THE NORTHWESTERN OKO. K. HBNSCHOTKR, Editor * I'ob. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. 2.'-=1 i A BLAST OF BOREAS MERCURY GOES DOWN TO AND PASSES ZERO, Bfsny Nebraska Town* Itrport Very Serrrf Wnlhrr. wltli tlin Mercury Hanging from O to 10 Hrlow--Will Trove to ll« tho Salvation of tbr Corn Urging. Lincoln had a zip from tlic north on Raturday last that canned the ice and coal dealers to ehed tears of joy. Tho maximum temparuture from Friday night to Saturday night was at 7 a. m. Raturday. Before noon the thermome ter wus headed toward zero with a likelihood of diving beyond. The zero point was not reached until 7 p. tn. A ▼cry little snow hud come on the wings of the wind at intervals ull the after noon. Raturday night it got steadily colder, and at midnight the thermome ter ot Harley's registered 10 below. At Nebraska City a fall of 30 degrees In the temperature is reported. This is the coldest snap of the season. Bradshaw was touched up ill a lively manner, the thermometer reselling IS degrees below by Sunday morning. It has caused some suffering among tho stock, but will be the salvation of thousands of bushels of corn tliut was ■polling from tho warm, thawing weather. Winside people, and especially the farmers around that villuge, are rejoic ing at the arrival of the cold snap. It came just in time to save the the corn that wns being spoiled by tho warm weather. Winside lias over 100,000 bushels cribbed up at present. Advices from Stromsburg and other localities thereabouts are to the effect that the thermometer fell 20 degrees Saturday night, a circumstance that greatly pleased the farmers and specu lators. as cold weather is the only tiling that will keep the corn from rotting. All corn delivered at that jioint so far la in good condition. Omn in report* as follows: Thia (Sun day) has been the coldest V burry hu m« t with more or h»» minfortun in the pant few jrntrv The latent li fall u tnat hint in the Market* llluena > hm wife whom he wan obliged to tak to Anhiatwi fo treatment. lit had «■. to the held about twenty n rrs of m r not paltered Appreciating hm rea• « V* >m ha mwtuty daring tu* rear It eM linrt* are vet to W found i» at, Manila > .f to,, mwwei.Hg •» the ag> »t Util Ikw A turn • a !♦*» »#« "* 1 4 k • * with • fW «* *••»*" 4 u ' • Uiw * trdv the «N»na» of h» d* ath SENATE PROCEEDINGS WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY THE UPPER BRANCH. \ Condensed and Cotirlse Report of the Work .teconi|>Hnhe«i During the l*nal Week—llrlef Note* of the HwhIoii'm Dulngi. Monday, January 4.1. When the senate convened at 0 p. in several senator* were absent. Senator Murphy of Huge offered the following concurrent resolution, which was read the first time; Whfhkam. The revenue law* of this state are defective In many particulars to provide for u rigid collection bv township and coun ty officers whose duty It Is to collect uml enforce collection of tuxes for township, county and state purposes; and WfiKNKAs The deficit and failure to real ize sufficient funds to maintain the current expenses of the various department* of gov ernment Is due to the inadequacy an I Im perfections of the revenue luwsof the state; therefore, be It Resolved. fly the senate, the house con curring therein that a committee of three lx* appointed by the president of the senate to act in conjunct .Ion with a like committee of 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 sections thereof as they think proper, and report the same to the senate and house jor their action. Senator Howell of Dougin* presented a resolution instructing the secretary of state to turn over to the committee on privilege* and election all papers anti abstract* of evidence in the con test case instituted by John JelTcoat against Senator