THE NORTHWESTERN.
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LOUP CITY, -_ NEB.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
A new opera house is projected at
Atkinson.
The new telephone exchange in Wy
more starts out with eighty subscrib
ers.
Mrs. I. Sultz of the PacIHc hotel,
Shelton, narrowly escaped from death
from an overdose of laudnum last
week. She will recover.
The Beatrice Creamery company la
arranging to make Oxford the distrib
uting point for supplies for their num
erous separator stations in the western
pa»f, of the state.
The State bank of Hooper was last
week chartered to commence business
at Hooper. The capital stock of the
new institution is $20,000.
A wholesale slaughter of dogs has
been Inaugurated in the vicinity of
Rising City, the result of a recent case
of hydrophobia in that locality.
The residence of M. C. Williams, s
about three-quarters of a mile north
west of Exeter, was totally destroyed
by fire. The Are was caused by clothes
being hung around the stove to dry.
The road bouse of Aaron Doming, a
farmer living ten miles northwest of
Rising City, was burned The house
was worth about $400 and insured for
$75. Most of the furniture was saved.
Prosperity has hit Pierce county. A
local real estate agency has sold over
1,000 acres of choice farm lands near
Osmond within the last month All
land agents report largely increased in
quiries for land.
At a mass meeting of business men
of York, resolutions were wired Sena
tors Thurston and Allen urging them
to put forward the appropriation for
the erection of a postofflce building,
which is very much needed.
The residence of Fred F. freedom of
Dakota county, was destroyed by fire.
No one was left at home at the time
of the Are, Mr. I^ecdom being In Sioux
City, and Mrs. Ijeedom having left the
house about fifteen minutes before to
go to her husband's parents’ home,
about four blocks away.
The Beaver, Sappa and Republican
Valley poultry and pet stock associa
tion held its first annual exhibition at
Orleans. The show was a most suc
cessful one In every way, the speci
mens exhibited numbering al>out 235.
The attendance was good considering
the extreme cold weather.
Edward Hodgln. a farmer living
eight miles southwest of Ashland, re
ceived severe injuries last Friday
while shelling corn. His left, hand was
caught in the gearing of the machine
and three fingers and his thumb were
badly mangled, the first finger being
entirely severed from his hand.
The destruction of the Maine and
the terrible loss of life in the Havana
harbor one year ago was fittingly ob
served in Sidney. The children In the
public Bchool sang patriotic songs and
recitations were delivered commcmor
ative'of the occasion. All the build
ings in the city and raliraod shops had
the American flag at half-mast.
The February term of district court
for Scotts Buff county closed last week
after a session of six days. The crim
inal case of the state against William
Dick, charged with burglary and
grand larceny, resulted in a verdict of
guilty of the latter offense, but a no
tion for a new trial was sustained,
whereupon Dick pleaded guilty, and
was given a year and a half sentence.
Mrs. Louts Asche, wife of a prom
inent and well-to-do farmer, living
about fifteen miles northeast of Col
umbus, dropped dead while making
some purchases in a store in that city.
She had not been iU and was appar
ently in the best of health. She was
about 39 years of age and leaves six
children. A physician who was sum
moned said that death was due to
heart disease.
Gustaf E. Edlund of Company B,
First Nebraska, who was recently kill
ed at Manila In one of the throe or four
battb>s in which the First Nebraska
has leten engaged, was well known in
Ceresco, where he worked for two or
three years in the drug store of T)r.
Bush. Mr. Edlund was a very quiet, un
assuming young man and of excellent
character. He had many warm friends
who were pained to leant of his death.
W. H. Liddlard. iretter known as
"Rattlesnake Pete," suys an Omaha
paper, spent yesterday in the city
visiting friends. Mr. Liddlard has
Just returned from a trip through
the northwestern part of the state and
the Pine Ridge Indian agency. While
nt Rukhvllle the temperature dropited
to 41* degrees below zero and Liddlard
thought he had better hunt a warmer
climate for a short time Cattlemen In
the vicinity of ('hadron are eontident
of a prosperous year, as the losses oc
casioned by the recent cold snap are
not considered severe
At Lincoln. Judge Vi linger pronotinc.
