Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTHWESTERN.
BEN8CIIOTKR & OIKSON, E(U and Pubs.
LOUP CITY, . - NEB.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
Table Rock Aas organized a hook
and ladder company.
Q. W. Gibson, a veterau of the civil
war, died suddenly In Ashlaud of heart
disease. He was a member of Com
panyB, Fourth Minneso ta, and was 63
years of age.
Mr. Reel, living west of North Bend,
while attempting to thaw out his pump
at hta barn set tire to the building a»d
It was entirely consumed. The loss Is
about $400 with no insurance.
At Wymore while knocking the
blocks from under an engine in tho
Burlington shops a large sledge ham
mer, which was being wielded by John
Hook, Bllppod and struck Jack Currie,
another employe, over the left eye, cut
ting a fearful gash about three inches
in length.
The recent rich strike In the Isa
bella gold mine at Cripple Creek, Colo.,
which Is said to be the greatest gold
strike ever made, there being $5,000,
000 worth of the yellow metal in sight,
has created considerable of a stir in
Wymore, where about 7,000 shares in
this rich mine are owned.
The flro department of Falrbury was
called out by a tire In Sarback's depart
ment store. The blaze originated in a
sleeping room In the second story and
burned through the floor Into the store.
It was extinguished, however, before
much damage was done to the build
ing. The stock was damaged to the
amount of about $2,000.
A fine new brick business block is to
bo erected with the opening of the
season In the very heart of the busi
ness portion of Grand Island. Three
frame buildings, now on the lot, the
property of United States Marshal
Thummel, are to be removed and Mr.
Thummel will erect a building con
taining three store rooms.
Polk county’s mortagage record for
Janust? Is as follows: Sixteen farm
mortgages filed amounting to $24,055;
thirty-three released amounting to
$45,788; two city mortgages filed
amounting to $1,429; six released
amounting to $3,282; elghty-slx chat
tel mortgages filed amounting to $25,
068; forty-two released amounting to
$13,248.
The mortgage report of Oage county
for last month shows a continuation
of releases over the filings, and Is as
follows. Farm mortgages filed, 62;
amount, $92,571; released, 84; amount,
$105,889; city mortgages filed, 13;
amount, $3,797; released, $17; amount,
$3,677; total number of mortgages filed,
76; amount, $96,308; total number of
release*, $101; amount, $109,566; excess
of releases, In amount, $13,198.
A Washington dispatch says: The
last of the supply of postage stamps
issued In commemoration of the Omaha
exposition has been shipped from the
postofllce department and all that re
mains of that immense series are now
scattered about the postoflires through
out the country. On the last order of
these there were 30.380,000 stamps, the
total remaining stock on hand at the
department sent out to fifteen post
offices.
Captain Edward Barry Murphy, a
Teteran of the civil and Indian wars,
died in Arapahoe last week. The rec
ord of his services as captain of the
Seventh Iowa and commander at Fort
Kearney Is included in the history of
the civil war. He was the founder of
Arapahoe, and had the honor of nam
ing the town. He was an invalid for
eeveral years prior to his death, dur
ing which time he completed a hook on
the "Indian Wars of the West."
The police of Fremont are try
ing to locate Carl Hotisen, an
incorrigible young man, who stole
$21 a day or two ago from
his mother. The boy spent a period in
the reform school, but was not bene
fited to any extent, and gave the
officials there some trouble. During
his term he managed to escape twice.
The boy’s mother Is a hard-working
woman and the money stolen was the
savings for a long time, aud was to
have been used to pay taxes.
The long and the short man and an
other man got in their work In Grand
Island the other night. While coming
home from Donnlphan and just after
arriving In the residence portion of
the city Charles Wostcott, liveryman,
was held up by three masked highway
men and robbed of |80. One of the
men held the horses, one held a revol
ver, and the other searched Mr. West
cott, climbing Into the buggy to do so,
while the man with the revolver Btood
betwen the wheels and showed Mr.
Westcott the revolver.
Adjutant General Harry baa received
from the Third regiment commander.