Kvnn* of Douglas. The resolution wan adopted without debate The following new bills ware intro duced: S. F. Iftl, by Senator Schaal To amend sec tion :i. article J of chapter Kl of the compiled statutes of Nebraska of IHflft. r< lut ing to feo payable to the secretary of state S. F. UW, by Senator Talbot To amend sec tion 369of the compiled laws of lS0ft of the stute S. K IMI by Senator Talbot To amend sec tion '’tut, being general section W55 of the rom ftiled laws ttf 1 sax of ihe state of Nebraska, re nting lo trials before juries. S. F. IM. bv Senator Howell Providing for the foreclosure of a trust deed or mortgage of rcul property by advertisement. S. F. I.V>. bv Senator Murphy Providing for I he defen-e of divorce suits by county attorneys on behalf of the state when the defendant fulls vr refuses to make any defense. S. I V 1M-7. by Senator Hansom Prohibiting the giving of passes or free service by vurious corporations. S. F. IM. by Senator Hansom To prevent the blacklisting nr publishing of discharged em ployes, ami making such an act a felony . Adjourned. Tuesday, January 'PI, A letter front Senator Win. V, Allen was read in tlie senate tit is morning, acknowledging tlie receipt of resolu tions passed by tlie senate expressing sympathy for Cuba. Senator Allen stated that he Imd presented tlie reso lutions to the I'nited States senate, hail them read and pioperly referred. Senator Citnaday of Kearney county Introduced a concurrent resolution re lating to the prevailing destitution in Chicago, lie calls atteition to the fact that while 10-eent 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 it proclamation calling attention to tlie Trans-Mississippi ex position and to extend an invitation to the several states to participate there in with exhibits, etc. The fact that, many hills have been held back when the rules require them to he reported hack four days after titl ing referred, raised a rumpus in the senate when Senator M utz arose and moved that the secretary notify the senate what hills hud been in the hands of the various committees more than four days. After a short debqte the motion was lost. The committe on miscellaneous sub jects reported a substitute for Senator Johnson's bill, S. I’. :is, imposing a tax on bank deposits for the creating of u ' safety fund to be used for the payment of losses to depositors caused by bunk failures. The substitute was read.and it will take tlie place of the original bill. The same committee reported fa vorably on Senator Dearing'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 K. HH by Senator Muu A bill for an uet toapporti* n the state Into judicial districts and for the appointment and elect It n of officers thereof S.l ' I4Y by Senator I'r aring To regulate tlie cbaigcs for use of tt lephone*, i S. F MW. b\ *•« nutor Heal To provble for the appointment and election of clerks of the dlfttnet court lu counties of MMO or more, at i other times iiian at the general election for clerks of the distt .«-t court. S F 1*0 »-\ Senator lb al To establish u l stair board of« . v 11 engineer*. s. F i»M »* institute for S F i>v commit • ( tee on intse# ilm eons subjec ts \ bill to pro. tide for the greater security of deposit* In the » banks of the state and to repeal sections daml 3A ck*aier ft of the compiled statutes of N«*oru> j ka of l«A Adjourned at imon till UiMineMUy morning. ttnliirsiln, .1.tou.tr* *il. Setiut»»c Mul* of Key a I'aba. latched , by the majority element in the senate aided by republican vote*. t«**U stejo today to dunjti'i standing committee* f to get t»* work After mm»m debate tin I senate ‘M«*se.