THE FRONTIER.
FUBI.INI!Kl> KVKUY TIH'HSDAY By
Tils YiioNTiitn Phintino Co.
O'NKU.T.. NKMUSKA.
OYEE THE STATE.
llnitsic thieves are desolating tho
barns of horse owners at I’onon.
AN eagle with seven-foot wind’s was
caught In u wolf trap near llrady
Island.
Tine Mi'rcliantn hotel at Wakefield
hits been reopened by a gentleman from
Wayne.
TlIKIIK is a great deal of sickness
among the ehlldren of Tiled ford,Thom
as county.
A. Tai.iiot, formerly postmaster at
liralnard, died after a lingering Illness
o; diabetes.
Johnson county proposes to expend
t-0,0<>0 in bottoriug its roads and bridg
es this year.
a Hui.r ii11ii 1/ 11-ii mu' wi'ivvn irinnn
» »s engaged In by the sports of Itluo
llill uml vicinity.
Ciikvknnk county cninmiHHlnncrH cs
timuto that it will take tM'.l.OOD to run
tho county the coming year.
Posl'AI, INSPECTOR SlNCT.AIIt, who has
been investigating the business of the
Traveling Men’s liusliicks ltlock of Lin
coln, Inis reported that tho evidence
collected by lom does not show that
the company hits boon using themails
for fraudulent purposes.
A map dog was shot in the south part
of York county a few days ago. Sev
eral unimuls were kitten before tho
dog was shot.
In (ircoley county the different pre
cincts are holding meetings to devise
ways and means to procure seed and
feed next spring.
Two Oiianii 1st.ami wheelmen colli
ded tho other day, whereby great dam
age whs intlirtcd upon the wheels, but
the riders escaped uninjured.
An order of sulo has been issued by
virtue of a deereo against tho property
of the Wilcox District Fair association,
property located ut Wilcox. Tho amount
of the judgment is 83,347.
Tun lieatrleo Starch company, which
has been reorganized, tiled amended
articles of incorposntion. The capital
stock is now plucod at 8300,000, with a
paid up capital of 800,000.
Tun l'uwnee Independent says J. G
Wood of Tablo Rock has tiled a claim
for the discovery of coal, and he claims
to havo twenty-six inch vein of work
able cool. The prize is 84,(Hit).
Tiik stockholders of the Citizens’
State bunk of Wood River hold their
annual meeting. A dividend of 5 per
cent, payable February to, 1805, was
declared. The capital stock was re
duced from 831,000 to 830,ooo.
Fkank (). Kiuhi of Stella, oldest son
of Ike Kroh, met with a serious acci
dent He was trimming a fallen tree
with a very sharp axe and in some man
ner struck his foot squarely on tho end,
■pliting it down about three inches.
Tiik bunk of Wilcox was closed last
week by State Hank Kxamincr Cline.
The institution has paid up capital of
873,000 and is owned by eastern capital
ists. The deposits, which amount to
818,000, it is thought, will be paid in
full.
Tiik Douglas county charity work is
assuming great proportions. Fuel to
the amount of 81,803 was distributed
during Deoember and groceries costing
81,038. The labor test will hereaf
ter be applied by making applicants
work.
The Kearney National bank, which
was compelled to suspend under a run
several weeks ago, will open its doors
again, and President Downing says
that the affairs of the bank havo been
put in good shape and the prospect is
hopeful.
Hahnky Skooy, who has been con
nected with Fremont hotels for several
years, who was well known to travel
ing men, died Inst week after a linger
ing illness His body was taken to his
old homo at Port I.eydon, N. Y., for in
terment.
Mu. Jenkins has introduced a bill in
the legislature, cutting down telegraph
charges to fifteen cents for the first ten
words for all distances less than one
hundred miles. The rate for any longer
distance within the state is 33 cents for
ten words.
IIarky Mason, who had been on a
prolonged spree since Christmas, died
suddenly ut the American house in Ta
blo Rock. His death was caused, it is
supposed, by alcoholism, lie has
wealthy relatives in New York city
who were telegraphed for.
Wii.i.iam Uu iuku, an old soldier of
McCool Junction, while doing chores,
came near freezing todeuth. His wife,
with assistance of neighbors, got him
to the house. They hud at the time
scarcely any fuel. A wagon load of
coal was at once sent them.
J. F. Stui.i, who lives four miles
northwest of Platlsmouth, was danger
ously burned by the explosion of a
hanging lamp last week. His beard
and hair were singed close to the skin,
the flesh on his face, neck, ears, chest
;C- and hands was literally cooked.
A I’oi.t.Kn Anui s bull belonging to
llans Jacobsou. near Plainview, fell
into a deserted well and was not dis
covered for fifteen days. When taken
out the animal was dazed for a few
moments but it soon started for home
as though nothing had happened.
iwiis. njuuia i hum a s burned to
death at her home at ltloomtield the
other day. When discovered by neigh
boring1 women she had nearly extin
guished the flumes and got out of doors
but was burned to a crisp from head to
foot. Medical skill could only allevi
ate iter suffering for about four hours,
when death relieved her. It is thought
that she had spilled gasoline upon hei
clothing, which had ignited from the
•tove.
William Bose of Gibbon, who with
his wife have been spending the win
ter in Kearney, died suddenly of heart
failure in the United i’resbvterian
church the other night just as tire con
gregation was being dismissed. He was !
73 years of age and leaves three chil
dren.