ad seliteuce of the federal court on F j
Vandrrherg. found guilty b> a Jury of
using the l'nlted States mails to de
fraud. The seutem-e of the court was
light, a fact brought atwiut by the
court’s opinion that the man was weak
minded and mors to be pitted than
punished He was sentenced to six
months tn the county Jail of Douglas
county, and Hurd |«*0 The crime for
which Vanderberg was sentruevd was
using the malls tn gain students for an
alleged business college which In fact
did no* rklet He advertised that he
had uaokislled facilities for teaching
by mall, etc , and in this be claimed to
have secured more than a thousand
students
William llurndt. a well-to-do farmer,
dtval suddenly at his home, seven miles
northwest of Spalding of heart (As
sag# IDs wtfv and a large family of
children survive him
Willis J Arnold a brake u>a a on the
Kansas city * Omaha railroad was
run over while mahtug up a train at
JTnirdetd, and instantly lilie! The air
hoe* was froaeu and ta breaking the
eSMtpitog while walking let ween the
swra bis fwu4 strink (h« guard rail
im using SI to tu iao T«» . mtd
over hia toady, asverlag use teg and
breaking the other lieside* «rushing
his thigh* wad right arm tie lived
only Ihr** h**«"»
VOTING TO NO PLWOSE
The Legislature Still Unable
to Elect Senator.
A DAILY BALLOT BY BOTH HOUSES
In th« Mean Mm*. Howrirr, Other I.eg
l«l»Mv* Work la doing hallafuatorlljr
Forward—New Illlle i'ontlnae to He
Introduced—Romo ot the Meneuree that
Have I'aeved Both Hoaaea.
Renate.
When the senate convened on the
13th 8. F. 34, relating to the control of
soldiers’ homes, was recommended to
pass by the committee on soldiers'
homes.
A number of university friends were
In the lobby and gallery when the sen
ate convened at 3 o clock, as H. It. 171,
the university bill, was a special order.
Canaday of Kearney moved that the
senate go into committee of the whole,
with Owens of Dawson In the chair to
consider H. ft. 171. His motion pre
vailed.
After the reading of the bill Prout
of Gage moved that when the commit
tee rise It report the bill back to paBs.
Newell of Cass offered an amendment,
providing that If 1 mill was more than
necessary to meet the appropriations
of the legislature, the Board of Re
gents should levy only enough to meet
the desired appropriations.
Talbot of Lancaster hoped the
amendment would rot prevail. All
money raised had to be appropriated
by the legislature from this fund,
which would he a sufficient check upon
the fund.
Farrell of Merrick thought the uni
versity had always fared well enough,
lie wanted to know more about the
reasons Inducing the passage of this
bill.
Currie of Custer explained that if
the bill was amended it would require
the repeal of certain laws that would
conflict and would throw the bill back
to where it started. He favored lib
eral appropriations for the university.
He read a petition signed by 100 Cus
ter county constituents opposing an
appropriation of "three times as much
as 1897," and asking him to favor a
9-mill instead of a 1-mill lew. It
might be asked why he is not follow
ing out their request He showed that
their petition was misleading and that
they had not taken into consideration
the $72,000 appropriated direct from
the general fund in addition to the
amount of the %-mill now provided
for the university. This bill provides
a specific fund to meet university ex
penses, instead of drawing from the
general fund, which on February 1
was overdrawn more than $1,000,000.
Talbot of Lancaster occurred with
the legal status of the bill as shown
by Senator Prout and with the needs
of the university as shown by Senator
Currie. He could not see why the
senator from Douglas opposed the bill.
Our supreme court had construed the
law against the position of the sena
tor. He had raised a straw man to
beat him down.
Currie of CuBter cited the fact that
all lawn similar to this one read the
same way. He saw no danger.
Van Dusen of Douglas suid be did
not lmpunge the motives of any sena
tor in any position taken. He resented
the words of the senator from Lancas
ter doubting his sincerity. He always
said what he believed. He denied that
he was Beeking by stealth to kill this
bill.
Fowler of Fillmore said he had lis
tened to the speei hes as an impartial
Juror and as a result he had deetded
against Senator Van Dusen. The law
is plain, as all senators could see by
reading It.
Senator Newell said he had no desire
to injure the bill, so he would with
draw the amendment.
