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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1897)
MBIB5B3BB5iS w&msmmmnwsmrzgssBSffrESft tiitfHaa ".il f J B IX i ' TJt BK - - .I, .. . .. i . ... fir : .dUSTX I (3K 3 THE &ED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, APRIL 16 !Sft7. ;tr-r-iSn V - J , iCASTC- LK v rni, 11, TBiMfr v. UKLL i nm Pj TPlM wWMmIaw iMjr'Vfhrtu,&e mirwmk. sHMp WfllTTul SBBB WaffM if AN EASTER ROMANCE. Allco (By ) I Jnl only when Hvo There Chasetuorc.) UNT HETTY was twenty - six I camo to with her. was only a difference of two years between us, but Bomohow sho always seemed middle-aged to me, she was so quiet and serious and so different from my restless, excited sou. Sho was so sad at times that 1 could not help wondering If some time in her life sho had not experienced oomo ecrlous sorrow, for sho had means and friends enough to make her wo worm living, and should have been happy. One day I found her weeping quietly with a llttlo red book In hor hand. I endeavored to calm her, to find out the reason for her sorrow, nnd then eho told me this story: "It happened when I was only eigh teen. I was engaged to bo married. My lover was four years older than myself; he was a mate of a ship, and a fine, dashing young follow namea n-a-ward Blako. We had been engaged six months and wero to be marrlod a month later. The day was 'fixed, and Edward had arranged to give up the sea and take a situation on land. We were as happy as two young peoplo could possibly bo; but, unluckily, Just a month before the time fixed for our wedding day, a picnic was gotten up by somo of our friends, and Edward and I wero of tho party. There was a liandsomo young fellow there named Percy Sandys, tho son of a neighboring clergyman. Ho was fresh from col lege, and full of fun and frolic. 1 chanced to bo placed next to him at luncheon, and not knowing, as I aft erward discovered, that I was en gaged, ho was specially attcntlvo to me. I did not caro for his nttontlono In tho least, but I was In high spirits and only bent on tho enjoyment of tho mo ment, and I did not chock him as, per haps, I ought to havo done. Presently, I caught Bight of Edward's face, and eaw that ho was looking terribly cross and angry. Foolishly I thought It father good fun to mako him Jealous, And. on-purposo to tcaBo him, I pro tended to tako all the more notice of Mr. Sandys. When we finished lunch eon tho party scattered and strolled about the woods in various directions. I naturally expected Edward to ac company me, but ho rather rudely, as I thought, hold aloof, and, to punish him, I paired off with Mr. Sandys. When the party got togotbor again Edward looked so savage that I thought it better not to provoko him any further. "I shook off Mr. Sandys, and, walk ing away with Edward, began to scold him for his unreasonable Jealousy. Of course, I did not think I myself was In fault; nobody ever does. A loving word would havo mado mo penitent di rectly. Unfortunately, ho was whlto with anger, and began to reproach mo In a way that roused my temper, too, for I was quick enough to tako of fence in thoso days, Ruth, though I havo learned hotter since I can ro member, as If it wero yesterday, tho nook In tho woods whoro wo stood, tho eunshlno glinting through tho trees and lighting up Edward's flushed face nnd angry eyes. Ho reproached mo bitterly moro bitterly, I think, than I deserved. Ho called mo a heartless coquette, and I called him llttlo-mlnd-ed and told him ho hod mado hlmsolf ridiculous by his unreasonable Jeal ousy. We got hotter and hotter, and finally ho declared that If I did not admit that I had been wrong, aud promise to behave differently for the future, all must bo over between us. I did not care a straw for Mr. Sandys, and would fifty times sooner have had Edward with me, but I would havo died sooner than havo told him so then. So I gave him a bitter answor, and we both grew angrier still. His last words, uttered with all tho inten sity of passion, ring still In my ears. I can tell you them word for word: 'Hetty, If you let roe 8 now under stand clearly you will never era my face again.' I did not qulto believe him. Perhaps if I had I should still havo let him go. At any rate, I was tar too angry to give way then. 