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Jan. 28 1897.
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT..
Insurance Department
OhImM kjr J. T. M. vtgart. Gorrapo Jtnc
MltaUU.
One year more of the life of our mu
tual work is gone 11 nd wo can now look
over the ground and see the results. 80
far m reported the companies have had
more losses on the average than in years
jrone by. Several hare been compelled
to make heavy assessments while some
have had but email losses and paid them
out of fund on hand I will try to give
you the individual report of several
companies soon.
Covering the following; Kround.net
gain of amount of insurance in 18!6,
amount of insurance December 31, 1896.
Amount of losses paid in 90, amount
Collected from fees and assessments.
If the secretaries have not reportod
the above items to me please do so and
wa will pnt the report in print and send
a copy of this paper to all whose names
you will send. We would like to send a
few thousand sample copies to those in
teracted in the rau-e.
The mutual inenrance association of
Nebraska composed of delegates from
several companies met at the Ideal hotel
in Lincoln on the 20th Instant.
Several subjects were discussed and
ome papers read with interest. On the
evening of the 21st the association was
called to order iu theofQceof the auditor.
Change of law was discussed and it was
decided to try to get our insurance law
to admit mutual companies to insure
country churches, country school houses
nd country parsonages. And further
t was decided that no other change was
needed in the mutual law of 1891. A,
Job of Tekamah ami J. Y. M. Swigart of
Lincoln were elected president and sec
retary and also delegates to the nation
al association which meets iu Dee Moines
on the 2d, 8d, and 4th of next month.
The subject of lightning rods was dis
cussed after the reading of a paper on
that subject by M. C. Dili of Belvidere.
It was generally conceded that rods
properly constructed were a protection.
Galvenized hog wire strapped flat to the
roof with several ' ends running up three
or four feet and connected with the
pump pipe ij cheapest and probably as
good as any.
We hope to hear next year of some
one or many who have tried this- plan.
The wire should be strapped close to the
aide of the barn with a board nailed over
It so that no perHon or animal will get
hurt when passing. It should be placed
under the ground three or four inches
from barn to pump. If anyone has a
better plan we would like to have it.
The lightning rod agent will hoot at the
idea but let him present his argument
and we will find some one to meet it in
these columns. It is pleasant to know
that the auditor is a mutual man aud
carries his farm insurance in a local fire
company and cyclone in a state cyclone
company both mutual and further he is
favorable to mutuals and will not re
strain any company that is doing bus
iness according to law either a mutual
or stock company. We are sure he will
do the right thing by all companies.
The attorney general is also in full
sympathy with the work of our com-
Iianies and will no doubt interpret the
aws to meen just what the promoters
intended it to be, I. e., a plain, just and
equitable law shorn of all technicalities.
This legislature will surely pass a law
by which city resident property may be
insured, also a plate glass mutual law
has beeu ipoduced and is going along
all O. ky J hope to see the time wnen
all thoiroperty in Nebraska will be in
sured by the state, all losses paid the
state treasurer from an insurance fund
raised by direct tax.
The losses to be paid on the valuation
made by the assessor. Thus the npxt
question of how to keep up the valua
tion would be solved for all time.
v How'Thi8?
V otter One Hundred Dollars Reward tor an;
tan ot Ontarrh that can not be enred by Hall'
Catarrh Car.
F.J. CHENEY CO.. Propi., Toledo, 0.
"We, lh nnrtsmlKued, haT9 known K. 1. Cheney
I or th lat 15 year and belter him perfectly
loaorable In all bnsinsss transactions and finan
cially abl to carry out any obligation mad
by their firm. , ,
Went & Troax. Wholesale Drug-diet. Toledo, 0.
Waldlwr, Klunan Marvin, Wholesale Drunk-let.
Toledo, O.
H nil' Caturrh Cure 1 taken Internally, acting
directly on the blood nhd mucous surfaces ol th
system. Fries, 75c per bottle. Bold by aU drug
gists. Testimonial tree.
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discourteously by some persons present,
to the discredit of the state and the
diarnitv of this house; aud therefore
be it
"Resolved. That we doprecate and
most emphatically condemn said disor
derlv occurrences: and Jurther
"Resolved. That hereafter the use of
this hall be not granted to any society
or association, their agents or represen
tatives, or to any other party or par
ties whose ournose it is to influence the
action ot the legislature."