Senator Prout's motion to report the
bill for passage then prevailed with
only one negative vote. The commit
teen then arose and the senate ad
journed.
_
The first, matter of business in the
senate, on the 14th, was the report of
the State Board of Transportation in
answer to the resolution of Senatoi
Sfhaal inquiring as to what changes
in the rates on lumber and coa! shiD
ped into the state and grain and live
stock shipped out of the state might
be made under the decision of the linl
ted States supreme court in the max
imum freight rate eases. It* reoly
was that no rhungc could he made uc
eording to that decision, as these weie
interstate matters.
Private Secretary Jewell was an
nounced with a message from Governor
Poynter. The message proved to be in
connection with the charges made
against Auditor Cornell In the morn
ing papers and asking that a full In
vestigation be made.
Hale of Madison offered the follow
ing motion:
Where**, The senate la In receipt of
a message from his excellency, the
governor, asking an Investigation of
the charges preferred against the au
ditor of public accounts, 1 move that
a committee of two lie appointed by
the president of the senate to confer
with a committee of the house of rep
reto'it tall ten to speedily Investigate the
auditor s office and report to this sm
all*."
Currie of Custer offered the follow
i ing eubetttute to the motion of Sens- I
I tot Hale:
Whereas. Rerlous ami gravr%i harges
touching the olftc I.il ...millet nf J K
i Cornell, auditor of public accounts of
the state of Nebl asks have been pub
lished In the public preea of Ibis slate,
< sad.
Whereas llitrh charge* If true, are
of vital Interest to ikr welfare of the
i w hole state of Nebraska, end If not
' true lust lee to the sabl J K Cornell
tie tout ids sa | mined 1st* tnveetlgatloa;
! therefore, be It
Keeolved That a coatwlliee of three
members of the honorable testy, rum
pesl of two from the majority parly
and one from the minority party, be
appealed by the preetdeal to make *
full tavestlgeiioa of sail chargee and
report their finding, la this senate at
the earliest p -.lld. date
Terrell of M*rrl«h said both mo
tIons catered exactly the same ground
sad he fatorel Hales th“u*sh
lUUIOSI. aa il eaa the Eot w8**eo.
After some 4U.xoh« aa t.< <be aum
|-er oa IM . matIIl»« and Ih- in re
semtallua that lbs lw« side* • bee Id
| have. Prout of Gage moved as a sub
stitute to the whole that the governor's
message be made a special order for
3 p. m. today. He said he did not
think any of the motions before the
body covered the ground. Provisions
for enforcing attendance of witnesses,
the bringing of papers, documents,
etc., before the committee were abso
lutely necessary to give the commit
tee power to act. His substitute pre
vailed and the matter went over till
3 o’clock.
H. R. 171, the bill to provide a 1 mill
levy for the support of the State uni
versity was placed upon Its third read
ing and passage. The bill received 25
ayes and 6 nays and was declared
passed with the emergency clause.
After the Joint assembly the senate
adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow in
order to be present at charter day exer
cises of the university.
The senate on the 15th, at 10 o’clock,
went into committee of a whole.
Consideration of Governor Poynter’s
message, concerning the charges
against Auditor Cornell was taken up
at. this time, Tulbot of Lancaster, re
quested that the governor’s message
and ail motions made yesterday be
read, which was done.
Senator Talbot believed the senate
should appoint two members on the
committee, in accordance with the res
olution of the house. He offered an
amendment to Senator Currie’s sub
stitute, naming Messrs. Currie aud
Prout as the senate members of the
committee.
Farrell of Merrick oposed Senator
Talbot’s motion. He did not favor
dictating to the president the mem
bers of this committee.
in order to give the committee full
power Senator Talbott ottered the fol
lowing Joint resolution:
\\ heroas, A Joint committee nas
l)eeu upointcd to investigate the tran
sactions in the Insurance department
of the auditor's office, and it will be
necessary in the discharge of its duties
for said committee to have full power
and authority in the premises; there
fore, he it
Resolved, by the senate, the house of
repres- ntatives concurring. That said
committee shall be and is hereby auth
orized and empowered in conducting
said investigation to send for and have
produced any ami all papers.documents,
1 looks or other evidence of transactions
to call, subpoena and examine wit
nesses and to administer oaths to such
witnesses testifying.