Colonel Vlfqualn, at Havana, a com
plete Hat of the members of the regi
ment who have died In the service at
the camps located near Jacksonville,
Kavanuah and Havana. The list lu
rhides thirty-one names, the deatha oc
curring between September 6, 1HUH,
and January 13. IH9» Second Lieu
tenant William O. Thompson; Ser
geants Hamilton Hurnett and A U
Nelson Corporal Willla I* Hums, Mu
sician Frank V. Colby, Privates Will
iam Jeffers, James M Keane, Henn s
A. Lynch, Harry H Clarkson. Charles
K K Ian worth George Kuhnian. Jr..
Oru Thraumau. Charles Head. William
Hudec. John Pruvaintc. F.dward Hare,
l**hw Myall Axel W I,arson Frank
'H ad. riven Wilson. John A Iteynotds.
Sydney K Johnson. Kmeat K l*iir
rhase, William II Itensnn Albert Cen
ter, James W. lioberte, Andrew Athoa.
Leo P Ferroti Holx-tt H Keller, John
T Kelllger. Frnest Hohle
The Nebraska Telephone company
contemplates. with the opening uf the
essMMi. constructing lines from Grand
Island 1'iui i •» i i
Broken How. the lines will center
and connect with ih Omaha and l.m
coln lines la Grand blinl, »* also for
the line west and south
The other morning, nhsa teacher
and pupils arrived at the place whsrn
(he school house should he In district
Ns 91, Nr miles south of Nehroaha
City, they found It h*<l beea homed to
the ground 1 he origin of the Ire la
TKn ImiIMIh# «fl«t IMIBlBIlfl
were vnlueil at |7ud, and the Insurance
wan I tod
Nebraska Assembly Unable to
Make Choice.
VOTE TAKEN FROM DAY TO DAY.
Both llonaM (irlndln* Aw*; Quite Ste»<l
lly—But Few Meunurea Ouiuldo the Ap
propriation Hill l’meed—Nature of
Borne of the HUH Introduced.
Senate.
Id the senate on the 30th no busi
ness was transacted until the order
of notices and Introduction of bills
•was reached, which brought forth
quite a grist of new hills—senate flies
224 to 233, Inclusive, which were read
for the first time by the secretary.
The senate then adjourned to the
joint convention, and returning thence
took a recess until 3 o’clock.
The senate retfolved Itself tato a
committee of the whole for the con
sideration of bills on the general file,
Senator Currie In the chair.
Senate file No. 41, Senator Currie's
free high school bill, was considered.
It opens all high schools deemed
properly equipped by the slate su
perintendent to the free attendance
of pupils residing outside of the high
school district whose education cannot
be further carried in their own dis
tricts The county board shall allow
the high school district 75 cents per
week for each such pupil In attend
ance. Section 3 of subdivision 6, 2 and
7 of subdivision 14 and 2 of subdivis
ion 17 are amended so as to conform
with the provisions of the bill.
Senator Currie called Senator Prout
to the chair while he explained the
provisions of the act. There was
some objection to section 4, providing
that the expenses Incurred by the act
be paid from the general levy in earh
county, and allowing the county board
the option of levying a tax not ex
ceeding 1 mill to meet such expenses.
Senator Farrell believed that each
pupil from outside the district should
be required to pay his own expenses.
Senator Currie In reply explained
that every boy and girl In Nebras
ka, regardless of place of residence,
should have full and free high school
privileges. This, he believed, was de
manded by the school people and the
public sentiment of the state. The
senator made an eloquent plea for the
young people of the state, poor, remote
from high schools, and struggling
against adverse circumstances.
Senator Farrell realized that he was
opposing a popular measure, but be
lieved In so doing he was but perform
ing his simple duty. The bill, he
thought, was an unfair one, and one
tending to complicate the educational
Interests with the general interests
of each county. He announced himself
as willing and ready to do everything
possible to aid deserving young men
and women to secure an education. He
objected soldy to the provisions of
the bill regarding the defraying of ex
penses incurred.
Senator Van I)usen moved to amend
the disputed section by making the
expenses Incurred payable by the coun
ty board from the general fund Instead
of from the general levy. The sena
tor believed that $3 a month for tui
tion is often a discouraging expense
to a young man deslrious of a high
school education. Up favored extend
ing a helping hand to every young
man anxious to secure an education.
8enator Van Duson's amendment
prevailed.
Senator Talbot offered an amend
ment to section 8 of the bill, providing
that each school board elect a treas
urer, who shall under bond, have
charge of all funds under the board’s
control, and pay same out only on the
hoard’s order. The amendment was
lost.