Jenk.ns said he favored the latter part
of the resolution, but he would protest
airainst it as a whole unless the majority
party of the house wouid place the blame
where it belonged. He had been so un
fortunate as to attend the meeting the
nrevioua evening and was sorry to ad
mit that it was a most disgraceful affair,
The distinguished gentleman who had
come there es represen tives ol a con
vention of citizens had been offered in
suit after insult. The distinguished
editor had been repeatedly charged with
bribery, and had to retaliate with the
nse of the word "liar." Jenkius landed
ex-Governor Furnas and told how the
latter had had to sit and bear him
self denounced as a boodler,
and how all of the committee had to sit
and bear themselves denounced as
thieves aud boodlers who had corns here
to bribe the legislature.
Wooster spoke for the resolution, say
ing that what ocburred in the meeting
was something in which the house was in
no way responsible, except that it had
Granted the use of the hall. It would
therefore be inapproprirte to name any-
one at censurable in the resolution.
Roddv declaimed grandiloquently on
th riitht of the oublic to use the hall
which belonged to the whole people, and
incidently touched up in invective some
' one. suspected to be Stebbens, (or what
" occurred the previous evening.
Clark of Richardson moved to table
' the whole matter to save time, and it
1 was done practically unanimously.
l A resolution by Shull directed that
' files of a'l bills be furnished the univer-
aitr. which was done.
' Among the numerous new bills was one
STATE
by Speaker Oaffln iuflicting a penalty for
football playing.
la the Senate-Friday.
Another petition from the W. C. T. U.
ot Auburn for the submission of the wo
man sufrage was submitted in the sen
ate this morning.
A petition for the protection of Insect
eating birds was presented by Duudas.
It especially mentioned quail.
The committee on labor reported back
S. F. 46, by ransom, with a recommend
ation for its passage. It requires vesti
bules on street cars. The report was
adopted.
Dundas submitted a resolution to pre
vent lobbyists, book agents and solici
tors trom conversini with senators
on th floor of the senate while it was in
sMsion. The resolution was agreed to,
Senator Watson called up his resolu
tion to direct Nebraska representatives
iu congress to work for independent free
m nsmt. hnfc the chair neia ic to ue a
inint resolution which must take the
same course as a bill. It was read the
second time and referred to the commit
tva on federal relations. I
Afror th. introduction of new bills
Howell moved to adjourn until Mon
day. Beal objected and was followed by
several senators, but it was stated that
there was no business ready for consid
eration tomorrow.
McGann moved the previous question
on a motion to adjourn until tomorrow,
and the chair said that he would here
after hold a two-thirds majority neces
sary to sustain the previous question
and preclude debate.
The amendment prevailed fixing the
adjournment until tomorrow.
Senator McGann waa excused until
Tuesday because of a telegram reading:
"Two boys and a girl, all doing well."
This precipitated a ehower ot applica
tions for excuses, and on motian 01
Fritz the motiou to adjourn was recon
sidered and the time fixed at i p. m.
Monday.
Among the new Dins was one uy iai-
bot to authorize the county judge ol
Lancaster to employ one or more clerks
and designate one as clerk of the county
court; by Schaal, to require mowing of
weeds on railroad nguts 01 way; uy
Feltz, to create a board of examiners
of railway telegraph operators; Dy
Howell, .to provide for collection and
publication of agricultural statistics; by
Howell, to prevent employment of rail
way telegraph operators under eighteen
years.
In the House Saturday.
The following bills were reported back
and placed on the getieral file:
H. R. 5, by Hull, to recount the bal
lots on the amendment to increase the
number of supreme judges.
H. R. 19, by Hull, to make the salary
of superintendent of the Kearney reform
school 1,500, that of his assistant
1,2()0, and of the matron $600.
til. R. 20, by Soderman, to make the
salary of the superintendent of the Oma
ha deaf and dumb institute $1,500.
The committee on joint rules reported
that the joint committee had agreed to
report for adoption the joint rules of
1895, except the rule regulating all of a
the house, was amended so that a ma
jority of both houses could suspend the
the call. Adopted.
A petition for a beet sugar bounty ap
propriation was submitted from Centra
ity, and at 11 o clock a recess was
taken.
