the islands.
Salaries of the teachers at Frotnoat
have been raised.
The coroner stone of the new library
'luildlug at Ileatrice has been laid.
Dr. M. M. Newhecker has been ap
pointed pension examiner at Ord, Neb.
Charles Sperry will serve twenty
days in the Cage t-ounty jail for hog
btealing.
Wm. Gebers is suing Nemaha county
for $500 damages. He drove oft a
county bridge that was not provided
with a railing.
The remains of Wm. McClellan,
who fell into the river from the Platts
moulh bridge and was drowned, lias
not been recovered at this writing.
B. M. Conlee, a Burlington brako
nian, was severly injured while coup
ling cars at Teciimseh. His left arm
was so badly mashed that amputation
became necessary.
Prof. J. .1. Kins b:ts been re-elected
f-'upt-riuteiideiit of the Albion schools,
at a salary of fJ.L'OO a year. This is
the fourth successive election of Mr
King to this position.
The B. & M. corps of surveyors have
completed a second survey from Homer
to a conjunction of the Great North
ern railway. The last survey goes
west of Dakota City about a mile and
a half, while the first survey was only
about three-fourths of a mile.
The authorities of Wahoo are won
dering what to do with the hoboes,
tramps and sneak thieves that are
now lying in the county jail. One was
led lo the city limits and requested to
skip. He immediately turned back and
was re-arrested, and is charged with
resisting officers. I
At a recent spelling contest in the
grammar grades at Stella to determine
who should represent the school in a
township contest. Hazel Hogrefe, of the
sixth grade spelled every wort! cor
rectly in a list of over 100 difficult
words selected from the role of honor
word book, and was given first prize.
A message has just reached law
rnce informing Michael Keller that
his son Albeit was instantly killed at
Albion by coming in contact with a
live wire while in the discharge of his
duty as assistant electrician. De
ceased was about twenty-one years of
age, single, was born and raised on a
farm adjoining It wrer.ee.
Following is the mortgage record for
Gage county for the month of March,
1903: Number of farm mortgages filed,
Tft; amount, $183,237. Number of farm
mortgages released. 82; amount, $102.
7C8. Number of city and town mort
gages filed. 27; amount, $1C,985. Num
ber of city and town mortgages re
leased, 35; amount, $13,162.
At York. Young Frank Hart was set
to work in the garden, and, becoming
enraged when his mother attempted to
instruct him in preparing the ground,
threw the pitchfork which struck her
on the head and face, and passing
downward and outward lacerated her
face quite badly, passed through the
ear and barely missed putting out one
eye.
While passing a team on the bridge
over the Republican river south of
Red Cloud the team of mules belong
ing to George Clauson backed the
wagon against the side of the bridge
breaking the framework and caused
the wagon to fall over the edge tak
ing the team with it. Both mules were
killed. The driver saved his life by
jumping.
News of a horrible death was re
ported at Randolph from McLean, six
miles west. Abram Sinclair, aged 60,
droped dead in a hog lot while attend
ing to the morning chores on the farm
of his son. Although it was only about
thirty-five minutes until his body was
found, yet the ravenous swine had time
to mutlilate the face of the dead man
beyond recognition.
The "Woman's Home Missionary so
ciety in session at Hastings elected
officers as follows: President, Mrs. B.
D. French of Hastings; vice president,
Mrs. Etta Atwell. Fairfield; recording
secretary, Mrs. Belle Goodrich, Ge
neva; corresponding secretary, Mrs. J.
F. Heler, Hastings; treasurer, Mrs. II.
E. Perry, Clay Center; literary and
mite box committee, Mrs. L. L. Byrkit,
Fairfield.
An unknown man was killed on the
Omaha road three miles east of Emer
son. Passenger train No. 5 as com
ing in from Siox City and when three
miles from Emerson a man was seen
walking on the track. The engineer
rang his bell and blew the whistel,
but the man paid no attention to the
warning. He was struck and almost
Instantly killed. The man is supposed
to have been deaf.
