Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTHWESTERN.
IlKNNtIIOI Kit * OIIMiON, K«l. »nd Tub*.
LOUP CITY, - - NEB.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
A Are In Brownvills destroyed two
or three buildings.
Nearly every family in Allen and
vicinity is afflicted with the grip.
There are seventy cases of measles
In Wilcox. Some have had them the
second time.
Old Mr. Morton of Daykln, agen 80
years, while rendering lard, was seiz
ed with an epileptic fit, fell Into the
Are and was severely burned on the
left arm and buck.
A petition has been circulated
among the business men of Geneva
and signed by nearly all of them, ask
ing for congress to make no appropria
tion for the trans-MIsslsslppl exposi
tion for 1899.
The city authorities of Kenrnev
compelled Pauline, the hypnotist, to
restore a lady to consciousness after
she had lain In a store display window
from 10 at night until noon next dav
under threat of taking charge of her
and placing him under arrest.
Owney Mason and Claud Clarv of
Nemaha county, two young toughs,
were arrested on the charge of steal
ing corn from a farmer. As Marshal
Wright unlocked the Jail door the two
youngsters made a break for lltcrtv
and succeeded In making their escape.
If they stay outside the county thev
will probably not be searched for very
hard.
Congressman Maxwell has Introduc
ed In congress a bill for the aeoulsl
tton of a site for a Dostofflce at Da
kota City, and Postmaster Bchwlnd
has been notified by the supervising
architect of the treasury department
to provide the department with the ne
cessary Information relative to the
business of the Dakota City postofllte,
and the location of u site.
The fellow who stole three horse t, a
couple of buggies and a large number
of minor articles In Jefferson county
a couple of weeks ago, hits finally been
run down and arrested In Kansas, with
the stolen property In bis possession,
and the owners of the property are
now figuring on the best method of
getting their effects without purchas
ing them outright of the Kansas offi
cials.
A Kalin City dispatch says that the
Burlington & Missouri railway yards
at that place adds another accident to
Its already long list. H. .1. Huckett, a
freight brakernan, while attempting to
make a coupling, had his right hand
badly mashed. The hand was dressed
by the company surgeon, and Huckett
sent to his home in Wymoro. The
doctor hopes to be able to save the
Injured member.
Of tho eight United States land of
fices In Nebraska the O'Neill land of
fice stands at the head of tho list for
the amount of business done during
the fiscal ;-*ar ending June 30, 1898.
Register Weckes and Receiver Jennets
turned Into the United States treasury
during that time $41,378.87, lacking
$9,704.75 of being as much as the other
seven offices handled. The total turn
ed Into the United States treasury by
the other seven was $51,083.62.
The most successfully planned wolf
hunt ever projected In that vlclnltv
was brought off In last week’s round
up, four miles north of Beemer Nine
wolves were captured. About COO
men were In line, surrounding an area
seven miles square. The final wind
up was an hour of supreme satisfac
tion to the sportsmen, wolves, lacks,
cottontails, etc., furnishing an endle-e
variety of targets and practice to- the
amateurs. No accidents occurred.
Utica (N. Y.) dispatch: I)r. Stuart
A. Campbell of Oinaha Ih quarantined
at New Hartford, a small village neai
here. He was vaccinated two v/eckr
ago and has smallpox, developed by
vaccine virus. The local health office;
has established a quarantine. The cas
Is not considered serious and Dr
Campbell Is being nursed by his wife.
He was on his way to New York to
take a course In the post graduate hos
pital there and stopped to visit his
aunt In New Hartford.
Nebraska City people are thoroughly
aroused with indignation over the
published Interviews alleged to be giv
en out by Dr. 8. It Towne. who has
been there representing the state
1*rard of health during the smallomc
epidemic. He is made to charge the
local board of health and city officials
with “rank igrorance and criminal
negligence" In dealing with the cpi
dprink1, when the fact Is that if «ueh
is the ease he alone Is the responsible
person, as all matters have l>oen dealt
with upon his recommendation, and
under his personal supervision.