Resolved, Further, That if witnesses
are examined said committee in Its
discretion shall have power and auth
ority to employ a stenographer to as
sist It In preserving said testimony and
preparing its findings and report.
His Joint resolution was adopted
under suspension of the rules and goes
to the house for Its actlop. The sen
ate committee Is to act In conjunction
with the house committee.
Shortly after 11 o'clock. President
Gilbert announced the signing of H. R,
171, the university bill. The bill was
presented to Governor Poynter at 11:1a
and at 11:35 he Informed the senate
that he had approved the bill, thereby
completing Its enactment Into law.
The clerk of the house announced
the passage of H. Rs. 189, 183, 115 and
158 by that body; also S. F. 50. He re
ported the indefinite postponement of
S. F. 29, relating to the herd law.
When the senate convened on the
16th lengthy petitions endorsing equal
suffrage for both sexes and for the
proposed normal school at Mlnden
were presented. President Gilbert an
nounced the signing of S. F. 50, the
bill to transfer certain funds to the
general fund.
8. F. 10, a joint resolution, was re
ported for passage. Its provisions are
as follows:
Hither branch of the legislature may
propose amendments to this consti
tution and if the same be agreed to by
three-fifths of the members elected
to each house such proposed amend
ments shall be entered on the journals
with the yeas and nays, and publish
ed at least onc» each week in at leaBt
one newspaper in each county wheie
a newspaper is published for three
months immediately preceding the
next general state election, at wliicn
election the same shall be submitted
to the electors for approval or rejec
tion. If a two-thirds majority of elect
ors voting at such election for or
against the same adopt such amend
ments, the same shall become a part
of the constitution. When more than
one amendment is submitted at the
same election they shull be so submit
ted as to enable the electors to vote
on each amendment separately.
S. F. 2, Senator Proofs bill to amend
the blanket ballot lav.- of the state,
was placed upon its third reading and
passage. The hill was passed by a
party vote When President Gilbert
asked if the title was agreed to t’an
nday of Kearney offered the following
substitute title:
"A bill (or an act to provide for de
frauding political parties of their Jus:
rights, to discourage the formatin') ot
new parties, to secure the success of
the republican party, to provide for
the distribution of the patronage at
public expense six) to relegate the
corporation ‘bird of prey' emblem to
(list place on the ballot and to repeal
all acta and parts o' acts inconsistent
with this act."
The motion was defeated and the
title agreed to as nrtglualiy drawn.
After the Joint assembly the senate
took a recess till 3 o'clock.
When the afternoon session began
S F HI. relating to assessors fees,
was Indefinitely postponed: II It PI
I was also killed, as ti F fill enacts the
same law and has already pasaed Istth
houses |i la the hill to trauafei cer
tain funda to the general fund.
Hills introduced
To dcAu* bucket shops" and to pro
hibit the op* ration of the want* in the
I state of Nebraska
to provide for lh* rtntevmc
' relinquishment of real property of In
sane persons and regulate the proce
lure therein
In .me i"l H m ,s of chauter
ItsVltl Of the Compiled rilatuUs of
iv*l ( ot,• >-ri«tug ihe (list ril' iiii.u of
I minty mad funds.
To amend secltoga la] and 134 of
article I of chapter Itsvll of the
I Compiled statutes. relating io ped
! dlers' ItlM.
In the senate on the ITth Agohu of
I \ic holts called up the recoil of the
I board of Irasepw- <«llon upw I he r«ta>
lUtt.Ml u to thr pocsihUttr of |. guiat
i lug upon lumber 11 as I sics k and trait
| rn'ts In nnd otM of the title Attach
( fit la the report was a copy »»l s long
communication sent by the board to
the house relative to reopening the
maximum rate cases. After the read
ing of the latter Senator Spohn with
drew his motion to have 500 csoh'i
of the report printed and moved that
the same be incorporated In the sen
ate ‘ournal.
The motion was defeated.
The governor's secretary announced
the signing of S. F. 50, an art provid
ing for the transfer of certain funds
to the general fund.
8. F. 12, by Miller of Buffalo, to pro
hibit the platting of encumbered lands
Into town lots, was passed by a vote
of 30 to L S. F, 125 and 8. F. 120, cu
rative acts, were also passed.