Sixteen bills were introduced, among"
them being a county depository
law " by Hamilton, one to
give the brick manufacturers as
sociation $2,000; to provide for sink
ing three artesian wells; to provide an
additional wing at the Norfolk asylum;
for collection of justice 8 fees on change
of venue; to provide for uniform garnish
ment proceedings; to prohibit impeding
or obstructing railroads; to pi-event
entering of railroad cars in the night
time; to prevent climbing upon railroad
cars while in motion.
In the Senate Saturday.
Tn the senate this morning Ileal
presented the resolutions of the board ol
supervisors of Custer county for the in
vestment ot county -sinking iunds in
county warrants, which were referred.
The committee on revenue reported
back senate file No. 4, for passage, and
it went to the general file.
Deal called, up his resolution to limit
appropriations to those for the benefit
of the whole state, which was construed
to be a slap at the exposition apptoprt-
ation bill.
Howell spoke against it and moved to
lay it on the table, but withdrew his
motion to permit discussion.
Ileal, speaking for the resolution, said
that the people are anxious lor a reduc
tion of expenses and taxes. f Ihe last
session had appropriated half a million
more than the revenues of the state aud
it was time for the senate to begin mak
ing a record foreconomy.
Conaway defended the appropriations
of the last session by directing attention
to those for the necessary relief of the
drought sufferers, which met with public
approval. The price ot products could
not be enhanced oy legislation, iie was
opposed to the resolution.
1 eltz ppoKe in opposition to me resolu
tion. The state had contributed to the
assistance ol those whom he represented
as well as those represented by Beal, and
it is no, time to manifest enmity toward
Omaha and the proposed exposition.
Grothan thought the resolution pre
mature and Fritz made a fiery speech
against it, while Gondring denounced it
as a narrow-minded policy.
Ransom impaled Beal in a strong
speech in opposition to the resolution
and said it should be denominated a
resolution to prevent senators from ex
ercising their judgment as to appropria
tions. A debating society that would
pass such a resolution would be
ashamed of itself. Douglas county had
paid 97 per cent of the taxes levied
against herj and it waa unfair
to attack the city of Omaha. The peo
ple of Omaha favor economy and re
form and will favor cutting down sal
aries. He hoped the unjust resolution
would be withdrawn.
After further discussion the resolution
was laid on the table.
Watson offered a concurrent resolution
calling upon congress to work to secure
free coinage of gold and silver at the ra
tio of 16 to 1 without waiting for the
consent ot any other nation. '
Among the seventeen bills introduced
were bills regulating accident insurance
assessment companies, selling material
for making cigarettes, preventing col
lection of securities not listed for taxa
tion, for an appointment of a state
printer, to fix maximum passenger rates
and to prevent limitation by employer
of his liability to hisemployes for wrong
ful acts by establishing mutual relief so
cieties. The committee on judiciary reported
back for passage bills to amend the law
regulating the drawing of petit jurors,
making three instead of five county com
missioners in Douglas county and mak
ing the salary $1,500 instead of $1 ,800,
and the one for providing counsel for
-indigent accused persons.
la the House Monday.
In the house this morning, after the
preliminary work, seventeen new bills
were read the first time and a large
number of bills were read the second
time.
Bills on third reading was announced
and the first measure placed ou the
general file this session was put upon its
final passage. It was H. R. 4, by East,
man to refund to Rebecca Perkins of
Custer county 9121 paid by her as
rental on school land by an illegal ap
nraisemnnt ol 1889. On roll call the bill
passed by a vote of 87 affirmatives and I
none against.
H. It. 8, by Dobson, to repeal the law
of 1895 granting a bounty on beet
sugar and chickory, was read a third
time, and Dobson demanded a call of
the house upon it. The call was ordered
and roll call showed ten members
absent. Then the call was dispensed
with and on roll call the bill was passed
by a vote of 63 to 80.
Those voting aye were Ankeny, Bill
ings, Campbell, Clark of Richardson,
Coie, Cox, Crouk, Curtis, Dobson. Eager,
Eastman, Endorf, Felkner, Fernow. Gay
lord, Gerdes, Giveus, Grimes, Grosvenor,
Hamilton, Hiie, Hill, Holland, Hull,
Hyatt, Jones of Nemaha, Jones of
Wayne, Kapp, Keister, Lemar, Liddell,
Loo mis, McCarthy, McCracken, Mar
shall, Mitchell, Moran, Morrison, Phelps,
Rich, Robertson, Severe, Sheldon, Shull,
Smith of Douglas. Smith of Ricliardson.