Preparations are being made for the
purpose of irrigating a strip of country
lying along the Niobrara river known
as the mirage flats. Mirage flats is a
perfectly level piece of land, twenty
miles long and ten miles wide. Engi
neers are at work surveying, and work
on the ditch will begin 'in February if ■
the weather coptinues favorable. |
I'HKD Ki.i.m, n farmer living near
l,ynrh wm bound over to tho cliatricl
court last week for nlledged “white
copping.”
Tin: Klkhorn will abandon what is
known as the Kreaioiit-Oruaha local
train for the reason that business does
not warrant its continuance. This
train is known as Nos. 23 and 21. No.
21 leaving Omaha for Kreinont at‘1:33
p. ni anil returning arriving lit Omaha
iii V-.'iO p in.
A imi n of (lust Anderson, a promi
nent farmer living two miles west of
Slroinslmrg, was probably fatally
burned, it seems that while the par
ents were doing chores, the child by
some means set fire to its clothes, lie
fore assistance came the skin on its
arms anil faeo was burned to n crisp.
Idttle hope is entertained for its recov
ery.
Ilcnn tV. Co., whonre boring the arte
sian well at York, are down lii.'i feet.
They have passed through forty-five
feet of mugnesia lime stone nnd are
now twenty-five feet into sandstone.
They have just received new drills nnd
will push the work as soon ns the
weather will permit. The parties from
Iowa who are also drilling are down
HO feet
Tiik comptroller of the currency has
decided that the First National bank of
North l’lutte, now in I ho hands of tho
bank examiner, is not to be permitted
to resumo business, but shall be placed
in the hands of a receiver. Some lime
ago the comptroller offered to permit
resumption if the stockholders paid up
an assessment of 50 per cent on their
stock to cover impairment of capital.
A crank named Hunter, has sent tho
following dispute'll to the governor of
Nebraska, under Washington date:
“Tidings! Tidings! Tidings!—To the
(inventor of Nebraska: Thus says the
lord-god it would have Been Better for
tho people of your Stale that they had
Never Been Horn for their dooms are
fixed and liter damnations are Sealed
come down I’rottd Kullcrs and lie in
the dust for the axe is now lying at the
root of the tree amen.”
CoNsiiiKUAlii.K excitement prevailed
in O’Neill when it was learned that Ben
U. t’owdlery, state bank examiner,
Hied a complaint in the county court
charging (ieorgo II. Bowring, cashier
of the defunct Stunrt State bank, with
forgery. The complaint alleges that
the forgery consisted of the entry by
Bowring on the bank’s books as bills
securuble a promissory note for 82,000
purported to be signed by William
Krotter & Co., when in fad no such
note was ever signed by that firm.
At the session of tho board of super
visors of Buffalo county a county relief
association was organized by appoint
ing two mch in each township to act
with the supervisor, who would bo
chairman of the committee. A central
committee, with 11. W. Truoblood as
chairman, W. II. Hand secretary, and
Kico II. Kuton, treasurer, was elected,
deports will be madu by tho various
committeemen to the central commit
tee. From these reports it can bo
learned definitely just who and how
many are in need of help in Buffalo
county.
At the meeting of the board of agri
culture at l.incoln reports of the differ
ent officers were rend. Secretary Fur
nas submitted a report of tho business
of last year. The first portion relating
to tho financial part of the state fair's
business showed that the receipts dur
ing the fiscal year, including the bal
ance on hand for 1893, 82,UTS. 58, were
837,003.115, the not receipts for the year
were $34,51)4.07, the total expenditures
being $28,827. IS, leaving a deficiency of
81.123.53. This deficiency has been
provided for by a voluntary loan by
Austin Humphrey and all indebtedness
has been paid in full to date. While
the receipts were less than thu average
for late years the expenditures were
more than correspondingly lessened by
the board. Of the total amount ex
pended $13,023.00 was paid in premi
ums and 8H.003.40 for other expenses.
The report recommends that to keep up
with the progress of the day the board
should issue monthly bulletins of in
formation relating to crops, seasons,
etc., but adds that the appropriation,
82,000, is too small to admit of the pub
lication. _
Seed Donations to Nebraskans.
Governor llolcoiub yesterday, says
the Lincoln Journal, acknowledged the
receipt of Senator Manderson’s sugges
tion relative to Held anti garden seeds.
The proposition made by tho senator
appeared in the Sunday Journal's
Washington dispatches. His plan in
brief was that he and his colleagues in
congress should lump their quota of
seeds issued to them by the govern
ment for distribution and send them to
Nebraska as a donation for needy farm
ers in the western part of the slate.
A copy of Senaior Manderson’s letter
was also tent by the senator to his col
leagues asking them to unite with him
in the plan. Governor Holeombyester
day forwarded the following reply:
Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 14, 1895.—Hon.
0. F. Mandevson, I’nited States Sena
tor, Washington. 1>. C. — My Dear Sena
tor: In reply to yours of the 7th inst.,
allow tue to express my appreciation of
your valued suggestion relative to the
distribution of the garden and field
seeds which arc at the disposal of the
representatives in congress from this
state.
It would doubtless be advisable to
semi these seeds to tho Nebraska state
relief commission for distribution
among the needy in the drouth strick
en portions of the state, as tho mem
bers of this commission are possessed
of the greatest amount of information
regarding the wants of the people in j
the different localities. Very truly !
yours, Silas A. Holcomb,
Governor.
A reply somewhat like the above was
also sent to C ongressman Bryan, who
in the meantime had notified the gov
ernor of his willingness to donate one
half of his quota of field ami garden
~eeds.
