THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
t
, March' 23, 1899 '
.DOWN 1ST THE SOUTH
" Down in the southeastern part of Nebraska is located
a wonderful city. Prosperous Growing Active built
upon a solid foundation In that Prosperous-Growing
Active city is located a wondcrjul store built upon a
solid business foundation. In that Prosperous-Growing
Active store is located a wonderful stock of Mens,
Boys' Youths' and Children s Clothing Men's, Hoys' and
Youths' "Shoes. Men's, Hoys' and Youths hats. All
made of the best materials-all guaranteed to give en
tire satisfaction-all guaranteed to be sold for less
money, than any other house in the , west dare sell them
for-quality considered. We are at your service if no
convenient to visi 111 in person send for our new spring
catalogue, its full of information-full of money saving
ideas full of thelatest styles of Men s, I3oys , Youths
. and Children's Clothing. It tells you what a new spring
suit will cost you. It tells you what a new spring top
coat will cost you. It tells you what a new : spring hat
will cost you. If there if anyting you want to' know
that isn't in this little salesman, drop us a letter and m
will do our utmost to answer all questions. If you arc
not perfectly satisfied with anything you buy of this
house send it back the moneys yours again.
If after that transaction you feel that you were hasty
send in your second order we'll excuse you. We warn
your trade, we want your good will, we want you to tr
our mail ordet department. We want you to come to
our store when you're in Omaha. Meet your friends at
our store, get your baggage cneciceu, vc. incnuiy, ue uil
and trade at the
NEBRASKA CLOTHING CO., OMAHA.
Havana, between the police and dist ur
ber., of the pence. Tbers wo a long list
of kill'"! and woandwd. There ""
be an almost universal toVM
among th Cubans toitMbyCl
aoiiMSln bin controversy with jo
r..hn assembly. The 3,000,000
' to pay off ibe Cuban army ban torn r
ce.vedlnllsvanua.but payments have
UWV it l
brewing id
There w ems " " - " , -
Porto ttlro. All .or of stories are
coming from there a ft T!?
nt the United Btaioi.
be no charge sustained of W W
1 t...mil. General Henry baa
T"' 'J ! . and forbearing wr,
way and bas made ao earnest effort Jo
Iettb.jK.ople tak.afull shore lotto
conduci of affair-. IfofeM only three
regiments to boldtb. lawlwis in check
and It begins' to look a. H It will b
neceeeary to send bin,
If there lean -prising In Porto
... nik-nn im for It. It will be
the result of tb treachery of the inhab
itant who have been degraded by tbe
long role of the Bpanlab.
rw. mm to be serious trouble
around Santiago. What trouble Jbe
there can be traced to the over riding
of the ad flee and suggestions 01 ueoe
Wnn. hw the M.borUfrt at Washington
Tba Income from the import and other
tas at Bantlago have been aoooi
160,000 a month. General Wood bad
I augurated a eyetem of public Improve-mjnte-cloanlng
the city, the bay and
building roadsthat gate work to the
Cubani aud was bringing aooui generm
prosperity, when be n wired orders to
end atl the money to General Brooke at
Havana. That caused the discharge of
all the laborer, and they bare, at least
many of them, turned bandlte. All the
good citlseno ol Santiago aa well ae
General Wood himself bare protected
against this Washington policy without
effect. They all claim that tboreleno
other course for the discharged men to
pereue. They muet become bandits or
starve. They have become baudiU and
a large number of our boys will have to
go thereto eboot tbera so as to main
tain order and "establish a stable gov
ernment." From this news of the week It will be
seen that the policy of Imperialism and
the adoption of a colonial system Is re
tilting in just the elate of affairs that
the populists en Id It would. Dispatches
from Hong Kong which have eceNHl
theoeneorhlp that Is maintained at
Manila, Indicate that affaire lu the Phil
ippine are In a very serious condition,
Not that there ie any doubt tba the
troMi now Ibera and on the way eu
bold Manila and a strip til contiguous
territory, but thai any attempt to pen
(rate the Interior will to aceompabH-d
with great lta of bla from the auibuab.
Inn t'dipiui-a aad from the eliroata, It
UreMirir I hat even t'oaaul Mil lame
has said that m man eaa 111 k he
war will eHl, that in all probability il
will IBM Kif year.