Spohn of Nuckolls introduced the
following Joint resolution:
Be It resolved by the senate of the
state of Nebraska, the house of rep
resentatives concurring, Thai the
board of transportation, through its
secretaries, lie hereby Instructed to
take steps looking to a reduction of lo
cal freight rates In Nebraska, when
ever the volume of business justifies
the same and the decisions of the su
preme court of the United States offer
the opportunity.
The resolution takes the course of a
bill.
Several new bills were Introduced.
Senator Prout called attention to H.
R. 351, a bill to give the board «f
health full power to fumigate houses
w'here smallpox and other contagious
diseases have existed an 1 urged its
immediate passage, advancing it over
the committee of the whole. The
president read a communication from
the governor urging immediate action
on this bill to give the health board
power to stamp out the sma'lpox wpi
demic.
Van Dtisen of Douglas moved that
the senate go Into committee of the
whole to consider H. R. 301 saying
that would not dplay action on the
bill very much. His motion pre
vailed and the bill was recommended
for passage. The committee arose
and. under suspension of the ruijs, H.
R 351 was paused. It provides an ap
propriation to carry on the work
8. F. 140, relating to modifyirg and
vacating judgments—a curative act—
was passed upon favorably, as was also
S. F. 42, another curative act, relating
to the protection of private fish ponds.
S. F. 144, a curative act relating to
the malicious destruction of trees, was
similarly successful.
H. R. 18. prohibiting the plowing
up of the public highway without the
consent of the road overseer, was
recommended to pass.
fioute.
Fifteen bills were introduced in the
house on the. 11th.
On a committee report to indefinite
ly postpone the anti-pass bill came up
the first thing this morning, Cunning
ham of Harlan, tee author of the bill
explained various points of the meas
ure in answer to a storm of questions
from members on the floor. Several
pointed questions were directed at the
"anti-pass" record of the state audit r,
which were all turned aside with wit
ty answers.
Thompson of Merrick thought there
was much that was wholly unnecessary
in the bill. In his county neither of
fleers nor private citizens were both
ered to any great extent by free ex
press, telegraph or Pullman car priv
ileges.
Eastman of Custer arose in defense
of the bill. He said be knew little
about the technical points of the bill,
but he believed its princ ipal to be the
only honest one in regard to the pass
matter. All passes did not bring the
expected return to railroad companies,
but when the proper man was found
he was worked to cover all losses.
Burns of Lancaster held the bill to
be in the line of class legislation, inas
much as it discriminated as between
shippers of live stock and other freight
customers of railroads. Several others
spoke on the same point.
On the roll call the motion to Indef
initely postpone prevailed by a strict
ly party vote—44 to 32.
Further reports were read recom
mending H. Kk. 203, 8. 105, 214, 2, 310,
297, 29, 137, 418. 319 and 117 for gen
eral file, and indefinitely nrstnoninar
H Rh. 2.34, 323, 199, 219 and S. F. 81.
H. R. 234, one of the bills postponed
related to the manner of paying pell
lax in cities and towns. H. R. 323, also
by Wenzel of Pawnee, sought to pro
vide for building sidewalks without
regard to the grade on streets not per
manently imoroved. H. R 199 was for
an act to -emulate procedure and re
quire joinder parties in nc'lon against
municipal corporation for injuries aris
ing by neglect of any other corpora
tion or person. H. R. 105, which was
placed on general die, covers the in
tent of the one postponed.
Crockett of Knox moved that in view
of the expressed regret of u major
ity of the members at the unseating of
Mr. Anderson, the action of yesterday
be reconsidered. Fisher of Dawes
raised the point that Mr. Crockett had
ot voted for the- adoption of the re
port unseating Mr. Anderson, hence
could not move for reconsideration,
t lie point was sustained.
Among bills Introduced were:
H. Ft. 1*5—By Jansen: Concerning
the care of and to prevent the spread
of contagious and infectious disease*
among domestic anlcals; to provide
for the appointment of u state veterin
arian and assistants.
II It 17« By Haller: To provide
for the purchuse or erection of suit
able building at the seat of govern
ment, Lincoln, Neb., to lie known and
used as the "governor'll mansion;** for
the purchase of the lot or lots upon
which such building stands nr Is to be
ererted; (or properly furnishing such
mansion, and appropriating the sum
of ttfi.oon to carry out the provision*
of said act.
