THE FRONTIER.
rCBLISHEt/ 1VFRY THURSDAY By
In Frontier Prirtino Co.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
« NEBRASKA NEWS.
D. S. Lee hoe started the Journal a1
Costis.
Bulk oysters sell in Superior at 30
•eats a quart.
The ice crop is almost a failure so
far this winter.
An Odd Fellows’ lodge will be in
stituted at Butte.
York is haring all kinds of revival
meetings these days.
Almost every night somebody catches
it at Fremont for stealing coal.
A bunch of calves recently sold in
Tekamah brought 910 per head.
The people of Madison think they
Nave room for a chicory factory.
The school professor at Wakefield
lectures on “Brains and Backbone.’’
Taxes in Johnson county will be as
sessed this year on the basis of a $54,
' S00 levy.
The melting of the snow has made
the roads almost impassable the past
week.
It is estimated that there are 50,000
head of sheep eating Saunders county
corn.
The stores at Stromsburg quit busi
ness every night except Saturday, at 7
o’clock.
The printing for Dawson county was
let for. one-seventh and one-eighth le
gal rates.
Seventeen train loads of grain have
heen shipped from Campbell since har
vest time.
A Norfolk man claims to have discov
ered a swift and easy cure for the to
bacco habit.
Evangelist Wolfe is making it Very
. ancomfortable for minions of the evil
one at York.
On January 7 Thomas county had a
cash balance in its road and bridge
fund of $1.34. N
Hunters along the Missouri bottoms
•re breaking the law by shooting quail
•at of season.
It took forty-seven ballots to elect a
chairman of the Platte county board
•f supervisors.
Since January 24, 1806, E. S. Hulue
•f Wilber haa-reoeived $70 for the milk
from one cow.
The board of Nuckolls gave the print
lag to three newspapers at one legal
ahte. That was fair. *
Valentine people will hold a special
•lection on February 5, to vote bonds
for more school room. n
The young nimrods of Little Salt
•re putting in full time'' hunting jack
vabbits and cotton tails.
The little town of Merna has a lodge
•f Boyal Highlanders with a charter
Membership of thirty-four.
Raymond is without a minister at
The treasurer of Dakota county in his
. annual settlement showed a cash bal
ance on hand of $16,476.80.
The teachers of Platte and Madison
•ounties will hold a joint association
meeting at Humphrey next month.
Hardy is having a wonderfully re
ligions awakening, and tbe sinners of
^Tarwick are also considerably stirred
£
Bert Winnecar of Grand Island nu
Vtvea a jail sentence of fifteen days fof
^yetty larceny. He stole a pair of panta
The Blair Republican is worried lest
snbblts become as great a pest in this
•♦■ts a® to California. Where’s your
Is this village incorporated? If so,
where, oh where, is the street cleaner?
Sidewalks, sidewalks, oh, don’t men
tion it.—Yu tan Breeze.
Fern Stamp, an eleven-year-old miss
«f North Platte, celebrated her last
birthday by falling on the iee and dis
locating her wrist.
Henderson Pyle, a Nebraska City
boy, aged seveuty-Beren, secured a 11
oense to wed a coy and blushing maid
Just thirty years his junior.
M. Huffman, probate judge of Flunk
Sin county, joined with his estimable
wife last week in celebrating their
•ftieth wedding anniversary.
A Dakota City sneak thief took a
Fbbe from the sheriff's buggy and the
judge not only fined him but gave him
a jail sentence of eight days.
Elmer O. Blake, who embezzled $700
while postmaster at Butte, has been
Sentenced to a year in the pen for the
wffense against official etiquette.
A party of seventeen in Banner coun
try organized an antelope hunt, and
uune home after a hard day’s tramp
With twenty-eight jack rabbits.
3. L. Bloomer, who lives a few miles
amtheast of Dawson, was held np one
Wight last week while en route to hia
borne and relieved of about $80 in
Twenty-five hundred acres of Nc«
breaks land near Jackson may go tc
South Dakota by changes in the Mis
mouri. This land is what is known at
the Hedges track, now in the hands oi
eastern trustees.