Hardy's Column,
T VotlHf NiacMiM ar goieg into
tlMiaiuaftj ! lb taairrtt eti. It la
eliniai4 jr will lTtie
mnivdMlioa la tUa illjr t.f ttiRltt,
TMy eavaail eqatieg aad rvat all
WtWiatea. 1 aa ! airia ua ta a iiti
f''w aai It bw titre l a a'ra'etil
Ik ke, J WIM iarit. isiwii tat.
Iittt, aart Ma lafcet, kal ( Id
mii a kt4atit ar nilitr
feattoa, sna. ra k r mat bua
Ilia ara.i lina ai'knai ig tk
plil ti4 ski eirtMXNtf ua iia, II k
a !.( . In t.t 4 ata Ukl k
si Kir .ul . taa tt Uia ..r k
au iitHa, aal bat tatvtka iaatlse
Btattaeim kt.t. ,ty tu t
tftke , ettf tl votta eat
In Ikat aw, tut tkal takd.4ata,
tVe were aa bat Ike na4 ol tfnr4 al
Ua ilata bua. Ida gurnet bat
vetoed the soprorns court bill which per
petuated the. three commissioners uiid
gave t he ell a thousand dullnre extra,
euch, for the enrvl- of wife nud chlliireu
in kitchen and playground. Tim con
stltuOon saye tliere elinll t re t) r
erne juilgoe mid no more and their Malar
litssltnll to 2,f00 eu4,h. ft bus bo.it) a
barefaced republlct h
ion party hue permitted It till now the
governor has stuck in bis veto and stop
lied it. Long live the man who net
after election as he promised before election-.
Sot a single pupiiy of the bnncb
or bar has ever claimed that the up
pointmentof commissioners was consti
tutional and yet our own judge full into
the trap. It Is urgwl that the court Is
three years behind with cases. Yes and
tbey would to five years behind if tbev
bad three more commissioners and tln fr
wives aud children had another thoiis.
and for helping. What does a balr spilt
decision amount to any way and they
are tha ones that take the time. The
Eugene Moore case took the six men six
weeks when a short nosed poodle ought
to have decided the case in one minute.
It bas got to that blgb state of juris
prudence (but a court must not believe
a criminal when be pleads guilty, The
lamp of justice no Intwer lights t he path
of judges. It is any way to rlenr 11 v
haired criminal or to shield the faigh
blooded millionaire, from the working
of justice. No wonder that our state
courts should go iistrny for the highest
court in me laud has set tuern the ex
ample. It took them months to decide
the Income tax case and two years to
aecioe uie maximum freight case and
when tha court is so near evenly divided
on such cases bow much Justice are we to
conclude there is In their decisions,
Every time tbess long drawn out duels
ions are given tbey are always on the
side of the millionaire. Onco they were
on the side of the slave driver. It is no
small task to bang an unjust decision
upon a constitutional peg and make it
look plausible. Give us justice rather
than law and certainly where there is
doubt about the law, give justice the
veneut of tnedouDl.
Clippings.
WAR TAX IX.
Rinoe the approval of the war reveo ue
HntoaReiie 15, 1 HON, the eollenti.111
under it have been 102,012,191.25.
There have also neon collected nn ad
ditlonnl tax on tobacco olf 778,487
and on fermented liquors stored In ware
house II04.D27.02, making a total ol
f02,055,0O5.M7 derived from the war
revenue act from the time of lu passage
up to the let oi rvnruarv. J he largest
part oi tins sum, f u,aN.i,4u, come
from the aale of dooumeutHry and pro
prietary stamps, f20,OM4,50 front lbs
Increase on the tax ou beer, IH.1G2.02 1
repreaeuta tha increase In the tax on
suuff and tobacco aud l2.fi0.'l.0&N ou
elvare and cigarettes, r'rom legacies
25.1,031 baa been realised.
ItlOIIT KIM) OK WKN.
The following Irom the Kansas Cttv
fter fairly repreaenta tha observations
oltnuMiabo viewed tha couvutlon ol
the American Federation of IJtbnr.
