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THE NORTHWESTERN. UKNM HOT Kit ft OIHSON, K.l* »n<l Pubft LOUF CITY, * - NEB. . ' . _saa NEBRASKA NEWS. Wahoo capitalists will start a bank at Valparaiso. Schools of Exeter have closed on account of measles. On the strength of the school cen sus County Superintendent George Horst was given a raise of salary to the minimum of >1,000 a year by the county commissioners of Polk county at their last meeting. For a few years past the salary has been at >800. The annual meeting of the First Con gregational church of Fremont was held last week. The different officers submitted their reports, which showed the affairs of the church to be In a prosperous condition. One Interesting feature of the meeting was the rais ing of >400 to pay off the Indebtedness of the church. The pledges for the year 1899 were much larger than those of last year. W. E. Richards had his right hand caught In one of the rollers of the new grist mill of Steiner, Medinger & Co., *«. David City, losing three Augers, on ly saving a part of the Index Anger ana the thumb. He loosened the belt, thereby preventing hls arm from being drawn In, Mr Richards was sent out by tho E. P. Ellis Manufacturing com pany of Milwaukee, to put up and start the mill. A. D. Remington of Day died last ■week of paralysis of the heart after an Illness of several weeks. Mr. Rem ington came to Day In 1889 from New York city, where he was engaged In tile wholesale fruit business, and Is said to be worth >200,000. He was en gaged In the general merchandise bus iness at I>ay and possessed several thousand head of cattle. He leaves a widow and one son well provided for. A dastardly attempt was made Sat urday night or Sunday night to burn the harness shop of J. (j. Gallop of North Bend. On opening Ills place Mr. Gallop found that some one had poured two or three gallons of coal oil under the door In the rear and set a match to It. The would-be in oendlary was scared away before bo had accomplished hls work or the match had gone out without doing any damage except scorching the door. There will be no tournament under the auspices of tho State Firemen's as sociation this year, If another one Is ever held. Members of the association are not favorably Impressed with these exhibitions, either as a source of reve nue or a means of improving the eAlciency of volunteer departments. When the question came up In the ses sion at Beatrice of tho association's annual meeting of a place for the tour nament this year the matter was In doAnltely postponed after some discus sion me supreme court has decided the Box Hutto county seat case In favor of the contention of Alliance; that the mandamus to compel the calling of the special election was a legal proceeding I he Alliance people got tho mandamus to call the election to submit the prop osition to locate the county goat at Alliance. The election was held, and Alliance increased the majority of tho vote Hemlneford people attacked the legality of the election, and alleged lliiit the mandamus was not properly issued. A. C. Smith, a farmer living between Surprise and Ulysses, and a brother of Representative George Smith of Butler oounty, wa* found guilty at David City of assault with Intent to oommit great bodily Injury. On tho 14th of last October Lawyer Jenkins of Lincoln called upon Smith with a note for collection, when the la^to" as HHulted him and it is allege*! heat'him most viciously. The crime of which Smith Is found guilty by tho Jtirv in volves a term of from one to five years In the penitentiary. At the meeting of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture in Lincoln ' Ser retary Furmts made his annual re port. 1 he only receipts for the vear were $130, there being no fair In ‘l8i8 on account of the exposition. The to tal expenditure for the year was $H81, 87, no officers drawing salary. The board is indebted in the sum of $<i, 216.78. The future of the State Fair Is given considerable apace In Secre tary Furnas report. Increased state aid ia deemed absolutely necessary it the board Is to survive. The other night when George Arm strong. who lives six miles southwest 1 ot Beatrice, returned home from a re vival meeting, he was shot at bv some 011,3 ooucealod In the house The hail barely missed his head. He quickly plcke.1 trp a revolver lying on a table and fired a shot In the direction from whence he was ahoi at. when the ! would-be murderer