A new postoffice called Chesterfieli
<■* been established In Cherry oounty
, ’ Geo. Cutler a merchant of Greenwood
Gass county, offered four prizes foi
the largest loads of ear corn. Follow
fag are the awards: O. Hall, 75 bn.
jrize $1; C. Hunter, 60 bu., 68 lbs., 75e
- Seibert Hoham, 58 bn., 14 iba., 50c
Jla BeU, 57 bn.. *te.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
WORK ACCOMPLJSHED BY
THE LOWER BRANCH.
A Succinct Summary of the Put Week i
Doings In the Nebraska House of Rcpre
sentatlves— A Strictly Non-Partisan Re
slew of the Proceedings.
Monday January 25.
Speaker Gaffin'* gavel fell this after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Seventy-sevci
members responded to roll call.
The committee on insurance reportec
favorably on house rolls Nos. 83 anc
DO.
The bills were recommended for pas
jage while No. 47, a bill amending the
mutual insurance act was indefinitely
postponed, according to the commit
tee's recommendation.
House roll No. 89, reducing the sal
aries at the Geneva industrial school,
was reported on favorably by the com
mittee on agriculture and the report
was adopted.
John Currie's bill, house roll No. 80,
introduced by Mr. Soderrann, praying
for the appropriation of 85,000 to erect
an heroic statue of Abraham Lincoln
on the capital grounds, was indefinite
ly postponed.
Mr. Roddy of Otoe introduced the
following joint resolution:
Whereas, The legislature of 1887 b an
net entitled. "An act to recount the ballots
cast for and against the legislative amend
ment of the 2d day of November. 1885. and
to declare the result," did provide for the
recounting of the ballots cast for and against
the constitutional amendment providing for
an increase In the per diem of members of
the legislature from *3 to 85 and extending
the session of the legislature from forty to
sixty days, and
Whereas, Some doubt has always ex
isted as to the validity of said act und the
adoption of said amendment to the consti
tution. and
WHEREAS, It Is expedient that the matter
be definitely settled and determined; there
fore. be It
Resolved, That tho honorable attorney
general bo and he is hereby requested to
at once institute proper action by mandam
us or otherwise to determine whether or not
said amendment to tho constitution was
adopted In accordance with the provisions
of the organic law of the state; and be It
Resolved, That the secretary of state be
requested to forward to the honorable at
torney-general a copy of this joint resolu
tion.
Twenty new bills were introduced,
among them being:
H. R. 248, by Mr, Stebblns—To promote farm
ing In arid portions by Irrigation at public ex
pense.
H. R. 258, by Mr. Rich—To reimburse George
, L. Furnhum for expenditure of moneys for use
of Peru Normal when the dormitory burned.
H. R. 280, by Mr. Felker—To appropriate (10,
000 for incidental expenses of 25th session.
H. Rs. 202-3-4, by Mr. HlU-To regulate stock
yards, etc. '
House rolls 234 to 245 were read the
sevond time and referred.
H. R. 83 was recommended for indefi
nite postponement. The bill provides
for exempting all money due benefi
ciaries on life or accident insurance
policies from garnishment, execution
or attachment.
II. R. 80, which provides for the In
vestment of funds arising out of busi
ness done in the state by foreign life
or accident insurance companies, was
discussed at great length and finally
recommitted for amendments. The
committee then arose, reported prog
ress, and the house adjourned.
Tuesday, Hennery BA
In vhe house this morning, after
preliminary work, seventeen new bills
were introduced, and a number of bills
were read the second time and referred
to committees.
Hills on third reading were announced
and the first measure placed on the
general file for this session was put
upon its final passage. It was II. R.
No. 4. by Mr. Eastman, t,o refund to
Rebecca Perkins of Custer county 8121
paid by her as rental on school land by
an illegal appraisement of 1880. Oh
roll call the bill passed by a vote of 87
affirmative, with none against.
H. R. 3. by Mr. Dobson, to repeal the
law of 1895 granting a bounty on sugar
and chicory, was read a third time, and
Mr. Dobson demanded a call of the
house upon it The call showed ten
members absent. The call was then
dispensed with, and on roll call the bill
was pawed by a vote of 03 to 30.'
YEAS—(3.
Ankeny
Billing*
Campbell
Clark of Rich.
Cole
Cox
Cronk
Curtin
Dobson
Kager
Kastman
Kndorf
Felker ,
Ft* mow
(lay lord
(ierdes
Cl vena
Orel!