"The flrt impnwsion ronvere lie ib
ronvention of the Ainerlcao Ketlerathut
of Labor is the stalwart physupia ( U
delfgatea. They resemble a body id
Suited Slates regular trooi iu the garb
of evlliai.a, la .b siognoiuv aud prooi
td intellectual d ltniuiit. The wmveu.
tloitlua euierlor botl.r, aa eiiupard
with the averaga Hilh'l galbrrlig,
abieh uggu that p diHeiana ktlttbl
Improve thorns. Ira by doing muh
work."
t.N iiNuutvn I'Aut:,
If I wilataka sol I lis ar annual ol Ika
Aateneaa 4'pN llwy will era ik
bribe ul Mi'riulm, aud, by haUlthg
teniplaikiM, aia su b a vwiory a kM
aol Ua woa sito lha alla id i.t.
loan, ba aniuaid Ik l siir.l
riiates: I'-haid a rtal.it tkaiu...k a
arm u aid a iHMMHug 'k, liv
ieg tu i, a iiiil.U', that, la !
pr( i. k aar, fcld dwiakl tm
aktMw arowga n la rostM. I
ll-a aka kiMimiaa Ua, a raM
Ikal ka aa aaa rwlurit, laral m '
deal ar In k tlsaias vbaul tr...! j
aad to Ik.-aa biaa Moiia i ike agMj
id a ltriga jMla ik Ika a.WtJuc'
iU,alaMl K and Wlre, Ul Iku :
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NEBRASKASEN ATE
PROCEEDINGS OF UPPER LEG
ISLAT1VE BRANCH
A laeeluet Sumiiiitr af the Doing af
WeekA Mans of IIIIU, Ktola
tUmt, tClc, A elm A Upon.
Tbnriday, March 10.
A slight stir was caused in Uie sen
ata yesterday morulng by Hchaal o
Sarpy who Insisted ou Insurance coin
miuacs to report on en bins in iiiei
possession, and to enforce tha rule that
requires sMiiKliug cuiniulUee to repor
on a bill within four duys. The liicin
bars of tha majority sido sshed for evl
denoe the t bills were purposely with
held by committees. Norm was given
by ths fualonlalA, Cm the contrary
sevsrai morobcrs arose mm sialea tint
they bad eskod sUndlriff coitinilttces to
bold ttertalu Ulllu for tliotrt for a slioi
time. Among those who made this
statement whs Currle of C'linler. 11
said ha bud asked a committee to with'
bold Its report on his bill misting to
ths Houtli Omaha live stuck exchange
until be could secure further evidence
from the western part of the stats.
senator Van Jluscn arose to a ques
tion of privilege in tha senate yeatm"
day, Jin presented a short editorial In
ths Omaha lice and then denounced
the sm-cd a containing an innuendo
wholly falsa in conception, Theiiews
pnper article lollmtited Hint the sent
lor was stfindlng in the way of the rn
t merit of revenue Inglelnt on St th
behest of corporations. Whether tills
meant thnt hu was oimoscd to the pss
snge of Ihu 1'ollard revenue bill or that
his own re vcu iio bill was being held
back for the benefit of corporations
that desire to escaiio taxation, is not
known, 'J'bo members of the revenue
committee stated that Nunator Van
Dusen bad urged speedy action on
rovenuo bills.
The bill repealing the sbsolcts grM-
noprier luw was pnsseu, as was also
slmillur ono provlulng a county prom
ium or bounty for the cultivation of
trees along tha north lines of farms
Tha coinmitUtu on labor reported house
roll 08, by lloverly, for passnga with
amendment. The bill prohibits tba
employment of children under four'
teen years In any manufacturing or
moroan ti la establ fsh men t esuept d uring-
vacation or public schools,
At 12:80 the senate adjournixl for the
day in order to permit mem hers of ths
republican aide to go to Nebraska City
to attend a banquet given by oltlaeus
of that place in honor of the newly
electod U. B. senator, M, L. llayward.
Frlils r. Mareh IT.
The senate realized yesUrdy that
the end of the session was appro
Ing and that the passage oi senate
bills was necessary in order to ensure
action on them In the house. The
greater part of the afternoon was de
voted to bills on passage,
Among the bills passed was McCar-
Sar's bill creating a lien for amounts
us for threshing grain and shelling
corn, Tsioot s amendment to the Lin
coin charter authorizing the city to re
pave and requiring street railways to
lay center-bearing or T rails and a bill
by llocke of Lancaster abolishing the
minimum rate of interest on county
funds deposited in banks and authoris
ing the county treasurer and the bank
to fix the rate of interest, subject to
the approval of the county board.
When Henator Roeke's bill came up for
passage ine uierg laiiea to vertiy the
roll can ana when the result was an
nounced it was found that the bill bod
only SI votes, ono less than enough to
pass it with the emergency clause, The
bill was placed on Its passage without
i ne emergency clause ana it reoeivea
24 votes, more thad enough to have
passed the bill with an emergency
clause.