Snyder of Johnson, Snyder of Sherman,
Soderman, Stebbins, Straub, Taylor,
Van Horn, Welch, Wheeler, Wiebe, Win
slow, Woodard, Wcoster, Wright,
Zimmerman and Mr. Speaker 63.
Those voting nay were: Alderman,
Bernard, Blake, Burkett, Butler, Byram,
Casebeer, Chittendeu, Clark of Lancas
ter, Crow, Eighmy, Fouke, Goshorn,
Henderson, Holbrook, Horner, Jenkins,
Jones of Gage, McGee, McLeod, Mann,
Mills, Nesbit, Pollard, Prince, Roddy,
Rouse, Sutton, Waite, Young 30.
H. R. 19, by Soderman, to make the
salary of the superintendent of the
Kearney reform school $1,500, his assist
ant $1,000 and the matron $600, was
read and the roll was called upon it. Be
fore the result was announced, however,
it was recommitted on motion of Soder
man, who claimed that the committee
had intended to omit the reference to
the matron's salary.
A motion for a recess was held in abey
ance while the clerk read the resignation
of E. W. Phillips, fourth assistant clerk
of the house, on account of illness.
Wright of Nuekols wanted a chance to
secure recognition for his district.
Clark of Lancaster desired to know
whether the majority had caucused on
Phillips' successor, and was told that it
bad not.
Moran moved that Samuel Wilson of
Columbus be substituted for Phillips,
but at this point Sheldon insisted on the
motion for a recess, which prevailed.
In the Senate Monday.
In the senate this morning the follow
ing letter from Senator Allen to the sec
retary of the senate was read:
1 have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of the resolutions passed by the
senate respecting the recognition of the
independence of Cuba and to inform you
that I today presented the same in the
United States senate and had them reud
and properly referred.
After the introduction of a number ol
new bills Senator Mutz directed atten
tion to the rules requiring committees
to report bills back within four days,
and moved to have the secretary give
notice of what bills are due for a report
by committees.
RanHom said the bills were not printed
and the motion would simply inflict uu
necessary work upon the secretary.
Mutz said that, the tardiness 01 com
mittees was taxing the patieuce of the
senate. The secretary is the ouly officer
who could furniKh the desired infornia
tion and the motion should prevail.
Haller believed that the minority
lavored the motion. Its members were
anxious to get to work. Over eighty
bills had been introduced nnd printed
and were on the desks and he believed
that reports should have been handed
in upon some of them.
Conway expressed himself to the same
effect. '
Ransom denounced the remarks of
the minority representatives as insin
cere. What the miuority most of all
desired was to have the senate do some-
thing that would subject it to ridicule.
The rule suggested is impracticabel; and
Mutz s motion was defeated by a vote
ol 12 to 14.
The committee on - miscellaneous sub
jects reported back for passage Dearing's
joint resolution for the forfeiture of
franchises of corporations interested iu
the elevator trust. ,-
Same committee reported back
substitute for S. F. 38, to levy a tax ou
deposit in state banks to create a fund
for securing depositors. The substitute
was read the first time.
At noon the senate adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
In the House Taesday.
The house began its fourth week's
work at 2:30 p. m. yesterday with but
ninety-seven members present.
The committee on insurance ! reported
back for passage house roils 82 and 00
while house roil 47, a bill amending the
mutual insurance act, was reported back
for nidennite postponement. Ihe re-
Dorts were adopted.
II. R. 80, for a $5,000 appropriation
for John Currie s statue of Lincoln was
indefinitely postponed.
H. R. 89. reducing fie salaries at th
Geneva industrial school, was reported
on favorably by the committee on agri
culture and the report was adopted.
Roddy of Otoe introduced the follow
imr ioint resolution:
Whereas. The legislature of 1887
bv an act entitled. "An act to recoun
the ballots cast for and against the leg'
islative amendment of the 2nd day of
November, 1896, and to declare the re
sult" did provide for the recounting of
the ballots cast for and against the con
stitutional amendment providiug for an
0
Is there any reasonable man that would ever expect to buy them for less. We
bought for cash the shoe stock of E. Svenson of Omaha for fifty cents on the
dollar of the wholesale price and are selling them on the same terms, namely:
21 1 ;
Special
Sale in
TTEL1
First special Men's all-wool black double and single breasted sack suits heavy weight well made
suit, at $5 a suit.