Mrs. Kcllermann, the mother of the
Jefferson county family n.fflD t1 *| h
trichinae, was the second victim of
trial dreadful disease, anil succumbed
last week The Iwlance «>f the family,
the father and five children, are all
lying in one room of their tnlueralei
hovel In the most pitiable condition,
say* a Fair bury dispatch While they
realise all that Is going on atmut ther.i
they are rigid as In death, every nun
rl« being drawn to Ita greatest ten
sion. The physician lute some hon<<n
of saving the balance of the children,
hut the death of the father tw motren
tarlly Mtpsetad Several muscles fr-un
the body of the Krllertnan woman
were brought to Fnlrbury anil und *r
a glass they reveal the Insects In nl
moet numlierless tiuantitles. Th« >
have been viewed by hundreds of In
terested persons. It has been learned
that Mr Kelierman tried to sell the
iliM'snil Ih>» a* two butcher shops in
Kalrburv a w t-i a prior to the time be
butchered It.
News has reached Nebraska t'lty of
the death of .Mrs J T tire nsmi I at
her home In Ihisadenn, t'al, aged
years For many years she was a r*t
ideal of Nrbratka t’ity, but went is
make her home In t'nllfornin von*
years ago In the hope of benifftitn#
her ahalttrnd htallh
Jesse U t'lalg of Itlue itprlnga waa
nmung the Nebraska t*»># who return
rd from Manila «n the Inal steawt,
and be arrived home last week Ilia
fit,'k a were not a war# that b# had left
Manila or ev>n contempt *t*d doing so
and his ho n«turning ana a happy sur
srh* ta th*m as well as to the «*|lrv
city.
Tho Grind With Which They
Are Dally Engaged.
TRYING TO ELECT U. S. SENATOR.
T«it of lont of tlia HmiiiirM Thus Fur
Introduced An Onslaught of llllls In
Uoth Hranches Sums that Hava Ad
vanced to feeroud Heading.
Manat*.
A call of tho roll in the i*cna;o on tho
23d disclosed that Senators Farrell and
Howard were absent.
Senate file No. 27, by Senator Talbot
was considered. Following Is u text
of tho measure :
Section 1: That section 293 of tho
code of civil procedure of the state of
Nebraska Is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: Sec. 293, In all eases
the Jury shall render a general verdict
and the court shall In any case at. tho
request of the parties therto, or either
cf them, In addition to the general ver
dict, direct the Jury to And upon par
ticular questions of fact, to be stated
In writing by the party or parties re
questing the same.
Sec. 2. That section 293 of the code
of civil procedure of tho state of Ne
braska and all other arts or parts of
<u ts In conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Talbot explained the benefits that
would accrue from the enactment of
the hill, which hao failed to receive the
re-ommendatlon of the Judiciary com
mittee He moved the committee re
port the bill for passage. Senator
Hannibal opposed the motion, tinder
certain circumstances It would lead to
confusion, leave the court without dis
cretion and at the mercy of attorneys.
Under bills on third rending H. K.
113, to appropriate (90,000 for payment
of the salaries of members and em
ployes of the legislature, was read.
Without waiting to vote on this bill
the secretary proceeded to read H. It.
121, to appropriate (40,000 for Inci
dental expenses, until stopped by Tal
bot of Lancaster, who said under the
constitution tho vote must he taken
Immediately ufter the third reading to
be legal.
The president thought the senator
from Lancaster was taking a serloui
view of the matter.
"I do,” replied Senator Talbot. "II
Is serious to me. as It Is where I get
tny pay and 1 want the bill properly
passed."
Consequently the bill was placet
upon Its pa sage and received thirty
one affirmative votes. The president
declared the bill parsed with the emer
gency clause.
j\ communication wiu rear* in me
senute on the 24th from General Pal
mer of Illinois returning thanks for
the resolution petitioning congress to
i grunt him a pension.
Senate file No. 1, by Mr. Prout, was
read. It amends section 10 of the elec
tion laws proscribing the form and
contents of the official ballot. It pro
vides that when uny person is nomi
nated by more than one party or con
vention hla name shall be placed upon
tlie ticket under the designation of the
party tlrst nominating him; or, if
nominated by more than one party at
the same time, he shall file with the
proper official a written declaration In
dicating the party designation under
which he desires his name to lie
printed. If he fails to do this, the offi
cial shall choose for him, printing his
name as the nominee of but one party.
Senator Talbot thought that the bill
was not properly prepared to become a
law. ft sought to amend a law that
wag already repealed. He moved as
an amendment a change In the title of
the hill, so as to make it valid if en
acted, and further amendments to the
body of the bill having the same ob
ject in view. Senator Miller offered an
amendment striking out the section
which constitutes the change from the
existing law. The amendment was lost
on a viva voce vote. Senator Talbot's
amendments prevailed, after which the
bill was favorably reported by a party
vote of 18 to 10.