'Go, by all means, It you wish It,' I said, and In another moment he waa gone. I had been tearing to pieces, in my pas elon, a llttlo spray of hawthorno ho had given mo earllor in tho day. I had pulled off tho leaves one by one, nnd when ho left mo tho baro stem was left In my hand, with one leaf only re maining. See, hero It Is, tho last relic of my first and last love. God grant that In your whole life, my Ruth, you may never weep such tears as I hnvo wept over that ono faded leaf." She opened the little red prayer book in her lap ami showed mo, hid den In a tlesuo paper pocket, tho yol low hawthorno loaf. "This llttlo book," sho said, "was Edward's gift to me, and this old dry leaf Is my only relic of tho day when wo parted in the wood, novor to moot again in this world. Stay, I havo ono moro treasure, seo!" She drew from her bosom n quaint old locket and put It In my hand. It was a mlnlaturo painting representing a tung man in an old-fashioned naval costumo. It was a handsomo faco, but storn and proud-looking, and I could very well bollovo that the original would havo behaved as Aunt Hetty had described. "But did you really part llko that, auntlo?" I said. "Did you novor seo him again?" "Novor. Ho did not go back to tho picnic party, but Joined an outward bound ship the next day, leaving a brief noto for my mother, stating that wo had fortunatoly found out in time that wo wero unsulted to each other, and had, therefore, by mutual consent, put an end to our engagement.' "Ilut that was very cruel, auntlo." "I thought so then. Perhaps It was a little; but aftorward I blamed my self far moro than him. I had given the provocation; and I know in my heart of hearts that one word of re- giot on my part would havo mado all right between us. But I was too proud to say it I let him go with my eyes opened, and I have been Justly pun ished." "But havo you novcr heard from him since, dear auntie?" "Onco or twlco, but only Indirectly. Ho had no relatives In our part of tho country. I know that ho gavo up tho sea and obtained a commission in somo Indiana regiment. When last I heard of him ho was a captain; but that is many years ago, and I do not know whether ho is alive or dead. So ends ray poor llttlo romance Thoro is ono thing l suouiu iiko io asu, uum, and that Ib partly why I have told you my story. You hnvo seen my rollcs. They havo been my greatest treasure in life, and I should llko them put In my coffin whon I die. Will you remem ber thle, dear?" I could not answer for tears, but I kissed her hand and sho was content. Two months ago, tired of our hum drum country life, auntlo and I re solved -to visit foreign parts. Accord ingly, wo went to Boulogne and took up our abode in a quiet boarding houso In tho Rue dee Vlelllards. Thoro wero a good many visitors staying In tho house, but they wero mostly In families or parties, and wo did not mingle with them. Our vis-a-vis at tablo was a tall gentleman of soldlorly appearance, who wob alwuys spoken of as tho major. When he ventured to address an order to tho waiting maids in French, tho difficulties he got Into wero dreadful, and he always ended by gettnlg angry with himself and them. I ventured to help him out of a difficulty onco or twlco, and in this manner a slight ncqualntanco sprung up between us. It had, however, gone no farther than a friendly nod or a ro- from it to Aunt Hetty, as If trying to satisfy Mmseir on somo point. Tho sor mon camo to an end, nnd tho benedic tion followed, but I fear tho major had no part In It. Ho .ook ndvnntngo of tho momont when all bonds were bowed to do a very unmannerly thing. Ho sly ly put up his eyeglasses and read tho namo lnsldo auntie's book. It waa quickly done, and might have escaped notice, but I watched him closely. 1 could even read tho nntne myself. It was In n bold, manly hand: "To IIos ter; Juno 28, 18." I was aghast at ouch an act of Impertinence, and glanced at auntlo to seo If sho would resent It; but sho had probably not noticed It, for sho modo no sign. Tho congregation began to disperse, nnd wo wont out, but wo were scarco ly In tho street when tho major spoko to auntie. "Madam, I am going to auk you a very singular, question, but let mo na suro you hat I hnvo a deep personal Interest In nsklng It. Will you tell mo how you came by that red prayer book you uso?" I shall never forgot auntie's quick-ly-glven answer, but I could toll by tho faint flush on her usually palo faco how deeply sho was moved. "You gavo It to mo, yoursolf, Ma jor Blako, years ago." Surprise