Crimes (
Croaveno ¥
Hamilton
Alderman
Bernard
Blake
Burkett
Butler
Bryara
Case beer
Chittenden
Clark of L'no'r
Crow
All*
Hill
Holland
Hull
Hyatt
Jones of Nera’a
Jones of Wayne
K«P
Keister
Leinar
Liddell
Loomis
McCarthy
McCracken
Marshall
Mitchell
Moran
Morrison
Phelps
Rich
Robertson
NAY8-30.
F.lghniy
Fouke
Cos horn
Henderson
Holbrook
Homer
Jenkins
Jones of Gage
McGee
McLeod
Severe
Sheldon
Shull
Smith of tVglas
Smith of Rich.
Snyder of J’n’n
Snyder of Sh’n
Soderman
Stebblns
Straub
Taylor
Van II or A •
Welch
W heeler
Wiebe
Winslow
Woodward
Wright
Wooster
Zimmerman
Mr. Speaker
Mann
Mills
Kesbffc
Potlard
Prince
Roddy
Rouse
Sutton
Wralto
You uir
AUSt.M AAU AUi VUT1NU—7.
Burnim Si-hi-ars Webb'
Bower Ucrllng Wimberly
UrandataS
House roll 19, Mr. Soderman's bill to
reduce salaries of officials at Kearney
industrial school was recommitted for
correction, the committee amendment
striking out the matron from thp re
duction not having been printed.
Fourth assistant chief cleric E. W.
Phillips handed in his resignntion on
account of sickness, and the house de
cided to abolish the office for the bal
ance of the term.
H. R. 20, reducing the salary of the
superintendent of the deaf and dumb
institute was passed .by a vote of 50 to
37.
The next bill for third reading was
H. R. 31, a bill to regulate organization
of mutual plate glass insurance com
panies. Passed by a vote of 94 for to
none against. -
Among the new bills Introduced
were: f
H. R. 867. by* Mr. Gaffln—-To prohibit corpor
ations from contributing money or means to
-influence or control doctors anil to punish a
violation ot the law.
H. R. 208. by Mr. Sholilon—To district the
state ot Nebraska into senatorial and repre
sentative districts.
H. R. 209. by Mr. Young—To prevent oorrupl
practices at elections.
H. R. 270, by Mr. McCarthy—To establish
and locate a normal school at Scotia.
H. R. 274, by Mr. Liddell—To provide for the
branding, marking and tagging of all good)
made and merchandise manufactured in unj
penitentiary, prison or reformatory or othei
Institution In which convict labor is employed
and providing punishment for violation thereof
H. R. 277, by Mr. Hull—To amend section)
906S and 2088 and to create a new section to be
numbered 2071 of Oobbey's consolidated stat
utes of 1803 and to provide for a free employ
ment once.
I H. R. 279, by Mr. Cronh—To provide for the
i appointment and election of clerks of the dis
trict court In counties of 8.(100 or more at othei
times than at the general election for clerics ol
• the district court.
H. R £80, by Mr. Givens—To prevent the
spread of hog cholera or other infectious dis
eases of domestic animals. j
II. R. 382. by Mr. Van Horn—To establish a
state board of civil engineers.
Adjourned.
Wednesday, January 27.
The house met today and immediate
l^after roll call adjournment was taken
till tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock.
It is supposed that the principal rea
son for the astion was the desire of the
majority to gain time to muster the
votes necessary for the passage of the
recanvass bill with the emergency
clause, and to caucus on the Douglas
county contest cases.
Thursday, January 38.
Expectation was rife today in the
house over the prospect of a battle on
house roll 5, the re-oanvass bill, but the
day was uneventful.
Mr. Pollard of Cass introduced a reso
lution that a committee of five be ap
pointed to draft a sugar bill to encour
age erection of new factories in the
state. Tabled on motion of Mr. Soder
man of Phelps.
The secretary of the senate an
nounced the passage of the resolution
instructing Senator Thurston .to vote
for the free coinage of gold and silver.
I he committee on enrolled and en
grossed bills reported that house roll 5
was correctly engrossed.
A petion from Omaha clergymen was
read, asking the legislature not to
make any change in the fire and police
commission as provided for In the pres
ent Omaha charter.
Several standing committees made
reports on hills. The bills relating to
passes were indefinitely postponed.
H. R. 46, reduping salaries of secre
taries of board of transportation was
placed on general file, as was/also H.
R. 27, reported by the committee on
fish culture and game.