| a rrsiiitlbtn cm ling uuat i cbaii Me*tt of s*»ji«tttic11 Ice* to report it t uribiijf t l lie ccHutttdtce on bgbv.y. an* i brut|f«* kc|s«M* d fc vt*rably i*ti M iiati tile St* *1 ai d ■ t elating to tbe * ««n •truclU*i» * f irfkfuid«M *lit« lie* «eti * roMils hn»|l* ti e N*» Al, r* «a> ng »♦ tbe antic subject a a* indefinites % |*«*d -# \niong lb* n* v% i o s lntr*»bo % \ .* * t the f**i 1*i w it)g I be tutmI nut ott ml N r log senate Rl« Ifl ntln<*h«t o| b< s« $»* ^ lea Mdtuuii «kkk'li ift I t I u xiii ’,41 f Ivy MM * F IH b Mart** UsraMt pt«* m«M b* *h#M*'* ♦ i n* a i«s*ftMb-e**i« t **>* a * H***» ** p » td uf lit* *'+■*> ~.*4 d - d I ,K ******* ; lit Mo M-a* chs>U * *** ‘" IV * II liftWTs l«W<*C:t #*<4 i* Ik> . r of kite* *«i hi mm -» ''*tu dm .<* u* *«.*« n F M*J» «* iM • d d in- . ». » V I' IH, hv S# n.itor Howell Tfi I1" tide fot .he cl, ■ - cent nuil ulifnniiuii of CO me t (TV lots. Concurrent rchoiut inn * hy Senator Spencer Ilelutive m press dtspatctie* ridlrctbig on tile ■redlt of Neiti a*ka. I tiller the liemi of bill* on second reading, senate tile ,\o. 173. a commit* tee substitute for a bill providing for a tax on bank deposit* in state banks, to lie used as a fund for the safety of de positors, was plaecd on general tile. An extended debate was had over Senator linnsom s cm current rcsolu tion instructing I nited States Senator riiurston to vote and work for a freo •oinage law. Tint resolution was op posed by the republican *Ule but win passed by a strict party vote. Adjourned. Tlinradny. ilnnunry 3*. The senate listened to the reading ol i petition from sugar licet raisers this morning. The petition was tt type tv ritten document witli n blank space for the name of the town or county nid came from Adams county. The judiciary committee recommend i-d that senate tile No. by Senator Sykes, authorizing sheriffs to givu purchaser* of tax sale certificates ac tual possession of premises upon Con Urination of sule.be indefinitely post poned. The report was laid over un der t in- rules. The follow ing bill* were placed on general fill- on recommendation of the judiciary committee: Senate tile No. IT, by Senator To Hart, relating to modification of judgments: senate flla No. II, by Senator Johnson, for tlm appointment of assistant county attor ney* in certain eases: senate tile No M, by Senator Itun-om, reducing the number of county commissioners; sen ate file No. It, by Senator Tulbot, re lating to appeals in equity eases. Senator Sykes of Adams asked fot leave of absence for the committee on soldiers' home to visit the home* at lirarid Island and Milford on Friday and Saturday, with a view of consider ing the advisability of discontinuing tliu home at Milford. Theretjuest was granted, Several new bills were introduced, among which were: Coartirrrnl resolution ti hy Senator t indoor. ({eluting In a r«-ijtn--t tn Nchru-Ua - senators ami representatives In congress to Use i heir ef fort* tu secure a uniform mil lomd divorce law. S I', iwi. by Senator Ileal ('renting a staui I,i,aril of agriculture, defining the duties pow er-ami govern menand providing for It* sup port. S I' lit; IIV Sctmtor lluri-'llli III provmr .1 si 1111 lion 11I or linmlyrut ion to dctine 1 In ir du ties. prov Me for 1 lo ir sHlurics and expenditure* mill to appropriate < "1 <*<> therefor. s i-' firy by Senator < 1 re hum Fur the rstub 11 *titiici]* in.11iiti'ii.in <■ innl murmaimeat of public libraries in school districts. 'J'lie concurrent resolution of Senator Spencer of Lancaster, indorsing Sen ator \V. V. Allen for iiis defense of Nebraska’s good name, and pledging tin- payment of the sugar bounty,came up on a ruling from Lieutenant liover nor Harris, who field that the motion by Senator Hansom of Itoiiglus to in definitely postpone was in order. Tlte motion to postpone precipitated a general discussion. Speeches were made against the res olution by Senators Mutz, liondring, Iteal, Farrell, Lee. and Hansom. Hea miiiii given were that its adoption would virtually pledge tlte senate to pay tlte bounty now due. At F.