CoxriPERAiu.K interest is being taken |
by the sportsmen of Lincoln in the fate j
of the bill now before the legislature j
providing’ for the creation of the office j
of game warden, ’lhe proposed law !
makes the warden responsible for the '
enforcement of the laws for the pro- j
lection of game and tish. |
Congressman Mekckk has notified j
Senator Manderson that he is willing i
to contribute his entire quota of seeds !
to the sufferers in the drouth belt, r.s !
has also Congressman Ilainer. Mr.
Bryan replies that he sends one-half of
his allowance, and the other populists
tvilh doubtless do likewise. j
LAWS FOR NEBRASKA.
SOME MEASURES THAT ARE TO
BE ACTED UPON.
■MindiDi Committal In the Home and
Nenate—A Text of Borne of the More
Important Mnnurm Thun Far Intro
iturcd In the I’pper and I.ow«r
liruiif hcn — Aetlon to he Had First of
All I pon Itellef l.«*{iiiltttloti—The All
Ahsorlilng Irrigation Question—Mil*
eellaneou* Notes.
Th» NfbrHHkii Assembly.
Fknatk.- In the Mutate on the 14th but lit
tle business whh transacted. On motion of
Pope the rules were amended sons to In
crease the membership of tin* standing com
mittee on Irrigation from five to seven. The
committee on standing committees, through
Pope, then reported then sines of Fenuto s
Ruthbunof Hitchcock and Dale of Harlan
us the additional members of that commit
tee. A number of bills were read the first
time, while still another hutch from last
week were read the second time and re
ferred to the appropriation committees.
Among bills Introduced were those by Hmlth,
providing for amicable ad justmeutof griev
ances and disputes t hut muy arise between
employers and employes; to protect em
ployes and guarantee their rights to belong
to labor organizations; by Wright, to amend
amend the Lincoln city charter; by Stewart,
to provide for the selection of non-partisan
election boards; also to provide for the sub
scription fees of newspapers, magazines and
other periodicals; by Wright, to amend the,
Insurance; by Holbrook, to provide for the
collection of a license tax on dogs; by Pope,
to submit a constitutional amendment pro
viding for seven Judges of the supreme
court.
House,--In the bouse thirty-eight of the
1UN bills Introduced have been printed.
House roll No. 2, by Burns of Lancaster, is
printed. It piovldes that the auditor of
public accounts shall bo made oil Inspector,
with full power to appoint deputies. Dr.
Harris bad a memorial from Keith county,
asking that dogs he made personal property
and it was referred tot lie < nmmlttee on live
stock. The secretary of the senate appear
ed and stated that the senate had selected
Senators Graham and Hauer to act with a
like committee of the house to make ar
rangements for the joint session to elect
([lilted States senator, and Senators Mc
Koeby and Wright to act with a committee
from the house on Joint rules. House roll
No. 199, by Allan, requires all railroads,
corporations, companies and persons oper
ating a railroad doing business In Nebras
ka to equip all engines and ears
with proper, elfldent ami safe automatic
couplers ami brakes, and for prescribing
penalties for failure thereof, and to repeal
sections I* 2, It, 4, .*> and ti of said act. and to
provide furl her regulation of transporta
t on companies. Among the bills introduced
were the following; To provide for the
levy, assessment and collection of taxes In
ca-es where an Injunction has been decreed
against the levy or assessment, and for the
collection of taxes heretofore levied and as
sessed upon real property which has es
caped taxation for any year nr years prior
to September 1, isTO, and to declare and en
force tin* liability of railroad corporations
under the laws of the state in respect to
such taxes, as shall he levied or assessed
under the aut horlty of this act, and to pro
vide for a tultional counsel to assist. In pros
ecuting the collection of such taxes; pro
viding for t he proper defense of various
suits commenced ana now pending In federal
court attacking the constitutionality of an
act entitled “An act to regulate railroads,
to classify freights, to fix re isonablo maxi
mum rates to be charged for the transporta
tion of freights upon each of the railroads
In the stale of Nebraska, and to provide
penalties for the violation of the act." ap
proved April 12, 1MKI; to establish, locate
and maintain a state normal school at or
near Milford, Seward county, Neb., to be
known and designated as the “Milford State
Normal school," and to provide for receiv
ing a donat ion of property for the same,
ami to appropriate funds for the purpose of
furnishing and maintaining the same; to
provide for the erection, furnishing and
cqulpingnf a chapel and hospital at the
state Industrial school, located near Kear
ney, Neb., and making appropriation there
for; to prohibit the giving of passes by any
railroad in the state of Nebraska: to amend
sections 4,693, 4,694 and 6,696, code of civil
procedure. 1893, Cobbey’s, and to repeal said
original sections.
Sknate. - In the senate on the 15th vote
was taken for United States senator. The
vote as announced showed that all the re
publicans voted for Thurston. The inde
pendents divided, Hauer. Crawford, JetTres
and Sprecher vo.ing for \V. J. Bryan and
Campbell. Dale and Stewart for rrof. W. A.
Jones. Senator Gray being sick and absent.
As soon as the vote was announced John M.
Thurston arose from his seat near Senator
Crane, and with Mrs. Thurst* n went to rep
resentative hall. The following bills were
introduced and rend the first time: To pro
vide for the purchase of grounds and the
erection of buildings for an Old Ladies'
home, and home for destitute and home for
children und making appropriations there
for; to amend section 1390 of chapter 12 of
annotated statutes of Nebraska, 1893, enti
tled “Decemients and state," and to repeal
said section 1390 as now existing; to amend
section 516), title 17, annotated statutes of
Nebraska, 1893, entitled “Costs," and to re
peal said section 5165 as now existing; to
amend section 69111, chapter 17, annotated
statutes of Nebraska of ls9t, eneitled “Ar
rests und arraignment before magistrate,"
ami to repeal said section 5913 as now exist
ing; to amend section 3043 of the compiled
statutes of the state of Nebrqskaof 1891, en
titled “Fees in excess of certain amounts;"
to amend section 2943 of the consolidated
statutes of Nebraska, and to repeal said
original section; to amend sections 14 ami 29
of an act entitled “An act to promote the in
dependence of voters at public elections, to
enforce the secrecy of the ballot and to pro
vide for the printing and distribution of
bullots at public expense."