- The claim of Boyd county for 94,833
for costs in trying the alleged mur
derers of Barrett Scott, was passed on
favorably by the claims committee and
placed ou general file.
The committee on miscellaneous sub
jects reported favorably on Mr. Gros
venor’s bill, fixing a penalty for steal
ing bicycles and unfavorably on a bill
by Mr. Clark of Lancaster, No. 56.with
the same end in view. The reports
were adopted. The same committee
favored placing house roll No. 80, a
bill to punish chicken stealing, on
general file. The house concurred.
House -roll No. 63, to regulate the
publishing of applications for liquor
licenses, was placed on general file.
House roll No. 33, relating to the
regulation of warehouses, was also
placed on general file.
Mr. Felker of Douglas introduced a
resolution ordering the committee on
asylums to make report on the ade
quacy of the state hospital to care for
all the curable insane of the state.
Adopted.
Mr. Burkett of Lancaster offered a
resolution that the office of proof
reader be discontinued and that no
printed bills be received from the
printer until correct. After some de
bate the matter was referred to *the
committee on employes. '
Forty-eight new bills were intro
duced after the noon recess, chief
among which were:
H. R. 286, by Mr. Sheldon—An act for the es
tablishment, maintenance and management of
public libraries in sehool districts.
H. R. 298, by Mr. Dobson—To amend section
8 of chapter 79, subdivision 6 of the compiled
statutes. The bill provides that the tax of 1
mill levied under the free high school law shall
fall on the whole county.
H. R. 306, by Mr. Rich—To amend section 13
of "An act regulating voluntary assignments
for the benefit of creditors proceedings there
under. and to prevent the fraudulent violation
of the same," being section 13, chapter 6, enti
tled "Assignments,” compiled statutes of 1895.
H. R. 322, by Mr. Rich—To provide for a land
lord's lien. ,,
xi. iv. wv, uy mr. anyqcr—to prom DU officers
and employes of any municipality, township,'
county or state to accept free transportation
over any railroad In the state during his term
of office.
H. R. 336, by Mr. Wooster of Mer
rick is similar in its import to H. R.
330 by Mr. Snyder.
House roils 265 to 283 were read a
second time and referred.
Mp. Clark of Richardson moved that
the house resolve itself into committee
of the whole. Mr. Clark of Lancaster
objected on the ground that it takes a
two-thirds vote to suspend the rules
and proceed outside the regular order
of business set down in the rules when
any member objects. The matter pre
cipitated quite a discussion but was
finally disposed of by the speaker rul
ing that the house could go into com
mittee of the whole at any time a ma
jority wished to do so.
The ruling prevented the house call
ing up H. R. 5, which had been report
ed from the engrossing committee and
would have been first on file for third
reading and passage. The majority
had not sixty-eight members present
and they could not have carried it with
the emergency clause.
In committee of the whole house
rolls 39, to repeal the Russian thistle
law, and 89, to reduce the salary of
the superintendent of the Geneva in
dustrial school, were recommended
for passage.
II. R. 46, to .reduce the salaries of
the secretaries of the state board of
transportation to 81,500 was recommit
ted for correction.
H.'R. 27, whieh provides that it
shall be a misdemeanor to kill certain
kinds of game for a period of five years
was recommitted for correction.
The bill for the relief of Boyd county
for costs in the Scott murder trial was
recommended for passage without the
emergency clause.
- On motion of Mr. Sheldon of Dawes,
the committee rose and reported prSJj
ress. The report of the committee of
the whole was adopted and the house
adjourned.
i'rlriay, January 89.
Chaplain Mailley was called home by
the death of one of his flock, and in his
absence Speaker tlaflin called upon
Mr. Eighmy of Brown, one of the three
preachers in the house, to invoke the
divine blessing.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the house, on .motion of Sir.
Sheldon went into committee of the
whole, with Mr. Soderman in the
chair.
H. R. 99, by Mr. Clark of Lancaster,
to make chicken stealing, the know
ing purchase of stolen chickens or the
harboring of the chicken thief a penal
offense, punishable bv from one to ten
years, was first on the file.
After some debate the bill was killed
by a vote to not adont the report of
the committee.