Senaior Miller moved to amend by
making the compensation to be paid
by the county board 50 cents Instead
of 75 cents. The amendment was lost.
Seantor Noyes moved that the com|
mittee arise and report the bill for
passage, which motion prevailed.
'tne report of me committee was
adopted, whereupon the senate ad
journed.
The senate on the 31st was called to
order at 10:30.
Senate file No. 33, by Mr. Talbot, a
curative act relating to attorneys,
their oaths when admitted to practice
and attorneys not admitted to prac
tice. was read for the third time and
passed.
The committee on judiciary reported
on senate Hie No. 58 favorably; senate
file No. 37. that It he Indefinitely post
poned; senate file No. 45, without rec
ommendation. senate Hie 40, that It
be indefinitely postponed.
Senator Noyes moved a reconsidera
tion of the vote yesterday adopting the
committee of the whole report on seu
ate file No. 41. The motion prevailed.
Senator Currie then moved that the re
port of the committee of the whole on
senate file No. 41 he amended to read
that the committee report progresa
and ask leave to sit again. The hill
In question is Senator Currie’s free
high school bill The senator an
nounced that some quest km having
been raised as to the constitutionality
<4 the bill, he wished to fully Investi
gate and set ure legal opinion before
proceeding further with the bill. When
the hill should finally pass he did not
want there to .>e any question as to
Its constitutionality After some de
bate Senator Currie's motion pre
vailed
The commute* on lodtrtarv reported
on senate file No. &?. recommending
Ind-finite postponement: on senate file
No S3 favurahlv on senile Rle No Tfi
favorsbli with ameb<tno-ui, on sen
i ate Rle N*n 8*1 favorably, on senate
; file No 81 lecom mending Indefinite
i postponement, mi senate file No. 11
without recommendation on senate
; Rle No 88 favorably, on senate Rle Nu
II favorably, on senate file No M ran
(Miweodlbg indefinite postponement,
j on senate file Ku U tavorablv The
| various reports were adopted sod the
blti* named ei. rp i-» *hr<- <<ia
gsiilftl for Indefinite postponement.
Want to the general Rle
The eommHte * on municipal affaire
reported on senate Rle No. lap favor
ably on senate Rle No |ffT recom
mending indefinite postponement. The
report waa adopted and senate Rle No.
Iff# went to the general Rle
ItMlt tie Ns 9fT. by Senator War
ton. was ike only bill Introduced It
compiles the law relating to limita
tions for civil actions.
Reverting to the reports of commit
tees, the report of the committee on
municipal affairs recommending in
definite postponement of senate file
No. 20 and the passage of a substi
tute therefor, prepared by the commit
tee, was received and adopted.
Committee reports occupied the
senate’s attention on the morning of
the 1st. The committee on miscellan
eous subjects reported S. F. 46, to
amend the game law to pass with
amendments: S. F. 60, to pass, It be
ing the law providing a Hoard of En
balmers. The report was adopted. 8.
F. 77, to repeal section one. chapter
II, of the Compiled Statutes, relating
to livo stock, was indefinitely post,
poned. 8. F. 90 was placed on gener
al file and 8. F. 6 recommended to pass
with amendments, by the finance com
mittee.
Mr. Schaal of Sarpy presented the
following:
"Resolved, That It is the sense of
the senate of the state of Nebraska
that United States senators should be
elected by a direct vote of the people."
He moved a suspension of the rules
for immediate action. H1h motion was
lost.
Hills on third reading were passed
as follows: 8. F. 72, by Talbot of Lan
caster, abolishing fees for registers in
chancery, on obsolete section; 8. F.
67, by Prout of Gage, one of the
Wheeler curative acts; 8. F. 66, by
Prout of Gage; 8. F. 65, by Prout of
Gage; 8. F. 59, by Talbot of Lancaster;
8. F. 70, by Talbot of Lancaster. All
are curative acts.
The senate had a long and uninter
esting discussion as to the effect of
adopting committee reports offering
amendments to hills. The president
finally made a ruling that the adoption
of the committee report will not finally
carry amendments recommended, hut
they will have to he acted upon by the
committee of the whole.
The educational committee recom
mended amendments for 8. F. 36, to
provide school libraries, the bill to
pass as amended. Its report was
adopted.
ive new mils were introduced. 8.