‘::i0 Senator Hansom was still speaking, msweriitg Senator t'onoway's ipiestion. which was in form something like this: “If it is not right to tux the people fora sugar bounty, how eau it be right to tux them for the benefit, of tin exposition to lie held in Omaha?” In tin; midst of Senator Hansom'* speech t lte senate tidjourncd to 10 a. in Friday. Friday, .lanatry 'JO. Senator Hansom resumed his remark* on Senator Spencer's resolutions favor ing the payment, of the sugar bounty in tile senate this morning. While ho was still willing to indorse Senator Allen, lie was not ready to extend his indorsement to include the sugar bounty, lie declared that the minor ity was not honest in the matter ami had no .sincere intention of indorsing Senator Allen except for the purpose of countenancing and indorsing tlte sugar bounty. At the close of the debate the motion to indefinitely postpone the resolution carried hy a vote of l to 8. as follows; YUAN 21. Ilt-ul Graham Mat* Cariulay Grothatt iKborn I tearing Heapy llatsom Itundus Howell Ititcbio l'"ut rt'l John .on S h.i.il Fritz l.rr Svkcs Fritz Milter Wutsou Goodrtng Muffiv Weller NAYS 8. i u dwell Muller Steele i unoway Murphy Talbot Kvuns Spencer abhknt-i. Mr Gunn s, F. 23 relating to revenues, and S. F. 34. toeiit down the salaries of tlte secretaries of the state hoard of trails |«.nation were indefinitely postponed. \ resolution indorsing Senator W.V. Mien's speech in the Fnited States sen t t It.. . V I . .. . I_V. _ -_..... ! was iaiv»rtl ttn>l«*r a UH|M*iisUm of tin* | ruin. In f.imiulttiH* of tli >vhoin th * m* it u to ri.|'oiu>ni‘iul<'ti‘l t'rfi railway iHniiiUinit*% to pvotivl iii.it irnian ntni iHiinliwtor* In trail huh* I rant *vu<* *tn** i'Umk’iI nt wutultlaraUa Ivnjf.lt mi l iva oruiniinlitl for |*u..utf* thrr I!m m*»i rt*v »•* II I* .r*|n*al ■ in/ tin* *.111*41' latmnty ml. »»« ri-iitl lliv mhiiuiI niur .*iul riifufrvil a |-' n I'l Nmtlur I’ati* .in. r«*.|iM*. uif lti>. fiuy of inuiilv «uuiun»»l»iitn iti tantalum inti |.Bio‘4»!i'r ><*iiiii i » from VI «m hifl.lwi* trur «**•* rr mtiuivatl i-il fol |«>*i|rr t* ll In Hi I i| • iiwi.ui >*.1 II. by a*i*at*<* l;»iit ..i. i***lue it,/ iinuit**'r of i,noil v iMiumiotitiwr* IM IViuyl t* i miih trout Hi* to lltrw, 4tot inotul.ut* Im lltvtr **!*•* that b> >ti* lr« t» In U'Uy't«mul Idmrutrr Itiiiu iwt mu uaruilol tu r ti*'iii it*** tativi f« ill lit* |*r. **..*n* of th** bill, 411.1 I r*v* Wt**va*U*4 hi* |«aaa«yv a** aiu*o«b**l I Hr m Mb' U«b*|*t< *1 III* f« |*oi I of t lit 1 n miuittv* * I tb* v* Hot *■■ ttt“ *f to Mila tt*l*** b**'*'*i ***** II* a*.*,«to* lb* t|*i . Im *V|IM.|I lh-' t*’l i'tr*imy a *t*l* lira »l«*-‘h **.att«tU*h»t» by ***o«4*• >< I** ivlatir I * IK* |*tot*ihi tyw •> !|* **.4l»Ml o l|** Ml *iy4t.tt*. a luui ****** att**« by art** 1*4 tilt* mf to au»vt**l o**th*«ti l Bti*i 11 of a la!*> tit of lb** r*i**%Mtaia»ij •*f ta* *iat*> «>f \»b*«»aa *** a* t-* (***• 1 «at» lor Kkuiiiiw* *s*n .tttaibma , box. tt.itu* t*t* at »| * * *411* at * an. *| /»*** i-t.i*/ tu**a m**h**.i t of * to **'!*< ; *a*l **** tnr |o*>y* *Mtt»**» it *ltfl*allt fttl . ! aoloyt *».*< 1 .