The committee on finance, ways and
j means reported favorably on senate
file No. 50. The report was adopted.
I This bill is by Senator Allen and is to
transfer certain funds to the general
fund, and to provide for the credit of
these funds direct hereafter.
Senate lllo No. 29. by Mr. Steele, was
considered. It amends the general
herd law for the protection of culti
vated ImnU from stock running at
large Senator Talbot explained that
tiie lull was simply the re-enactment of
the present law for the purpose of
covering a defect In the pussuge of the
j original law, It being passed without
j the repealing clause It was decided
j to report the bill for passage.
Senate file No, 28. by Senator Fowler,
was read for the third time. It repeal*
sections 917 to 924 of the rude of civil
procedure. The bill was put on He
passage and was < srrled by a vote of
28 to I. Senator Hale voting lu the
, negative.
The Joint ronimllee on enrolled and
j engrossed bills reported that house
rolls t3 ami 131 (the appropriation
billst had been presented to the gov
ernor for his signature
The senate adjourned
When tha M-nute i-onveiKHl on the
2T.Ih l.lnnoln No S3. Itii]*
«ni OrU**r of Uoo4 T»ni|ilara, aant a
written i>roi»-«i **atnat t!t>*
*»f rt I* 2«t. a hu h at-oka to amm<l t h»
KtiHiimh law Una now hill ««• |».
|Mttr«i| amt t>U<rtl on IU Oral r*t»4*
• >.* «» futluWa
T<» aittaml J amt 3 of fhaj**
l«*r Un ill of ih* i "inritalinon
«.f tha tHat* of Nebraska. eiulllaj
‘Tt<>a>la **
Tha contmlilfw on Ju.tuiary through
flana' <r \ .*u Imm'i III rlilrau. y*.
l“*ri«>l li th* fWfiaPMi
Maul of •« iat« (He No. S’* b* iiooator
from rvaaitiiug liana fur tahur by «
•KlallUil* ur,l'»rf l In tha fiwintllii
A i|o«ailun w4* rntoM by the llemem
ant «.i**riur a* to tha r»uraa of a »«(►♦
atltnt# bill uffpnd by a ronmiltta*. a*
to a briber It ahoti!4 «u to a Irat u>« l<
In* or take lh> ytr« of the oriental
bill Aft*r »«*m* 4tarUMion tha lleo*
tanani gutaraor ainumr.l that hla
b * ittoa a.ot il heirafiar Iw
»<l by wh*ilt«rr or tut th* •<»*>••« ittia
was «»Mu«a«> to tha or I* ml b It
Senator Talbot offered a resolution,
directing the committee on printing
to see that the printers of bills print
and return same in order received.
Under a suspension of the rules the
resolution was adopted.
Senate file No. 211 was Introduced
by Senator Van Dttsen of Douglas. It
amends article 1 of chapter 77 of the
compiled statutes, relating to reve
nues. It prohibits the assessment of
property below the cash valuation,
and reduces the levy. If enacted *he
bill will Increase the assessed valua
tion of the state from 1157,000,000 to
about J500.000.000. The bill is a vol
uminous one, making many change*
In the existing revenue laws. Senate
file No. 212 was Introduced by Sena
tor Talbot. It amends sections 70 to
82 of chapter 78 of the compiled stat
utes, relating to road funds.
Senate file No. 55, by Senator Tal
bot, amending section 42 of chapter 19
of the complied statutes, relating to
supreme and district courts, was con
sidered and recommended for passage.
It relieves the elerk of the supreme
court of the duty of notifying district
courts of the time set for holding
their term of court.
Senate file No. 72, by Mr. Talbot, re
pealing section 4 of chapter 19 of Aha
revised statutes, waB first considered.
It abolishes the obsolete office of mas
ter In chancery. The committee de
rided to report the bill favorably, with
an amendment muklng the bill repeal
section 4 of chapter 28, compiled stat
utes for 1897, the revised statutes be
ing out of print.
Tho senate wa« called to order on
the 2tith by the lieutenant governor.