F. 7 was placed upon Its third reading.
Knepper of Butler Introduced 8. F.
7 to abolish county agricultural soci
eties and county aid therefor. The
senate adopted a substitute, however,
leaving the present law In force with
an amendment that leaves It optional
with eac.i county board whether aid
shall be given or not. The substitute
passed by a vote of eighteen to nine.
The senate then went Into commit
tee of the whole with Noyes of Doug
las In the chair. 8. F. 16, by Prout
of Gage, was the first bill for discus
sion, The bill provides for the pay
ment of costs in misdemeanor cases
by the county upon the approvalof
the county attorneys and is as follows:
"Section 1. That section 635 of
chapter of the Criminal Code of the
State of Nebraska be amended so as
to read as follows: Section 536. That
no costs shall be paid from the county
treasury In any case of prosecution
for a misdemeanor, or for surety to
keep the peace, unless prior to the Is
suing of the warrant in such case, the
county attorney of the county in which
such action is brought shall have ex
amined into such complaint and shall
endorse thereon his approval of the
same. In all such cases costs shall
be allowed by the county commission
ers the same as in cases of felony
tried in the district court.”
Senator Cray’s amendment for in.
definite postponement prevailed by a
vote of 19 to 10.
When the senate met on tfie 2d the
clerk of the house announced the pas
sage of the following hiiiH by that
body: H. R. 114. 93, 90, 24, 76 and 40.
Bills on first and second reading were
numerous.
The judiciary committee reported
the usual batch of reports. 8. F. 140
was recommended to pass; also 8. F.
142, 144, 132 and 129. The banking
committee recommended 8. F. 47 for
indefinite postponement. It provldtB
the amount of fees to be paid the state
by state banks and was introduced by
Canaday of Kearney. The committee
on highways recommended H. R. 18
and H. R. 77 to pass. All committee
reports were adopted.
The senate went Into committee of
the whole to consider bills on general
tile. Van Dusen of Douglas was called
to the chair.
8.F. 24. by Talbot of Lancaster, was
reported back for passage. It changes
section 283 of the Civil Code, relating
to the procedure in the trial of causes,
as follows :
"Third—The party who would be de
feated if no evidence were given on
either side, must first produce his evi
dence; after he has closed his evidence
the adverse party may Interpose and
file a demurrer thereto upon the
ground that no cause of action or de
fense Is proved. If the court shall sus
tain the demurrer such judgment shall
be rendered for the party demurring
| as the state of the pleadings and proof
shall demand; If the demurrer tie over
ruled, the adverse party will then pro
duce his evidence."
H F. »2, by Fowler of Fillmore, pro
I vides that In replevin cases In justice
1 courts that go to trial and the jury
j finds the value of the property to ex
ceed |2(M). the justice shall not enter
judgment, but at once transcript (he
rase to the district court The till
j wss recommended to pass.
8 F SO, by Owens of Dawaoiv a cur
ative act, was recommended to pass
8 K M, by Hucke of laiueaster. an
other curative act, was recommended
for passage.
8 K 41. by (htrrle of Custer the
fiee high *. bool a* t again utrr up at
the rei|Uest of the Introducer The bill
was recommended for peseta# Monday,
but was recommitted to gel legal ad
vice as to tta constitutionality After
Mime minor am* tidinenia the mot on
of the previous (lav was renewed end
the 1411 recommended for passage after
which the committee arose.
As the senate turi on the 3rd H«s>
star Howard of Hamilton waa still
absent on account of sickness
t'pon motion of llntdermen of Paw
nee the secretary of the senate waa
instructed to take e complete tnven
lory of (sails property »t, nell it u
senate property'’ and enter the In
ventory |n ike Journal. ■« that Ike
next session mav know wkal property
toe senate should kt«X
The senate went Into committee of
the whole with Pmut of Hate lx the
chair It F M by From of (lag*, a
curative act, was recommended to
pass.
S. F. 109. Introduced by Fowler of
Fillmore, reducing the minimum dog
tax from $3 to $1 in cities of the second
class and villages, was recommended
for passage.
8. F. 60, a bill tntrodueed by Tal
t>ot of Lancaster by request, provides
for the appointment of a state board
of embalming, to regulate the embalm
ing of dead bodies and provide for the
registration of embalmers, to whom
certificates shall be issued.