The railroad committee recommend
ed the indefinite postponement of
bill that amends the present law i
lating to the fencing of right of way
ao that a property owner may bulla
fence and charge the cost up to the
railroad. 'J be chairman of the com
mittee explained that the committee
made the reoommendrtlon because
similar bill from the senate bad been
passed and was In the house.
Hchaal of Harny, fuslonlst, had to
stand by and see the senate Indefinite
ly postpone a bill of his which repeals
me uw providing tor a state Dsn com
mUalon.
In committee of the whole, senate
Hie 117, amending the exemption laws,
waa retaw mended for paasage. The
object of the bill waa to get at per
sons who receive large salaries and yet
are exempt unoer tna preseut law from
garnishment and while drawing good
Jiay for their labor, owe for the grocer
ea that they use and the clothes that
they wear. Tha bill amende the pres
ent law mi aa to esempt o per ntrtnlli
from tba wageeof Iteada of fa mi lies.
The present law eseniiia kilty Uaya'
pay, The bill spttclllcally states that
only debt eoittrectad In the future art
te be arteetea.
Batardar, Merk II.
The paaaage of bilu In the senate
yesterday occupied much time.
A bill that waa lut induce.! in tha
house, having fur It urMe the
auction of I uie ret on stale warrants
from a to I p'r rent, was pawicd in lbs
Senate without PkiUuH, A bill pro
let ting quail lha ) er ruud aa I'SmkhI
Willi inly one tola agaiital il. Among
tha 1411 rviiioiMHdd for itatf lu
fMiwaiitlra of the a b la as una luak
lug Ilia Journals of eilbt r htia tf lha
!g inUlur eevroui.U as evUbnce lu
eourt lo ui xaeii the valuitlv ( ael
thai may b a r ! by b governor,
I b.. ii k-1, ii,t,r bgUy tkiwM'd. Aaulhvr
bill rvtluting b b'tnl loin firlUa ub
u lli'U nf ,lvllnut nt l l a was
Ht'OIUUIvHitv.l ftf MI, A SImiI.
tula f.-r tba l it) 1 giiwt lha piaellva
ul iMtvibv w i'rt. ,,d u. wtl)
fi-ma M r luluia voiiib iUh.
h li f Mr iHty lutlluc4 t
I ilk in a.ifidaa.a wua lha fiuur
sjUl wi(a aslHg lha b-UUtMr
lv subintl aa aim to! moat In tba ri
klltuiioM l. ini h UttiuUf vl
ju'lva oa ! sm(i, ua WuvU.
liMiwt.ta 1 4 an iutm i Ui ImumuIaU
fiMuluniivm tma trwblUau
tad tuU.uii la IUw Ivr lb v
Ih'h iI a nfVHig v"hh.hs aut b as
Was f.NM. la lha hw i an b.at4
f'tetoH. A eWiaatkm wu fwlM
a la lbs stasia ao.K riiM tba
tMon i.l a a a imIIu ana
t ba latmaa.-a toiuitiUltHt et ba awn
mat ) ti 4y sad v.m4tai4 l
Weaver insurance bill that transfers
the insurance department from the
auditor's ofllce to the governor and
provides a tax of 8 per cent on the
frross premiums of companies organ
tad oulstdo of the state and a tax of
9 per cent on companies organised un
der the laws of the siato, It is believed
the committer will recommend it for
passage.
Munilsy, Msroh 10,
The senate put In a half day Satur
day and the members are therefore eu
titled to another day's jisy. During
the time the senate was In session a
few bills were punned and the two rev
enue bills that have been liotherlng
the legislature were reported by the
revenue commit tee, The Pollard bill
from the house was placed on the gen
eral file without recommendation, The
Van Dunen revenue bill, seunte 111210,
was placed on the general tile with a
reeninmeridat loit that it be passed. As
it is lute In the session it is believed
the bill will have a hard time to get
through, The Pollard bill is not un
derstood by the senate nd as it does
not have Ilia recommendation of the
committee on revenue as su endorse
ment its fate is considered doubtful, If
the Van Dusen bill pusses the senate it
will have a bard time get ting through
the bouse. The prospeels I ir revenue
legislation are not considered bright.