The following communication was read
from the father of Colonel Btottenberg:
New Albany, Ind,, Jan. 18.—To lue
Honorable and Senate and House of
representatives of the state of Ne
braska: 1 have just learned through
press telegraphic reports that you have
passed resolutions accusing my son,
John M. Htotseiihurg, colonel of the
First Nebraska volunteers, of the vio
lation of army regulations by cruel and
tyranlcal treatment of the soldiers of
bis regiment.
ii no nas ueen guilty oi cuiiuuiti un
becoming an officer or a gentleman I
think thut you will agree with me that
he ought to be formally accused by
specific charge#; furnished by you with
a copy of the charges and a brief
synopsis of the evidence on which they
are based, and then speedily tried by
the proper tribunal having cognizance
of the offense, and if guilty, punished.
As you have Initiated this accusa
tion, 1 will uld you in bringing the
matter to a speedy, full and thorough
investigation of the charges made by
you, and I, therefore, respectfully ask
you to favor me at once with a copy
of the specific charges made against
him, and with a brief of the evidence
submitted to you, and I will Immedi
ately forward them to the general com
manding In the 1'hlHpplna islands,
Joining with you In the request that
Colonel Htotsenburg shall he speedily
tried by an Impartial court legally con
stituted, so that the truth or falsity of
the accusation# made by you may be
established. If he Is guilty, let him he
punished. If he Is Innocent, the gen
eral assembly of Nebraska, I think,
may be relied upon to rescind an act of
injustice. With great respect,
JOHN M HTOTSENBURO.
The communication was received and
placed on file.
The committee on Judiciary, through
Senator Van Dusen. reported recom
mending that senate files 19 and 59 he
Indefinitely postponed. The report wag
adopted. The same committee re
ported on senate file 73, Uat It be re
ferred to the committee on revenue.
Agreed to. Senator Talbot moved a
reconsideration of the vote Indefinitely
postponing senate file 59. He explain
ed that the hill was intended simply to
render valid a previous amendatory
law passed without the repealing
clause.
The senate resolved Itself Into a
committee of the whole, with Senator
Van Dusen In the ehalr, to consider
bills on the general file.
Senate file 33, by Talbot, with amend
ments by the judiciary, was consid
ered. and It was voted to recommend
Its passage. Senate file 59. by Mr Tal
bot was read anil It was decided to re
port favorably thereon.
President Pro Trm Talbot offered a
communication at the beginning of
the session on the 27th from Robert
W. Furnas, secretary of the state ag
rleultural board, opposing the paasagg
of 8. F. 7, Introduced by Knepper of
Butler, to abolish county agricultural
societies. Secretary Furnas' letter
contained resolutions pasged by the
hoard.
8. F.50. by Alien of Furnas, was giv
en Its third reading. The bill pro
vides for transferring certain funds to
the general fund, the purpoter for
which the funds were created having
ceased to exist. The hill crested hav
consed to exist. The hill was oassed
bv a vote of 2M to l. Miller of litiffslo
alone voting In tho negative. The
bill was introduced upon request of
State Treasurer Meaerve.
Spohn of Nuckolls Introduced a mo
tion looking to the passing or some
new fie glu rute laws to replace the
Newberry hill, Ills motion was as
follows:
"I move that the secretaries of the
hoard of transportation he r*-< uestid
to report to me senate what, if any,
reduction can lie made In coaf >rmlt%
with the decish.ii of the I'nlted States
supreme court In the maximum freight
rate caves, with reference to th« rnlea
on lumtier and coal shipped Into the
state and grain and live stock shipped
out of the state"
The mutton was passed without de
hate
rpon the report of the committee
on education 8 F 41 was re ommend
ed for |UMI|r it Is the free hiah
srhoo' hew ** F • was tn>t< (tut'elv
postponed 8 V 41 covering the asms
subject more cotuplelrlv,
The senate went Into eoititnttee of
the whole, with t’xna.tnv of K> r wv
in the chair 8 F &}. by T'llmj of
lamuter, was reri.mio»nde*| for sas
sage It simply add* a proper tepeal
lug clause to the present law with ui a
or two minor amendments
H F f, hv K nipper of itaihr, was
nest consldere I I htw ie th HU to
wipe out count> asriculturwi a*» iett»a
and compulsory county aid f»»r fairs
the* Judl l«ry committee »R<rwt a
substitute. leaving the law ta force
except it mah*a It optional with ruxi
|y tsurilt whether county nld shall he
given or not Van |tua»u of l*<>ugta*
expiates t Ike i4iJmt • of the subatl
Steele of Jefferson said the judicial*)
committee did the proper thins in
framing the substitute. Home county
Model lea sot up a home race JuhI to
draw thla money from the county. The
•substitute bill was recommended for
pa nage.