fired again The 1 ball this time struck him In the leg lie low the kuee, making a dangerous wound, fears being euleriained that i amputation will lie noemumry The j would-l<e murderer e*eap«<d A g'ssi, practical, working education i n» given free by the suite of Nebraska In the winter school of agrtcuitur*. Just opened at Lincoln Tl»« attendance Is larger than ever liefore Tuition » free. Board and (took* cost httt l| tla Only a cotumon school knowledge required to enter, All the unlvcrtiiy IIbratti« and collections arc at the m. view of stud ants tn thu d< tmnntsnt. Lex* lire* frtim the most noted pt >*<•• m»rs Kvoi> ytMiug mau and woman In the state am..MU.it. Ui get a better education ought not to lot an»'h*r year go past without making a start, ►'or any further particulars .dir.*, t'hau.ellor Geo K Mac I wan, l.i» main. Neb l*r»if l. W Kike of the state normal m'htsd has Just keen of«red a pro hmmwwhlp In tke university of |v*a sylvan* H ta not known whether he will accept or Mot I he state nor mal !■ in a prosperous coll.In ion Many new faces appear among the student* •t the beginning of the new tear While t'karlew I tail*, a Jeweler ut Iklrssait. was at wMptmr hta stoiw was gikM uf every »«ir| and ring wadi all the allv*rware Mr Han* wan not tell the *>»*«•» rnuusKt hat mu huelmh of dollar* *as stolen Na Iran.* *ti mad* hy link* stag lha fr.Mit 4m* with a shale ton key. There I* w cine The Grind With Which They Are Daily Engaged. TRYING TO ELECT l. S. SENATOR. Test of Nome of the Measure* Thua Far Introduced—An Onslaught of Hills In Both Branches—Some that Have A<1* vanned to Menoiid Reading. Senate. The senate of the 10th was called to order by the lieutenant governor. Sen ator Howard was the only absentee. New employes were agreed to as fol lows; Engrossing clerk, Everett Milks; clerk of committee on public lands and buildings, Willar Weedon; copyholder, W. R. Stewart; clerk of committee of agriculture, John Sherel; clerk of committee on enrolled and en grossed bills, E. M. Havens; engross ing clerk, I. C. Ilarnley; clerk of com mittee on military affairs, L. C. Wright. A large number of bills were intro duced and read at large on first read ing. Rills read on second rending were referred to the following committees: Senate file 48, to committee on consti tutional amendments and federal rela tions; 49, revenue; 50, finance, ways and means; 51, railroads; 52, live stock and grazing; 53, counties and county boundaries; 54, revenue; 65, Judiciary; 56, Judiciary; 57, Judiciary; 58, judiciary; 59, Judiciary, 60, miscel laneous subjects; 61, hanks and cur rency; 62. Judiciary; 63, counties and county boundaries; 64, counties and county boundaries; 65, Judiciary; 66, Judiciary; 67, Judiciary; 68, mines and mining; 69, judiciary; 70, judiciary; 71, Judiciury; 72, miscellaneous sub jects; 73, Judiciary; 74, Insurance; 75, Judiciary; 76, judiciary; 77, live stock and grazing; 78, agriculture; 79, judi ciary; SO, judiciary; 81, municipal af fairs; 82, judiciary; 83, judiciary; 84, live stock and grazing; 85, judiciary; 86, Judiciary; 87, insurance; 88, rail roads; 89, education; 90, finance, way3 and means; 91, education; 92, judici ary; 93, judiciary; 94, judiciary; 95, Judiciary; 96, Judiciary. On motion of Senator Talbot, ballot ing for 1'nited States senator was made a special order for tomorrow at 11 a. m. When the senate was called to order on the 17th by President Talbot every member was In his seat. The journal was read in part, its further reading being dispensed with on motion of Senator Halderman. Senator Schaal of Sarpy sent up to the secretary’s desk a resolution peti tioning congress against any entang ling alliance with Great Rritain, and moved its adoption under suspension of the rules. The resolution was ta bled. The hour of 11 o'clock having ar rived tiie senate proceeded to the bal loting for United States senator. Lieutenant Governor filbert read the regulation for the election of sen ator, after which Secretary Morgan called the roll of the senate, each sen ator as his name was called respond ing with the name of his choice. The ballot resulted as follows: Alien 12, Hayward 8. Webster 3, 1 hompson 2, Field 1, Hinshaw 1, Lambertson 1, Weston 1, Davidson 1, Valentine 1, Little 1, Cornish 1. The total number of votes cast was thirty-three. The vote having beeu read and verified it was announced by the chair that no one had received a majority of the votes cast, and the