H. R. 02, by Mr. Rich, to authoriz<
publication of notices of application fo:
liquor licenses of any paper of genera
circulation was the next bill to bi
considered, It also authorizes the sam<
power that grants a license to author
ize a transfer of the same to anothei
place or person. Mr. Clark of Lancas
ter opposed this, and pending the con
troversy the committee arose and the
house took a recess until 2 p. m.
At the after recess session the house
took up bills on third reading.
The clerk read house roll No. 5, the
re-canvass bill.
Mr. Hull of Harlan stated that aftei
close scrutiny of the bill he had fonftc
an error in the engrossed copy. The
word “three" in the original copy had
been copied “five.” He moved that
the bill be recommitted to the commit
tee of the whole for correction. A verj
bitter and extended debate was had on
the motion, but after several motion;
to take action thereon immediately had
been voted down, the bill was recom
mitted to the committee of the whole
for correction.
.Mr. Jenkins moved to go into com
mittee of the whole to consider house
roll No. 5 immediately. The motion
did not prevail, and on motion of Mr.
Sheldon of Dawes the regular order oi
business was taken up.
After disposing of reports on the
Douglas county contests the house re
ceived reports from standing commit
tees.
The library committee favored house
roll No. 174, to provide fpr travelling
libraries. The report was adopted and
the bill went on general file.
House roll No. 117, to provide for the
issuance of state warrants receivable
for taxes, was reported by the major
ity of the committee on banks and cur
rency with the recommendation that
it pass as amended. There was a mi
nority report signed by Waite and
Wimberly of Lancaster. The majority
report was adopted.
The house adjourned till Saturday
morning.
The Recanvafts > Bill.
The fusionists in the house are short
of the required two-thirds vote which
is necessary for the passage of the bill
to recount the vote on the constitution
al amendment relating to supreme
judges. There are two fusion mem
bers sick, and unable to attend the
sessions. It is now thought that even
if the house should pass the bill that
it is reasonably certain not to get
through the senate, as it is reported
that nine fusion senators are opposed
to the measure in its present form.
The senate committee on constitution
al amendments has appointed a sub
committee to draft a bill having for
its object the submission of the returns
to the supreme court for a decision on
the'question of the majority necessary
for the adoption of a constitutional
amendment. Two of the committee
will insist on a recount of the ballots
as at first proposed, and they will pre
sent a bill with that end in view in
case the present bill is not passed.
Judge Reese in his talk before the
committee, gave it as his opinion that a
majority of all votes cast at the
election is necessary for adop
tion. He said this rule was
Jaid down in the Maxwell opin
ion and also in the opinion of Judge
Gant in the Lancaster county case, re
ported in the Sixth Nebraska court re
port. Judge Reese said he might be
somewhat biased as he was a member
of the constitutional convention and re
membered distinctly that discussion of
this subject showed a prevailing senti
ment in opposition to permitting a mi
nority to change the constitution. The
same argument is found in Judge Max
well's opinion on which those favoring
a recount base all their hopes.
The DoorIu County Contest.
In the matter of unseating the re
publican members of the house who
represent Douglas county, the fusion
ists are very much divided. The ma
jority members of the committee on
privileges and elections submitted a
report which thejr had drawn up, fa
vorable to unseating the republicans
from this county, and the whole af
ternoon was spent in discussion of the
report. Very warm speeches were
made, which, toward evening, became
decidedly spirited. The caucus ad
journed without action, divided in
opinion. It is almost certain that a
majority and a minority report will be
sent to the house. Those of the com
mittee who constitute the minority are:
Sheldon of Dawes and Eager of Sew
ard, of the majority members, and
House of Hall and llyram of Burt, of
the republicans. The presentation of
these reports will probably precipitate
a fight and may result in the house go
ing into the evidence.
The Bote of Jericho.
Among the numerous pretty tradi
tions relating to flowers, may be men
tioned the popular legend of the far
famed rose of Jericho, which is re
garded with superstitious reverence in
the East from the story of its having
blossomed at the moment when the
Lord was born, and continued to dp so
on each anniversary of this event.'
Hence, the flower has j^een credited
with special properties, and in some
parts of the continent it is popularly
designated the “Rose of the Madonna,”
and its presence generally considered
of propitious influence when children
were born. According to another vari
ation of the same legend, the rose of
Jericho has been called St. Mary’s
rose, because, when Joseph and Mary
were taking their flight into Egypt,
one of these flowers sprang up to mark
every spot where they rested.