House.—In the house interest centered in
the vote for United States senator. When
the vote was announced the result showed
Thurston 72; W. A. Jones 15; Bryan 13. The
announcement was followed by an outburst
of applause. Recess was taken, and on re
assembly the house was addressed by Rev.
L. I*. Lud ien concerning relief matters. Mr.
Ludden answered questions from members,
which elicited the statement that ordors
woie being tilled as rapidly as possible, and
it was also shown that counties which were
reported to have received little or no aid
were well supplied. Mr. Ludden expressed
the opinion that about 75 were cut of the
farmers of the drouth stricken district would
be In need of seed grain. His statements
relative to the condition of affairs was
an agreeable surprise to many members,
and it was very evident that he had created
a good impression concerning the work of
the relief commission. On motion of Milli
ner of Lancaster a vote of thanks was ex
tended to Mr. Ludden, and on motion of
Valley the secretary of state was directed
tosupply the relief commission with allnec
esssurv statlonerv and stamns. The hmwe
finished up its share of the relief legislation
by adoping in committee of the whole house
roll No. 1, introduced by Lam born of Ked
Willow, authorizing county boards to is
sue bonds t f their respective counties
for the purpose of purchasing grain for
seed and feed for teams used in culti
vating the land upon which the seed is
planted. The bill was recommended for
passage and the house hopes to finally dis
pose of it tomorrow. The bill provides that
in such counties where relief is needed
sdecial elections may be held for the pur
pose of voting bonds not to exceed 2 percent
of the assessed valuation. A majority of
the legal voters voting at the election will
authorize the bonds, which are to be paya
ble in ten years, optional in five, the interest
not to exceed 2 per cent. The proceeds of
the bonds is to be applied to the purchase of
grain for seed and feed. The grain is to l>e
sold to farmers with 7 per cent added for ex
penses, The purchaser is required to sign a
contract binding himself to pay back the
price of his grain in five annual install
ments, the contract to remaiu a lien upon
the land until paid. Allen offered a resolu
tion providing that immediately after the
joint convention tomorrow the* house ad
journ until Thursday at 2 oVL ck p. in., in
order to give the members an opportunity
to attend the reception tendered by the cit
izens of Omaha to Senator Thurston. Harry,
leader of the populist contingent, took the
lloor. and in a speech begged that the
courtesy asked by the republicans be
gran.ed by a unanimous vote. He there
lore moved that the roll call just takeu be
expunged from the records, and that the
journal be made to read that the resolution
bad been adopted unanimously. The mo
tion carried unanimously aiyl the house ad
journed.
Senate—In the senate on the 16th after
the approval of the journal. Smith sent to
the secretary’s desk a resolution providing
for an adjournment immediately after the
•
Joint convention until tomorrow at 2 o’clock.
The resolution wasadopted. McKeeby from
the committee on joint rule*, presented a
report recommending the adoption of the
Joint rules of the session of 1H.M, with the ad
dition of u new rule providing that the Joint
rules may be altered, amended or suspended
by a vote of two-thirds of the members pres
ent and voting thereon. The report was
adopted, Nix bills were introduced und
reau for the first time, as follows: Amend
ing the Omaha charter: ttmendiitg the act
for the government of the Home for the
Friendless; to create a ditch fund in the
several counties; to amend the law govern
ing the Institution for the Hllnd; adding
the r nking of captain of cavalry to the
military bourd of the Nebraska Natiouul
guards.
House.—In the house on the ICth the fore
noon session of the house was s brief one,
with but little business of any character.
A communication from the secretary of
state was read. The secretary of state
wanted a messenger for his own use. The
house didn't wunt him to have It. and after
Davies had made a brief but pointed talk
against the proposition It was tabled with a
Jar. The house, by common consent, drop
tied all matters of business until 12 o’clock,
when the senate appeared, and the two
houses went Into Joint convention for the
purpose of ratifying the election of John M.
Thurston as Fnlted States Senator. Imme
diately after the joint convention the house,
according to the resolution adopted yester
day, adjourned until tomorrow afternoon.
Senate.—In the senate or the 17th Mr.
Dale sent the following motion to the secre
tary's desk, and asked that It be read:
Whereas, It Is currently reported through
the daily press of the state that this senate
has already upon its pay roll 1(D or more em
ployes, a« d with a view to ascertain the
truth of these statements, and further to
conform to the statutory provi-ions of the
stute, 1 move that a committee of three be
appolilted bvthe nrosldent to •arefullv look
into tiu* mutter or employes and sen If the
number cannot be reduced to conform with
the statute, section 2,117, page 537 of the
Consolidated Statutes of 1893. Mr. Pope in
sisted on Ills original mot on authorizing
the appointment of a supply clerk. Mr.
Dale protested against any motion that pro
posed to charge up to t lie senate's account a
clerk who served the house of representa
tives as well ns all the state officers, and
who, for all that the senators might kn w,
would be continued throughout the year.
Pone’s motion carried on a yea and nay vote.