delight nnd Incredulity struggled for tho mastery In tho ma jor's fnco. Ho took off his hat and stood bnrc-hended, and that ono llttlo gesture told moro plainly than tho roout passionate protestations could havo done, that the old lovo had been kept a treasured and sacrod thing. I think, from tho smllo on her ruputh, as she looked nt him. that tho snmo thought camo to auntlo. "And you nro Hetty I Yes, I know you now," ho said. "You had forgotten tho eight years, Major Blako. I know you from tho first." "And would you really havo lot mt go without a word?" "Why not? How could I know you would wleh to bo reminded of old times?" "Reminded! I havo never forgotten. I tried my hardest to forget and couldn't. Although you proforrcd an- othor" "Another! What other?" "Didn't you marry young Sandys?" "I havo never seen him slnco." At this stage of tho conversation It struck mo that I was do trop. Major ITS WORK COMPLETED TWENTY HAS - FIFTH SESSION ADJOURNED. ClnMlii; Week of tlio NeliriMUu l.rjjNIil tare a Itin) Our-M tn V Important MeiiMtrc 1'iiKvtl Noti-l'nr(liui llt-purl of (ln PriHT'illiittiir Hiium-unit Semite. The legislature closed Its woik Fri day, but fti tumble to niljouru at noon, the tlmo fixed for doing so, and tho servk'os of n janitor woro cnlled In to requisition to keep the hands of the clocks from reaching 12, It remained In session pending the enrollment of tho general appropriation bills nnd other measures This work was com pleted Saturday morning niul the mem bers departed for their several homes. While the records show thnt tho leg islature adjourned sinu dlo Friday noon tho business of tho session wns not finished till almost twenty-four hours later. The tecord for passing bills was broken by the legislature just ad journed. One hundred and thirty-throe woro passed, nil nvoniiro of ono for oach member, Mighty-two originated In the house mid fifty-one In tho son uto. tiii: si:n.ti:. Tut'Niliijr, April II, Tho somite snout tho dav considering the current expense bill, providing for maintenance of state institutions. An attempt to cut oft the soldiers' homo nt Milford hud the .support of only Hvo senators. Tho senate showed Its Idea of economy by Increasing the appro priations for nenrly every institution. The failure of tho house to hold u night session tonight is suld to have killed nil bills now hi tho senate on third rending. II. H. Till, introduced in response to tho request of the governor in a spe cial message, wns read a third time nnd passed. It is a joint resolution setting forth the necessity for cheaper trans portation on farm products to thu liulf of Mexico, II. I! 345. relating to tho manage ment of the penltentlnry, and II. 11. 18, appropriating $30,000 for a new wing to the Hastings asylum, were passed with the eincrgeney clause. a-ffiin .. w-rcntr irs5raw J J mfrffut I vJl 'ill lAlBft III7L !3 "Will You Tell Mo How You Camo by tho Red Prayer-book You Uso?" fra If lfwn?V i It " ' Ill D I "GO, IF YOU WISH IT." mark across the dinner table. With other visitors ho fraternized even less. So matters stood until the night of Easter Sunday came, whon we went to tho little English church In an adjoin ing strcot. We wero ushered Into o'ne of tho pows appropriated for strangers and a minute or two later tho major was shown Into the same pew and sat down beside us. During the sorvlco tho major, by an accidental movement of his arm, throw down auntlo's little red prayer book. He picked It up, and was about to roplace it, but as he held It In full vlow under tho km, his eyes chanced to fall upon It, and he started aa though be had seen a ghost. He laid the book down, but be glanced Blake, sldo by side with auntie, was walking slowly homeward, and on reaching a convenient street corner, I went off for a stroll In an opposite di rection. Whon I reached homo I found auntlo and tho Major sitting In the courtyard under tho trees. Tho Major lifted his hat at my approach and said: "Miss Danvors, your aunt and I nro very old friends; Indocd, many years ago wo wero engaged to bo marrlod, hut an unfortunato misunderstanding separated us. Wo havo lost many hap py years, but I hope some still remain to us. I trust wo shall havo your good wishes." I looked from ono to the other. "You dear, darling auntie, then you really are going to be married after all? Of courso I wish you Joy, and Major Blako too, from tho very bot tom of my