secretary was instructed to so record it in the Journal. Senator Huldprman of the commit tee on printing reported recommending that the senate reconsider its action of yesterday ordering the return of files furnished by the secretary of state to their manufacturers, and the procuring of Keystone (lies in their stead. The committee recommended that the tiles furnished be retained on account of the exorbitant charge for Keystone tiles. The report was adopt ed. Senator v’an Dtisen of the commit tee on judiciary, reported recommend, ing the passage of senate file No. 23. The report was adopted and the bill ordered engrossed for a third reading. The law sought to be amended is that prescribing bonds that must lie eexeut. ed In order to make an appeal in equi ty operate as a supersedeas. A resolution offered by Senator Tal bot petitions congress to pass the bill now pending granting a pension to John M. Palmer. The rules were sus pended and the resolution was unani mously adopted. Ijuite a number of new bills were introduced and given a first reading Senator Prout of tlit* committee on sec irlng committee rooms reported that the secretary of state had not com piled with the request of the secretary tor making committee rooms ready for occupancy, and ordered the sergeant at-arms to prepare su h rooms at once Senator GlfTert's motion of yesterday tabled until today, giving the gover nor a messenger during the e*»ton of the legislature, was, on motion of Sen ator Van Dtisen, laid on the tabl*. Senator Van Ditseri explained that the governor had not asked for a messen ger Among bill* Introduced the follow \ InK occur: A bill for hii m i to amend set-Uim 5 ' of chapter 7H of the t (implied statute* ' of the MHte o. Nvlirn.lui of l*»7, mol t«» repeal *ald original mo tion He- I lallug lo the autb-a and con.(i* location ' of ui|wrtliHini of ragl*trai>ou A bill for an act lo amend wrtlw l* of chapter I of article I of the com plied statute* of Ivt. and repealing «nld wruon a* no* eliding Making owner* of do* re-ie.n-.lbb for dam age done b> them lo »heep and other dolitc .lli animal -. \ lull for an a«t to amend section IT. chapter S article I. of the compiled statute* of Ndon-kti aad to repeal : said seel Ion I! a* It heretofore egtsl *<l Intending the taa govt-ruing | round agrbutiural **■ idle* m Hate #!• No tl. t<» ll»i in A hill for an ad cometntng the oimpiua lion of receiver* A number of bill* »<n| to *#- .«d reading tg the senate lb* Ittb. and as e piop* > tv rsf' rr*«t penal* tie No f t la s al tiled "A Nil fur an **i tv» am»»4 *edbut *TT of |b* rode of ststl procetlur* of the stale of Nebraska, and to repeal said original section 677," introduced by Senate Talbot. The section amended is as follows, the part printed in parenthesis being the amendment: "Third—When the Judgment, decree or order directs the sale or delivery of the possession of real estate, the bond shall be in such BUin as the court or judge thereof in vacation shall pre scribe, conditioned that the appellant or appellants will prosecute such ap peal without delay, and will not during the pendency of such appeal commit or suffer to be committed any waste upon such real estate (and if the Judgment be affirmed, he will pay the value of the use and occupation of the property from the date of the undertaking, until the delivery of the possession pursuant to the Judgment and all costs)." Quite a spirited discussion arose over ] the measure. The committee reported | the bill back, with the recommendation | that It pass, by a vote of 18 to 11. The \ committee then arose, and President | Talbot took the chair. A communicat ion was read addressed I by tbe governor to President Talbot, l signifying that should the senate bo decide he would like to be accorded a messenger during the session. Senators Prout and Currie were op posed to allowing the governor’s re quest on the ground that the constitu tional limit of employes had already been reached. The motion of Senator Talbot to allow the messenger was amended by Senator Van Dusen so as to show' that the messenger was not an employe of the senate. The motion as amended was agreed to. Quite a grist of bills ’v.tj introduc ed In the senate on the l:»th. Bills on second reading were refer red as follows: Senate tilr. No 159 tD committee on live st ck and grazing; 160, Judiciary; 161, education; 162, Ju diciary; 163, judiciary; 161, Judiciary; 165, highways, bridges and ferries. The senate