Canaday of Kearney moved that the
bill be Indefinitely postponed. Talbot
of l^ancaster moved to amend that the
bill bo reported for passage. So order
ed.
8. F. 90, by Noyes of Douglas, which
limits the amount of money that can
be raised In school districts for main
taining schools to $400 for districts
having four or less pupils, and not
to exceed $50 per pupil for all hi ex
cess of four children, was recommend
ed for passage.
Dills were Introduced as follows:
By Talbot: Creating a food commis
sion, defining Its powers and duties
and of the officers and agents thereof:
regulating the manufacture and sale
of foods, Including "Imitation butter"
and "Imitation cheese” and dairy pro
ducts: providing for a system of re
ports, Inspection and permits and fix
ing fees for the same: providing penal
ties for violations of thL act; making
an annual appropriation for carrying
this act Into effect, nnd repealing all
acts and parts of acts In conflict here
with.
To amend sections 26 and 134 of
chapter xxvl. of the Compiled Stat
utes of 1897, entitled "Flections."
S. F. 255—By Talbot: To regulate
the fees and taxes of mutual fire In
surance companies.
To amend section 6. 11. 21, 41, 59,
76 and subdivision vil, of section 69,
chapter xlv., cities of second class and
villages, article 1, less than 5,000 In
habitants, Complied Statutes of 1897,
To amend sect'on 88, chapter Ixxvlll,
Compiled Statutes of 1897, and to re
peal said original section, relating to
eountles entering Into Joint contracts
to build bridges between two counties.
To amend section 104, of chapter
Ixxvlll. of the Compiled Statutes for
1897, and to repeal said original sec
tion 104 of chapter Ixxvlll. of the Com
piled Statutes of Nebraska for 1897,
relating to the payment of road dis
trict warrants.
Rome.
Hibbert of Gage offered a resolu
tion on the house on the 30th pro- i
vidlng that hereafter all bills should j
be printed in the order in which they \
were introduced. The resolution was
adopted. After reading a few bills the J
house took part in the joint session. ]
The vote for senator resulting as fol- j
lows: Allen 52, Hayward 31, Webster ;
10, Thompson 7, Field 5, Weston t, |
Keese 2, Foss 2, Ilinshaw 1, Van Du
sen 1, Lambertson 1, Aedams 1. Cor
nish 1, Valentine 1, Norris 1.
After recess the regular order waa
bills on third reading. H. It. 22 was
taken and passed by a vote of 81 to 3.
The bill amends sections 30 and 31
of chapter xxiii of the statutes entitled,
“Guardian and Wards,” and provide*
for the arrest of guardians on infor
mation showing misconduct, alldws
for opportunity for defense and con
cludes with:
"If, upon the testimony adduced. It I
appears to the probate Judge that the
guardian is unfit, for the trust, and
that the condition of such minor
would be ameliorlated by the removal
of such guardian, the judge shall re
move him and appoint another in hi*
place.”
The principal object of the bill was
to correct a defect in the original law.
H. R. 31, by Evans, making a slight
amendment to section 602 of the Civil
Code, relating to the vacation or mod
ification of Judgments, was passed by
a vote of 87 to 0.
H. R. 94, by Hathorn, provided that
all moneys remaining in the hands of
the state treasurer ut the date of the
passage of this act belonging to the
following funds—penitentiary, normal
building, state bond, capltol building,
reform school building, Institute for
Feeble Minded, live stock indemnity,
state relief, conscience and interest
charged county treasurers, shall be
transferred to the general fund, and
all moneys coming into these funds
hereafter from back taxes shall be
credited direct to the general fund.”
The bill v as read and passed by a vot*
of 87 to 0.
n. iv. vi, oy i nompson oi MerncK,
requiring that assignments of mortga
ges and trust deeds, to be valid as to
creditors and subsequent purchasers,
must be made In v/rlttng, signed by
the usslgnor. In the presence of at least
one witness, with Acknowledgement
and recording the same as in other
deeds, was passed by a vote of 80 to
7.
H. R. 77, by I^ne, correcting an
error In section 18, chapter Ixxvtil,
Compiled Statutes, entitled "Roads,"
was passed by a vote of 85 to 3.