Electricity Beats Gold—In a Way.
Electricity has now, it . seems,'
beaten the record o£ tno gold beater
and can produce a foil of the metal
from five to ten times thinner than
ordinary' gold leaf. Joseph Wilson
Swan, the weU-know'n chemist of
electric lighting fame, has presented
to the Royal society specimens of this
wonderfully thin foil mado by deposit
ing gold on copper with the electric
current and then dissolving away the
copper from it with perchloride of
irpn.
Instructions to Thurston.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 29.—The senate
has adopted by a party vote a joint
resolution directing United States Sen
ator John M. Thurston to vote for any
measure favoring free and unlimited
coinage of uilver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE UPPER BRANCH.
A Condoned and Conclee Report of thi
Work Accomplished Darina the Faei
Week Brief Notea of . the Session*!
Doings.
Monday, January 20..
When the senate convened at 2 p. m.
several senators were absent.
Senator Murphy of Gage offered the
following concurrent resolution, which
was read the first time:
Whereas, The revenue laws of this state
are defective in many particulars to provide
for a rigid collection by township and coun
ty officers whose duty it is to collect and
enforce collection of taxes for township,
county and state purposes; and ”
Whereas, The dehcit and failure to real
ize sufficient funds to maintain the current
expenses of the various departments of trov
ernment is due to the inadequacy and im
perfections of the revenue laws of the state;
therefore, be it
Resoived, Bv the senate, the house con
curring therein, that a committee of three
be appointed by the president of the senate
to act in conjunction with a like committee
to be appointed by the speaker of
‘be bouse to prepare a bill revising and
amending the present revenue laws of this
state, or such sections thereof as thev think
proper, and report the same to the senate
and house jor their action.
Senator Howell of Douglas presented
ft resolution instructing the secretary
of state to turn over to the committee
on privileges and election all papers
and abstracts of evidence in the con
test ease instituted by John Jeffcoai
against Senator Evans of Douglas. The
resolution was adopted without debate.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
S. P. 151 by Senator Schaal—To amend sec
tion 3 article 2 of chapter 83 of the compiled
statutes of Nebraska of 1885, relating to fees
payable to the secretary of state.
S- by Senator Talbot—’To amend sec
tion 293 of the compiled laws of 1895 of the state
of Nebraska, relating to verdicts of juries.
S. Fv.153’ b.V Senator Talbot-l'o amend scc
tion 283. being general section 5855 of the com
piled laws of 1895 of the state of Nebraska, re
lating to trials before juries.
S.F. 154, by Senator Howell—Providing for
the foreclosure of a trust deed or mortgage of
real property by advertisement.
,.s-F; !*>. by Senator Murphy-Providing for
the defense of divorce suits by county attorneys
on behalf of the state, when the defendant fails
or refuses to make any defense.
S. Ps. 156-7. by Senator Ransom—Prohibiting
the giving of passes or free service by various
corporations.
S- F- 158, by Senator Ransom—To prevent the
blacklisting or publishing of discharged em
ployes, and making such an act a felony.
Ad-journed.
Tuesday, January 26.
A letter from Senator Wm. V. Allen
was read in the senate this morning1,
acknowledging the receipt of resolu
tions passed by the senate expressing
sympathy for Cubn. Senator Allen
stated that he had presented the reso
lutions to the United States senate,
had them read and pi operly referred.
Senator Canaday of Kearney county
introduced a concurrent resolution re
lating to the prevailing destitution in
Chicago.. He calls attention to the fact
that while 10-cent corn is rotting in
the west people in Chicago are starv
ing. The resolution asks the people of
Nebraska to send aid
Senator Howell of Douglas intro
duced a resolution instructing the gov
ernor to issue -a proclamation calling
attention to the Trans-Mississippi ex
position and to extend an invitation to
the several states to participate there
, in with exhibits, etc.
The fact that many bills have been
held back when the rules require them
to be reported back four days after be
ing referred, raised a rumpus in the
senate when Senator Mutz arose, and
moved that the secretary notify the
senate what bills had been in the hands
of the various committees more than
four'days. After a short debate the
motion was lost.
The committe on miscellaneous sub
jects reported a substitute for Senator
Johnson’s bill, S. F. 38, imposing- a tax
on bank deposits for the creating- of a
safety fund to be used for the payment
of losses to depositors caused by bank
failures. The substitute was read,and
it will take the place of the original
bill. The same committee reported fa
vorably on Senator Bearing’s joint re
solution, calling for the enforcement of
the anti-trust law against elevator
men.