Dale then renewed his motion, but Cald
well of liall moved that It be laid on the
table. It was so ordered. The senate then
listened to the reading of new 1)11 s. A num
b r of bills were also read the second time
and referred. After the reading of bills
Htewart- moved that that the senate resolve
itself into commit tee of the w-ole to con
sider senate tile No. 35 and other relief hills.
MoKceby. chairman of the special commit
tee on relief, stated that the committee was
making good progress in the consideration
of the relief bills and he trusted the senator
would not insist on his motion. Stewart’s
motion was not agreed to. Adjourned.
House—In the house on the 17th Mr.
Robertson tested the spirit of the members
by Introducing a resolution instructing the
senators and representatives in congress
from Nebraska to vote for the free and un
limited coinage of silver. A motion to table
the same was carried by a vote of 62 to 2*.
.lennessof Douglas sent up to the clerk’s
desk the following: Whereas there are
f;ravo rumors to i he effect that frauds are
icing perpetrated in the printing of house
bills, therefore be it resolved that the house
of representatives instruct the printing
committee to investigate the same and re
port back to tills house at its ear.lest con
venience. The resolution was adopted. A
communication was read from State
Auditor Moore regarding the pay
ment of employes, following which
came bills on first reading:
to amend and repeal sections 5‘0.V and 5,061
of the Consolidated Statutes of 1893, of the
state of Nebraska, entitled “Homestead
and Other Exemption*,” and to r-gulate ex
emptions of persons about to leave the
state, and of the purchase money of person
al property in the possession of the pur
chaser; to amend an act entitled, "An act
to regulate the practice of pharmacy and
sale of poisons and to prevent adulterations
in drugs and medical preparations in the
state of Nebraska, and to provide a penalty
for the violation thereof,” by ndding there
to three sections, and to repeal sections, 42,
43 and 44 of chapter vi of the criminal code;
to amend section 53 of t he criminal code of
Nebraska, being section 5,632 of the Consoli
dated Statutes of lt-iKi, and toiepeal said
original section, as now existing; to pro
vide for the barring of an insane wife’s dow
er and interest in her husband’s real estate,
by deed by her guardian, and the procedure
therefor; relative to the construction, main
tenance and operation of irrigation works
by cities and villages and to provide for the
Issue of bonds and levying of taxes therefor;
t'» amend section 3,040, chapter xxxix of
the Consolidated Statutes of the state of
Nebraska of 1893, entitled "Grand and Petit
Jurors,” and to repeal said original act.
Senate.—In the senate on the 18th, imme
dately after the approval of the journal,
Hahn offered a joint memorial to congress
In reference to a matter in which the state
Is particularly interested. It asks Nebras
ka’s senators and congressmen to use their
endeavors to secure the passage of the pend
ing bill to cede to the state the arid lands
within the limits of Nebraska, and which
still belong to the government. Pope, from
the judiciary committee, reported back to
the senate senate tile No, 9, by Watson, sen
ate tile Nos. 15 and 19, by Crane, with the re
commendation that they pass. The long
expected report on house roll No. 71, provid
ing for the appropriation of $85,000 for the
payment of members and employes of the
legislature, was handed in by Graham, from
the committee on finance. A number of new
bills were introduced and read the first time.
Day called up his deferred motion of yester
day, asking for the appointment of a com
mittee of three to investigate the payroll.
Graham offered a su stltute as follows:
That a committee of five be appointed by the
president to investigate the matter of sen
ate employes and that it is recommended to
the committee that it report against any
employe receiving more than one day’s pay
successive twenty-four hours and that said
committee report to the senate concerning
the necessary number of employes, and
make its report not later than Mondav, Jan
uary 21. The substitute was adopted by a
straight party vote. The lieutenant gov
ernor announced the following five senators
as the membership of the proposed commit
tee: Graham c# Gage, bone of Saline, Akers
of Scott’s Bluffs, Crawford of Holt and Wat
son of Otoe. The senate then adjourned
until Monday noon.
IlousE-In the house on the 18th three bills
were passed, making five in all, the record
of the first sixteen working days of the ses
sion. These bills were all by Robinson, and
related to funds due, or in process of matur
ing in favor of the state uiversity. A bill
by Griffith, house roll No. 76, was considered
in committee of the whole, and, when on
the eve of its passage, was suddeuly checked
by Davies in the interest of economy.
Smith’s resolution to instruct Nebraska s
representatives in congress to vote in favor
in the foreclosure of the Union Pacific rail
road was the feature of the morning session.
It was lost. 71 to 25. Mr. Chapman got his
resolution passed to print 1,00j copies each
of the late governor s message ana the in
augural of Governor • oleomb in the Ger
man and Bohemian languages, lie Intro
duo d It the fi st day, and it has been twice
defeated. Barry sent up a resolution to re
quest the relief committee to prepare a bill
for immediate amironriatinn of ni<l tn rironti.
sufferers, it was carried, following which
came an influx of hills and bills on first
reading, among them: To locate and estab
lish a state normal school at Kearney, Buf
falo county, Neb,, to be known and desig
nated as the State Normal school
at Kearney, and to provide for receiving a
donation of propperty for the same and to
appropriate funds for tie same; to
equalize exemptions from sale on execu
tions, attachments or forced sale and to re
peal sections l,9ul and 5,* ,V> of the Consolida
ted Statutes of 1>93 (Colby's*; to authorize
counties within the state of Nebraska to
submit to a vote of the people of said coun
ties a proposition to issue bonds under the
provisions of chapter xivof the Consolida
ted statutes of .Nebraska, for the purpose of
sinking or boring artesian wells, and to
amend said chapter xiv by making and ad
ding additional sections thereto; to compel
institutions transacting a banking business
to keep a list of shareholders, etc., fort lie
inspection of all shareholders and creditors
of the association; to promote tiie develop
ment of water power for irrigation, manu
facturing and other industrial purposes, and
to amend section -,i30, ( onsolidated Stat
utes or Nebraska; te appropriate money for
the purpose of employing attorneys and to
pay the expenses in prosecuting er or to the
l tuted Mates circuit court, district of Ne
braska, through the United tates circuit
court of appeals, and the United States su
preme court, in the case of Henry L. Higgin
son et ai against the Chicago. Burlington &
yutncy Railroad company, the State Board
of transportation of Nebruska et al.