considered, without defi nite action, senate file No. 12. Tne bill provides that no tract of land shall be divided Into city, town or village lots unless free of liens or incumbrances of any kind. No register of deeds or county clerk shall enter for recotd any such plat unless it have attached cer tificates and affidavits showing its freedom from Incumbrances. The reg ister of deeds Is made resnonslble to parties suffering injury from his ne glect to comply with :h« provisions of this act. Senate Hie No. 23, by Mr. Talbot, was read for the third time. It pro vides that appellants in cases of fore closure under mortgage, where the Judgment shall direct the sale or deliv ery of possession of real estate, shall give bond, not only to commit or suf fer no waste, but also for the pay ment of rental value In case the judg ment is affirmed. The bill was passed by a vote of 21 to 10. The senate then adjourned to the house for joint ballot on United States senator, and returning at 12:40 a re cess was taken until 3 o'clock. The committee on Judiciary reported favorably senate file No. 33. by Sena tor Talbot. The bill Is an amendment to section 4, chapter 111, of the re vised statutes, entitled “Attorneys.” They also reported favorably senate Hie No. 31, by Mr. Prout, and senate file No. 28, by Mr. Talbot, was re ported without recommendation. It was placed by the senate on the gen eral Hie. Senate Hie No. 24, by Mr. Tal bot, and senate Hie No. 16, by Mr. Prout, were favorably reported with amendments. Senate Hie No. 11, by Mr. Fowler, was reported without rec ommendation. It was placed on the general Hie. Among bills introduced were. A bill for an act entitled, "For an act to provide that all Are insurance policies, written and covering in wholv on or part upon property within the state of Nebraska, shall be written, countersigned and issued only bv a duly authorized officer or agent of suc'a company, corporation, association, partnership or persons, resident of the state of Nebraska, and providing pen alties for non-compliance with the pro visions of this act. A bill for an act to amend section 189 of the code of civil procedure an 1 to repeal said original section 189. defendant in writ of replevin right, to demand new sureties, upon which sure ties offered must lie examined as to their property qualifications. In the senate on the 20th, under the head of first reading of bills H. It, 113 and 121, the two appropriation bills for salaries and Incidental expenses were read. Four new bills were in troduced. At 11 o’clock the senate took a re cess until shortly before noon, when it reconvened and went over to the house to take part In the Joint session. The committee on accounts atj , x jienditures presented a report recom mending that the secretary of state be authorized to purchase twelve re I volvlng chairs at $5.75, six rocking ! chairs at $2.75 tight office chairs at $1 .50, one revolving chair at $5 50, and I one table at $10. for the use of the senate. The report was adopted, The committee c.i privileges and ; elections reported S F 32, by Mr. Tal j fait, for indefinite ptMilpniicment. This | bill is one that sought to correct a ! clerical error in the election law, and : the committee decided that the error was of little importance Among bill* Introduced were the i following j To fix the time within which the 1 county or probate court stiall dec! de I and i|wtermine matters in said <ourt, ! when the same shat) he submitted for { decision or determination To provide for th<* registration, h»us* 1 tug, selling and g> te-tul management i id the iiiti atluoai lauds of Nebraska! f to provide for the rolh-'tlou of rental, interest and prim i|al payments th*-re on. ami (or the dtstrtlntilon of ths funds arising therefrom To amend section sake id the t'ode of t'tvtl Procedure, Compiled Statutes of till? Providing for the sale by cor here I or warehousemen >d perishable pmp i Nil and ilva stuck ktaam. U «m I Helwk ua Ik* »*tti *h«'tk [ U.. Mat kUakrrliita i4 Uu»alo »**«ra4 lha fol* 1 h*i Mil ai*«' »ia : ul tha ktMM «kn >»•* |i»a lf»tt*t*«HtM ! tUiM M*t r«|liya<t* •*<«» Ik* ha« <4 •altar ktikli* wrkMi lit ttl**4ia( ifci* Ua m*H »tl»a»4 Mila***, *Jtl lb*t > I b Ilf Ml In'r ha • • t*K*M**>ut »Uh til* rlarb of ihU hnuaa thnaiug iha Mtimbat ul mIUm lrM««la« |ur which he paid and the number of miles traveled that he used transpor tation. The resolution was indefi nitely postponed. . Sturgess of Douglas offered a reso lution as follows: I move that a committee of three be appointed to investigate the charge | made that state officers and state em ployes have collected mileage from the state while traveling on free rail road transportation. Hums of Lancaster moved to In definitely postpone, and on roll call : the motion was defeated by a vote of j ! 