heart!" I don't know how the secret oozed out, but before anothor day had paBsod evory one In tho house knew that the handsome English major bad met an old love In the person of tho gentle little lady with the sweet smllo and the soft gray hair, and that after a separation of eight years thoy were en gaged to be married, and they wero ac cordingly promoted to all tho privi leges of engaged lovers. I must pass over the homeward jour ney and tho astonishment of our friends at Fairfield when auntie re turned engaged to bo married. Some few of them had known Major Blako, but to most of thorn ho was a stran ger. Many woro tho questions and ex nlanatlons before everything was ac counted for to everybody's satisfac tion; but It was dono at last. And then came tho preparation of tho trous seau; and at last tho happy pair havo been mado ono, and auntlo is off to tho Isle of Wight to spend her honeymoon. Beforo going sho called mo to hor room and Bald: "Ruth, dear, I am going to glvo you this little red prayer book as a part ing remembrance. You know how I have treat 'red it, and you won't value It tho lets 1 am sure, for having been so dear to n"). And if, whon Mr, Right comes, Rut'i. you are tempted to be willful or wayward, or to pain a heart that loves you truly, think of yout Aunt Hetty, and the faded leaf, for not every mistake In life ends aa mine did on Easter Day." Woilnradiiy, April 7. Tho senato today transacted tho fol lowing business: Killed by a vote of 10 to 1.1 Senator Real's S. F. 3S."i. to legislate tint of ex istence the Hurling ton relief depart ment. Passed S. F. 581, by Senator Graham, to rcgulnte service of summons on for eign Incorporated troltingor racing as sociations. Killed by n vote of 22 to 7, S. F. ass. repealing a law which provides that not more than ono ditch can bo con structed across land without owner's consent when tho first ditch cnu be made to answer the same purpose. Passed S. F. n.13. iirnvidiiii? that as signment of mortgages shall bo re corded. Passed by unanimous consent con current resolution 5.1. providing for resubmission of constitutional amend ment for two additional judges of su premo court nt general election in 1SUS. Next enmo the bill enlarging the powers of the stnto board of transpor tation, conferring upon them semi judicial powers and suspending thu present law of injunction. It reverses tho order of procedure by placing the burden of proof on corporations which may be ordered liv tho board to per form any act. Under tho present law the board has power to enforco orders through tho courts. Tho bill reverses this and holds the board's orders final and conclusive, nnd tho corporations are required to go into court, assume tho burden of proof toshow that orders of tho board are unjust. A warm light was mntlu ngalnst its piissnge nnd onVoll cull it was killed, Senator (Irothnn coming In and voting nny, malting the vote n tie. After ie cess, however, on motion of Senator Orotlian, a motion to reconsider car ried, the vote demonstrating thnt thu noon recess had been ndvnntageously used by friends of the bill. Thu bill thus agai n came beforo thu .senate- for pnssngo or rejection. Opponents or tne mil ueemreii u nan not gone through the coursu prescribed by thu constitution, and if passed would not bo constitutional. Friends of tho bill thought different, and suit! thu record would show that thu bill wns legitimately before tho senate. Tho vote in detail on final passage w ns an follows: YKAS-lft Ucnl Orntinm l.co L'unmlay Uruthmi Midann Karrell Iloatiy Mlllor Fcltx Jeffcoat Mutlly Qonilrluff JohriBOii Mutz NAVJ-II. ralilviell Fritz ltamom Conowuy Iluller Spunrer uumius Aiurpny mccio ItECOIim:i NOT VOTINO-3 Dearlnc Howall Watson Tho current expense- bill wns further considered In cointnlttcu of tho whole and suvor.il items increased. At a uleht session tho senate con sidered the salary bill and at 11 o'clock adjourned. appropriating S'-'.OOO for relief of Mrs. Law son, who was Injured Charter day by n gun wail; W, placing homo for tho friendless under eontiol of board of nubile lands mid buildings: i57, de fining chicken Mealing us burglary; 121, withdrawing school lnnds from sale; 2.1. adding thu word chicory to wnrohouso law, ;t,1.1, nutlioriing the is suance of teachers certificates to mil vers'ty graduates; 241, dulliilng n legal new spa per as one that has been pub lished tlireu