Thirteen new bills and one substi
tute were introduced, among the num
ber being:
S. F. 164, by Senator Mutz—A bill for an act
to apportion the state into judicial districts,
and for the appointment and election of officers
thereof.
S.F. 165. by Senator Dearlng—To regulate the
charges for use of telephones.
S. F. 169, by Senator Beal—To provide for
the appointment and election of clerks of the
district court in counties of H.000 or more, at
other times than at the general election for
clerks of the district court.
S. F. 170, by Senator Beal—To establish a
state board of civil engineers.
S. F. 173, (substitute for S. F. 38), by commit
tee on miscellaneous subjects—A bill to pro
vide for the greater security of deposits in the
banks of the state, and to repeal sections 34 and
35, chapter 8 of the compiled statutes of Nebras
ka of 1895.
Adjourned "at noon till Wednesday
morning-.
Wednesday, Jantmry 37.
Senator Mutz of Keya Paha, backed
by the majority element in the senate,
aided by republican votes, took steps
today to compel standing committees
to get to work. Aftersome debate the
senate passed a resolution calling upon
chairmen of committees to report in
writing.
The committee on highways and
bridges reported favorably on senate
file Nos. 71 and 53, relating to the con
struction of irrigation ditches across
roads. Senate.file No. 53, relating to
the same subject, was indefinitely post
poned.
Among the new bills introduced were
the following, the most .important-Tie
ing senate file 170. introduced by Sena
tor Metiunn, which is the Lincoln char
ter bill.
S. F. 174, by Senator Murphy—Providing for
the payment of taxes in installments of not less
than -25 per cent of the amount due at time of
payment. ,
S. F. 176. by Senator Mt-Gann—Lincoln
charter bill.
S. F. 177.' by Senator McGnnn—To locate and
establish a state normal school at Scotia.
S. F. 179, by Senator Hoapy—To prescribe the
type In which legal advertisements .shall be
printed.
S. F. 181. by Senator Matz—To provide for
the establishment of a public school library in
each county of the state.
S. F. 1X3. by Senator Schaal—To provide for
the building, equipment and the maintenance
of a union depot, and connecting switches in
cities, villages and towns in this state where
two or more railway lines transact a general
railway business.
S. F. 186, by Senator Graham—To amend sec
tion 3, chapter II. of part III. compiled statutes
of 1885 and to repeal the death penalty and all
acts and parts of acts pertaining thereto.
S. F. 188. by Senator Howqll—To amend sec
tion 49, chapter 18 of the compiled statutes of
1896, and to repeal said original section.
S. F. 189, by Senator Howell—To provide for
1 the descent and alienation of cemetery lots.
Concurrent resolution 8, by Senator Spencer
—Relative to press dispatches reflecting on the
credit of Nebraska.
Under the head of bills on second
reading, senate die No. 173, a commit
tee substitute for a bill providing for a
tax on bank deposits in state banks, to
be used as a fund for the safety of de
positors, was placed on general file.
An extended debate was had over
Senator Ransom’s concurrent resolu
tion instructing United States Senator
Thurston to vote and work for a free
coinage law. The resolution was op
posed by the republican side but was
passed by a strict party vote.
Adjourned.
Thursday, January 88.
The senate listened to the reading of'
a petition from sugar beet raisers this,
morning. The petition was a type
written document with a' blank space
for the name of the town or county
and came from Adams county.
The judiciary committee recommend
ed that senate file No. 25, by Senator
Sykes, authorizing sheriffs to give
purchasers of tax sale certificates ac
tual possession _of premises upon con
firmation of sale, be indefinitely post
poned. The report was laid over un
der the rules. •
The following bills were placed on
general, file on recommendation of the
judiciary committee: Senate file No.
17, by Senator Talbot, relating to
modification of judgments; senate file
No. .11, by Senator Johnson, for the
appointment of assistant county attor
neys in certain cases;, senate file No.
14, by Senator Ransom, reducing the
number of county commissioners; sen
ate. file No. 18, by Senator Talbot, re
lating to appeals in equity cases.