\11 Kin at o’clock. Seventy seven tnetnbera responded to roll call. The committee on insurance reported favorably on house rolls Nos. s- ami Ml. The bills were recommended for pas sage while No. 47, a bill amending the iinittml insurance act was indefinitely postponed, according to the commit tee's recommendation. House roll No. sit, reducing the sal iries at the Geneva industrial school, was reported on favorably by the com mittee on agriculture and the report ivas adopted. John Currie's hill, house roll No. HO, introduced l>v Mr. Soderman. praying for the appropriation of 8.">.immi to erect .n heroic statue of Abraham Lincoln •n tin* enpitol grounds, was indetinlte y postponed. Mr. Koddy of Otoe introduced the 'ollowing joint resolution: WHBKKAs. The legislature of 1**» b an *. I entitled. ' An net l>> reeiniilt tile tiutlot * east for itad against the legislative .ime ml no Id Of tin Id day of November bast and to declare tin- resultdid provide for the ... lag of the lallots east for and against I he constitutional amendment providing for all Ineieuso In the per diem of meniOcr* of the legislature from at to (ft ami extending the session of the legislature from forty to sixty days, and Wiikkka*. Nome doubt has always cx |Kteil a« to tin vulldlly of said art and the adoption of -aid umoinln.ent to the constl tul loll, and WHBKKAS. It Is expedient that the matter lie definitely settled and determined there fore, he it KKsulAT.h. That the honorable attorney genera I lie and he Is hereby reipiestert to at onee institute proper action by mundam Iis or Otherwise to determine whether or lied said amendment to thi constitution was adopted In accordance with the provisions of the organic law of the stale; unit he It Kkmui.vkii That the secretary of state he reipiested to forward to the honorable ut» lorney-generul a copy of this joint resola* tton. Twenty new bills were introduced, among them being: II l< Its. by Mr. Nu bbin* To promote farm i. .1 .....ile„ 1. • ( ueiifn I inn til r >t i f. I i <■ X'v . • ■ . ix*riM\ II. U. 253. by Mr. Hkh To reimburse i.enrite I. Nurnham for i xpomlllure of money - for use of Peru Normal when the dormitory burned. II. li. 238. by Mr Nelker To appropriate *40. Oeo for Inelfteiitul of 7Mh session. I), Us. •.tl’-a-l, by ,lr. Hill To regulate stoelt yards, etc. House rolls 384 to 345 were read the second time and referred. II. K. 87 was recommended for indefi nite postponement. 1 lie hill provides for exempting al! money due benefl eiaries on life or accident insurance policies from garnishment, execution or attachment. II. II. 8ti. which provides for the in vestment of finals arising out of busi ness done ill the state by foreign life or accident insurance companies, was discussed at great length and finally recommitted for amendments. The •oinmittee then arose, reported prog ress, and the house adjourned. Tuesday, .lumiary 20. Tn the house this morning, after preliminary work, seventeen new bills were introduced, and a number of bills wore read the second time and referred to committees. Kills on third reading were announced and the first measure placed on the general file, for this session was put upon it.s final passage. It was If. II. No. 4. by Mr. Eastman, to refund to Rebecca I’crkins of faster county 8171 paid by her as rental on school land by an illegal appraisement of 1889. On roil call the hill passed by a vote of s7 affirmative, with none against. H. R. 8. by Mr. Dobson, to repeal the law of 189", 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 eall was then dispensed with, and <>u roll call the bill was passed by a vote of 08 to 80. YEAs I’S Anki-nv ll.li* Si vers liming, 1IIII Mirlibm i ttiiif»f«« ll Ho. ami ►hull < lark of llfcti. Hull *Mi»lth of D’fflM « «.i4> Hyiid ►mitb of IN«*h., « ox .lon«'»of N>m*a >n>«l#*r of JT1T1 i conk .loiu-aof \VnyD4! ►n>,»t4*r of tfb’u i uni4 Kupp Miifrirnu IhiliMin K' ltU r Mfhi.ina Knurr |.«*mar Straub ln>tioaa I. 11 Taylor Hutuif loom!** Van Hon" »• «• Ik« r MH aithy Wrlrh ITruow Mcl rnf W« n Wbrrlri «.a\D>nl Mar»haU \v i.ritlr* Mlfi'h* i! W inflow MtfiiiH Al«>ren >Vu»nlwarl t.rrll MurrltOl Wr!*h» I’HRir* l‘ht'i|M Wiibiirr iiroOrih * Ittrh » I Um 111 on Uob* rio.n Mr. NH'»:>'r \ a * > ;w. v iRr rm % i f I» b f u y Maun |i. r. ar i ►oak** Ituk litmhorfi M»nit |.uvk« a ll**«ol#r > n l*oiu» t Mot in lloil»rv»l>' *■ |lr>4t»i H«.rarr If #«•§•! v ia«*i.v«r .lrufelna !.