Some time waa spent In the house
on the l.lth discussing the I'ollsrd
revenue bill.
Ou recommendation t<( standing com
mittee II Its 171 Id. 173. If?. 37*
and S F 7o were placed on geuiat ole.
H Iv 3 * was recommended lor In
definite postponement, tint, an espln
i nation being wade by Hie Introducer.
It waa placed ms geaeral file I hi* bill
leave* the matter <•( holding and sup
portkwg county lairs optional with the
» t »Li t! L i » •
It. Ks I3» IN SVo H« «» I3S
•ad •* war* indefinitely postponed. H.
It IIP wae Intended to raped the law
prohibiting treating In saloon* end
> public places. Its and Ml both related
i to dunes sad par of «• id ov#r*#e-a.
i »* and Ml were curative measure*,
1 sfihh are finding »♦•*»• favor Ui the
l*oU*e
H. R. 70, for an act to create and
maintain a reserve fund for the protec
tion of depositors in banks, was recom
mended for inaennite postponement
A minority report was submitted
recommending tuc bill for passage.
Evans of Odums spoke for the bill In
addition to the long argument con
tained In the minority report.
Prince of Hall was opposed to the
measure In any form. It bound all
banks of the state together, w hich was
a good thing, as long as all stood
firm, hut meant disaster to the state
In case of a financial crisis.
Easterling thought the government
now had no more right to regulate
1 bunking business than any other pri
vate business.
Eastman of Custer was one of the
few who thought the bill was pointed
In the right direction and might be
amended to be of some benllt to de
positors.
Lemar of Sounders, Thompson of
Merrick, and Detweller of Douglas all
took a stand against the measure, see
ing In It a premium on nogllgence,
wrong principles and wholly pernic
ious legislation.
A roll call was demanded, but It
was forgotten during the Joint session
which intervened and the bill was in
definitely postponed bv no uncertain
vote.
A half dozen new bills came In and
were read the first time, as were also
several senate tiles sent over during the
forenoon session.
In the house on the 14th a motion
presented by Fisher and providing that
Uonwell be allowed pay tor the whole
session was adopted.
Among hills introduced was house
roll No. 501, by Thompson—a bill for
an act entitled "An act making appro
priation for the current expenses for
the state government for the* >ears end
ing March 31, 1900, and March 31, 1901,
and miscellaneous items.'’
The bill provides for appropriations
as follows :
Governor’s office, $7,800.
Board of public lands und buildings,
$42,800.
State penitentiary, $32,950.
Nebraska national guard, $113,686.
Secretary of state, $2,250.
Auditor of public accounts, $5,300.
State treasurer, $2,500.
Board of Irrigation, $2,900.
Board of purchase and supplies, $300.
Commissioner of labor, $2,000.
Attorney general, $2,300.
Superintendent of public instruction,
$9,400.
Commissioner public lands and
buildings, $1,900.
State banking board, $1,200.
State board of transportation, $200.
Supreme court, $2,100.
State library, $8,840.
Hospital for insane, Norfolk, $111,
150.
Hospital for Insane, Lincoln, $96,400,
Hospital for insane, Hastings, $173,
200,
Girls’ Industrial school, $26,390.
Industrial school at ‘Milford, $10,950.
Nebraska industrial school for blind,
$32,775.
Institute for feeble-minded, $52,650.
Institute for deaf and dumb, $33,440.
State normal school, $10,850.
State industrial school for boys, $72,
300.
Stute university, payable from tem
porary and other university funds,
$236,000
State board of health, $200.
Board of educational lands and
funds, $2,500.
Soldiers’ and sailors’ home, Grand
Island, $76,050.
Home for friendless, $8,000.
Soldiers’ and sailors' home at Mil
ford, $13,850.
Fish commission, $1,400.
State historical society, $3,000.
Miscellaneous, $61,000.
The total amount being $1,255,131.
Senate file No. 50, to transfer cer
tain funds now unavailable, amounting
to about $35,000, to the general tund.
i’assed with the emergency clause.
Also the following were passed.