Among (hu Mils passed Haturduy by
the senate was one to change the laws
of garnishment so thst only f0 a
month of the wages of heads of fami
lies may be exempt, "except that sixty
days' wages shall bo exempt from pro
cess for deficiency debts wliere proper
ty, real or mrsonal, is held as security
for the indebtedness or has been taken
under foreclosure proceedings In satis
faction of the debt, Another bill mak
ing the house and senate journals com
petent evidence in court to impeach
the validity of bills that Jiavi been
signed by the goveenor whs passed,
llolbrook of DoiVe Is the aut hor of a
bill tiiut punned, lis purpose is to
make Haunders county puy lis ehnre of
the expenses of keeping up the 1'latte
river bridge that crosses the boundary
line between the two counties,
Henator Currle made an effort to se
cure action on the Lleutcnant-dovem
or's anti-pass bill, but fulled, lie wil
try it again today,
Adjourned to Monday
, Teasifsy, Msmb If,
The senate did not hesitate yesterday
to bill senate file lift, by Talbot, a bill
providing for a state school hhM com
mission U) select uniform text books
for t he nubile schools of the state. The
measure was introduced early in the
session. It really provided for the
publication of uniform text boobs by
trie state, a similar jaw was itriea in
Kansas, and various states bava been
circulated as to the result, Some
charged that the bill was Introduced
by the school book trust and others
declared it was directed at trusts and
that trusts would fight it. One of the
arguments used wss that the expense
of printing school luniks In this state
would be higher than the prices en
forced by the trust. The merits of the
bill were never disuiissed as the meas
ure was hardly considered at any time,
Hlmilsr bills were Introduced during
the winter in the legislature m Colo
rado and Houth Dakota. Tba school
men of Nebraska opposed the bill and
organised to fight it. An organisa
tion with tiesdiiuarters in Lincoln
wrote letters to educators and officers
of school boards all over the state. The
result was a flood of letters asking
members of the legislature not to vote
for the bill. There appeared to be
much rejoining in the senate when the
bill was killed on motion of llocke of
Lancaster.
A start was mode by the senate ' to
undo part of a little piece of work per
formed two years ago by the legisla
ture. Henate file S79, an act to permit
street car companies to allow tlremen
and policemen to rldo free, was eonsld
ered in committee of the whole and re
commended for passage. The law pro
hibiting street car companies from al
lowing any city ofllccrs or city am'
p loves to ride free was passed two
years ago at tho request of Frank Han
sum of Cmaii.
The senate spent most of the time
yesterday in committee of the whole
re paring uuia to be sent to tno npuae.
cuate billa were considered because
the time for sending senate bills to the
house la getting very short. Henate
file 131, by Van Dusen, relating to
boards of education, contains a clause
requiring women who vote at school
electious to register the same aa male
voters. This applies only to cities
where tiere la a system of registration.
A lively debate between Henators
I'rout and Van Dusen occurred over
the advisability of passing a bill pro
viding mat auiiitions to el ilea ana vu
Isgee may be disconnected by applica
tion to the district court The bill
was recommended for passage, Ken
ate file VOU, by litrTert of fuming, regu
lating the width of public roads, was
reconuncuded fur passage,
The senate pasm-iI several bills yea
tertiay, rcoiiuiienaiiig others for paa
ae, ami apiMilnteil a sifting rout
in I ilea hradeti by deuatof Trout of
liege aa cbulrinsii.
Among tba bills passe.! waa bouse
mil lT, by Weaver, a bill requiring all
iiuuraioe policies mirering pn-i-vrty in
Nebraska to la rotiutersiiritv.t or writ
ten by resident agvui. ibis bill
ttiikea a blow alls hu! l known among
imot aue a ,r-Mi a "ovi-ibi-aa Insur
sintt, ii now gora lu tna governor for
approval,
A mil iirHifK kesiuki in noma.
Omaha live slis W Iisns, tli-aUrihg
In I ortfnliaiiii aa unlawful ruibl-
it iitt utr lb I in. I U, ktumti as
lha M l ailhy bill. Will frnd ablv U re
l.iicl to ba k. ttui llr .y the n-w-aiitle
uw lit ! k and siaiUi
1 be lattiraa.a txiiuuitia ol iha aval
sla will un bal'lf ivtwMt Iba Umhi
II l'i Iba sule lily. Ibis lt aas
iaMi J tba hm. It liuiH-wa a lk tw
ilta grM 1 1 loiawtt of tiitHiatuat eiH
aii. iinraiiif lb annual laa it '
al ia to ttaits and lraalt Ibe tUi
mi'rsMi -eritor fiom IK au.l toe
U'v y s .faun a 'l'i-, 1 b inlie
tiitx.tiu b.i 'i.n.Ur sn-a tu
iiiita i n lb iIim rtiwioaiiHg Us
srfit iaHHia rotiiatiia of eKr
lr aad nalU'Ma. by Bviag Iba la oat
e i.eiHiun al I rwf nit ! fta
Uka ruaau and fnmtala f
utK, UU ahd aslb.aa b Will as
it i il I ia a la i wf I r hiU
aa .Nubianka e-nmpaMit aal I ar aauk.