*•■ « t bHi'Rtlrii Joinm of (iaje *«**■»• t nr« ol t a r M-•««**• '**a»» (MW M 1 * I \.. All**I N r AM* NOT Vi'I lN |Im nam • »*»* mu* rr i « • ***< lluiNt' roll IV, Mr '.kl. iuiiB - ••'ll l« rnliuv • ilurl»> «if oitu.l.i ". ! I. i to y i itl'lkll.ul m' hm! whs ft. liirn'd on tin* roioiioll. r u n.'ii'liu -ol klrlkloy mi* tl»«' matron from tiio r. (III.'Iloll Hot lutVIUV <•« -'ll (l/lUl' ii toiirtU uMi'Ui.i rltWI *••«*. 11 M IMIIi|» IminUtl in l.'» mil ion m a.otlkil of »i. Uin k. Biwi >lU|M'riliirliiU iil .<( I il. if mot iluiot untilulv Hm > * n vuw ‘»f tli Tkr h.mI toll for tkUM r .nlim, «*' It ti II a Uiil to i.„i|i>.itr orynni. 4>>oi of IMUtiMlI |*Ull' ilkkit l‘H H‘ I1 '* ’W |wHltil» lni»*4l>.'*-« It I* IV,i «i H -41 h« Mi *♦« 4 T<- pomtik i kMMNi atartt* Il ia •«*lotr.i.k« m* i * «*»»«•* >' illnp* ill . uBI|«H . W i* «*t l« I k ’ - mi tin a * It It :■%. U k.. Ik , , iU 'MU »• 14air at ■»*«#» • . iki * o .Hi ir|a* [ -kwlal.k* ,1 o rli I * , | It K t* vl t»'i« | i rn ililn ' : pail «• 11>.)%a n n M>' It < i» t» l» •»!.».»»> i f *kd IM'mi -ipi.il - k»'l . -i*4 |i N *.» 4 ■ M. l.uaH •* t . pnf' *• ■ I* 1 Iff «•*.<*« Ifc**# ti#."**# **» iH 1 (■ ... ..*4* *.nr.4 m»k *»«'■« bbmi*i$Ih:MM«W •* * • I i int'kiln riin-a a* *• l1 * km ■» ■ ■ » nil* . i .4.t» i»V|rk »**•<•% UP* t. i«ak~mi a .« a.u< 41** paMi.klkikki 04 ifcajik a k. ** it M III t>> M* tlol* •''» *»>♦ i'H »•«***•* **» • . at Mk>aa.1 HI piaiata »• • a •** «•»>< i total a#iv he district o i i II K \v Mr. »livens T« prevent the , iprniil of heir rtKtleru or ether Infectious out v.o of doineslic animal Wednesday. January -7, The house met ttxlay and immodiatc |y after roll call adjournment was taken ' till tomorrow morning at in o clock. It is supposed that the principal rea son for the action was the desire of the majority to gain time to muster the i votes necessary for the passage of the ; recanvass bill with the emergency clause, and to caucus on the Douglas county contest cases. Thursday, January ‘1H. Expectation was rife today in the house over the prospect of a battle on house roll ft, the re-eanvass hill, but the Jay whs uneventful. Sir. l’ollard of Pass Introduced a reso lution that a committee of live be ap pointed to draft a sugar bill to encour age erection of new factories in the state. Tabled on motion of Mr. 8odor 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. The committee on enrolled and en grossed bills reported that house roll > was correctly engrossed. A petion from Omaha clergymen was read, asking the legislature not to make any change in t he Are and police commission us provided for In the pres ent Omaha charter. Several standing committees made reports on bills. The bills relating to passes were indefinitely postponed. II. It. 4H. reducing salaries of secre taries of board of transportation w as placed on general Ale. as was also II. It. 17, reported by the committee on Hsli culture and game. The claim of lloyd county for 91 J for costs in trying the alleged mur derers of llurrctt Scott, was passed on favorably bv the claims committee and placed on general flic. The comnfittee on miscellaneous sub jects reported favorably on Mr. Dro.s venor's bill, fixing a penalty for steal ing bicycles and unfavorably on a bill t»y Mr. Clark of Lancaster. No. Mi.with the same end in view. The reports were adopted. The same committee favored placing house roll No. sb. u bill to punish chicken stealing, on general tile. The house concurred. House roll No. d. to regulate the publishing of applications for liquor licenses, was placed on general file. House roll No. 23, relating to the regulation of warehouses, was also placed on general tile. ' Mr. Felker of Douglas introduced n resolution ordering tiie 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: It. It. ■>»:. by Mr. Sheldon An art for the es tablishment maintenance am: mamo.rim at of public libraries ill school districts. H. If. -JSX. hv Mr. Dobson To umcm'i section Sot chapter 7U. subdivision 7 of the compiled •tatutes. The olll provide- that the tax of I mill levied under the free high si bool law shall fall on the whole county. 