months; ,i2t, nitthori.iug the purchase of laud nenr Hastings asvltim for uso of nsylum. The senate adjourned nt It p. m. VrliUjr, April t. Pnssngo of bills was tho only busi ness transacted by tho senate totlny. Among the twenty or moro bills rushed through woro the following houso rolls: .i78, allowing Douglas county to bond itself to aid tho exposition; m, ims oelluneotm elnltns bills; salary npprtv prlatlou bill; 573, allowing board of purchaso and Kupnlics to innko con tracts for ono year for supplies not of n perlnhablu nature; 10 and 15, for lion partisan election boards; 1(13, for blanket ballot; Ifiri, tloclarlnir cluvntor triistsunlawful;5ii:i, regulating charges or live slock eoiuuilKsiou men; (Ml, mis eollnneous claims bill; 571, permitting state printing board to lut contracts on oach article or pleeuof work separately. Tho guarantee bond bills Introduced in thu housu by Mr. Itloli of Douglas, eleven in number, wero thun nut on final passage. Two of tho bills wero defeated, II. It. 1153, providing for tho payment by counties of the premium on tho bonds of conntv treasurers, thu premium not to exceed one-half of ono per cent, and II. It. .'150, containing general provisions relating to official bonds. The bill giving county officers tho right to give giirniiteu bonds, tho countloN to pay for tho snmo, was ono of thu most important in tho list. II. II. fitu, to provide for testing gas oline, passed. The transfer switch bill waH defeated. Tlio. municipal referendum bill wns passed. The usual resolutions and motions Incident to thu winding up of business followed. Tho sum of 81,1100 wns allowed for preparing thu senate journal. At 11 o clock tho seuiitu wns inform ally dismissed. Sittuntiijr, April 10. In the somite today, during the wait for committee on engrossed und en rolled bills to report, tho senato mado nn efl'ort to revivu thu legal nowspaper bill. It wns rourrcctcd and sent to thu governor under circumstances thnt may cause Its legality to bo questioned. An utTort was ul.souuido to have In serted in thu salary bill an item for salary of deputy statu superintendent. It failed. Thu salary wns Intunded for Airs, .ineuson, who Is assisting ner Hus band. A committee wns appointed to notify tho housu that thu bcnutu was ready to adjourn. Speeches wero madu by member ami thu best of feeling prevailed. Tho lieutenant governor said tho rmst few months would evei? bo pre cious to him. Ills closing remarks touched tender chords. Tho gavel fell for the last tlmo at 11 :'.'.. .Members of the senate shook hands warmly with each other and loft the cnpltol for their homes. vole wns 40 to .10 nnd tho bill was dis posed of. Tho house killed a bill nn final pas sage by Mr, Hull of Harlan, repealing tho law providing for supremo court commissioners. Tho vote on this bill was taken Immediately after tin' Joint session, when tho recount of the amend' moots had been announced. Tho joint eonferenio committee ro commended that final adjournment lio bad Friday noon and thnt no bills be passed by either bouse after Thursday, VTcilnr-ftitiir, April 1, Tho house today refused to fix n tlmo to adjourn, claiming the senate Is frit ting away its titno In older to kill houso bills. It. Rs. 38r, raising tho salary of adjutant-general from 81,000 to 81,500, nnd i84, permitting Douglas county to bond itself for tho exposition, wero passed. Tho bills to discourage salo of adul terated beer nnd for a beer inspector wero postponed. II. Us. 4fi0, creating n municipal court In metropolitan cities; .12, iinti cigarette bill; 50,1, regulating rates of live stock commission men; 107, giving county eoniuiissionoiBvigiit to rcgumiu charges for water by irrigation com panies; 571, establishing r. ireo employ ment bureau; 500, changing number of degress necessary In testing illuminat ing oils; r.un, providing for manner of payment of thu inteicst and principal of real estate mortgages, all woro passed. S. F. 5, Senator Hallor'santi-comtiact bill, was tho first sonato Hlo on third rending. It provides that Insurance men in tho stntu shall not combine on insurance rates. Tho bill received only r7 votes with tho emergency clause, It passed without tho emer gency clausu by n votoof M) to 51. in tiii: iioh.hi: Osborn liltrhlu Sclinll Sykos Tulbnt Weller She Did. "Jane," said the landlady, severely, "where are tho eggs for dinner? I told you to cook that dozen I borrowed from tho