The house went Into committee of
the whole, with Prince of Hall in the
chair, and 11. R. 171, the State un»- S
varsity bill, by Clark of lamcaster,
was taken up. Mr. Clark took the
floor and explained the purpose of the
biw.
Lengthy debate followed when the
rnotK ii to kill the bill was MmM
by au overwhelming vote and the
committee recommended It fur passage.
McHluley of Otoe offered the follow
lug resolution lu the house ou the 31«t
and moved Its adoption:
Whereas, The legislature of the state
of Nebraska, at Its session in the ye tr
1893. enacted a maximum freight law
prescribing the maximum freight raise
to be charged by the laliroads lu Ns*
breaks; and
Whereas. Maid law has been declared
to be const I* ut tonal by the supreme
court of the I'nltrd Mtalre, but that un
der the cuudittons thru exlsttug It see
8cul by said court to be Inoperative ou
tbs ground* th t the rate* thsielu pre
scribed would hot at that time afford
adequate compensation to Ike railroad
rompeslee, and
\\ -rea» Conditions him material'
ly improved so that said law ahouta
be enforced, at least lu part; sad
Whereas, H would t» svn*4-i' lit at
thta time for the legtelature to attempt
la enact new laws upon sa l subjs't
ae low* as said law l* upon the statute
hnarks ut thte elate, and
Whereas, It is prescribed In paid law
that the slate board of transportation
has authority la reduce the rates us
any rinse of tammodliy la the sched
ule ut rate# hied la said hill; and
Whereas, The supreme court of the
United States has given permission to
the said board of transportation of
the state of Nebraska to apply for a
modification of its decree at any time
when the enforcement of said law
would be Just and equitable to the peo
ple of the state of Nebraska and to the
railroad companies: and therefore be it
Resolved, That the board ol trans
portation and the attorney general of
this state are hereby authorized ana
Instructed to forthwith make applica
tion to the supreme court of thp Unit
ed States for a modification of the de
cree heretofore rendered by It and in
said case, should they deem it neces
sary; and be it further
Resolved, That in case said board
Is unable to obtain a modification of
the decree of the court so as to allow
it to enforce said entire act, mat It is
the opinion of this legislature that spe
cial effort should he made to obtain e
reduction of railroad rates on grain,
live stock, coal and lumber, the four
great commodities In which the peo
ple of Nebraska are specially interest
ed; and be it further
Resolved, That said board la in
structed to seek a modification of the
decree of said court in such manner
and to such an extent as to allow said
board to enforce said act by prevent
ing any railroad in this state from dis
criminating In rates in favor of any
other section of the state, and against
any other section of the state; and be
it further
Resolved, That the board of trans
portation Is authorized to employ
counsel in tills case to assist the at
torney general, should said board deem
it necessary.
After protracted discussion, partic
ipated in by many members the reso
lution was defeated.
II. R. 43, by Grandstaff, providing
a penalty of $200 or rne year in Jail
for the crime of adultery, was recom
mended for Dassage.
H. R., by Prince, relating to fore
closure of mortgages, was recommit
ted on motion of the introducer.
H. R. 114 was recommeended for
no i-.gfi fro
H. R. 93, by Weaver, amending sec
tion 601-a of the Civil Code, making
It unnecessary to have a complete
record In the supreme court cases, ex
cept in original causes, was recom
mended to pass.
H. R. 60, by Carton, repuirlng the
expenses on peace warrants to be
drawn from the general fund of coun
ties, where not otherwise collected,was
recommended for passage.
H. R. 75, by Lane, to correct the
wording in section 41, chapter xix, ]
Compiled Statutes, was recommended
for passage.
H. R. 65, by Prince, providing that
warrants and orders of municipal sub
divisions less than a county draw in
terest at 7 per cent after date of pre.
sentatlon for payment, state warrants
4 per cent and county and city bonds
at 6 per cent, was recommended for
passage.
The Joint ballot for senator today
resulted: Allen, 58; Hayward, 34;
Webster, 10; Thompson, 7; Field, 6;
Weston. 4; Reese, 3; Foss, 3; Hin
shaw, 1; Van Dusen, 1; Lambertson,
1; Adams, 1; Cornish. 1; Valentine, 1.