11. K. 3d', 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 s. enti tled Assignments." compiled statutes of IW."> H. It ari. by Mr. Rich To provide for a land lord's lien. It. It. 330. by Mr. Snyder To prohibit officers and employe- of any inuriT pultty. township, county or stum to accept tree transportation over any railroad in the stale during his term of i lflcc! II. R. 33fi, by Mr. Wooster of Mer rick is similar in its import to H. R. 330 by Mr. Snyder. House rolls •_*«',.*> to 2*2 were read a second time and referred. Mr. t'lark of Richardson moved that tiie house resolve itself into committee of the whole. Mr. • lark 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 anv member objects. The matter pre cipitated quite a discussion but was finally disposed of by the speaker rul Hi}.' 1 hnI llli‘ House cornu go uuo >om m it tee of the whole at uny time a ma jority wished to do so The nil ill}.' prevented the house call in},' up II I! which had hccu report oil from the engrossing committee and would Imve heen lirsl on tile for third reading und passage. The majority had not s,\i\ eight mciuhers present and they could not have carried it w it h the t niergeuey oluuso III committee of the whole house roo- ■ to repeal the H issi in thistle | taw .itid s . ... rei.u.e tlie salary of the sup I miciit.ci t of the tielieva ill I dust rial s.h i *.. were recommended for jst's tge. II |{ ..t« reduce the salaries of the S e.'elarie* el the State Iwturd of Iranspo at on to * was rreotiitnlt ttd f..r corn hm || |; v, it a h pr.ti.les that it shall It a ml* Umicali. • to kill certain 1 kind* of ga ie for a perk si *tf Mve years i was reentoM. He.I for cortvelton The 1.11. f. r the tvnel of li. yti i*. tint, for >■ s'* m the ft. It itwmfer tr.al «a» tre.iiiiv. h.l>": t»*t in sage w'lht it tl.e {emergency *l»' •« t .11 II.o! Oil i f t|r S|n el«tM trf I tawes thr . Utto l. V IMS' an . .s }• rle*t |«tf . | , , .;•» ... t . oo.nia lice of Ho noon a . . a I •• 't I Slid the lw»s. | UM* I »**» >- >rt 4 tuiftUU* \Uki «m «*«*•«mIM N tU« tU tiii «*f ttb« * f Ht» **" « ntul if* l*w N|* . ***** t| t.ft't«*l I |i*»t \lt mI I * »**b mm# »>l IK*' liflN Hf t-'lti t« lb IN# |i ■»» 4«-* Ihf i «|it in*' !• I * hum* 4t»t *\f *11?? »H*’ * f IN i iiifl'Mt 4l»f ti’ t'Vt 4*H * ‘'it* *«*♦•#* ttl til iftlty •>® IHf i * W*# ffilN '!' If* IN* i I ft (tit if II k tt>. ftl » *rk «f U»«*ht J 4*» tiMtttft- *U*« iori* , ] ■ . ! tficr *•-*«** «t* kitr th# Md was hiUas 1 Ny * t§? I lift ff't***** ii! * if*# r. H. H. bv Mr. Rich. to authorize mblieat ion of notices of application for i«lUor licenses of any paper of general irenlation was the next bill to be unsiilereil. It also authorizes the same lower that grants a license to author z.e a transfer of the same to another ilaee or person. Mr. t lark of l.anca * er opposed this, and pending the con* roversy the committee arose and the louse took a recess until » p. in. At the after recess session the house ook up bills on third reading. The clerk read house roll No. 5, the •e-canrnss bill. Mr. Mull of Harlan stated that after 'lose scrutiny of the bill lie had found in error in the engrossed copy. I he word •three' in the original copy hud wen copied "five." lie moved tha' In' bill Iw recommitted to the commit* eo of the whole for correction. A very litter and extended debate was had on lie motion, but