MM t-tbtv VMi ait
NEBRASKA ROUSE
PROCEEDINGS OF LOWER LEG
ISLATIVE BRANCH
A Oonilaasad Rasama of the Weak Ae-
ecDipllh4 Paring the real Weak
Aolloa an Bills Kt.
Thursday, March td. '
Tho session of the house yesterday
was brief, but exciting. The routine
work started with reports of standing
and special committees, which soon
showed tho temper of the representa
tivea on paying the beet sugar bounties
which have been pledged by the state
to manufacturers of beet sugar, but
which in reality go to tho ralsorl of
the beets. After numerous culls of the
house it was voted to place these bills
on gensral file, after refusing to make
them special order. Tho two bills in
troduced for this purpose appropriate
in the airgregate about oT.lft.oao for
(J rand Island and Norfolk factories,
The bills were Introduced by House of
Hall county. Two fuslonists only vot
ed with the majority against postpon
ing tho bills, Mora u of 1'lutte and Mem
mlnger of Madison,
Attempts wero made to have a sift
ing committee appointed, and a coterie
oi populists ana republicans wore en
deavoring pretty much all morning to
got the consent of enough members to
bare such a committee. Mo definite
steps were taken,
The session of the house yesterday
ended at noon, as the members were
anxious to adjourn in time to permit
tho trip to Nebraska City for the ban
quot of Henator llayward.
rrldsy, Martin IT.
, There was more excitement to the
square inch in the house yesterday
than there has been on any one day
yet this sssion.
Iflve republican members of th
house united with the fusion members
of that body and taking the roins in
their hands, appointed a sifting corn
mtttee of seven members which for the
remainder of the session will have the
sole privilege of advancing bill on gen
oral file,
The personnel of the committee
shows four republicans and three fu
slonists. The republican members are
Olmsted of Douglas, chairman, Ditmar
of Otoe, It'lsher of Dawes and JJurns of
Lancaster. The fusion members are
Hturgeas of Douglas, Wheeler of Fur
nas and Tanner of JNance. These ser
en men according to the wording of
the resolution appointing them will
have sole power to advance bills on
general file, the house agreeing not to
take up mils out of tneir regular or
der unless recommended by this body,
The house yesterday refused to pass
the bill re-creating the supreme court
commission. The vote was 4S to o,
and as sixty votes were necessary the
veto was sustained. The term of the
three commissioners expired several
days ago. Late in the afternoon the
governor presented a special message
i the bouse recommending that the
legislature submit to the people an
amendment to the constitution increas
ing the number of Judges of tha su
preme court.
Hturgeas of Douglas offered the fol
lowing resolutions
"Whereas, Tha public press have
mode disclosures of alleged irregular
ities said to be existing in the supreme
oourt and the supreme court commis
sion with reference to amounts of
money drawn by them and In behalf of
the several members of their families,
said to be Illegal and contrary to tbe
provisions of the constitution and tha
laws of the slate; therefore be it
"llesolved, That a committee of three
members of tbe bouse be appointed by
the speaker, to make due investigation
of said illegal irregularitiea, and with
full power to eubpiena and compel the
attendance of witnesses and the pro
duction of books and papers, to admin
ister oaths to such witnesses and to
make reports of their findings with
such recommendations aa they may
deem Just aud proper at this session of
the legislature,"
This passed by the following votej
THOSB VOTING AYR-67,
Boullar,
liowar,
Uurna.
Itardr,
JuhiiMin,
k Imter,
Ieiimr,
IxonilK,
Muiin,
Mmiiinlnyer
Moran,
Morrimin,
Murray,
Mtl'arltiV,
WcCta.eii,
MiUlnley,
1'wlt,
i'rhiM,
Koumi.
hr.liill.ii,
Khora,
r-m'ka,
ttniitk. titular
Pmllh, Halloo,
ftturiasa,
Hwan
Tanner,
Taylor, (Putt)
Taylor. Kill
Tti"tuoq of
'lay,
Ttioiiipoaof
Mi-rrk'k,
W a Unit,
Weaver,
Wulr.