Agreed on Seventy-four*
It ha> been practically agreed by the com
mittee of the senate that the rule of the
legislature of 18S9, limiting senate employes ]
to*dxty-slx. will not bo regarded, but they
will recommend that the force as now ar
ranged will he materially reduced. Seventy
four, it Is agreed, will be the number recom
mended ns necessary and useful. The outs
will he ten elerks and copyists from the list
of nineteen in the oHires of the committee
on engrossed and enrolled hills, two of the
t hree custodians of the clou-k room, live of
the pages, one night watchman and onecus
to lan of the senate chamber. The com
mittee will go into comparison with the ex
penditures of previous sessions, and claim
t hat seventy-four who draw one day’s ppy
each during a single day of twenty-four
hours will cost less than a smaller number
where the time scheme is worked.
Supreme Court Commission.
In the senate several bills have been rc
I ported from standing committees and placed
| on the general Ule. The tirst is senate file
t No. i), Introduced on January 3 by Watson,
i This bill provides for the continuance of
the present supreme court commission for
another period of three years. The com
mission was created by the legislature two
years ago. and its tenure of office was lim
ited to three years. The commission has
not made such progress in the tirst twoyears
I of its existence as to warrant the assump
tion that it will enable the supreme court to
i catch up with the heavily overburdened
docket In the year yet remaining. Watson’s
! hill continues ti e operation of the law over
another three-year term, making no other
1 change. It was favorably reported and goes
to the general tile.
Hahn’s Land Memorial.
The followin: Is Senator Ilalin's joint me
morial, relating to government lands in Ne
braska:
Whereas. A bill Is now pending before the
congress of the United States p ovidlng for
the ceding to the state of Nebraska of all
the government lands within the bonders of
said state, the title to which still remains in
the United States, and
Whereas, The passage of said bill tvould
bring all said lauds more promptly into the I
market and encourage the development and j
settlement of unoccupied portions of the j
state and largely increase the taxable prop- .
erty of said state, therefore be it I
Kcsolved, By the legislature of the state .
of Nebraska in its twenty-fourth session I
assembled, that our .senators in congress
are hereby instructed, and our representa
tives requested, to use all honorable and
reasonable efforts to accomplish and hasten
the passage of said act.
Provision for liailiffs. i
A bill favorably reported by the judiciary !
committee is senate file No. 13, introduced
by Trane January 7. It provides that it
shall be the duty of the district court at each
term to appoint a competent number of
baililTs to wait on the grand jury and court,
who shall be allowed for their services $3
per day. *o be paid by the county. Provided, ,
however, that in counties having over 125,
GOOinhabitantseach bailiff shall be appointed
to serve one year from the time of his ap- j
pointnient(unless sooner removed by the !
court, such power of removal being given) \
and shall receive for his services $1H)» per I
year, to he paid monthly by the county. I
The latter proviso affects only Douglas I
county. ;
Location of Nebraska State Fair. j
The state board of agriculture, in its ses
sion at. Lincoln on the 10th, loea ed the state !
fair at Omaha for tlie coming live years.
The committee appointed to fill fourteen
vacancies caused by expiration of member
ship reported, naming as such members K.
W. Furnas of Nemaha county, R. H. Henry
of Platte. Martin Dunham of Douglas E A. I
Barnes of hall, J. B. Dinsmore of Clay, Aus- I
tin Humphrey of Lancaster, E. A. Stuart of
Washin ton, J. C. W arner of Webster, E. M.
Searleof Keith, J. I). Ream of Custer, W. H.
Barge of Thayer, J. H. Crowder of Sheridan,
F. 11. Briggs of Fillmore and Jud llolcomhof
Polk. The committee also recommended F.
B. Sheldon of Cage county to fill tne vacan
cy caused by the removal of A. L. Saunders,
The election of officers was uneventful,
save In a spirited contest over the selection
| of the first vice president. Three ballots
were taken on this office. The rest were
j elected by unanimous voice of the board.
They are: Pr* sldent. Ell A. Barnes, Grand
! Island; first vice president, W. A. Pointer,
Boone county; second vice president, F. M.
Rathbun, Cambridge, Furnas county; treas
urer, Edmund McIntyre,Seward; secretary,
Robert W. Furnas, Nemaha county.
When balloting for location of the state
fair was announced Mart Dunham inquired
if presidents of county societies present
were entitled to cast a vote as such presi
dent in addition to the vote to which the
i county was entitled. He was informed that
| they would he so entitled. No proxies were
allowed. Ninety-nine votes were polled,
with result; Omaha, 50; Lincoln. 41; Grand
Island, 8.
The Senatorial Election.
Lincoln, Jan. 17.—The formal ratification
of the election of John M. Thurston of
Omaha to be United Scates senator took
place in representative hall at noon yester
day, In the presence of the densest throng
of people that ever packed Itself into the
auditoilum.