H. F. *18, 8. K. 70, 8. K. 67 and 8. F.
65 pere all recommended to pasa, all
being mere curative acta known aa the
Wheeler bills.
The aunate adjourned until Monday.
II OHM.
The sixth joint oallot for United
8tatea senator In the house on the 23d
resulted as follows: Alien 63, Hay
ward 41, Webster 10, Thompson 7,
Lam bertson 2, Field 1, Iteese 3, Hln
shaw 1, Weaton 3, Foaa 2, Adams 1,
Cornish 1, Van buaen 1.
The house went Into committee of
the whole with Thompson of Merrick
In the chair for the purpose of consid
ering bills on general llle. 'Hie com
mittee of the whole recommended that
house rolls 23, 24 and 31 be reported
for passage.
The committee arose and the housi
adopted the report.
Chairman Wilcox of the Judiciary
committee reported bouse roll 23, regu
lating proceedings against guardians;
house roll 24, prescribing the manner
of 'qualifications and duties of guard
ians, and house roll 31, amending the
section of the code of civil procedure
by striking out the clause which per
mits the district court to vacate or
modify Its Judgment orders after the
term for the reason that the record
shows erroneous proceedings against
a married woman when the condition
of the defendant does not appear In the
All of the bills were placed on the
general (lie.
Bills were Introduced as follows:
A bill for an art entitled an act to
locate achoobj and to provide for the
erection of buildings and for the re
ceiving of donation! for the mime
The bill provides that the location of
the two schools be fixed by the trustees
of the atate normal achool, and ap
propriate* 150,000.
A bill entitled an act to define the
word "majority” aa used In the atat
uto* In regard to general clectioua, to
r"5£4J the majority of all the vote*
cast at such election.
A bill for an act to amend general
section* 5902, 5905 and 5906 (being sec
tions 328, 331 and 322 code of civil pro
cedure) of title 10, chapter 1, In re
gard to testimony of husband or wife
In case* where one or both are parties.
The following new bills were Intro,
ducod:
An act entitled "An art to amend
section 3, chapter xll of the Compiled
Statutes of Nebraska of 1897, entitled
Chattel Mortgages,”
An act entitled "An art to amend
section 418 of the Code of Civil Pro
cedure.”
An act declaring bicycles to bo
baggage and providing for the carry
ing of the same by railway companies
and common carriers,
To amend sections 658, C60, 661 and
662 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
Eleven bills were Introduced In the
house on the 24th, among them being:
To prevent combinations, trusts,
etc., and fixing a penalty of not less
than $200 nor more than $5,000.
Prohibiting the placing or establlsh
lng of an obstruction across any stream
of water In this state that shall pre
vent the free passage of fish along said
stream and requiring the owner or
owners of any mill dam across any
stream in this state, to construct and
maintain suitable fishways.
Prohibiting the catching of fish In
any public waters In this slate except
ing by the use of book and line and
prohibiting the use of selns, nets and
other devices.
H. It. 334—By Burns: To provide
for compiling. Illustrating, electrotyp
ing, printing, binding, copyrighting
and distributing a state series of school
text books under direction of the State
Board of Education und appropriating
$100,000 therefor.
Imposing an excise tax on express
companies, defining express companies;
providing tor the filing of annual state
ments by such companies and their
agents with the auditor, creating a
State Board of Appraisers and Asses
sors to determine and levy such tax
and defining their powers and duties;
providing for the attendance of wit
nesses and the production of books;
providing for the collection and dis
bursement of such tax and prescribing
penalties for nou-compitance with a
provision of this act.
i ft iJMjiiimi uib inaumanuru, bate ur
shipping into the state of impure beer;
to provide for the enforcement of the
provisions and penalties for its viola
tion. Provides for inspection and
places enforcement of the luw in the
hands of the State Hoard of Health.
To require corporations doing busi
ness In tills state for profit to file an
annual report of their business and
organization with the secretary of slate
m>t inter • imii September 1 «>r each
year.