Wow.ard,
Wrlaltk
Wyniatt,
Younif,
fellera.
Mr. M-akar
Carle n,
Cewlbra,
('swell
CrtxkitU,
Cunnluf hart
IKiiirjr.
tMiinsa,
I'MtorUiif,
Kla-iMMl,
J nilloolt,
flvea,
I'rata,
Full-.
OraniUtaR,
Orail,
Onxveaor,
TIIOMM VOTINU
A rami rasa. llalier.
NaY-Sr
IWtilak llaiaaua. Krai. I.
iliMtiur, Marna, t'lin.lr
nana, iiaiinr4 rmiaru,
r.dlela, lUMiuia, ttt-ba bis,
luruiaii. II l-iii. SHi.
(tiawt-ar. Iprka, , mud Hi h.
I a,oln( IlinH , biuiil.lwiiat.
iN-iaauar, jhm, i-ir
:a. Ji.is WniiUuf,
l Ultrr, I !, Wru.rL
Lil kiiituuia. vtirti.
lisil. .
iik.i r ata nut tviciit't
Aadaiaua.ltL Tot. iiri, a.
tWiaily, li.tlf, a.lilfv
I btutilMon, Sleri'U k, irT-ii-i a reaolti
lion lu rvlalion lu lb eoututUtve In
Waiigatlug Iba paa qtiraiUin. The
dttlloti 1 lntriil.dbitft HbaaiiHiiihl
and vslua of tbe ubllgsiioti the state l
ttuder Ui rattruatl t-t.ii.ciuiia. to Ibatui.
U.irt'f bat lea reMfl. that tbe State
got lite ltui, Ur'ue no stale tuotity
was ua4 fr HilUa4 lha radiition
was edoptad,
Xi.i atth v a sntl Iruil bill a IowmkL
the tote twiuf of ' It,
aala4ay( Ma IS,
The rtaVllaaietiiitf th house
aol la tba etawblea ia ailUng roaaa.it.
Ie trt4 tiUjr i kaia klt Hat bal
tn-4
Ibe boue i-a4 a kill MiaWlag It a
aVifeWuu au la wlla ttt i iom.U
sad nbtbillag tha 4iiMg tf
H.la ilvaii uMat l taw lb aU
M'l 'f A b ll alaa -d .
lag lha duliitt aiaitt U all vaiie
on a salarv
ijuii a I ll'e uisntaaaUai arnse ae a
bill aU.tiabUig Iba Kmr4af Iraavfvita.
ua. A bill la nvM lot but mi
erlarv f It aamalwe a iAita
lnatt ht aiaKa.
After Ibis a.rautWa4 ! Jup4
f, lb Viwa Im tomiitiUraof Iba w bd
Ui. 'Kami aad sihmh! In a graat lata ay
Vtbvf biila AMa bea MM twll b.V
liana of Lanoastor providing for a 11m
ited number of insurance brokers who
are to write foreign insurance in ear
tain instances and keep track of tho '
same in order to pennit the taxation of
the gross premiums in accordance with
the provisions of Weaver's insurance
bill.
A substitute for Flynn's eight-hour
bill was agreed to with a provision
reaching the farm laborers and fixing
a day's labor for them at ten hours, A
penalty is attached to the bill which
ly some is thought to give a loop hole
for many law suits ana which may be
cause for amendment when the bill
roaches the senate. '
Monday, Mareb SO.
The state university salary approp
riation was cut in the house Saturday
from '43,OQO, which the committee on
finance ways and means bad recom
mended, to 1310,000, which the house
saw fit to decide upon as the proper
amount. The reduction was made only
after four hours debate. The final vote
as the bill was reported from tho com
mittee of the whole on a motion not
to concur and to let tho sum remain at
IH'i.W 0, was DO to 44, Twenty persons
wore absent when the vote was taken
some of whom are known to have been
opposed to tho measure and who took
this way of not expressing themselves.
Taylor of Custer, Cunningham of
Harlan and fosterling of Uuffalo led
the opposition while the principal
speeches for the appropriation as reo
ornrnended by the committee came
from I'ol lard of Cass, Weaver of Hlch
ardson, McCarty of Dixon and Burns
of Lancaster. The appropriation of
210,000 is only 11,000 more than was
allowed for salaries two years ago, The
argument was waged along severe
lines, many matters being brought in
the dlscuasion by tho opposition to the
appropriation which was not usually
discussed. It Is reported that the sen
ate will increase the appropriation.