Shortly before 12 o’clock Senator Thurs
ton, accompanied by Mrs. Thurston, his son
and his sister, Mrs. Newman of Lincoln,
entered the bouse and took the seats as
signed them with the Omaha delegation.
Ihe senator and party were welcomed with
a hearty clapping of hands. A few minutes
later Adjutant General Gage escorted Gov
ernor Holcomb and his private secretary
to the seats that bad been held in reserve
for them, and the governor too received
friendly and cordial greeting of applause
from the audience. After Senator ami Mrs.
Thurston had taken their seats. Represen
tative Benedict placed on the desk in front
of the wife of the new senator one of the
largest bouquets of roses and lillies ever
presented on a similar occasion. The floral
piece was given to Mrs. Thurston with the
compliments of the Douglas county senators
and representatives
At noon the sergeant-at-arms announced
the senate, and as soon as that body was
seated Lieutenant Governor Moore called
the joint convention to order. The journal
of yesterday’s proceedings In the two
houses was read, and then the lieutenant
governor formally declared Mr. Thurston
the duly elected senator from Nebraska.
Nebraska Thank, the Sonth.
Baltimore, (Md.l dispatch: Rev. Luthe
P. Ludden, general manager of the Nebras
ka btato Relief commission, Lincoln, .Neb
writes to R. H. Edmcnds, editor of the Man
ufacturer’s Record, under date of Januar
10, as follows:
“Your letter to the governor has been re
ferred to me for answer. We fully annroci
J*'c fPjrit prompt- you in takin
hold of this movement and striving to hel
us to relieve the suffering on the borders o
Nebraska. \Yhen the great cry came fron
Russia I relieve Nebraska was the flr*tt
a train of supplies. In less thai
ten days we had thirty train loads on th
toAh« Rlills to put into what we con
sidered the best product—meal—for the suf
fering Russians. and if there are any peopl
in the land who appreciate this effort of th
south it is the people of Nebraska, as the
see coming back to them that which the;
gave two years ago. On behalf of the thou
sands of drout h sufferers, we desire to thanl
ypy* il t through you the good people wh<
are laboring to make this donation si
marked a success.
Edmonds is advised that nearly a ful
train load of rice, molasses and other stab
products has been made up in Loulsiaua
L1'® °; Ppl?ans Arms have eacl
a few days1 Carload* Tbe train will start ii
Investment of the School Fond.
Representative Davies of Cass county has
embodied in a bill for a constitutional
amendment, the investment of the perma
nent school fund, several important and c.\
bTwfmr 1,rVl',iSi> nS' AtVont! them is one fol
low ing _ the suggestions of Governor
l rounse s message and providing for the
sale of secur ties held by the board for t e
permanent sliool fund and the investment
of the proceeds in securities hearing a
higher rate of interest. Thus if there are
several hundred thousand dollars on hand
?.niinMSenir,,"eN<iffered. instead of lettin
it be idie the board may invest it in I'nited
bo5ds; These will draw a little in
terest and when securities hearing a hi-her
rate of interest can lo secured, the bonds
D!aybo si,ld.an‘1 the other securities uur
chased. I nderthe present law tlu> iinn-a
cannot sell securities once purchased ^
other provision of the amendment permits
the investment of the fund in schooldU.HcJ
JetSSS j^-rndderabie part of the
Semite Officers and Enipi„
The lieutenant governor Hus In t*
sion a letter addressed to Him
Eugene Moore, In which the a,.’,T •'«
the attention of the senate to ti,0'1
ofthe statute limiting the tsuiul,'1
officers and empl. yes to slu,
auditor will also ask the senate- '
him a certified cony of all n„., „
employes on the senate pay r„H M
his position on a written op
General fliurchlll, which
To lion. Eugene Moore, An
Accounts:
liear rlr—Yoifr'1'11'"
of even date has been "receivc('|"|.',‘:
note that you refer to sections u ,,
the ( ompjled statutes of Nebraska
request the opinion of this denan
whether the senate or house of n! K
lives can legally employ a gieatlT',r,'
than slxty-slx persons In t|„.
seventy-five In the house; and ■c"'1"
the auditor of public accounts ioJ./iV'
warrants to pay a greater mn,iit ,
ployes than the number provided
After rxamluing the statute i
ence to employes In the house and
am of the opinion the only wav tl
can employ a greater number tic
six persons or the house - —
* i * , o “ *■ greater iiuji
than seventy-five persons Is to rei
tlons II and 12 of chapter xlvlll df
piled Statutes of ls#3. 01 11,11
I am also of the opinion that you,
tor of public accounts cannot le-iik'
warrants to pay a greater number
sons than the number fixed by law
Trusting that this covers the
raised, I remain, your obedient serv“»
A.S. 1'lltTIU’Him
_Attorney Utcft
Hiay
Russian Thistle and Insurant ni]k
There are many Russian thistle bills
troduced in the legislature, but the?
alike in most respects. In general
provide a penalty for failure uf pro,
owners to destroy the thistles, and
the road supervisors to eradicatetl„mN
the highways. If the owners of |:ini| (‘a
destroy them, the supervisors tj
so, and the cost is taxed to the lain
of the bills requires the state univ
issue a bulletin describing t ho ti,j.
giving the best means of destroyin'n
There are three insurance hills
house Harrison’s bill takes off th** rv!
thins imposed on insurance nuuu
where such companies are contain!
class, profession, occupation or .sect
bill amends the statutes so as
mutual companies to pay their offi.
day instead of limiting them to &a dav
at present; to collect 50 cents pren.ium
each policy issued; to levy a rollivtihs
create a reserve fund of not nior»Mhanjb
and to permit the employment of
provided they bo members of the <
Jones’ nlll provides for mutual comp3
to insure plate glass.