37 to 40. The resolution was then adopted by a vote of 72 to 19. and the chair ap pointed Prince of Hall, Smithberger | I of Stanton, and Sturgess of Douglas, Hums of Lancaster moved that the i committee be empowered to adminis ter oaths, and that they be allowed to employ a stenographer. The mo tion was defeated. The following bills were taken up on second reading and referred to committee: 201, Judiciary; 202, Judiciary; 204, miscellaneous subjects; 205, Judiciary; 206, library; 207, insurance; 2U8, mis cellaneous subjects; 209, insurance; 210, banks and currency; 211, corpo rations; 212, Judiciary; 213, county seat, county boundaries, organiza tions; 214, cities and towns; 215, judiciary; 216, judiciary; 217, Judi ciary; 218, judiciary; 219, Judiciary; 220, insurance; 221, Judiciary; 222, Judiciary; 223, benevolent institu tions; 224, railroad; 225, medical so cieties. Among the bills introduced was a Joint resolution by Cunningham of Harlan county which reads as follows: | Be is resolved by the senate and house that we, as representatives of the stale of Nebraska, do, In Justice to and in defense of the ancestral be quest of liberty we now enjoy, ask our congress at Washington not to detract from or depreciate the pride and glory of our national freedom by forming any foreign alliance with a i nation such as Great Britain, whose only evidence of power is the starva tion and robbery of her own subjects, and the oppressing, plundering and murdering of the weak and anwar like, who, by bribery, betrayal and in vasion, unfortunately come in her power. In the nouse on tne 17th Taylor of Custer offered the following resolu tion: Resolved, That the duties, powers and privileges heretofore given to the special committee on passes, by the resolution introduced yesterday by j Mr. Sturgess and adopted by this house, be extended to include in said investigation and apply to judges and commissioners of the supreme court and members of this house. The res olution was tabled. The hour of 11:30 having been reached, with all regular business transacted, Pollard of Cass moved that the house now proceed to vote on United States senator. The motion prevailed and the roll was called. Among the bills Introduced were the following: A bill for an act to amend section 176 of chapter xxiii, entitled "desce dents" of the Compiled Statutes of 1897 and to repeal said section as now and ; heretofore existing. Amendment gives surviving husband equal rights with j surviving wife pending settlement of ' estate. A joint resolution proposing ! and agreeing to an amendment to sec- I tion 1 of article ill of the constitution of the state of Nebraska, and to pro- I vide for submitting such amendment j to a vote of the people. Relating to : the Initiative and referendum. An j act to amend section 36 of article i ! of chapter xiv of the Compiled Stat- ! utes of Nebraska, 1897; also section 26, j chapter xx. of the Compiled Statutes j of Nebraska. 1897. and section 100 of j the Nebraska Code of Civil Procedure ' as to permit cities to appeal from judg- j ments without giving bond and to re peal said original section. Thompson of Merrick introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: “Whereas, This is the tenth day of this, the twenty-sixth, legislative ses sion, and. “Whereas, Only nineteen bills of the large number already sent to the printer appear to have been printed; therefore be it “Resolved, That the committee on public printing be requested to invest igate and report to this body as soon as possible as to whether or not the party or parties to whom the contract for printing the bills of this house Is let are able to perform that work without delaying unecessarily the work of this house.” The resolution was adopted. The order of business for the day having been gone through the house ad. journed until 10 a. m. tomorrow. The vote for senator in the house was: Allen 46, Hayward 20, Webster 7. Thompson j, Feld 3. Uumhertson 2. Hinshaw 1, Hamer 1. Adams 2, Majors 2, Weston 1. Reese 2. Foss 2, Valen tine 2. Martin 1, Van Dugro 1. _ When the house assembltxl