The principals of the various schools
in Richardson county met in the coun
ty superintendent's office at Falls City
and organized the Richardson county
athletic association. Principal George
E. Martin of Dawson was made pres
ident. Art Richardson, a merchant of Hast
ings, was fined $5.70 and $14.70 by
Judge Reynolds upon charges brought,
forward by Mr. Butzirus and Mrs. Ken
nedy. The charges were that Richard
son had encouraged their sons to
gamble.
Rufus McMartin, a young man 22
years of age, who has been employed
for some time at the Northwestern
roundhouse in Fremont, was adjudged
Insane. About two years ago another
employe at the roundhouse threw a
shovel, which struck McMartin in the
head, and tfre blow affected his brain.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thorpe of Ge
neva have started for Paris, where Mr.
Thorpe is engaged to ride the coming
season. They have all expenses paid
and he receiver. $10,000 for the time of
the races.
He is arisen, the God in Man, who strove
Through" the long- ages with his bestial past.
lie is arisen, and through the gates of love.
Hath entered to liis heritage at last.
And Death, the shadow that his footsteps fled,
In terror of the asphodel and tomb.
Ic r.bbed ol all his panoply of dread.
And garbed in glory of the lily's bloom.
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The oiiin or" t!u cross as a symbol
is shrouded in the dim mists of
almost prehisforic antiquity. Centur
ies before the Gallic and Cymric Celts
swarmed over England, centuries be
fore the lowly Nazarene began pro
mulgating his doctrines, centuries be
fore the beginning of the Old Testa
ment history, the cross was an im
portant factor in the lives of men.
What became of t'ae true cross is
one of the greatest miracles of all
time. It is true that tnere are in
many Old and New World cathedrals
bits of wood purporting to be part of
the true cross. In some cases, notably
that which concerns the fragment of
the tablet placed over the cross by
Pilate's order, and which is now in
the ancient church of Santa Croce
at Rome, their authenticity seems
fairly well established: but so min
ute are the fragments that, according
to one ancient writer, if all were col
lected and put togetner they would
only make a block ot wood abou'.
twenty inches long, eight inches wide
and three inches thick.
It was three centuries after the
crucifixion of Christ before the cross
was found. Its discovery was due to
the devout Helena, wife of the Em
peror Constantine, who abolished
crucifixion and to whom the Chris
tian religion owes the original adop
tion if the cross as a symbol. Over
the sr.ot where the cross was disc-ov-
Why We Rejoice.
We rejoice at the practically uni
versal observance of Easter day
amongst Christians of every name.
For why? Easter day commemorates
a fact that unites earth and heaven.
It speaks to men from the other side
of the grave. It calls upon men to
take a firm hold on life and the mean
ing of life. It asserts the. splendid
dignity and destiny of man and makes
all our sacrifices for righteousness
and human betterment worth while. It
teaches us to thinK sweetly and
brightly of those faithful ones that
have gone before. It binds the living
and the dead together into the one
living family of our Heavenly Father
and gives to man such mighty living
thoughts that he can die with mighty
living hopes.
The Spirit of the Season.
The air is full of Easter. The
streets and shops tinnounce it. The
press of the country, both religious
and secular, issue thevr beautiful Eas
ter editions, tho churches unite in
singing the sarcs glorious hymn of
praise. We inow no rlnent
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ered ;i chapel was erected and the
sacred wood was retained by Helena
in Jerusalem and deposited under
tne great church or basilioa erected
by Constantine over the place of
crucifixion and burial. For three
nttndred peaceful years the cross
remained in tne custody of the Bish
op of Jerusalem. Every Easter it was
exhibited to the pilgrims who throng
ed the Holy City. Then came three
hundred years of comparative obscur
ity, from which the cross emerged to
become the center of upheavals that
convulsed the entire civilized world,
arrayed the West against the East,
and caused the spilling of oceans of
blood the wars of the Crusades.