Tlie salary appropriation bill waa
recommended for passage with tho pro
visions for pay of supreme oourt com
missioners and their stenographers
striken out.
At noon the house adjourned till
Monday morning at 11 o'clook.
Taesday, Mareb SI.
Hills appropriating money for the In
sane hospitals of the state and tho In
stltutlons under the oharge of th
state, were considered in committee of
the whole In the house yesterday and
special appropriations were agreed,
upon aggregating IIM.OOO, The W1W
were not discussed at any great length
and there seemed a unanimity of opin
ions on tho measures, unusual where)
such a Urge sum of money Is die
posed of.
The bills were as follows! New
building at tho hospital for tha insane
at Lincoln, 950,000; new building at
tha Hastings hospital, 130,000s boiler
house and cold storage rooms with
new wells and pumps at tha Hastings
hospital. 115.000: rvmnaeium and lab
oratory at tho institution for the blind
at Nebraska uty, lo.oooj sew nuiiaisgs
and machinery for the watterworke
and lighting plant at tbe Ueatrioe
institution for the feeble minded, 94t
600: boiler and pump house at tha
Omaha institution for tha deaf and
dumb, 85,000; total, 1188,000,
After the appropriation bills had
been disposed of, the house considered
a few other measures on the slftiag
file, A bill by McGinley of Otoe coun
ty compelling railroads to give fro
transportation to shippers of stock,
waa favorably recommended. A bill
by Jensen of Jefferson to provide for
the appointment of state veterina
rian by the governor, was ordered re
committed to the standing committee.
During the aay, Bpeaker Clark ap
pointed the committee to investigate
the supreme court. The members were
Lane of Lancaster, Shore of Cherry,
and Detweller of Douglas.
On report of the standing committee
on Judiciary a batch of senate curative
bills were recommended for advance
ment and third reading without being
considered In committee of the whole.
The legislature approtionment bill
will be considered soon in the house
committee of the whole, having been
advanced on general flic. Representa
tive Wilcox has prepared several
amendments which lie will propose at
that time. The senatoral districts will
be left as they are at present, while a
few ehangeo will be made in the rep
resentative districts from the way they
were in the bill as originally drawn.
Wedaraday, March . '
The house yeaterday attempted to
overrule the sifting committee by or
dering the immediate consideration of
houa roll No. A01, the general approp
riation bill, but it waa not succeaefnl.
Just before the house adjourned, tha
committee appointed to confer with a
like committee from the senate regard
ing the time for flual adjournment re
ported thst Msrch 31 at 19 noon had
been determined upon.
The house on third reading of billa.
killed tbe bill providing for one secre
tary of the board of transportation
which had been rescued In committee
of Ibe w boln only after a hard fight,
oenitiuent aaiiiiHi 10 nave eitangea and
there were far from enough votea to
aa the tueaati flynn's eight hour
aw an killed also,
At lite evening araalon the bill local-
ing the state fair prrmauenlly at Ua
e.ltt waa postpone.! Ineoiutitlilee of the
whole, nut the limito rvruv.l to eon
eur, and the bill waa advanced to third
reading.
M-.MUUa' I aaaaa.
The amtlnt ttteiit of a si ftlaf eommltlae
auat lb r publics a, member of both
houara to hold a eetH ue laat night. Ne
allatMpt la Ibla eatn ut w im-mI la
vbanga tba kUuAUon in Iba hou, bat
sui is srm tli uvi.ii rr Indulged
iu. The catttti devl.Wd no lu sabittll
a eitiuuti.ai am. ii I. u ni !a?rieg
Ibe auiotwr uf jii.t,-. ir auprawe
luh, Ibla .'li.. waa lab. twnAUae
lb govviuf fiatitav kabwiUad a
spa -tl toaaaaga u,rf Iba bgtilara
to aubaol aa i an am-i,ltrtl, 1 be ta
pultikati twbrof tba a.tilag tHS
Mtil war i'rrtefcl at lb mwwi,
lbv adn.tti4 INey l..d wal I ait Ibe
o.tib!atli vuk tb ltKlat, but
aaaarla-4 tbal lhf c.i.ui4.llt aib )
abal was riM la rUi a 14 Mile,
W l 44.
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k laat ! lfi a. a, rxatt4
klsa-t -Hail, itIM M-iana, "H
4at twa aa I svr uiiti f
r4ii 4oaa Itll altkaai ti aaa
ka4 ea Iks liskaWaakisili)
Its,