The house on the 1st listened to the
reading of a petition from citizens of
Nemaha county asking for the pas
sage of a law fixing a penalty of $100
for the killing of quail, prairie chick
en or other birds except Kngllsh spar
rows for the next five years and asked
that one-half the amount of the fine In
each case go to the informant.
The following report on the post
offlee case was submitted:
Your committee to Investigate the
allegations concerning the postoffice
of the house reports as follows:
That the letter was written by one
member to his own wife, but was
through error and good intention di
rected to the wife of another by some
person connected with the postofflee
of the house and not by the writer nor
the husband of the recipient; that the
lady who received it knew It was not
written ny her husband nor to her,
but was intended by some other man
than her husband and for the wife of
the writer;
That this should be a warning to alt
persons who are supposed to be con
nected with the directing of this let
ter to the wrong person not to do It
again and is also Intended to compli
ment the sound sense of the lady who
received the letter not Intended for
her.
ALLEN O. FISHER.
J. H. CHAMBERS.
R. OAWTHRA.
H. R. 150, one of the bills killed,
was the bill providing a penalty for
failure to vote at general elections.
H. R. 144 was a bill making cities ot
10,000 inhabitants cities of the first
class. H. R. 145 designated cities be
tween 5,000 and In 10,000 inhabitants
to be cities of the second class.
On third reading H. R. 36, the Oros
venor inheritance tax bill, was taken
up and passed by a vote of 62 to 28.
House roll 114, amending the act
relating to the appoimment of au
preme court commissioners, was pas- j
set] with an emergency clause. It Is
as follows:
Section 1—That section 3 of an act
entitled “An act authorizing the ap
pointment of supreme court commis
sioners and defining their duties," ap
proved March 9, 1893, as said section
was amended by an act entitled "An
act authorizing the appointment of su
reme court commissioner* and defin
ing Ihelr duties,” approved March 9,
1893. and to repeal said original sec
tion, approved March 12, 1895, be und
the same Is hereby amended so as to
read aa follows: "fleetIon 3 -The said
commissioners shall hold office for the
period of three vears from and after
their appointment, duilu* which time
they shall not engage In the practice
of law. They shall each receive a sal
ary equal to the aalary of a bulge of
the supreme court payable at the same
time slid In the same manner as salar
ies of the Judges of the stt rente court
are paid tl-fore entering upon the
discharge of their duilea they shall
riih take oath provided for In section
1 of article atv. of the constitution
of the state All vacancies In this
ro at ml salon shall be Ailed In like man
ner as the original appointment Pro
vided. That upon the expiration of thn
term* of said tommlsaloner* aa here
inbefore provided and at the end of
ea> h period of three yeara thereafter
the said anprente court shall appoint
three person* having the same quail
■cation* as required of those Aral
annotated ns cum mission* re of ike •«*.
prank* court for the ensuing per Its) of
three year*, who*# duties and salar
lea shall be the same as those of the
commissioners originally ap olnted."
Pollard of Cass moved that H. R.
137, the revenue bill, be made a special
order for next Monday afternoon. Mr.
Pollard exclaimed that the bill had
been recommended for passage and
was ready to be disposed of. After
discussion it was moved that the spe
cial order for 137 be made for one
week from Monday. This amendment
was adopted by a vote of 68 to 20.
A resolution Inviting W. J. Bryan to
address the bouse on the subject of
the election of senators by a direct
vote of the people waB tabled by a
vote of 43 to 41.
The Joint vote for United States sen
ator resulted as follows: Allen 68,
Hayward 36, Webster 10. Thompson
8, Field 4, Weston 4, Reese 3, Foss 3,
Hhishaw 1, Van Dusen 1, Lambert
son 1, Adams 1, Cornish 1.
The resolution ottered by Swan of
Nemaha regarding the Omaha expo
-eltlon, came up the first thing in the
house on the 2d, and on motion of
Olmstead of Douglas the resolution
was Indefinitely postponed without
opposition. Previous to the vote be
ing put Mr. Olmstead made a brief talk
in support of his motion.
S. F. 81, by Owens of Dawson, to
make the law governing cities of the
second class uniform by providing In
all sections for the government of cit
ies from 6,000 to 10 000 inhabitants
by Its provisions, was recommended
for passage.
S. F. 68, by 1 albot of Lancaster, ono
of the curative acts, was recunmcoded
for passage.