The story of the valiant crusaders
and their series of attempts to rescue
the holy wood from Moslem hands is
well known. After a series of vicissi
tudes, victory finally perched on the
banners of the Saracens.
Prior to the fourth century the
holiest of Christian symbols was the
monogram of Christ. It was woven
into all ecclesiastical vestments and
formed a prominent feature of other
decorations. About tde year 333 the
first crucifix was introduced into the
church. It was made of dark red
wood and at the intersection of the
two parts bore the figure of the
lamb, the objection to the using of
j the actual figure of Christ bein
strong.
still
religious lody that does not mark the
day with some special commemora
tion. The altars of Christendom are
decked with flowers and throngs of
people kneel .before them to worship
the triumphant King and to pour out
their thankfulness that death has
been conquered and man's destiny
revealed. Even those men "whose
whole habit of thought Is material,
bound up with the forces that the eye
and hand can measure, still feel a cer
tain sense of exaltation, the leaping
of some unknown spiritual possibility
when Easter morning opens on the
earth."
An Old German Custom.
In Germany the rabbit and not the
hen is responsible for the Easter
eggs. Good children are visited In
the night by a white rabbit that hides
gayly-colored eggs in the nooks and
corners of the houne and garden. In
many parts of America this legend
is also known and used.
The most beautiful Eastej legend
of all Is of Roman Catholic origin. It
is to the effect that the church bells,
which are silent during Passion week.
Oh long bad earth been a Gethsemanej.
Oh, lon.ff had man worn red cniwn of pain.
And many a soul hal fared to Calvary
Bearing' its cross of wretchedness and shm.
No more, no more, into-the voiceless dark
Sinks he to rest, fearing1 the dreamiest night-
I'or Christ is risen, and the immortal spark
Of Hod in him bath kiudlcd heaveuly light.
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Somewhat later came the Greek
crucifix, one of the most beautiful
of all the forms, and which many
contemporary divines contend would
form a more fitting part of church
ceremonials than the one in common
use. This Greek cross was meant to
typify the triumph over death, but in
such a manner a to divest as far as
possible the entire subject of its
gruesome and morbid aspect. It
blossomed with flowers of gold and
silver and was richly studded with
gems. In G92, during the reign of
Justinian, the Council of Trullo was
held. The object of the famous con
ference was to devise a means by
which to circumvent the mysticism
and symbolism that wore threatening
to undermine the Christian religion
and deprive it of its true meaning. It
was pointed out that the signs and
symbols used In the service were be
coming more and more important
than the things they stood for, and
that to the Ignorant mind the story of
the life and sufferings of Christ be
gan to be only a sort of myth, an
allegory. It was resolved t substi
tute the actual human figure ot the
crucified Christ for that of the sym
bolic lamb. This act resulted In th
creation of the orthodox truci&x of
to-day.
Behavior i3 a mirror in which every
one displays his image. Goethe.
have gone to Rome to receive
the
ppeB oiessmg. They return on
Easter Sunday to tell of the resurrec
tion and to bring gayly-hued eggs for
good children.
Odd European Custom.
In some parts of France the priests
visit the homes of their flocks and
bless the houses and families, receiv
ing in return bright-colored eggs. Ia
remote parts of England. Scotland
Ireland and Wales a peculiar begging
custom prevails among; the poor child
ren. On Easter morning they go to
beg eggs in the following manner:
"PleaBe give us an Easter egg. if
you do not give us one, your ben
shall lay a stone."
An Egg-Smashing Custom.
In Switzerland and the rural part
of England there is a popular Easter
game called egg-smashing. Eggs are
held ia the right hands of the con
testants and smashed much in the
same manner employed by small
American boys, except that the for
eigner's eggs are raw, and if he wins
he takes heme the spoils In a bucket.
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