To require corporations doing busi
ness In the state of Nebraska to pay an
annual license fee on the capital stock
of such corporations, to fix such fees
and to provide a penalty for the viola
tion of the provisions of this act. Calls
for an aunual fee of t! by corporations
having f.'el,uoo or less of capital stink
and tt for each additional |.r>U,ooo
stock.
The Joint vote for railed States sen
ator resulted us follows Allen M,
Hayward 43, Webster 10, Thompson 7.
lambertson 3, Itcesn 3, lllnshsw I,
Weston 4, Foss 3. Adams I, Cornish I,
Van Huseu 1.
When the noou hour arrived In lh«
house on the 25th and the eighth
joint ballot 'was taken for l otted
Mute* senator the result stood Al>n
5X, Hayward 41, Webster I** Thomp
son T. Weston 4. Ileewe 3, Foss 3, Van ,
Mused 3 laio'eris.iii I, lltnshaw 1.
Adams t, Cornish t, Valentine I
I he judiciary com mil lee rcqnirti'd
house roll No 4d, with the recommen
dation that It be indefinitely Host
polled
The report of the Judidary commit•
lee was adopted recommending for
passage:
House rolls Nos, 37, 41. 44 and II
The report of the insurance committee
was adopted and tbs bill was pis. ed
on general file The rommttie* os
privileges and tlwliuu reported Uses
aims* roll No 43 with >hs rwunasn
dsiioit that It pass The report was
adopted, and the bill placed on general
file
1 hie Util prof idee for amendment
of the election law by requiring that
the name of e »cndtdste *ba'l not l*
! places mere than oner on a ballot,
though he may be nominated by sev
eral different conventions.
The same committee reported for
passage house toll No. til, which pro
vide* that the county Judge shall re
ceive a fee of 26 cents for every Judge
and clerk of election appointed by
him. The report was adopted and the
bill placed on general file.
House roll No. S43, Introduced by
Rouse, la a bill making appropriations
for the payment of miscellaneous Items
of Indebtedness owing by the state of
Nebraska. This bill sets out In a
preamble that the legislature of 1896,
by un act, provided that there should
be paid out of the state treasury to
any person, firm or corporation manu
facturing sugar In this state the sum
of % cent per pound for every pound
of sugar manufactured under the pro
visions of that act, and that there was
filed In the office of the secretary of
slate certificate* of the Inspectors,
allowing that the Oxnard licet Hugar
company of Orand Island had manu
factured 6,012,4(12 pounds between Hep
t< raber 30 und (December 30, 1896, and
that the Norfolk Beet Hugar company
of Norfolk had manufactured 8,822,200
pounds from September 27, 1896, to
January 2, 1897; that these companies
had compiled with the terms of the
act, and that they had paid $5 per ton
for the beet* from which the sugar
was manufactured.
In tho house on tlie 2Gth a comntunl
ration was received from the legisla
live committee appointed by the Htate
teachers' association, calling attention
to the educational hills that t.vl ; e
celved the endorsement of the tom
rnlttce. The communication was re
ferred to the committee on nubile
schools.
The following resolution on polyga
ainy by Fisher of Dawes was adopted:
Resolved, That polygamy Is an In
stitution that has received the de
served condemnation of all civilized
nations and this house hereby enters
Its protest against the seating of po
lygamists In congress, or In any other
office of honor or trust In the United
8 tales.
The house went Into commit tee of
the whole with Myers of Douglas in
the chair.
H. It. 40, the bill providing for r.n In
heritance tax, was recommended for
passage after a short discussion on a
minor amendment.
H. It. 41, by Thompson of Merrick,
requiring assignments of mortgages
or trust deeds to me In writing, to be
signed In the presence of at least one
witness, and to be acknolwadged In
the same manner as other deeds, was
recommended for passage.
H. R. 44, by Thompson of Merrick,
amending section 201 of the Criminal
Code caused quite a tilt. The text of
the bill was as follows:
"Section 201. If any person who has
former husband or wife living many
an other person, or continue to co
habit with such second husband oi
wife In this state be or sha. except in
tho cases hereinafter in this section
mentioned, Is guilty of bigamy and
shall be punished by Imprisonment In
the penitentiary not more than five
years nor less than one year. The pro
visions of this section do not extend
to any person whose husband or wife
has continually remained beyond seas
or who has voluntarily withdrawn
from tho other and remained absent
for the space of three years together
the party marrying again not I mow
ing the other to be living within that
time; nor to any person who has good
reason to believe such husband or
wife to be dead; nor to any person
who has been legally divorced from
the bonds of matrimony."