on the 18th all the members were present except Ixjomis. Grosvenor Introduced a resolution j providing for 500 extra copies of house roll No. 137, the l'olbtrd revenue hill. On motion of Burns the number was made I,nod and the resolution adopted At noon the serjeant-at-arms an- ' nouRced "the senate of the state of Nebraska" ami the repr>se n tat Ives anise as the senators tiled Into the hall, preceded by l.letitenant Governor Gilbert The lieutenant governor win received by S(M<aker Clark at the steps lending to the speakir'a stand and Invited to take the chair The formula of opening a joint convention of the legislature a« provided for hy the law amt the joint rule* of the two house*. Tha first joint twllot for senator waa then taken, resulting as follow* William V Allen 5*. M I. Iliyward Is, John I Welauer Id, li K Thorn* aiu 7 Allen W Kidd T G M Isuu Itertson 3. K II llliohaw 3. K K VrI MdlM I, T J Msjon 3MB lleesa t Krank 'I t I I t I »m» 3, J. It Westott 3, 8 P lUvtdsou 1, A- J. (Nirnlsh I, J t! Van l>swn I. K la KWn I, K J It titter t The house being again called to or der, the fuanuitteo <m» privileges and eiectnais r«|«»rted on the i oiite.tsd cate from iT««# comity, thnlr eoaclu •kw being as follows - At the *ie< that for mi h «(ll>a Krank Itrtd ro- oel I ITT rsn. and llmfgr W Benjamin rvsoived l.'bj, mar lag out of roonldet atom the tun# ! la alt the ci tacts ukjwuM to hy fuslonlr.ts. viz.: Bussell, Pearl, Ix>gan, Pioneer and Fisher in Chase county; Highland and Swan Lake in Hayes county, Stratton in Hitchcock county, the votes • remaining are: Frank Israel, 1,005; George W. Benjamin, 953. "Frank Israel having received a clear majority of all the votes east in the Sixty-seventh representative dis trict, cast for the office of representa tive, we recommend that he be award ed the seat therefore in this house and that George W. Benjamin be ousted therefrom." Tlie report went over for later con sultation. The report made by the minority on the foregoing ease requested that the entire matter be resubmitted. Among bills introduced wore the following: To amend sectiom 6, article ill, chap ter xvlil, Complied Statutes of Ne braska, and to repeal section so amended—providing that there shall be no stoppage of pension in case of veteran entering soldiers' homes. To provide that all labor on state lands and buildings be done by days’ labor and to provide for the manner of purchasing material for the con struction and repair of said public works. To amend an act entitled "An act to provide security to the public against errors, omissions and defects in ab stracts of title to real estate and for the use of abstracts in evideuee,” laws of 1887, chapter lxiv. Supplementary to aw act entitled "An act concerning counties and coun ty officers," approved March 1, 1879, and to amend section 18, of chapter xviii, of the Compiled Statutes of 1897. Provides for county treasurers keeping on hand In banks of the coun ty money necessary to Duet current disbursement. Adjourned. Fifteen new bills were Introduced In the house on the 19th, among them being: To amend section 1 of an act en titled "An act to provide for a lien or labor performed and material fur nished for the erection, preparation or removal of any house, mill, manufac tory or building or appurtenance, be ing chapter 82 of the laws of Nebras ka of 1885 and to amend the title of said act. To provide for a fire proof wing and heating equipment for the Ne braska hospital at Lincoln, Nebras ka, and to appropriate $50,000 there for. To amend section 958a of the Code of Civil Procedure and to repeal said s'Ction as now exists. Provides for change of venue in civil and criminal cases. When the two houses met to ballot for United States senator, the result was announced as follows: William V. Allen 56, M. L. Hayward 36, John L. Webster 10, I). E. Thompson 7, Al len W. Field 3, E. H. Hinshaw 3, G. M. Lamliertnon 4, M. B. Reese 2, C. E. Adams 1, J. H. Weston 2, g, J. Halner 1, S. P. Davidson 1, F. I. Foss 2. A. J. Cornish 1, J- H. Van Dusen 1. On reassembling of the house, the chief Justice of the supreme court hav ing been sent for. F. P. Israel, who was declared elected to represent tlie j Slxty-Beventh district, was called be fore the spanker’s stand and Chief Justice Harrison administered iho oath. Speaker Clark announced that he would assign Israel to places on com mittees held by Benjamin, whose seat Israel takes, and in addition would as