No. 189, providing that school taxes
in district having four or less chil
dren of school age shall not exceed
$400, nor the sum of $50 for each addi
j tional child.
The house on the 15th received re
ports from standing committees aa
follows:
A bill for an act to amend sub-divis
ion 7 of section G9 of article 1 of chap
ter 14 of the* compiled statutes of 1897,
and to repeal said original section GO
so amended, to regulate asseusmuit of
taxes, was placed on general fib.
A bill for an act to amend chapter
03a, article 2, of the 1808 statutes of
Nebraska by adding thereto section
28a, the same providing for certain
fees to he charged and collected for
services performed by the secretary of
the state board of irrigation, general
die.
A bill for an act to amend section
2G of an act concerning counties and
county officers, approved February 27,
1873. being section 2G of article 1 of
chapter 18 of the compile I statutes of
Nebraska, entitled "Counties and coun
ty officers," relating to collection and
levy of tuxes, general tile.
A hill for un uct relating to swine
stealing, und to punish any person
stealing or receiving any stolen swiuc,
knowing the sutue to have been stolen,
and to punish any person seeretlng or
aiding to secrete any stolen swino,
knowing the suine to huv'i been stol
en, placed on general tile.
A bill for an act lo provide that ult
labor ou state lands and buildings b*
dune by day a lubor and to nrovldu
for the mauner of purchasing na'erlal
for the construction and repal.' of said
public works, placed on gensrai tile.
The house resolved Itself in* t com*
tilIItee of the whole for the considnra
lion of bills un gt nersl Ale, with Meni
uiOuter of Madison lu the chilr.
House roll No. 152, llenreseulatlve
deudall's bill miulring railroad coni
puidea lu feme iheir right ui wa) and
I prescribing a penalty for falling t» do
So woa reci i m in ended to pass
House roil No 54. it* present all v*
I Zeller's bill lo provide for the use of :
voting machine* was taken un and
I Iunentered In Hill, llefofe a'lloll woa
> UhtM on the bill the coiu’nlHe* arose
and leporled pr< giess and .liked legvs
. lo alt again I he report w •• adopted
The btair for assembling of lh« Mnt
contention having arrived and th*»
senate being announced the lieutenant
governor railed the convention in nr
hr
There were Ave member* absent nnu |
not earing, Vr*»»*4»*»nir. Jansen Mor
rU >n I "ulUrU end ittoenvr Tbs to
tgl vote i ast was 124 The result was
I as fu*'owe
Allen 57, Hayward 36, Thompson 10,
Webster 10, Field 3. Weston 3, Reese 1,
Hinshaw 1, Van IJusen 1, Halner 1,
Adams 1, Lambertson 1, Cornish 1,
Foss 1.
In the house on the 16th standing
committees reported H. Rs. 313, 237,
242, 233, 329, 399 and 8. F. 6 for inde
finite postponement, and H. Rs. 95,
424, 213 235 and 312 to the general file.
Of the bills Indefinitely postponed 33
is the bill calling for point or sepa
rate deeds of husband or wife to make
legal conveyance dower or courtesy;
237 provided for the manner of ap
proval of county official bonds; 242
was the bill asking for an appropriat
tton of $5000 to pay for an investiga
tion of the swiue plague; 233 gave the
electors of counties under township
organization the right to decide how
many supervisors the county should
have; 329 related to the authority of
county boards to purchase or sell
county property by resolution; 399
gave authority to district boards to
change school house sites; 8. F. 6 was
Talbot’s bill specifying the rate of in
terest on county and district bonds. ,
At 11 o’clock the house went into
committee of the whole, Thompson of
Merrick In the chulr, to consider bills
on general file.
H. R. 54, by Zellers of Dodge, an act
to authorize and provide for the use of
voting machines, first came up. After
a prolonged debate Clark of Lancaster
moved that when the committee arise
it recommend the bill to be recom
mitted to the committee on privileges
and elections, and when It Is reported
back to the house it be placed at the
head of the general tile The motion
carried and the committee arose.
In the afternoon the house went into
committee of the whole with Prince of "lj
Hall in the chair to consider the ^
special order, H. R. 137, the Pollard
revenue bill, fifteen of the sections
having already been acted upon at a
previous sitting of the committee.