after several motions o take action thereon Immediately had wen voted down, the bill was ree- in* nitted to the committee of the whole for correction. Mr. Jenkins moved to go Into com* nittec of the whole to consider house •oil No. :• immediately. The motion lid not prevail, and on motion of Mr. sheldon of Hawes the regular order of business was taken up. After disposing of reports on the Douglas county contests the house re* ■eived reports from standing coinmit :ces. The library committee fuvored house • Ml .1W, lit. I” I'nmin i wi in*’1 ■ i lira lies. Tin* report was adopted nnd Llio liill 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 hanks and ear reney with the recommendation that it pass ns amended. There was a mi nority report signed by Waite nnd Wimiierly of Lancaster. The majority report was adopted. The house adjourned till Saturday morning. ^ The llwnntmu Hill. The fnsionists in the house arc short of the required two-thirds vote which is necessary for the passage, of the I ill 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 tha‘ 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 hill having for its object the submission of the returns to tin* supreme court for a decision fir. the question of the majority necessary for the adoption of a constitutional amendment. 'I'wo of tin* committee will insist fin a recount of the ballots as at Hrst proposed, and they will pre sent a bill with that, end in view in case the present hill is not passed Judge Keesc 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 laid down in the Maxweil opin ion and also in the opinion of Judge Gant in the Lancaster county ease, re ported in the Sixth Nebraska court re port. Judge Keesc said he might be somewhat biased as lie was a member of the constitutional convention and re mentbered distinctly that discussion of this subject showed a prevailing senti ment in opposition to permitting a mi nority to change the constitution. The same argumeilt is found in Judge Max well's opinion fin which those favoring a recount base all their hopes. The IJomcUs County Contest. In the matter of unseating the re publican members of the house who represent Douglas county, the fnsion ists are very much divided. The ma jority members of the committee on privileges and elections submitted a report which they 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 u majority ami a minority report will be sf nt to the house. Those of the com mittee who constitute the minority are: Sheldon of Dawes and Lager of Sew ard. of the majority members, and House of Hull and hyrum of Kurt, of the republicans. The presentation of these reports will probably precipitate n figlr and may result in the bouse go ing into the evidence. Tlir Hose of Jertctio. uiv 1111111' I Win |*I * V*,V ll ntii' j Hons relating t * flower*, may lie men* ' Honed the popular legend of the far fumed rose of Jericho, which is re* ^ gar, led with superstitious reverence in i tiic Hast from the story of its lmvmg .blossomed at the moment when tho t.ord wus liirn mi c mllnucd *o do so On ea*h anniversary of this event. Hence, the flower lias 1h*cii credited with *;»* ,ai prop,r.K. an 1 In some (■arts of the *• itirc.it it is |s>piilaily designated the --t; * , of the Madonna," and its pro .cn ■* generally cunstdcred l of propitious iuliiien when children were I irn A-* s»r,t i,g t, an nlier vari * at>on of the same legrn 4. the i.w of J" i. ho 1 s live:, a l. .t M Ma v s row I*- aise w ,.*n J > *ji'.» aid Mary note tahtng tl.eir Dig il into Kfipl, • > lie of these tto\»,«,n , *t»«, Ih well kw*k , In-mi.i of . **h ir itghil i i*n. , i,a* |,ii mi J i j tu ti..' f.o.ai **, . I, *p ,itic*t* of lli^tA ^ *, | : *t| - , , |t, ,|» f*n i, t . 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