sign Israel to the chairmanship of the committee on live stock and grazing, Chairman Tucker of the last named committee having requested that this change Ice made. On motion of Wheeler of Furnas the house resolved itself into a com mittee of the whole to consider bills on general file. The speaker called i Rouse of Hall to the chair. House roll No, 13, by Taylor (Ous ter) was taken up and considered by the committee. Taylor spoke In be half of Ills bill, which provides: That every county Judge, county clerk, county treasurer and sheriff whose fees shall, in the aggregate, ex ceed the sum of $' .200 each for said judge and clerk, and $1,600 each for pay such excess into the treasury cf sheriff and treasurer per annum, shall the county in which they hold their respective offices. Provided, that in counties having more than 25,000 and less than 40,000 Inhabitants, each of the aforesaid offi ho e f < -hall in the aggregate, exceed the sum of $2,000, shall pay such excess into the treasury of the county in which they hold their re spective offices, and provided fur ther; That in counties having more j than 40,000 inhabitants, each of the j aforesaid officers, whose fees shall in | the aggre gate exceed tile sum of $2,500, j shall pay such excess Into the treas ury of the county in which they hold thoir respective offices. If the duties of any of the officers named in section 1 of this act ah.til be such as to require assiHtaut*. then each such officer shall be allowed one deputy, whoso compensation shall not exceed one-half of the amount hereby allowed the officer whose deputy he is, also such clerks or assistant* us the board of county commissioners may find necessary. None of the officers, deputies, clerk-i or assistants mentioned In this a t shall receive for their service* any money other than that accruing to their respective offices None of the officers named |n thin act shall have any deputy, clerk or | assistant unless the board of i-outoy commissioners shall ffnd the same to i Im< necessary, and the board shall tu all cases prescribe the numlier of deputies, not rii-ndlnx one, or assist ants, the time for which they may ie employed and th« ixmtpensalton they are to receive. The committee arose, reported to the house, and the report was adopted by a vote of 74 yeas to 17 nays. The house then adjourned The futluaring rwptirta <4 at tiuilng r<Mumiu»«« '••Hie up tu lb* h«uiw mt the Mth It. H .V3. «1*k Urtna the pl«»wln« up at 4 publt.' h'-thwajr In ti# 4 HiU.li Mwtnur. «<*• r«purt»1 fur {•«•*«*« by tb« eiwunlllw «u rout* *1*4 brl l«* a II- H ft, »M«n4tti|| tb« •tuiuic* mi lb*I Ik MUM «»f fwlonlM tflcrpi Irk* *11, 4M"H *u l iwur-l tufOMk4ll. il by cm lot Jury t« ker«Mury. m>l r»tkOn« III lb# b Mot* IV.) Ur I U« ell. b «*4«M Hi rkp»n<4 for Ik'leftMt*' |Mi*ip>iuk MMt Tbw* rv(HirU i»r» ktbipt«,| •IrvU at Marpy off»re«t * rnkutuUu* declaring that the house was opposed to the United States entering into any foreign alliances. On motion of Pol lard of Cass the resolution was laid on the table by a strict party vote. Pollard of Cass offered a resolution authorizing the committee on print ing to furnish the supplies for the house. It was Indefinitely postponed. Pollard of Cass offered a substitute resolution as follows: I move that the committee on print ing be given entire supervision over the amount and character of supplies for the use of members of this house, and that the secretary of state be In structed to only purchase such sup plies as the committee on printing may desire. This was u I so Indefinitely postponed. Olmstead of Douglas made the fol lowing motion, whlcn was adopted: That the sergeant at arms lie instruct ed to forthwith bring F. Sklpton, coun ty Judge of Fillmore county, Nebras ka, before the board of this house to show cause, If any he has, why ho still refuses to deliver to this house, In vio lation of Its subqoenoa, the ballots cast at the last election In said Fill more county. Mr. Sklpton having refused to de liver the ballots, Olmstead offered the following: That F. Sklpton, now before the bar °f the house, be adjudged guilty at contemptuous behavior In its presence by refusing in the presence of the house to deliver the Fillmore county election Inillots In the possession and under his control, and that, he bo pun ished In the county Jail of Ijancaster county, Nebraska, for the period of six hours. The resolution was adopted without division, and the speaker ordered