neighbors." "Yes, mum, but you told mo later to be suro and return 'em'Detrolt Froi Press. Tho most honest man In the world will lie about what he paya for bla tU gars. TliurEdiiy, April K. In tho sonato today house rolls 010, miscellaneous claims" bill; 10 and 12, providing for non-partisan election boards; S78, nllowiug Douglus county to bond herself for aid to exposition, were advanced to third rending. Tho state script bill was killed when i motion toadvancu was lost. Tho Honntu spent thu balance of thu forenoon considering tho general ap propriation bill, housu roll No. 0t.', tho .salary bill. Tho bill was disposed of after tho noon recess after somo changes were mado. Tho fuslonists voted down a motion to appropriate 817,000 to pay bounty claims of the American Chicory com pany of Fremont for tho manufacture of chicory. Tho sime action was taken on sugar bounty claims amounting to 1121,000, which Is tho bounty duo tho Grand Island und Norfolk boot sugar factories. A resolution was then In troduced authorizing tho governor to Investigate and report to thu ue.xt legislature tho amount duo, Thu res olution was passed. Many bills woro passed by tho sen ate, mostly houso rolls. Chiofest among tho number were tho following; Houso rolls 31. for mutual nlato class iusur- mco companies; 28:t, placing Institute ( for deaf nnd dumb und school for blind under control of board of trustees; 519, Mutiny. April 5. Consideration of 11. It. 57M, to allow Douglas county to bond Itself in aid of tlio exposition, was resumed in com inlttco of tlio whole this morning, tho motion before thu committee being to indefinitely postpone. Tho motion failed to carry und the bill wns recom mended for passage. II. U. :i5. tlio mitl-clgnrottu bill wns advanced to n third rending. Stnndlng committees reported on several bills. S. F. .'WO, Senator (Sondring's anti trust bill wns ordered to third reading. hi committee of thu whole II. It, 503, regulating commissions for selling Hvo stock wits loported for passage. Among thu bills passed woro the following housu rolls; 541, defining a legal newspaper; 73, providing for col lection of tuxes in Irrigation districts; 3 in, requiring commission 'merchants to net as agent of shippers, nnd pro hibiting them depositing money ro celved for such In banks in their own name; f7.r. allowing board of purchase and supplies to contract coal for onu year; ,1511. for purchnsjj of land for use of Hastings asylum; 333, providing that when normal schools hnvo Mime course of study us state normal school, graduates of saino may have state cer tificates: till, nliicinir honiu for frlund- less in control of state; 571, providing for letting stnto printing In sinull lots; 4.10, prohibiting combinations among grain elovntor men; 05.1, to prevent hog cholera. TiH-nilny, April a, Tho following went through: II. It. 277, for establishment of free omploy umploymont bureaus; II. It. (105, re pealing the law allowing n bounty for tho destruction of wolves, coyotes and wild cats; H. it. 5.1.1, providing for tho holding of property in trust for theo logical purposes. S. V. 251, placing express, telegraph und telephone companies under control of hoard of truiiHiiorlntloii. was re ported to be postponed. A lengthy discussion was had on tho report, uftor which tho house ordered It to third reading. S. F. 371. tuxlng express companies, was reported for postponement by a majority and for third reading by n minority, A motion to adopt tlio mi nority repm tied to u lengthy debate. On call for previous question tho mo tion wns lost. On S. !'. 375, n bill taxing telephone companies, theru was also ti minority report, tho adoption of which wns lost by a vote of 38 to .10. The majority re port wns adopted, placing tho bill on genurnl file, where it will remain un less resurrected by n ,two-thlrds vote. Tho committee uppointud to fix n time for tho joint convention moved that tho time bo at 4 o'clock, whjch was agreed to. That time had arrived and tho senate was Immediately an nounced. Ith proceedings appear else whore. After the joint convention, tho sun ntu bill taxlmr toloirrunli companies was presented tun similar mannur with Thumilny, April 8. Tho house today passed hcnnto files 144, authorizing county judges In coun ties having over 55,000 to designate ono of their clerks as county clerk; 109, providing for tho disposition of dls membored school districts; 