After passing over ninety-one of the
sections the committee arose.
Hills were introduced:
To promote the public health and to
regulate and require the sanitary con
struction of house drainage and plumb
ing and to secure the registration of
plumbers in each city, town and village
of the state, now having or that may
hereafter have within It a public sys
tem of water supply and drainage; to
provide for apjKdntrnent to, and re
moval from, plumbing hoards In such
cities, towns and villiages, and to pre
scribe their powers and dutleH; to pro
vide penalties for infractions of this
act, and of any regulations unlawfully
enacted In pursuance hereof; and to
repeal all laws, acts and parts of acts
In this state, and particularly the act
to Incorporate metropolitan cities, ap
proved March 15, 1897, nnd the art to
incorporate cities of the first class hav
ing between 25,000 and 100,000 inhabi
tants, approved March 29, 1889, and
the act to incorporate cities of the
first class having more than 8,000 and
less than 25,000 inhabitants, approved
March 14. 1889, and the act to Incorpo
rate certain cities, town and villages
as cities of the second class, approved
March 1, 1889, and the act to incorpo
rate cities of the second class having
more than 5,000 Inhabitants, approved
March 1, 1888, and all acts amendatory
of this act, insofar as any of their ^
provoslons are In conflct with the pro* ”
visions of this act.
The joint vote for senatoru resulted:
Allen 55, Hayward 37, Thompson 9,
Webster 10, Field 4, Weston 3, Iieese
1, Lamhertson 1, Adams 1, Hinshaw 1,
Van Dusen 1, Cornish 1, Halner 1,
Foss 1.
Reports of standing committees oc
cupied most of the time of the house
on the 17th.
Under the order of bills on third
reading 11. R. 33, by Smith of Saline,
an act requiring fire insurance com
panies to puy 25 per cent interest on
claims due under policies, if payment
thereof is delayed beyond the time al
lowed by law for the settlement
thereof, was passed with emergency
clause by a vote of 79 to 7.
H. R. 252. by Nesblt of Burt, an act
entitled “Internal Improvements,“ to
authorize precincts, townships, cities
of the second class and villages to
issue bonds In aid of internal im
provements, improving streets, high
ways, railroads, bridges, court houses,
jails and the drainage of swamp and
wet lands, was Massed with the emerg
ency clause by a vote of 69 to 16.
Thompson of Merrick submitted the
following resolution and moved its
adoption:
Whereas, On the 15th day of Febru
ary, 1899, Harry Smith of Dodge
county, Nebraska, unfortunately broke
his 11ml) while practicing sports on the
university grounds; and
Whereas. On the 16th day of Febru
ary. 1899, H. It. 520 was introduced to
appropriate 1600 to bear the expense
incident to said Injury; and
When is. Charles Smith, the father
of beneficiary under the proposed ap
propriation at once requested Repre
sentative Hastings to see that said
house roll was Indefinitely postponed,
for the reason that he being able to
t ear his son's expenses could uot con
sent to accept an appropriation front
the stale; therefore be it
Resolved, Thut the house of repre
sentatives regrets the misfortune of *
the son and extends to him the unani
mous sympathy of its members; and
b« it further
Resolved. That the members of the
legislature acknowledge their appre
ciation of the honesty and good judg
ment of the father In refusing public
proffered aid.
The resolution was adopted by
unanimous vote.
In tbe afternoon the house went Into
committee of t he whole, with Hturgess
of Douglas In the chair, to consider
bills on general file.
II It 53. by Zellers of Dodge an act
entitled 'election M was recommended
to pose The hill requires that when
the voter rests hts vote. Instead ui
making a cross In the circle at ths
head of each ticket he place hta mark
dlrnttv after each m*rn he wishes to
»ot«- for |5 further provides thst a
candidate's name * nnnot tie placed on
the ballot more than once This bill
provoked a strong party debate but
was recommended
The ballot for senatot was as fol
lows Alien 54 Hayward 9a Thomp
son 14 Webster 4 Field t Wrstus J
lle-«e I Kies I Hinshaw I Van Dosaq
I I amheru-in | Adam* I t orntah |(
Mainer I
At I nVIork the ho* tee ad tour and m .
• II It oTiorb Monday morning
Tin the mind that make* the k> da
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