the prisoner to the custody of the ser geant at arms until a mittimus could bo made out. In the Joint ballot for senator the re sult stood: Allen 53, Webster 10, Iximbertson 3, Illnshaw 2. Foss 2, Adams 1, Van Dusen 1, Hayward 40, Thompson 7, Field 2, Reese 2, Weston 2, Cornish 1, Hainer 1. Among the bills Introduced were the following: To amend an act creating the Ne braskan Territorial Board of Agricul ture. To fix the time which the county or probate court Bhall decide and deter mine matters In said court when the same shall lie submitted for decision or determination. To authorize counties, precincts, townships, or towns, cities villages and school districts, to refund their bonded Indebtedness and Issue new bonds therefor. To amend sections 42 and 43, chap ter Ixxili, Compiled Statutes of 1897, so that It would read, "To convey the right of dower or courtesy, the hus band and wife must execute a joint or separate deed.” To amend sections 8, 9, 18 and 21 of an act entitled "An act concerning official bonds and oaths,” approved February 18, 1881, being sections 8, 9, 18 and 21, chapter x, entitled “Bonds and oaths official,” Complied Statutes of 1897. Making an appropriation of $905,80 for tiie relief of J. FI. lOvans, J. H. Butler, Frank Burman, Levi Cox and Joseph Crow, the members ousted by the last legislature, being the balance of salary that would have been duo had they retained their seats. TV> amend section 3890, Compiled Statutes of 1897, relating to the use of Illuminating oils. To locate and establish a state nor mal school at St. Paul, Howard coun ty, Nebraska, and to appropriate $50, 000 for the purchase of grounds and the erection of a suitable building. I.EOISI.ATl YE NOTE'. The bill for the home for the friend less is prepared and will be Introduced Boon. It repeals the law placing the control of tne society in the hands of the governor, gives the control back Into the hands of the society and in structs the auditor to allow claimH against the appropriations of 1K97, which have boon withheld. The bill Is quite brief but to the point. Hunk Receiver Hill. Senator Fowler of Fillmore lias in troduced a bill that will give the slate banking board a right to secure Infor mation In regard to the condition of banks that arc in the hands of receiv ers. The bill Is senate tile No. Cl to amend section 35 of chapter 8, statutes of 1897, entitled ‘'Hanks.” At present when a bank is placed In control of a receiver the state banking board has no power to inquire into its condition or the manner in which the receiver acts. The new bill provides means for getting rid of a receiver who fails to do his duty, or attempts to prolong Ills services. The Fowler amuudmt ut to the present law may meet with some opposition because it makes It man datory for the district judge to remove a receiver when so requ» sled by the stale banking (tout'd. That part of the bill ntay be amended by thu senate. The Fowlsi amendment to the present law relating to the appointment of bank receivers is as follows : "Provided, however, that it shall be the duty of such receiver to make to the state banking board, consisting of the auditor of public accounts, the state treasurer anti the attorney gen eral, detailed icpoits of the affairs of such liauk at such times and In such manner as may be directed by said statu bunking board, and said receiver shall submit the affairs of such hunk to the Inspection of the state bank ex aminer wl.en ho required by (he state hauk.ug board, and if the said state hanking board shall ut auy time "ad that said receiver Is not winding up the affair* ot such bank In a satisfac tory manner and in their opinion it Is for the Interests of the creditors ami stockholders of such Imnk that the re col versh Ip of such person shall termi nate, |t »ha!l Ire the duly of *ald state hanking hoard, or any of them, to In struct the attorney general to Ate with the judge of court appointing such re ceiver a written request for the re moval of such receiver and the termi nation of hta re«-ivrfahtp. and It shall tie the duty of the judge or wirt which appointed him lo at n*rs and without I ne*ea«fy delay, remove •itch receiver and appoint In his place another per [ son tn the manner heretofore pro I « pled “ A |*r I a .»(«■ !• !* *r »m a) Ma<«)a an, noon ••• «*!»• I*»mm % «f Mia, •Inn mat** kmk naamlH#r t«M«r »s« rt |»n»IU a I ■• « *1 ailua u n at«|wilain<l a national hank exania-r |«r kinhraaka