318, com pelling real estato agents and owners of real estato to make written con tracts; 3.10, tlio anti-trust bill; 204, the pure food bill; 117, granting certificates to graduates of statu university; 305, providing for condemnation of land for Irrigation purposes; 04, authorising county treasurers to Invest not to ex coed 7.1 per cent of tho sinking fund In tho respeotlvo counties in registered warrants; 0, giving district judges right to specify date for jurors to appear; 10.1. for nroteetlon of name, and pro- venting transportation of snmo out of the state; 41, authorizing cities and vil lages to acquire, proiind for park pur poses; 130, providing thnt bonds may bo voted ut special elections for orec tion of public pulldlngs; 508, raising aggregate school tux ullowablo in cit ies of the first class to 5.1 mills; 01, placing government of Milford indus trial homo in stato control; 500, put ting power to appoint superintendent of lloiitrlce institute in the bunds of tho governor; 270, with similar provision concerning tho girls' Industrial school ut Oeneva. Tliu most important mensure passed was senato filo 5.11, which places the regulation of telegraph, telephone and express companies under control of tho stnto board of transportation. It wan about the only bill over which a fight occurred, and in order to scctiro its passugo Representative Crouk, who wns in bed sick with tho measles, was brought in. Tho voto on tho bill in in detail wns as follows: . YP.M-Sl Aiikrny llnlUtiii f-hull IIIIIIiik Horner Smith of Itlrh. Iluncr Hull Miydcr ofj'ii'u Inmpliill Hyatt Hcxlermta t Urkuf Itloli. .lutioiof Ncm' Slebblm Cold l.rmiir Striuti t.ronk l.oumli Taylor of Kilt i:ki r McLnrtuy Urrlluir I aminalt MiCrackcn Vn Hunt l.nilnrf Marihill Wclrh rrim- Mormi V heeler lUiluril Morrlion Window llrrilo riirliM Wright lmiiiltaCT I'olUril Yelier (Irlinci Ilobrruoa Youtitf Orcmenor Komto Zimmerman lllln Sheldon lr. Speaker HIM KAYS -I). AMiTimn llemlermn l'rlnea llalilwlu llolliroulc lltch llenisrJ .leiiklnt Ituhertt lilalce. .lanexif Oa Ituddr llurket; Jonriof Wayno Homo II) rm Kanp Smith of D'glM raaiheer Kt liter Button Chittenden l.lddell 'lay lor of Dgtu Clark of lnu'r McOee' Waltu Curtli McLrod Wlebo Fclker Mann Wlmberly Koukn. Mllla Woodward lllrent Mltcliel Wootler Hamilton AIIBKNT AMI I'OT VOTINO-V llabion Orel I Snyder of Sli'a Ktghiuy Nrablt Webb (lotborn lleforo adjourning tho house refused to concur In tho sonato amendments to house roll No. 014, the current expense appropriation bill. This means that thu bill will go to conference today. The houso then nd.kmrncd. it minority report favoring placing the bill on third reading, Iloll call win taken on tho motion to adopt thu report of tho mujorllv.whlch wus to put thu bill on general file. Tho rrlduy, April U. Tho houso commenced its lust day by donating tho flag ovor representative hull to tlio soldiers homo at Milford. S. F. 271, placing appointment of superintendent of Kearney industrial school in hands of governor, failed to pass; 74, defining cruelty to children, passed; 2.10, allowing school board of Omaha to fix levy, passed; 238, provid ing that boys and girls under 18 years inuy not bo sent to penitentiary, passed. Tho sum of, 81,500 was allowed for preparing the house journal, to bo di vided equallv between Clerks F. D. I'ugcr, .1. W.'llanihurt und U. E, Fos ter. Tho balnnco of tho time was then passed by the members in presenting resolutions and motions of thanks and recommendations. At 11 o'clock the members departed leaving the speaker and a janitor pres ent to wuteh the clock, us some nccs sary work hud to bo dono Saturday morning. HitturtUy, April IO. In the houso todhv very llttlo busi ness was transacted, uhlle waiting for tho comtnltteo on enrolled and en grossed bills to report thai all bills had been presented to tho governor thu memburs enjoyed a social session. At 11:10 tho senato announced that it was ready to adjourn. Chairman Severe reported ull bills us enrolled und presented to tho governor, The opening hciitonco in tho journal was read and appiovod nnd on motion of Mr. Sheldon, tho houso udjourned without clay, It. fuiM putting tho motion Speaker (iatlln, with perceptible evidences of ft a Ing In his voice, wished all tbt members 1 applness and prosperity. -i (' ., )'. ; ). Ml nl 1 1' In 1 !$ i fin I. i i V'i M t! .1 '. M l! I lJ" r m . ' t ' A.., $.' ?& ,A.