The blil was recommended for nas
sage.
H. R. 45, amending the statute of
"Frauds,” relating to the transfer of
interest In real estate and i Dividing
that the leasing of lands for a period
over one year or a contract for th«
sale of lands must be in writing, was
recommended for passage.
H. R. 33, by Smith of Saline, was
the next taken up. The provision In
the hill is as follows:
‘if any firo insurance company de
lays the payment of a Just and lawful
claim due under a contract of Insur
ance beyond the time allowed by law
for the settlement thereof, and there
by cause suit to be brought to recover
the amount due, the Insurer shall be
required to pay Interest upon said
claim at the rate of 25 per cert ner
annum from tho time the claim be
came due."
mere was quite a deal or Jctr'iis
slon at the conclusion of which the
bill was referred to the Insurance com
mittee
The ninth joint ballot for senator
resulted as follows: Allen 57, Hav
ward 39, Webster 10, Thompson 7,
Weston 5, Iteesc 2, Foss 2, Field 2.
Van Dumd 1. Latnbertson 1, lllushaw
1, Adams 1, Cornish 1, Valentine 1,
In the house on the 27th a communi
cation was read from 11. W. Furnas
making a plea lu behalf of county
fairs.
t'tiwthra offered the following:
Whereas, It has come to the knowl
edge of members of this house that
grave irregularities exist in the house
postal department which reflect upon
the honor and jeopardise the domestic
relations of the members of Ibis house;
therefore, be It
Kesolved, That the speaker appoint a
committee of three to Investigate suy
charges, rail witnesses, papers, etc.,
relative to said department, and re
port its findings to this nouse.
The resolution was adopted.
Many new bills were introduced,
among which are:
A bill for an act to prohibit the man
ufacture for s.'le aud eetliug ur offer
lug for sale any candy adulterated by
the admliture of terra alba barytes
or auy other mineral substances, aud
lo prevent the use of poisonous colors
or flavors in the manufacture »l
caudles, and provldlug punishment for
Violation thereof
An art to provide for the appoint*
melt! of a trust examiner at a salary
of l.'uoo p«r annum, whose principal i
I business snail Ire that of a trust exam- |
taer or prosecutor, and to provide
funds for the retrying on of eu> h office
and the prose, ulton of violation of the
law ‘Ih* hill rarrlea a total appro
pits' o>n of ♦id.Oco
An art to create a state board of
control of special educational tnsiltn
lions and |o provide fur the manage
meat and coat rot nf the stale Indus
trial tchuoi fur )uvsalle »ff*ud*ta. In.
dustrial school for juvenile d»'ita>|u*ai
Institution for the l.itod aud deaf sad
dumb |ns’ii hi ..I schtoj far feeble
minded children, nnd to mnke an op*
proprlatlon of 110,440 therefor.
▲ bill for an act to amend section 1
of article 1, chapter 64, compiled stat
utes of 1897 of Nebraska. The bill
Klven to blacksmith and woodworkers
a mechanic's lien on vehicle for work
thereon.
A bill for an act relating to the
qualifications of county Judge and pro
viding that In counties of over ti.OOO
inhabitants he must be 25 years of age
unless he be a practicing attorney.
The Joint ballot for United States
senator resulted: Allen 68, Hayward
33, Webster 10, Thompsln 7, Wpston 4.
Field 6, Heese 3, lllnshaw 3, Foss 2,
Iambertson 1, Valentine 1, Cornish 1,
Adams 1, Van Dusen 1.
Hill to KcilU'rlrt Him State.
II. R, 300, the bill Introduced by
Wilcox of Lincoln to redlstrlet the
state Into senatorial and reoresenta
tlve districts, Is a copy of the bill In
troduced In 1891 and which was bccoo
on the 1890 census. A duplicate bill
was introduced In the tenate by Ow
ens of Dawson. The districts as pro
vided by the bill are as follows:
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
1—Nemeha and Richardson, one
senator.
2—(luge, one senator.
3 Pawnee, Johnson and Cage, one
senator.
4—Otoe and Onss, one senator.
6- Lancaster, two stnators.
6—Douglas, four senators.
8—Dodge, Sarpy and Douglas, one
senator.
0- Saunders nnd Colfax, one sena
tor.
10—Washington, Hurt, Thurston and
Dakota, one senator.