Will Investigate Printing Bids.
The house adopted a resolution on dint
ing the committee on printing tomaw
strict inquiry into the contract let by n
old printing board with Jacob North in
for the printing of the senate Mils. Tm
olution wa- introduced by Jcnnes-i<f!iti
las and adopted almost unanimously, i!
printing committee is anxious to coinmea
tiie investigation, and the matter is liia
to be probed to the bottom. The fa tii
the contract was let fora price more ti
double the price two years ago. tog il
with the fact that five bids were unto
cents of each other, leads to the twin
that collusion was practiced amenta
bidders to raise the price. When askn!
regard to the closeness of the comiwiti
in bidding for this work, one of the bid*
said that of the five firms asking fur t
work, but two. the State Journal comp
and Jacob North & Co. were equimM'diei
the work. The other three would haw
purchase new type, wirestitching machlM
etc., in order to fill the contract -tion'4
be awarded to any one of them. Thfitfe
he made his figures on the work ami tk
added the new type, machinery, etc..ueca
sary to doit. He presumed the otln-rtsi
panics did the same. The fact that ti
three companies who had to add the it*
several hundred dollars worth of m*vma
rial to their bids were only a cent or h
higher than North & Co., who wen* aim
fully equipped, leads to the belief that6i
were too hl^h.
The Irrigation Bill.
Tlio irrigation bill is based on the Wr#
law of California. It provides for tbe#
ganization of irrigation districts by a n
of the people of the proposed district. W
a district is thus organized it may«
bonds which are paid by a tax leviedodu
real estate of the district. There is al*J
clause in it aimed to prevent the muni#
izing of the water of any stream by them
act ol filing an appropriation for nearly*
the water the stream furnishes. Thisi>n
derstood to have been Inserted with »p*"J
reference to the case of the Omaha cm
company, who will take a large part of’,
waters of the Elkhorn and Loup. It J» *
lieved that the company will cause at!.!
be introduced to legalize an old Jilin?,>
water, which is void because of their faiifl
to proceed with the work. Should
bill be passed it would cutoff appropriate
for irrigation purposes made later.
Tax On loan ranee Men.
A very important bill has been introJuci
by Senator Wright of Lancaster for tliep®
pose of regulating life Insurance company
doing business in this state. The hill■ *
ate tile No. 98, provides for the depo^'
approved securities with the state au«»
to secure the payment of policies issue-*
the state by companies organized under
laws of of other states. There inu>t w
actual deposit of such securities anfl«
auditor and the manager of the insura*
company are each to carry a key to
in whii h they are kept. The locks are
so arranged that neither one canop^ f
box witiiout both keys. Every foreign^
pany doing business in the state is rep
to pay to the state a tax of 1
of the amount of premiums roller wj
annum. This tax, it is estimat. ti, win1 ■■!*
to the state treasury $75,000 peryeJjr
braska is said to be one of t lie four sta
the union which at the present turn1
not levy this tax on outside compaiwjj
some states it being as high as 3 per ^
the premiums.__
Regulating Railroad*.
House roll No. 11, by Suter, requires ■
roads to put In transfer switches at any
lage or city where railroads cross, h
vides for a switching charge of j
railroad can put in ihe switch anuej11^
proper proportion from other roadsn ‘ -
not co-operate within thirty days ir ■ ^
said road’s request. If switches art i* ,
in within sixty days from the tiniein-^
takes effect there is a penalty of iri;.
than $50 nor more than |5u0 a day. *' Vg.
ton’s bill, house roll No. 91, provide*
cing railroad tracks within six rn<:\nl
the passage of the act. If the railr au (
to build the fence theowner of the U . ^
do it and collect the cost from the ry* ^
house roll No. 149, Introduced by 11 n
trains carrying passengers must »
county seat towns.
Regarding Cases of Contest. ^
Representative Chapman has introt u
bill that is calculated to do away
source of much gratuitous vexati"Tj
expense in certain contest cases. 1 ^
vides that whenever a candidate
test simply on account of error in 11 ^
the judge having jurisdiction, or h
stitute appointed by himself, tog®*1
one elector appointed by each oi j ^
testants, shall constitute a ca« ^
board to recount the ballots at on • ,a5.
< an be done out of term tinicorai w<
bers and does away with the - uih’5
which under the pru-ent hvw. en*u - laV}
the initiation of a contest. ^ llJ , jfi
often drawn out until the term oi
contested for lias expired, and1
testant is successful his victory * • • un,ie-:
one: or, on the other hand, if he r * fi
titled to his salary, the county lf>J\\„ Jru**
co pay it twice, the incumbent ha'”1®
it. generally, having spent it.
Protection From BInrKro
In the senate £mith of Douglas ha*
duced a bill designed to protect cn A
longerguarunin- “,v jia- : ^
person, or when such eorporntioi
guaranteed the fidelity of any «s:a:o- ‘
on application refuses to i-«» **. nVlrr.■*
shall, on the written request m 11 ,.<B
sioner of insurance, file wit**1*'. :B*
within tliirtv days a full staten'C” j
facts on which such action w«*" jn pa*
if such action be based in whole ,y.
on information furnlshe ■ the ‘*01 fy.
the said information, togetherj,t. ri.£
names of such informants, shall•» j{ u
with the commissioner of Insursuw ^ jc*r
company refuses the commission*
a nee is directed by the law to
title ate of authority.