8. F. 45, Introduced by Alexander of
Adams, provides that Individuals
shall be Joined with municipalities as "
defendants in personal Injury suits,
the former being owners cf the real
estate In front of which the accident
occurred. Crow of Douglas moved
that the bill be Indefinitely postponed,
owing to the difficulties in carrying
out the provisions of the bill. The mo
tion prevailed and the bill was killed.
After recess the sergeant at arms
brought Judge Sklpton of Fillmore be
fore the bar of the house to answer
the contempt charge. Sklpton an
nounced that he had brought In the
ballots wanted by the election commit
tee and had turned them over to that
committee. On motion of Fisher of
Dawes the prisoner was declared
purged of the charge of contempt and
was released.
Bills were Introduced as follows
To authorize the board of public
lands and buildings to purchase a tract
of land not exceeding forty acres for
gardening purposes for the Norfolk
insane asylum and appropriating $4,
600 therefor.
To amend section 7, chapter xxvl.
of the Compiled Statutes of 1897. Re
duces number of Justices of the peace
from three to two.
To amend section 2 of chapter 1 of
the statutes of 1897. Amendment pro
vides that liquor notices be published
“In a newspaper In said county,” leav
ing out. the provision that It must he
paper of largest circulation.
To amend section 592 of the Code
of Civil Procedure. Amendment plac
es limitation of proceedings to vacate
or modify judgments at six months in
stead of one year. 4
The Joint vote for senator resulted:
Allen 57, Webster 10, Field 4. Reese,
1, Hlnshaw, 1, Var. Dusen 1, Cornish
1, Hayward 35. Thompson 9. Weston
4, Foss. 1, Lambertson 1, Adams 1.
necessary to choice 64.
In the house on the 3d standing com
mittees reported H. R. 183. 101, 4, 190,
158 and 206 and S. F. 29 for general
file and reported 120, 152, ISO, 73 and
175 for Indefinite postponement. All
these reports were adopted, although
there was a fight to have 120 and 152
placed on general file. H. R. 120 was
to provide for the survey of a north
and south railroad under the direction
of the governor at a cost of $12,000,
and 152 was a bill compelling railroad
companies to build fences. H. R. 89,
repealing the wolf bounty act, was re
committed.
El wood of Antelope offered the fol
lowing resolution:
Whereas, he opinion as expressed by
this house that United States senators
should be elected by a direct vote of
the people; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we hereby request
our senators and representatives In
congress to procure as soon as possible
the submission of an amendment to the
constitution of the United States for
ratification, providing for the election
of United States senators by direct
vote of the people, be it further.
Resolved, That a copy of these reso
lutions be Bent to each of our senators
and representatives in congress.
Jansen of Jefferson moved to table
the resolution, which was defeated by
a vote of 60 to 19, and the resolution
was adopted.
Evans of Adams offered the follow
ing resolution ;
Whereas, The government of the
United States and the government of
Spain have, after long and careful ne
notUtlons, agreed upon a treaty of
peace and the terms of that treaty are.
Id all Its substantial features, in ac
cord with the terms proposed by the
United States; and.
Whereas, A failure to ratify the
treaty by the senate of the United
States would place me government of
the United States in a ridiculous posi
tion before the world In failing to
ratify what it had Itself proposed; and.
Whereas, The ratification of the
treaty in no manner commits this gov
ernment to the so-called policy of ex
pansion nr imperialism, but almply
puts an end to the war, and periut.d
the nation to assume and perform the
duties Inipwtl upon It by the results
of the Suatush American war; there
for a
Resolved, That the house of repra
sentatlvea of Nebraska hereby respect
fully requests Senators Alien and
Thurston to vote for the ratification
of said treaty of peace
The resolution was adoptrd
II It tt>, by Rfurges*, to lequirs the
auditor of public aecouai* to snaually
ascertain sinking fund. Interest ac
crued and to acrue upon all bond* reg
istered In his office and report to the
county clerk of same county, was
ter* non ended to pass
The Jotni *«** for senator resulted
today 4lien M llayward IT, Thump
M>n |u Webster 10. I mid 4, Weston I.
>'«ms I Rees# I. I ann hen son I, Adam*
1, Hlnahaw I. Van l Mi sen |, Oumtak |
Necessary ft* a choice, 04
The plumber Is the only man who is
really Heaeiled by kitting Ik* pipe.