Second special 150 boys' odd and end long pants suits, sizes from tea to eighteen years, suits
worth from 4 to $7, at $2.50 a suit. ' .
Third special 100 boys' handsome knee pants suits, sizes from four to fifteen years, suits worth
from $2.50 to $4, at $1.50 p.r suit.
Fourth special 400 pairs boys' 7o per cent wool solid wearing, double seat and double knee pants,
worth 75c a pair, at 35c a pair,
increase in the per diem of members of
the legislature from $3 to $5 and ex
tending the session of the legislature
from irtv to sixty days, and
Whereas, Some doubt has always ex
iatt ah to the validity of said act and
he adoption of said amendment to
the
constitution, and
Whereas, It is expediont that the mat
ter be definitely settled and determined;
therefore be it
Resolved, That the honorame attorney-general
be and he is hereby request
ed to at once institute proper action by
mandamus or otherwise to determine
whether or not said amendment to the
constitution was adopted in accordance
with the prvisions of the organic law 01
the state; and be it
Among the bills introduced was one.
by Pollard, relating to assessment and
collection of taxes; by Stebbins, for sink
ing artesian wells for irrigation; ny men,
to reimburse G L. Farnam of Peru for
1 . ... 1 : . . f 1 1 . . .
expense incurred ai m uui-inun ui hmj
normal dormitory; oy men, to uuonm
ate state normal fees to the use of the
school; by Rich, regulating trusts mr
theological educational institutions; by
Felker, to appropriate 5.411,000 lor mci-
ntal expenses ol the legislature; o.y
George U. Jones, regulating the manner
of drawing petit jurors; by Ivnpp, rela
tive to the powers of justices in attacn
ment suits; by Eager, to prohibit useless
waste of artesian water; by Hill, to reg
ulate stock yards and fix prcesofhay
and grain and commissions for sale of
stock; by Chitteuden, providing for tne
defense of certain divorce suits Dy me.
county attorney.
IlOUKG roll 0, rearing 10 insurance,
was indefinitely postponed.
House roll 80 provides for the invest
ment of funds arising out 01 ousiness
done in the state by foreign life or acci
dent insurance companies. Three-fourths
of the moneys, exclusive of that part
naid out as expenses on Nebraska nasi
ness, shall be invested in first mortgage
hnnds or notes on real estate at not to
exceed one-half of the value of the prop
erty exclusive of, improvements, or in
municipal corporation oonas or in smie
bonds.
This bill was advocated by Clark of
Richardson and Fouke of Ouge, and op
posed by Wooster, Jenkins and Pollard,
it was finally re-committed for repeal
ing clause. Pending to debate Smith of
Douglas by strategin secured the read
ing of Chaplain Maiiley'S prayer of last
Friday mornug.
In the Selinte Tuesday.
In the senate also Chaplain Mailley's
prayer received due attention. Feltz
moved to have it printed iu bold faced
tvpe for distribution in both houses. He
had incorporated the prayer in his reso
lution and thus secured its reading by
the clerk. It was as follows: '
"Almighty God, we believe that these
men are auxious to do right. They
seem anxious to economize and to make
the burden of legislative expense as light
as possible. O, Lord, show these men
that time and good money may be saved
by a more liberal expenditure of brain
po er; that a few ideas carelully thought
out and clearly expressed are much
better, and far less expensive than an
interminable string of words; that a
man is not necessarily doing his best
thiuking when he is doing his loudest
and longest talking. We ask this in
Y
file legular EMail Price
The stock was an excellent one, consisting of all
kinds of ladies', men's, boys', girls' and infants' shoes,
and if you are not able to come yourself send us your
mail order. We will send you what you want and re- .
fund your money if goods are not to your entire sat-'
Jsfaction.
Our CLOTHING Departm't.
"W
behalf of a long suffering people, for
Christ's sake, amen."
The resolution received no second.
Murphy submitted the following con
current resolution:
Whereas, The revenue laws of this
state are defective in many particulars
to provide for a rigid collection by town
ship and comity office" whose duty it is
to collect and enforce collection of taxes
for township, county and state purposes;
and
Whereas, The deficit and failure to
realize sufficient funds to maintain the
curreut expenses of the various depart
ments of government is due to the in
adequacy and imperfections of the pres
ent revenue laws of the state; therefore,
be it
Resolved, by the senate, the house
concurring therein, that a committee of
three be appointed by the president of
the senate to act in conjunction with a
like committeeof three-, to be appointed
by the speaker of the house, to prepare a
bill revising and amending the present
revenue laws of this state, or such sec
tions thereof as they think proper, and
report the same to the senate aud house
for their action.