Senator Sykes of Adams asked for
leave of absence for the committee on
soldiers’ home to vi^it the homes at
Grand Island and Milford on Friday
and Saturday, with a view of consider
ing the advisability of discontinuing
the home at Milford. The request was
granted,
Several new bills were introduced,
among which were:
Concurrent resolution 9, by Senator Graham
—Relating to a request to Nebraska's senators
‘and representatives in congress to use their ef
forts to secure a uniform national divorce law.
S. F. 196, by Senator Beal—Creating a state
board of agriculture, defining tbe duties, pow
ers and government, and providing for its sup
port.
S. F. 197, by Senator Ransom—To provide a
state board of immigration, to detine their du
ties, provide for their saluries and expenditures
and to appropriate K5.000 therefor.
S. F. 202. by Senator Graham—For the estab
lishment, maintenance and management ol
public libraries in school districts.
The concurrent resolution of Senator
Spencer of Lancaster, indorsing Sen
ator W. V. Allen for his defense of
Nebraska’s good name, and pledging
the payment of the sugar bounty,came
up on a ruling from Lieutenant Gover
nor Harris, who held that the motion
by Senator Ransom of Douglas to in
definitely postpone was in order.
The motion to postpone precipitated
a general discussion.
Speeches were made against the .res
olution by Senators Mutz, Gondring,
Beal, Farrell, Lee, and Ransom. Rea
sons given were that its adoption
would virtually pledge the senate to
pay the bounty now due.
At 12:30 Senator Ransom was still
speaking,answering Senator Conoway's
question, which was in form something
like this: “If it is not right tn tax the
people for a sugar bounty, how can it
be right to tax them for the benefit of
an exposition to be held in Omaha?”
In the midst of Senator Ransom’s
speech the senate adjourned to 10 a. m.
Friday.
Friday, Janaary £0.
Senator Ransom resumed his remarks
on Senator Spencer’s resolutions favor
ing the payment of the sugar bounty
in the senate this morning. While he
was still willing to indwse Senator
Allen, he was not ready to extend his
indorsement to include the sugar
bounty. He declared that the minor
ity was not honest in the matter and
had no sincere intention of indorsing
Senator Allen except for the purpose
of countenancing and indorsing th«
sugar bounty.
At the close of the debate the motion
to indefinitely postpone the resolution
carried by a vote of 24 to 8, as follows!
YEAS—21.
Beal Graham Mut;
Canaday Grothan Osborn
nearing Heapy Hansom
Dundas Howell Ritchie
Farrel . Johnson Schaal
Feltz Lee Sykes
Fritz Miller Watson
Gondring Muffly Weller
NAYS—8.
Caldwell Haller Steele
Conoway Murphy Talbot
Evans Spencer
ABSENT—1.
McGann
S. F. 25 relating to revenues, and S.
F. 54, to cut down the salaries of the
secretaries of the state board of trans
portation were indefinitely postponed.
A resolution indorsing Senator W.V.
Allen’s speech in the United States sen
ate upholding Nebraska's good name,
was passed under a suspension of the
rules.
In committee of the whole the senate
recommended for passage S..F 6, allow
ing district judges to name day for the
■ jurors to appear.
8. F. 46, to compel street railway
companies to protect motormen and
conductors by vestibuled cars, was dis
cussed at considerable length and rec
ommended for passage.
After the noon recess H. R. 3.repeal
ing the sugar bounty act, was read
the second time and referred.
8. F. 13, by Senator Ransom, reduc
ing the pay of county commissioners
in Douglas and Lancaster counties from
81,800 to 81,500 a year,was recommend
ed for passage without discussion.
8. F. 14, by Senator Ransom, reduc
ing number of county commissioners
in Douglas county from five to three,
and providing for their election by dis
tricts in Douglas and Lancaster coun
ties was amended to except the latter
from the provisions of the bill, and
recommended for passage as amended.
The senate adopted the report of th4
committee of the whole.
Some of the bills introduced were:
ISy Senator Heapy, to repeal the act
creating a state live stock commission;
by Senator Lee relating to the prohibi
tion of the manufacture and sale of
cigarettes; a joint resolution by Sena
tor Sykes proposing to amend sections
1 and 2 of article 15 of the constitution
of the state of Nebraska so as to pro
vide for submitting constitutional
amendments at special elections and
providing that a majority of the votes
cash on the proposition is sufficient for
adoption.
i Adjourned to 10 a. m. Saturday.