11— Cuming, Wayne, Dixon and Ce
dar, one senator.
12— Madison, Antelope, Stanton and.
Pierce, one senator.
13— Platte and Ilutler, one senator
14— York and Seward, one senator.
15— Saline and Thayer, one senator.
16— Fillmore and Jefferson, one sen
ator.
17— Nuckolls, Welster and Franklin,
one senator.
18— Adams, Clay, Hamilton and * -
Polk, two senators.
19 Hall, Howard and Sherman, on*'
senator.
20— Merrick, Nitn-e. I krone, Greeley
and Wheeler, one s; nator.
21— Knox, Hock, Hrown, Kejra Pa
ha and lloyd, one senator.
22— Custer, Vi'Jley, Curfield and
Loup, one senator, < <
23— Buffalo and Dawson, one sona- I
tor. ’
21—Phelps, Kearney and Harlan,
ono senator.
25— Furnas, lied Willow, Hitchcock
and Gosper, one senator.
26— Frontier, Hayes, Dundy, Chase
and Perkins, one senator.
27— Lincoln. 1/)gari, Blaine, Thom
as, Hooker, McPherson, Arthur, Gran
Keith, Deuel, Cheyenne, Kimball, Hon
ner and Scotts Bluff, one senator.
28— Cherry, Sheridan, Dawes, Sioux
and Box Butte, one senator.
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.
1— Richardson, one representative
2— Nemaha, one representative,
8—Richardson and Nemahx, ore
representative.
4—Johnson, one representative. m
6—Pawnee, one representative.
6— Otoe, two representatives.
7— Cass, two representative!].
8— Otoe and Cas3, one represents
tlve.
9— Sarpy and Douglas, cno repre
sentative.
10— Douglas, eleven representatives.
11— Washington, one representative.
12— Burt, one repr< sentatlve.
13— Wayne and Thurston, one rep
rcsentatlve.
14— Dodge, one representative.
16—Cuming, one representative.
16— Dodge and Cuming, one rtpre
sentative.
17— Stanton and Pierce, one repre
sentative.
18— Dixon, Cedar and Dakota, two
representatives, ,
19— Knox, one representative. V
20— Antelope, one representative.
21— Nance and Greeley, one repre
sentative.
22— Boone and Wheeler, one repre
sentative.
23— Madison, one representative.
24— Platte, one representative.
25— Platte uud Madison, one repre
sentative.
26— Colfax, one representative.
27— Saunders, one representative.
28— Butler, one representative.
30—Seward and Butler, one repre
sentative.
.51—haline, two representatives.
32— Huge, three representatives.
33— Lancaster, seven representatives,
754 Jefferson, one representative.
35—Thayer, one representative.
3ti—Nuckolls, one representative,
37—Fillmore, one representative.
3k—(’lay, one representative.
3k Clay and Fill more, one represen
tative
40— Merrick, one representative.
41 Hamilton, one representative.
42—York, one representative,
43 York uml Hamilton, one repre
sentative.
44 Folk, one representative.
45—Webster, one representative.
4i» Jefferson. Nuckolls ami Webstei,
<»ne representative.
47 Hall, one representative.
4k- Ailains, two representatives.
4k Hull ami Adams, two represen
tatives
5U Holt. Keya i'aha and itoyd, two
representatives.
51 drown slid Hock, on# representa
tive.
62 -cherry, one representative,
53 Sheridan, one representative.
54 1.1 uroln, one repr«senutlve.
55 Valley, Hatfield and lamp, one
representative.
5« Custer, two representatives.
57 Sherman, utta representative
liuffalo, two r>pies4mstivet
Haw sou, on*, representative.
Kearney, one representative.
Franklin, one representative.
Harlan, oue representative,
1‘helps. one representative.
Furnas, oue representative
tied Willow, one representative,
Furnas. Ooaper. iiayea and Frau
tier, two r< prraentatlvee
*1 Hiteheorh sud tiundy. one repre
resistive. ^
*k chase and IVrhln*. one rtpre.
'•elvtlve
*>’• ttlatne I lotus. | <>a*n Mrpker.
«•» Hooker, (Irani, trthur. Keith and
lieuel. oee representative.
Te Cheyenne Manner nnd Klmhall,
ope representative
71 ik.« Itutie. ft tons nnd f».«u,
IMmw ma#
77 Hanes one repreeentatlve
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