A resolution gby Howell directing the
secretary of state to turn Jover the pa
pers in the contest of Jtffcoat against
livans went over.
A number of bills were introduced,
most of them being counterparts of bills
already submitted in the house.
, In the House Wednesday.
Eighty-four members responded to
roll call. The reading of the journal had
proceeded but a littl.v way when on mo
tion of Hull further reading was dis
pensed with and Rich at once moved
that the house adjourn until 10 a. m.
tomorrow.
Jenkins moved to amend to make it
2 p. tn. today and protested against the
waste of time.
Hull retorted that it was strange that
this solicitude for economy of time
should come from one who monopolizes
more of the time of the house than any
other member.
Jenkins was lurid at once. His gold
classes flashed fire as he arose and de
clared, addressing Hull:
"If I didn't have any more brains than
you have, I'd keep still entirely."
Hull appealed to the chair to restrain
personalities, and Speaker Gaffin said he
hoped the gentlemen would refrain from
further indulgence in ma one.
Jenkins responded that he had been
compelled to indulge in them only iu
self defense, and apologized to the house
therefor.
Pollard's protest against the waste of
time was a repetition of that of Jenkins.
Clark of Lancaster lavored the ad
journment, saying that it appeared nec
essary to allow the majority time to have
a caucus.
Jenkins amendment to make it 2 p. m
was lost, and the house adiourhed until
tomorrow morning. , " '
In the Senate Wednesday.
The senate put in most of the forenoon
in a noisy effort to -require standing
committees to report measures in band,
' The committee on engrossed .bills re
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ported joint resolution No. 1 and S. F.
14 as properly engrossed.
Ihe committee on highways reported
an amendment to S. F. 71. It also re
ported No. 53 for indefinite postpone
ment and No. 52 for passage. These
bills relate to the bringing of canals and
ditches in public highways. '
Mutz moved that chairmen of commit
tees be required to report on bills in their
possession.
lalbot s Imotion to lay the motion on
the table was defeated. After consider
able discussion Conaway moved the pre
vious question aud the motion by Mutz
prevailed by a vote of 26 to 6.
AlcUanns motion to reconsider led to
another long discussion and was de
feated by 22 to 4.
Howell protested that he could not be
compelled to report on a bill without
conferring with his colleagues, and the
chair stated that he was only required
to report progress.
aicbaun Moved to take a recess until
4 p. m but yielded to Talbot, who sub
mitted the following:
"lour committee on mines and mininir
report that from recently received in
formation we are led to believe that gold
111 paying quantities abounds 111 the val
ley of the Blue and we understand no
free silver is there, but ask for authority
to investigate.
McGann facetiously moved to errant
further time, but recieved no recogni
tion.
McGann's motion for a recess was de
feated. -
A motion by Gondring prevailed re
quiring chairmen of the committees to
report orally on what bills were in their
hands and progress made ou each.
The roll was called on committees and
reports made. When it came to consti
tutional amendments, Ransom was
making a stump speech in favor of the
recount of the vote on the supreme court
amendment, but was cut short by the
chair, who insisted that reports should
be concise. Ransom said that there
would be a minority report agaiust a
recount.
Spencer introduced a resolution re
ferring to Hoar's speech in Boston re
flecting on the credit and honor of Ne
braska, and to Senatoi Allen's speech in
the senate denyiug the constitutional
power of any state to impair the
obligation of legal contracts; "either by
direct legislation or legislative action
that withdraws all substantial remedies
tor their enforcement." The resolution
commends SenatorAIlen's utterances and
asserts the obligation resting upon the
state to pay the sugar bounty.
On motiou of Ransom the resolution
was indefinitely postponed.
Another resolution by Spencer referring
to the recent misfortune and recovery of
W. L. Cundiff of Enid, Oklahoma, and
declared that the senate extends to him
its sympathy "and congratulates him
upon his escape from the predicament
into which' his political views plunged
him,"
On motion of Beale it was laid on the
table.
"Don't fail," said the banker, "to
print a loug denunciation of Kansas."
"I won't," replied the newspaper edi
tor. "I'll run it in right after the edi
torial denouncing sectionalism."
Twentieth Century.